Saturday, June 1, 2019

2019 Food & Toiletries Spending.....the May Report

Onward to May's food spending report.......



Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for MAY 2019.

I have posted May's totals on the Total Grocery Savings Page located  and have updated the Totals there.
I am listing subtotals for each store I purchased from in May.  If you aren't interested in that much detail, just skip to the bottom for the Totals Sum.  My spending includes Food, Toiletries/HBA, Cleaning Products, Paper Goods & tax where applicable. We are a family of 4-5(3-4 at home this month). No "kids" under 23.
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CVS
OOP  $.88
Ads/Qs  $16.68
Value  $17.56
Savings  94.99%

DOLLAR GENERAL
OOP  $32.18
Ads/Qs  $49.07
Value  $81.25
Savings  60.39%

GROCERY OUTLET
OOP  $47.27
Value  $103.29
Savings  54.24%

PRICE CHOPPER
OOP  $39.88
Ads/Qs  $14.85
Value  $54.73
Savings   27.13%

RITE-AID
OOP  $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC/Visa Prepaid Rewards  $55.89
Value  $55.89
Savings  100%

WEGMAN'S
OOP  $43.39
Value  $44.89
Savings  3.34%

WEIS
OOP  $244.12
QsAds  $213.94
Value  $458.06
Savings  46.71%

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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, the CVS at 94.99% and Dollar General at 60.39%.  My worst savings rate was at Wegman's with 3.34%.

I shopped at 7 different stores this past month.  

TOTAL Out of Pocket for May.........$407.72
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales.................$352.06
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased.........$759.78
TOTAL Savings of ................................46.34%

TOTAL Out of Pocket for May w/R-A.............$407.72
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales w/R-A...................$407.95
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$815.67
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items.....................50.01%

This closes out the May food/toiletries spending.

THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
Well we went over the $400 budget by $7.72 so I am calling this a win. 
Even with feeding more folks with the Graduation and all I did well sticking to a budget.

The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 4.05% in May 2019 to 50.01% compared to the April 54.06% savings average.
The Rite-Aid haul in April was quite small so that kept my savings percentage down too.


With 5 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $1941.75 on food/toiletries in 2018.


2019 Yearly Total Spent To Date....................$1941.75
2019 Yearly Total Value of Items To Date....$8970.12
2019 Total Saved To Date...............................$7028.37
2019 Yearly Savings Total To Date of............78.35%

The average per month amount spent so far is $388.35 in 2019.

LOOKING AHEAD To June 2019.......

Let's see....we have a trip mid-month so no food shopping for a couple of weeks perhaps?  We are still figuring out how meal planning is going to go around here with Ex-College Boy's new work schedule plus what I want to/need to do for meals.
I think June will see us eating down some pantry and freezer items.  Between that and the trip it should be a lower grocery spending month.
Fingers crossed!!


If you have other ideas or guidelines you follow please leave a comment and share yours with us all.

*  How much did you spend on food/toiletries in May?

*  Do you track your yearly food spending?

*  What was your savings percentage buying on sale and/or with coupons vs. buying at regular retail price last month, if you track that sort of thing?

*  What are your methods for keeping your food spending in check?

Is anyone out there up for tracking expenditures and trying to spend less but still eat well?


Sluggy

2 comments:

  1. Between still not having a working stove at the start of May, planning for graduation, and work stuff, May was a crap shoot spending wise. I feel like we didn't shop extravagantly and didn't eat out quite s much, so probalby stayed wihtin my yearly goal averages.

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  2. We did OK, our problem is nickel and diming ourselves by going to the store for ONE thing and coming out with 20. I think this month I am going to set a budget of $250 (3 adults) and take out the cash. When I use the debit card it doesn't seem "real" - I'll throw more in the cart because I'm not paying attention, if there is a chance I'll go over at the register you better BELIEVE I'll be more aware.

    Sue L.

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