Here’s our Big Family Grocery Spending for November, 2025 post!
Curious how much we spent during the month of November and what groceries we bought? Here’s the breakdown…
Big Family Grocery Spending for November, 2025
1. Aldi
On November 3, I ran into Aldi for some non-perishables we needed. I grabbed a huge pile of Fruit/Veggie pouches for Auggie and the grandbabies, fritos, crackers, cake mix, salsa, meat sticks, rotel, blueberries, a case of broth, and two boxes of granola bars.
Total for food at Aldi: $86.48
2. Sam’s
On November 5, I loaded up at Sam’s. I bought chicken drumsticks, potatoes, spring mix, sweet peppers, apples, bananas, frozen fruit, yogurt, shredded cheese, 2-pound brick of Colby-jack cheese, sliced Colby-jack cheese, 3 tubs of sour cream, heavy whipping cream, z-bars, Rotel, chicken broth, fruit twists, ranch dressing, salsa, peanut butter, honey, and lunch meat.
I also picked up some packaged items for our kids’ lunches. Because of their autism, they have some extreme food aversions so I’ve been having a hard time figuring out what I can send them to eat at school. I picked up some dried fruit packs, granola bites, Pirate’s Booty, meat sticks, and cheese/cracker packs.
Malachi had requested that I grab a few snack/drink items for him to take to his office. He often has someone there editing videos with him and wanted to fill up a table with snack options.
Last but not least, I got several items to help fill our Little Free Pantry. Somehow I made it out of the store with just one cart!
Total groceries for our household at Sam’s: $333.22
3. Wal-Mart
Several times during the month, we went to Wal-Mart to buy perishable items to add to the small fridge we put outside by our sidewalk for people to take as needed. While there, we picked up what our family needed also. Most of what is in these pictures shares what we put into our Little Free Pantry fridge during the month of November, which came out of a separate budget or was funded by others.
Total for our family’s needs: $217.62
4. Aldi
On November 12, I went to Aldi. About half of what I purchased was food to put into our Little Free Pantry. And for our family, I bought milk, ham, grapes, clementines, apples, chips, lasagna noodles, Clif bars, broccoli, spring mix, zucchini, salsa, granola, half and half, fruit/veggie pouches, cake mix, stuffing mix, and pears.
Total from our grocery budget: $116.93
5. Sam’s
On November 19, I filled a cart at Sam’s with apples, grapes, bananas, butter, sour cream, tomato sauce, tomato soup, smoked sausage, shredded cheese, avocado mash, peanut butter, cereal, whole oats, honey, clif bars, strawberry bars (for $0.91/box!), eggs, meat sticks, pistachios, peanuts, dried strawberries, fruit twists, oatmeal cookie chunks (four bags on clearance), canned chicken, applesauce, granola, hot dogs, pickles, cheese slices, hamburger meat, spring mix, spinach, and pork roast.
Total at Sam’s: $413.38
6. McDonald’s
As we were traveling home from Kansas this month, we stopped and bought 80 chicken nuggets at McDonald’s. Malachi was with us and preferred two cheeseburgers. The total cost for ten of us to eat was ridiculously cheap, and the kids LOVED this special treat! Also, in case you’re wondering how quickly we can eat 80 nuggets – they were gone in twenty minutes.
Total at McDonald’s: $23.09
7. Wal-Mart
On November 24, I went to Wal-Mart and found that 9:30 in the morning is a great time to strike gold on meat markdowns! I got great prices on brats, chicken, hamburger meat, hamburger patties, and tri tip! I also got salad, milk, greens, and bananas.
Total at Wal-Mart: $144.95
8. Costco
Next, I went to Costco to buy necessities plus some special treats for our Thanksgiving day family gathering. I had some Costco credit to use, which made this trip cost very little!
I picked up broccoli, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, pineapple, butter, granola bars, berry bars, flour, cream cheese, chips, guacamole, chicken nuggets, pizza, coffee, eggnog, heavy whipping cream, and some snacks.
Total for food after certificate: $88.67
Total for groceries November, 2025: $1,425.07
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
November spending: $1,425
