June 2011 No Buy Thread- Keeping our summer spending in check

[neatokimmo]

Just a quick post so I won't forget. I am toast this month. We've been constantly eating out and why on earth did I order more ribbon? Ribbon is my crack. But I'd still like to track if that is ok. Maybe next month I can set goals and stick to them!

Today I bought gas for $33.30. I also bought 22 awesome items at the consignment store for $32.85. 9 of those pieces were resale items. We also ate lunch out for $3.56 (darn you big mac meal $3.25 promo!) and I bought bleach, cat food, drinks and a bag of chips for $22ish? I will have to look up the charge when it comes in.

Um ya, I am going to have to do better! Yesterday I know we ate BK in between gymnastic lessons. Then I bought stickers for $1.08 and like $35 in crafting stuff for my biz. Today I bought breakfast for $2.19, a coke for $1.25 and $430ish in more biz supplies.

So this month is going to be a tracking month a guess because I've blown it out of the water.


6-19 $75 coffee beans
6-18 $30ish lunch and groceries, $4.85 farmers market, $8.75 shoes for little one
6-17 zero
6-16 $6.50ish tacos
6-15 26.99 groceries and bath stuff
6-14 38.64 (food and gas)
6-13 $7.44 McDs
6-12 $1.10 DDs breakfast
6-11 $54.15 lunch & groceries & gas
6-10 $12.59 (pizza and diet coke)
6-9 zero
6-8 $16.53 cats & bath, $400 cruise
6-7 taco bell $2.19
6-6 zumba, shoes, tea, leotard & phone
6-5 zero
6-4 $93.54 (bug killer, pool, sprinkler, flowers, lunch & groceries)
6-3 $1.10 for tea
6-2 $105 for heat pump repair
6-1 $35.33 + 5.57 (car repair and mcDs)

 

[QVCshopper]

Well, while I don't have tons of no-buy days, I'm doing great with not buying "stuff." So, that's something. We've mostly bought food for us (whether groceries or out) and the cats, and a couple Father's Day gifts.

6/1-$0
6/2-$0
6/3-$0
6/4-$44 Wegmans, $2 Target
6/5-$7.50 Zoo, $12 Wendys, $12 Trader Joes
6/6-$0
6/7-$1.50 Pool snack, $4 Work dinner, $5 Target, $3 AC Moore, $31 Wegmans, $5 Pizza dinner
6/8-$2 Gymboree, $3 Kohls
6/9-$10 Target, $10 Lands End, $9 Wendys, $15 Dance pictures
6/10-$0
6/11-13-$100 Food (will have to update later with exact amount)
6/14-$5 Food, $9 K-cups, $10 Pizza dinner with in-laws (Can't beat 2 large pizzas for $10. Hello eating out on Tuesdays for the foreseeable future. I can't buy groceries for that cheap.)
6/15-$12 BK/Pool
6/16-$2 Popsicles for kids, $21 Wegmans, $20 to my Dad for Father's Day
6/17-$5 McD, $12 Michaels for Father's Day crafts, $2 Ice cream
6/18-$0
6/19-$6 McD, $4 Wawa, $20 Dinner; $6 Water ice (so worth it!)
6/20-$6 Wawa, $15 Hair cut (for me, finally!)
6/21-$10 Target cat food, $5 Pizza dinner (my new trend )
6/22-$8 BK, $40 Wegmans, $4 food
6/23-$0

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $959.61
$0 Days:12

Groceries ($130-$4.33/day)- $121.45
Eating Out ($300-$10/day)- $299.16
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($270-$9/day) $246
Gas $300- $65 ($4.08/gal 6/4), $43 ($4.29/gal 6/6), $55 ($3.78/gal-Wisconsin 6/12), $15 ($4.15/gal 6/14), $50 ($4.05/gal 6/18), $65 ($3.89/gal 6/21)= Total $293

