February No Buy ~ 2014

[BernardandMissBianca]

Rules are simple: you decide what to track, how to track it and what your goals are. While many people choose to try for as many $0 days as possible (hence the "no buy" title), if some other target works for you, then go for it! [Stole this intro from MomtoOne]

 

[laur roo]

I'm in! I've never done one of these before, but I'm starting a new job and I want to get started saving the right way now.

 

[ariamac]

I'm in!!

My rules:
2/2 lunches out
6/3 nights out (a couple birthdays this month... so we'll see!)

6/10 no buy days
3-day no buy streak

February
01 - $48.32 Groceries, $21 night out (cab, drink, coat check)
02 - $6.72 breakfast, $4.29 McDonalds lunch, $33.05 Kettle bell and cooking brush
03 - $0
04 - $0
05 - $2.82 breakfast
06 - $10 Drinks after work
07 - $26 Winterlicious lunch
08 - $59.79 Groceries, $11.90 wine, $9.01 ice cream for dessert (night in with friends)
09 - $22.59 ear buds, $29.70 Target (mirror, veggie stock, lint roller)
10 - $13 scarf
11 - $0
12 - $6.82 coffee, cinnamon scone for friend and I, $2.80 tea and muffin (for dinner for class ), $94.61 scrapbooking supplies (baby album and such)
13 - $24 dinner and drinks before concert, $20 JT tour book (but I left it there ), $12 cab home
14 - $4.19 pizza lunch, $43.23 dinner and drinks before concert, $112 concert ticket (OMG I GOT CRAZY AMAZING SEATS LAST MINUTE FOR JT!!! AND YES, I went 2 nights in a row!!), $20 tour book (this one I did bring home!! LOL)
15 - $9.99 CD, $17.00 drinks and appetizers, $2.00 tea, (also used a $50 gift card for lunch and buying a couple pairs of tights @ Old Navy)
16 - $0
17 - $6.75 breakfast, $7.90 lunch, $10.65 groceries
18 - $135 The Lion King tickets, $36 Godiva, $40 Sephora (Rachel's birthday gift), $2.82 breakfast
19 - $0
20 -$0
21 - $2.82 breakfast, $60 Rachel's birthday dinner
22 - $61.45 + 4.02 groceries, $3.00 tea and muffin
23 - $0
24 - $3.00 cupcake for charity
25 - $49.31 dinner, $11.95 wine
26 - $2.80 breakfast, $10.11 dinner at school
27 - $1.60 tea
28 - $20 drinks with friends, $1.60 tea, $2.82 breakfast

summary - damn, it's been an expensive month! lunches out weren't a problem... but I did buy breakfast/tea unnecessarily in hopes of winning roll up the rim and being lazy - 8 breakfasts on the go - way too many! At least next month there are no concerts, no birthdays and essentially no fun! lol

 

[wishesuponastar]

I'm going to try to make my goal this month of 12 no-buys. Starting off on the wrong foot though going out to eat tonight for a birthday.
Good luck everyone!

Feb
1 - spend birthday party
2 - spend lunch & Superbowl
3 - no-buy #1
4 - spend groceries
5- Chinese food
6- Dh bought a coffee
7 - Spend farmer's market
8 - spend groceries
9 - spend dress for DD's dance
10 - no buy #2
11 - no buy#3
12 - DH Spent
13 - DH Spent
14 - Spend day
15 - Spend groceries
16 - Spend groceries
17 - Costco
18 - No Buy #4
19 - Groceries
20 - Had to buy cupcake liners
21 - DH bought a sandwich
22 - No Buy #5
23 - Groceries
24 - No Buy #6
25 - Costco
26 - Spend
27 - No buy #7
28 - spend - lattes

 

[wiigirl]

I'm in!

 

[stayhomemom77]

I believe this month I won't track grocery and gasoline purchases but just the miscellaneous spending that tends to add up (and sometimes rockets out of control! )

We budget $20 a week for WAM (walking around money) or pocket money... and then sometimes spend money that could (and should) be getting tossed into the savings account. I'm trying to cut down on that!

I decided to toss all "extra" money into Disney savings (which I am tracking on a different thread...One Year to Save ) so I want to control the excess spending in this area.

I generally get gas and groceries from the stores west of my house on Fridays...and get the groceries at the stores to the east of my house on Wednesdays. These days can be dangerous ones for excess spending...as well as Saturdays when the family is out and about.

FEBRUARY
1-$0 Was out on my own today but resisted the urge to pick up McDonalds
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[QVCshopper]

Yay! A new month. Any day either DH or I spend money is a Spend, any day we don't is a no-buy. I don't write down amounts anymore because it's too time consuming for me. I'm going to shoot for 14 no-buy days, or half the month.

