April 2011: Springing into No Buys

[Virgderon]

Running Total: Spent $88
$800 budget... $712 left
$0 Days: 2
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 21

Groceries budget- $250-19-7= 224 left

April 1: 19 ( groceries)
April 2: 0
April 3: 26 ( pop, razor, cleaning supplies, soup)
April 4: 0
April 5: 43 (14 Walgreens, 23 bowling banquet, 6 dinner at bowling)

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $123.73
$0 Days:4/13

Groceries ($240-$8/day)- $0
Eating Out ($210-$7/day)- $11
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($780-$26/day) $30.54
Gas $250- 4/2 $54.17 (3.89/gal), 4/5 $28.02 (3.89/gal) saw gas prices are up to $4.09 at some stations, so at a half tank so filled it up when I still saw gas prices at $3.89= $82.19

1- $0
2- My son's 4th bday. $8.06 (Games-Misc.), $16.10 (Target-Misc.), $6.38 (Dollar Tree-Misc.), $11 (Dairy Queen-Eating Out)
3- $0
4- $0
5- $0


Budget: $1480....8%
Month: 5/30: 17%
No Buy: 4/13: 31%

My savings from coupons and sales: $137.31

Next Month: 6 month insurance premium ($300)....First month tuition for preschool ($203)....Broadway in Chicago Tickets ($318)

August: $300 Hotel Room for Cedar Point, October: ~$250 Rental Car

 

[bigmama67]

Tipped $10 to the guys who delivered our new fridge...booked our Hershey campground and had to put down a $50 deposit (one night).

 

[3goofyboys]

Allrighty, I'm back and in for the month!! I fell apart at the end of last month. With moving and keeping track of 3 different houses, keeping track of my spending fell by the wayside. We're staying with my MIL for the month and most of our stuff is packed. I anticipate a few extra purchases when I discover something I need is packed and in storage ! I'll go for 10 no buy days this month and I'm posting a budget for the first time.


Food: $10/$420
Gas: $63/$200
Medical: $50
Misc Expenses: $150/$400

April 1 $75 Target-got a little food and a birthday gift for my nephew, $30 Gas

April 2

April 3 $38 gas We went to my nephew's b-day party at the zoo today, but we're members, so we went for free and my sister provided lunch. Glad we got a chance to get out this morning because now it's snowing! I'm ready for real spring!

April 4

April 5 $$$ dentist for DS2, $60 repairs to the rental house, $25 new soccer shorts for DS1



2/10 No Buy Days

 

[nunzia]

$700 total
$100 Gas $80 left
$250 Groceries $202 left
$150 Entertainment/Eating Out $140 left
$100 Gifts $75 left
$100 Misc Household $92 left

April 1: $15.00 gift (online Jedi game), $2.00 movie rental, $10.00 lunch out ( I am rounding)
April 2: $0
April 3: $20 DH gasoline. $59 Walmart...($8 gift, $8 Misc household garden, saved $8 in coupons) $7.00 Walgreens ( had a great coupon deal on M&Ms and those are for Easter so gifts $2 gift, the rest groceries. total coupons there $5.25)
April 4: $0
April 5: $3.00 (groceries for a recipe I wanted to try..first time using fresh ginger )

 

[angierae]

No buy days: 3/10
Groceries: 2.10/$240 (237.90 left)
Fuel: 20/$48
Eating out: 14.90/$44
Entertainment/Hobbies: 8.67/$52

Coupon running total for April: $10.49

4/1: 0
4/2: 0
4/3: 0
4/4: $2.10 (CVS. Got $50 worth of stuff between sales, coupons and Extrabucks, though.)
4/5: $14.90 @ Subway for dinner last night. DD16 had a tour at the local news station (she's interested in going into Video Production) and we needed a quick dinner. However, then on the way home we stopped at 7-11 (the bane of my budget!) and we spent another $8.67. *sigh* Oh, AND I had to put $20 worth of gas in my Cobalt, which didn't even get me to half a tank *sob*. Luckily, I only have to drive to and from work the rest of the week (16 miles a day) and the grocery store is within 5 miles. The gas should last me into next week. (No plans this weekend, DH is working a lot and I want to get caught up on house projects.)

Tonight I'm going to the grocery store but hoping to JUST get things on my list.

 

[SunnieRN]

March 25-April 8:

Goals:

Medical $200 / -$18
Groceries $200 / -$13 / -$48 / $56
Cash: $100 / $37 / -$26
No Buys: 8

March 25: $0
March 26: $0
March 27: $0 Tomorrow zoo, TRus.
March 28: $23 Zoo admission, sheesh the zoo is expensive! $5 each for the Grandmunchkins to spend, $12.57 Dollar Tree, they had Toy Story Kooky pens, for their Easter Baskets.
March 29: $0
March 30; $13 potluck and dressing for home.
March 31: $0
April 1: $0
April 2: $18 med refills,which my insurance only allows a month at a time refills. I wont even attempt to tell you how I feel about this! $48 Groceries, $26 on an appliance I am not sure will be used as much as I hope. The next 3 days will all be NO spend days!! My family is going out of town, I am ADHD dog sitting, and refuse to leave the house or shop online!!
April 3: $0!
April 4: $0
April 5: $0
April 6: $56, Steak, scallops, sushi, artichokes for my DD birtgday lunch and dinner. I ended up giving her $$$ for her birthday, so they went to San Antonio for the first time, in a suite at the Hyatt. Got back yesterday and want to move to San Antonio, they loved it so much!!


