Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for MARCH 2013.
I have posted March's totals on the right side bar under Total Grocery Savings for 2013 and updated the Yearly Totals.
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 Summary.
My spending includes Food, Toiletries/HBA, Pet Supplies, Cleaning Products, Paper Goods & tax where applicable.We are a family of 5(4 at home this month)& 2 dogs. No kids under 16.
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OOP $5.78
Value $21.34
Savings 73%
MAINE SOURCE(restaurant supply)
OOP $153.15
Value $245.07
Savings 37.50%
SHURSAVE STORES(small local independent affiliated stores)
OOP $99.06
Qs/Ads $46.41OOP $99.06
Value $145.47
Savings 32%
WEIS MARKETS
OOP $79.45
Qs/Ads $33.57
Value $113.02
Savings 29.70%
I am no longer adding my rebates received into my food budget directly. I will use them on food on occasion and will note that when used. I will keep track of rebates/gift cards/certs received here as before however.
REBATE CHECKS RECEIVED IN February.....$5.00
GIFT CARDS and CERTIFICATES....$0
TOTAL Value of Cash/Store Checks/Gift Card Rebates Received...$5.00
COUPONS and FREEBIES
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were the Bread Outlet at 73%, the Restaurant Supply Store at 37.50% and Shursave affiliate market at 32%. l only shopped at 4 different stores this past month. 8-)
TOTAL Out of Pocket........$337.44
TOTAL Coupons & Store Sales Savings...$154.17
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased............$491.61
TOTAL Savings of...................................31.36%
This closes out the March food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into March with $400 budgeted for food/toiletries for the month. I have $62.56 leftover in my March food envelope.
I didn't count the number of Qs that were redeemed in March but there were very few. I did NO Rite-Aid shopping in March, which lead to a substantially lower savings rate overall. My almost free shopping at Rite-Aid always brings up my rate of savings for the grocery stores.This closes out the March food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into March with $400 budgeted for food/toiletries for the month. I have $62.56 leftover in my March food envelope.
Looking ahead to April---We'll stick to our $400 food budget again this month. With the sudden changes I need to make to my diet this month I am not sure how this will affect our food budget. I suspect we will need to spend more on food. April will see some changes in our food spending.
2013 Yearly Total Value of Items $1,914.70
2013 Yearly Total Spent $990.98
2013 Yearly Savings Total of 48.25%
How much did you spend on food in March?
Sluggy
