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

[charming23]

Stayed home today doing laundry and other household chores. Such an exciting life I have.

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


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
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
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
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- $0
6/25- $0
6/26-
6/27-
6/28-
6/29-
6/30-


15/14 No Buy Days

Store and Coupon Savings- $92.59

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $978.61
$0 Days:14

Groceries ($130-$4.33/day)- $121.45
Eating Out ($300-$10/day)- $304.16
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($270-$9/day) $260
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
24- $0
25- $4 (Library Fines), $8 (Parking), $5 (Ice Cream), $2 (Dollar Tree-Papers)


Budget: $1000....98%
Month: 25/30: 83%
No Buy: 14/13: 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: $500.71

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

 

[Virgderon]

Went looking for DDs headpiece for her wedding, and ended up eating out again. This is NOT my normal life LOL.

Running Total: Spent $721
$1100 budget... $379 left
$0 Days: 6
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 104

Groceries budget- $350-54-1-63-37= 195 left
Wedding dress budget $1100 -105-17-22-169-615= 172 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)
June 24 : 39 ( gas and a couple items at the gas station)
June 25: 37 ( 28 eating out , 9 Walgreens)

 

[ronnmel]

No Buy Days : 10/12
Gas : 103$ (max 120$)
Car : HOPEFULLY 0$
Groceries : 193$ (max 200$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 90$ (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$
24/06 : 5$ (pizza)
25/06 : 32$ (gas)

 

[charming23]

Posting early as I am home for the day. My Grandma is coming over for dinner so I am tidying up and making 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


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
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
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
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- $0
6/25- $0
6/26- $0
6/27-
6/28-
6/29-
6/30-


16/14 No Buy Days

Store and Coupon Savings- $92.59

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

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!
24: $0!
25: $0!
26: $1.25


$500-$406.26=$93.74 left
$0 Days: 7

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]

No Buy Days : 11/12
Gas : 103$ (max 120$)
Car : HOPEFULLY 0$
Groceries : 193$ (max 200$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 90$ (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$
24/06 : 5$ (pizza)
25/06 : 32$ (gas)
26/06 : 0$

 

[neatokimmo]

Today was a zero day. And I booked a cruise for a new client

6-26 zero
6-25 $77.35
6-24 $8.56
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)[/QUOTE][/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $978.61
$0 Days:15

Groceries ($130-$4.33/day)- $121.45
Eating Out ($300-$10/day)- $304.16
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($270-$9/day) $260
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
24- $0
25- $4 (Library Fines), $8 (Parking), $5 (Ice Cream), $2 (Dollar Tree-Papers)
26- $0


Budget: $1000....98%
Month: 26/30: 87%
No Buy: 15/13: 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: $520.71

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

 

[WAMUMOF4]

not 1 but 2 no buy days

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($803.78)
Flights $2500 left to pay ($1700)
US cash$2500 ($800)
Fuel $700$538.09
Miscellaneous $100($346.91)

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 $50 fuel $46.09 supermarket $11.71 breakfast
June 26 $0
June 27 $0
June 28
June 29
June 30


No buy days 7/12[/COLOR

 

[Virgderon]

Returned my MOTB bride today ( I had bought another shorter dress that is more practical and less hot for an August wedding). So altho I bought a couple small things, I am calling it a 0 because I returned WAY more than I bought.

DH bought his suit for the wedding at the Banana Republic Outlet- $327 suit for $67!! Then we went to the Haggar outlet where he got the shirt and tie for $29. So... complete suit for $96. Not bad

Running Total: Spent $721
$1100 budget... $379 left
$0 Days: 7
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 104

