Feb No Buy! Short Month! We can do this!

[3goofyboys]

I'm in again this month!

Welcome new faces, hope you love the thread!

I've shooting for a goal of 12 no-buys for the shorter month. This month both DH and I have birthdays, plus v-day so that ads some extra expenses. Thankfully, we aren't having major birthdays this year so no big parties and we never do anything big for v-day. We are planning on buying a new house in March or April, so we need to do some saving to prep for the extra moving expenses.

Feb 1 I like to start the month with a no buy, but no such luck today. $70 had to register the boys for soccer and swimming, but I found out I had a big credit on my account (yay for found money!) so that took care of half the bill, $60 groceries.


Feb 2 It was errand day today, so $$$! $170 groceries, $40 gas, $25 filed my taxes. Hopefully this will take care of any spending through early next week.


Feb 3 We got caught out unexpectedly at lunch time, so we had to hit Subway. I could have waited, but DH gets very cranky if he isn't fed on schedule ! $15 Subway.

Feb 4 $6 dinner with my parents, $23 gas

Feb 5 woo hoo! Finally a no buy day!


Feb 6

Feb 7 $21 lunch, $40 dinner, $89 paperwork that need to be ordered. I feel terrible that we had lunch AND dinner out today. But, we're in the middle of crazy loan/house stuff and after dealing with that and a preschool board meeting today plus babysitting a friend's little boy, I did not have cooking dinner in me!

Feb 8 Calling it early because the roads are awful and we're staying inside!

Feb 9 It's been a pricey couple of days! $64 moving supplies, $10 Inta Juice

Feb 10 $30 Home Depot-more boxes, $40 gas, $18 medical, $22 driver's license, $33 date night with DH


Feb 11 $14 groceries, $12 car wash

Feb 12

Feb 13


5/12 no buy days

 

[msmama]

I'm going to go for 14 No Buys - half the month.

I'm also going to track spending this month (I already took $ out of the Feb budget, lol):
Groceries: 422/300 - 122 over
Car: 34/80 - 46 left
Dining out/Entertainment: 82/100 - 18 left
Gifts/Valentines: 147/100 - 47 over

2/1 - 5 -met friend for coffee
2/2 - 0
2/3 - 0
2/4 - 97+9 - Target and Taco Bell
2/5 - 55+66+8 - Sale meat at Grocery store, Flowers for BFF and Quiznos
2/6 - 0
2/7 - 0 (if I call it now then I can't spend, right?)
2/8 - 0
2/9 - 50+60 (baby present and Tangled preorder and dinner out with soon to give birth friend)
2/10 - 0 (got Cash from the ATM but didn't spend it so I figure it counts as "No Buy")
2/11 - 30+7 (birthday present for Mom)
2/12 - 139 (Totally unnecessary groceries at Target. But I couldn't pass up the sale prices of their "bulk" items.)
2/13 - 0
2/14
2/15
2/16 - SURGERY
2/17
2/18
2/19
2/20
2/21
2/22
2/23
2/24
2/25
2/26
2/27
2/28

7/14 No Buy Days!

Doing okay with the No Buys, but I'm blowing the budget. Although I consider it bad beginnning of the month budgeting on my part instead of spending too much.

I'm glad some of you could relate to this. Or course, now I'm spending too much, too. I'm glad Feb is a short month.

 

[Tiggerish]

Where'sPiglet? - 8 zero days in a row !! I am very impressed. In a whole year the best I ever did was 4.

 

[ronnmel]

Somehow I biffed up the formatting of this in my multi-quote post.

I agree with a PP who said this is the best quote of the month! It can be SO TRUE!

1: $20.89 gas ($2.86/gallon)
2: $0!
3: $0!
4: $0!
5: $138.70 Walgreens, Rite Aid, CVS, SaveALot, Rouses, Winn-Dixie, Wendy's
6: $0!
7: $0!
8: $0!
9: $0!
10: $0!
11: $0!
12: $0!
13: $0!

