Is there a March No Buy thread?

Goal: 10 Days
1-Spend (tanning membership)
2-No Buy #1
3-Spend (lunch and gas)
4-Spend (lunch)
5-Spend (snacks)
6-Spend (dinner)
7-Spend (lunch)
8-Spend (car wash and groceries)
9-Spend (dog boarding)
10-Spend (booked FL flight)
11-Spend (Cardpool)
12-No Buy #2
13-Spend (girl's trip)
14-Spend (girl's trip)
15-Spend (girl's trip)
16-Spend (bills)
17-Spend (final payment on Disney trip)
18-No Buy #3
19-Spend (bills)
20-Spend (snacks/dinner)
21-No Buy #4
22-Spend (groceries)
23-No Buy #5
24-Spend (Avengers registration )
25-Spend (groceries)

Total: 5/10

leholcomb, you're running the Avengers race? Lucky you! Did it sell out quickly?

SafferMom said:

This is harder than I thought, it has really made me think about what how often I am in the store. I also see that even if I go in for only a few items I always come out with more than what's on my list so this exercise has been a good one for me.

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Exactly!

Catching up:
March! My goal is 12 no buy days, about a third of the month.
3/1: groceries
3/2: no buy #1
3/3: no buy #2
3/4: no buy #3
3/5: groceries/dinner
3/6: no buy #4
3/7: traveling
3/8: traveling
3/9: very long story….
3/10: groceries
3/11: new shoes
3/12: no buy #5
3/13: bought the skirt…
3/14: errand day!
3/15: no buy #6
3/16: no buy #7
3/17: no buy #8
3/18: two! pairs of glasses for DS
3/19: no buy #9
3/20: camp fees
3/21: errands and lunch out
3/22: no buy #10 because I was too lazy to run errands
3/23: groceries
3/24: no buy #10
3/25: no buy #11
3/26: no buy #12

Woo hoo! 12/12 with 5 days to spare!

wlake said:

leholcomb, you're running the Avengers race? Lucky you! Did it sell out quickly?

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I did AP registration for the Infinity Gauntlet Challenge and the 5K. Challenge and 5K are sold out, while the half is at 92% this morning. I expect the entire weekend to be sold out within 45 minutes of general registration in a couple of weeks. Glad mine is already taken care of!

Goal: 10 days
1 - No Buy #1
2 - Groceries
3 - Groceries & supplies for a school project (terrarium) for dd1
4 - No Buy #2
5 - Groceries
6 - Drugstore
7 - Gift for my brothers birthday
8 - renew digital magazine subscription & BIG spend on clothes for kids
9 - Groceries AGAIN - I realise I am visiting the store too often, I hope I can cut in this area next month
10 - No Buy #3
11 - Groceries & Hair cut and color
12 - We had overnight guests so I needed to buy some wine for dinner
13 - BIG spend on groceries for our Safari Weekend
14 - No Buy #4 (In the bush so no stores = no spend)
15 - No Buy #5 (In the bush so no stores = no spend)
16 - No Buy #6 - was disciplined and delved into my freezer so I didnt go to the store
17 - Groceries again, but I really limited my spending and only got some fresh produce & the makings of a picnic supper for my dd11 school play so I didn't buy take out. Also purchased some yarn so start knitting some slipper socks as the weather cooled a little (southern hemisphere )
18 - Just bread and milk and some diapers for an employee I am helping with baby expenses.
19 - Spend - decorations for ds8 easter bonnet parade and paid for unabridged birth certificates in order to comply with the new travel laws in South Africa.
20 - groceries (MIL is coming to stay so I needed some supplies)
21 - Spend, went to the mall to get camp supplies for my daughter and shoes for both her and I for my brothers wedding. Of course while there my daughter managed to persuade me she needed some other non essential items. Also went out to lunch but my mother-in-law paid which was lovely
22 - No Buy #7
23 - Basic groceries & buttons for a knitting project
24 - No Buy #8
25 - Spend - was doing so well until we had a power cut so we decided to go out for dinner with some friends
26 - Spend - had to buy ingredients for our dinner club
27 - No Buy #9
28 - Spend - take out for lunch
29 - No Buy #10

10/10 I made it!!

Well, I fell off the wagon this week, so I won't be making 20 days

Congrats to you all that made your goals! I'm looking forward to a better April.

Goal: 20 Days
1-No Buy #1
2-No Buy #2
3-No Buy #3
4-No Buy #4
5-spend
6-spend
7-spend
8-No Buy #5
9-No Buy #6
10-No Buy #7
11-No Buy #8
12-No Buy #9
13-No Buy #10
14-I went to a wedding and discovered my nylons had runs, so I bought new ones, which I must have scratched so they had runs too and I wasted $8
15-spend, more necessary stuff at least
16-spend, the nice day made me want to go out and spend money, LOL
17-spend
18-No Buy #11
19-spend
20-spend
21-finally bought groceries so I can stop eating out
22-No Buy #12
23-No Buy#13
24-No Buy #14
25-No Buy #15
26-drinks after work
27-dinner out
28-specialty groceries
29-ran out of bread, so I had to go buy some in the rain

15/20 days so far

Goal: 10 Days
1-Spend (tanning membership)
2-No Buy #1
3-Spend (lunch and gas)
4-Spend (lunch)
5-Spend (snacks)
6-Spend (dinner)
7-Spend (lunch)
8-Spend (car wash and groceries)
9-Spend (dog boarding)
10-Spend (booked FL flight)
11-Spend (Cardpool)
12-No Buy #2
13-Spend (girl's trip)
14-Spend (girl's trip)
15-Spend (girl's trip)
16-Spend (bills)
17-Spend (final payment on Disney trip)
18-No Buy #3
19-Spend (bills)
20-Spend (snacks/dinner)
21-No Buy #4
22-Spend (groceries)
23-No Buy #5
24-Spend (Avengers registration )
25-Spend (groceries)
26-Spend (snacks)
27-Spend (lunch)
28-No Buy #6
29-Spend (groceries)

