December No Buy: To help us survive the holidays

[lattemomof3]

Hi everyone, jumping on board, even though Dec. is a tough month to budget. I'm hoping to finish up all Christmas shopping this weekend with my mom, so hopefully, aside from baking supplies there won't be too many extra expenses (and it's a good thing I live 30 miles from Starbucks, because the holiday peppermint mocha & caramel brulee are!, I WILL need one to get through the mall this weekend, though!)

Setting a goal of 10 no buy days.

Dec. 1- face cleanser & lotion

Dec. 2 - tea w/ a friend, groceries, mailed a package

Dec. 3 - 3 things @ grocery store, having mom over for taco soup, watching the Huskers play football, and making our 2 month countdown to DW chain!

Dec. 4 - Groceries, Boy Scout popcorn

Dec. 5 - gifts, coffee, lunch @ sandwich shop while Christmas shopping, & the Eclipse movie for me - from the entertainment fund.

Dec. 6 - ordering my LAST 2 gifts online today, and then I'm officially DONE! So hoping to start (finally!) wracking up some no-buy days! Good luck to everyone, and cut yourselves a little slack, it is the most difficult time of the year, budget-wise.

Dec. 7 - wow - no, no-buy days yet. Had to stop at Dollar General for pop I'm supposed to bring to a Parent-Child center volunteer dinner, & I let dd4 choose a $5 gift for her brother & sister. She has been making tons of gifts (pictures, paper tree ornaments) & using up all of my saved gift bags to wrap them-lol. She was so excited to wrap up gifts she'd picked out for them. Tomorrow- planning on a no-buy, going to my mom's to wrap everything while dd4 is 2 preschool.

Dec. 8 - $0, finally! Got the gifts wrapped, that's a job! Especially the jumping through hoops to hide them in the garage attic w/ pull-down stairs! I would REALLY love to rest this evening, as we finally have no where to go, but I MUST get some laundry done. Something had to slide this week to get the gifts bought & wrapped! "The Middle" is on tonight, though, and it WILL be watched, clean socks or not!

Dec 9 - groc's, and ordered the photo Christmas cards from Shutterfly.

Dec 10 - tickets to the Christmas play that dd11 is in (3 performances and a cast party-busy weekend). DH and ds8 are at a hockey game w/ boy scouts, so I'm sure they are buying something to snack on there.

Dec 11 - lunch from Subway (dh brought it home for the kids, I ate leftovers, it is their special thing to do after basketball practice, so I guess I won't complain), face wipes for dd11 - to remove the stage makeup, our regular cleanser was'nt cutting it.

Dec 12 - $0, knew it would be a long day so put a roast chicken in the crockpot, drive thru would have been tempting after the play cast party and cubscout party!

Dec 13 - just picked up a few groceries. DD11 had ballet this evening, so I went with my "I'm tired & really don't feel like cooking meal" of frozen cheese tortellini (only takes 4 minutes to boil!, w/ a jar of spaghetti sauce, and steamed broccoli). Interestingly, my kids like this meal much better than a lot of the ones that take much longer (like yesterday's roast chicken).

MickeyMomof3, that sounds like a great evening. I am probably alone in this but I wish it would snow here. It is really cold (18 degrees, but no snow). Can I specify just a nice, pretty, non-blizzarding snow?!

 

[3goofyboys]

I'm a few days behind ! I'll catch up today and be sure to post daily, just to keep myself on track.