$0 Days: 11
Spending: $159.59/$475= 34%
Days Passed: 13/28: 46%

Goal: To keep spending to within $475 for food, gas, and miscellaneous. I do not track bills; I only track "point of sale" transactions.

Alas, my 8 day $0 Day streak is going to come to an end tomorrow. I am down to about a 1/4 of a tank of gas, so I need to stop and get that tomorrow. While I'm at it, I want to take advantage of some sales at the grocery store. I also have a few coupons that are expiring very soon, so I have a lit of about 5 stores to visit tomorrow. Each store has only 1-3 items on the list! They are all pretty much in a row on one street, so it's not like I'm driving all over town.

Thanks! You have been doing awesome on your 0$ days as well.

 

[Virgderon]

What is a no buy day? Is that why I started doing this? Because I can't seem to get any.

Running Total: Spent $662
$1200 budget... 538 left
$0 Days: 3
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings :61

Groceries budget- $250-25-14-45-31= 135 left

Feb. 1 : 45 (groceries and laundry detg, snacks for hockey game tonight, 10 for parking at hockey game tonight)
Feb. 2 : 0
Feb. 3: 24 (10 shipping DDs e-bay stuff, 14 pop and bread)
Feb. 4: 23 (Cracker Barrell)
Feb. 5: 250 (205 car repair, 45 groceries)
Feb. 6: 0
Feb. 7: 20 (dr. co-pay)
Feb. 8 : 62 (32 bowling, 6 food at bowling, 14 Walgreens pop & misc, 10 Walgreens prescription co-pay)
Feb. 9 : 0
Feb. 10 : 58 (27 Walgreens, 31 Publix - got some good bogos today!)
Feb. 11: 16 ( card and small gift for DH for Valentines day)
Feb. 12 : 93 ( 88 Ross for clothes, 5 gas - the stupid pump ran out and I did not have patience to go to another one)
Feb. 13: 70 (20 breakfast, 50 haircut, color, tip)

 

[Virgderon]

I realized I had been posting my spending but not commenting on stuff! I think January was the first month I actually posted here for the entire month. I attribute that to the increased amount of conversation with others on the thread. Yes, it can pull it a little off topic at times, but I am more apt to come post when I know everybody better.




That is a tough place to be in. I hope the job search is successful for you and the new job is a better fit for you.

I think treating yourself to something reasonable in these circumstances is understandable. At least you didn't take a spontaneous WDW trip.

I'm actually going to Orlando next weekend, my nephew from Chicago is playing at Downtown Disney with his band. We are going to Universal during the day tho- we have season passes.

That is fantastic! Congratulations! What a great story about the ring and the whole day of her favorite things. He really does sound like a keeper!

He is wonderful. They are really in love.

Good job on the bargain hunting! Full confidence at a job interview is a good thing.

I have never had a gas pump run out on me in the middle of pumping. Does it just shut off as if your tank is full?

The pump was just spitting out gas like a penny at a time. I gave up.

You really do read every post! I try to too. I love this thread. Everyone is so supportive. Its like you are all my invisible friends. Isn't it wierd that we all know so much about each other but would probably not know each other if we ran into each other at Disney?

Anyway, thanks for being an awesome Internet friend.

 

[SunnieRN]

February goals: No spend days: 12
Food budget: Try for $200 for the rest of the month
Save: $800.00
Medical $150
Cash: $100 for 2 weeks, starting 2/11

Feb 1: $0
Feb 2: $62.50 Groceries
Feb 3: $0
Feb 4: $0
Fab 5: $40.00 prescription
Feb 6: $27.60 Chuck E Cheese, GM #2 birthday party
Feb 7: $0
Feb 8: $10 CEC to have lunch and use leftover tokens. (Money from spendable cash, last pay period. Payday 2/11 start over with $100/2 weeks)
Feb 9: I just got home from working 13 hours. I also have to go back to do it again in 9 1/2 hours. That is why I can post now and be 100% sure this will be a $0 day!! Sleep, eat and clean up for work.
Feb 10: $0
Feb 11: $92.00 groceries and Valentines Day; $90, Credit Cards (used 1 x mo. and paid off each month); $800.00 to savings; $103 to Med cushion; $142 Clothing cushion.
Feb 12: Working tonight so $0!
Feb 13: Working $0!