1- $0
2- $0
3- $0
4- $40 (Eating Out-Stray Dog); $15 (Eating Out-Portillo's); $7 (Eating Out-Ice Cream), $9.28 (Groceries-Meijer)
5- $0
6- $0
7- $26.43 (Groceries-Meijer); $8.14 (Eating Out-Wendy's)
8- $0
9- $7.73 (Meijer-Groceries); $18.26 (Jewel-Groceries); $19.34 (Mr. Beef-Eating Out)
10- $0 Technically $1,000, but will include it at the end of the month. My earnest money for our CONDO! We found one that we love!!
11- $0
12- $13.68 (Culver's-Eating Out); $10.40 (Meijer-Groceries)
13- $20.69 (Joe Caputo-Groceries); $10 (Eating Out- Hot Dogs)
14- $20 (McDonald's-Eating Out); $8.63 (Meijer-Groceries)
15- $0
16- $0
17- $12 (Dairy Queen-Eating Out), $12 (Locker-Misc.)
18- $41 (Bass Pro Shops-Fishing Poles for Aaron and I), $42 (Home Run Inn-Eating Out), $2 (Dollar Tree-Newspapers), $10 (Ice Cream-Museum), $10.52 (Meijer-Groceries)
19- $90 (Lane Bryant- Buy2 get 2 bras), $8 (the Children's Place), $15 (Donuts and Spoiling Aaron), $30 (Eating Out- Taco Bell and Culvers), $28 (Meijer-Printer Ink)
20- $0
21- $0
22- $22 (eating out-McDonald's and Teddy Fabz), $100 (Jewel-GiftCards), $9.51 (Walgreens-Groceries)


Budget: $1000....96%
Month: 22/30: 73%
No Buy: 12/13: 92%

Money for our 1st mortgage: $1,000 (earnest money-6/10), $285 (home inspection-6/13), $425 (Lawyer fees-paying at closing),

My savings from coupons and sales: $455.11

August: $300 Hotel Room for Cedar Point
October: ~$250 Rental Car1

 

[WAMUMOF4]

Feel like i am making progress only $800 to go off flights which we will knock of next week only 37 sleeps to go till we hit the USA

Welcome to all the new people I love this thread it not only keeps me on track but i have a clear record of what i spent


So i totally failed on the grocery front last month but am so happy to have achieved what i did so i will change my expectations this month!
This month it is a juggle between do i finish paying the flights or do i change cash so it will be a week by week thing for us happy with either or both depending on DH's overtime which is a bit lacking at the moment but we are praying it will pick back up.

goal for the monthVSactual money spent
Grocery's $700($672.10)
Flights $2500 left to pay ($1700)
US cash$2500 ($800)
Fuel $700$488.09
Miscellaneous $100($279.45)

June 1 $0 not leaving the house so it's a good start
June 2 $867.75( $800US cash costing$781.23 phone for DH$24.50 $62.02 grocery's)
June 3 $13.5 drinks at bbq tea
June 4 $196 ($30 fuel $166 grocery's)
June 5 $0
June 6 $0 it is helping that we have limited $ till Thursday
June 7 $40 fuel
June 8 $0 calling today really early not leaving the house
June 9 $ 123.32 $46.32 Grocery's bandaids $7 $10 fuel $60 flu injections not budgeted this week but at only $20 each just had to have them
June 10 $128.24 $60 flu injections, $20 fuel, 48.24 grocery's
June 11 $178.10 fuel $38 supermarket
June 12 $25.00 supermarket mostly junk so don't know where to put it will add to miscellaneous
June 13 $9.50 grocery's $39.99 Vitamins
June 14 $6.50 grocery's
June 15 $130 grocery's
June 16 $0 i did spend $125 on photo pass for DW but not counting it for this
June 17 $20 fuel $15 breakfast
June 18 $70 fuel $20 pizza for Boys Wed night $104.99 Grocery's $29 phone recharge
June 19 $20 grocery's
June 20 $117.99 fuel $133.90 unbudgeted tea out with a friend $11.55 drinks
June 21 $700 towards flights $16.78 grocery's
June 22 $23.75 supermarket
June 23 $1000 paid off flights
June 24
June 25
June 26
June 27
June 28
June 29
June 30


No buy days 5/12

 

[Virgderon]

Hello everyone! Its okay Neatokimmo! Sometimes it just helps to see what you are spending your money on. I am spending too much on eating out this month, but its hard not to take my daughter out while she is on vacation here. I'll be really watching the eating out next month.

