Onward to January's food spending report.......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for JANUARY 2019.
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(4 at home this month). No "kids" under 22.
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ALDI
OOP $16.82
Value $30.15
Savings 44.21%
BIG LOTS
OOP $2.25
Value $5.00
Savings 55%
MAINES
OOP $30.08
Value $64.30
Savings 53.22%
OLLIE'S
OOP $4.40
Value $7.96
Savings 44.72%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC $1080.04
Value $1080.04
Savings 100%
TARGET
OOP $0.00
Value $79.79
Savings 100%
WALMART
OOP $19.89
Qs/Ads $9.07
Value $28.96
Savings 31.32%
WEIS
OOP $367.18
QsAds $359.09
Value $726.27
Savings 49.44%
WEIS
OOP $367.18
QsAds $359.09
Value $726.27
Savings 49.44%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, Target at 100% and Big Lots at 55%. My worst savings rate was at Walmart at 31.32%.
I shopped at 8 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket for January.........$440.62
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales.................$501.81
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased.........$942.43
TOTAL Savings of ................................53.25%
TOTAL Out of Pocket for January w/R-A.............$440.62
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales w/R-A...................$1581.85
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$2022.47
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items.....................78.21%
This closes out the January food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I made a half-hearted attempt to do a eat the freezer down/low spend thing in January but it was derailed by some good meat deals et al. I went over my regular targeted food budget of $400 by $40.62. So much for my low spend month! lolz
The monthly food spending savings percentage went down by .17 % in January 2019 to 78.21% compared to the December 2018 78.38% savings average. Still over a 78% savings rate however so no worries there. ;-)
With 1 month accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $440.62 on food/toiletries in 2018.
2019 Yearly Total Spent To Date...................$440.62
The average per month amount spent so far is $440.62 in 2019.
LOOKING AHEAD To February 2019.......
I will again attempt to do a low spend grocery month in February. This month I'll try harder. It's a shorter month after all so I should be able to keep spending well below $300.
What I won't do is keep my grocery spending so low that I miss out on awesome deals. We have a fair amount of give in the food budget here and I won't sacrifice quality foods just to see a lower spending total.
But if we were facing a financial problem(need to come up with $$$ for an emergency and I had to pull money from the grocery budget to cover it, etc.)I would definitely think twice about my food spending IF there weren't funds in other categories I could raid first. While we aren't extravagant with our food spending, I don't like to constrict that spending more than what we are use to since better foods/fresh and frozen produce/etc. costs more but keep us healthier in the long run. I'd rather pull $ for an emergency from eating out, entertainment, travel or WAM allocations.
I won't buy substandard foods to keep a grocery budget low but I can eat down what we have here already.
TOTAL Out of Pocket for January w/R-A.............$440.62
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales w/R-A...................$1581.85
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$2022.47
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items.....................78.21%
This closes out the January food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I made a half-hearted attempt to do a eat the freezer down/low spend thing in January but it was derailed by some good meat deals et al. I went over my regular targeted food budget of $400 by $40.62. So much for my low spend month! lolz
The monthly food spending savings percentage went down by .17 % in January 2019 to 78.21% compared to the December 2018 78.38% savings average. Still over a 78% savings rate however so no worries there. ;-)
With 1 month accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $440.62 on food/toiletries in 2018.
2019 Yearly Total Spent To Date...................$440.62
2019 Yearly Total Value of Items To Date...$2022.47
2019 Total Saved To Date..............................$1581.85
2019 Yearly Savings Total To Date of............78.21%
The average per month amount spent so far is $440.62 in 2019.
LOOKING AHEAD To February 2019.......
I will again attempt to do a low spend grocery month in February. This month I'll try harder. It's a shorter month after all so I should be able to keep spending well below $300.
What I won't do is keep my grocery spending so low that I miss out on awesome deals. We have a fair amount of give in the food budget here and I won't sacrifice quality foods just to see a lower spending total.
But if we were facing a financial problem(need to come up with $$$ for an emergency and I had to pull money from the grocery budget to cover it, etc.)I would definitely think twice about my food spending IF there weren't funds in other categories I could raid first. While we aren't extravagant with our food spending, I don't like to constrict that spending more than what we are use to since better foods/fresh and frozen produce/etc. costs more but keep us healthier in the long run. I'd rather pull $ for an emergency from eating out, entertainment, travel or WAM allocations.
I won't buy substandard foods to keep a grocery budget low but I can eat down what we have here already.
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
