January no buy

[Virgderon]

Pretty spendy today.....

$900 budget... $451 left
$0 Days: 4
Groceries : 116
Coupon/ sale savings : 47
Eating out/lunches out : 97

January 1: 37 (groceries)
January 2: 0
January 3 : 22 (11 groceries, misc)
January 4: 12 ( Walgreens- not even sure what I bought)
January 5: 24 ( co-pay anitibiotic, pain meds)
January 6: 53 ( 25 gas, 11 pop, 17 chinese take-out)
January 7: 0
January 8 : 6 ( lunch at bike race)
January 9 : 47 ( 45 groceries, 2 breakfast)
January 10: 20 ( 7 lunch, 14 misc Walgreens)
January 11: 98 ( dentist)
January 12: 39 ( 10 parking at hockey game, 14 Wendys, 6 lunch, 9 snacks at hockey game)
January 13: 4 ( 4 soup at work)
January 14: 28 ( 4 tip, 5 groceries, 13 Barnes & Noble , 6 at Old Navy)
January 15: 0
January 16 13 ( 11 Walgreens misc, 2 candy bar & pop at work)
January 17 0
January 18: 46 ( 20 cleaning supplies, pop, 26 Red Robin)

 

[PrincessHeather'sMom]

Thank you wlake & wishesuponastar.

01/01/12 = $60.08
01/02/12 = $00.00 1/10
01/03/12 = $00.00 2/10
01/04/12 = $29.86
01/05/12 = $00.00 3/10
01/06/12 = $36.01
01/07/12 = $151.14
01/08/12 = $00.00 4/10
01/09/12 = $50.00
01/10/12 = $00.00 5/10
01/11/12 = $24.33
01/12/12 = $00.00 6/10
01/13/12 = $00.00 7/10
01/14/12 = $12.50
01/15/12 = $00.00 8/10 SO CLOSE! I can't believe it!
01/16/12 = $00.00 9/10
01/17/12 = $00.00 10/10 WhooWhoo!!
01/18/12 = $00.00 11/10

I will have to stop for gas in the morning - wish I had stopped this morning. It was $3.15 this morning. On my way home it went up to $3.29. Not running to the store all the time, I'm not burning so much gas! Yeah!

 

[sarahk0204]

Time to start to catch up!

January 1 $0 spent

Jan 2 $0
Jan 3 $13 for lunch with my sewing guild
Jan 4 $50 car repair.
Jan 5 $0 Bought a spool of thread, but used a gift card I got for Christmas.

Jan 6 $11.05 Sara Lee (bread), $17.93 Walgreens (groceries), $52.22 Logli (groceries), $22.78 Aldi, $15.22 Sam's Club (groceries)
Jan 7 $43.29 Kohl's and $57.45 Payless. The kids needed new tennis shoes desperately, as theirs were falling apart. I also got dress shoes for both of them, so we are set for church and Easter. $24.83 TRU (birthday presents for 2 kids, and I had rewards coupons)
Jan 8 $8.93 Home Depot (tool for DH to work on DS's Pinewood Derby car, but he had some gift cards, so much cheaper than it would have been)
Jan 9 $500 tuition payment for DH He is on sabbatical and taking classes toward his PhD, so it is an investment, but still...

 

[Virgderon]

I wanted donuts , so I got donuts. Not a lot of will power there.

$900 budget... $433 left
$0 Days: 4
Groceries : 116
Coupon/ sale savings : 47
Eating out/lunches out : 106

January 1: 37 (groceries)
January 2: 0
January 3 : 22 (11 groceries, misc)
January 4: 12 ( Walgreens- not even sure what I bought)
January 5: 24 ( co-pay anitibiotic, pain meds)
January 6: 53 ( 25 gas, 11 pop, 17 chinese take-out)
January 7: 0
January 8 : 6 ( lunch at bike race)
January 9 : 47 ( 45 groceries, 2 breakfast)
January 10: 20 ( 7 lunch, 14 misc Walgreens)
January 11: 98 ( dentist)
January 12: 39 ( 10 parking at hockey game, 14 Wendys, 6 lunch, 9 snacks at hockey game)
January 13: 4 ( 4 soup at work)
January 14: 28 ( 4 tip, 5 groceries, 13 Barnes & Noble , 6 at Old Navy)
January 15: 0
January 16 13 (11 Walgreens misc, 2 candy bar & pop at work)
January 17 0
January 18: 46 (20 cleaning supplies, pop, 26 Red Robin)
January 19: 18 (2 donuts, 7 lunch, 9 gas )

