Below last year's average! (Wednesday Weekly Shopping)

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I haven't shopped much over the past two weeks because we were on vacation!  We visited with family, who were kind enough to feed us.  So there was very little shopping to be done.

In fact, the only shopping I did this week was a trip I made when I first got home.  I went to ALDI for some basics - milk, vegetables, and the like.  I spent $34.80 and saved nothing.

That, and last week's total of $4.07 for the week, brought my yearly average to $76.29 - below my 2011 and 2012 averages!  Amazing!

Here's the details:

Overall, this week I spent $34.80 for items which retail for $34.80, or a 0% savings based on the retail value of the products at the stores where they were purchased.

For the year (33 weeks), I spent $2,517.66 for items which retailed for $4,355.06 and saved $1,837.40, or a 42% savings. That's an average of $76.29 spent each week for a family of five (husband, wife, and daughters ages 16, 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.

How did your shopping go this week? What bargains did you get? Please leave a link to your blog post about your weekly shopping. The aim is not to brag, but to inspire!  Please link up directly to your post, not to the blog itself. I'd appreciate it if you put a link to Wednesday Weekly Shopping in your post as well. If you don't have a blog, please leave a comment!






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