December 1 $0! Hopefully this a good omen for the month!
December 2 $0! Took the boys to see Santa today. We went to Bass Pro Shops where they have a great Christmas area set up with tons of activities and you get a 4x6 print for free. It was great!
December 3 $105 groceries, $9 orowheat outlet, $9 Kohls, $6 Lowes, $43 Target, $41 printer ink
December 4 $9 groceries, $30 Took the boys to the Parade of Lights in Downtown Denver. The parade is free, but I paid for parking and food. We had a fantastic time, well worth the money!
December 5 $0! We went to a community sing along today and had a great time for zero dollars spent.
December 6 Was in town today, so I ran a few errands. $20 medical, $16 lunch, $30 misc. Target, $27 Joann's.
December 7 Took the boys up to the mountains to cut down a Christmas tree. The tree was only $10, but we had to put gas in our big truck so $56 for that. And we had to get lights because in the past we've set up artifical pre-lit trees, so $10 there. Finally, I ordered my Christmas cards, $5 for 50 photo cards.
December 8$10 extension cord, $23 Christmas gifts for our dogs, $23 ornament painting, $59 groceries for a cookie exchange and holiday party we're throwing, $30 gas, $30 dinner and a movie for DH and I.
December 9$26 gas, $42 dinner out with friends, $5 stocking stuffers for DH
December 10$9 Hobby Lobby, $40 beer for a holiday party we had, $14 babysitters for said party, $2 groceries
December 11$20 Target, $5 lunch for DH
December 12 $0!
December 13$38 gas, $9 for a much needed car wash, $27 dinner at Chick fil A to see Santa Cow- it's a holiday tradition!

4/11 no buy days

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

MickeyMomof3, that sounds like a great evening. I am probably alone in this but I wish it would snow here. It is really cold (18 degrees, but no snow). Can I specify just a nice, pretty, non-blizzarding snow?!

Nope, you aren't alone. I love the snow. It was a very nice evening for the most part. A classmate of my DD16's father died today. My husband also knew him and my DD8 knows his daughter. It was sad, he died from the flu. That kind of put a damper on things and at the same time made us appreciate the evening more. I owe you a PM all about my trip, I know, just crazy busy and I know yo uunderstand but I stil lwant to tell yo uabout it and hear how your plans are coming together.

I sort of sipped tonight. I saw something I liked on eBay but colors and stuff wern't working for me. I had been messaging the guy all day today and he finally aid just to call him. We found what worked for me color wise and stuff and so he is putting together a set for me to "win" so I get exactly what I want. Technically I spoke with him tonight, but won't be buying till 11am tomorrow, so it's still a no spend day, I guess it's like putting things on hold. Obviously tomorrow will not be a no spend day. I need some groceried anyway and we want to send a card to the family who lost their dad/husband so I'll need to get that tomorrow.

 

[fairyprincess1]

12/1 - on my way to the post office to send my secret santa gift to my coupon train buddy... so it is obviously a spend day... think I will also go out & finish up my secret santa gift for Bunco group so I can have a no spend day tomorrow... well at least it is a plan

12/2 $0
12/3 $0
12/4 $0
12/5 Spend - know I am going out for a lite dinner with friends, Kohl's to spend my Kohl's cash, and I am sure I will stop at the store to pick up stuff for DS lunches this week...
12/6 spend more Xmas shopping
12/7 spend - I was too late for a breakfast meeting so I had to go out & get my breakfast... Have a few other errands to run too, so we will be spending some more cash...
12/8 spend - Bought a gift online today... I was being so good too... oh well - I did bring my lunch & I didn't stop after work... Tomorrow perhaps
12/9 spend - ended up buying a shop vac tonight because ours died... was so close too...
12/10 $0 Hurray!!! and I had planned to spend some money on dinner tonight but my son couldn't get his act together so we had sandwiches at home instead...
12/11 $0 cold weather kept us in decorating the house and we started baking
12/12 $0 Chicago blizzard - too cold, snowy & windy to leave the house... decided to clean out the freezer to make some chicken stock... Maybe I'll roast a chicken too...
12/13 spend - ran out to do some errands in the bitter cold after work....

Stay warm & safe my fellow midwesterners!!



No Buys:6/10

 

[charming23]

Finally done with school for the semester. I am staying on today as it is cold and tomorrow is trash day so I want to clean out the fridge/freezer and empty all the trash cans in the house.

Tomorrow I plan to finish up my Christmas shopping (only have my mom left) and to stop at GFS for a few of their sale items.

