Onward to December's Food Spending report & the Yearly Wrap-Up on Food Spending........
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for DECEMBER 2020.
I have posted December'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 December. 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(2-3 at home this month). No "kids" under 24.
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ALDI'S
OOP $23.34
Value $39.27
Savings 40.57%
BREAD OUTLET
OOP $4.98
Value $23.55
Savings 78.85%
CVS
OOP $3.23
Qs/Ads/ECBs $107.97
Qs/Ads/ECBs $107.97
Value $111.20
Savings 97.09%
DOLLAR GENERAL
OOP $18.96
Qs/Ads $38.79
Value $57.75
Savings 67.17%
MALACARI'S
OOP $11.20
Value $16.97
Savings 34.01%
OOP $8.95
Value $13.64
Savings 34.38%
P and R DISCOUNTS
OOP $15.04
Value $40.90
Savings 63.23%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC $862.67
Value $862.67
Savings 100%
SHARP SHOPPER
OOP $39.79
Value $62.88
Savings 36.72%
TARGET
OOP $0.00
Value $29.53
Savings 100%
WALMART
OOP $115.50
Value $231.81
Savings 50.18%
WEGMAN'S
OOP $2.40
Value $7.94
Savings 69.77%
WEIS
OOP $234.24
Qs/Sales $194.28
Value $428.52
Savings 45.34%
Value $428.52
Savings 45.34%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, Target at 100% and CVS at 97.09%. My worst savings rate was at Malacari's with 34.01%.
I shopped at 13 different stores in December. That's a high number of stores for me.
TOTAL Spent.........................................$474.43
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales.................$589.53
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased........$1063.96TOTAL Savings of ................................55.41%
TOTAL Out of Pocket for December w/R-A........$474.43
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales w/R-A....................$1452.20
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$1926.63
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items.....................75.38%
This closes out the December food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
We spent almost $75 over my food budget for December. This included all special Holiday foods as well. Given Covid-19 I am not too surprised the total was over $400 and glad it wasn't over $500.
The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 8.93% in December 2020 to 75.38% compared to the November's 84.31% savings average.
Black Friday R-A sales made November better than December, as it does most years.
With 12 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $4714.40 on food/toiletries in 2020.
2020 Yearly Grand Total Spent....................$4,714.40
The average per month amount spent is $514.43 in 2020.
TOTAL Out of Pocket for December w/R-A........$474.43
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales w/R-A....................$1452.20
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$1926.63
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items.....................75.38%
This closes out the December food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
We spent almost $75 over my food budget for December. This included all special Holiday foods as well. Given Covid-19 I am not too surprised the total was over $400 and glad it wasn't over $500.
The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 8.93% in December 2020 to 75.38% compared to the November's 84.31% savings average.
Black Friday R-A sales made November better than December, as it does most years.
With 12 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $4714.40 on food/toiletries in 2020.
2020 Yearly Grand Total Spent....................$4,714.40
2020 Yearly Grand Total Value of Items....$16,040.69
2020 Grand Total Saved...............................$11,326.29
2020 Yearly Savings Total............70.61%
The average per month amount spent is $514.43 in 2020.
Now let's add all my small pots of monies I save throughout the year to put toward groceries....refunds and "post coupons"($126.98) as well as various cash back apps--Ibotta($1255.49), Saving Star($52.75), Coupons dotcom app($23.50)and the change part of the Found Change for 2020($14.55).
Add my small economies pots totaling $1,473.27 into my Food /Toiletries Spending Budget and the spending goes to....
2020 Yearly Grand Total Spent............$3,241.13
2020 Yearly Grand Total Value of Items...$16,040.69
2020 Grand Total Saved..............$12,799.56
2020 Yearly Savings Total........79.79%
The average per month amount spent is $270.10LOOKING AHEAD To January 2021.............
Perhaps we'll stay home/out of the food stores and eat down except for needing fresh veg/dairy.
Let's see how little I can spend in January on groceries.
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 December?
* 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
