Here’s our Big Family Grocery Spending for October, 2025 post!
Curious how much we spent during the month of October and what groceries we bought? Here’s the breakdown…
Big Family Grocery Spending for October, 2025
1. Wal-Mart
On October 2, Matt got a few things for us at Wal-Mart: milk, frozen hashbrowns, spinach, spring mix, and cream. I didn’t get a photo of this. :)
Total for groceries at Wal-Mart: $52.27
2. Freddy’s
On October 4, we took the kids to Freddy’s to enjoy a free ice cream treat that they’d earned during the Summer Library Reading Challenge. We ordered some fries to go with our ice cream, plus we bought Elias and Malorie a treat.
Total out of pocket at Freddy’s: $15.16
3. Costco
On October 6, I went to Costco and got spring mix, bananas, apples, clementines, oranges, pears, potatoes, grapes, raspberries, sweet peppers, shredded cheese, yogurt, taquitos, chicken strips, chicken nuggets, tater tots, sausage links, Fritos, pepperoni, cream cheese, butter, barbecue sauce, ketchup, mandarin orange cups, chicken broth, peanuts, and milk.
Total for food at Costco: $272.36
4. Sam’s
On October 12, I ran into Sam’s on our way home from church. I was almost out of necessities for our daily smoothies, plus I grabbed pancake mix per Kiya’s birthday dinner request. :)
Total at Sam’s: $20.10
5. Costco Lunch
On October 14, we treated the kids to lunch at Costco during their Fall Break. They chose between pizza and hotdogs and we made a fine mess. :)
Total for lunch at Costco: $16.34
6. Aldi
On October 15, I filled a cart at Aldi with many of our needs and favorites. I got milk, sliced cheese, salsa, half and half, heavy whipping cream, hard salami, meat sticks, pear cups, peach cups, fritos, granola, whole milk yogurt, ground sausage, sausage patties, sliced ham, raisins, fruit/veggie pouches, French fries, pretzels, bananas, apples, mixed greens, spinach, grapes, strawberries, pickles, crackers, brownie mix, cake mix, onions, and carrots. I also found a big pork roast for just $1.79/pound so I grabbed it for an upcoming Sunday Lunch.
Total at Aldi: $271.00
7.Wal-Mart
On October 22, I ran into Wal-Mart to get milk, shredded potatoes, diced ham, and frozen fruit. I checked for meat markdowns and scored three packages of hamburger meat!
Total at Wal-Mart: $84.75
8. Sam’s
From Wal-Mart, we went straight to Sam’s. I got pork chops and a roast marked down. Plus I filled the cart with peanut butter, yogurt, spaghetti sauce, spring mix, spinach, grapes, raspberries, bananas, broccoli, golden kiwi, 10-dozen eggs, half and half, heavy whipping cream, avocado cups, shredded cheese, white queso, laughing cow cheese, tomato sauce, bacon, applesauce, applesauce pouches, brown sugar, minced onion, orange chicken, corn dogs, cereal, butter, egg bites, pie crust, turkey lunch meat, ham lunch meat, pickles, coconut oil, olive oil, and yogies.
Total for groceries at Sam’s: $428.23
9. Hy-Vee
On October 23, Eva picked up our WIC order at Hy-Vee on her way over to our house. We got cereal, cheese, eggs, beans, juice, whole wheat noodles, tuna, rice, and several bags of frozen fruits and veggies. This benefit for our kids is such a blessing! Arrow helped us put it away. :)
Total out of pocket: $0
10. Amazon
Our subscribe and save order this month provided us with several boxes of Go-Go Squeeze applesauce and yogurt plus Annie’s mac and cheese and Redmond’s Sea Salt.
Total from Amazon: $59.60
11. Wal-Mart
On October 29, I went to Wal-Mart to finish off the last few WIC items we still needed to pick up for the month. I also got three gallons of milk, 10 dozen eggs, sausage patties, bananas, spring mix, spinach, clementines, lasagna noodles, cottage cheese, cliff bars, coconut flakes, flax seed, a Caesar salad kit, and hamburger meat marked down.
Total out of pocket for food: $116.05
12. Sonic
We discovered a great deal on Halloween night for $0.50 corndogs so we asked Malachi to bring home 20 of them for our dinner that night before we headed out. It’s hard to pass up a deal like that!
Total at Sonic: $11.00
Total for groceries October, 2025: $1,347
Our WIC benefits provide our littles with around $120 worth of groceries each month. You can read here to learn our 2025 Grocery Budget plus look over ways I’m able to keep our budget at this level.
Running Totals for 2025
January spending: $679
February spending: $1,459
March spending: $1,346
April spending: $1,364
May spending: $1374
June spending: $1,127
July spending: $633
August spending: $1,501
September spending: $1,603
October spending: $1,347