Groceries: $200/ $74.44 left
Household: $50/$13.28 left
Christmas Eve Dinner: $50
Gas/Car: $50/ $23.02 left
Eating out/Entertainment: $75/$32.04 left
Misc: $75/$57.86 left

Total: $500/$250.64 left

Goal of 12 No Buy days

Week One
12/1- $3.65 Starbucks, $7.45 Jersey Mike's, $17.14 Pat Catan's, $11.19 Walgreen's, and $13.96 Rustic
12/2- $26.89 Househol and $34.71 Grocery at WalMart
12/3- $0
12/4- $0
12/5- $0
12/6- $0
12/7- $0

Week Two
12/8- $68.64 WalMart and $17.90 Lunch
12/9- $0
12/10- $26.98 Gas
12/11- $0
12/12- $20.85 at Giant Eagle
12/13- $0
12/14- $0

Week Three
12/15
12/16
12/17
12/18
12/19
12/20
12/21

9/12 No Buy Days

Coupon and Store Savings- $21.55

 

[ronnmel]

No Buy Days : 4/10
Gas : 70$ (max 90$)
Groceries : 75$ (max 250$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 125$ (max 150$)
Non-necessities : 205$ (max 250$)
Christmas : 94$ (max 200$)

01/12 : 10$ (food delivery)
02/12 : 0$
03/12 : 49$ (dinner)
04/12 : 101$ (clothes)
05/12 : 92$ (groceries + dance show tickets)
06/12 : 35$ (gas)
07/12 : 9$ (candy apple and chocolate)
08/12 : 87$ (groceries + first perfume ever)
09/12 : 0$
10/12 : 121$ (Gifts + Christmas staff party)
11/12 : 30$ (lunch + parking)
12/12 : 35$ (gas)
13/12 : 0$
14/12 : 0$

 

[QVCshopper]

Cold and not in a spending mood. I baked instead!

5/10 No-buy days

12/1-$0; 6 miles!
12/2-$1 library; $6 Cookie Co.; 2 miles
12/3-$0; 7 miles!!
12/4-$40 Charity Sale; $13 QVC; $12 Breakfast with Santa; $5 Toys for Tots; $36 Various Stores at Mall/B&N
12/5-$0
12/6-$7 Burger King; $29 Wegmans; 7 miles
12/7-$95 Target (iTunes gift, helmet, cat litter, hats/gloves); $12 CFA dinner; $2 Dollar Store; $11 Girl Scouts (forgot about this one until I ironed on the patches)
12/8-$0; 8 miles
12/9-$23 Wegmans; $30 B&N; 2 miles
12/10-$18 Wegmans; $37 Kohls; $1 Bagel; $17 Chuck E Cheese; 1 mile
12/11-$40 Wegmans; $10 Otts; $5.50 Pennypacker Mills
12/12-$9 Gymboree; $25 Giant; $14 Monkey Joes; $11.50 McD; $18 QVC; $1 5 Below
12/13-$8 Goodwill; $2 DD; $5 QVC; $18 Wegmans; 1 mile
12/14-$0

 

[lattemomof3]

Nope, you aren't alone. I love the snow. It was a very nice evening for the most part. A classmate of my DD16's father died today. My husband also knew him and my DD8 knows his daughter. It was sad, he died from the flu. That kind of put a damper on things and at the same time made us appreciate the evening more. I owe you a PM all about my trip, I know, just crazy busy and I know yo uunderstand but I stil lwant to tell yo uabout it and hear how your plans are coming together.

I sort of sipped tonight. I saw something I liked on eBay but colors and stuff wern't working for me. I had been messaging the guy all day today and he finally aid just to call him. We found what worked for me color wise and stuff and so he is putting together a set for me to "win" so I get exactly what I want. Technically I spoke with him tonight, but won't be buying till 11am tomorrow, so it's still a no spend day, I guess it's like putting things on hold. Obviously tomorrow will not be a no spend day. I need some groceried anyway and we want to send a card to the family who lost their dad/husband so I'll need to get that tomorrow.

That is sad about about your dd's friend's dad, they are in for a rough holiday. We will catch up later, did you notice how short my last pm was? Christmas craziness, every year I make a mental note to myself to not overextend myself so much w/ helping @ school & dance parties, baking for others, etc, I REALLY need to write that note in the middle of my forehead next November. Good luck w/ the e-bay!

 

[lattemomof3]

Hi everyone, jumping on board, even though Dec. is a tough month to budget. I'm hoping to finish up all Christmas shopping this weekend with my mom, so hopefully, aside from baking supplies there won't be too many extra expenses (and it's a good thing I live 30 miles from Starbucks, because the holiday peppermint mocha & caramel brulee are!, I WILL need one to get through the mall this weekend, though!)