Groceries budget- $350-54-1-63-37= 195 left
Wedding dress budget $1100 -105-17-22-169-615= 172 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)
June 24 : 39 ( gas and a couple items at the gas station)
June 25: 37 ( 28 eating out , 9 Walgreens)
June 26: 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 budget Need to purchase snack later for DD's pool party tomorrow. Didn't have to purchase any extra snacks. Everyone agreed to bring something for the party. Pick me up off the ground. That has never happened before.
06/24 $100.00 $50.00 gas, $30.00 pizza for DD and friends, $20 2 tix for a local steak and bake.
06/25 $220.00 $200.00 for 2 DNieces Graduations, $20.00 for graduation cake. These are definate budget busters that I forgot about.
06/26-0- finally. Went to Church and transported my DD around for the day.
06/27
Auto 150.00/$280.00(raised alot due to the prices)
Groceries/Household Goods $269.00/$250.00(raised for picinics and strawberry pickiing.
Eating Out/Entertainment $151.00/$150.00 (raised for Father's Day)
Misc $338.00/$250.00 (raised for Father's Day)
No Buy days 13/10 Beat my Goal
Coupon savings $128.00

 

[cheap traveler]

No buy days: 13/15
June 1: $1.00 soda
June 2: $0 spent, made $.40
June 3: $0 spent
June 4: $2.16 for 2 movie rentals, $5.00 for antibiotic eye drops. I know I said I wouldn't count medicines, but since I lost the first bottle I think I should count this. BTW, found the eye drops on 6/15 in a sweatshirt pocket
June 5: $0 spent, and this is pretty good because I was at Walmart for groceries
June 6: $0 spent
June 7: $0 spent
June 8: $9.40 @ McDonalds (lunch for the friend who had the baby), $22.01 @ Diner - took the kids out to dinner, too hot to cook
June 9: $0 spent
June 10: $205.43 - bought my kids bunk beds
June 11: $139.32 - mattress for the new bunk bed, $2.16 redbox movie
June 12: $2.98 - father's day card, $65.40 at Walmart - cat food, rope and stakes to tie down my trampoline, sheets for the new bunk beds, pullups for my almost 5 year old who still needs them at night, and a white t-shirt for my older DD to decorate for flag day at school.
June 13: $0 spent
June 14: $16.10 Target (father's day gift)
June 15: $1.29 drink at Rite Aid - this was stupid, I should have just had free water at work
June 16: $0 June 17: $10 Old Navy groupon
June 18: $0 spent
June 19: $26 gas (I paid for) $32 @ Great Escape - soda refill, popcorn bucket, 3 t-shirts - a much lower total than I expected
June 20: $0 spent
June 21: $0 spent
June 22: $0 spent
June 23: $22 dinner out to celebrate the pre-k graduation, $32 on teacher gifts
June 24: $26 at Justice - 4 shirts for DD7, 4 zhuzhu pet play sets (DD's 5th birthday and x-mas), 2 zhuzhu pets (x-mas), diary and wallet (b-day) - HUGE DEAL!! Saved nearly $70 according to the reciept - BOGO free items, additional 40% off clearance clothes, $25 Justice bucks from a wonderful DISer
June 25: $50 at a new store by me called $5 under - like a dollar store, but everything is $5 or less (obviously) - most of it was b-day for DD, bought myself 2 lego mini-figs (yeah, I know ), and 2 water bottles and 2 kickboards for DDs as end-of-year gifts. Bad habit, but at least I don't have them expecting money for each good test/report card. (DD7 tried this with her spelling tests - she got 100% on every test this year, I would have been broke ) $30 at Walmart - got myself the new Harry Potter poster book, some household stuff, can't remember what else
June 26: $5 on ice cream - had a craving
June 27: $0

Almost there!! 3 days left this month, need to make 2 of them no-buy days to make my goal, hope to make all 3 of them no-buy

 

[ronnmel]

No Buy Days : 11/12
Gas : 103$ (max 120$)
Car : HOPEFULLY 0$
Groceries : 193$ (max 200$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 90$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 100$ (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$
24/06 : 5$ (pizza)
25/06 : 32$ (gas)
26/06 : 0$
27/06 : 40$ (walmart + Staples)

 

[QVCshopper]

Just catching up. It's soooo easy to fall behind. We've really eaten out a lot this month, but I think my groceries are really low at under $200, so it's about the same food budget as a usual month. I just haven't been feeling up to cooking lately, but I must do better!

