If you remember, I started keeping track in March. Previously my grocery bill used to be $225-$275 each week. I used to take advantage of some coupons that I would cut from the one insert I had from that week.
Here are my current numbers since I started keeping track in March:
March:
Total spent out of pocket for the month: $567.83
Avg $128.24 per week
April:
Total spent out of pocket for the month: $380.57
Avg $95.14 per week
May:
Total spent out of pocket for the month: $425.02
Avg $106.25 per week
June:
Total spent out of pocket for the month: $323.34
Avg $80.84 per week
July
Total spent out of pocket for the month: $288.99
Avg $72.25
August
Total Spent out of pocket for the month: $288.08
Avg $72.02 per week
September
Total spent out of pocket for the month: $279.16
Avg $69.79 per week
October
Total spent out of pocket for the month: $245.13
Avg $61.28
**If you missed it you can check out our months shopping trips here.
So to sum up our budget, for the last 8 months I have saved over $5100. That is over $640 each month. Click here to see how I got started using coupons and saving.
If you are ready to get started using coupons, check out my beginner series here.
My grocery budget week goes from a Friday to Thursday as that is when we get paid. So this month’s groceries were determined from Friday 9/25 through Thursday 10/22. Next month are from 10/23 – 11/20.