After reading some wonderful Blogs about saving money (thanks Jane4girls and Precious) I thought it would be fun, interesting to track my savings/spending. I am starting in April and I am going to see how far 1 paycheck would go. DH gets paid biweekly so I took that number. (1,680.00) This is a family of 2 adults an 11yr old, 9 yr old, 5 yr. old and 2 yr. old. We have 1 cat and 4 frogs.
GROCERY SPENDING 1,680.00 = 1 PAYCHECK
What counts: all grocery, health and beaury, pet supplies
Add to spending limit: trading coupons, selling stockpile, rebate checks
SHOW SAVINGS YEAR TO DATE USING STORE CARD,RR,ECB
April 3,
Shaws
Produce grapes 2.39
deli LOL cheese 1lb. 6.43
20 Fuse at 10/10 -50/1IP =free
brown eggs 18 ct 3.19
coffeemate large 3.09
2 scotch brite sponges (Will take 1 back) 3.19 each= 6.38 -75/1 x2=3.38
OOP 28.06 Trip Savings: 26.61
Begining Grocery Balance: 1,680.00
Ending Grocery Balance: 1,651.94
Total Savings: 26.61
CVS Trip 1
SoftSoap body wash 4.99 -1.50/1MF = 3.50 - 1.00 Ecb = 2.49 + tax =.28 =
Total 2.77 OOP 0 Paid with GC and got $4.99 ECB Trip Savings 2.50
Begining Grocery Balance: 1,651.94
Ending Grocery Balance: 1,651.94 + 4.99 ecb
Total Savings: 29.11
CVS Trip 2
4 Softsoap 4.99x4=19.96-(HAD 4, 1/1MF AND 1/1 CVS COUPON I FORGOT AT HOME WILL GO BACK)
Foot cream CVS 5.49
Shoe pollish (DH) 5.39 I AM NOT COUNTING IN GROCERY
Book of stamps 8.20 ( for son's party invitations) I AM NOT COUNTING IN GROCERY
Bread 2.39
Coupons used 2.00CVS COUPON,4.00,4.50,4.99ECB
OOP: 26.63 -14.54 of non grocery items =$ 12.63 Which all was paid using a GC
Trip savings 15.49
Begining Grocery Balance: 1,651.94
Ending Grocery Balance: 1,651.94 GOT BACK 19.96 ECB FOR THE SOFTSOAP
Total Savings: 44.60
April 6,
CVS Trip 1
Returned some things i bought and changed my mind. + 18.75 GC
CVS Trip 2
3 12pk Coke 3/10 (this was last weeks sale but the sign was still up so she gave me the sale price)=3/10.00
5 Excedrin 24 ct, 1.99=9.95 -5 2/1MF=(-.05) -1 1/1 cvs excedrine coupon=(-1.05) Get 5.00 ecb
Total was 9.58 Witch I used the GC to pay OOP 0 Trip Savings: 31.97
Begining Grocery Balance: 1,651.94
Ending Grocery Balance:1,651.94 +9.17 on GC and 5.00ECB for excedrin
Total Savings: 76.57
SNS April 6
2 20 oz Coke 1.49X2= 2.98 Used FREE qpon from coke.com =0
2 Dasani plus 20 oz 1.29x2=2.58(forgot to give my 2 50/1 coupons will go back)
11 Sheba cat food cups 1.20 each=13.20 -FREE QPON=0
10 Meow mix cat treat pouches 2/3=15.00 (10) 75/1MF =FREE
11 Healthful Cat food pouch 1.99=21.89 used FREE qpon = 0
1 Pk Perdue breaded nuggets 2.99- 2/1 IP=.99
3 pk bread SNS kind=3.29
2 Barber breaded chicken 3.49=6.98 (THESE RANG UP WRONG WILL GO BACK TO GET AJUSTMENT) -1/1 q (i emailed the company and they sent 2 q's)=4.98
18 ct sns eggs=3.19
2 bryers half gallon ice cream 2/5-1/2MF =2/4
milk 1 gal. =4.39
Tropicana OJ=3.49
2 Juicy Juice 8 pk =2/4 -1/2MF=2/3
Juicy Juice can=2.29-1/1MF=1.29
6 Kens 16 oz salad dressing 2/4=12.00-2/1x6=FREE
2 V-8 Fusion =3.49x2=7.18
Produce totaling=16.01
Total Before Coupons= $143.48 OOP=$60.65 Trip Savings= $81.14
Begining Grocery Balance: 1,651.94
Ending Grocery Balance: 1,591.29
Total Savings: 157.71
2 comments:
Good Job Carrie! Is Shaws part of a grocery chain of markets? if so, which one?
Yes Shaws is a grocery chain in RI. I think it's a New England thing. I am not sure about the chain. I wil try to find out.
Carie
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