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
6/24-$6 Lowes, $14 Panera Bread, $5 Bath and Body Works
6/25-$5 Farmer's Market, $4 Dollar Tree, $32 Wegmans, $6 Water ice
6/26-$10.50 Museums, $5 Auntie Anns
6/27-$0

 

[QVCshopper]

Stayed home today doing laundry and other household chores. Such an exciting life I have.

To be honest, I was thinking about how peaceful your life sounds. I'm always running my kids around, working, trying to run the house (although doing a bad job on that right now), and just being all around exhausted. Oh well. First trimester is almost over... then I will feel better!

Oh, and hope your job search is going well. Thinking of you!

 

[Virgderon]

QVCShopper, I am right there with you. Spending less on groceries because we are eating out more. That will change when DD is done visiting.

Running Total: Spent $752
$1100 budget... $348 left
$0 Days: 7
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 104

Groceries budget- $350-54-1-63-37= 195 left
Wedding dress budget $1100 -105-17-22-169-615= 172 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)
June 24 : 39 ( gas and a couple items at the gas station)
June 25: 37 ( 28 eating out , 9 Walgreens)
June 26: 0
June 27: 31 ( 16 gas, 8 jeans at resale shop, 7 ice cream)

 

[charming23]

To be honest, I was thinking about how peaceful your life sounds. I'm always running my kids around, working, trying to run the house (although doing a bad job on that right now), and just being all around exhausted. Oh well. First trimester is almost over... then I will feel better!

Oh, and hope your job search is going well. Thinking of you!

Thanks. It is peaceful at times and it is nice after so many years of not being peaceful.

I am still on the job search. I have a few good leads but i found out that my last boss has been telling potential employers that I never worked for the company. She has been doing this to a lot of us and it needs to stop.



Today I had a girls day with my cousin, Melinda. We had lunch, saw Bridesmaids (which is hilarious) and then did some shopping. I also stayed at her house for dinner. I even managed to not spend anything when we were at the mall. I did not see anything I needed. I did stop at Walgreen's on the way home for some pop.

June 2011 Budget
Groceries/Household- $350/$59.56 Left
Cat Supplies- $30/$0.13 left
Car/Gas- $70/$7.47 left
Eating Out- $50/$20.64 left
Entertainment/Misc- $100/$48.31 Left

Total- $600/$92.19 left

Goal of 14 No Buy Days


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
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
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
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- $0
6/25- $0
6/26- $0
6/27-$8.27 Lunch, $5 Movie, and $4.90 Walgreen's
6/28-
6/29-
6/30-


16/14 No Buy Days

Store and Coupon Savings- $97.48

 

[YukiPhnx]

Debbie, are you coming to the Mary Poppins DIS meet?

Charming, it is appalling what your boss is doing. What does she hope to get out of it? I'm sending you pixie dust

Wow, how did I get 2 days behind? I need to keep on top of this. Spent the evening at Canada's Wonerland after dinner. I LOVE my season pass and how all the best rides are walk-ons after 7pm. Well, minus Behemoth, but that's like....Soarin' at Epcot.

I can't believe I'm already at the end of this month. It felt like it just flew by! One more $0 day to go and I'll have met my quota!

Overall budget: $192.30/400
Gas: $78/70
No buys: 9/10
Eating out: 3/6

I'm going to try to limit how many times I can shop for certain items
Clothing: 1/5
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-$0
___
$40-10.93=$29.07

25-$11 (Ardene for last minute costume stuff for the party)
26-$0
27-$19.06 (some groceries for an eggplant casserole tonight)
___
$40-31.06=$8.94

28-
29-
30-
___
$40-

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $978.61
$0 Days:16

Groceries ($130-$4.33/day)- $121.45
Eating Out ($300-$10/day)- $304.16
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($270-$9/day) $260
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
24- $0
25- $4 (Library Fines), $8 (Parking), $5 (Ice Cream), $2 (Dollar Tree-Papers)
26- $0
27- $0


Budget: $1000....98%
Month: 27/30: 90%
No Buy: 16/13: 123%

Money for our 1st mortgage: $1,000 (earnest money-6/10), $285 (home inspection-6/13), $450 (Fees to Mortgage company-6/27)

My savings from coupons and sales: $566.86

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