$0 Days: 8!! But, tomorrow, I have to go to DMV after work, to replace my ID. So not a no-spend day.

 

[Debbie]

What is a no buy day? Is that why I started doing this? Because I can't seem to get any.

Oh, I feel your pain!!!!! I have just had TWO so far! I thought, and planned, for today to be NO BUY. BUT, when I went to peel the carrots for DD's birthday dinner.....NO carrots! We had to go and buy them (so bought some dinner rolls, too)

$5. spent=DH bought organic (and I'll update my running post when the movie is over)

 

[bigmama67]

2/1 - $21.13 on groceries today, $4.16 on a shirt for DS to be a Sneetch (it's Dr. Seuss week at school), $10 on Shari's Berries voucher (gift for DH).

2/2 - $61.98 on groceries - stocked up on meat and cereal, $516.84 left for the month.

2/3 - $0

2/4 - $50.70 groceries/$466.14; $20.65 household; $6 to see a movie with my friend (didn't buy $nack$ this time, LOL!). Also paid some bills but I don't count that.

2/5 - Planned a "no-buy" day but that went out the window! $8.50 Johnny Rockets, groceries - $16.85 on Amazon and $14.41 at Stop & Shop; $8.01 for beer; $7.48 for LED lights and $40.79 for clothing at Kohls! So much for a "no-buy" day, huh? LOL.

2/6 – Groceries $62.48, coupon savings $70.20! $372.40 left for the month. Also $4.00 for DH and DS to bowl a couple of games.

2/7 - $0

2/8 – Groceries $82.11/$290.29 left for month (also tipped $5 to the delivery guy); $9.99 for Fish Oil for my cats (buy one get one free!); $16.46 on stuff for the house (new pizza pans, etc.); $28.99 for birthday gifts for DS’ (twin) friends; DH put $10 of gas in the car...Paid a few bills too.

2/9 – 50 cents to print documents at the library; $1.61 for a toothbrush, $10 for DH’s tab at a social event. So much for no-buy day #3, next chance for one will be Sunday.

2/10 – Toys R Us $11.32; Groceries $8.08/$282.21 left for month; gas $3 (to keep it going till I can get to Costco for the cheap gas!)

2/11 – DS lunch at school $4.65; Costco $88.96 groceries/$193.25 left for the month but we don’t need much more; cat litter $11.99; gas $31.35; $5.65 for a gift bag and tissue paper at CVS; Gymboree $55.68 (20% off and I'll get $25 Gymbucks!); Target $12.83 (new potty for DD and Pepsi); $9 for a My First LeapPad at the consignment store – I got it for DD because I thought her other one was broken (it turns out it isn’t, but DH said we might as well keep the second one just in case; they don’t make them any more)! Expensive day!

2/12 - Circus Science Day at the Museum (we’re members so at least admission was free): $7 parking, $16 lunch, $10 souvenirs. We had a BLAST though! Groceries $30.75/$162.50 left for month!

2/13 – $40.48 gas for my van/$168.17 left for month; $26.57 Costco groceries/$135.93 left for month; $10.00 DH’s prescription; he also bought some beer (DD already pulled the sixpack down and broke one…) and some stuff for my new tutoring assignments but that came out from a different account so I won’t count it.

2/14 – planning no-buy day #3

2/15 – hope for no-buy day #4

2/16 – hope for no-buy day #5...I've never done two in a row before.

