Onward to March's food spending report.......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for MARCH 2019.
I have posted March'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 March. 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(2-4 at home this month). No "kids" under 23.
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP $4.00
Value $13.37
Savings 70.08%
FOOD LION
OOP $32.00
Value $46.02
Savings 30.47%
MALACARI'S
OOP $12.33
Value $27.51
Savings 55.18%
OLLIE'S
OOP $9.77
Value $26.93
Savings 63.72%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC/Visa Prepaid Rewards $604.17
Value $604.17
Savings 100%
SHURSAVE MARKETS
OOP $34.17
Qs/Ads $19.38
Value $53.55
Savings 68.25%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, the Bread Outlet at 70.08% and Shursave at 68.25%. My worst savings rate was at Walmart at 14.08%.
I shopped at 8 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket for March.........$356.83
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for MARCH 2019.
I have posted March'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 March. 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(2-4 at home this month). No "kids" under 23.
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP $4.00
Value $13.37
Savings 70.08%
FOOD LION
OOP $32.00
Value $46.02
Savings 30.47%
MALACARI'S
OOP $12.33
Value $27.51
Savings 55.18%
OLLIE'S
OOP $9.77
Value $26.93
Savings 63.72%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC/Visa Prepaid Rewards $604.17
Value $604.17
Savings 100%
SHURSAVE MARKETS
OOP $34.17
Qs/Ads $19.38
Value $53.55
Savings 68.25%
WALMART
OOP $26.85
Qs/Ads $4.40
Value $31.25
Savings 14.08%
WEIS
OOP $237.71
QsAds $288.88
Value $526.59
Savings 54.86%
WEIS
OOP $237.71
QsAds $288.88
Value $526.59
Savings 54.86%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, the Bread Outlet at 70.08% and Shursave at 68.25%. My worst savings rate was at Walmart at 14.08%.
I shopped at 8 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket for March.........$356.83
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales.................$360.39
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased.........$725.22
TOTAL Savings of ................................50.80%
TOTAL Out of Pocket for March w/R-A.............$356.83
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales w/R-A...................$972.52
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$1329.35
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items.....................73.16%
This closes out the March food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
The kids didn't spend much on groceries while we were gone for 2 weeks(they did buy a lot of take-out instead)but I more than made up for it when I got home. lolz I was still able to stay under $400 for the month with $43.17 to spare and that includes all the groceries I bought on vacation-both to eat then and the good deals I brought home.
The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 17.40% in March 2019 to 73.16% compared to the February 90.56% savings average. February's percentage was a bit of an anomaly plus I had to buy groceries at Walmart in March on vacation and they are far from the best deal overall.
Plus the Rite-Aid haul in March wasn't as big so that kept my savings percentage down too.
With 3 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $1146.31 on food/toiletries in 2018.
2019 Yearly Total Spent To Date....................$1146.31
The average per month amount spent so far is $382.10 in 2019.
LOOKING AHEAD To April 2019.......
Well our Easter dinner plans are up in the air so far. We may be going to Jersey to eldest son's GF's parents gathering for Easter. In that case I'll need to bring a dish or two and won't be cooking Easter dinner or having Hub's relatives over. Not hosting will bring my April spending down a bit.
Also bringing my April spending down will be the annual Target gift card deal that happens before Easter(Spend $50/Get $10 Target Gift Card)and I can use my free Target gift cards and/or my 10% off discounted gift cards I bought before Xmas to do this deal. At any rate I'll pair Qs and sales to get some cheapy foodstuffs in the coming weeks when that Deal rolls around. This will help bring my monthly spending lower(I hope).
At any rate, I hope to stay under that magic $400 threshold in April for food and toiletries.
TOTAL Out of Pocket for March w/R-A.............$356.83
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales w/R-A...................$972.52
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$1329.35
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items.....................73.16%
This closes out the March food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
The kids didn't spend much on groceries while we were gone for 2 weeks(they did buy a lot of take-out instead)but I more than made up for it when I got home. lolz I was still able to stay under $400 for the month with $43.17 to spare and that includes all the groceries I bought on vacation-both to eat then and the good deals I brought home.
The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 17.40% in March 2019 to 73.16% compared to the February 90.56% savings average. February's percentage was a bit of an anomaly plus I had to buy groceries at Walmart in March on vacation and they are far from the best deal overall.
Plus the Rite-Aid haul in March wasn't as big so that kept my savings percentage down too.
With 3 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $1146.31 on food/toiletries in 2018.
2019 Yearly Total Spent To Date....................$1146.31
2019 Yearly Total Value of Items To Date....$7048.92
2019 Total Saved To Date...............................$5902.61
2019 Yearly Savings Total To Date of............86.20%
The average per month amount spent so far is $382.10 in 2019.
LOOKING AHEAD To April 2019.......
Well our Easter dinner plans are up in the air so far. We may be going to Jersey to eldest son's GF's parents gathering for Easter. In that case I'll need to bring a dish or two and won't be cooking Easter dinner or having Hub's relatives over. Not hosting will bring my April spending down a bit.
Also bringing my April spending down will be the annual Target gift card deal that happens before Easter(Spend $50/Get $10 Target Gift Card)and I can use my free Target gift cards and/or my 10% off discounted gift cards I bought before Xmas to do this deal. At any rate I'll pair Qs and sales to get some cheapy foodstuffs in the coming weeks when that Deal rolls around. This will help bring my monthly spending lower(I hope).
At any rate, I hope to stay under that magic $400 threshold in April 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 March?
* 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
