August Grocery Check In!!

 

Another month is up!!!  Time to check in with the Grocery Spending and other Budgeting Goals!!
August
Shelf Cost: $621.06
Coupons & Discounts:  $335.91
Monthly Budget:  $300
Amount Paid:  $285.15
Under Budget:  $14.85
Savings Rate  54.09%
We just barley came in under budget for the month of August!   I had hoped to come in under budget by a little bit more but at least . . . → Read More: August Grocery Check In!!

Monthly Grocery Check In!

I’ve been a bit behind on my Grocery Check In’s!  I had a huge pile of receipts and I finally got through them today!
Here is how I did for the past few months:
April
Somehow I”m missing a few receipts for April.  I don’t have monthly totals because the last 2 weeks of grocery receipts are long gone!  . . . → Read More: Monthly Grocery Check In!

March Grocery Spending

 
Happy April 1st!  Now that March is over its time to take a look at the grocery spending for the month!
Shelf Cost:  $550.67
Coupons & Discounts:  $331.31
Monthly Budget:   $300.00  ($75 a week X 4 weeks)
Amount Paid:  $240.40
Under Budget:  $59.60
Savings Rate:  56.53%
Saved Year To Date:  $1484.20
It certainly isn’t over budget!  I’m happy to have some actually savings this . . . → Read More: March Grocery Spending

January Grocery Totals!!

Now that January is over its time to add up all the receipts for the month.  Our grocery budget includes groceries,  Cvs, Walgreens and extra coupons.  I considered lowering our weekly budget but before we can do that I need to make sure I’m tracking every expense.  For now I’m keeping the budget at $75 a . . . → Read More: January Grocery Totals!!

Budget: Over and Under!

 
Oh the dreaded task that the end of the month brings!  Recalculating the budget!  Going through every single transaction and categorizing it into our budget!  What a task!  But the dreaded task is done for last month and its time to move on to the next month!
We had some BIG goals for Decembers Budget!  We definitely failed . . . → Read More: Budget: Over and Under!

Year End Savings Totals!!

 
Well the Year has ended and we are on to the next!  Before 2011 gets going too fast its time to check in with Decembers Grocery totals and see how the year shaped up!
December Budget $300
Shelf Cost $503.97
Savings $385.40
Amount Paid $259.99
Savings Rate 77 %
Under Budget By $40.01
End Of Year Totals!!!

Total Shelf Cost $7508.85
Total Savings $4975.37
Total OOP $2875.32
Total . . . → Read More: Year End Savings Totals!!

November: Grocery Totals

 
Now that November is over its time to tally up the grocery spending and see where it fell in the budget.  Can I just say November was an awesome month for groceries!  Seriously major deals major savings and totals that will probably never happen again! 
Shelf Cost:  $696.56
Coupons & Savings:  $632.15
Savings Rate:  91%
Monthly Budget:  $375.00 ($75 a . . . → Read More: November: Grocery Totals