Jammin' along with a January No Buy 2015

[stayhomemom77]

I got a couple of CD's for Christmas that I am just dying to crank whilst I tackle my DECLUTTER 2015 challenge. Hence the jammin' in the title.

If you are new to the No Buy thread, we have one monthly to help us keep the spending down. You decide you own parameters (which budget categories you will track, how much you will track, how many no buy days to have, etc) and then just report here daily to track your progress.

There's no judgement and hopefully the reporting keeps us on track and on budget.

Good luck everyone!!

 

[stayhomemom77]

My goal for this month:

22 No Buy Days

Jan
1-No Buy #1
2-spend
3-No Buy #2
4-No Buy #3
5-spend
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3/22 No Buy Days Achieved

 

[superme80]

I'm in! I have 1 trip to Disneyland planned, possibly 2. So I need to save. I am going to start off with 10 No Buy Days.

Jan
1-Shopping with BFF
2-Spent
3-No Buy
4-No Buy
5- Groceries

 

[verleniahall]

Im in! We are working hard to get our Oct/Nov trip paid off early!

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Our goal is not to have to purchase a ton of groceries - Thursday afternoon I do'nt work so I will be doing a full pantry exploration and will loog it in. We want to only purchase the parashables (milk, eggs, bread, fruits and veggies) for the month of January

 

[mblondie0509]

I'm in! I did it last January and was very successful but then fell off track for the rest of the year. I would like to try it monthly to save for an October trip! The month started off well because this morning (the 6th) is the first day I have left the house since New Years Eve!

My goal for this month:

20 No Buy Days

Jan
1-No Buy #1
2-No Buy #2
3-No Buy #3
4-No Buy #4
5-No Buy #5
6-No Buy #6
7-$25 Pizza for Son's Birthday (Snow Day #1)
8-No Buy #7 (Snow Day #2) (Son to Grandma's)
9-$60 Target (Groceries)
10-$85 Nails and Birthday Supplies
11-$148 Kohls (new Fitbit and outfit for Son-Christmas Money)
12-$100 Water Cooler (Christmas Money), $26 Gas
13-$24 Water Bottles for Cooler
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7/20 No Buy Days Achieved

 

[Deffenm]

Yahoo. I am glad to see a January thread. I did good for a few months last year but then life got in the way. I hope to do this every month for 2015.
My goal for Jan. is 23 no buy days.

1 - no buy
2 - no buy
3 - no buy
4 - groceries
5 - no buy
6 - grocery store (was out of few items on Sunday so hope they have restocked)
7- no buy
8- no buy
9- no buy
10- grocery store
11- no buy
12- grocery store
13-No buy
14-No buy
15-grocery store (I keep running out of like 1 or 2 items)
16-No buy
17-Grocery Store
18-No buy
19-Passport pictures for kids
20-No Buy
21-No Buy
22-No Buy
23-Treated kids to NHL All Star activities since it is in town this weekend.
24-Groceries
25-no buy
26-no buy
27-no buy
28-no buy
29-no buy
30-no buy
31-grocery

Looks like I will make 22 days. Missed my goal by 1 day. I am still proud of what I accomplished this month. Looking forward to trying again next month.

 

[stayhomemom77]

My goal for this month:

22 No Buy Days

Jan
1-No Buy #1
2-spend
3-No Buy #2
4-No Buy #3
5-spend
6-spend
7-spend
8-No Buy #4
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4/22 No Buy Days Achieved

 

[travelgirl06]

Ok, not sure if this is "really" a no-buy, but I made up a list of rules for us to curb excess spending. So far we are on track with no "unallowed" purchases. I've been packing my lunch and cooking at home AND sticking to the grocery list

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7 - did pay a babysitter so I could go workout, kind of off budget, but good for my health and getting that back on track.
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I'm pretty excited so far! I have been amassing a list of "wants" (I.e. A lunch bag So I don't have to carry DD's Princess sophia bag to work , but my plan is to hold off on any purchases (other than necessities) until hitting a no-buy or healthy living milestone.

It's really kind of refreshing

 

[stayhomemom77]

Ok, not sure if this is "really" a no-buy, but I made up a list of rules for us to curb excess spending. So far we are on track with no "unallowed" purchases. I've been packing my lunch and cooking at home AND sticking to the grocery list

Days on track
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7 - did pay a babysitter so I could go workout, kind of off budget, but good for my health and getting that back on track.
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I'm pretty excited so far! I have been amassing a list of "wants" (I.e. A lunch bag So I don't have to carry DD's Princess sophia bag to work , but my plan is to hold off on any purchases (other than necessities) until hitting a no-buy or healthy living milestone.

It's really kind of refreshing

Good for you!!

