Onward to April's Food Spending Report....
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for April 2025.
I have posted April'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 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, Pet Food. We are a family of 2(and 2 dogs).
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KROGER
OOP $48.86
Qs/Gift Cards $42.64
Value $91.50
Savings 46.60%
WALMART
OOP $45.74
Qs/Gift Cards $42.71
Value $88.46
Savings 48.29%
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My best Store Savings Total was at Walmart with a savings of 48.29% with a similar amount of the grocery dollars were spent at Kroger with a savings rate of 46.60%. Not a bad savings rate average overall though and we spent less than $100 for the month.
I shopped at 2 different stores in APRIL.
TOTAL Spent in April....$95.60
TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards....$84.33
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased.....$179.93
TOTAL Savings of........46.87%
This closes out the April food/toiletries/etc. spending.
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THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month....A
The Monthly food spending savings percentage went UP by 2.79% in April to 46.87% compared to March's 49.66% savings average. Still over 40% savings so I am good with that.
Since we have an adequate income and food should be a pleasure in life(no way am I going to eat unseasoned rice and beans for my remaining days like some people-because I don't have to). I will buy quality food and pay the price at the register. I may not like the price but I will deal with it.
With 4 months accounted for, I have spent a Total of $1,156.03 on groceries/HBA/paper goods/etc. in 2025.
2025 Yearly Total Value of Items $2,110.98
2025 Total Saved $954.95
2025 Yearly Total Spent $1,156.03
2025 Yearly Savings Total of 45.24%
Remember that I withdraw all my cash rebate monies(Ibotta, Shopmium, TaDa, Checkout 51, Swag Bucks, My Points and other miscellaneous rebates-Aisle, Tremendous, Sampoll etc. and have it sent to my Paypal)at the end of the year and add it back into my food budget, so at the end of the year my food spending will go down. I don't add in all the cashed out savings until the end of the year,
The other savings apps like Fetch, Shop Kick, Kroger Cash Back that let us get free gift cards(or $ off your grocery total-Kroger Cash Back), those are added back in when I cash those points in along the way. Alexa app gave me Amazon credit onto my account but I don't buy food on Amazon(sometimes I buy dog food there)so I really don't know how to count that and it's defunct now so I won't worry about that bit.
Because I don't like to let money sit in these rebate accounts and Paypal, I send $$ to my bank account throughout the year. So far I have sent $652.30 from various rebating programs and through Paypal to my bank. If you add in all that my food spending at the 4 month point in 2025 comes in at $503.73 or $125.94 per month.
Besides all I sent to my bank account I have more $ sitting in these various rebating programs as well as in Paypal. This is not counting Alexa, ShopKick or Fetch, which all comes out in gift cards or Amazon credit.
LOOKING AHEAD TO MAY 2025....
As we are moving to a new area it will take me some time to get back into my frugal, money saving groove. There are multiple grocery store and I need to find the best(lowest priced)one for our needs.
If you have other ideas or guidelines you follow please leave a comment and share your thoughts 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 keep 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 versus 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
It's good to have you back. Hopefully you can unpack and settle in and enjoy your new place!
ReplyDeleteI spend on average about $240 a month on food and my food bill includes toiletries and cleaning stuff like dish soap for the house. . Cindy in the South
ReplyDeleteWonderful spending for April! Hopefully you’ll find some great places to shop in your new location.
ReplyDeleteI have no set food budget, but I am a cherry picker and buy things at their lowest price, with few exceptions.
ReplyDeleteIt will be fun for you to see where you can get the best deals.
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