$eptember No Buy-All Are Welcome!

[lougoofy]

9/13/10: $3.50 laundry and $$s a night out
9/14/10: $9.66 dgmarket and $.35 ice from dairy mart

9/15/10: $3.25 laundry

 

[Virgderon]

Have fun seeing Adam Lambert. He is even better live.

I'm pysched! The only problem is that he is the post baseball game concert, so no shirts. We went to see Pat Benatar and Train after baseball games, and they won't let them sell shirts. I guess that removes one temptation to buy something!

 

[princessbride6205]

9/1 - $2 coffee
9/2 - $6 parking, $2 Misc
9/3 - $6 parking
9/4 - $2 coffee
9/5 - $3 coffees me & DH
9/6 - $47 grocery
9/7 - $6 parking
9/8 - $7 parking
9/9 - $7 parking, $2 part-lunch, $10 farmer's market, $15 grocery
9/10 - $8 parking, $19 misc for DD, $12 lunch out with DD
9/11 - $6 snack for me & DD, $25 dinner out
9/12 - $4 DD book, $40 DD clothes, $18 Lunch out, $125 gas card, $2 newspapers, $8 tool
9/13 - $6 parking
9/14 - $6 parking, $9 stamps
9/15 - $25 groceries (incl. medicine)
9/16 - $2 parking, farmer's market TBD

What I've spent:
Groceries (includes diapers, toiletries, etc)- $97/400
Gas/Parking- $179/300
Dining out/Entertainment- $64/250
Misc (clothes, other)- $84/100
Fun Money (coffees, etc) - $6/20
Gifts (Not budgeted) - $24 friend bday, $75 sister's bday

 

[DisneyCrafter]

Groceries/Household Items: $220-$183.90= $36.10 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
$17.90 ALDI
$11.00 Dollar Tree

Gas: $250-$130= $60 REMAINING

Extras: $348.61 SPENT...

$0 Spend Days: (Goal is 12...6 so far!)

September 1: $0
September 2: $0
September 3: NO
September 4: NO
September 5: NO
September 6: NO
September 7: NO
September 8: $0
September 9: NO
September 10: NO
September 11: NO
September 12: NO
September 13: NO
September 14: $0
September 15: $0
September 16: $0

Today was technically NOT a $0 day but I only bought materials for a tote bag I am making. It was a custom item and so I will be reimbursed for the cost of the materials. Doesn't count in my book b/c it is business related. Only 16 more days until WDW!

 

[charming23]

I'm pysched! The only problem is that he is the post baseball game concert, so no shirts. We went to see Pat Benatar and Train after baseball games, and they won't let them sell shirts. I guess that removes one temptation to buy something!

That stinks about no t-shirts, but if you really need one they sell the tour tee on his website Have fun though.

 

[charming23]

Stopped to get gas on my way to class

September Budget:

Groceries - $200/ $96.52 left
Household- $50/ $18.56 left
Gas/Car- $50/ $26.52 left
Eating out/ Entertainment- $50/ $31 left
School Spending- $20
Misc/Emergency- $50/$34.71 left

Total- $420/ $287.08 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- $79.94 Grocery Store
9/10- $0
9/11- $0
9/12- $0
9/13- $0
9/14- $44.48 grocery store and $15.29 target

Week Three
9/15- $0
9/16- $23.48 gas
9/17-
9/18-
9/19-
9/20-
9/21-

6/12 No Buy days

Coupon and Store Savings- $38.20

 

[3goofyboys]

I'm late to the game, but I'd like to join. This month is kind of a "get a feel for it month". I'd love to have 10 no buy days, we'll see if that's realistic. I started tracking on the 6th, this is what I have so far:

6th: $39 Marshalls, gift for a b-day party, $27 Target, gift for another b-day party
7th: $25 Gas, $15 copies, $20 office visit copay for sick kiddo, $3 antibiotics for said kiddo
8th: $14 big prize for smaller kiddo, he pooped in the potty, a major victory
9th: $0 day
10th:: $0 day
11th: $0 day
12th: $30 race registration, $27 gas
13th: $0 day
14th: $35 gas, $15 Target
15th: $12 groceries, $28 dinner and a movie
16th: $20 medical, $30 Gas, $15 emergency lunch at Taco Bell

4/10 no buy days

 

[lougoofy]

9/15/10: $3.25 laundry

9/16/10: $4.24 Hardee's, $1.50 bus fare, $12.97 Walmart, $9.46 dgmarket

 

[Tiggerish]

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

Auto $75
Eating Out/Entertainment $125 / $40 left
Giving $150 / $55 left
Groceries/Household Goods $250/ $116 left
Medical $25
Misc. $125/ $25

No spend days goal = 8/10
Coupon savings = $26.50
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
9/9 $0
9/10 $0
9/11 $0
9/12 Giving $25 (church); Giving $20 (stuff to donate to food pantry); Groceries $57 (Sam's Club which is located just down from church so it is always a temptation after services) and, Eating out $26
9/13 Eating out $5
9/14 $0
9/15 Groceries $52 (k-cup order for 2 months); Eating out $10 (lunch for me and my Dad); and Misc. $20 (newpaper delivery)
9/16 $0

 

[Virgderon]

Today is a 0 spend day. The calm before the storm....

