Onward to March's Food Spending report......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for MARCH 2023.
I have posted March'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 March. 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. We are a family of 2(and 2 dogs).
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP $26.49
Value $53.79
Savings 50.75%
DOLLAR GENERAL
OOP $8.70
Value $22.50
Savings 61.33%
KROGER
OOP $229.43
Qs/Ads $128.41
Value $357.84
Savings 35.88%
SHOPPER VALUE
OOP $31.89
Qs/Ads $14.57
Value $46.46
Savings 31.36%
WALMART
OOP $177.28
Qs/free Gift Cards $69.87
Value $247.15
Savings 28.27%
Value $247.15
Savings 28.27%
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My best 2 Store Savings Totals were at Dollar General at 61.33% and the Bread Outlet at 50.75% .
I shopped at 5 different stores in March. 8-)
TOTAL Spent in March................$473.79
TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards....$253.95
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased.....$727.74TOTAL Savings of ............................34.68%
This closes out the March food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....another less than stellar month for food spending. I'm ok with it given my physical limitations in March and the fact that about $100 of this was dog food.
The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by .36% in March 2023 to 34.90% compared to the February's 35.26% savings average.
With 3 months accounted for, I have spent a Total of $1,329.93 on groceries/HBA /paper goods in 2023.
2023 Yearly Grand Total Spent....................$1.329.93
2023Yearly Grand Total Value of Items.....$2,035.94
2023 Grand Total Saved...............................$706.01
2023 Yearly Savings Total..............................34.68%
The average per month amount spent is $443.31 in 2023 so far.
LOOKING AHEAD to April 2023...Other than splashing out for an Easter dinner I don't have any plans food wise other than eating down the freezer. While not jam packed it's pretty full. I'll have Hubs or myself pick up loss leaders we will eat in April but hope to keep food costs lower than in March.
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 March?
* 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
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