Setting a goal of 10 no buy days.

Dec. 1- face cleanser & lotion

Dec. 2 - tea w/ a friend, groceries, mailed a package

Dec. 3 - 3 things @ grocery store, having mom over for taco soup, watching the Huskers play football, and making our 2 month countdown to DW chain!

Dec. 4 - Groceries, Boy Scout popcorn

Dec. 5 - gifts, coffee, lunch @ sandwich shop while Christmas shopping, & the Eclipse movie for me - from the entertainment fund.

Dec. 6 - ordering my LAST 2 gifts online today, and then I'm officially DONE! So hoping to start (finally!) wracking up some no-buy days! Good luck to everyone, and cut yourselves a little slack, it is the most difficult time of the year, budget-wise.

Dec. 7 - wow - no, no-buy days yet. Had to stop at Dollar General for pop I'm supposed to bring to a Parent-Child center volunteer dinner, & I let dd4 choose a $5 gift for her brother & sister. She has been making tons of gifts (pictures, paper tree ornaments) & using up all of my saved gift bags to wrap them-lol. She was so excited to wrap up gifts she'd picked out for them. Tomorrow- planning on a no-buy, going to my mom's to wrap everything while dd4 is 2 preschool.

Dec. 8 - $0, finally! Got the gifts wrapped, that's a job! Especially the jumping through hoops to hide them in the garage attic w/ pull-down stairs! I would REALLY love to rest this evening, as we finally have no where to go, but I MUST get some laundry done. Something had to slide this week to get the gifts bought & wrapped! "The Middle" is on tonight, though, and it WILL be watched, clean socks or not!

Dec 9 - groc's, and ordered the photo Christmas cards from Shutterfly.

Dec 10 - tickets to the Christmas play that dd11 is in (3 performances and a cast party-busy weekend). DH and ds8 are at a hockey game w/ boy scouts, so I'm sure they are buying something to snack on there.

Dec 11 - lunch from Subway (dh brought it home for the kids, I ate leftovers, it is their special thing to do after basketball practice, so I guess I won't complain), face wipes for dd11 - to remove the stage makeup, our regular cleanser was'nt cutting it.

Dec 12 - $0, knew it would be a long day so put a roast chicken in the crockpot, drive thru would have been tempting after the play cast party and cubscout party!

Dec 13 - just picked up a few groceries. DD11 had ballet this evening, so I went with my "I'm tired & really don't feel like cooking meal" of frozen cheese tortellini (only takes 4 minutes to boil!, w/ a jar of spaghetti sauce, and steamed broccoli). Interestingly, my kids like this meal much better than a lot of the ones that take much longer (like yesterday's roast chicken).

Dec 14 - Walmart run for groceries & baking supplies, drove thru Wendy's for lunch for dd4 & I so we could make a mad dash back for dance & cubscouts. I need to make ahead more freezer meals in Nov. so we have quick options available in the evenings in December. Tomato soup & grilled cheese tonight, yet another slap-dash dinner!

 

[QVCshopper]

Cold and not in a spending mood. I baked instead!

5/10 No-buy days

12/1-$0; 6 miles!
12/2-$1 library; $6 Cookie Co.; 2 miles
12/3-$0; 7 miles!!
12/4-$40 Charity Sale; $13 QVC; $12 Breakfast with Santa; $5 Toys for Tots; $36 Various Stores at Mall/B&N
12/5-$0
12/6-$7 Burger King; $29 Wegmans; 7 miles
12/7-$95 Target (iTunes gift, helmet, cat litter, hats/gloves); $12 CFA dinner; $2 Dollar Store; $11 Girl Scouts (forgot about this one until I ironed on the patches)
12/8-$0; 8 miles
12/9-$23 Wegmans; $30 B&N; 2 miles
12/10-$18 Wegmans; $37 Kohls; $1 Bagel; $17 Chuck E Cheese; 1 mile
12/11-$40 Wegmans; $10 Otts; $5.50 Pennypacker Mills
12/12-$9 Gymboree; $25 Giant; $14 Monkey Joes; $11.50 McD; $18 QVC; $1 5 Below
12/13-$8 Goodwill; $2 DD; $5 QVC; $18 Wegmans; 1 mile
12/14-$0

BTW - I know I go to Wegmans a lot, but I love it there!!! And I get 2 free items with every $10 purchase; therefore the small orders--at least we live close by. (Last week was corn chips and bagels. This week is tuna and mayo).

