Onward to August's Food Spending report......
Here are my FOOD BUDGET spending totals for AUGUST 2021.
I have posted August'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 August. 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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CVS
OOP $1.58
Value $6.49
Savings 75.65%
OCEAN STATE JOB LOT
OOP $25.36
Value $46.46
Savings 75.42%
RITE-AID
OOP $0.00
Qs/Ads/BC $574.24
Value $574.24
Savings 100%
OLLIES
OOP $2.31
Value $7.98
Savings 71.05%
TARGET
OOP $0.00
Value $38.52
Savings 100%
WALMART
OOP $41.35
Qs/free Gift Cards $156.07
Value $197.42
Savings 79.05%
Value $197.42
Savings 79.05%
WEIS
OOP $108.67
Qs/Sales $67.84
Value $176.51
Savings 38.43%
Value $176.51
Savings 38.43%
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My best 3 Store Savings Totals were Rite-Aid at 100%, Target at 100% and Walmart at 79.05%.
The worst rate was at Weis at 38.43%.
I shopped at 7 different stores in August. That's what happens when you go on vacation and don't food shop for 10 days at the end of the month. Plus my beloved Discount Grocery Outlet closed down as they lost their wholesale supplier. *sad face*
TOTAL Spent in August..................$179.27
I shopped at 7 different stores in August. That's what happens when you go on vacation and don't food shop for 10 days at the end of the month. Plus my beloved Discount Grocery Outlet closed down as they lost their wholesale supplier. *sad face*
TOTAL Spent in August..................$179.27
TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards...$294.11
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased.,,.$473.38TOTAL Savings of .............................62.13%
TOTAL Out of Pocket for August w/R-A..............$179.27
TOTAL Out of Pocket for August w/R-A..............$179.27
TOTAL Coupons/Sales/Gift Cards w/................$851.12
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid...$1,030.39
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items....................82.60%
This closes out the August food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
TOTAL Value of Items Purchased w/Rite-Aid...$1,030.39
TOTAL Savings with Rite-Aid items....................82.60%
This closes out the August food/toiletries spending.
THOUGHTS & COMMENTS for this month.....
I went into August knowing I'd spend less since we weren't here part of the month. Then my discount grocer closed up shop too so I had less incentive to food shop. But Ibotta kept me in the stores because of bonuses, moneymakers and freebies but it was a VERY cheap spending month(on food/toiletries-don't even go there with the cruise spending! lol).
The monthly food spending savings percentage went UP by 4.78% in August 2021 to 82.60% compared to the July's 77.82% savings average. Nice.
With 8 months accounted for, I have spent a Year-To-Date Total of $2,604.33 on food/toiletries in 2021.
2020 Yearly Grand Total Spent....................$2,604.33
2020 Yearly Grand Total Value of Items.....$13,954.43
The average per month amount spent is $325.54 in 2021 so far.
2020 Grand Total Saved...............................$11,350.10
2020 Yearly Savings Total.............................81.34%
The average per month amount spent is $325.54 in 2021 so far.
My Ibotta rebate total for the year so far through August is $1,886.83. Put that next to a full spending of $2,604.33 for the year so far and I've "actually" spent only $717.50 on food/toiletries for the year or an average of $89.69 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 September 2021...........I've got a small trip planned to go see my brother so I won't be home for part of the month, meaning Hubs is in charge of any food procurement(which he won't do mostly)so he'll be eating what is here. rah. Not being home I'll have no idea what he is eating or spending(the down side). ;-) On the Up side I won't be cooking much. 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 August?
* 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
