Onward to April's food spending report.......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for APRIL 2019.
I have posted April'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 April. 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 23.
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP $7.79
Value $41.92
Savings 81.42%
BIG LOTS
OOP $35.48
Value $72.52
Savings 51.08%
CVS
OOP $2.42
Ads/Qs $31.62
Value $34.04
Savings 92.89%
DOLLAR TREE
OOP $5.00
Value $13.25
Savings 62.26%
MAINE SOURCE
OOP $10.36
Value $19.80
Savings 47.68%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC/Visa Prepaid Rewards $261.60
Value $261.60
Savings 100%
SHURSAVE MARKETS
OOP $29.42
Qs/Ads $22.71
Value $52.13
Savings 43.56%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, the CVS at 92.89% and the Bread Outlet at 81.42%. My worst savings rate was at Walmart with 43.28%. Worst rate over 40%? That's a ok with me! ;-)
I shopped at 9 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket for March.........$387.72
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for APRIL 2019.
I have posted April'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 April. 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 23.
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP $7.79
Value $41.92
Savings 81.42%
BIG LOTS
OOP $35.48
Value $72.52
Savings 51.08%
CVS
OOP $2.42
Ads/Qs $31.62
Value $34.04
Savings 92.89%
DOLLAR TREE
OOP $5.00
Value $13.25
Savings 62.26%
MAINE SOURCE
OOP $10.36
Value $19.80
Savings 47.68%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC/Visa Prepaid Rewards $261.60
Value $261.60
Savings 100%
SHURSAVE MARKETS
OOP $29.42
Qs/Ads $22.71
Value $52.13
Savings 43.56%
WALMART
OOP $22.48
Value $39.63
Savings 43.28%
WEIS
OOP $274.77
QsAds $362.57
Value $637.34
Savings 56.89%
WEIS
OOP $274.77
QsAds $362.57
Value $637.34
Savings 56.89%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, the CVS at 92.89% and the Bread Outlet at 81.42%. My worst savings rate was at Walmart with 43.28%. Worst rate over 40%? That's a ok with me! ;-)
I shopped at 9 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket for March.........$387.72
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales.................$456.21
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased.........$843.93
TOTAL Savings of ................................54.06%
TOTAL Out of Pocket for March w/R-A.............$387.72
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales w/R-A...................$717.81
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$1,105.53
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items.....................64.93%
This closes out the April food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
Well we stayed under the $400 budget with $12.28 to spare. I thought we'd do a bit better but then the Target Deal they ALWAYS have before Thanksgiving and Easter on food(Spend $50/Get $10 Gift Card)didn't happen this year so I didn't "deploy" my free Target gift cards(or the discounted ones either)so I didn't shop there for food(or anything else for that matter). Not complaining(ok, maybe just a little bit)and it's all good since we stayed under budget.
The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 8.23 % in April 2019 to 64.93% compared to the March 73.16% savings average.
Plus the Rite-Aid haul in April was quite small so that kept my savings percentage down too.
With 4 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $1534.03 on food/toiletries in 2018.
2019 Yearly Total Spent To Date....................$1534.03
The average per month amount spent so far is $383.51 in 2019.
LOOKING AHEAD To May 2019.......
May is going to be a strange month. First off there is Mother's Day. We don't go out then but I ain't cooking either so who knows what will happen! lolz Will they buy groceries that I have to account for? or get take-out which doesn't come out of the grocery budget?....stay tuned.
Daughter is also leaving in May and there is a graduation. She doesn't want us to take her out for a graduation dinner(she and her BF are going out instead). The BF will be here from late Friday night until they drive off on Sunday so I am not planning on extra groceries to feed him.....we'll just make do with what is here.
After they leave I am going on a diet of sorts. The reason why is to reset my metabolism, jump start my new eating plan and do some allergy testing for my HS. I will be on a very restrictive food eating plan for at least 2 weeks to flush my system and then who knows how long this will take(the allergy testing, etc.) This could go terribly wrong or be great but either way I won't be cooking for the folks here and they both will be on their own to make food. I am hoping they eat up what is here so I don't know what I'll be buying this month after the 18th, or what the cost will end up being but I hope to stay under that magic $400 threshold in May for food and toiletries.
TOTAL Out of Pocket for March w/R-A.............$387.72
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales w/R-A...................$717.81
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$1,105.53
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items.....................64.93%
This closes out the April food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
Well we stayed under the $400 budget with $12.28 to spare. I thought we'd do a bit better but then the Target Deal they ALWAYS have before Thanksgiving and Easter on food(Spend $50/Get $10 Gift Card)didn't happen this year so I didn't "deploy" my free Target gift cards(or the discounted ones either)so I didn't shop there for food(or anything else for that matter). Not complaining(ok, maybe just a little bit)and it's all good since we stayed under budget.
The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 8.23 % in April 2019 to 64.93% compared to the March 73.16% savings average.
Plus the Rite-Aid haul in April was quite small so that kept my savings percentage down too.
With 4 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $1534.03 on food/toiletries in 2018.
2019 Yearly Total Spent To Date....................$1534.03
2019 Yearly Total Value of Items To Date....$8154.45
2019 Total Saved To Date...............................$6620.42
2019 Yearly Savings Total To Date of............81.19%
The average per month amount spent so far is $383.51 in 2019.
LOOKING AHEAD To May 2019.......
May is going to be a strange month. First off there is Mother's Day. We don't go out then but I ain't cooking either so who knows what will happen! lolz Will they buy groceries that I have to account for? or get take-out which doesn't come out of the grocery budget?....stay tuned.
Daughter is also leaving in May and there is a graduation. She doesn't want us to take her out for a graduation dinner(she and her BF are going out instead). The BF will be here from late Friday night until they drive off on Sunday so I am not planning on extra groceries to feed him.....we'll just make do with what is here.
After they leave I am going on a diet of sorts. The reason why is to reset my metabolism, jump start my new eating plan and do some allergy testing for my HS. I will be on a very restrictive food eating plan for at least 2 weeks to flush my system and then who knows how long this will take(the allergy testing, etc.) This could go terribly wrong or be great but either way I won't be cooking for the folks here and they both will be on their own to make food. I am hoping they eat up what is here so I don't know what I'll be buying this month after the 18th, or what the cost will end up being but I hope to stay under that magic $400 threshold in May 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 April?
* 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
