July 2011 No Buy Thread - Let the savings sparks fly!

[Virgderon]

My younger DD was in town this weekend, and we did some shopping for her college clothes and eating out. I'm just going to add the whole weekend together for spending- too much work to break out the days seperately. I can say for sure that neither day was a 0 day.

Running Total: Spent $435
$1100 budget... $665 left
$0 Days: 4
Goal is 7 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 47

Groceries budget- $300-7-84= 209 left
Wedding shower budget - $600 -966= $366 over

July 1: 77 ( 25 to check DDs bag at airport, 17 gas, 35 misc stuff for DD)
July 2: 0
JUly 3: 0
July 4: 69 (26 shoes for my MOTB dress that ended up not matching, 17 Walgreens for pop and laundry detg, 10 gas , 16 movie)
July 5 : 0
July 6- 12 out of town
July 13 : 0
July 14 : 15 ( Walgreens)
JUly 15: 84 ( Target groceries)
July 16-17 : 190 for the weekend

 

[WAMUMOF4]

Downright HARD WORK, says she as she opens up Quicken to check where the money went the past 2 days! [/COLOR]

i promised myself i wouldn't get behind again and here i am 3 days later

Whatever possessed me to think i could have that many no buy days in the month before we go away


i had to make a new category to cover all our pre trip expenses i need to not get that far behind again, took to long to catch it all up


15 sleeps till we hit the USA this month needs to be a big saving one

Goals VS actual spent
US Dollars $4000($4346.33)
grocery's $500($488.05)
fuel $600($365)
Travel insurance $500
miscellaneous $100($186.75)
USA Trip expenses($679.18)

8 no spend days 1/8
5 Under $20 days 2/5

July 1 $25 fuel $30supermarket
July 2 $270 fuel $127.58 supermarket
July 3 $0
July 4 i spent $201.07 at the Disney store on things for our trip i might have to make another category for this as i will be doing a fair bit of online shopping this month for stuff to be delivered to us during our trip
July 5 24.43 supermarket
July 6 11.95 balaclava for DH $39.95 camera lens cleaning kit $52.02 souvenirs to take to USA $74.03 supermarket travel sox $43.16 of that
July 7 $1068 changed into $US1100 supermarket $20.95
July 8 $101 heating gas
July 9 $50 fuel $12.85 supermarket
July 10 supermarket $41.03
July 11 supermarket $53.17 accountant for tax $154
July 12 pizza $32.75 $346 Ds14 camera
July 13 $17.20 supermarket
July 14 $1500 into US$1559.10
July 15 $20.20 supermarket
July 16 $238 camera ds10 $71.33 supermarket $39.70 hardware store $20 fuel
July 17 $16.15 supermarket
July 18 $22.29 supermarket $1640 changed into US$1687.23
July 19

 

[Debbie]

7/16: $7 blueberry picking, $32 Children's Place, $50 photos, $35 Christmas Tree Shop

Ooooh! I like to shop at the Christmas Tree Shop! Luckily, nothing like it around here.

We went to a wedding yesterday and met Phineas and Ferb at the mall. It was a kinda crazy day. But my sister and her bf babysat my kids for free for six hours. The fruit was to thank them. They are the best!
7/17: $10 JoAnne's, $12 Walmart, $29 dinner (all good streaks must come to an end sometime!)

Was the fruit the one on special? It looks soooo good. (Again, lucky for me, we don't have an Incredible Edible near me. ) At first I read that Phineas and Ferb were at the wedding. Oh! And WHAT a streak of no dinner outs it has been for you!

I am back from our weekend away. I do not count the money we spend into our regular monthly budget since we put money aside during the year for our two weekend trips up there. Although we did not spend to much. We hit a new farmer's market and I got a few little things but only spent $10 on souvenirs.

Well done! I have a few different budgets that I save for/spend and don't count, too.

My younger DD was in town this weekend, and we did some shopping for her college clothes and eating out. I'm just going to add the whole weekend together for spending- too much work to break out the days seperately. I can say for sure that neither day was a 0 day.

