Onward to June' s Food Spending report......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for JUNE 2021.
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 4(2-3 eating at home this month). No "kids" under 25. (I don't count all the "freebies" I get at the Discount Outlet in my totals either.)
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ALDI
OOP $20.04
Value $35.36
Savings 43.33%
P and R DISCOUNTS
OOP $23.72
Value $59.07
Savings 59.84%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC $1384.74
Value $1384.74
Savings 100%
TARGET
OOP $100.31
Value $129.99
Savings 22.83%
WALMART
OOP $148.37
Value $419.89
Savings 64.66%
WEIS
OOP $50.53
Qs/Sales $42.12
Value $92.65
Savings 45.46%
Value $92.65
Savings 45.46%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, Walmart at 64.66% and P and R Outlet at 59.86%.
The worst rate was at Target at 22.83%(not counting the $25 in gift cards earned).
I shopped at 5 different stores in June.
TOTAL Spent in June.........................$342.99
I shopped at 5 different stores in June.
TOTAL Spent in June.........................$342.99
TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards......$393.97
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased....$736.96TOTAL Savings of ...............................53.46%
TOTAL Out of Pocket for June w/R-A...............$342.99
TOTAL Out of Pocket for June w/R-A...............$342.99
TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards w/................$1,778.71
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid...$2,121.70
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items....................83.83%
This closes out the June food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid...$2,121.70
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items....................83.83%
This closes out the June food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into June without a firm $$ limit on grocery shopping and still stayed under $400. yeah me.
I also wanted to cut back on the rebating but failed to do so. I earned $310.34 back on Ibotta alone(not counting rebates earned on other apps and Target gift cards).
The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 2.0% in June 2021 to 83.83% compared to the May's 85.83% savings average. So a small increase but not too bad.
With 6 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $1,951.26 on food/toiletries in 2021.
2020 Yearly Grand Total Spent....................$1,951.26
2020 Yearly Grand Total Value of Items.....$10,788.06
The average per month amount spent is $325.21 in 2021 so far.
2020 Grand Total Saved...............................$8,836.80
2020 Yearly Savings Total.............................83.91%
The average per month amount spent is $325.21 in 2021 so far.
My Ibotta rebate total for the year so far is $1,482.49. Put that next to a full spending of $1,951.26 for the year so far and I've "actually" spent only $468.77 on food/toiletries for the year or an average of $78.13 per month. Plus I've been able to donate to the food bank and share my haul bounty with others.
I'd call that a win.
LOOKING AHEAD To July 2021...........
Again, I am going to attempt to cut back on the rebating. (Sluggy plans, God laughs!) I'll give it my best effort this month. I'll cross the $100 mark in earnings by this weekend but I am really going to slack off on rebating so we can eat down the supplies some more.
I am not giving myself a price limit for July but there is always that $400 mark in the back of my mind yelling at me. 8-)
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? It's really not that hard or time consuming; just have 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 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? It's really not that hard or time consuming; just have 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 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