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

That is sad about about your dd's friend's dad, they are in for a rough holiday. We will catch up later, did you notice how short my last pm was? Christmas craziness, every year I make a mental note to myself to not overextend myself so much w/ helping @ school & dance parties, baking for others, etc, I REALLY need to write that note in the middle of my forehead next November. Good luck w/ the e-bay!

I know, it is always somehow sadder when bad things happen at the holidays. Every Christmas will be the anniversary of his death. So sad. I am the same way, overwhelmed right now. Tonight everything was cancelled cause of the weather and it was so good to be able to bake with the girls and not be doing the things we were supposed to be doing.

BTW - I know I go to Wegmans a lot, but I love it there!!! And I get 2 free items with every $10 purchase; therefore the small orders--at least we live close by. (Last week was corn chips and bagels. This week is tuna and mayo).

That is so not fair! We don't get those deals at Wegman's here, and we are in the hometown of Wegmans!!! I think I need to write a letter...

 

[QVCshopper]

That is so not fair! We don't get those deals at Wegman's here, and we are in the hometown of Wegmans!!! I think I need to write a letter...

I think it's because they are trying to break into this area. They opened my store last year, another one this year, and a third next year, making 4 in total (first has been here a while). I think our area in PA spends a lot in ready to cook food, so that's why they are coming here. Lots of working parents and young professionals.

Danny Wegmans was at my store last week with a bunch of the higher-ups and he said hi to me, which was nice since I go so much. They all had on Christmas clothes and the store had lots of yummy samples. It was Thursday, I think, and kind of like a party. Anyway, LOVE Wegmans!