Daughters are expensive, that's for sure! But, we love 'em!

i promised myself i wouldn't get behind again and here i am 3 days later

No Buy Days : 7/8
Gas : 66$ (max 140$)
Groceries : 46$ (max 200$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 193$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 384$ (max 400$)

01/07 : 5$ (greeting card)
02/07 : 113$ (DH's gift, snack)
03/07 : 16$ (movie)
04/07 : 178$ (dinner + movie)
05/07 : 41$ (gas)
06/07 : 12$
07/07 : 0$
08/07 : 43$ (haircut)
09/07 : 0$
10/07 : 0$
11/07 : 0$
12/07 : 46$ (groceries)
13/07 : 0$
14/07 : 189$ (shoes + gas + ice cream)
15/07 : 0$
16/07 : 46$ (walmart + dinner)
17/07 : 0$

Lots of golden 0$ for you!

I bought some house stuff for $3.82 today.

Keeping it low!

 

[Debbie]

Not sure how I did it, but yesterday was a $0 for me. Betting DH will buy gas....or something.....today! I think that I will stay in the air-conditioned house. It was 28º with a humidex of 33º before 7:00 this morning! Thinking it is going to be HOT!!!

Unfortunately, this is going to be an expensive month for me.

1. DD will be home (I think) from Egypt for the last week or two.
2. I'm off for the summer, and my sanity is sending DH (SAHD) out to shop
3. Need to get the garage door replaced.
4. House needs repairs: painting, carpet, blinds etc.
5. Changing classrooms means updating some things.
6. I'm going 'over the river' to a Daily Café workshop with "The Sisters"

Oh, well, here's the budget as it stands.

Budget: Actual (last month expenses)
Gas: $600 $185 ($535) Allowing for some vacation driving
Groceries/Household: $600 $369 ($512)
Drug co-pays/medicine/lens: $40 $0 ($75)
Misc including gifts: $500 $246 ( $816 ) Not counting the garage door, or the hotel/expenses for the Daily Café workshop that I'm going to
Pool expenses: $200 $41 ($0)
Dining: $200 $102($81) Upped this for our 'vacation' mode
University incidentals expenses: $250 $120 (N/A)

July 1: $0 (Thank Heaven's for HOLIDAYS!)
July 2: gas $33, groceries $38, market (more groceries!) $15
July 3: gifts $43, household wasp spray/foam stuff $25 (really want to get rid of those suckers!)
July 4: gas $10
July 5: gas $40, groceries $33
July 6: Worked in the classroom with DD and DNephew all morning, so I bought them Subway $14, and paid DN $10, Anniversary dinner out $60
July 7: Gas $32
July 8: University stuff $120, vet $63, Christmas Shopping (great sale + $25 'gift' cards to reduce the amount to...) $74
July 9: $0
July 10: $0
July 11: Pool supplies $41, groceries $45, gas $46
July 12: groceries $61
July 13: DH topped up the gas $24, groceries $114
July 14: $0
July 15: Drumsticks (ice cream) and whipped cream (for my raspberries) $8
July 16: Picked up a gorgeous summer bedspread for my bedroom at the second hand store. No more yucky, old, fraying, polyester backing for ME! $17, MORE groceries $55, chinese food $28
July 17: $0 (still eating the Chinese food!) And although my 'goal' is 10, I said I'd be ecstatic with 5 no buy days....and I made it!

No Buy Days: 5/10

 

[YukiPhnx]

Hooray for everybody's good progress so far! Less than half a month to go!

I had a really fun time in Niagara Falls on both US and CAD side this weekend!

I actually didn't end up buying much in the mall, but I LOOVE the Target. Especially that travel aisle. Wow.

I love the Bobble bottles because it really makes water taste better. Up here, they sell the regular bottles for $18 each! At Old Navy, I bought 1 large bottle, 3 regular bottles, 1 child bottle, and 2 extra filters for...$56.16.

