$eptember No Buy-All Are Welcome!

I felt bad for Allison, and for Adam. He did not come on until 11:30 pm, and he had to work pretty hard to get the crowd going. He did his best, and we appreciated the effort. Not everything in life happens the way it is supposed to, and we did not let it ruin our night. ;)

Glad you had a good time. He is just WOW live :lovestruc . I felt bad for Allison when we saw the concert too because people were ignoring her as well. She is soo talented and obviously deserved to be there.

Wow, 11:30 is late! It has to make him feel good though that people waited so long. If he wasn't liked I am sure he'd have been singing to an almost empty place. So that has to feel good. It sounds like it was still fun, glad it was.

Oh, I bet Charming would have waited! :goodvibes

You know it ;) . I would wait forever to see him or Bon Jovi.
 
Goal: 15 no spend days, so far 7/15

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 :(
Sept 9: $0 YAY! :)
Sept 10: no :(
Sept 11: no :(
Sept 12: $0 YAY! :)
Sept 13: $0 YAY! :)
Sept 14: $0 YAY! :)
Sept 15: $0 YAY! :)
Sept 16: no :(
Sept 17: no :(
Sept 18: no :(
Sept 19: no :(
 
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 :banana:
10th:: $0 day :banana:
11th: $0 day :banana:
12th: $30 race registration, $27 gas
13th: $0 day :banana:
14th: $35 gas, $15 Target
15th: $12 groceries, $28 dinner and a movie
16th: $20 medical, $30 Gas, $15 emergency lunch at Taco Bell
17th: $20 Subway
18th: $0 day :banana:
19th: $16 groceries



5/10 no buy days
 

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
9/17 - $8 parking, $30 dinner
9/18 - $30 DH clothing, $21 dinner
9/19 - $81 groceries, $4 snack me & DD, $3 newspapers
9/20 - $6 parking

What I've spent:
Groceries (includes diapers, toiletries, etc)- $178/400
Gas/Parking- $195/300
Dining out/Entertainment- $119/250
Misc (clothes, other)- $117/100
Fun Money (coffees, etc) - $6/20
Gifts (Not budgeted) - $24 friend bday, $70 sister's bday
 
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 $0
9/17 $50 wedding gift, $70 King Soopers
9/18 $0
9/19 $0
9/20 $0

11 of 12 no-buy days so far.
 
Classes all day today so no spending for me.

September Budget:

Groceries - $200/ $70.73 left
Household- $50/ $6.29 left
Gas/Car- $50/ $26.52 left
Eating out/ Entertainment- $50/ $24.61 left
School Spending- $20
Misc/Emergency- $50/$20.71 left

Total- $420/ $228.63 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- $25.79 Groceries, $12.27 Household, and $6.39 Lunch
9/19- $14 Target
9/20- $0
9/21-

8/12 No Buy days

Coupon and Store Savings- $69.69
 
Well, I hit my no buy goal today, but I am really not happy with myself. I spent too much last weekend and I didn't do a good job of couponing on groceries this month so far. I'll just have to try harder! :-)

Running Total: Spent $508
$1000 budget...$492 left
$0 Days: 8
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 99

Groceries budget- $250-16-46-69-25-18-41= 35

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
September 17: 40 (food and drinks at work event)
September 18: 31 ( 18 pop, 13 food at the game)
September 19: 41 ( groceries)
September 20: 0
 
My budget is a generous $750 and the zero day goal is 10.

Auto $75/ $55 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $125 / $17 left
Giving $150 / $20 left
Groceries/Household Goods $250/ $111 left
Medical $25
Misc. $125/ $0 left

No spend days goal = 9/10
Coupon savings = $34.50
Christmas 2010 running total of spending = $416
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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
9/17 Auto $20 (gas); Eating out $3 (coffee); Misc. $20 (data plan for cell phones)
9/18 $0
9/19 Giving $25 (church); Groceries $2; Misc. $28 (new mickey mouse watch and six greeting cards)
9/20 Eating out $20; Groceries $5; Christmas $140 (7 gift magazine subscriptions which also suppports the local Christian school)

I fell behind in my posting because my Mom is back in the hospital. She has had three hospitalizations and been in rehab twice in past 60 days - pelvic fracture; tumor in cervical spinal cord (beign) and this Friday dehydrated from esphogus stricture. So had surgery again today to have esphogus stretched and small growth removed (beign) and then will return to rehab for another month. But my eating out budget is shot because I keep getting stuff to bring to my Dad since he stays with her 18 hours a day and has lost 15 pounds because he is not eating regularly.
 
Expensive day! I just couldn't help spending a whole lot of money for my students!

No Buy Days : 12/10 New goal 15
Gas : 55$ (max 75$)
Groceries : 239$ (max 250$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 75$ (max 150$)
Non-necessities : 203$ (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$
9/18 : 48$ (ice cream + clothes + motrin)
9/19 : 0$
9/20 : 147$ (groceries, school stuff, gift for Dfiance)
 
