Onward to August's food spending report.......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for AUGUST 2018.
I have posted August'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 August. 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 22.
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP $10.50
Value $38.41
Savings 72.66%
FARM
OOP $29.60
Value $73.99
Savings 59.99%
MAINE SOURCE
OOP $20.68
Value $49.87
Savings 58.53%
OLLIE'S
OOP $5.89
Value $18.64
Savings 68.40%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/PP/BC $719.77
Value $719.77
Savings 100%
SHURSAVE
OOP $138.28
Qs/Ads $128.83
Value $267.11
Savings 48.23%
TARGET
OOP $0.00
Value $99.29
Savings 100%
WALMART
OOP $25.68
Value $48.47
Savings 47.02%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, Target at 100% and the Bread Outlet at 72,66%. My worst savings rate was at Walmart at 47.02%. If your worst savings rate is well over 40% that's great, right? ;-)
I shopped at 9 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket for August..........$398.20
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for AUGUST 2018.
I have posted August'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 August. 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 22.
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP $10.50
Value $38.41
Savings 72.66%
FARM
OOP $29.60
Value $73.99
Savings 59.99%
MAINE SOURCE
OOP $20.68
Value $49.87
Savings 58.53%
OLLIE'S
OOP $5.89
Value $18.64
Savings 68.40%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/PP/BC $719.77
Value $719.77
Savings 100%
SHURSAVE
OOP $138.28
Qs/Ads $128.83
Value $267.11
Savings 48.23%
TARGET
OOP $0.00
Value $99.29
Savings 100%
WALMART
OOP $25.68
Value $48.47
Savings 47.02%
WEIS MARKETS
OOP $165.07
Qs/Ads $198.25
Value $363.32
Savings 54.54%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, Target at 100% and the Bread Outlet at 72,66%. My worst savings rate was at Walmart at 47.02%. If your worst savings rate is well over 40% that's great, right? ;-)
I shopped at 9 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket for August..........$398.20
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales...$561.40
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased.........$959.60
TOTAL Savings of ................................58.50%
TOTAL Out of Pocket for August.....$398.20
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales....$1281.09
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid.....$1679.29
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items........76.29%
This closes out the August food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
August was on target spending wise($400)with $1.80 to spare.
Go me! I was on track to be around $300 in food spending but then some good shopportunities came along and I stocked up on some items for later this year.
The monthly food spending savings percentage went Up by 7.02% in August 2018 to 76.29% compared to July's 69.27% savings average.
The free stuff from Rite-Aid skewers my averages but without R-A I am at 58.50% savings. So even without R-A we are doing well on the "savings" front.
With 8 months accounted for, I have spent a Grand Total of $3469.28 on food/toiletries in 2018 which is a 73.24% savings rate for the year so far and averages out to $438.73 spent per month in 2018. We are heading back down toward my $400 a month average target again and that's a good thing.
LOOKING AHEAD To September.......
Keeping with a $400 food budget for September. Hubs and I will be away for a few days in September but otherwise things will carry on as normal. Maybe I can stay under budget for September.....here's hoping! ;-)
TOTAL Out of Pocket for August.....$398.20
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales....$1281.09
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid.....$1679.29
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items........76.29%
This closes out the August food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
August was on target spending wise($400)with $1.80 to spare.
Go me! I was on track to be around $300 in food spending but then some good shopportunities came along and I stocked up on some items for later this year.
The monthly food spending savings percentage went Up by 7.02% in August 2018 to 76.29% compared to July's 69.27% savings average.
The free stuff from Rite-Aid skewers my averages but without R-A I am at 58.50% savings. So even without R-A we are doing well on the "savings" front.
With 8 months accounted for, I have spent a Grand Total of $3469.28 on food/toiletries in 2018 which is a 73.24% savings rate for the year so far and averages out to $438.73 spent per month in 2018. We are heading back down toward my $400 a month average target again and that's a good thing.
LOOKING AHEAD To September.......
Keeping with a $400 food budget for September. Hubs and I will be away for a few days in September but otherwise things will carry on as normal. Maybe I can stay under budget for September.....here's hoping! ;-)
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 August?
* 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
