April Grocery Savings

Well, the month is over and we are now into May. Boy does time fly!!!



I have been really excited about all of my new coupon friends that are beginning their coupon journey. I love it when others can save money!



Some of my coupon friends beat themselves up and feel that they are doing a terrible job saving money. Please know that everyone's savings is different. As you begin your journey, your savings won't be as large. As you learn the ins and outs you will save even more money, but don't compare your savings to others.



Even though I have some knowledge on how to save money at the grocery store, I am no expert. There are also a lot of other factors that impact how much a family may save. For example, both of my daughters eat lunch at school in the school cafeteria so my "grocery bill" is less because I sent them to school with lunch money. Also, when savings are posted either by me on this blog or on other coupon blogs you don't know how much they spent on fast food. If you eat out 2-3 times a week, your grocery bill should be less than a family that is eating every meal at home.



Our family doesn't eat out very much, however I have noticed that we have hit the drive thru a little more frequently this past month since my daughters have 3 sports that are overlapping until the end of the school year...



So, don't feel that you can compare your savings to anyone else's but you can can always apply new strategies and pay attention to your weekly/monthly expenditures to find out how much you are saving.



April Savings



4/15 Aldi $40

4/19 Meijer Spent 51/Saved 20

4/24 Sam's Club $72

4/25 Meijer Spent 67/Saved 36



Total month spent $230 and saved $56



Average weekly grocery budget was $56.50!!! I believe this was my lowest weekly average since I began couponing a year ago!!! Yippee!!



Honestly, I am sure that I should look at my fast food expenses as this was a crazy month with sports and training for the 1/2 Marathon.