No Buy goal MET!!! Can I get one or two more?

 

[superme80]

So far I am at 2/10. I am having my ac charged in my car so I can kiss about $200 good-bye. Then we are going to the zoo and I am going to treat myself to some coffee since DH is going to treat himself to some fast food today. I made pasta yesterday, so I will eat that for lunch. Yesterday I brought DH lunch and we ate in the car with the kids. I can do this!

 

[charming23]

I am currently waiting for the cable guy to show up. I did however got out to Aldi's this morning and get the few groceries we need until our next big trip. We have plenty of meats I just needed to pick up bread, milk, etc.... I also stopped and got a sandwhich from Jersey Mike's for mom and I to split.

April Budget (3/30-4/29)

Grocery/Household- $300/$216.82 left
Car/Gas- $50/$23.38 Left
Eating out- $50/$26.80 left
Misc/entertainment- $100/$62.34 left

Total- $500.00/$329.34 left

Goal of 15 No Buy Days

Week One
3/30- $0
3/31- $54.53 Grocery, $26.62 Gas, $3.32 misc, and $13.75 eating out
4/1- $15 Haircut and $13.05 Walgreens
4/2- $0
4/3- $10.21 Grocery and $6.59 Misc
4/4- $0
4/5- $0

Week Two
4/6- $18.44 Grocery and $9.45 eating out
4/7
4/8
4/9
4/10
4/11
4/12

4/15 No Buy Days

Store and Coupon Savings-$40.25

 

[Virgderon]

I've been so focused on the new job that everything else is kind of secondary. We are down to one piece of bread, and no bread in the freezer. I will try to get out tomorrow and do some grocery shopping. But today is a no-buy, not because I have nothing to buy, or amazing willpower, but because I have no time or energy.

Running Total: Spent $88
$800 budget... $712 left
$0 Days: 3
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 29

Groceries budget- $250-19-7= 224 left

April 1: 19 ( groceries)
April 2: 0
April 3: 26 ( pop, razor, cleaning supplies, soup)
April 4: 0
April 5: 43 (14 Walgreens, 23 bowling banquet, 6 dinner at bowling)
April 6: 0

 

[3goofyboys]

Allrighty, I'm back and in for the month!! I fell apart at the end of last month. With moving and keeping track of 3 different houses, keeping track of my spending fell by the wayside. We're staying with my MIL for the month and most of our stuff is packed. I anticipate a few extra purchases when I discover something I need is packed and in storage ! I'll go for 10 no buy days this month and I'm posting a budget for the first time.


Food: $21/$420
Gas: $63/$200
Medical: $50
Misc Expenses: $185/$400

April 1 $75 Target-got a little food and a birthday gift for my nephew, $30 Gas

April 2

April 3 $38 gas We went to my nephew's b-day party at the zoo today, but we're members, so we went for free and my sister provided lunch. Glad we got a chance to get out this morning because now it's snowing! I'm ready for real spring!

April 4

April 5 $$$ dentist for DS2, $60 repairs to the rental house, $25 new soccer shorts for DS1

April 5 $35 supplies to refinish my old bunkbeds for the boys. Much cheaper than having to buy a new set! $11 groceries.

2/10 No Buy Days

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

Auto $60.00/$240.00
Groceries/Household Goods $200.00(raised for Easter. Expecting 26 people)
Eating Out/Entertainment $25.00/$100.00
Misc $200.00
No Buy days 3/10
Coupon savings
New Business Expenses. I'm now a new Advisor for lia sophia jewelry. And I know I will have extra expenses. So, I'm giving it it's own catagory.

March coupon savings $116.00
No buy days 15/15
February coupon savings $124.00
No buy days 15/12
January coupon savings $360.00
no buy days 17/10

04/01 -0-
04/02 -0- Didn't go shopping. Went home an napped instead! Sinus' are kicking my butt.
04/03 $25.00 lunch out.
04/04-0-
04/05$60.00 GAS

 

[ronnmel]

No Buy Days : 4/12
Gas : 0$ (max 120$???)
Groceries : 0$ (max 250$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 12$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 15$ (max 200$)

04/01 : 0$
04/02 : 7$ (snack)
04/03 : 20$ (lunch + purse)
04/04 : 0$
04/05 : 0$
04/06 : 0$

 

[Debbie]

Busy week is continuing, so only time to update the budget. (aside: Virgderon....I hear you on the lack of energy!)

