One more day until the month ends after today but I am finished food spending for April at this point so I am posting this a bit early. Anything spent in these last two days on groceries will go onto May's tracking.
Onward to April's Food Spending report......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for APRIL 2021.
I have posted April's totals on the Total Grocery Savings Page located HERE and have updated the Totals there.
I am listing subtotals for each store I purchased from in April. 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(2-3 eating at home this month). No "kids" under 25. (I don't count all the "freebies" I get at the Discount Outlet in my totals either.)
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP $14.00
Value $52.10
Savings 73.63%
DOLLAR TREE
OOP $2.00
Value $3.49
Savings 42.69%
MALACARI'S
OOP $10.65
Value $19.22
Savings 44.59%
OOP $0.00(used free gift card)
Value $11.00
Savings 100%
P and R DISCOUNTS
OOP $34.36
Value $78.33
Savings 56.13%
RITE-AID
OOP $2.52
Qs/Ads/BC $1,999.95
Value $2,002.47
Savings 99.87%
TARGET
OOP $0.00(used free gift card)
Value $76.61
Savings 100%
WALMART
OOP $223.10
Value $547.02
Savings 59.22%
WEIS
OOP $139.80
Qs/Sales $157.11
Value $296.91
Savings 53.15%
Value $296.91
Savings 53.15%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Target at 100%, Ocean State Job Lot at 100% and Rite-Aid at 99.87%.
The worst rate was at Dollar Tree at 42.69% I'll take that all day long! ;-)
I shopped at 9 different stores in April.
TOTAL Spent in April.........................$423.91
I shopped at 9 different stores in April.
TOTAL Spent in April.........................$423.91
TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards......$731.26
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased....$1,155.17TOTAL Savings of ...............................63.30%
TOTAL Out of Pocket for April w/R-A...............$426.43
TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards w/................$2,731.21
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid...$3,157.64
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items....................86.50%
This closes out the April food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
TOTAL Out of Pocket for April w/R-A...............$426.43
TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards w/................$2,731.21
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid...$3,157.64
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items....................86.50%
This closes out the April food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into April without a plan other than eating down some of the frozen assets and staying under $400 for the month. Didn't quite stay under budget but we did eat down freezer/stockpile. Spending was a bit high but my $360.55 in just the Ibotta cash rebates makes my "actual" spending almost nil for the month so there is that. 8-)))
The monthly food spending savings percentage went UP by 7.58% in April 2021 to 86.50% compared to the March's 78.92% savings average. Any month I get a lot of items at Rite-Aid my savings percentage goes waaay up! ;-)
With 4 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $1,250.94 on food/toiletries in 2021.
2020 Yearly Grand Total Spent....................$1,250.94
2020 Yearly Grand Total Value of Items.....$7,922.58
The average per month amount spent is $312.74 n 2021 so far.
2020 Grand Total Saved...............................$6,671.64
2020 Yearly Savings Total.............................84.21%
The average per month amount spent is $312.74 n 2021 so far.
LOOKING AHEAD To May 2021...........
I really haven't thought about May much yet. I plan to take a break from Ibotta next month so there will be less shopping. I will get the deals I find however as always. I hope to be at around $300 spet for the month.
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 April?
* Do you track your yearly food spending? It's really not that hard or time consuming; just have your receipts and either track it in a notebook or on a spreadsheet.
* 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
* Do you track your yearly food spending? It's really not that hard or time consuming; just have your receipts and either track it in a notebook or on a spreadsheet.
* 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
I think I will start tracking in a notebook. I actually know within a dollar or two what I spend each month, but I do make mistakes...lol.
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