January No Buy - let's start the year off right

[stayhomemom77]

1/1 - $0
1/2 - $8.44 - lunch
1/3 - $0
1/4 - $156 groceries, $66 gas
1/5 - $0
1/6 - $0
1/7 - $0
1/8 - $6.18 groceries, $9.20 Post Office, 20.41 Pet store
1/9 - $0
1/10 - $0
1/11 - $6.25 Home Depot, $165.82 groceries
1/12 -$0
1/13 - $6.72 lunch, $346 Vet, $144 Car repair
1/14 - $0
1/15 - $0
1/16 - $96.85 groceries
1/17 - $0
1/18 - $0
1/19 - $0
1/20 - $71.30
1/21 - $0
1/22 - $75 Gas
1/23 - $0
1/24 - $0
1/25 - $76.92 groceries, $37.61 petsmart, $31.72 Target
1/26 - $0
1/27 - $0
1/28 - $0
1/29 - $0

Yahoo I have met all of my goals for Jan.

Grocery Budget $600 - spent $593.48 so far
Gas Budget - $400 - spent $241.48 so far
Eating Out Budget - $45 - spent $15.16 so far
20 no spend days - 20 is goal

That's exciting!! Congratulations!!

 

[amos07]

So I didn't notice any cell phone payments, heat/electric payments and just general bills being included in the no buy January. Is everyone not including them?

 

[Deffenm]

So I didn't notice any cell phone payments, heat/electric payments and just general bills being included in the no buy January. Is everyone not including them?

I did not include those as those are my standard monthly bills. I only included those items that I was trying to reduce such as groceries, gas, and eating out. I can't really change my mortage, car, insurance bills. I could try to reduce my electric and natural gas bills however with the way our winter has been going I don't have much control over that.

We are working on being 100% out of debt by 2024 (mortgae and all), so this thread helps me stay accountable for not buying stuff just to "buy" stuff. I only stepped foot into Target 1 day this month and that is because oldest DS's coat zipper broke and couldn't be repaired. I am usually a weekly target goer and end up buying things I don't really need but because they are a great price I buy. Target is an evil store for me.

I know it may seem silly that a thread on a disney forum provides the motivation to stay on task but it really does. I am looking forward to the Feb. No Buy Thread.

 

[stayhomemom77]

1st-$0
2nd-$0
3rd-$77.75 groceries, $29 gas
4th-$0
5th-$0
6th -$0
7th-$3.50/$20 misc cash
8th-$34.32 groceries, $5.75/$16.50 misc cash, ($34.73 by DH)
9th-$0
10th-$82 on groceries, $40 on gas
11th-$10 tip for our lunch out (lunch covered by Christmas gift cards)
12th-$0 (I never shop on Sundays so I'm adding this in now)
13th-$0 DH has the car for the day so I couldn't spend if I wanted to!
14th-$0 DD home with the flu. No errands for this mama!!
15th-$85 in groceries
16th-$0
17th-$0
18th-$0
19th-bought a new snow shovel, a microwave for DH's office, went out to dinner as a family using a gift card and paying the difference, took the kids to the fun zone, bought ice cream (approx spending $150)
20th-$0
21st-$67 groceries, $43 on shoes, $2.24 on cookies, $1.67 for cereal bowls for hubby
22nd-$0
23rd-$0
24th-$0
25th-$52 Chinese Take Out (We were expecting family from out of town to arrive around 7 pm but they left earlier to get ahead of the weather and we had to scramble to feed them)
26th-$0
27th-$0
28th-$0
29th-$0
30th-$0
31st-regular groceries and gasoline day

21/22 No Buy Days



That's good enough!

 

[wishesuponastar]

Well, I only had 8 no-buy days instead of the 20 that I wanted. It could have been better if I didn't count DH spending too. Hope February will have more success.

