I ordered and picked up more groceries on Saturday. I needed bread, half and half for daughter's coffee, a cucumber, and some fruit.
I had also been waiting for ground turkey and cheese to go on sale, with $4 being the new "sale" price for ground turkey, as well as potato chips (which was a definite want).
The mac & cheese was a pantry stock up item as I had used up the last box of mac & cheese I had in the pantry. Individual boxes were priced at $1.50, but, the pack of 5, at $5.49 worked out to $1.10 per box and was cheaper. I generally make mac & cheese about once a month, with a can of tuna and some frozen green peas added to it to make a relatively quick and easy, if somewhat processed, meal; so a pack of 5 will not spoil before we use it.
Before I submitted the grocery order, I knew that I had $44.72 left in my August grocery budget and I was very careful to keep my order total to just under that. Did I succeed?
Here is the receipt:
Rewards
Order Summary
Item Details
23 Items
Other Fees
$0.30
My total came to $43.91.
According to the receipt, had I paid full price for the items I bought, it would have cost me $68.94.
By waiting until the items I wanted went on sale and shopping the sales as well as using digital coupons where available, I saved $25.33 or 36.7% on my groceries. I am quite pleased with that.
My August grocery budget = $250
Spent to date = $38.17 + $15.24 + $44.18 + $54.94 + $52.75 + $43.91 = $249.19
Balance remaining in August grocery budget = $0.81
Yay! I managed to keep to my budget this month!
My September grocery budget will be $250, again, for my daughter and me (and this is only for food, including snacks and treats; it does not cover toiletries and other household products).
As always, I am grateful for:
- The availability of groceries
- Being able to order groceries online
- The availability of free pick up with a minimum purchase of $36
- Weekly sales
- Digital coupons
How did you do with your grocery spending in August? Did you have a budget? If so, were you able to stay within your budget? Does your grocery budget include household products, toiletries, pet supplies, etc.? Or is it just for food for the humans in your household?
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