The tracker I uses goes for Jan 1st to the 31st. So even though we only get paid once a month around the 15th. We will be running the grocery budget by month instead of half months.
I set the budget for Jan at $420 with the goal to come in closer to $250.
Shelf costs of food bought $437.19
coupons $ 14.13
discounts $194.55
total savings $208.68 (47.73 %)
Out of pocket $228.51
30 % is fresh produce, 50 % is dairy and the other 15% is a mix of ingredients for special meals,5 % junk food as I also bought Daughter 2 pepsi since it was on sale.
Out of this amount I spent in Jan ,$160 I just spent the 31st for the month of Feb.
SO I decided to set Feb budget for $250.
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You did great! Lately I have been wanting to increase our $250 budget just because I get tired of pinching the pennies but we do not need to so I am going to hold it where it is and keep working on saving.
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