I was able to come JUST UNDER the budget I gave for myself, woohoo!

July
Overall budget: 111.75/400
Gas: 40.45/80
$0 days: 9/10

Misc.
Eating out: 2/5
Clothes: 0/4
The Body Shop: 0/2
Gifts: 0/2
U.S shopping: $148.60/150

1-$0 (Off to a good start!)
2-$1.05 (McDonald's iced coffee)
3-$29.02 (groceries)
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$40-30.07=$9.93

(This will be longer cause of the "uneven-ness" of days)
4-$0
5-$0
6-$0
7-$0 (FOUR DAYS IN A ROW!!!)
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$40-0=$40

8-$32.64 (Roundtrip greyhound tickets and lunch)
9-$11.18 (anti-itch cream for all these darned bug bites)
10-$6.94 (drink and cookie from Starbucks, I gave a big tip)
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$40-50.76=$-10.76

11-$0
12-$0
13-$16.67
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$29.24-16.67=$12.57 (Ahh, back to balanced)

14-$14.25 (dinner on campus), 20.09 (gas)
15-$0
16-$6.33 (spent on food on the CAD side), $148.60 (spent in US), 20.36 (gas)
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$40-20.58=$19.42

17-$14.18 (food at Canada's Wonderland)
18-$0
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[IMALOVNDISNEY]

Boy I am so far behind. Guess time does fly when your having fun. lol

07/01 -0-This should have been an expensive day. We went to the beach and stopped at the casino on the way home. We won enough money to cover all expenses today...And even had a little extra.
07/02 -0-cheer2: Stayed home and did yard work. And swam in the pool -0-
07/03 -0- Another day at home.
07/04 $27.00 groceries. Nice day by the pool with DH, DD and a couple of friends.
07/05 -0- Spent the day on the lake tubing. Used all our left overs from yesterdays mini picnic. What a great way to end our 5 days off. Tomorrow is back to work.
07/06 $50.00 gas
07/07 $52.00 Costco's. Really spent $68.00 but my office will reemberse me for $32.00
07/08 $30.00 Sonic for 4. This was a money saver. We were actually on our way to a local fair when it started storming.
07/09 $25.00 tokens for the local "Taste of Our town". $2.00 for a bottle of water.
07/10 -0-Money maker today..Had an awesome lia party.
07/11 -0-
07/12 $87.00 $57.00 goceries. Stocked up on sale items. $30.00 gas.
07/13-0-
07/14$53.00 2 $25.00 gift cards and a birthday card for DNephew
07/15 $15.00 Target. Saved $12.00 in coupons
07/16 $80.00 ingas $40.00 for my van and $40.00 for the boat. Spent the day with family celebrating my DNephews birthday.
Auto: $120.00/$200
Groceries/Household Goods:$136.00/$200.00
Eating Out/Entertainment: $55.00/$100.00
Misc:$53.00/$200
No Buy days 7/10
Coupon savings $70.00.00

 

[WAMUMOF4]

Hooray for everybody's good progress so far! Less than half a month to go!

I had a really fun time in Niagara Falls on both US and CAD side this weekend!

I actually didn't end up buying much in the mall, but I LOOVE the Target. Especially that travel aisle. Wow.

I love the Bobble bottles because it really makes water taste better. Up here, they sell the regular bottles for $18 each! At Old Navy, I bought 1 large bottle, 3 regular bottles, 1 child bottle, and 2 extra filters for...$56.16.

I was able to come JUST UNDER the budget I gave for myself, woohoo!

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What is a bobble bottle is it like a water filter bottle? Where did you stay at Niagara Falls and did you have a view of the Falls We are booked into the Embassy suites. Any advice you could give me on Niagara falls would be greatly appreciated

 

[ronnmel]

Lots of golden 0$ for you!

I may be doing good on the no-buy days, but if you notice the days I do spend, I spend A LOT. Oh well, I knew July would be expensive.