Running Total: Spent $620
$1100 budget... $480 left
$0 Days: 6
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 103

Groceries budget- $350-54-1-63-37= 195 left
Wedding dress budget $1100 -105-17-22-169= 787 left
Disney weekend budget $550 -150-117-108= 175 left

June 1: 33 ( 20 post office, 13 gas)
June 2: 54 ( groceries)
June 3: 0
June 4: 20 ( 13 lunch, 7 Target)
June 5 : 24 ( 20 shorts, 4 hot pretzel & drink)
June 6 : 0
June 7 : 22 ( 19 gas 3 post office)
June 8 : 28 ( 23 Walgreens, 4 Chick - Fil-A, 1 Publix)
June 9 : 0
June 10: 89 (18 tp & other supplies, 71 hotel room on Hotwire for my other DD who is driving to Tampa)
June 11: 93 ( 8 fathers day stuff, 6 wendys cause I was starving after getting my hair done, 63 hair color/ tip, 11 gas station, 5 water at indoor football game)
June 12 : 63 ( groceries)
June 13: 77 ( 25 fathers day, 12 Old Navy for DD, (used 20 groupon), 40 Changs for celebratory dinner)
June 14 : 0
June 15 : 33 ( dinner out)
June 16: 0
June 17: 24 ( gas)
June 18: -
June 19: - ( Disney weekend)
June 20: 0
June 21 : 23 ( 11 Old Navy, 12 frozen yogurt )
June 22: 37 ( groceries)

 

[MissBritt]

I'd just like to keep my non-bill spending under $1000.

1- $32.99 Amazon
2- $59.27 Publix (saved $37.29)
3- $11.00 Seafood, $14.69 Target (saved $2.75), $26.16 Mother Earth, $52.00 Gas
4- $0
5- $53.61 Gymboree
6- $0
7- $6.25 Post Office, $21.83 Deli, $8.35 Pharmacy, $21.01 Pizzeria
8- $0
9- $30.50 Gas, $5.50 Etsy, $12.30 Barbeque
10- $0
11- $21.00 Gas, $17.00 Yankee Candle, $42.38 B&BW, $15.82 Childrens Place, $11.55 Deli, $22.25 Hibbett Sports (after $50 gift card), -$1.90 Michaels (after exchange)
12- $0
13- $0
14- $24.00 Gas, $36.88 WinnDixie (saved $17.91)
15- $0
16- $30.00 Gas, $14.87 Pharmacy, $22.44 Publix (saved $9.79)
17- $0
18- $0
19- $7.75 Etsy, $5.56 CVS (saved $28.04)
20- $40.66 Premier Jewelry Party
21- $19.33 Target, $25.25 Gas
22- $0
23- $21.60 Gas, $27.09 Amazon


Sale&Coupon Savings: $95.78

 

[YukiPhnx]

I'm back! My friend left yesterday. I am not going to go looking for my last post, so I'm just going to start over here. I'm going to include gas in with the other point of sale transactions. I'm aiming to stay within $500 for groceries, eating out, gas, and miscellaneous.

Welcome back!!

Just a quick post so I won't forget. I am toast this month. We've been constantly eating out and why on earth did I order more ribbon? Ribbon is my crack. But I'd still like to track if that is ok. Maybe next month I can set goals and stick to them!

Oh my gosh, I totally know what you mean about eating out and ribbons! McDees is just SO cheap. And whenever I see all kinds of ribbons, my head just SPINS with ideas for what to do with them, it's so hard to resist.

Charming, you're doing wonderfully on your $0 days!

Ok, so I was hoping for a $0 these last two days, but no go. It's hard when you live alone and am only in another city for 2 days...buying groceries just doesn't seem worth it. I should pack food for when I come in here...

I'm planning a trip for New York at the end of August. As much as I want to see Wicked, it's so hard to put down that $200 for 2 tickets right now. If I don't, the ticket prices will just go up!

Overall budget: $161.24/400
Gas: $78/70
No buys: 7/10
Eating out: 3/6

I'm going to try to limit how many times I can shop for certain items
Clothing: 0/5
The Body Shop: 0/4
Gifts: 1/4

1-$10.98 (groceries)
2-$2.09 (Burger King)
3-$0
___
$40-13.07=$26.93 (so far, so good!)

