* Posting my grocery totals a bit early as I am done food spending for May. If for some reason I shop again before Thursday, this amount will go onto June's spending.*
Onward to May's food spending report.......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for MAY 2017.
I have posted May'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 May. 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 3-4(4 at home this month). No kids under 21.
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ALDI
OOP $5.32
Value $10.87
Savings 51.05%
BREAD OUTLET
OOP $13.09
Value $48.41
Savings 73.00%
RITE-AID
OOP $1.50
Qs/Ads/PPs $182.12
Value $183.62
Savings 99.18%
SHURSAVE MARKET
OOP $62.27
Qs/Ads $52.21
Value $114.48
Savings 45.61%
TRADER JOE'S
OOP $41.85
Value $75.48
Savings 44.55%
WALMART
OOP $13.96
Value $23.88
Savings 41.54%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 99.18%, Aldi's at 51.05% and Weis at 74.00%. My WORST savings rate was Walmart at 41.54%.
Ok, having a "worst" savings rate of 41.54% is not too shabby..... ;-)
I shopped at 7 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket..........$214.30
Onward to May's food spending report.......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for MAY 2017.
I have posted May'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 May. 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 3-4(4 at home this month). No kids under 21.
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ALDI
OOP $5.32
Value $10.87
Savings 51.05%
BREAD OUTLET
OOP $13.09
Value $48.41
Savings 73.00%
RITE-AID
OOP $1.50
Qs/Ads/PPs $182.12
Value $183.62
Savings 99.18%
SHURSAVE MARKET
OOP $62.27
Qs/Ads $52.21
Value $114.48
Savings 45.61%
TRADER JOE'S
OOP $41.85
Value $75.48
Savings 44.55%
WALMART
OOP $13.96
Value $23.88
Savings 41.54%
WEIS MARKETS
OOP $76.31
Qs/Ads/Free Gift Cards $217.20
Value $293.51
Savings 74.00%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 99.18%, Aldi's at 51.05% and Weis at 74.00%. My WORST savings rate was Walmart at 41.54%.
Ok, having a "worst" savings rate of 41.54% is not too shabby..... ;-)
I shopped at 7 different stores this past month.
TOTAL Out of Pocket..........$214.30
TOTAL Coupons & Store Sales Savings...$535.95
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased............$750.25
TOTAL Savings of ..................................71.44%
This closes out the May food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into May not knowing where we'd come out on the budget since I was away for half of the month and the family was loose with my food budget. I also spent $61.13 on various foods to bring home while in VA too(most of that spending was for a case of wine at Trader Joe's). And I actually had a brain fart and spent $1.50 in REAL MONEY at Rite-Aid this month instead of spending down $1.50 in Plenti Points! ugh ugh ugh
Any month I can stay under $300 in food spending is a good month in my book so I am happy overall with how the money played out in May.
The monthly food spending savings percentage went DOWN by 5.61% in May to 71.44% compared to April's 77.05% savings average. Not worried about that since over a 70% savings rate is still awesome. ;-)
With 5 months accounted for, I have spent a Grand Total of $1,565.90 on food/toiletries in 2017 which is a 72.77% savings rate for the year to-date and averages out to $313.18 per month spent in 2017. 8-)
LOOKING AHEAD To June........
Well I've got $260 in prepaid Visa cards($200 was purchased and $60 was a "freebie"). If I can only spend that $260 on food in June it won't add to my OOP spending for the month since they were paid for in April(but the $200 will still count against my food spending since they weren't free). If I can stay at that amount or less it means no additional $ put on the credit card in June to pay off in July.
I need to balance stocking a few items so that when we leave mid-July the kids still have plenty in the pantry/freezer to prepare meals with and not overspending in June on deals. I think $260 is enough to get the job done. I'd love to stretch it out into July until we leave on our trip too but that might be too optimistic. $260 to cover food for 6 weeks(or $43.33 per week)? We shall see if THAT's do-able!
This closes out the May food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into May not knowing where we'd come out on the budget since I was away for half of the month and the family was loose with my food budget. I also spent $61.13 on various foods to bring home while in VA too(most of that spending was for a case of wine at Trader Joe's). And I actually had a brain fart and spent $1.50 in REAL MONEY at Rite-Aid this month instead of spending down $1.50 in Plenti Points! ugh ugh ugh
Any month I can stay under $300 in food spending is a good month in my book so I am happy overall with how the money played out in May.
With 5 months accounted for, I have spent a Grand Total of $1,565.90 on food/toiletries in 2017 which is a 72.77% savings rate for the year to-date and averages out to $313.18 per month spent in 2017. 8-)
LOOKING AHEAD To June........
Well I've got $260 in prepaid Visa cards($200 was purchased and $60 was a "freebie"). If I can only spend that $260 on food in June it won't add to my OOP spending for the month since they were paid for in April(but the $200 will still count against my food spending since they weren't free). If I can stay at that amount or less it means no additional $ put on the credit card in June to pay off in July.
I need to balance stocking a few items so that when we leave mid-July the kids still have plenty in the pantry/freezer to prepare meals with and not overspending in June on deals. I think $260 is enough to get the job done. I'd love to stretch it out into July until we leave on our trip too but that might be too optimistic. $260 to cover food for 6 weeks(or $43.33 per week)? We shall see if THAT's do-able!
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 May?
* 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
