Rite-Aid & Walmart Scores Last Week/This Week

 Rite-Aid had a $10 off when you spend $50 in a transaction coupon last week.

Here is most of everything I brought home last week from R-A......

Missing is something that is a gift, 2 x12 packs of sodas, 2 bags of chips, 6 Tresemme shampoos, 1 Colgate toothbrush, 1 small box of tea bags, 2 x 6 packs of Irish Spring soap and a couple of Hallloween clearance items.

I used $231.65 in Bonus Cash and got $167 in new BC plus $9 in post coupons and $7.50 in Ibotta and a $10 visa prepaid card(Listerine), making all the above "cost" $38.15 in BC spent down.

I also hit up Walmart last weekend.........

Missing from this photo are a couple of drinks and a yogurt.

After using $50 in free gift card(Swag Bucks and Shop Kick)I spend $8.45 OOP.  I earned back $29.42 on Ibotta after gift cards/coupons/OOP making this a $20.97 moneymaker.

After that Walmart trip I was more than halfway to the big $10 Ibotta Bonus too.

So I bought all this(a Marie Callender's pie is in the cake keeper and 2 packs of Sargento cheese are not in the photo)Tuesday and Wednesday. 16 rebates at Walmart(the Pringles and Pop-Secret satisfied 2 separate rebates each)and the Kill Cliff drink and Perfect Bar on the far right in the photo at Weis(PMITA)Markets.

This all came to $51.19.  I used $50 from that hospital refund debit card and paid $1.19 OOP.  I earned $18.18 in regular rebates and $15 for the Midweek $5 Bonus and the $10 Turkey Day Bonus so $33.18 in rebates(not counting Fetch/Shop Kick,Swag Bucks) and $1.19 OOP.

Not a bad week+ of shopping without busting the budget. ;-)
And anything we don't use/need will go to others(Ex-College Boy or Food Bank mostly).

Sluggy

Food Spending 2021.....the July Edition

  Onward to July's Food Spending report......

Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for JULY 2021.

I have posted July'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 July.  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. (I don't count all the "freebies" I get at the Discount Outlet in my totals either.)
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GIANT

OOP  $4.30

Value  $18.20

Savings 76.37%

OCEAN STATE JOB LOT

OOP  $0.00

Value  $9.98(used free gift card)

Savings  100%

P and R DISCOUNTS
OOP  $14.81
Value  $43.68
Savings  66.09%

RITE-AID
OOP  $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC  $1,167.05
Value  $1,167.05
Savings  100%

OLLIES

OOP  $12.12

Value  $22.98

Savings  47.26%

SHOPRITE

OOP  $21.42

Value  $57.96

Savings  63.04%

SHURSAVE

OOP  $2.27

Value $2.27

Savings 00%

WALGREENS

OOP  $4.7280.94

Savings  94.17%

WALMART
OOP  $265.34
Value  $468.75
Savings  43.39%

WEIS

OOP  $148..85

Qs/Sales  $115.27
Value  $264.12
Savings  43.64%

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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, Ocean State at 100% and Walgreens at 94.17%.

The worst rate was at Walmart at 43.39%.
I shopped at 10 different stores in July.  That's what happens when you go lots of places you don't usually go in a month. lolz

TOTAL Spent in July......................,...$473.80

TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards.....$495.13

TOTAL Value of Items Purchased.,,...$968.93

TOTAL Savings of ..............................52.26%

TOTAL Out of Pocket for July w/R-A...............$473.80

TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards w/................$1,662.18
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid...$2,135.98
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items....................77.82%

This closes out the July food/toiletries spending.

THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....

I went into July wanting to slack off on rebating. Didn't happen.  Dear me, I think I am now addicted to rebate apps. lolz  I've earned $312.72 back on Ibotta alone in July(not counting rebates earned on other apps)so spending close to $500 on groceries in a month isn't a concern to me.  I was able to get a bunch of donation items as well for the food bank so it's a win/win. ;-)

The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 6.01% in July 2021 to 77.82% compared to the June's 83.83% savings average.  Quite a bit down but still winning!