 

[PrincessHeather'sMom]

01/01/12 = $60.08
01/02/12 = $00.00 1/10
01/03/12 = $00.00 2/10
01/04/12 = $29.86
01/05/12 = $00.00 3/10
01/06/12 = $36.01
01/07/12 = $151.14
01/08/12 = $00.00 4/10
01/09/12 = $50.00
01/10/12 = $00.00 5/10
01/11/12 = $24.33
01/12/12 = $00.00 6/10
01/13/12 = $00.00 7/10
01/14/12 = $12.50
01/15/12 = $00.00 8/10 SO CLOSE! I can't believe it!
01/16/12 = $00.00 9/10
01/17/12 = $00.00 10/10 WhooWhoo!!
01/18/12 = $00.00 11/10
01/19/12 = $32.75 for gas this morning

Tomorrow is FINALLY payday and our pantry is bare! I will definitely be going to the grocery store this weekend.

 

[wlake]

I'm finally getting on a roll! No buy kept me from the dinner out temptation both yesterday and today.

1/18:
1/19:

no buy days: 8/10
dinners out: 3/4
non consumables purchased: 4/0

 

[charming23]

I ran out this morning for some supplies and sale items. I plan on staying in all weekend as the weather will be less than ideal.

12/30- $ 59.09 Aldi's, $17.98 GFS, $18.23 Giant Eagle, $10 GE Pharmacy, $19.87 Loco Leprechaun (dinner), and $10.71 BP (Gas)
12/31- $0
1/1- $0
1/2- $20.25 CVS, $9.34 Walgreen's, and $26.52 Marc's
1/3- $0
1/4- $0
1/5- $2.98 McDonald's and $40.45 Giant Eagle
1/6- $0
1/7- $7.46 Walgreen’s, $8.99 GFS, $1.19 CVS, and $5.94 Save a Lot
1/8- $0
1/9- $2 Arby's, $14.71 Walgreen's, and $33.47 Target
1/10- $63.09 Target, $3.49 Caribou coffee, and $17.15 Takeout
1/11- $30 Aveda Brown (haircuts)
1/12- $24.89 Gas, $62.36 Aldis, and $46.14 Giant Eagle
1/13- $0
1/14- $0
1/15- $33.90 Walgreen's
1/16- $21.35 Walgreen's, $17.95 Target, $11.36 Giant Eagle, $4.90 Chick-fil-A, and $9.48 GFS
1/17- $0
1/18- $0
1/19- $6.63 Walgreen's and $16.06 Giant Eagle

10/15 No Buy days

 

[QVCshopper]

I had my girl on January 18. Lily Mae, 7 lb, 2 oz, 20.5". Hardly made it to the hospital... Water broke and she was here two minutes later. Her first trip to Disney World is coming up in June, so she will be a nice, portable 5 months old by that point.

Also have had at least five no-buy days, but life's been crazy this month and I needed stuff for the baby. Keep up the good work, I'm impressed by everyone's hard work on this thread.

 

[wlake]

I had my girl on January 18. Lily Mae, 7 lb, 2 oz, 20.5". Hardly made it to the hospital... Water broke and she was here two minutes later. Her first trip to Disney World is coming up in June, so she will be a nice, portable 5 months old by that point.

Also have had at least five no-buy days, but life's been crazy this month and I needed stuff for the baby. Keep up the good work, I'm impressed by everyone's hard work on this thread.

Congratulations! How wonderful! A nice short labor too! I hope she's a good sleeper and that everyone is adjusting well!

 

[wishesuponastar]

Congrats on your new baby girl What a close call on your labor, glad that everyone is doing well.

 

[pigletto]

Well today was pretty much anything but a No Buy day! Found a great passholder rate for the Universal portion of our trip and hopped all over that! And found the Kitchenaid Mixer attachment I wanted on sale, with a 20 mail in rebate so ordered it for myself for my upcoming birthday

Just going to update the last few days..


