My pantry is pretty well stocked at the moment, and I realized I had quite a few freezer meals hanging out, so all I needed to do today was a quick trip to Fred Meyer for a few grocery basics.
Here’s what I got for $37 total today:
You might have noticed I buy a lot of cereal. True. I do. We often eat it as a snack or even dessert around here! The grapes were a splurge – about $6 total. I was also excited about the tomato soup at $0.33 a can. This is a stock-up price in my book and seeing how we just finished the last can, the sale came well timed!
We’re also enjoying fresh, home-grown greens from the garden, so I’m going to start to realize an additional savings in our grocery budget!
Otherwise, this was a pretty straight-forward, quick shop. This is one benefit of couponing: after awhile, you’ll be so stocked that going out for the weekly groceries will become pretty painless.
I’m working hard to keep my Savings Tracker updated this month to illustrate what my personal spending and savings looks like. I hope this has been as helpful exercise for you as it has been for me.
As you can tell, my savings rate is hovering just under 50%. I’ve not done a ton of stockpiling this month (really not much of a need), but if I had, I would expect this savings rate to be much higher than it is. (Please tune in LIVE later tonight when I’ll be sharing more about stockpiling.)
Because my pantry is pretty well stocked, this month I’m more concerned about coming in under my monthly grocery budget of $300. With about a week to go and $90 left, I’d say I’m on track. I will be preparing some dishes for a birthday party later this week, so I’ll have to be creative to make sure I don’t go over.
Want to follow along? You can download a FREE version of my Savings Tracker (for Excel).