4-$5.37 (Second Cup)
5-$20.91 (an iced cappuccino and lunch at Spring Rolls)
6-$28.53 (groceries)
___
$40-54.81=$-14.81

7-$7.56 (an iced coffee and box of bandaids for the blisters I got from a bad choice of boots...)
8-$0
9-$0
___
$25.19-7.56=$17.63

10-$9.75 (birthday cake for friend)
11-$0
12-$6.95
___
$40-16.70=$23.30

13-$24.42 (haircut at FCH)
14-$0
15-$6.50 (take-out for dinner)
___
$40-30.92=$9.08

16-$3.93 (McDees)
17-$12 (Sephora for brush cleaner and foundation sponge)
18-$12 (a bra and shorts at La Senza)
___
$40-27.93=$12.07

19-$0
20-$3.25 (Starbucks)
21-$0
___
$40-3.25=$36.75

22-$3.93 (McDees)
23-$7 (Tim Horton's for some chili)
24-
___
$40-

 

[bigmama67]

Well, I have completely not been tracking...but I am pretty sure we are under budget for groceries! I will try to figure things out over the weekend and get a sense of how we did compared to our budget. So far I don't have any work for the summer (or the fall, actually!) but that means no daycare expenses, and DS' two weeks of day camp (one in July, one in August) are all taken care of. We have passes to Six Flags and memberships at the museum and the zoo, and we'll be doing the Kids Bowl Free program. So I think we're in good shape!

We'll be taking the first of three separate two-night camping trips next week. Hopefully we can keep costs down for that as well.

Will try to tally up soon...hope all are well!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I'm back! My friend left yesterday. I am not going to go looking for my last post, so I'm just going to start over here. I'm going to include gas in with the other point of sale transactions. I'm aiming to stay within $500 for groceries, eating out, gas, and miscellaneous.

1: $2.00
2: $31.00
3: $21.12
4: $0!
5: $100.79
6: $13.14
7: $55.44
8: $0!
9: $6.77
10: $7.61
11: $2.00
12: $97.59
13: 45.85
14: $0!
15: $28.52
16: $46.81
17: $29.31
18: $98.38
19: $62.11
20: $31.39
21: $21.70
22: $0!
23: $0!

$500-$405.01=$94.99 left
$0 Days: 5

The "Dark Orchid" section is when my friend came to visit. I had a separate, $300 budget set aside for the tourist activities.
$300.00-$296.57=$3.43

 

[ronnmel]

I'm planning a trip for New York at the end of August. As much as I want to see Wicked, it's so hard to put down that $200 for 2 tickets right now. If I don't, the ticket prices will just go up!

I totally understand. The Lion King show will be playing here in August/September, but as much as DH and I want to see it we just can't spend the money to buy the expensive tickets and still be seated way in the back.



Last day of school with the students! Only 2 and a half more days of work before summer vacation! So tired though, I can't even be excited about it.

No Buy Days : 10/12
Gas : 71$ (max 120$)
Car : HOPEFULLY 0$
Groceries : 193$ (max 200$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 85$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 60$ (max 200$)

01/06 : 0$
02/06 : 0$
03/06 : 0$
04/06 : 5$ (fries)
05/06 : 88$ (ice cream + groceries)
06/06 : 17$ (groceries)
07/06 : 0$
08/06 : 47$ (gas + dinner)
09/06 : 8$ (dinner)
10/06 : 27$ (dinner)
11/06 : 54$ (cat litter & food + juice)
12/06 : 0$
13/06 : 35$
14/06 : 13$ (groceries)
15/06 : 30$ (groceries; yet again!)
16/06 : 0$
17/06 : 0$
18/06 : 45$ (books + take out)
19/06 : 23$ (movie)
20/06 : 0$
21/06 : 17$ (dinner)
22/06 : 0$
23/06 : 0$

