$eptember No Buy-All Are Welcome!

[lougoofy]

9/06/10: $11.85 local home decor/collectibles store and $4.77 dollar store

9/07/10: $1.50 bus fare, $7.20 Quisno's (I usually don't spend that much at Quisno's but with the hot day I wanted some Iced Tea) and $13.18 Kroger's

 

[DisneyCrafter]

Monthly Budget:

Groceries/Household Items: $220-$145.70= $65.98 REMAINING

$74.46 Target
$13.69 Dollar Tree
$1.08 Factory Card Outlet
$5.42 ALDI
$8.27 Target
$14.27 Walts
$3.65 Jewel
$4.30 B-Haven
$10.22 ALDI
$9.00 Post Office
$10.34 ALDI
Total: $102.92

Gas: $250-$130= $120 REMAINING

Extras: $208 SPENT...

$0 Spend Days: (Goal is 15...2 so far!)

September 1: $0
September 2: $0
September 3: NO
September 4: NO
September 5: NO
September 6: NO
September 7: NO

 

[ronnmel]

No Buy Days : 5/10
Gas : 30$ (max 75$)
Groceries : 161$ (max 250$)
Eating out (and snacks) : (max 150$)
Non-necessities : 49$ (max 250$)

9/01 : 0$
9/02 : 0$
9/03 : 30$
9/04 : 0$
9/05 : 210$ (groceries, medication, cat stuff, drinks)
9/06 : 0$
9/07 : 0$

 

[neatokimmo]

I bought DD's school supplies for $37.43 instead of $50, so that was good. I also bought groceries (milk, bread, eggs, butter, chips, juice, grapes, bananas, apples, carrots & crackers) for $24.14, which is right where I wanted to be. I also bought cat food for $12.35 and a pair of flip flops for me for $1.10.

We also did breakfast for 3.77, I bought a snack for $2.05, paid 23 cents for a coffee cup and another 30 cents towards my lunch where my work cafe GC didn't quite cover things.

I also rented a DVD for DD from Redbox for $1.10.

09/07 - Whew! $82.47! ($37.43 school supplies, $24.14 groceries, flips flops $1.10, cat food $12.35, eating out 6.35)
9/6 - zero
9/5 - about $5 in drinks on the way home & about $35 at the postal museum (they had international Disney stamps...how cool is that?)
9/4 - $4 ice cream, $39ish at Claires (i bought a Christmas present), $6ish at CVS
9/3 - $20.77 on zoo toys, fries & coke, $5.75. Safeway for drinks, $11.53
9/2 - $2 water, $20 metro card
9/1 - zero


Vacation Cash - $.95/150
Groceries - $75.86/100
Eating out (breakfast, tacos, dinners) - $100.77/107.12
Clothes - $43.90/45
Toys - $18.90/20
Makeup - $25/25
General household stuff - $37.65/50
Yard Sales - $20/20
DDs preschool supply list - $12.57/50

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $131.07
$0 Days:1/12

Groceries ($210)- $39.57
Eating Out ($210)- $56.50
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($210) $35

Decided to start a weekly budget, maybe this way I won't get too discouraged!

Week 2:
$49 Groceries: $37.43 left
$49 Eating Out: $22.5 left
$49 Misc: $42 left

Week 3:
$49 Groceries: $49 left
$49 Eating Out: $49 left
$49 Misc: $49 left

Week 4:
$49 Groceries: $49 left
$49 Eating Out: $49 left
$49 Misc: $49 left

Week 5:
$35 Groceries: $35 left
$35 Eating Out: $35 left
$35 Misc: $35 left

WEEK 1 BEGIN:
1- $0
2- $19.78 (Groceries-Walgreens got back $21 in RR), $1.27 (Groceries-Jewel), $4 (Groceries-Dominick's even donated some to the MDA!)
3- $20 (Eating Out- Chic-Fil-a), $6 (Starbucks)
4- $10 (Eating Out- Pizza), $35 (Shopping- T-shirts and split the pot)
WEEK 2 BEGIN:
5- $17 (Eating Out- Culver's)
6- $8.41 (Groceries-Jewel)
7- $3.50 (Eating Out- McDonald's), $1.64 (Groceries-Aldi's), $4.47 (Groceries- Jewel) Out of RR/Catalinas!


