Showing posts with label what we spent on the food/toiletries budget. Show all posts
Showing posts with label what we spent on the food/toiletries budget. Show all posts

Thursday, January 7, 2021

2020 Food Spending Report.....the December Edition & Yearly Wrap Up

Onward to December's Food Spending report & the Yearly Wrap-Up on Food Spending........




Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for DECEMBER 2020.

I have posted December'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 December.  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 at home this month). No "kids" under 24.
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ALDI'S
OOP  $23.34
Value  $39.27
Savings  40.57%

BREAD OUTLET
OOP  $4.98
Value  $23.55
Savings  78.85%

CVS
OOP  $3.23
Qs/Ads/ECBs  $107.97
Value  $111.20
Savings 97.09%

DOLLAR GENERAL
OOP  $18.96
Qs/Ads  $38.79
Value  $57.75
Savings  67.17%

MALACARI'S
OOP  $11.20
Value  $16.97
Savings  34.01%

OLLIE'S
OOP  $8.95
Value  $13.64
Savings   34.38%

P and R DISCOUNTS
OOP  $15.04
Value  $40.90
Savings   63.23%

RITE-AID
OOP  $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC  $862.67
Value  $862.67
Savings  100%

SHARP SHOPPER  
OOP  $39.79
Value  $62.88
Savings  36.72%

TARGET
OOP  $0.00
Value $29.53
Savings  100%

WALMART
OOP  $115.50
Value  $231.81
Savings  50.18%

WEGMAN'S
OOP  $2.40
Value  $7.94
Savings  69.77%

WEIS
OOP  $234.24
Qs/Sales  $194.28
Value  $428.52
Savings  45.34%

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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, Target at 100% and CVS at 97.09%.   My worst savings rate was at Malacari's with 34.01%.
I shopped at 13 different stores in December.  That's a high number of stores for me.

TOTAL Spent.........................................$474.43
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales.................$589.53
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased........$1063.96
TOTAL Savings of ................................55.41%

TOTAL Out of Pocket for December w/R-A........$474.43
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales w/R-A....................$1452.20
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$1926.63
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items.....................75.38%

This closes out the December food/toiletries spending.

THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
We spent almost $75 over my food budget for December.  This included all special Holiday foods as well.  Given Covid-19 I am not too surprised the total was over $400 and glad it wasn't over $500.

The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 8.93% in December 2020 to 75.38% compared to the November's 84.31% savings average.
Black Friday R-A sales made November better than December, as it does most years. 

With 12 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $4714.40 on food/toiletries in 2020.

2020 Yearly Grand Total Spent....................$4,714.40
2020 Yearly Grand Total Value of Items....$16,040.69
2020 Grand Total Saved...............................$11,326.29
2020 Yearly Savings Total............70.61%

The average per month amount spent is $514.43 in 2020.

Now let's add all my small pots of monies I save throughout the year to put toward groceries....refunds and "post coupons"($126.98) as well as various cash back apps--Ibotta($1255.49), Saving Star($52.75), Coupons dotcom app($23.50)and the change part of the Found Change for 2020($14.55). 
Add my small economies pots totaling $1,473.27 into my Food /Toiletries Spending Budget and the spending goes to....

2020 Yearly Grand Total Spent............$3,241.13
2020 Yearly Grand Total Value of Items...$16,040.69
2020 Grand Total Saved..............$12,799.56
2020 Yearly Savings Total........79.79%

The average per month amount spent is $270.10

LOOKING AHEAD To January 2021.............

Perhaps we'll stay home/out of the food stores and eat down except for needing fresh veg/dairy.
Let's see how little I can spend in January on groceries.  


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 December?

*  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