March was another great month of spending and saving! Somewhere during this past month I realized that I wasn’t shopping at Walgreens and CVS!! I’ve been posting their deals like a mad woman but I’ve let *gasp* a $5 ECB and a $2 RR expire!! That’s throwing away money!! But, couponing is supposed to be fun. So, I’ve focused mainly on grocery shopping at my favorite store 🙂 and the occasional side trip elsewhere. Below are my stats for the month of March:
Spent: $85.08 Saved: $1,056.30 Saved: 95.5%How did you do this month?? Many of you have asked me for the equation I use to figure out savings… Below is how I calculate % saved (Beware, there is probably an easier calculation, but my mind works like a spreadsheet which isn’t always the easiest to explain…)
Amount Spent + Amount Saved = Total Value of purchase
Amount Spent/Total Value = a decimal (we’ll call the decimal “A”)
Multiply A x 100 = % Spent of total items purchased
100 – % Spent = % Saved of total items purchased
Thanks for coming to Addicted to Saving! Here’s a little bit about me so you can know who’s behind all these posts!
My name is Liza and I began my money-saving journey in the Spring of 2009 as a way to stretch a limited household income. I had lost my job and my hubby was self-employed. I launched Addicted to Saving in November of 2009 and it has grown by leaps and bounds. Since then, my hubby and I have struggled with the ups and downs of two failed adoptions and are now LOVING being parents to our little man Asher who we brought home from Ethiopia in August of 2013. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to help you save money. My goal is that you will have FUN and become empowered to save more and more money each week..