Running Total: Spent $396
$1000 budget...$604 left
$0 Days: 7
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 89

Groceries budget- $250-16-46-69-25= 94

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
September 9: 69 (groceries)
September 10: 0
September 11: 0
September 12: 57 (37 lunch, 20 meds & misc at Walgreens)
September 13: 25 (groceries)
September 14 32 (bowling)
September 15: 0
September 16: 0

 

[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, $27 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.
September 9- Rough week! Today was supposed to be a $0 day, but my DH curprised me and took a vacation day today to spend with me (first day of school for DD15 so they wer all gone today.) He's been working 80 weeks and needed this so bad. We got the kids off to school, spent the morning together, went to lunch (i had a coupon) and then came home and took a nap. It was a fantastic day and sorth every penny! I literally cried mid day, it was that perfect of a day. So, lunch $16 (including tip, dessert and lots of leftovers for tomorrow) Gas for my car $45, bread store $30 (stocked up on jams, DD8 is a PB&J addict) and finally $35 for some additional lunch things.
September 10-$0 It was rough, I wanted to go buy a gift for a party we have tomorrow (DD15's BFF's Sweet 16) but really wanted to get some work done around here and needed a $0 day so I will be going shopping for it in the morning.
September 11- DD15's BFF's sweet 16 party day. $16 cash plus $12 to make a candly flower pot and $5 for food for the kids to hold them over. (We went to a Free kids fest before. The plan was to have time to run home for a bite to eat but we got lost and so we didn't have long at the festival before we had to get to the party and not knowing when we'd eat I hit a drive though.)
September 12- I took DD8 adn DD15 to the amusement park, it was the lst day and we had free tickets. DH had gotten 7 thinking he and DD15 would go and she could take her 2 BFFs but he had to work and she had plans so the girls and I went. It is free parking and we didn't eat there so it was free. We gave a family the 4 extra tickets and they were very thankful. After we hit Subway and brought it home, $10.80. Then I did a LARGE grocery shopping, I needed a lot, $150. Tonight hubby took me out to dinner, I had a coupon for a free appetizer, $36. Going to try and start organizing my tornado of a basement tomorrow. It's the first full week of school and I need to getback into cleaning mode. Hopefully that will mean it will be a $0 day, I need to catch up!
September 13-$0 Kind of sad to get one today. I shoudl have paid dance tuition today, but DD11 decided to drop ballet, tap and jazz. She will still do hip hop and DD8 will still dance but won't pay till I go tomorrow. I always said I'd never push them to do anything they didn't want to, and I still won't, but now that she has decided this I am sad. She's been dancing 7 years. Today I worked on the basement and cooked several meals for the freezer and spent nothing.
September 14-$0 Well, with DD11 dropping dance the girl didn't know what my bill was so I will pay it tomorrow or Thursday. So, today was a no spend day after all!
September 15-$0 Took back bottles today and got back $25.45. That is a crazy amount of bottles. DH had told DD15 if she did it she could have the money but I finally had enough and did it myself. I don't think she realized how a nickle at a time adds up.
September 16-$0 Got a bunch of rebates and a large flex reimbursement check for DD's wisdom teeth, that with the $25 from bottles yesterday and I added $550 to the Disney account.
7/15 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!

 

[Cindy-rella]

9/1 - $0
9/2 - Clothes purchase
9/3 - Groceries $101
9/4 - $0
9/5 - Groceries $7
9/6 - $0
9/7 - $0
9/8 - $5 for perscription
9/9 - $0
9/10 - Groceries $84.20
9/11 - $0
9/12 - $2 paper, $4.74 Walgreens
9/12 - $0
9/13 - $0
9/14 - $12.37 Walgreens
9/15 - $6 Mcdonalds

Goal:

11 No Buys - 8/11
Groceries - $209.31/$440

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $662.34 $325 of this is Disney Gift Cards for our two upcoming trips. Got back $65 in grocery money for Meijer!
$0 Days:4/12

Groceries ($210)- $162.54
Eating Out ($210)- $134.80
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($210) $149 over

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

Week 4:
$49 Groceries: $12.46 left
$49 Eating Out: $40.20 left
$49 Misc: $0 left

Week 5:
$35 Groceries: $35 left
$35 Eating Out: $35 left
$35 Misc: $0 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
9- $0
10- $4.56 (Groceries-Dominick's), $14.09 (Groceries-Meijer)
11- $5.95 (Groceries-Gas Station), $16 (Eating Out- Checker's)
WEEK 3 BEGIN:
12- $14 (Eating Out- McDonald's), $104 (Shopping-Meijer-for the Disney Gift Cards and some candy for my sisters! And got back $20 in Meijer money!)
13- $1.91 (Groceries-Meijer), $1.31 (Groceries-Target)
14- $14.36 (Groceries-Walgreens), $9.25 (Eating Out- McDonald's)
15- $5.43 (Groceries-Dominick's), $3.17 (Groceries-Jewel)
16- Bought Real Groceries Today $30.91 (Groceries-Joe Caputo), $13.22 (Groceries-Trader Joe's)
17- $0
18- $30 (Eating Out-Great Steak, McDonald's, Culver's), $.50 (Groceries-Meijer) $225 (Shopping-Meijer) Bought Disney Gift Cards last day of the sale, and will be using them next month on our vacation.
WEEK 4 BEGIN:
19- $3 (Shopping-Dollar Tree), $11.05 (Eating Out-Pizza Hut)
20- $23.56 (Groceries-Joe Caputo)