2/17 – hope for no-buy day #6

2/18 – DS school lunch, groceries

2/19 – DS starts his bowling league

2/20 – going out to dinner, so food and babysitter…

2/21 – DS is off from school all week, I’ll have to keep them occupied…today we’re going to get our taxes done and then to some Presidents’ Day events so we're having lunch out, not sure what else we'll spend.

2/22 – will be going to Liberty Science Center with friends so this will NOT be a no-buy day!

2/23 - planning for no-buy day #7

2/24 - hoping for no-buy day #8

2/25 - ?

2/26 - DS bowling league

2/27 - ?

2/28 - ?





Coupon/Discount savings so far: $296.13!! (If ONLY I could bank that…sigh…)


No-buy days: 2/8

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I'm back on board. Feb should be a money maker for me. I make/sell Valentine's Day candy. I'm readjusting my goals from last month

02/09 $18.00 in hospital caf food. There was a family emergency and spent the day and night at the hospital.
02/10 By 6:00am I had already spent $6.00 on juice, bagel, and a fruit cup Hospital caf food is outrageously expensive. I'm back home to shower and to pack up food to bring back up to the hospital.
02/11-0- Not only did my DNiece get out of ICU, but, they discharged her. After receiving 18 units of blood and a 7 hr. surgery to save her life. They discharge her 2 days later. Gotta love the insurance company. But, so glad she's home.

I don't know how this got left out of my multi-quote. I thought I clicked it, but realized just now it wasn't included.

How is your Valentine's Day candy coming along?

And WOW on the hospital stay! I can't believe she went from ICU to discharge so quickly! Especially after needing 18 units of blood and a 7 hour surgery! I am not sure if medical advances are just that good, or if the insurance is just that bad. I am glad she is home! I hope she gets 100% soon!

My brother treated my mom and I (and himself) to a day at the spa today. We each got a massage, another treatment, and some time in the jacuzzi/pool. I thought I would spend at least some money, but my mom insisted on paying for lunch, and she refused to let me pay for a necklace she wanted to buy. So hard to spoil a mom!

Sounds like a great day! And yes, hard to spoil a mom!

Where'sPiglet? - 8 zero days in a row !! I am very impressed. In a whole year the best I ever did was 4.

Thank you!

I think my best streak before was also 4.

Thanks! You have been doing awesome on your 0$ days as well.

Thank you.

What is a no buy day? Is that why I started doing this? Because I can't seem to get any.

I feel like that most months. This month must be some sort of fluke.

[/B]You really do read every post! I try to too. I love this thread. Everyone is so supportive. Its like you are all my invisible friends. Isn't it wierd that we all know so much about each other but would probably not know each other if we ran into each other at Disney?

Anyway, thanks for being an awesome Internet friend.

Awww, thanks! This thread has been very good for me; I try to give back by reading each post and offering encouragement and, if I have any, advice. And it's true that I would have no idea if I were to run into anyone here in WDW! Amazing!

And I forgot you live in Tampa. I guess an impromptu trip to WDW is not as extravagant as it would be for most of the rest of us.

$0 Days: 8!! But, tomorrow, I have to go to DMV after work, to replace my ID. So not a no-spend day.

Sounds like a fun afternoon.

Oh - your post reminded me about a commercial I saw for Chuck E Cheese. It said something about every game was now 1 token? I don't remember who it was on here that has a stash of about 700, but I thought of this thread!

 

[charming23]

We went and got our chair from my grandma's friend. I love it. It is navy blue and fits in with out decor. Also being free is good. I did have to stop and get gas as well as a few items at the grocery.

