* I am done food shopping for December so am posting this a day early.*
Onward to December's food spending report.......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for DECEMBER 2017.
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 3-5(3-5 at home this month). No kids under 21.
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP $13.00
Value $57.38
Savings 77.34%
DOLLAR GENERAL
OOP $10.94
Value $18.00
Savings 39.23%
MAINES
OOP $85.93
Value $153.13
Savings 43.89%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/PPs $446.97
Value $446.97
Savings 100%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, the Bread Outlet at 77.34% and Weis at 57.56%. My WORST savings rate was at Dollar General at 39.23%.
I shopped at 4 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket..........$516.48
TOTAL Cash Rebates(applied in Dec)...$343.96
TOTAL Out of Pocket for Dec.....$172.52
Onward to December's food spending report.......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for DECEMBER 2017.
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 3-5(3-5 at home this month). No kids under 21.
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BREAD OUTLET
OOP $13.00
Value $57.38
Savings 77.34%
DOLLAR GENERAL
OOP $10.94
Value $18.00
Savings 39.23%
MAINES
OOP $85.93
Value $153.13
Savings 43.89%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/PPs $446.97
Value $446.97
Savings 100%
WEIS MARKETS
OOP $406.61
Qs/Ads $551.51
Value $958.12
Savings 57.56%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, the Bread Outlet at 77.34% and Weis at 57.56%. My WORST savings rate was at Dollar General at 39.23%.
I shopped at 4 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket..........$516.48
TOTAL Cash Rebates(applied in Dec)...$343.96
TOTAL Out of Pocket for Dec.....$172.52
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales/Rebate Savings...$942.36
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased............$1186.63
TOTAL Savings of ..................................85.46%
TOTAL Out of Pocket for Dec.....$172.52
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$1633.60
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales/Rebate Savings....$1461.08
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items..........89.44%
This closes out the December food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into December wanting to spend $400 on food/toiletries but went over by $116.48.
But I also have the following rebates/post Qs(otherwise known as the "free money")to apply toward the food bill in December---
SavingStar.......$31.05
Checkout51.....$79.25
Ibotta...............$27.25
Other Rebates/Post Qs....$134.91
Rolled Coins....$71.50
Grand TOTAL...$343.96
So I have $343.96 in checks on their way/cash here to put into the checking account to offset that much of our income spending toward groceries, so I "spent" $172.52 of our regular income on food in December.
This brings my savings rate to 87.58% for the month.
The monthly food spending savings percentage went UP by 8.49% in December to 82.42% compared to November's 73.93% savings average. Over a 82% savings rate is great no matter how you slice it. ;-)
With 12 months accounted for, I have spent a Grand Total of $4126.25 on food/toiletries in 2017 which is a 70.76% savings rate for the year and averages out to $343.85 spent per month in 2017.
2017 Yearly Total Spent $4126.25
LOOKING AHEAD To 2018........
I need to sit down with Hubs and see what we want to set as a food budget for the year. I'll do this in the next week or so. Personally I'd love to keep the food spending at $4K for 2018. But this means I have to be the primary food shopper for the year as no one else here wants to/or will try to get the best deal possible when food purchasing like I do.
TOTAL Out of Pocket for Dec.....$172.52
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid....$1633.60
TOTAL Coupons/Store Sales/Rebate Savings....$1461.08
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items..........89.44%
This closes out the December food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into December wanting to spend $400 on food/toiletries but went over by $116.48.
But I also have the following rebates/post Qs(otherwise known as the "free money")to apply toward the food bill in December---
SavingStar.......$31.05
Checkout51.....$79.25
Ibotta...............$27.25
Other Rebates/Post Qs....$134.91
Rolled Coins....$71.50
Grand TOTAL...$343.96
So I have $343.96 in checks on their way/cash here to put into the checking account to offset that much of our income spending toward groceries, so I "spent" $172.52 of our regular income on food in December.
This brings my savings rate to 87.58% for the month.
With 12 months accounted for, I have spent a Grand Total of $4126.25 on food/toiletries in 2017 which is a 70.76% savings rate for the year and averages out to $343.85 spent per month in 2017.
Grand Total Grocery/Toiletries Savings 2107
2017 Yearly Total Value of Items $14111.24
2017 Total Saved $9984.992017 Yearly Total Spent $4126.25
2017 Yearly Savings Total of 70.76%
Average Spending per Month-to-Date $343.85
LOOKING AHEAD To 2018........
I need to sit down with Hubs and see what we want to set as a food budget for the year. I'll do this in the next week or so. Personally I'd love to keep the food spending at $4K for 2018. But this means I have to be the primary food shopper for the year as no one else here wants to/or will try to get the best deal possible when food purchasing like I do.
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
* 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