Any advice you could give me on Niagara falls would be greatly appreciated

I know this wasn't directed at me, but we spent 2 days in Niagara Falls last summer. We stayed at Sheraton-on-the-falls and had a nice view of... the lobby of the conference rooms. Probably the worst view of the entire hotel, but we didn't care because we barely spent any time in the room. The beds, however, were heavenly. With our package we had access to the indoor waterpark, small but fun.

In that hotel there was a big arcade/mini rides section, which we got coupons for with our package. Really not worth it, unless you get it for free. However, we loved all the little attractions on Clifton Hills. Granted, they were cheesy and totally not Disney quality, but fun nonetheless.

The big ferris wheels offers a spectacular view of the falls. At night, at elast on some nights, they have fireworks over the falls. Pretty cool, especially since they have the water of the falls change colors. Maid of the Mist is not to be missed, but expect to get wet. The thing where you take an elevator to the bottom of the falls and can view the "backside of water" is cool too, but I don't think you need to do both that and Maid of the Mist. Just pick one.

Hope this helps!


No Buy Days : 8/8 (new goal 15)
Gas : 66$ (max 140$)
Groceries : 46$ (max 200$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 193$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 384$ (max 400$)

01/07 : 5$ (greeting card)
02/07 : 113$ (DH's gift, snack)
03/07 : 16$ (movie)
04/07 : 178$ (dinner + movie)
05/07 : 41$ (gas)
06/07 : 12$
07/07 : 0$
08/07 : 43$ (haircut)
09/07 : 0$
10/07 : 0$
11/07 : 0$
12/07 : 46$ (groceries)
13/07 : 0$
14/07 : 189$ (shoes + gas + ice cream)
15/07 : 0$
16/07 : 46$ (walmart + dinner)
17/07 : 0$
18/07 : 0$

 

[WAMUMOF4]

I know this wasn't directed at me, but we spent 2 days in Niagara Falls last summer. We stayed at Sheraton-on-the-falls and had a nice view of... the lobby of the conference rooms. Probably the worst view of the entire hotel, but we didn't care because we barely spent any time in the room. The beds, however, were heavenly. With our package we had access to the indoor waterpark, small but fun.

In that hotel there was a big arcade/mini rides section, which we got coupons for with our package. Really not worth it, unless you get it for free. However, we loved all the little attractions on Clifton Hills. Granted, they were cheesy and totally not Disney quality, but fun nonetheless.

The big ferris wheels offers a spectacular view of the falls. At night, at elast on some nights, they have fireworks over the falls. Pretty cool, especially since they have the water of the falls change colors. Maid of the Mist is not to be missed, but expect to get wet. The thing where you take an elevator to the bottom of the falls and can view the "backside of water" is cool too, but I don't think you need to do both that and Maid of the Mist. Just pick one.

Hope this helps!

We will miss the fireworks we are there on a night they are not on but will see the falls lit up unless they have changed the calender. I have booked a very pricey package at the Embassy suited that includes a magic show and a couple of other things and a room view of both falls. But i have been wondering whether or not it is worth doing all the things relating to the falls we will definitely do the Maid of the Mist.

 

[Virgderon]

Debbie, you mentioned that you would not have a no buy today because your husband needs gas. I don't track DH's spending- its hard enough to track my own. How does everyone else handle DH's spending? Do you count it? Just curious.

You can all use me this month as an example of how NOT to save money. Saw Harry Potter yesterday, which was fine, but the Cracker Barrell dinner was not necessary, and the result of poor planning on my part.