February Budget-
Groceries/Household- $300/$109.02 left
Car/Gas- $50/$27.42 left
Eating Out- $50/$14.10 left
Misc/Entertainment- $100/$28.07 left

Total-$500/$173.67 left

Goal of 14 No buy days

Week One
2/1- $0- Snow Day
2/2- $0- Snow Day
2/3- $0- Snow Day
2/4- $49.82 Grocery and $12.74 Misc
2/5- $17.40 Lunch, $12.94 Jeans, and $8.43 groceries
2/6- $0
2/7- $0

Week Two
2/8- $6.30 Walgreen's and $5.58 Drugmart
2/9- $71.96 Grocery and $4.49 lunch
2/10- $37.38 Grocery, $14.01 lunch, and $46.25 Fashion Bug
2/11- $0- My Birthday
2/12- $0
2/13- $22.58 Gas and $11.51 Grocery
2/14

7/14 No Buy Days

Coupon and Store Savings- $97.52

 

[Debbie]

Catching up for the beginning of the week. It's going to be a busy one for me.....meetings, concert, trip to the airport, cross grade grouping and Valentines Day. Busy.

Feb. 1: Groceries $30, summer conference for me....$295 (luckily, I've saved for this and it is not really a part of the budget )
Feb. 2: $0 Snow day!
Feb. 3: $20 at DD's Talent night. $10 for my admission, and $10 for draws. I won a really nice Lavender hand cream/soap/shower gel set from Crabtree and Evelyn.
Feb. 4: gas $45, 2 pair special "loop" scissors for school $7, and a renewal for Scholars Choice which nets me 10% discount, $10 in free goods, AND a huge mug/warmer + notepads $10 (seems like a deal to me ) Hmmmm. So far, I can't put the finger on DH for spending (but tomorrow is another day....one of his 'shopping days!"
Feb. 5: DH shopped in the city in the morning-groceries $45 and I shopped Costco-groceries-$32, tax software-$37 and in our village in the afternoon, another $45 on groceries. After a Church dinner that he worked at, DH brought home buns, snacks, pie etc, so we gained there
Feb. 6: DH bought some gingerale for DD who isn't feeling well $4, so I had him top up the gas $35 since we'd need it tomorrow anyway
Feb. 7: $0 Finally, another one!
Feb. 8: DH's 'shopping day' and it was only $60. That, in itself, is an accomplishment!
Feb. 9: groceries....stocking up $83
Feb 10: gas $43, pharmacy $25
Feb 11: DD's birthday so she went wild with spending-close to $200 that Mommy forked out, but I'm not going to count that since it will come out of a different budget. Just the same, let me say it was well over (say 4 times!) what I would have sent her if she were still in Egypt. OTOH, she was excited to get her birthday wish....an end to the protests...and will likely return shortly, so I spoiled her some. I spent (for the house/family) about $50, including a trip to Tim Horton's for hot chocolate for her "birthday surprise visitor". (another wish that she got)
Feb 12: still stocking up groceries $100
Feb 13: needed to buy carrots and dinner rolls for DD's birthday $5
No Buy days this month: 2/10

 

[#1hoosierfan]

This has been an expensive few days for us. My oldest ds's 4th birthday is this week, my niece turns 3 tomorrow, and Valentines' day tomorrow. I ended up getting my son an iXL game system. I hope he likes it. I debated for over 20 minutes in Target's aisle which game system to get him. I need to stop by Meijer to get him the Toy Story book to go with it. Target has Toy Story 3 on sale for $9 this week, so I picked that up too.


I had the craziest dream last night! I dreamt that I spent $629 at the grocery store, and just stood there at the register CRYING and repeating, "But how am I going to explain this my budget board friends?"