Jan'14
1 - $6 Mc'donalds
2 - shopping day at farmers market, DH birthday presents and costco
3 - calling this a $0 day because of snowstorm. Edit DH went out so we have spent today on groceries and he got a hockey shirt for the game
4 - Arrrgh another spending day. DH is painting DD's room and needs more paint. I think that is all we will spend on today.
5 - Yarn at Michaels, toothbrush for dog and dividers for DD12
6- $0
7- few grocery items
8 - yogurt needed for curry chicken dinner & prescription but not counting that -
9 - calling it a $0 day as I don't intend on spending, wish me luck - Well, I bought bananas so another spend day
10 - Spent at Costco & Walmart
11 - grocery shopped
12 - spend
13 - $0
14 - $0
15 - $0
16 - Spend - Costco & Walmart
17 - $0
18 - Spend - Walmart - gift for MIL birthday
19 - McD's lunch
20 - DH bought lunch
21 - $0
22 - spend
23 - spend
24 - spend
25 - Costco
26 - will be a spend day
27 - $2 at Mc'D
28 - $0
29 - $0
30 - spend at grocery & DH bought lunch
31 - spend lunch & farmer's market

Not doing that well in my goal of 20 no buy days , Must do better next month

 

[aaz]

I'm in!! Cannot believe I have never seen it before. My gaol is 15 no buy days. Pre planning groceries is going to be key for success.

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

01/01: -0-
01/02: $25.00 take out wings. (tradition on a snow storm night)
01/03: -0- I had every intentions on spending at the grocery store after work. Did all my shopping in record time.... Went to cash out only to find out I forgot my wallet at home today. lol That's one way of having a no buy day!
01/04:-0-
01/05: $6.00 on 6 newspapers. (coming out of grocery $)
01/06: -0-
01/07: $25.00 on gas.
01/08: $22.00 groceries
01/09: -0-
01/10: -0-
01/11: Today was a spend day. $50 gas, $85.00 grocery store and Costcos, $3.00 gourmet dinner from Costco's (hot dogs and sodas)
01/12: -0-
01/13: -0-
01/14: -0-
01/15: $10.00 Costco's had to pick up pastry for work.
01/16: -0-
01/17: -0-
01/18: $25.00 out for the night $6.00 newspapers
01/19: -0-
01/20: -0- Calling it now.
01/21: -0- To cold to go anywhere
01/22: -0- Another cold day.
01/23: $40.00 gas
01/24: $17.00 DD and I got pizza slices for dinner. And just had to add cannolis to the order for dessert
01/25: $57.00 groceries
01/26: $6.00 newspapers
01/27: -0-
01/28: -0-
01/29: -0-
01/30: $25.00 for extra items to fill 2 fundraiser gift baskets
01/31: $75.00 emergency tooth extraction for DH, $26.00 RX

We are now a Family of 4 adults w/1 dog...
Groceries/Household spending: $182/$250.00
Gas for 1 van: $115/$250
Eat Out: $70/$100
Misc: $136/$200
No Buy Days: 16/15
Coupon savings:$71.00. I'm going to try the envelope system for my coupon savings

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I'm going to put up a new thread!
Come look for us in February!

 

[charming23]

Spent nothing on Thursday

Yesterday I did my weekly grocery shopping. I was going to wait until today but it is rainy so I am glad I did not. I also went out with the girls from work

1/1 $0 I went to work and came home
1/2 $0 Stayed home sick from work
1/3 $53.00 Giant Eagle & $4.09 McDonald's
1/4 $0
1/5 $20.41 CVS
1/6 $0
1/7 $28.85 Giant Eagle
1/8 $83.14 Target
1/9 $3.49 McDonald's, $37.77 Kmart, $45.55 Trader Joe's, & $74.44 Marc's
1/10 $0
1/11 $0
1/12 $20 laundry, $6.75 Mr. Hero, and $28.27 Target
1/13 $70.91 Heinens
1/14 $0
1/15 $0
1/16 $9.45 chick fil a, $56.20 target, and $66.56 walmart
1/17 $0
1/18 $0
1/19 $52.10 aldi
1/20 $0
1/21 $0
1/22 $20.94 Drugmart, $43.77 Target, and $4.89 Chick fil a
1/23 $0
1/24 $108.58 Giant Eagle
1/25 $0
1/26 $40.52 Amazon and $57.57 Heinens
1/27 $0
1/28 $0
1/29 $4.89 chick fil a, $20.94 Gas, and $32.17 Aldi
1/30 $0
1/31 $64.86 Giant Eagle and $15.00 Two bucks

Made my 15 no buy days goal

 

[Deffenm]

Is there a Feb. thread already started? I didn't see one but wasn't sure if I just missed it. I would love to keep going in Feb.