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Oh my. The school year started and I got too busy to do anything but school. Here's the finally tally for August: I'm going to aim for a whole 6 days. Aug. 1: away Aug. 2: away Aug. 3: clothes for DS, new shorts for me (I'm down to 5 pairs -- not enough for 7 days in Disney!) Aug. 4...

charming23, I hope your friend is doing better! I'm going to aim for a whole 6 days. Aug. 1: away Aug. 2: away Aug. 3: clothes for DS, new shorts for me (I'm down to 5 pairs -- not enough for 7 days in Disney!) Aug. 4: groceries, things for school Aug. 5: no buy #1 Aug. 6: no buy #2 -- on a...

Sniff, sniff. We're back from our great trip to Disney. So sad to be home, although we missed the kitties and they missed us. (I think.) On the positive financial side, we went with discounted gift cards we bought ahead of time at BJ's (and got BJ's points and credit card points on top of...

Sounds like everyone's thinking, even if we're still spending! :) I'm going to aim for a whole 6 days. Aug. 1: away Aug. 2: away Aug. 3: clothes for DS, new shorts for me (I'm down to 5 pairs -- not enough for 7 days in Disney!) Aug. 4: groceries, things for school Aug. 5: no buy #1 Aug. 6...

Hello! My dad will be joining us for a few days of our trip using the AFS ticket and is staying at SOG (so no Magicband; I'm assuming he'll have a regular card type ticket to enter the parks with). There's a long story in here, but let's just go with the current, most basic facts: we have all...

Wrapping up the month, now that we're 4 days into August. I came closer than I thought I was going to... July 1 - 7: vacation July 8: groceries, clothes for DS July 9: new dish towels (so much for no new things in the house! Mine are so stained and these were so pretty….) July 10: dinner out...

I'm in! I'm not sure if I'll have any no buy days this month, between last weekend away, our Disney trip, and school starting. :) I'm going to aim for a whole 6 days. Aug. 1: away Aug. 2: away Aug. 3: clothes for DS, new shorts for me (I'm down to 5 pairs -- not enough for 7 days in Disney!)...

Knowing where that money goes is big! Congratulations! July 1 - 7: vacation July 8: groceries, clothes for DS July 9: new dish towels (so much for no new things in the house! Mine are so stained and these were so pretty….) July 10: dinner out, a new boogie board for DS (not counting as a...

Your son can hang out with mine -- he and his friend are the only two 13 year olds around here without smartphones too! :) This thread has had lots of good info -- thanks everyone!

Congratulations on the new job! To pay $500 more for what's probably less convenient and not what you wanted to begin with? Ouch! Catching up from my beach days: :) July 1 - 7: vacation July 8: groceries, clothes for DS July 9: new dish towels (so much for no new things in the house! Mine...

For my family, with two busy tween boys and a frequently traveling DH, planning is key! Have a good list when you go to the store (grocery, drug, whatever type) so you don't forget anything and have to go back. Keep track of what you're running low on with a list on the fridge or somewhere so...

Well, kinda sorta a no buy. I bought a couple of new shirts for work with a gift card -- my MIL gave me a hideously expensive coat for Christmas that didn't fit me well, so I returned it and was sent a gift card (and that was after I bought two fleece jackets!). I don't care much for the store...

What a thoughtful post! Spending for comfort makes so much sense to me (I never thought about it that way), and would explain perfectly why I've been shopping so much lately. Long and sad story, but each purchase makes perfect sense if I look at it through that lens. Thank you for helping me...

Thanks for being so kind! I'm not avoiding you folks -- I'm avoiding myself! If I don't list it out, it didn't happen, right? Actually, the only true impulse buys were the clothes and shoes for me and the dish towels. I suspect my sons outgrow clothes faster than I can cut tags off so I'm...

I'm STILL avoiding this thread because of how poorly I've been doing. I don't know what's been going through my head lately. July 1 - 7: vacation July 8: groceries, clothes for DS July 9: new dish towels (so much for no new things in the house! Mine are so stained and these were so pretty….)...

I'm a teacher too, so we go in mid-August (we start school the week before Labor Day where we live, so this may or may not work for you) when the value season starts and stack those lower rates with a discount. This year it's the "magical deal" at the Poly which was about 40% off (google...

Uh oh. I'm avoiding this thread because of how poorly I've been doing…. July 1 - 7: vacation July 8: groceries, clothes for DS July 9: new dish towels (so much for no new things in the house! Mine are so stained and these were so pretty….) July 10: dinner out, a new boogie board for DS (not...

We love visiting Inner Harbor! The Aquarium is really expensive (but one of the best!). I can't remember how much the science center was, but we could spend more than a day there. We went to the Baltimore Museum of Industry last time. It was a bit of a walk from Inner Harbor, but it was...

NY Pirate Princess, thanks for starting this month's no buy! I fell off the wagon last month getting ready and then leaving on a trip and got home yesterday. I'm not going to worry about the beginning of the month and just start from today. I haven't been doing well either lately (seems to be...

I agree with the poster(s) who suggested 2 cats. I had one for almost 20 years, and when she passed away we got 2 kittens. I love having 2 and feel a bit guilty that I deprived my other cat of the companionship now that I see these two together. We go with the more expensive food too -- they...