Running Total: Spent $491
$1100 budget... $609 left
$0 Days: 4
Goal is 7 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 47

Groceries budget- $300-7-84= 209 left
Wedding shower budget - $600 -966= $366 over

July 1: 77 ( 25 to check DDs bag at airport, 17 gas, 35 misc stuff for DD)
July 2: 0
JUly 3: 0
July 4: 69 (26 shoes for my MOTB dress that ended up not matching, 17 Walgreens for pop and laundry detg, 10 gas , 16 movie)
July 5 : 0
July 6- 12 out of town
July 13 : 0
July 14 : 15 ( Walgreens)
JUly 15: 84 ( Target groceries)
July 16-17 : 190 for the weekend
July 18 : 56 ( 26 Cracker barrell, 30 Harry Potter movie)

 

[annsteere]

Debbie, you mentioned that you would not have a no buy today because your husband needs gas. I don't track DH's spending- its hard enough to track my own. How does everyone else handle DH's spending? Do you count it? Just curious.

DH throws all his receipts into a basket on top of our dressier. I include it in what we spent but don't try to keep track of it day by day.

I TRY not to analyze it as "stupid spend/goodspend." He likes to buy food for that day so often buys groceries that I could have gotten cheaper on sale or with a coupon. But, I try to just write it down without rolling my eyes or making a comment.

 

[annsteere]

I'm giving up for the month. Even my fuzzy goal of "don't buy stupid stuff" has gotten too tricky for me.

For 10 years DH has worked out of our home and commuted to an office on gorgeous Lake Geneva,Wisconsin. He is taking a new job Aug 1.

This weekend we went together and said goodbye to the lake and the city. We ate breakfast at our favorite spot, had our favorite muffins from the bakery etc. It was an unexpected mini vacation. (I'm gonna add grocery and entertainment categories together and just try to keep under that number). I

New job will require suits or sports coats. No way we can move from home office wear to that standard on the $100/month we allow for clothing. It will be "shop for good quality and good prices and put it on the charge card."

Parents are staying 5 days for Dad to have eye surgery next week.

I'll keep reading to keep inspired.

 

[QVCshopper]

I track my hubby's spending, but he's so responsible. He just tells me what he spent, and because we charge almost everything and have joint accounts, it's not too hard. We have been together for a long time now, got married in our early 20s, and he learned a lot about shopping from me then. Our dates in college always ended at the food store with my coupons and tiny food budget (I was soooo broke back then.) He might even be better than me now, even in the grocery store.

I don't track gas. We try to combine errands/trips, and can see how much we spent on the credit card. But, we have to get to certain places at certain times.

Good luck with the job change, Annsteere. It's good to take a break every now and then.

 

[Debbie]

Boy I am so far behind. Guess time does fly when your having fun. lol

Debbie, you mentioned that you would not have a no buy today because your husband needs gas. I don't track DH's spending- its hard enough to track my own. How does everyone else handle DH's spending? Do you count it? Just curious.

You can all use me this month as an example of how NOT to save money. Saw Harry Potter yesterday, which was fine, but the Cracker Barrell dinner was not necessary, and the result of poor planning on my part.

We have only one vehicle, so if DH is buying gas it's for both of us, and we have been chauffeuring around our oldest who lost his license , and found a job

but needs rides to/from every day. Good thing I'm on summer vacation. Cracker Barrel is one of my favourite places to stop if I go over the river. Sigh.

DH throws all his receipts into a basket on top of our dressier. I include it in what we spent but don't try to keep track of it day by day.

I TRY not to analyze it as "stupid spend/goodspend." He likes to buy food for that day so often buys groceries that I could have gotten cheaper on sale or with a coupon. But, I try to just write it down without rolling my eyes or making a comment.

I TRY, too, but I'm not always successful.

I'm giving up for the month. Even my fuzzy goal of "don't buy stupid stuff" has gotten too tricky for me.

For 10 years DH has worked out of our home and commuted to an office on gorgeous Lake Geneva,Wisconsin. He is taking a new job Aug 1.

This weekend we went together and said goodbye to the lake and the city. We ate breakfast at our favorite spot, had our favorite muffins from the bakery etc. It was an unexpected mini vacation. (I'm gonna add grocery and entertainment categories together and just try to keep under that number). I

New job will require suits or sports coats. No way we can move from home office wear to that standard on the $100/month we allow for clothing. It will be "shop for good quality and good prices and put it on the charge card."