2/1 - $0
2/2 - 75 cents on fritos at work to go with my leftover taco salad.... highway robbery! Walgreens - $6.30, coupons $4.20 and got $6 in register rewards.
2/3 $0
2/4 - $14.51 at Jimmy Johns and 99 cents for Angry Birds on iPhone.
2/5 - $50 for oldest ds t-ball sign-ups. $53 for dinner. We got AWESOME seats to the Louisville game last night from dh's CEO. Had lots of fun, and our team won! Parking, snacks, and beer at the game.... $42. 2.32
2/6 - $2.14 McDonalds; Meijer $91.12 saved $4 in coupons; Walgreens $27.97 saved $19 in coupons and received $17 in register rewards
2/7 - $0
2/8 - $0
2/9 - $0
2/10 - $0
2/11 - $20 deposit into my lunch account at work; $22.13 Walmart; $2.49 book for my Kindle
2/12- $20 basketball pictures; $5.33 Toys R Us cute Mickey shirt for Disney; $156 Chuck E Cheese party and cake
2/13 - $15.70 Walgreens saved $24.50 in coupons and received $15 in register rewards; $104.70 Kroger, saved $5 in coupons; $121 Target after $20 gift card. Save $3.25 in coupons

Goal:
6/10

January coupon savings: $58.50

 

[disneyorvegas]

I sooo need to do this! I did it a long time ago, and now I'm desparate! Let's see what I can do for the second half of the month.

13th: extra v-day supplies for the girls class, and bday present for dd6: $30

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $977.02
$0 Days:4/10

Groceries ($252-$9/day)- $161.68
Eating Out ($196-$7/day)- $91.49
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($1008-$36/day) $622.85 $330 Planned left= $92 Great America, Have $224 left for Ohio Hotel, $14 Metra to see Musical[/COLOR]
Gas $200?- $25 (2/3), $48 (2/6), $28 (2/8) = $101

WEEK 1 BEGIN:
1- $12.68 (McDonald's-Eating Out), $21.04 (Walgreens-Groceries), $6.34 (Meijer-Groceries)
2- As much as I would like to go out, to get a few items at Dominick's before they are off sale, it is not happening. We got 22" of snow! Only emergency and medical vehicles are allowed on the road.
$0
3- $31.43 (Meijer-Groceries), $4.88 (McDonald's-Eating Out)
4- $0
5- $9.97 (CVS-Groceries), $5.99 (Dominick's-Groceries)
WEEK 2 BEGIN:
6- $2 (Dollar Tree-Papers), $6.37 (Meijer-Groceries), $3/bag, probably got over 50 kids books (Library Book Sale-Shopping), $12.95 (Walgreens-Groceries), $13.98 (Wendy's-Eating Out), $291.60 (Hotel for 2 nights St. Louis in July, staying right next to the arch and we can walk to Busch stadium for the U2 concert), $101.25 (Car Registration-Misc.)
7- $35 (Joe Caputo-Groceries)
8- $200 (Registration for Spring Classes for our 3 year old son and preschool in the fall)
9- $6 (McDonald's-Eating Out), $23 (Post Office-Misc. Needed to send in a DSLR lens that broke on our trip in December, it is still under warranty though, so hopefully this will save me money in the long run, and also bought a book of stamps)
10- $0
11- $0
12- $6.82 (Jewel-Groceries), $2 (Dollar Tree-Shopping Newspapers), $9.80 (McDonald's-Eating Out), $13.15 (Eating Out-Subway)
WEEK 3 BEGIN:
13- $31 (Zoo-Eating Out, bought a refillable mug for $10 that will be good til the end of the year, now we just have to remember to bring it), $19 (Meijer-Groceries), $6.77 (Super Target-Groceries)
14- Jewel, McDonald's
15- No Buy?
16- No Buy?
17-
18-
19- Musical Downtown
WEEK 4 BEGIN:
20-


Budget: $1656....59%
Month: 13/28: 46%
No Buy: 4/10: 40%

My savings from coupons and sales: $460.57

 

[wlake]

You would think being in bed with a fever of 102 would make it a no buy day -- nope! I got a book to read on my Kindle.

I need to go back and get actual numbers as well as figure out the coupon savings for the past week or so!

