2019 Food & Toiletries Spending...........the June Edition

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

Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for JUNE 2019.

I have posted June'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 June.  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 5(3 at home this month). No "kids" under 23.
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ALDI
OOP  $7.26
Value  $18.64
Savings  61.05%

BREAD OUTLET
OOP  $15.17
Disc.  $42.12
Value  $57.29
Savings  73.52%

CVS
OOP  $0.00
Ads/Qs/ECBs  $28.88
Value  $28.88
Savings  100%

MAINES
OOP  $64.13
Value  $128.83
Savings  50.22%

MALACARI'S
OOP  $52.15
Value  $87.94
Savings  40.70%

MARDEN'S
OOP  $3.74
Value  $10.98
Savings  65.94%

OCEAN STATE JOB LOT
OOP  $51.84
Ads/Qs  $62.02
Value  $113.86
Savings  54.47%

OLLIE'S
OOP  $28.65
Value  $79.50
Savings  63.96%

RENY'S
OOP  $21.22
Value  $32.47
Savings   34.65%

RITE-AID
OOP  $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC/Visa Prepaid Rewards  $161.65
Value  $161.65
Savings  100%

SHURSAVE MARKETS

OOP  $53.89
Qs/Ads $29.98

Value  $83.87

Savings  35.75%

WEIS
OOP  $37.49
Qs/Ads  $35.60
Value  $73.09
Savings  48.71%

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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, CVS at 100% and the Bread Outlet at 73.52%.  My worst savings rate was at Reny's with 34.65%.

I shopped at 12 different stores this past month.  

TOTAL Out of Pocket for June.........$335.54

TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales.................$379.81

TOTAL Value of Items Purchased.........$715.35

TOTAL Savings of ................................53.09%

TOTAL Out of Pocket for June w/R-A.............$335.54
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales w/R-A...................$541.46
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$877.00
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items.....................61.74%

This closes out the June food/toiletries spending.

THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
We spent well under the $400 mark but not as low as I had figured it would be.  All that grocery shopping on the vacation and Weis trash bag clearance kept my spending higher than planned but still well under my $400 mark.

The monthly food spending savings percentage went UP by 11.73% in June 2019 to 61.74% compared to the May 50.01% savings average.
I found quite a few clearance deals at various stores on stuff we can use.


With 6 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $2277.29 on food/toiletries in 2018.


2019 Yearly Total Spent To Date....................$2277.29

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 $379.55 in 2019.

LOOKING AHEAD To July 2019.......

Let's see....Nothing planned for July other than staying home and working on home projects. Eldest son and GF may be coming to visit mid month so I am sure we'll either go out or splash out on food at home.  As for grocery shopping, I don't plan on doing a lot of that.  We'll continue to eat down the freezers.  I foresee some produce buying....a big sack of onions plus when green beans come into season and are inexpensive and fresh I'll be buying a few pounds of those to freeze.
$400 is the grocery budget for July.

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 June?

*  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

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

2019 Food & Toiletry Spending.......the March Report

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

Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for MARCH 2019.

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 & tax where applicable. We are a family of 4-5(2-4 at home this month). No "kids" under 23.
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP  $4.00
Value  $13.37
Savings  70.08%

FOOD LION
OOP  $32.00
Value  $46.02
Savings  30.47%

MALACARI'S
OOP  $12.33
Value  $27.51
Savings  55.18%

OLLIE'S
OOP  $9.77
Value  $26.93
Savings  63.72%

RITE-AID
OOP  $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC/Visa Prepaid Rewards  $604.17
Value  $604.17
Savings  100%

SHURSAVE MARKETS
OOP  $34.17
Qs/Ads  $19.38
Value  $53.55
Savings  68.25%

WALMART

OOP  $26.85

Qs/Ads  $4.40

Value  $31.25

Savings  14.08%

WEIS
OOP  $237.71
QsAds  $288.88
Value  $526.59
Savings  54.86%

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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, the Bread Outlet at 70.08% and Shursave at 68.25%.  My worst savings rate was at Walmart at 14.08%.

I shopped at 8 different stores this past month.  

TOTAL Out of Pocket for March.........$356.83

TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales.................$360.39

TOTAL Value of Items Purchased.........$725.22

TOTAL Savings of ................................50.80%

TOTAL Out of Pocket for March w/R-A.............$356.83
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales w/R-A...................$972.52
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$1329.35
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items.....................73.16%

This closes out the March food/toiletries spending.

THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
The kids didn't spend much on groceries while we were gone for 2 weeks(they did buy a lot of take-out instead)but I more than made up for it when I got home. lolz  I was still able to stay under $400 for the month with $43.17 to spare and that includes all the groceries I bought on vacation-both to eat then and the good deals I brought home.

The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 17.40% in March 2019 to 73.16% compared to the February  90.56% savings average.  February's percentage was a bit of an anomaly plus I had to buy groceries at Walmart in March on vacation and they are far from the best deal overall.
Plus the Rite-Aid haul in March wasn't as big so that kept my savings percentage down too.


With 3 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $1146.31 on food/toiletries in 2018.


2019 Yearly Total Spent To Date....................$1146.31

2019 Yearly Total Value of Items To Date....$7048.92

2019 Total Saved To Date...............................$5902.61

2019 Yearly Savings Total To Date of............86.20%

The average per month amount spent so far is $382.10 in 2019.

LOOKING AHEAD To April 2019.......

Well our Easter dinner plans are up in the air so far.  We may be going to Jersey to eldest son's GF's parents gathering for Easter.  In that case I'll need to bring a dish or two and won't be cooking Easter dinner or having Hub's relatives over.  Not hosting will bring my April spending down a bit. 
Also bringing my April spending down will be the annual Target gift card deal that happens before Easter(Spend $50/Get $10 Target Gift Card)and I can use my free Target gift cards and/or my 10% off discounted gift cards I bought before Xmas to do this deal.  At any rate I'll pair Qs and sales to get some cheapy foodstuffs in the coming weeks when that Deal rolls around.  This will help bring my monthly spending lower(I hope).
At any rate, I hope to stay under that magic $400 threshold in April for food and toiletries.

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?

*  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