Budget: $630....20%
Month: 7/30: 23%

My savings from coupons and sales: $336.29

 

[reginaastralis]

Sept 1: $4 for lunch
Sept 2: $24 for gas
Sept 3: $0!
Sept 4: $0! - This wasn't hard, I worked all day. And the day before. How boring.
Sept. 5: $0!
Sept 6: $0!
Sept 7: $4 lunch, $20 gas, and $13 for dinner. We made a split decision to spend the afternoon at the beach. I picked my little one up right after school to surprise her ... and to top it off, dolphins swam right by us. I'll never be able to leave Florida!


4/15 No Spend Days
Groceries: $275
Clothes: $100
Home: $100
Entertainment: $13/$100
Gas: $44/$160
Misc. $8/$50

 

[Debbie]

September 7:
Amounts LEFT
Eating out - $35/$35
Gas - $126/$200
Groceries - $290/$500
School supplies - $45/$45
School shoes - $150/$150
Christmas gifts - $100/$100

September 1: $43
September 2: $0
September 3: $0
September 4: $187
September 5: $48
September 6: $0
September 7: $6 DH hit the store

$0 days- 3/10 . . . . . . . 30%

 

[PaulaSue]

I am so trying to do better, I swear. I also fell off the wagon I got a great deal on organizers for my craft room ($110, Walmart college clearence). Plus yesterday, I also did some errands and got a few SB supplies ($2)....

Oh well baby steps, time to jump back on. I dont count gas or needed meal items as extras.

I am going to a benefit for a friend with cancer this week but that was in my budget.

 

[Virgderon]

I am so trying to do better, I swear. I also fell off the wagon...

Sometimes life catches up with us. Doing the no spend helps me see where and when I am vulnerable to spending too much. If things get out of hand, I find that I just don't go to certain stores like Target where there are so many temptations.

 

[mamo-4-wdw]

I bought DD's school supplies for $37.43 instead of $50, so that was good. I also bought groceries (milk, bread, eggs, butter, chips, juice, grapes, bananas, apples, carrots & crackers) for $24.14, which is right where I wanted to be. I also bought cat food for $12.35 and a pair of flip flops for me for $1.10.

We also did breakfast for 3.77, I bought a snack for $2.05, paid 23 cents for a coffee cup and another 30 cents towards my lunch where my work cafe GC didn't quite cover things.

I also rented a DVD for DD from Redbox for $1.10.

09/07 - Whew! $82.47! ($37.43 school supplies, $24.14 groceries, flips flops $1.10, cat food $12.35, eating out 6.35)
9/6 - zero
9/5 - about $5 in drinks on the way home & about $35 at the postal museum (they had international Disney stamps...how cool is that?)
9/4 - $4 ice cream, $39ish at Claires (i bought a Christmas present), $6ish at CVS
9/3 - $20.77 on zoo toys, fries & coke, $5.75. Safeway for drinks, $11.53
9/2 - $2 water, $20 metro card
9/1 - zero


Vacation Cash - $.95/150
Groceries - $75.86/100
Eating out (breakfast, tacos, dinners) - $100.77/107.12
Clothes - $43.90/45
Toys - $18.90/20
Makeup - $25/25
General household stuff - $37.65/50
Yard Sales - $20/20
DDs preschool supply list - $12.57/50

That is super cool!

 

[charming23]

Ran out to our local Drug Mart this morning because they had my allergy meds buy one get one free. So I got a 90 pills for the cost of 45. Pretty good deal. Tomorrow will be grocery shopping.