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

06/01 -0- Not a cool day today. Tornados ripped through my hometown and other surrounding towns and city. Only 4 miles from my home, and we got nothing.
06/02$38.00 $12.00 for lunch w/friend. $26.00 supplies for friend that has no electricity. (batteries, extra flash lights, tarp, ice,). Spent the day in town locating family and friends. Thank you God for keeping them all safe. The total loss of life was only 4. I know 4 is still to many, but, this could have been so much worse.
06/03-0- Today was just a numb day.
06/04 Approx. $30.00 on food and water. Spent the day in Springfield volunteering were ever needed. Sadly the town I was born and raised in refused our helpI think they were just overwhelmed. We don't get tornados up here. Today was an AWESOME DAY!! We just picked a house that looked like they needed help. With chain saws in hand we just jumped in.
06/05Approx $60.00 $25.00 fastfood and water. $25.00 Bought some groceries for one of our new friends. $10 ordered pizza for dinner tonight. But I got to use a $10.00 coupon. Back in Springfield for the day.We are very Blessed to have met some increditable people. This experience has forever changed my family and I.
06/06-0- Forgot what a no buy day was like.
06/07 $32.00 at CVS in 2 seperate transactions. But, got $30 back in ECB
06/08-0- It was just to hot to go anywhere but home and work.
06/09 -0-
06/10$76.00 $50 gas, $26.00 groceries
06/11 -0- Shopped at CVS today, but spent -0- oop. Did the Dove deal and got milk. Used ECB that were about to expire. Plus got back $5.00 more ECB.
06/12 -0- Today was a migraine day. All day!! Went to church this morning, stopped at Walgreens for Disney GC's. Spent no oop money for these. I do local surveys and focus groups for $$. That money is always put in the change jug. So, I used $200 of that money to purchase Disney cards and I got 4 free gc tins (this weeks promo). And then it was back home in bed for most of the day.
06/13 $46.00 at Costco. $20 of it for grub killer, $10 for dinner. (love the chicken bakes. Plus, I was being lazy). The rest was for milk and stuff. This is the cheapest I have ever gotten out of Costo's. but, then again, I left my DH home. lol.
06/14 $33.00 groceries. But saved $37.00 in coupons 5 free Hydro razors, 4 free toothpastes, free ice cream,
06/15 -0-Another migraine day. Going home from work and going to bed.
06/16-0- to busy to spend money.
06/17[/B $148.00 $50.00 gas, $98.00 on 3 Father's Day gifts
06/18-0- Got caught up on yard work
06/19 $125.00 all on food. What started out to be a small cook out for 5 ended up being 16. Shopped without a plan and in a rush. And we had desided to have the cook out to save $$ instead of eating out.
06/20 -0-
06/21 $14.00 Sonic and then watched my DD spend her own money at the mall.
06/22 -0-
06/23 Got a $28.00 refund for bad hot dogs that were purchased Sunday. So taking that back out of the Grocery budgetNeed to purchase snack later for DD's pool party tomorrow.

Auto 100.00/$280.00(raised alot due to the prices)
Groceries/Household Goods $269.00/$250.00(raised for picinics and strawberry pickiing.
Eating Out/Entertainment $101.00/$150.00 (raised for Father's Day)
Misc $118.00/$250.00 (raised for Father's Day)
No Buy days 12/10 Beat my Goal
Coupon savings $128.00

 

[Virgderon]

Ahh. Almost a no buy day, but I got DD a pedicure. Her feet took a beating in Japan, and we need to get them pretty for the wedding.

Running Total: Spent $645
$1100 budget... $455 left
$0 Days: 6
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 103

Groceries budget- $350-54-1-63-37= 195 left
Wedding dress budget $1100 -105-17-22-169= 787 left
Disney weekend budget $550 -150-117-108= 175 left

June 1: 33 ( 20 post office, 13 gas)
June 2: 54 ( groceries)
June 3: 0
June 4: 20 ( 13 lunch, 7 Target)
June 5 : 24 ( 20 shorts, 4 hot pretzel & drink)
June 6 : 0
June 7 : 22 ( 19 gas 3 post office)
June 8 : 28 ( 23 Walgreens, 4 Chick - Fil-A, 1 Publix)
June 9 : 0
June 10: 89 (18 tp & other supplies, 71 hotel room on Hotwire for my other DD who is driving to Tampa)
June 11: 93 ( 8 fathers day stuff, 6 wendys cause I was starving after getting my hair done, 63 hair color/ tip, 11 gas station, 5 water at indoor football game)
June 12 : 63 ( groceries)
June 13: 77 ( 25 fathers day, 12 Old Navy for DD, (used 20 groupon), 40 Changs for celebratory dinner)
June 14 : 0
June 15 : 33 ( dinner out)
June 16: 0
June 17: 24 ( gas)
June 18: -
June 19: - ( Disney weekend)
June 20: 0
June 21 : 23 ( 11 Old Navy, 12 frozen yogurt )
June 22: 37 ( groceries)
June 23: 25 ( pedicure)