September 1- $0 :yay: I always do well on the months I start with a $0 day, here's hoping!
September 2-$0 :yay: 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!!! :eek:
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.) :love: 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:yay: 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 :yay: 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 :yay: 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 :yay: 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.
September 17- Dance Tuition $86, used hip-hop shoes $5, Sam's lunch, $2.68, Stock up @ Sam's (including some clothes for DH) $273.68, gas, $31.23
September 18- DH had to work out of town and attend a funeral, so DD8 and DD11 and I decided to keep him company in the car and make a day of it. He dropped us off at Corning Museum of Glass, $14 admission. We met back up for a late lunch $40 (ouch!) Then we waled in the little town, DH bought a sluch for me and the kids to share $2, then we took the kids to a place with bumper boats, it was $7.50 for the 2 of them. It was supposed to be 10 minutes, but there was no one there so they let them play as long as they wanted. They played for about an hour and when they were done they were soaked! We took their clothes off and put on the sweatshirt I had packed and wrapped them in blankets for the ride home. NOTE TO SELF, those boats spray too! After that we waited in the car for a while while DH worked (we had half naked kids remember.) So they played on their DSs and and I surfed on DIS. :) Then we made the 2 hours drive home. After I hit the grocery store, $80.83 and got DH some slipper and DD15 some medicine $18.22. After all that I was too tired to think about dinner so I got a pizza for $7.50. I spent a ton on groceries this week as I am refilling my freezer. I ahve piles of sloppy joe, a tray of lasagna and a tray of shells in there now (we had another tray of lasagne last night.) Tomorrow I will make stuffed peppers and stuffed cabbage and freeze much of it. I also will be putting pulled pork in the crock pot before I go to bed tonight so it can be frozen in the morning. I will also be making banana and zucchini bread tomorrow. Soooooo, that is the reason for the higher grocery bills this week.
September 19-$0 :yay: Well, I woke up feeling so fallish and wanting to go and enjoy the morning the way we usually do every fall weekend, picking apples and haivng cider and dounuts for breakfast. But, fall allergies were kicking my family's butts. DH was up all night and DD11 and DD15 were feeling kind of lousy too. DD8 was game as was DD11, but for the first time of the season I wanted to go as a family, so I decided to amke the first time next weekend. Sad to not go, but we stayed in, stocked the freezer and spent nothing.
September 20-$0[/B :yay: I did have to get my car worked on today to the tune of $800. :scared1: It was maintence (60,00 mile stuff, new tires, new brakes, oil change) and as my DH put it, a bill. So I am calling it as such and calling today a $0 day. But OUCH, that hurt!

9/15 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!
 
I'm a little late, but I sooo need to be in this. DH got laid off 10 days ago so our spending is coming to a skreeeeetching halt!

We are still going to Disney in a few months. MIL is paying for the entire trip, except souveniors.

Other than necessary bills, gas (I still have to get to work), DDs lunch and Girl Scout money, and groceries, I aim to spend nothing else for the rest of the month.

I have started bringing breakfast and lunch to work every day so that has already helped financially.

If anyone has any good coupon websites, or money saving ideas, I'd love to hear them.
 
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 :banana:
10th:: $0 day :banana:
11th: $0 day :banana:
12th: $30 race registration, $27 gas
13th: $0 day :banana:
14th: $35 gas, $15 Target
15th: $12 groceries, $28 dinner and a movie
16th: $20 medical, $30 Gas, $15 emergency lunch at Taco Bell
17th: $20 Subway
18th: $0 day :banana:
19th: $16 groceries
20th: $35 gas, $$$ dinner out for MIL's b-day



5/10 no buy days
 
Welcome Happy Mom! You can use these next 10 days to get your feet wet and see what you are spending, and areas you can improve. For me, just having to post what I am spending keeps me in check. :-)

A great couponing site is www.southernsavers.com . She posts grocery lists with links to online coupons. I have been saving $175 to over $200 a month since I started couponing.

I would look into selling any unused clothes- especially DDs. Kids clothes in good condition can bring in some cash.

It's a good time to think about things you buy without thinking. I stopped buying magazines at the store when I realized how much I was spending every month on them. I used to spend a couple dollars a day at the vending machine at work. You can get chips and candy so much cheaper at Walgreens, but just stopping the junk food eating altogether is good for our health and our budget. :-)

When I go to the grocery store, I look for the meat that is marked " managers special". It's usually meat that is going to expire in day or two. I have never had a problem with it, and I save a lot that way. Meat and veggies are the most expensive, so I look for sales and eat whatever is on sale.

Take a look at posts about saving money here on the boards . Lots of good ideas!
 
If anyone has any good coupon websites, or money saving ideas, I'd love to hear them.

There are a lot of good coupon websites and money saving ideas. I really like Hip2Save.com and I love all her videos. It really helped me understand how to coupon when I was first starting out.

Let me know what your stores are in your area, and I could help point you to some help.
 
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
 
Woke up this morning with a stuffy nose and sore throat, so staying home.

September Budget:

Groceries - $200/ $70.73 left
Household- $50/ $6.29 left
Gas/Car- $50/ $26.52 left
Eating out/ Entertainment- $50/ $24.61 left
School Spending- $20
Misc/Emergency- $50/$20.71 left

Total- $420/ $228.63 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- $25.79 Groceries, $12.27 Household, and $6.39 Lunch
9/19- $14 Target
9/20- $0
9/21- $0

Week Four
9/22-
9/23-
9/24-
9/25-
9/26-
9/27-
9/28-

9/12 No Buy days

Coupon and Store Savings- $69.69
 
Tiggerish, I am very sorry about your mom (and dad for that matter.) Hope mom can be on the mend soon and that will make dad feel better as well. How nice they have you to take care of them when they need it, dad especially.

HappyMom2, Welcome and sorry about the layoff. I hope we are able to inspire you and help you save some money now when it matters so much.

Virgderon, Yeah for reaching your goal, don't be too hard on yourself, we do this to be more aware and caareful, you will do better next time!

Charming, hope you feel better soon...DH, DD11 and DD15 are all dealing with bad fall allergies, they seem to be bad this year (speing was a killer.)
 












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