September Budget:

Groceries - $200
Household- $50/ $39.50 left
Gas/Car- $50
Eating out/ Entertainment- $50/ $31 left
School Spending- $20
Misc/Emergency- $50

Total- $420/ $390.50 left

Goal of 12 No buy Days

Week One
9/1- $0
9/2- $19 dinner at Red Latern Inn
9/3- Out of town
9/4- Out of town
9/5- Out of town
9/6- Out of town
9/7- $0

Week Two
9/8- $10.50 for allergy meds
9/9-
9/10-
9/11-
9/12-
9/13-
9/14-

2/12 No Buy days

Coupon and Store Savings- $10.50

 

[princessbride6205]

9/1 - $2 coffee
9/2 - $6 parking, $2 Misc
9/3 - $6 parking
9/4 - $2 coffee
9/5 - $3 snack
9/6 - $47 grocery
9/7 - $6 parking
9/8 - $7 parking

What I've spent:
Groceries (includes diapers, toiletries, etc)- $47/400
Gas/Parking- $25/300
Dining out/Entertainment- $3/250
Misc (clothes, other)- $2/100
Fun Money (coffees, etc) - $4/20

 

[Tiggerish]

My budget is a generous $750 and the zero day goal is 10.

Auto $75
Eating Out/Entertainment $125 / $81 left
Giving $150 / $100 left
Groceries/Household Goods $250/ $225 left
Medical $25
Misc. $125/ $45

No spend days goal = 3/10
Coupon savings = $10
Christmas 2010 running total of spending = $276
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9/1 0
9/2 Misc. $12 - parking; Groceries $16
9/3 Misc $68; Eating out $25
9/4 Eating out $12
9/5 Giving $50 (church); Eating out $4
9/6 Groceries $8; Eating out $3
9/7 $0
9/8 $0

 

[Virgderon]

Not going anywhere except to work out, so today is a 0.

Running Total: Spent $213
$1000 budget...$787 left
$0 Days: 3
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 46

Groceries budget- $250-16-46= 188

September 1 : 0
September 2: 31 (16 groceries, 15 misc)
September 3: 46 (groceries)
September 4: 34 (pedicure/eyebrows)
September 5: 54 (9 Burger King, 8 Old Navy, 28 flea market, 9 Walgeens)
September 6: 0
September 7: 47 (bowling, quick stop at Walgreens)
September 8: 0

 

[lougoofy]

9/07/10: $1.50 bus fare, $7.20 Quisno's (I usually don't spend that much at Quisno's but with the hot day I wanted some Iced Tea) and $13.18 Kroger's

9/08/10: $4.00 laundry and $3.22 dgmarket (2 bottles of water, one other bottled drink and dish soap) and $2 snacks

 

[ilovepete]

Goal: 15 no spend days, so far 2/15

Sept 1: no
Sept 2: no
Sept 3: $0 YAY!
Sept 4: no
Sept 5: no
Sept 6: $0 YAY!
Sept 7: no
Sept 8: no

 

[thebeesknees]

9/1 $0
9/2 $16 Walmart
9/3 $0
9/4 $0
9/5 $49 King Soopers groceries
9/6 $62 Safeway groceries
9/7 $5 Walmart, $101 Sam's club monthly stock-up
9/8 $0

4 of 12 no-buy days so far.