Parents are staying 5 days for Dad to have eye surgery next week.

I'll keep reading to keep inspired.

Ann, good luck with the change in jobs to your DH. I don't call any of your spending "stupid stuff". I hope you keep us posted on how things go, even if you aren't tracking!

I track my hubby's spending, but he's so responsible. He just tells me what he spent, and because we charge almost everything and have joint accounts, it's not too hard. We have been together for a long time now, got married in our early 20s, and he learned a lot about shopping from me then. Our dates in college always ended at the food store with my coupons and tiny food budget (I was soooo broke back then.) He might even be better than me now, even in the grocery store.

I don't track gas. We try to combine errands/trips, and can see how much we spent on the credit card. But, we have to get to certain places at certain times.

Good luck with the job change, Annsteere. It's good to take a break every now and then.

Our gas is one area that I have worked with DH to improve. Yesterday, he drove DS around. I helped them plan their route to minimize backtracking. I'm a firm believer in doing things in one trip!

Does anyone know the Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor area? I'm going to a conference there next week, (staying at Eagle Crest Resort) and wondered if anyone knows of shopping/dining nearby.

 

[WAMUMOF4]

I include everything for DH in our budget and what he spends not that he spends much anyway as there is no where to spend on his way to work from home but fuel etc

Whatever possessed me to think i could have that many no buy days in the month before we go away


i had to make a new category to cover all our pre trip expenses i need to not get that far behind again, took to long to catch it all up


15 sleeps till we hit the USA this month needs to be a big saving one

Goals VS actual spent
US Dollars $4000($6396.73)
grocery's $500($513.92)
fuel $600($365)
Travel insurance $500
miscellaneous $100($186.75)
USA Trip expenses($679.18)

8 no spend days 1/8
5 Under $20 days 2/5

July 1 $25 fuel $30supermarket
July 2 $270 fuel $127.58 supermarket
July 3 $0
July 4 i spent $201.07 at the Disney store on things for our trip i might have to make another category for this as i will be doing a fair bit of online shopping this month for stuff to be delivered to us during our trip
July 5 24.43 supermarket
July 6 11.95 balaclava for DH $39.95 camera lens cleaning kit $52.02 souvenirs to take to USA $74.03 supermarket travel sox $43.16 of that
July 7 $1068 changed into $US1100 supermarket $20.95
July 8 $101 heating gas
July 9 $50 fuel $12.85 supermarket
July 10 supermarket $41.03
July 11 supermarket $53.17 accountant for tax $154
July 12 pizza $32.75 $346 Ds14 camera
July 13 $17.20 supermarket
July 14 $1500 into US$1559.10
July 15 $20.20 supermarket
July 16 $238 camera ds10 $71.33 supermarket $39.70 hardware store $20 fuel
July 17 $16.15 supermarket
July 18 $22.29 supermarket $1640 changed into US$1687.23
July 19 DH's tax return $2000 into US$2050.40 Supermarket $25.37

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

Debbie, you mentioned that you would not have a no buy today because your husband needs gas. I don't track DH's spending- its hard enough to track my own. How does everyone else handle DH's spending? Do you count it? Just curious.


I don't track DH's spending because he doesn't really spend any money from the household $$. He has a company vehicle so they pay for gas. And he usually brings his coffee in the AM and packs drinks and lunch. He's much more responsible then I am. . But, he and DD are going to see Harry Potter tonight. So, that will be added. My rule is usually if I spend it or we spend it together then it gets added.

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

How does everyone else handle DH's spending? Do you count it? Just curious.

I include it, because it's all coming out of the same shared budget. The spending I post is all of our out the door spending for the month. I do not include the regular household bills.

I waffle back and forth between including or not including doctor co-pays and prescriptions, but lately I've been including those too.

I'm giving up for the month. Even my fuzzy goal of "don't buy stupid stuff" has gotten too tricky for me.