1/8 $0
1/9 $29.70 Gas. 5.00 milk.
1/10 $0
1/11 $0
1/12 $3.32 bread (ack!)
1/13 $109 stock up at big biannual grocery store sale. $20 take out for dinner, 50.00 Gas.
1/14 $65.00 Walmart Grocery Items, $26.00 Grocery Store,$77.00 New Mac Cord
1/15 $0
1/16 $0
1/17 $20 Take out pizzas and coffees. Ugh.
1/18 $0
1/19 $0
1/20 $55.00 for my birthday gift (after rebate). $380.00 for APH rate for Universal Royal Pacific stay. $2.00 pizza day at ds school. $20 take out supper.
1/21 $110.00 (groceries)

Totals 450.60/500 groceries
95.00/120 entertainment (includes new cord for Mac that cat chewed!)
67.70/$80 eating out
55.00/100.00 Misc.

8/14 No Buy days

I better step it up. Not many days left in the month and I have 8 No Buy Days left to go! This is a little harder than I initially anticipated!
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[charming23]

I am calling it a $0 day in order to avoid temptation. The consignment shop I go to posted pics of new items today and I am resisting the urge to run out there today. I plan on going next weekend to drop off some clothes to sell so if the items are still there I will pick them up.

12/30- $ 59.09 Aldi's, $17.98 GFS, $18.23 Giant Eagle, $10 GE Pharmacy, $19.87 Loco Leprechaun (dinner), and $10.71 BP (Gas)
12/31- $0
1/1- $0
1/2- $20.25 CVS, $9.34 Walgreen's, and $26.52 Marc's
1/3- $0
1/4- $0
1/5- $2.98 McDonald's and $40.45 Giant Eagle
1/6- $0
1/7- $7.46 Walgreen’s, $8.99 GFS, $1.19 CVS, and $5.94 Save a Lot
1/8- $0
1/9- $2 Arby's, $14.71 Walgreen's, and $33.47 Target
1/10- $63.09 Target, $3.49 Caribou coffee, and $17.15 Takeout
1/11- $30 Aveda Brown (haircuts)
1/12- $24.89 Gas, $62.36 Aldis, and $46.14 Giant Eagle
1/13- $0
1/14- $0
1/15- $33.90 Walgreen's
1/16- $21.35 Walgreen's, $17.95 Target, $11.36 Giant Eagle, $4.90 Chick-fil-A, and $9.48 GFS
1/17- $0
1/18- $0
1/19- $6.63 Walgreen's and $16.06 Giant Eagle
1/20- $0

11/15 No Buy days

 

[charming23]

I had my girl on January 18. Lily Mae, 7 lb, 2 oz, 20.5". Hardly made it to the hospital... Water broke and she was here two minutes later. Her first trip to Disney World is coming up in June, so she will be a nice, portable 5 months old by that point.

Also have had at least five no-buy days, but life's been crazy this month and I needed stuff for the baby. Keep up the good work, I'm impressed by everyone's hard work on this thread.

Congrats, and glad you made it in time.

 

[Virgderon]

QVC- congrats! How wonderful.

$900 budget... $429 left
$0 Days: 4
Groceries : 116
Coupon/ sale savings : 47
Eating out/lunches out : 110

January 1: 37 (groceries)
January 2: 0
January 3 : 22 (11 groceries, misc)
January 4: 12 ( Walgreens- not even sure what I bought)
January 5: 24 ( co-pay anitibiotic, pain meds)
January 6: 53 ( 25 gas, 11 pop, 17 chinese take-out)
January 7: 0
January 8 : 6 ( lunch at bike race)
January 9 : 47 ( 45 groceries, 2 breakfast)
January 10: 20 ( 7 lunch, 14 misc Walgreens)
January 11: 98 ( dentist)
January 12: 39 ( 10 parking at hockey game, 14 Wendys, 6 lunch, 9 snacks at hockey game)
January 13: 4 ( 4 soup at work)
January 14: 28 ( 4 tip, 5 groceries, 13 Barnes & Noble , 6 at Old Navy)
January 15: 0
January 16 13 (11 Walgreens misc, 2 candy bar & pop at work)
January 17 0
January 18: 46 (20 cleaning supplies, pop, 26 Red Robin)
January 19: 18 (2 donuts, 7 lunch, 9 gas )
January 20: 4 ( 1 toast, 3 soup)

 

[QVCshopper]

Thanks, everyone! Our first day home today! And if it snows tomorrow, it should be another no-buy day.

