Birthday party splurge (Wednesday Weekly Shopping)
We had a birthday party last weekend, so our spending was just a teensy-weensy bit over budget.
Well, maybe a bit more than that.
Okay, actually we went way over budget this week. And, in fact, over budget for the year. Gotta rein in the spending a little for the next few weeks to get below $80 per week for the year!
Here's the damage:
ALDI trip 1: Spent $39.31
ALDI trip 2: Spent $13.57
Walmart: Spent $32.97
Overall, this week I spent $109.95 for items which retail for $163.35, or a 33% savings based on the retail value of the products at the stores where they were purchased.
For the year (18 weeks), I spent $1,458.81 for items which retailed for $2,524.94 and saved $1,066.13, or a 42% savings. That's an average of $81.04 spent each week for a family of five (husband, wife, and daughters ages 15, 12, and 8), including lots of fresh produce, dairy items, and kosher meat, as well as paper and plastic goods, health and beauty items, and cleaning supplies.
In 2011, I spent $4,017.13 for items which retailed for $7,344.08, saving 45% and spending an average of $77.25 per week for the year.
In 2012, I spent $4,007.13 for items which retailed for $7,591.37, saving 47% and spending an average of $77.06 per week for the year.
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1 comments:
We have a birthday coming up here too-the first one! I'm getting my mom and mother in law to help out with food so I don't spend quite as much!
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