* Posting my grocery totals a few days early as I am done food spending for January. If for some reason I shop again before Wednesday, this amount will go onto February's spending.*
Onward to January's food spending report.......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for JANUARY 2017.
I have posted January'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 January. 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(5 at home this month). No kids under 20.
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP $10.75
Value $54.90
Savings 80.42%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/PPs $873.20
Value $873.20
Savings 100%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, Target at 100% and the Bread Outlet at 80.42%. My WORST savings rate was Shursave Market at 35%.
The bulk of my money was spent at Weis Markets in January and I had a 48.92% savings rate there.
I shopped at 6 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket..........$551.27
Onward to January's food spending report.......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for JANUARY 2017.
I have posted January'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 January. 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(5 at home this month). No kids under 20.
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP $10.75
Value $54.90
Savings 80.42%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/PPs $873.20
Value $873.20
Savings 100%
SHURSAVE MARKET
OOP $50.74
Qs/Ads $27.28
Value $78.02
Savings 35%
SURPLUS OUTLET
OOP $37.01
Value $102.01
Savings 63.72%
TARGET
OOP $0.00
Value $66.46
Savings 100%
OOP $50.74
Qs/Ads $27.28
Value $78.02
Savings 35%
SURPLUS OUTLET
OOP $37.01
Value $102.01
Savings 63.72%
TARGET
OOP $0.00
Value $66.46
Savings 100%
WEIS MARKETS
OOP $452.77
Qs/Ads $433.45
Value $886.22
Savings 48.91%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, Target at 100% and the Bread Outlet at 80.42%. My WORST savings rate was Shursave Market at 35%.
The bulk of my money was spent at Weis Markets in January and I had a 48.92% savings rate there.
I shopped at 6 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket..........$551.27
TOTAL Coupons & Store Sales Savings...$433.45
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased............$886.22
TOTAL Savings of ..................................73.25%
TOTAL Savings w/o Rite-Aid of ..............53.58%
This closes out the January food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into January wanting to spend $500 on food and toiletries.
I went over budget by $51.27 because of a few stock-up opportunities.
The monthly food spending savings percentage went UP by 4.79% in January to 73.25% compared to December's 68.46% savings average. January's Rite-Aid haul of freebies after sales/coupons/points really helped raise the savings rate overall this month.
With 1 month accounted for, I have spent a Grand Total of $551.27 on food/toiletries in 2017 which averages out to $551.27 per month spent in 2017. 8-)
LOOKING AHEAD To February........
3 weeks into January and word came that the BF was going back to Louisiana to live. For me, this means I can back down on my grocery/toiletries spending in 2017. I no longer will need a $6K food budget for 2017. 8-)))
I should be able to do a $300-$400 food budget per month now so I am shooting for between $3300 and $4400 in food spending for the rest of 2017(or $3800 to $4900 for the full year).
For February I am going to try for a $300 grocery budget as College Boy won't be home this month.
Perhaps I can do even better by heavily relying on the stockpile/freezer in February? Time will tell.
TOTAL Savings w/o Rite-Aid of ..............53.58%
This closes out the January food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into January wanting to spend $500 on food and toiletries.
I went over budget by $51.27 because of a few stock-up opportunities.
With 1 month accounted for, I have spent a Grand Total of $551.27 on food/toiletries in 2017 which averages out to $551.27 per month spent in 2017. 8-)
LOOKING AHEAD To February........
3 weeks into January and word came that the BF was going back to Louisiana to live. For me, this means I can back down on my grocery/toiletries spending in 2017. I no longer will need a $6K food budget for 2017. 8-)))
I should be able to do a $300-$400 food budget per month now so I am shooting for between $3300 and $4400 in food spending for the rest of 2017(or $3800 to $4900 for the full year).
For February I am going to try for a $300 grocery budget as College Boy won't be home this month.
Perhaps I can do even better by heavily relying on the stockpile/freezer in February? Time will tell.
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 January?
* 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
* 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
