Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for JANUARY 2013.
I have posted January'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 January. 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(4-5 at home this month)& 2 dogs. No kids under 16.
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RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/+Ups/Gift Card $211.88
Value $211.88
Savings 100%
SHURSAVE STORES(small local independent affiliated stores)
OOP $162.29
Qs/Ads $138.58OOP $162.29
Value $300.87
Savings 46.06%
WEIS MARKETS
OOP $127.95
Qs/Ads $103.13
Value $231.08
Savings 44.63%
I don't track Rite-Aid's +Ups here, nor CVS's ECBs & Walgreen's RRs. They will be included when used on purchases under "Coupons". I'll keep track of what rebates are received monthly. Rebate money/gift cards will be considered 'income' & will go into the Food/Toiletries budget, offsetting the Out of Pocket. Cash will go immediately into the Budget kitty, while Gift Cards will be calculated in when spent.
REBATE CHECKS RECEIVED IN January.....$16.00
GIFT CARDS and CERTIFICATES....$0.00
TOTAL Value of Cash/Store Checks/Gift Card Rebates Received...$16.00
COUPONS and FREEBIES
5 x Free 12 packs Coke products
1 x Free 20 oz. Coke products
2 x Movie Tickets Coke Sweepstakes win
2 x Large Movie Sodas Coke Sweepstakes win
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were the Rite-Aid at 100%, Shursave affiliate market at 46.06% and Weis markets at 44.63%. l only shopped at 3 different stores this past month. 8-)
TOTAL Out of Pocket........$290.24
TOTAL Coupons & Store Sales Savings...$453.59
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased............$743.83
TOTAL Savings of...................................60.98%
This closes out the January food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into January with $400 budgeted for food/toiletries for the month. I have $109.76 leftover in my January food envelope. And I spent so little and even stocked up on pet food in January.
This closes out the January food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into January with $400 budgeted for food/toiletries for the month. I have $109.76 leftover in my January food envelope. And I spent so little and even stocked up on pet food in January.
I redeemed 26 manufacturer's coupons at the 2 grocery stores(1/3 were Peelies, 1/3 were Instant Store discount Stickers and the last 1/3 were ManuQs) and 17 coupons at the drug store.
I also earned and spent 1 x $10 Catalina Q at Weis.
I tried to get us to eat down some frozen foods this month so I could defrost my freezer. I found some neglected items buried in the back which we make a pretty successful effort to use up.
Go us! ;-)
I tried to get us to eat down some frozen foods this month so I could defrost my freezer. I found some neglected items buried in the back which we make a pretty successful effort to use up.
Go us! ;-)
Looking ahead to February---We'll stick to our $400 food budget again this month. It seems to be working for us at this amount. I'll be changing over some food choices this month and I am curious to see how this affects our spending.
2013 Yearly Total Value of Items $743.83
2013 Yearly Total Spent $290.24
2013 Yearly Savings Total of 60.98%
Sluggy
