Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for JULY 2013.
I have posted July's totals on the right side bar under Total Grocery Savings for 2013 and updated the Yearly Totals.
I am listing subtotals for each store I purchased from in July. If you aren't interested in that much detail, just skip to the bottom for the Totals Summary.
My spending includes Food, Toiletries/HBA, Pet Supplies, Cleaning Products, Paper Goods & tax where applicable. We are a family of 5(3-4+ at home this month)& 2 dogs. No kids under 17.
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BIG LOTS
OOP $16.72
Value $28.63
Savings 41.60%
BREAD OUTLET
OOP $10.00
Value $33.43
Savings 70.08%
MAINE SOURCE(restaurant supply)
OOP $35.20
Value $61.22
Savings 26.02 %
PRODUCE STAND
OOP $10.00
Value $12.00
Savings 16.66%
PRODUCE STAND
OOP $10.00
Value $12.00
Savings 16.66%
SHURSAVE STORES(small local independent affiliated stores)
OOP $72.48
Qs/Ads $42.51OOP $72.48
Value $114.99
Savings 36.96%
SURPLUS OUTLET
OOP $66.72
Value $133.62
Savings 50.07%
WEGMAN'S
OOP $46.47
Qs/Ads $19.40
Value $65.87
Savings 29.45%
SURPLUS OUTLET
OOP $66.72
Value $133.62
Savings 50.07%
WEGMAN'S
OOP $46.47
Qs/Ads $19.40
Value $65.87
Savings 29.45%
WEIS MARKETS
OOP $100.27
Qs/Ads $75.06
Value $175.33
Savings 42.81%
I am no longer adding my rebates received into my food budget directly. I will use them on food on occasion and will note that when used. I will keep track of rebates/gift cards/certs received here as before however.
REBATE CHECKS RECEIVED IN July.....$35.00
GIFT CARDS and CERTIFICATES....$0
TOTAL Value of Cash/Store Checks/Gift Card Rebates Received...$35.00
COUPONS and FREEBIES
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were the Bread Outlet 70.08%, Surplus Outlet at 50.07%, Weis at 42.81%. I food/toiletries shopped at 8 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket........$357.86
TOTAL Coupons & Store Sales Savings...$267.23
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased............$625.09
TOTAL Savings of...................................42.75%
This closes out the July food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into July with $400 budgeted for food/toiletries for the month. Ended the month $42.14 leftover. It's a good thing I reconsidered lowering the food budget to $300 in July, huh? Otherwise I would have been in the red. ;-)
While I didn't stock up on any meats(other than some chicken)or frozen items, due to not having a big freezer at the moment(let's NOT get into all that again right now tho!lol), I did do some stocking up on shelf stable items like no salt ketchup, canned tomatoes, etc.
This closes out the July food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into July with $400 budgeted for food/toiletries for the month. Ended the month $42.14 leftover. It's a good thing I reconsidered lowering the food budget to $300 in July, huh? Otherwise I would have been in the red. ;-)
While I didn't stock up on any meats(other than some chicken)or frozen items, due to not having a big freezer at the moment(let's NOT get into all that again right now tho!lol), I did do some stocking up on shelf stable items like no salt ketchup, canned tomatoes, etc.
I did NO Rite-Aid shopping last month again. We are still good on the whole range of toiletry items.
The garbage bag supply is dwindling so I did pick up a couple boxes of those in June at the Surplus Outlet as they were a good price.
The garbage bag supply is dwindling so I did pick up a couple boxes of those in June at the Surplus Outlet as they were a good price.
Looking ahead to August---We are going to have company at the house, which will necessitate a little more food purchasing. Then we have our road trip later this month which means about 10 days of eating will go onto the Entertainment/Vacation budget instead of the Food budget. With all that in mind, I am going to reduce the Food budget to $300 for August and shift the last $100 of the $400 I usually spend into the Entertainment budget. This will give us a little extra money cushion for the Road Trip of Summer 2013 and who doesn't want a little extra spending money on vacation? 8-))
2013 Total Saved $1,830.11
2013 Yearly Total Value of Items $4,395.53
2013 Yearly Total Spent $2,565.42
2013 Yearly Savings Total of 41.63%
2013 Yearly Total Value of Items $4,395.53
2013 Yearly Total Spent $2,565.42
2013 Yearly Savings Total of 41.63%
In July, total savings percentage for the year has gone UP .18% over June's total of 41.45%. So we saw a slight increase in our savings rate on food/toiletries spending for the year.
We are holding steady in the 40%s.
Works for me! 8-)
We are holding steady in the 40%s.
Works for me! 8-)
How much did you spend on food in July?
Sluggy
I spent about $180 in total, which was about $40 over what I had budgeted. Can't blame it all on the vacation, but part of it was. Also, moving and having to restock a pantry after exhausting everything. I still don't have much of a pantry built up, but hopefully I get to that mid August. Great saving rates, by the way! I've been doing poorly with sales, as I've been shopping so infrequently that I only get what I need when I need it with little planning in between.
ReplyDeleteThis was our lowest month since we've been tracking - $480! I'm super excited. :-) I'm not sure what to expect for August. We shouldn't be buying much but milk & produce for our house in Washington, but depending on when we arrive in temporary housing in California, we'll be doing a *full* stock up, which is a little scary.
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