 

[neatokimmo]

I didn't leave the house today. Seems to be the only way I won't spend money

(and seriously, how many more times this month can we eat fast food? It's like McDs, BK, BK, McDs all the way down my spending list)

6-23 - zero ....finally
6-22 - $33.30 gas, $32.85 consignment, $3.56 mcDs, $22ish household stuff.
6-21 - 2.19 breakfast, coke 1.25 ribbon $430ish
6-20 $6.ish BK, $1.08 stickers, $35 in crafting stuff for my biz.
6-19 $75 coffee beans
6-18 $30ish lunch and groceries, $4.85 farmers market, $8.75 shoes for little one
6-17 zero
6-16 $6.50ish tacos
6-15 26.99 groceries and bath stuff
6-14 38.64 (food and gas)
6-13 $7.44 McDs
6-12 $1.10 DDs breakfast
6-11 $54.15 lunch & groceries & gas
6-10 $12.59 (pizza and diet coke)
6-9 zero
6-8 $16.53 cats & bath, $400 cruise
6-7 taco bell $2.19
6-6 $61 zumba, shoes, tea, leotard & phone
6-5 zero
6-4 $93.54 (bug killer, pool, sprinkler, flowers, lunch & groceries)
6-3 $1.10 for tea
6-2 $105 for heat pump repair
6-1 $35.33 + 5.57 (car repair and mcDs)

 

[YukiPhnx]

I totally understand. The Lion King show will be playing here in August/September, but as much as DH and I want to see it we just can't spend the money to buy the expensive tickets and still be seated way in the back.



Last day of school with the students! Only 2 and a half more days of work before summer vacation! So tired though, I can't even be excited about it.

There's also a Dismeet for Mary Poppins here in December. The prices are pretty ok, but it's in the back. I don't mind the mezzanine section, but again it's putting down that much money...It's not easy!

Oh, so the kids are out of school. I guess the malls are going to be more crowded now....yeesh.

 

[Debbie]

Sorry I haven't been around. End of year busyness, moving classrooms, stress with kids-both at home and school. I'll be more active in July.
Budget: Actual (last month expenses)
Gas: $400 $383 ($295)
Groceries/Household: $600 $447 ($564)
Drug co-pays/medicine/lens: $40 $75 ($35)
Misc including gifts: $250 $379 ( 505)
Pool expenses: $200 $0 ($79)
Dining: $150 $81 ($67) (birthday, Father's Day, graduation)
Egypt: $2000 1170

June 1: gas $49, groceries $52
June 2: $0
June 3: birthday gift for DS $45 (was supposed to be $70, but I got a deal!), drug store stuff $22, stuff for school $19
June 4: gas $47 (yep, DS is home and we're runnin' again ) Costco $22
June 5: McD's cold drinks $2
June 6: $0
June 7: $0
June 8: groceries $45, medical $29, gas $45
June 9: overnight at university Head Start programme-lodging $100, food $20
June 10: groceries $55, gas $49, food at university Head Start programme $30
June 11: Costco $12 (junk food for DD ), groceries $37
June 12: $5 tip for the brunch/theatre (already paid for), $15 medical stuff
June 13: DH had scopes from both ends, so off to the hospital we went. Parking $9, Fish and Chips when he was done $17-he hadn't had any food since Saturday, so when we finished late this afternoon, it was the least I could do Had a coupon for hamburgers (boxed), so paid $3 instead of the usual $8
June 14: Oh, dear, it was a spendy day. We're having a retirement tea tomorrow after school for 3 co-workers, I ended up spending, $25 for that (I'll misc. that one) and while I was in the stores anyway , spent $40 on groceries, plus the $50 gas bill. AND since it was DD's FINAL final concert $3 at Timmy's for ice capp and donut
June 15: Too busy to shop-$0
June 16: Hey! Another $0
June 17: gas $50, groceries $61
June 18: Farmers market $42, Costco was a mix of misc (fan, magazine and household stuff, plus books for school) $120 car maintenance (unexpected ) [I'll update when DH gets home]
June 19: gas $46, Tim Hortons for Father's Day treat $2
June 20: groceries $28 Bought a new purse for me and a spring coat for DD $60
June 21: $0
June 22: gas $47
June 23: $0

