Finally getting around to checking up on my grocery budget. I keep track every 4 weeks and this 4 week period went form 12/19 – 1/14. If you remember, I started keeping track in March. Previously my grocery bill used to be $225-$275 each week.
I am higher this past month then I have been in a while. I had 5 adults living and eating in the house for a month (home from school) and some guests so actually, when you think of it, it really wasn’t that bad. I stayed below my $75 budget which is all I can ask for. 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
November
Total spent out of pocket for the month: $197.88
Avg $49.47 per week
Nov/December
Total spent out of pocket for the month: $207.81
Avg $51.95
December/January
Total spent out of pocket for the month: $291.80
Avg: $72.83
**If you missed it you can check out our months shopping trips here.
So to sum up our budget, for the last 44 weeks I have saved over $7500. That is over $682 each month. Click here to see how I got started using coupons and saving.
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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 12/19 through Thursday 1/14. Next month are from 1/15 – 2/11.
How have you done on your grocery budget. Share your savings!!
Cindy Livesey is the force behind Living Rich With Coupons which provides its readers with all the resources they need to shop smart so they can get life’s luxuries for a lot less. Her family of 5 has saved over $11,000 a year in groceries. And you can too.
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Great job Cindy! My goal is to reach $75 a week by year end. I will have two sons in college by then and will need any extra change I can find. I started at $250 about two years ago and have worked myself down to $125 per week. You are my inspiration that it can be done.
Keep up the savings and sharing!
@Rhonda, Great job Rhonda! Thanks for sharing. It’s work to save that much but so worth it. And, I hear ya with the college costs. I have 2 in right now and 1 more going in next year. Yikes!
Our family of 4 has to survive on one income of about $560 a week. I try to keep my weekly grocery shopping trips at about $100 or less. Spending the time matching Sunday and printable coupons with my grocery store’s sales has helped tremendously with getting more for my money. I don’t know why everybody doesn’t do it.
I’m sorry, $560 a month.
lol I was right the first time