For 10 years DH has worked out of our home and commuted to an office on gorgeous Lake Geneva,Wisconsin. He is taking a new job Aug 1.

This weekend we went together and said goodbye to the lake and the city. We ate breakfast at our favorite spot, had our favorite muffins from the bakery etc. It was an unexpected mini vacation. (I'm gonna add grocery and entertainment categories together and just try to keep under that number). I

New job will require suits or sports coats. No way we can move from home office wear to that standard on the $100/month we allow for clothing. It will be "shop for good quality and good prices and put it on the charge card."

Parents are staying 5 days for Dad to have eye surgery next week.

I'll keep reading to keep inspired.

I think you are doing well sticking to the "no stupid stuff" goal. Having that goal is requiring you to think about the value of what you are spending money on. I would say that even your unexpected mini-vacation to say "goodbye" to Lake Geneva was worth the cost. You are closing a decade-long chapter in your lives and it's important to acknowledge that.

I also think that the clothes for the new job are "not stupid stuff" - in fact, I think that is one of the handful of occasions that I think are valid for putting more on a credit card than you can pay off in the month. It's a legitimate need for a job requirement.

I can see why you don't want to post all of that spending on here, however!

I hope your Dad's eye surgery goes well, and good luck with the job changes!

 

[neatokimmo]

Yesterday, $5.68 BK and $17.48 at Dollar General for house stuff. Not great, not too bad. Today I am only leaving the house to deposit a check so hopefully it will be a zero day.

7-18 23.16
7-17 3.82
7-16 zero
7-15 zero
7-14 $57.41
7-13 $12.04
7-12 zero
7-11 208.04
7-10 zero
7-9 6.01 (McDs), $7 groceries, $12 yard sales
7-8 $13.13 (drinks)
7-7 $16.46
7-6 zero
7-5 Chinese 14.45, $14.11 target
7-4 $32.80
7-3 $21.26
7-2 $66.71
7-1 $12.50

 

[charming23]

[Yesterday was grocery shopping day since we had nothing in the house. We spent $48.08 at Aldi's for the week and $15.00 at Target for cat supplies.

Today I am not feeling to well so I am staying in and watching movies.

July 2011 Budget

Groceries/Household- $300/$117.25 Left
Cat Supplies- $30/-.18 left
Car/Gas- $70/$45.43 Left
Eating Out- $50/$15.00 left
Misc/Entertainment- $100/$53.76 Left

Total- $550/$231.26 Left

Goal of 15 No Buy Days

7/1- $84.72 Grocery/Household, $15.18 Cat Supplies, and $24.57 Gas
7/2- $0
7/3- $0
7/4- $18.06 Giant Eagle/Groceries
7/5- $0
7/6- $22.33 Target/Misc and $8.06 lunch at Wendy's
7/7- $16.89 Groceries and $9.27 Lunch
7/8- $0
7/9- $0
7/10- $0
7/11- $0
7/12- $3.15 Starbucks and $15 Groceries
7/13- $0
7/14- $14.52 Lunch Out and $23.91 Consignment shop (4 bottoms for me, 1 for my mom and a new bathrobe for her)
7/15- Kelley's Island
7/16- Kelley's Island
7/17- Kelley's Island
7/18- $48.08 Aldi's and $15 cat supplies
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9/15 No Buy Days

Coupon/ Store Savings- $20.20

 

[ronnmel]

Congrats on your husband's new job Annsteere.

Debbie, you mentioned that you would not have a no buy today because your husband needs gas. I don't track DH's spending- its hard enough to track my own. How does everyone else handle DH's spending? Do you count it? Just curious.

I don't count at all what my husband spends, because for me personally the goal of this thread is to track MY spending and to see how I can improve. If it were about doing a strict family budget, then I would, but I'm not at that point in my life yet. We have only been married 2 months, and I don't want to drive myself crazy trying to keep up with his spending because I know I would somehow try to control it. So for me it's best jsut to ignore it.