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

December 1-$0
December 2-$0 Had to go to Michael's and Walmart for Girl Scouts, there was some temptation but I resisited! I do need to go do some shopping tomorrow though.
December 3-Christmas Shopping $80 for 2 Wiimotes and Epic Mickey and Super Mario Brothers thanks to Slickdeals! Also, DD8 had a GS thing, it was awful (last year was so nice) and miserably cold so DH bribed the kids, well, her, to go out to dinner if we could leave early (bad parents maybe, but he and I are already sick and it was miserable) so she agrees, we get in the car and she picks Outback. So, with tip an insane $60 for dinner out but we rarely do that, so it's OK.
December 4- I decided since we cancelled our Thanksgiving dinner in Disney (due to cost) I wanted to make Thanksgiving dinner. I am having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit and thought that would help. My DH's best friend is getting divorced and didn't have his kids on Thanksgiving, so I made dinner for all of us on Sunday. I spent about $125 on groceries. We had everything though, ham, turkey, salad, rolls, stuffing, brown sugar glazed carrots, green bean casserole, candied yams, baked sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes and gravy, cream cheese garlic mashed potatoes, cranberries, pie and ice cream. And LOTS of leftovers!!! DD8 had a b-day party for a little boy, we were kind of cheap maybe but gave him 3 Disney Star Wars cars that we got in the girl's Grab Bags in Disney. Was supposed to go to a basketball game with DH but the thought of a 1.5 hour ride each way for that after a long day wasn't fun, so he took a friend. On the way he got a flat. Never made the game and had to get another new tire! UGGG, but that was car repairs we don't reord plus I wasn't with him, don't even know how much it was. He never made the game.
December 5-$0 Stayed home and cooked and ate! My garbage disposal and dishwaher broke after cooking that BIG meal!!! Thankfully today (2 days later) it is finally fixed (thank goodness DH was able to fix them) and I am finally washing dishes in the kitchen and not the bathroom sink. Eeeewww!!!
December 6- Should have been a $0 day but woke up to a sick kid. Went to the doctor and it was strep. No copay for the appointment or the meds cause of her age. That will end soon. But he did prescribe popcicles, 2 an hour cause she isn't eating or drinking. Went to buy those and decided to get DH boots, we have over a foot and a half of snow in the last 48 hours and he was shoveling in tennis shoes. So that was about $60, pricey popcicles! At the end of last winter I threw out all DH and my boots and coats. They had been though at leat 5 NY winters and we looked pathetic. But now, here we are and no boots or coats. He found a coat at Sam's for $30 and it is super nice, and now I got him the boots, but I wear an 11W shoe (I am 6'1") so far I have not found boots, and coats, forget it...even Walmart ones are $50! So far I haven't bought one though I need to! Took the kittens to the vet. Don't know how much it was, DH said it wasn't worth me stressing over. But they got a clean bill of health and all their baby shots. Christmas shopped for DH at Think Geek, that was about $85! Also ordered 2 gift sets at Walmart, but they were $9 each and have a $10 rebate so spent $18, get back $20, not bad.
December 7- $0 ETA- A foot and a half of snow, a DH who went into work at 4am, yeah, we stayed in tonight. Made a casserole and called it a $0 day! (From earlier-Well, too early to call. DD8 is still home so that means I am too. I am supposed to be getting lots done this week but with her home I am finding myself to be laying on the couch wathcing a lot of cartoons. (Not complaning.) It is after noon and I am still in my PJs. DH had mentioned going on a date tonight (we have a coupon) but not sure if we will or not, will report later. If we go I will hit Ulta (have some great coupons) to do some Christmas shopping for DD11 and might try to find a coat. BBBbbbrrrrr!!!)
December 8-Target.com 19.43, a new coat for me. Free shipping so I took a gamble, if it doens't fit I will return it, no loss there. Walmart.com 9.22 DS game for the kids for Christmas. Target 101.43 Went for boots, left with some Christmas gofts, but all good finds and deals. Pizza for the kids cause I met DH for dinner. <3 10.26 Our dinner out at Uno 24.61 Didn't need makeup but they were B1G1 plus I had a $5 off coupon so 2 things of mineral makeup at Ulta 9.72 Groceries $38. 3 pairs of boots and a wallet for DH (2 pairs have to go back though) $80.90 Walgreens, a silly splurge but I have wanted that leg lamp from A Christmas Story and decided now was when to buy it cause they were running low $32.39. FINALLY found Advent Calenders for the kids, they were no where to be found this year, 5.13
December 9-Target.com 28.07 for 3 robes (2 for us, one for a gift) Walmart, 2 pairs of boots that actually fit $80.84 Walmart.com $19 for a gift for DH and $6 for 2 pairs of shoes for me YIKES!!!
December 10-$0 So far anyway. Lots of shopping needs to be done so if any deals come up tonight I may change that, but I worked today, substituted for 17 4-year olds and while I wanted to do some tonight I am too tired. Oh, and I made some money today, not much, but about $50.
December 11- Sam's Club, my biggest Budget Buster!!! $303. I bought all my baking supplies and some clothes for the kids and lots of meats to get that freezer refilled. Oh, DD11 went with me cause we went right from her basketball game and she waas starving so she had a hot dog while I shopped. That was about $2 for that with a drink.
December 12- We FINALLY got our Christmas tree. Cause it was late in the season they were on sale. The first one DH cut down was only $32, but it was the weirest thing, it was half a tree. Two trees had grown together and looked like one so we had to find a new one. The next one we found that we liked was $42, but it was cold and we were wet and so we went with it. We then went to Syracuse and spent the day with our friends and their baby. Sooo close to a no spend day, but we desperatly needed to get a tree!!!
December 13-$0 Calling it early. It is snowin and blowin' outside. I have the tree up with lights and ready to be decorated and a "roast beast" in the oven for dinner, starting to feel the spirit (except for the shopping part) andlooking forward to a nice evening with the family tonight. No one has anywhere they have to be tonight so we can eat, decorate the tree and enjoy the snow fall as we sit by the (fake) fire!
December 14- $40 2 purses off eBay for the kids $80 Walmart for some storm groceries (never shop there but the roads were awful and it is walking distance. I didn't walk, the windchill is below 0, but it's super close so I was barely on the roads.) And some more baking supplies and Hershey's Kisses in a few different flavors for the girls' stockings. All evening activities were cancelled cause of weather so we are in for the night and baking. Just got done making Peppermint Bark, it's cooling now. ETA- Slicke Deals deal, Wii game for $20 and change.