My budget:
I will count all OTC purchases, but not the regularly budgeted and paid for bills like Church, heating, water, taxes etc.
I will not count DH's spending on his snacks, since he does that every day, and there is no way for me to keep track, anyway.
This month I have a couple of birthday gifts, and of course Easter candy. (not sure if I'm doing baskets or not....maybe just cash for each of 5 kids ) My biggest goal is that I NOT spend as much as I did last month....that should be attainable, since last month was atrocious! Here's hoping for 12 no buy days.

April 1: $4 drug co-pay, grad pics for DD $172, gas $23
April 2: groceries $53 DDs phone needed replacing, and, since she was off to buy her shoes for her prom, I bought the phone...happy belated birthday....$101
April 3: $0
April 4: $0
April 5: Tuesday is DH's grocery day: $116
April 6: more groceries $26, gas $50

No Buy days: 2/12

 

[wlake]

4/1: take out; $20 basket raffle for my school
4/2: $15 AC Moore (party gift), $30 gas, $12 Staples, $20 pharmacy
4/3: $66 groceries, I'm-not-admitting-how-much on a new bike for DS8 who had outgrown his badly.
4/4:
4/5:
4/6: DH went shopping while he was out of town -- I wouldn't ordinarily count it, but he bought me something I wanted!


no buy days: 2/8
longest no buy streak: 3 days
meals out: 1/5 (not counting our trip!)
days since our last meal out: 5
longest no meals out streak: 10

 

[angierae]

No buy days: 3/10
Groceries: 53.44/$240 (237.90 left)
Fuel: 20/$48
Eating out: 24.90/$44
Entertainment/Hobbies: 8.67/$52

Coupon running total for April: $10.49

4/1: 0
4/2: 0
4/3: 0
4/4: $2.10 (CVS. Got $50 worth of stuff between sales, coupons and Extrabucks, though.)
4/5: $14.90 @ Subway $8.67 @ 7-11 $20 @ Mobil
4/6: $10 @ Panera (Forgot my lunch and my stash of Healthy Choice meals in the office freezer was depleted. Going to fix that tomorrow), $51.34 @ Meijer

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $150.34
$0 Days:4/13

Groceries ($240-$8/day)- $16.81
Eating Out ($210-$7/day)- $20.80
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($780-$26/day) $30.54
Gas $250- 4/2 $54.17 (3.89/gal), 4/5 $28.02 (3.89/gal) saw gas prices are up to $4.09 at some stations, so at a half tank so filled it up when I still saw gas prices at $3.89= $82.19

1- $0
2- My son's 4th bday. $8.06 (Games-Misc.), $16.10 (Target-Misc.), $6.38 (Dollar Tree-Misc.), $11 (Dairy Queen-Eating Out)
3- $0
4- $0
5- $0
6- $16.81 (Walgreens-Groceries), $9.80 (McDonald's Eating Out)


Budget: $1480....10%
Month: 6/30: 20%
No Buy: 4/13: 31%

My savings from coupons and sales: $198.34

Next Month: 6 month insurance premium ($300)....First month tuition for preschool ($203)....Broadway in Chicago Tickets ($318)

August: $300 Hotel Room for Cedar Point, October: ~$250 Rental Car

 

[nunzia]

$700 total
$100 Gas $80 left
$250 Groceries $199 left
$150 Entertainment/Eating Out $140 left
$100 Gifts $72 left
$100 Misc Household $52 left

April 1: $15.00 gift (online Jedi game), $2.00 movie rental, $10.00 lunch out ( I am rounding)
April 2: $0
April 3: $20 DH gasoline. $59 Walmart...($8 gift, $8 Misc household garden, saved $8 in coupons) $7.00 Walgreens ( had a great coupon deal on M&Ms and those are for Easter so gifts $2 gift, the rest groceries. total coupons there $5.25)
April 4: $0
April 5: $3.00 (groceries for a recipe I wanted to try..first time using fresh ginger )
April 6: $3.00 Clone Wars Magazine for DGS, $40 for MP3 player for me..yikes..so is that household or gift? I'll say household

 

[annsteere]

Wow. Yesterday was a big spend day.

Found water on the floor in the laundry. $408 later, new replacement water heater was installed---not optional.

Coffees while meeting with insurance agent, $5--better than meeting at our home where he might stay for hours.

Got invited to Chicago Blackhawks game, fabulous seats for a great game with great company. McDonalds supper on the way down (we economized by eating sandwiches only, not drinks or fries), $4 chocolate from the gas station (cheaper than it would be at the game), ???? for drinks for us and our hosts--- not a cheap evening, but a wonderful one. Well worth depleting the FUNd.

 

[jsmla]

April 1-$0

April 2-$96.23

April 3-$0

April 4-$101.04

April 5-$0

April 6-$0

Today will probably be $0 too. This isn't as impressive as it looks. Oak pollen + asthma = me stuck in the house running the air conditioning 24/7. I don't even want to to even think about our next Entergy bill!

I'm not recording hubby's casual spends either. I know he stopped at Dollar General and bought his body wash yesterday but have no idea about drinks and snacking at work.