No Buy Days: 6/10

 

[A.Mickey]

As far as the broadway shows go, you might wanna look into season subscriptions. We get season tickets and there are usually 5-6 shows per season. The price for the two of us is $300. So, season's where there are 6 shows it only ends up being $25/show. The past couple of seasons I have actually sold one set of tickets for around $100. So we see 5 shows for $200. I might be worth looking into if you like that kind of thing.

From our subscription we got to see:

Spring Awakening
The Color Purple
Xanadu
Working
Wicked
Mary Poppins
Les Miserables
Next to Normal
Rent
Fiddler on the Roof
The Addams Family
Phantom of the Opera
A Chorus Line
Grease
Hair

It is a great date night as well!

 

[A.Mickey]

My eating out is so high, because my father in law was here with his wife and they are always wanting to eat out, but we pay dutch style. I wish it was more like they wanna eat out and they treat us, but nope. At least they went home now, so we can return back to around $200 a month.

I have a few gas gift cards and restuarant gift cards and some grocery catalinas. Hoping this will tide me over til July!

Running Total: Spent $959.61
$0 Days:13

Groceries ($130-$4.33/day)- $121.45
Eating Out ($300-$10/day)- $299.16
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($270-$9/day) $246
Gas $300- $65 ($4.08/gal 6/4), $43 ($4.29/gal 6/6), $55 ($3.78/gal-Wisconsin 6/12), $15 ($4.15/gal 6/14), $50 ($4.05/gal 6/18), $65 ($3.89/gal 6/21)= Total $293

1- $0
2- $0
3- $0
4- $40 (Eating Out-Stray Dog); $15 (Eating Out-Portillo's); $7 (Eating Out-Ice Cream), $9.28 (Groceries-Meijer)
5- $0
6- $0
7- $26.43 (Groceries-Meijer); $8.14 (Eating Out-Wendy's)
8- $0
9- $7.73 (Meijer-Groceries); $18.26 (Jewel-Groceries); $19.34 (Mr. Beef-Eating Out)
10- $0 Technically $1,000, but will include it at the end of the month. My earnest money for our CONDO! We found one that we love!!
11- $0
12- $13.68 (Culver's-Eating Out); $10.40 (Meijer-Groceries)
13- $20.69 (Joe Caputo-Groceries); $10 (Eating Out- Hot Dogs)
14- $20 (McDonald's-Eating Out); $8.63 (Meijer-Groceries)
15- $0
16- $0
17- $12 (Dairy Queen-Eating Out), $12 (Locker-Misc.)
18- $41 (Bass Pro Shops-Fishing Poles for Aaron and I), $42 (Home Run Inn-Eating Out), $2 (Dollar Tree-Newspapers), $10 (Ice Cream-Museum), $10.52 (Meijer-Groceries)
19- $90 (Lane Bryant- Buy2 get 2 bras), $8 (the Children's Place), $15 (Donuts and Spoiling Aaron), $30 (Eating Out- Taco Bell and Culvers), $28 (Meijer-Printer Ink)
20- $0
21- $0
22- $22 (eating out-McDonald's and Teddy Fabz), $100 (Jewel-GiftCards), $9.51 (Walgreens-Groceries)
23- $0


Budget: $1000....96%
Month: 23/30: 77%
No Buy: 13/13: 100%

Money for our 1st mortgage: $1,000 (earnest money-6/10), $285 (home inspection-6/13), $425 (Lawyer fees-paying at closing),

My savings from coupons and sales: $455.11

August: $300 Hotel Room for Cedar Point
October: ~$250 Rental Car1

 

[charming23]

Went out and ran a bunch of errands this morning. My first stop wasw bruggers bagels because I had a coupong for a free bagel with cream cheese which I got with an iced tea. I also wanted to get some bagels and they had a bunch ofday old ones left so the manager gave me two for the price of 1. 11 bagels for $2.99 and they are sliced up and in the freezer already. I also went to the grocery and stopped for gas.