2/1-No-buy #1
2/2 Spend

No-buy days: 1/14

 

[charming23]

I'm in. I want to aim for 14 no buy days. Hopefully it will happen. I will have some extra expenses as my birthday and two close friends birthdays are thus month

2/1 $0


1/14 no buy days

 

[Jennia]

I'm aiming for 10 no buy days this month.

2-1: $40, Target and Tiny Prints
2-2: $0
2-3: $0
2-4: $40, gas station

 

[charming23]

Today I went to Target. I stocked up on cat food, treats, and litter plus bought household items and two birthday presents. I did save $34 using coupons and cartwheel.

2/1 $0
2/2 $123.14 Target and $21.99 Prescriptions


1/14 no buy days

 

[mommytoxzande]

I am in. I am going to shoot for 14 no buys days.

I participated in this last month for the first time and was able to make my goal of 15 no buy days. Hope I can hold on this time too!

 

[QVCshopper]

More snow... So sick of it! I'm going to shoot for a lot of no-buy days this week. Don't think I need much. That would be good since my credit card cycle ends 2/8.

2/1 No-buy #1
2/2 Spend
2/3 No-buy #2

No-buy days: 2/14

 

[Deffenm]

I am in again this month. This really helped me out in Jan.

Goals:
15 no buy days
$600 groceries
$400 gas
$40 eating out

2/1 - $0
2/2 - $20 eating out, $367.57 groceries
2/3 -$0: don't plan to spend any money

 

[stayhomemom77]

FEBRUARY
1-$0 Was out on my own today but resisted the urge to pick up McDonalds
2-$0
3-$0
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3/20 No buy days! Rocking it so far this week!!

 

[mommadebbied]

I'm in!!! Starting the month off not too well, but have to take care of me teeth! I'm not going to set an amount of no buys, just try for as many as I can.

2/1: $100.00 Dinner, drinks, and tip to celebrate my husbands birthday
2/2: $25.45 Pizza delivery for super bowl
2/3: $365.00 dental work
2/4: $0
2/5: $0
2/6: $5.45 hydration drinks and granola bars after the gym
2/7: $0 snowed in, can't go anywhere anyway!

 

[laur roo]

I've decided to make my goal 15 no buy days! I've done pretty well so far.

1-$0
2-$72 at target, they had full size suitcases on clearance for $25 each, so I picked one each for my fiance and I since we don't have luggage, and I got a few toiletries and groceries too.
3-$0 so far, and don't plan to go out.

 

[ashleyasiegel]

I will attempt to play this month. We are going to Disney at the end of April and really need save $$$ so maybe this will hold me accountable even though I am not off to a good start.

2/1 - $35 Tubing
2/2 - $50 Frozen swimsuit/cover up for Easter basket Disney surprise reveal, $30 for cold meds/few groceries
2/3 - $0 so far

 

[MomToOne]

I'm back again this month. I am shooting for a single no buy week this week, so a 7 day stretch from Sunday to Saturday. No buy to me is nothing that would normally come from the $70 "allowance" I give myself each week for non-bill, non-grocery, non-gas spending. So mainly Target runs

The other weeks of the month I just shoot to stay at or under my allowance.

Off to an OK start so far - I've got 2 no buy days.

Sunday - $0
Monday - $0
Tuesday -
Wednesday -
Thursday -
Friday -
Saturday -

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

I'm back in.... I always round up to the nearest dollar. I'm adding to my miscellaneous this month to reflect our activities planned this month.

02/01: $20.00 for 2 Pasta dinner fundraiser tickets (applying to Eat Out). Also spent $10.00 for raffle tickets and $72.00 for silent auction items won at the same fundraiser(applying to Misc). We won 2 Alex and Ani bracelets, 3 bottles of wine, 2 bottles of beer, 5 gift certificates for area restaurants (total value $120.00), and a weekend getaway to a local hotel that has an indoor pool. We did really well.
02/02: $6.00 newspapers (apply to groceries)
02/03: -0-
02/04:
02/05:
02/06:
We are now a Family of 4 adults w/1 dog...
Groceries/Household spending: $6/$250.00
Gas for 1 van: /$250
Eat Out: $20/$100
Misc: $82/$250
No Buy Days: /15
Coupon Savings:
Total Coupon savings for 2014:$71.00. I'm going to try the envelope system for my coupon savings
Starting another envelope for any money not spent from my expected grocery budget. $60.00

 

[charming23]

I went to work today and came straight home.

2/1 $0
2/2 $123.14 Target and $21.99 Prescriptions
2/3 $0


2/14 no buy days