2/1:
2/2:
2/3:
2/4: $40 Lands' End (sheets for DS and pants for me), $21 after school, $4 Amazon ebooks
2/5: Target, Walmart, AC Moore, and something else?
2/6: groceries
2/7:
2/8: $41 things for school
2/9: gas, $12 bagels, $120 for Little League registration (actually paying it tomorrow, but as I'm writing the check and filling out the forms tonight so I can just drop it off tomorrow, I'm counting it for today.)
2/10: $20 pharmacy, $2.50 snacks DS needs for school for tomorrow (I thought they were due Monday and was going to roll them into the weekly grocery shopping. Good thing the pharmacy is at a grocery store!)
2/11: $39 after school, ? take out
2/12: a surprise one, but I'll take it!
2/13: ? groceries (all DH will say is that he overspent -- oh well!), $3 Amazon book

no buy days: 5/11
meals out: 1/5
longest streak: 3
coupon/sale savings: $103
days without dinner out: 10

 

[charming23]

Wlake, I hope you feel better soon

 

[annsteere]

I've only posted impulse/nonessential buys.

Early in the month I posted $20 for jeans I hoped to be small enough to need for vacation.

Tried them on yesterday--they are now too big

I now definitely need jeans. I've been holding mine up with a belt, stalling to buy a new pair until vacation time arrived. I'll be spending with a smile on my face.

 

[nunzia]

Feb 1- Gas $20, Walmart shopping trip during a snowstorm..ack: $106.89 (more than I expected to spend, but dogs have to eat and DH needs his beer) coupons: $8.45
2- $0 (even New Mexico was snowed in today)
3- took a friend visiting from Florida out for lunch $22.87, went to Dollar Tree for hash browns but got my DH his favorite cookies instead since they had no hash browns $5.00, ended up at Lowes for hash browns $1.99
4- $12.00..out for lunch with another friend
5- $0
6- $0
7- $0
8- $0 ( to be fair..I did buy a plane ticket for DH's trip to join me after Expo next year, but that wasn't an optional purchase and money came from trip account..I'm only counting optional things, food and gas, not things that are locked in stone)
9- Big spending day! DH medicine and gas: $20, groceries: $39, Leapfrog site,,they still have some DIDJ stuff on clearance and I bought DGS a Didj for Christmas and he loves it so needed to get stuff before it totally disappears, plus a charger to save on batteries, so $53, and DH had to buy materials to replace the pad to our bedroom carpet that got ruined during the big stupid freeze/thaw we had, so $166 ACK Coupons, $2.50 (PS edited to *** $4.90 to ship Valentines stuff to out of state grandkids..forgot to yesterday)
10- $0
11- $9.00, lunch out with a friend, $9.00 grandkids to Dollar Tree after school
12- $20.45 at my second job, Hastings, for frappe, bagel, magazines for grandkids and part of a wedding shower gift, $45.75 WalMart, rest of the wedding shower gift, a few groceries and WHOOP toys on super clearance put away for future events, $30.00 Bingo night out with son and DIL
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7/12

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

I am catching up for the lastcouple days. I missed you guys but really being sick for 3 weeks I have had so much work to catch up on. Still not done but I have my recepits in front of me and am going to do it now.


[/QUOTE]

Oh - your post reminded me about a commercial I saw for Chuck E Cheese. It said something about every game was now 1 token? I don't remember who it was on here that has a stash of about 700, but I thought of this thread! [/QUOTE]

Yeah, that is me. I gave mt DH a stack of coupons for our DD9's b-day party in case we needed them. He thought they were all going to be used so he went and used all the coupons at once. I can't fault him, he was helping, but I don't know if we will ever use all those tokens!

I've only posted impulse/nonessential buys.

Early in the month I posted $20 for jeans I hoped to be small enough to need for vacation.

Tried them on yesterday--they are now too big

I now definitely need jeans. I've been holding mine up with a belt, stalling to buy a new pair until vacation time arrived. I'll be spending with a smile on my face.

AWESOME!!! Good for you!!!