Total: 6/10

Leaving for a vacation at the beach tomorrow so I am going to finalize march now

Goal: 10 days
1 - No Buy #1
2 - Groceries
3 - Groceries & supplies for a school project (terrarium) for dd1
4 - No Buy #2
5 - Groceries
6 - Drugstore
7 - Gift for my brothers birthday
8 - renew digital magazine subscription & BIG spend on clothes for kids
9 - Groceries AGAIN - I realise I am visiting the store too often, I hope I can cut in this area next month
10 - No Buy #3
11 - Groceries & Hair cut and color
12 - We had overnight guests so I needed to buy some wine for dinner
13 - BIG spend on groceries for our Safari Weekend
14 - No Buy #4 (In the bush so no stores = no spend)
15 - No Buy #5 (In the bush so no stores = no spend)
16 - No Buy #6 - was disciplined and delved into my freezer so I didnt go to the store
17 - Groceries again, but I really limited my spending and only got some fresh produce & the makings of a picnic supper for my dd11 school play so I didn't buy take out. Also purchased some yarn so start knitting some slipper socks as the weather cooled a little (southern hemisphere )
18 - Just bread and milk and some diapers for an employee I am helping with baby expenses.
19 - Spend - decorations for ds8 easter bonnet parade and paid for unabridged birth certificates in order to comply with the new travel laws in South Africa.
20 - groceries (MIL is coming to stay so I needed some supplies)
21 - Spend, went to the mall to get camp supplies for my daughter and shoes for both her and I for my brothers wedding. Of course while there my daughter managed to persuade me she needed some other non essential items. Also went out to lunch but my mother-in-law paid which was lovely
22 - No Buy #7
23 - Basic groceries & buttons for a knitting project
24 - No Buy #8
25 - Spend - was doing so well until we had a power cut so we decided to go out for dinner with some friends
26 - Spend - had to buy ingredients for our dinner club
27 - No Buy #9
28 - Spend - take out for lunch
29 - No Buy #10
30 - Spend - groceries for beach vacation
31 - Spend - calling it now as I know we will spend on our roadtrip to the beach

10/10 I made it!!

Goal: 10 Days
1-Spend (tanning membership)
2-No Buy #1
3-Spend (lunch and gas)
4-Spend (lunch)
5-Spend (snacks)
6-Spend (dinner)
7-Spend (lunch)
8-Spend (car wash and groceries)
9-Spend (dog boarding)
10-Spend (booked FL flight)
11-Spend (Cardpool)
12-No Buy #2
13-Spend (girl's trip)
14-Spend (girl's trip)
15-Spend (girl's trip)
16-Spend (bills)
17-Spend (final payment on Disney trip)
18-No Buy #3
19-Spend (bills)
20-Spend (snacks/dinner)
21-No Buy #4
22-Spend (groceries)
23-No Buy #5
24-Spend (Avengers registration )
25-Spend (groceries)
26-Spend (snacks)
27-Spend (lunch)
28-No Buy #6
29-Spend (groceries)
30-No Buy #7
31- No Buy #8

Final: 8/10

I didn't hit my goal this first month but I did make a dent! Hopefully April will be better as I am not traveling and have all upcoming trips paid off. Congrats to everyone who made it!

Goal: 20 Days
1-No Buy #1
2-No Buy #2
3-No Buy #3
4-No Buy #4
5-spend
6-spend
7-spend
8-No Buy #5
9-No Buy #6
10-No Buy #7
11-No Buy #8
12-No Buy #9
13-No Buy #10
14-I went to a wedding and discovered my nylons had runs, so I bought new ones, which I must have scratched so they had runs too and I wasted $8
15-spend, more necessary stuff at least
16-spend, the nice day made me want to go out and spend money, LOL
17-spend
18-No Buy #11
19-spend
20-spend
21-finally bought groceries so I can stop eating out
22-No Buy #12
23-No Buy#13
24-No Buy #14
25-No Buy #15
26-drinks after work
27-dinner out
28-specialty groceries
29-ran out of bread, so I had to go buy some in the rain
30-No Buy #16
31-No Buy #17

17/20 days, a solid effort, but I can do better

Will there be a post for April? I would love to take part in this, well, at least until my trip in 3 weeks!

Life got in the way of my internet addiction! Why didn't it get in the way of spending?

Congrats to everyone who made it this month and we'll keep trying for those of us who didn't!

March! My goal is 12 no buy days, about a third of the month.
3/1: groceries
3/2: no buy #1
3/3: no buy #2
3/4: no buy #3
3/5: groceries/dinner
3/6: no buy #4
3/7: traveling
3/8: traveling
3/9: very long story….
3/10: groceries
3/11: new shoes
3/12: no buy #5
3/13: bought the skirt…
3/14: errand day!
3/15: no buy #6
3/16: no buy #7
3/17: no buy #8
3/18: two! pairs of glasses for DS
3/19: no buy #9
3/20: camp fees
3/21: errands and lunch out
3/22: no buy #10 because I was too lazy to run errands
3/23: groceries
3/24: no buy #10
3/25: no buy #11
3/26: no buy #12
3/27: school fundraiser night
3/28: all kinds of errands!
3/29: groceries, Target (Easter things, finally!)
3/30: no buy #13
3/31: ice cream cones to celebrate DS's school play

13 days out of a goal of 12. Pretty good!