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

September 1- $0 I always do well on the months I start with a $0 day, here's hoping!
September 2-$0 I had a late-day frustration break down with the kids (trying to get the house ready for company) and really needed a break. Turned out DH needed one too (rough day at work) so we decided to meet for a half hour refresher. We were able to not ruin a $0 day though cause I had a Gift Card from Christmas for Dunkin Doughnuts. We never go there so we decided to finally use that. It was nice to spend a little adult time and get away from the house for a bit. Also went to Staples for a few things but used the free backpack G/C for that, and still have $35 left on it.
September 3- $25 Walgreen's, 2 belts for DD15 and white t-shirts for tye dyeing (for Disney.) $100 Sam's Membership renewal and groceries for DH's work and home, $10 gas. Went out to dinner but grandma and grandpa took us.
September 4- $150 Kohl's, kids school clothes. $12 Claires, earrings for kids. $5.00 Justice earrnings. $41 Aero, kids school clothes. $98 JCPenney's kids clothes. $15 lunch at the mall. $10 pizza for dinner. The kids had pretzels at the mall too, but I had coupons so they were free!!!
2 Lessons today (I knew them but was reminded of them.) Grandma likes to eat out. When she is here we go out. And GIRLS ARE EXPENSIVE!!!
September 5- Spent the day at Niagara Falls...$10 parking, $56 Maid of the Mist, $30 eating out lunch and dinner.
September 6- $38, last ballgame of the season, $60 groceries (though $30 of it was teeth whitening strips for DD15,) $3 Staples school supplies.
September 7- Decided to take the kids seperately to pick out their first day outifts. That was more headache maybe then it was worth and made for more spending days. Anyway, $145 school clothes for kids at Penney's (some I suspect will be returned.) And $1 for locer magnets for DD11. Also went to Chuck E Cheese for one last day beofre school starts lunch, but had a guest coupon still so we ate and played free.
September 8- $32 socks and lunch stuff, $427 dinner at Friendly's (been tradition for a dozen years) I used 3 kids eat free coupon and a $5 off coupon and got the bill cut in half.

2/15 No Buy Days
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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
Longest Streak-4 Days in a Row!

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $131.07
$0 Days:2/12

Groceries ($210)- $39.57
Eating Out ($210)- $56.50
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($210) $35

Decided to start a weekly budget, maybe this way I won't get too discouraged!

Week 2:
$49 Groceries: $37.43 left
$49 Eating Out: $22.5 left
$49 Misc: $42 left

Week 3:
$49 Groceries: $49 left
$49 Eating Out: $49 left
$49 Misc: $49 left

Week 4:
$49 Groceries: $49 left
$49 Eating Out: $49 left
$49 Misc: $49 left

Week 5:
$35 Groceries: $35 left
$35 Eating Out: $35 left
$35 Misc: $35 left

WEEK 1 BEGIN:
1- $0
2- $19.78 (Groceries-Walgreens got back $21 in RR), $1.27 (Groceries-Jewel), $4 (Groceries-Dominick's even donated some to the MDA!)
3- $20 (Eating Out- Chic-Fil-a), $6 (Starbucks)
4- $10 (Eating Out- Pizza), $35 (Shopping- T-shirts and split the pot)
WEEK 2 BEGIN:
5- $17 (Eating Out- Culver's)
6- $8.41 (Groceries-Jewel)
7- $3.50 (Eating Out- McDonald's), $1.64 (Groceries-Aldi's), $4.47 (Groceries- Jewel) Out of RR/Catalinas!
8- $0


Budget: $630....20%
Month: 8/30: 27%

My savings from coupons and sales: $336.29

 

[MomOf3LovesMickey]

Busy Busy Busy but I still want to participate so let me catch up

9/1- $14.96 for lunch during our training for work. $40 for DD cheer shoes.
9/2- $48.26 for gas. $40 plus $2.50 ATM fee because one of my cheerleaders couldn't afford her cheer shoes and I didn't want her to be the only one without them
9/3- Got $60 from the ATM for the weekend but only spent $16 to get in the football game...no concessions because I just can't see a $3 hot dog.
9/4- $4 for concessions at LL game because we can't bring outside food. After the game we went to San Antonio for the weekend so that was vacation budget.
9/5- Sea World
9/6-Still in SA- BTW I did the whole trip (souvies included for less than $200 )
9/7- $20 at Family dollar for dish towels and cleaning stuff.
9/8- $0

I forgot my lunch today so I may go to wendy's and pick up a .99 burger or two.

So...
0/200 groceries
60/100 household
18.96/50 eating out
16/75 entertainment (we usually do movie night at home and order pizza, but now that football season is here most fridays pizza money goes to the HS football games)