How are you doing with your Grocery Budget?

Did you know we have a weekly challenge going? Lucky for you, it’s not too late to join! Here are the details about our 2012 Grocery Budget Challenge. Even if you are not yet using coupons you need to start saving by setting some goals!

Here is how the fabs are doing on their budget…

Monica: Feeding a family of 4

Monthly grocery budget: $150

Spending this week: $17.72
Savings this week: $88.15

Spending For April: $74.34
Savings For April: $169.15

Year to date spending: $490.26
Year to date savings: $692.58

I went to WinCo this week and picked up a few things and I spent $6.72. Then I went to Albertsons and spent $11 using my double coupons.

Becky: Feeding a family of 3

Monthly grocery budget: $200

Spending this week: $19.73
Savings this week: $16.55

Spending For April: $88.97
Savings For April: $101.07

Year to date spending: $701.57
Year to date savings: $1062.61

Amber: Feeding Family of 4

Monthly grocery budget: $250

Spending this week: $33.90
Savings this week: $19.46

Spending For April: $105.66
Savings For April: $34.03

Year to date spending: $750.88
Year to date savings: $725.05

So are you ready to track your spending and join our challenge?

#1 – Pick a monthly grocery budget amount. {Tips for setting a budget goal}

#2 – Complete the form below with your #’s. Share your email if you want to enter to win our $20 Amazon gift card giveaway… your email will be hidden, but all other answers will be public. When entering your numbers use the amount you spent last week. Sunday-Saturday.

#3- View the results below and see what sort of goals other Fabulessly Frugal readers are setting!

#4 – Come back next week: we’ll announce a winner from the entries AND we’ll give you another chance to submit your spending and saving!

Last weeks winner…

Congratulations Leah! Comment on this post to claim your prize. I will send you an email to get your shipping address! We are also awarding Autumn with a $5 gift card for posting her Kmart shopping trip in our community.

Tools to help you:

Here is a grocery budget tracking spreadsheet to help you keep track of your spending/saving each week. It’s nothing fancy, but it will help you track your spending so you can quickly enter in your #’s each Monday afternoon.

{NEW!} We also encourage you to download our Fabulessly Frugal Budget Tool to easily set a budget, track your spending and compare your actual spending to the budget you make.