Onward to October's Food Spending report......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for OCTOBER 2021.
I have posted October'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 October. 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(2-3 eating at home this month). No "kids" under 25.
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP $4.00
Value $12.07
Savings 66.86%
CVS
OOP $0.64
Value $14.57
Savings 95.60%
LIDL
OOP $1.58
Value $4.98
Savings 68.27%
MALACARI'S Produce
OOP $29.86
Value $44..37
Savings 32.70%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC/Gift Cards $469.74
Value $469.74
Savings 100%
Savings 100%
OCEAN STATE
OOP $139.52
Value $215.63
Savings 35.30%(Plus $55.80 in free gift cards to use later)
OLLIE'S
OOP $12.56
Value $20.12
Savings 37.57%
WALMART
OOP $33.17
Qs/free Gift Cards $54.59
Value $87.76
Savings 62.20%
Value $87.76
Savings 62.20%
WEIS
OOP $100.93
Qs/Sales $83.38
Value $184.31
Savings 45.24%
Value $184.31
Savings 45.24%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, CVS at 95.60% and Lidl at 68.27%.
The worst rate was at Malacari's at 32.70%.
I shopped at 9 different stores in October.
TOTAL Spent in October.................$322.26
I shopped at 9 different stores in October.
TOTAL Spent in October.................$322.26
TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards...$261.55
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased....$583.81TOTAL Savings of .............................44.80%
TOTAL Out of Pocket for October w/R-A..............$322.26
TOTAL Out of Pocket for October w/R-A..............$322.26
TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards w/................$733.29
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid...$1,053.55
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items....................69.41%
This closes out the October food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid...$1,053.55
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items....................69.41%
This closes out the October food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I was having a very low spending month due to Ibotta not giving me any Bonuses(see how little I spent at Walmart? lol)but then Ocean State ran a Spend at least $30 and get 40% back on what you spent in free gift cards Deal. Sigh but not really sighing because this will lower my canned goods purchases for the future. ;-)
I also "spent" about half of what I usually do at Rite-Aid in October. Not much Bonus Cash left and the deals were pretty slim there. I still didn't have an under $300 food month in October but it was close. 8-)
The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 6.42% in October 2021 to 69.41% compared to the September's 75.83% savings average. Still a great savings rate!
With 10 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $3,272.53 on food/toiletries in 2021.
2020 Yearly Grand Total Spent....................$3,272.53
2020 Yearly Grand Total Value of Items.....$16,439.36
The average per month amount spent is $327.25 in 2021 so far.
2020 Grand Total Saved...............................$13,166.83
2020 Yearly Savings Total.............................80.09%
The average per month amount spent is $327.25 in 2021 so far.
My Ibotta rebate, Coupons dotcom, Checkout51 and Aisle totals for the year so far through September comes to $2,375.24 once I cash out. Put that next to a full spending of $3,272.53 for the year so far and I've "actually" spent only $897.29 on food/toiletries for the year or an average of $89.73 per month. Plus I've been able to donate to the food bank and share my haul bounty with others.
I love that I can do that!
LOOKING AHEAD To November 2021.......We won't be hosting Turkey Day Dinner but I have most things to still make some Thanksgiving dishes for us to enjoy afterwards. I found 3 turkey breasts in the chest freezer when I organized it so one of those will get used. We are already 1/3 of the way through the month and soups/stews/casseroles will be making appearances on the dinner table again and those are food stretcher meals and leave a bevy of leftovers. I have my doubts but if butter and not as much if sugar go on Holiday sale I'll load up on those in November, hopefully a year's worth if the prices are great(but we aren't that optimistic). I don't do much baking for the Holidays but butter is usually at rock bottom this time of year and we are coffee/tea drinkers so some rock bottom sugar would be a bonus. I should definitely be able to keep the food tally under $300 for November, even with stocking up on butter and other staples on special.
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 October?
* Do you track your yearly food spending? It's really not that hard or time consuming; just have your receipts and either track it in a notebook or on a spreadsheet.
* 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? It's really not that hard or time consuming; just have your receipts and either track it in a notebook or on a spreadsheet.
* 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