 

[PrincessHeather'sMom]

I had my girl on January 18. Lily Mae, 7 lb, 2 oz, 20.5". Hardly made it to the hospital... Water broke and she was here two minutes later. Her first trip to Disney World is coming up in June, so she will be a nice, portable 5 months old by that point.

Congratulations!


01/01/12 = $60.08
01/02/12 = $00.00 1/10
01/03/12 = $00.00 2/10
01/04/12 = $29.86
01/05/12 = $00.00 3/10
01/06/12 = $36.01
01/07/12 = $151.14
01/08/12 = $00.00 4/10
01/09/12 = $50.00
01/10/12 = $00.00 5/10
01/11/12 = $24.33
01/12/12 = $00.00 6/10
01/13/12 = $00.00 7/10
01/14/12 = $12.50
01/15/12 = $00.00 8/10 SO CLOSE! I can't believe it!
01/16/12 = $00.00 9/10
01/17/12 = $00.00 10/10 WhooWhoo!!
01/18/12 = $00.00 11/10
01/19/12 = $32.75 for gas this morning
01/20/12 = $50.00 Dr. co-pay $112.06 Target & $41.50 Dierbergs

 

[wlake]

I'm trying for a no buy today. Strange for a Sat. but it's supposed to snow pretty much all day and I figure my road won't get plowed until late afternoon. I just have to stay offline so I can't shop there!

Here are yesterday's numbers:

1/20: $25 birthday gift, $50 dinner out, $? groceries

no buy days: 8/10
dinners out: 4/4
non consumables purchased: 4/0

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I had my girl on January 18. Lily Mae, 7 lb, 2 oz, 20.5". Hardly made it to the hospital... Water broke and she was here two minutes later. Her first trip to Disney World is coming up in June, so she will be a nice, portable 5 months old by that point.

Congratulations! Welcome to the world Lily!

 

[annsteere]

Goal: NO unnecessary spending (no eating out, no purchased entertainment, etc) and keep the grocery bill as low as possible while eating down the freezer and pantry.

Three weeks into Jan our grocery total for the month is $94. Pretty good. And we've eaten pretty well. A weekly menu has been helpful.

Yesterday I fell off the wagon and went to the thrift store for entertainment. I heard they were jammed packed full of donations from folks who'd made a resolution to declutter in 2012. I wasn't looking to buy anything in particular, just thought I might get inspired for a craft or decorating project.

Surprise, surprise, I found things to buy. Spent $25 and got earrings, a winter coat, a sweater to remake as a craft project, and a top.

I spent my allowance so it isn't like it impacts the family budget, but it isn't like a no spending day either

Back on the wagon today.

 

[charming23]

I have been fighting a cold on and off all week and today it came back with vengence. It also snowed a lot overnight. It made it very easy to be a $0 day.

12/30- $ 59.09 Aldi's, $17.98 GFS, $18.23 Giant Eagle, $10 GE Pharmacy, $19.87 Loco Leprechaun (dinner), and $10.71 BP (Gas)
12/31- $0
1/1- $0
1/2- $20.25 CVS, $9.34 Walgreen's, and $26.52 Marc's
1/3- $0
1/4- $0
1/5- $2.98 McDonald's and $40.45 Giant Eagle
1/6- $0
1/7- $7.46 Walgreen’s, $8.99 GFS, $1.19 CVS, and $5.94 Save a Lot
1/8- $0
1/9- $2 Arby's, $14.71 Walgreen's, and $33.47 Target
1/10- $63.09 Target, $3.49 Caribou coffee, and $17.15 Takeout
1/11- $30 Aveda Brown (haircuts)
1/12- $24.89 Gas, $62.36 Aldis, and $46.14 Giant Eagle
1/13- $0
1/14- $0
1/15- $33.90 Walgreen's
1/16- $21.35 Walgreen's, $17.95 Target, $11.36 Giant Eagle, $4.90 Chick-fil-A, and $9.48 GFS
1/17- $0
1/18- $0
1/19- $6.63 Walgreen's and $16.06 Giant Eagle
1/20- $0
1/21- $0

12/15 No Buy days