My Grandma took us out for dinner.

June 2011 Budget
Groceries/Household- $350/$64.46 Left
Cat Supplies- $30/$0.13 left
Car/Gas- $70/$7.47 left
Eating Out- $50/$28.91 left
Entertainment/Misc- $100/$53.31 Left

Total- $600/$110.36 left

Goal of 14 No Buy Days

Week One
5/29- $36.93 Grocery, $7.76 Cat Supplies, and $29.78 Gas
5/30- $3.79 Cat Supplies, $18.55 Misc, and $1.50 McDonalds
5/31- $0
6/1- $54.75 Marc's (groceries)
6/2- $7.30 Starbucks
6/3- $16.16 Clothing for me, and $11 dinner with a friend
6/4- $5.38 Petco

Week Two
6/5- $0
6/6- $0
6/7- $0
6/8- $53.69 Marc's, $2.98 Pat Catan's, $2 McDonald's, and $7.95 Jersey Mike's
6/9- $9 Movie tickets (2) and $20 Gas
6/10- $0
6/11- $0

Week Three
6/12- $28.18 Grocery
6/13- $0
6/14- $0
6/15- $0
6/16- $7.95 Jersey Mike's
6/17- $53.74 Groceries/Household
6/18- $0

Week Four
6/19- $12.94 Cat Supplies
6/20- $0
6/21- $0
6/22- $0
6/23- $48.71 Groceries, $12.75 Gas, and $1.69 Eating out
6/24
6/25


13/14 No Buy Days

Store and Coupon Savings- $92.59

 

[WAMUMOF4]

am i ever going to see a no buy day again this month

Feel like i am making progress only $800 to go off flights which we will knock of next week only 37 sleeps to go till we hit the USA


So i totally failed on the grocery front last month but am so happy to have achieved what i did so i will change my expectations this month!
This month it is a juggle between do i finish paying the flights or do i change cash so it will be a week by week thing for us happy with either or both depending on DH's overtime which is a bit lacking at the moment but we are praying it will pick back up.

goal for the monthVSactual money spent
Grocery's $700($757.69)
Flights $2500 left to pay ($1700)
US cash$2500 ($800)
Fuel $700$488.09
Miscellaneous $100($335.20)

June 1 $0 not leaving the house so it's a good start
June 2 $867.75( $800US cash costing$781.23 phone for DH$24.50 $62.02 grocery's)
June 3 $13.5 drinks at bbq tea
June 4 $196 ($30 fuel $166 grocery's)
June 5 $0
June 6 $0 it is helping that we have limited $ till Thursday
June 7 $40 fuel
June 8 $0 calling today really early not leaving the house
June 9 $ 123.32 $46.32 Grocery's bandaids $7 $10 fuel $60 flu injections not budgeted this week but at only $20 each just had to have them
June 10 $128.24 $60 flu injections, $20 fuel, 48.24 grocery's
June 11 $178.10 fuel $38 supermarket
June 12 $25.00 supermarket mostly junk so don't know where to put it will add to miscellaneous
June 13 $9.50 grocery's $39.99 Vitamins
June 14 $6.50 grocery's
June 15 $130 grocery's
June 16 $0 i did spend $125 on photo pass for DW but not counting it for this
June 17 $20 fuel $15 breakfast
June 18 $70 fuel $20 pizza for Boys Wed night $104.99 Grocery's $29 phone recharge
June 19 $20 grocery's
June 20 $117.99 fuel $133.90 unbudgeted tea out with a friend $11.55 drinks
June 21 $700 towards flights $16.78 grocery's
June 22 $23.75 supermarket
June 23 $1000 paid off flights
June 24$85.59 grocery's $15.75 chemist $40 post office redirect fee
June 25
June 26
June 27
June 28
June 29
June 30


No buy days 5/12[/COLOR

 

[lillygator]

I had such great intentions when this month started but I have been HORRIBLE! I mean really horrible....guess I should scrap june and be ready for july.