No spend days 6/15 I don't expect to make 15 but I will be happy with as many as I can this month.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Happy About Record Since Joining No Buy-
January-14 Days
February-13 Days
March-17 Days
April-15 Days
May-15 Days
June-8 Days
July- 6 Days (only in town and only recorded half the month, probably had about 7-8 no buys while away)
August-15 Days
September-15 Days
October-13 Days
November-6 Days (only kept track till November 16th cause we were in Disney the rest of the month)
Longest Streak-4 Days in a Row

 

[Tiggerish]

The December budget is $800 with 10 no spend days.

Auto $75
Eating Out/Entertainment $115 / $67 left
Giving $25 /$5 left
Groceries/Household Goods $200 / $145 left
Medical $20
Misc. $75 / $54 left
Set bills $290 / $54 left

No spend days goal of 8/10

Coupon savings = $24.10
Christmas 2010 running total of spending = $1108
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12/1 $0
12/2 Groceries $3; Giving $1 (SA kettle)
12/3 $0
12/4 Groceries $17; Giving $16 (SA kettle and Angel Tree gift); Set bills $26
12/5 Set bills $25 (church); Groceries $13; Eating out $13
12/6 $0
12/7 $0
12/8 $0
12/9 Groceries $18; Misc. $9 (stamps); Giving $1 (SA kettle); Set bills $160
12/10 Groceries $3; Misc. $12 (new checks); Giving $1 (SA kettle); Entertainment & eating out $35 (three movie tickets and Starbucks - saw Narnia, Dawn Trader)
12/11 $0
12/12 Set bills $25 (church); Giving $1 (SA kettle)
12/13 $0
12/14 $0

 

[Virgderon]

Got my hair colored and cut- gotta love the Fantastic Sams coupons. It only cost $35 with a $10 tip included.

Running Total: Spent $264
$800 budget...$ 536 left
$0 Days: 6
Goal is 6 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 41

Groceries budget- $200- 4-14-2-16-25= 139 left

December 1: 19 ( meds, tea, soda)
December 2: 0
December 3: 39 ( pop, food, VS, shoes)
December 4: 18 ( 8 Wendys, 5 parking and 5 snacks at hockey game)
December 5: 0
December 6 : 0
December 7: 41 (32 bowling, 7 food at bowling, 2 pop )
December 8: 37 ( 11 makeup on sale , 10 gas, 16 Publix food)
December 9 : 0
December 10: 43 (6.50 movie tix, gas 11, groceries 25)
December 11: 0
December 12: 12 ( food at movies)
December 13: 0
December 14: 55 ( 35 hair, 13 Walgreens, 7 food at bowling)

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

Needed to add, just got a deal on SlickDeals (love them) for a Wii game. $21 and change shipped (with tax.) It's for Disney's Guilty Party. Need Christmas gifts and this looks like a famiy fun, interactive game. It's on Amazon, $20 and free shipping if anyone is interested.

 

[fairyprincess1]

12/1 - on my way to the post office to send my secret santa gift to my coupon train buddy... so it is obviously a spend day... think I will also go out & finish up my secret santa gift for Bunco group so I can have a no spend day tomorrow... well at least it is a plan

12/2 $0
12/3 $0
12/4 $0
12/5 Spend - know I am going out for a lite dinner with friends, Kohl's to spend my Kohl's cash, and I am sure I will stop at the store to pick up stuff for DS lunches this week...
12/6 spend more Xmas shopping
12/7 spend - I was too late for a breakfast meeting so I had to go out & get my breakfast... Have a few other errands to run too, so we will be spending some more cash...
12/8 spend - Bought a gift online today... I was being so good too... oh well - I did bring my lunch & I didn't stop after work... Tomorrow perhaps
12/9 spend - ended up buying a shop vac tonight because ours died... was so close too...
12/10 $0 Hurray!!! and I had planned to spend some money on dinner tonight but my son couldn't get his act together so we had sandwiches at home instead...
12/11 $0 cold weather kept us in decorating the house and we started baking
12/12 $0 Chicago blizzard - too cold, snowy & windy to leave the house... decided to clean out the freezer to make some chicken stock... Maybe I'll roast a chicken too...
12/13 spend - ran out to do some errands in the bitter cold after work....
12/14 spend
12/15 spend



No Buys:6/10

 

[Virgderon]

Getting ready to go to Chicago tomorrow. Got a last minute gift for my moms dog and picked up a couple things. I don't know if I will be posting while I am gone- if not, good luck everyone with staying under budget!