I have weight loss rewards "wants" like that too!

Keep up the good work!!

 

[stayhomemom77]

My goal for this month:

22 No Buy Days

Jan
1-No Buy #1
2-spend
3-No Buy #2
4-No Buy #3
5-spend
6-spend
7-spend
8-No Buy #4
9-spend
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4/22 No Buy Days Achieved

Wow! I'm not as far along as I would have liked, but we had to bulk up the food storage this month is it was abysmally low and we got a few organizations things (storage containers and shelving units) which were planned purchases but were spread out over the last week.

This weekend should be purchase free and I'm hoping to keep next week down to two or three days.

 

[stayhomemom77]

My goal for this month:

22 No Buy Days

Jan
1-No Buy #1
2-spend
3-No Buy #2
4-No Buy #3
5-spend
6-spend
7-spend
8-No Buy #4
9-spend
10-spend
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4/22 No Buy Days Achieved

 

[EpiStitch]

I haven't done very well at keeping this up for an entire month in the previous months that I've tried, but this month I'm very committed.

I need to pay off my credit card before the end of this month since I'll be losing the 0% APR. To do this, I will basically put every cent not already allocated for bills toward paying that off.

Once that is taken care of, I can get more serious about saving again.

Goal: 20 No Buy Days

Jan
1-No Buy #1
2-No Buy #2
3-had to have work done at home, blah
4-No Buy #3
5-No Buy #4
6-No Buy #5
7-No Buy #6
8-No Buy #7
9-took a taxi home after a work event
10-No Buy #8
11-No Buy #9
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9/20 No Buy Days So Far

 

[stayhomemom77]

My goal for this month:

22 No Buy Days

Jan
1-No Buy #1
2-spend
3-No Buy #2
4-No Buy #3
5-spend
6-spend
7-spend
8-No Buy #4
9-spend
10-spend
11-no buy #5
12-no buy #6
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6/22 No Buy Days Achieved

 

[EpiStitch]

Goal: 20 No Buy Days

Jan
1-No Buy #1
2-No Buy #2
3-had to have work done at home, blah
4-No Buy #3
5-No Buy #4
6-No Buy #5
7-No Buy #6
8-No Buy #7
9-took a taxi home after a work event
10-No Buy #8
11-No Buy #9
12-No Buy #10
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10/20 No Buy Days So Far

 

[stayhomemom77]

My goal for this month:

22 No Buy Days

Jan
1-No Buy #1
2-spend
3-No Buy #2
4-No Buy #3
5-spend
6-spend
7-spend
8-No Buy #4
9-spend
10-spend
11-no buy #5
12-no buy #6
13-no buy #7
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7/22 No Buy Days Achieved

 

[EpiStitch]

Goal: 20 No Buy Days

Jan
1-No Buy #1
2-No Buy #2
3-had to have work done at home, blah
4-No Buy #3
5-No Buy #4
6-No Buy #5
7-No Buy #6
8-No Buy #7
9-took a taxi home after a work event
10-No Buy #8
11-No Buy #9
12-No Buy #10
13-No Buy #11
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11/20 No Buy Days So Far

 

[stayhomemom77]

My goal for this month:

22 No Buy Days

Jan
1-No Buy #1
2-spend
3-No Buy #2
4-No Buy #3
5-spend
6-spend
7-spend
8-No Buy #4
9-spend
10-spend
11-no buy #5
12-no buy #6
13-no buy #7
14-spend
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7/22 No Buy Days Achieved

 

[EpiStitch]

Goal: 20 No Buy Days

Jan
1-No Buy #1
2-No Buy #2
3-had to have work done at home, blah
4-No Buy #3
5-No Buy #4
6-No Buy #5
7-No Buy #6
8-No Buy #7
9-took a taxi home after a work event
10-No Buy #8
11-No Buy #9
12-No Buy #10
13-No Buy #11
14-No Buy #12
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12/20 No Buy Days So Far

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Finally getting around to posting here.

1/1 - no buy
1/2 spend
1/3 - no buy
1/4 - no buy
1/5 - spend
1/6 - spend
1/7 - spend
1/8 - no buy
1/9 - no buy
1/10 - no buy
1/11 - no buy
1/12 - spend
1/13 - spend
1/14 - no buy
1/15 - spend

 

[EpiStitch]

Goal: 20 No Buy Days

Jan
1-No Buy #1
2-No Buy #2
3-had to have work done at home, blah
4-No Buy #3
5-No Buy #4
6-No Buy #5
7-No Buy #6
8-No Buy #7
9-took a taxi home after a work event
10-No Buy #8
11-No Buy #9
12-No Buy #10
13-No Buy #11
14-No Buy #12
15-No Buy #13
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13/20 No Buy Days So Far