Budget: $630....69%
Month: 20/30: 67%

My savings from coupons and sales: $626.45

 

[DisneyCrafter]

Groceries/Household Items: $220-$183.90= $7.35 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
$17.90 ALDI
$11.00 Dollar Tree
6.57 Walts
20.04 ALDI
2.14 Walgreens

Gas: $250-$130= $60 REMAINING

Extras: $348.61 SPENT...

$0 Spend Days: (Goal is 12...6 so far!)

September 1: $0
September 2: $0
September 3: NO
September 4: NO
September 5: NO
September 6: NO
September 7: NO
September 8: $0
September 9: NO
September 10: NO
September 11: NO
September 12: NO
September 13: NO
September 14: $0
September 15: $0
September 16: $0
September 17: NO

I decided to go grocery shopping this AM instead of waiting to go after work today or sometime this weekend. Hopefully both days this weekend will be $0 spend days. Tomorrow, my ILs are coming over to help us paint the garage. Sunday, I just want to relax and work on making some more totes for my Etsy page.

 

[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
9/9 $21 Target, $8.50 Crocs
9/10 $26 Dollar Tree, $41 haircut
9/11 $0
9/12 $0
9/13 $3.86 Post Office, $26 King Soopers, $30 Amazon, $32 net10
9/14 $9 thrift store - coat for DD, uniform shorts DS
9/15 $0
9/16
9/17 $50 wedding gift, $70 King Soopers

8 of 12 no-buy days so far.

 

[ronnmel]

No Buy Days : 11/10 New goal 15
Gas : 55$ (max 75$)
Groceries : 189$ (max 250$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 61$ (max 150$)
Non-necessities : 72$ (max 250$)

9/01 : 0$
9/02 : 0$
9/03 : 30$ (gas)
9/04 : 0$
9/05 : 210$ (groceries, medication, cat stuff, drinks)
9/06 : 0$
9/07 : 0$
9/08 : 0$
9/09 : 0$
9/10 : 13$ (pharmacy)
9/11 : 0$
9/12 : 69$ (eating out + movie)
9/13 : 20$ (groceries)
9/14 : 0$
9/15 : 35$ (breakfast + gas + groceries)
9/16 : 0$
9/17 : 0$

 

[lougoofy]

9/16/10: $4.24 Hardee's, $1.50 bus fare, $12.97 Walmart, $9.46 dgmarket

9/17/10: $5.25 chinese food for lunch, $1.50 bus fare, $13.50 haircut plus $1 tip, $1.58 mashed potatoes and $30 groceries (Kroger's)

 

[neatokimmo]

Yesterday - $30 for groceries, $32something for an oil change and tire balance/rotate. $7.75 for tacos and a coke. $16.41 for a Christmas present for DD.

Today zero. Going out of town tomorrow, I am not sure what that will add up to.

9/17- zero
9/16 - 86.16
9-15 - $76.71 (eating out and diff between leotards, 4 pairs of dance shoes and a bun holder)
9/14 - $21 (eating out & books)
9/13 - $49.22 (ballet clothes, groceries, eating out and household stuff)
9/12 - zero
9/11 - $38.06 (eating out, yard sale fun, veggies)
9/10 - zero
9/9 - 14.91 (breakfast, coke, plant, nightlights)
9/8 - $8.25ish (coffee and bread store)
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 - $0/150
Groceries - $22.36/100
Eating out (breakfast, tacos, dinners) - $62.11/107.12
Clothes - (46.26)/45
Toys - ($11.51)/20
Makeup - $25/25
General household stuff - ($12.13)/50
Yard Sales - $.50/20
DDs preschool supply list - $.57/50

 

[charming23]

We went out to dinner with my Grandma and Uncle tonight but my uncle picked up the bill. So today was a no spend for me.

September Budget:

Groceries - $200/ $96.52 left
Household- $50/ $18.56 left
Gas/Car- $50/ $26.52 left
Eating out/ Entertainment- $50/ $31 left
School Spending- $20
Misc/Emergency- $50/$34.71 left

Total- $420/ $287.08 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- $79.94 Grocery Store
9/10- $0
9/11- $0
9/12- $0
9/13- $0
9/14- $44.48 grocery store and $15.29 target

Week Three
9/15- $0
9/16- $23.48 gas
9/17- $0
9/18-
9/19-
9/20-
9/21-

7/12 No Buy days

Coupon and Store Savings- $38.20

 

[aurora.in.wa]

This board has inspired me! I've had 5 no-buy days in a row.