With 7 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $2,425.06 on food/toiletries in 2021.

2020 Yearly Grand Total Spent....................$2,425.06

2020 Yearly Grand Total Value of Items.....$12,924.04

2020 Grand Total Saved...............................$10,498.98

2020 Yearly Savings Total.............................81.24%

The average per month amount spent is $346.44 in 2021 so far.

My Ibotta rebate total for the year so far is $1,684.71.  Put that next to a full spending of $2,425.06 for the year so far and I've "actually" spent only $740.35 on food/toiletries for the year or an average of $105.76 per month.  Plus I've been able to donate to the food bank and share my haul bounty with others.

I think that is awesome. 8-)))

LOOKING AHEAD To August 2021...........

Vacation month so we'll be shopping less for groceries and trying to use up things that are perishable(or throw them into the freezer).  I have to finish my $10 Bonus and then we'll see what the month holds.

Perhaps I can actually just buy what is needed in August?  Time will tell.

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 July?

*  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

The Food Spending 2021........June Edition

 Onward to June' s Food Spending report......

Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for JUNE 2021.

I have posted June'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 June.  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. (I don't count all the "freebies" I get at the Discount Outlet in my totals either.)
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ALDI

OOP  $20.04

Value  $35.36

Savings 43.33%

P and R DISCOUNTS
OOP  $23.72
Value  $59.07
Savings  59.84%

RITE-AID
OOP  $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC  $1384.74
Value  $1384.74
Savings  100%

TARGET

OOP  $100.31

Value  $129.99

Savings  22.83%

WALMART
OOP  $148.37
Value  $419.89
Savings  64.66%

WEIS

OOP  $50.53

Qs/Sales  $42.12
Value  $92.65
Savings  45.46%

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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, Walmart at 64.66% and P and R Outlet at 59.86%.

The worst rate was at Target at 22.83%(not counting the $25 in gift cards earned).
I shopped at 5 different stores in June.

TOTAL Spent in June.........................$342.99

TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards......$393.97

TOTAL Value of Items Purchased....$736.96

TOTAL Savings of ...............................53.46%

TOTAL Out of Pocket for June w/R-A...............$342.99

TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards w/................$1,778.71
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid...$2,121.70
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items....................83.83%

This closes out the June food/toiletries spending.

THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....

I went into June without a firm $$ limit on grocery shopping and still stayed under $400.  yeah me.

I also wanted to cut back on the rebating but failed to do so.  I earned $310.34 back on Ibotta alone(not counting rebates earned on other apps and Target gift cards).

The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 2.0% in June 2021 to 83.83% compared to the May's 85.83% savings average.  So a small increase but not too bad.

With 6 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $1,951.26 on food/toiletries in 2021.

2020 Yearly Grand Total Spent....................$1,951.26

2020 Yearly Grand Total Value of Items.....$10,788.06

2020 Grand Total Saved...............................$8,836.80

2020 Yearly Savings Total.............................83.91%

The average per month amount spent is $325.21 in 2021 so far.

My Ibotta rebate total for the year so far is $1,482.49.  Put that next to a full spending of $1,951.26 for the year so far and I've "actually" spent only $468.77 on food/toiletries for the year or an average of $78.13 per month.  Plus I've been able to donate to the food bank and share my haul bounty with others.

I'd call that a win.

LOOKING AHEAD To July 2021...........

Again, I am going to attempt to cut back on the rebating. (Sluggy plans, God laughs!)  I'll give it my best effort this month. I'll cross the $100 mark in earnings by this weekend but I am really going to slack off on rebating so we can eat down the supplies some more.

I am not giving myself a price limit for July but there is always that $400 mark in the back of my mind yelling at me. 8-)

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 June?

*  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