Running Total: Spent $280
$800 budget...$ 520 left
$0 Days: 6
Goal is 6 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 41

Groceries budget- $200- 4-14-2-16-25= 139 left

December 1: 19 ( meds, tea, soda)
December 2: 0
December 3: 39 ( pop, food, VS, shoes)
December 4: 18 ( 8 Wendys, 5 parking and 5 snacks at hockey game)
December 5: 0
December 6 : 0
December 7: 41 (32 bowling, 7 food at bowling, 2 pop )
December 8: 37 ( 11 makeup on sale , 10 gas, 16 Publix food)
December 9 : 0
December 10: 43 (6.50 movie tix, gas 11, groceries 25)
December 11: 0
December 12: 12 ( food at movies)
December 13: 0
December 14: 55 ( 35 hair, 13 Walgreens, 7 food at bowling)
December 15: 16 ( Walgreens)

 

[Tiggerish]

The December budget is $800 with 10 no spend days.

Auto $75
Eating Out/Entertainment $115 / $40 left
Giving $25 / $5 left
Groceries/Household Goods $200 / $145 left
Medical $20
Misc. $75 / $10 over
Set bills $290 / $54 left

No spend days goal of 8/10

Coupon savings = $24.10
Christmas 2010 running total of spending = $1108
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12/1 $0
12/2 Groceries $3; Giving $1 (SA kettle)
12/3 $0
12/4 Groceries $17; Giving $16 (SA kettle and Angel Tree gift); Set bills $26
12/5 Set bills $25 (church); Groceries $13; Eating out $13
12/6 $0
12/7 $0
12/8 $0
12/9 Groceries $18; Misc. $9 (stamps); Giving $1 (SA kettle); Set bills $160
12/10 Groceries $3; Misc. $12 (new checks); Giving $1 (SA kettle); Entertainment & eating out $35 (three movie tickets and Starbucks - saw Narnia, Dawn Trader)
12/11 $0
12/12 Set bills $25 (church); Giving $1 (SA kettle)
12/13 $0
12/14 $0
12/15 Misc. $64 (for a hair cut and styling gel); Eating out $27 (because you have to take a new hair cut out to show it off!)

 

[QVCshopper]

Yay! Six days; I'm proud of myself. I really last my no-buys go in Sept., Oct., and Nov. so it's nice to see I can still do them.

6/10 No-buy days

12/1-$0; 6 miles!
12/2-$1 library; $6 Cookie Co.; 2 miles
12/3-$0; 7 miles!!
12/4-$40 Charity Sale; $13 QVC; $12 Breakfast with Santa; $5 Toys for Tots; $36 Various Stores at Mall/B&N
12/5-$0
12/6-$7 Burger King; $29 Wegmans; 7 miles
12/7-$95 Target (iTunes gift, helmet, cat litter, hats/gloves); $12 CFA dinner; $2 Dollar Store; $11 Girl Scouts (forgot about this one until I ironed on the patches)
12/8-$0; 8 miles
12/9-$23 Wegmans; $30 B&N; 2 miles
12/10-$18 Wegmans; $37 Kohls; $1 Bagel; $17 Chuck E Cheese; 1 mile
12/11-$40 Wegmans; $10 Otts; $5.50 Pennypacker Mills
12/12-$9 Gymboree; $25 Giant; $14 Monkey Joes; $11.50 McD; $18 QVC; $1 5 Below
12/13-$8 Goodwill; $2 DD; $5 QVC; $18 Wegmans; 1 mile
12/14-$0
12/15-$0 [price adjustment from Kohls stuff I got last week -$5.50]; 5 miles