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

[Where'sPiglet?]

Oh my gosh! check it out!

I haven't been to McDonalds in over a week. A WEEK! I think my next mini goal will not to go out for lunch this weekend. It's so easy on Saturday after running errands to pop into the chinese place. They have awesome tilapia and shrimp...but I can be good!

That IS an accomplishment!

Does anyone else read this all the time just to see where people spend their money? lol! It's fascinating to me.

I'll probably be spending a good bit of $ tomorrow... errands day and stopping by the mall for YC, BBW and TCP sales.

Oh! And our biggest budget score... a brand new 46" LCD Sony TV for $608... down from $1900!

Yeah, I like to see what others are doing. And it's also good for me; I don't want to list "McDonald's" or "Burger King" or "Popeyes" or "snoball" everyday!

LOL...at first I read you were stopping at the Yacht Club and the Boardwalk at your mall. Then I realized...Yankee Candle, Bath & Body Works, The Children's Place.

That is a good deal on that TV! Was it on clearance or something? How'd you get almost 70% off?

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

Boy am I late at getting started here. Page 7 already.
May was another failed month for tracking. As was April.. Although I stayed within my budget. Just no time to get on the computer....So, here I am trying again.

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- Still to hot. And expecting really bad weather again.
06/10
Auto /$280.00(raised alot due to the prices)
Groceries/Household Goods $57.00/$250.00(raised for picinics and strawberry picking)
Eating Out/Entertainment $87.00/$150.00 (raised for Father's Day)
Misc /$250.00 (raised for Father's Day)
No Buy days 4/10
Coupon savings $34.00

 

[MissBritt]

That is a good deal on that TV! Was it on clearance or something? How'd you get almost 70% off?

Last season's model, new in box. MIL bought it for us and we paid her... half off, then she used her card points (but got rewarded almost twice as many), a coupon and an employee discount.

 

[MomtoGKC]

OK - after our terrible start to the month we're not doing too bad now. Well, I'm not, I don't know how much DH has left of his $50! I know he's going to go over tonight - he invited a few friends over and is going to buy some beer and liquor on the way home from work. That's why I have the extra $100 in the budget that he doesn't know about though.


6/1-5 - $942- tons of stuff, some needed, some not

6/6- $145- groceries

6/7- $13 - Target (b-day present, lemon, chore chart $1)

6/8 - $0!!

6/9- $23 vet, $14 post office, $25 gas, $9 movie tickets

6/10 - $17 groceries


163/200- food
9/50 - my spending
50/50 - DH spending
25/100 - gas
48/0 - extras I hadn't budgeted for


$296/400 Total for week (budget is really $500, but I'm going to try for $400)

 

[QVCshopper]

Does anyone else read this all the time just to see where people spend their money? lol! It's fascinating to me.

I find it interesting, but I am also impressed by how little some spend on here. I think it makes a difference if you are married, have kids, pets, work, etc. Also, if you track your DH's spending. Kids are a big extra, since they eat quite a bit and beg for stuff (at least mine do). I find my DH and I don't spend much on ourselves, mostly house/car stuff and food. We eat out when it's convenient, but I skipped today b/c of this thread.

I also find I spend in the same spots, like Wegmans, Target, etc. It's a good record.

 

[YukiPhnx]

It's a friend's birthday today, so bought her a cake. Have been wanting to get a haircut, so this weekend probably won't have any $0 days

Overall budget: $85.19/400
Gas: $46/70
No buys: 3/10
Eating out: 2/6

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: 0/4

1-$10.98 (groceries)
2-$2.09 (Burger King)
3-$0
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$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
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$25.19-7.56=$17.63

10-$9.75 (birthday cake for friend)
11
12-
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$40-

I'm making jambalaya for the first time tonight!! Wish me luck! Although...I've never had it so I wouldn't know what to compare it to....oh wells, let's just hope it's yummy!

 

[YukiPhnx]

I find it interesting, but I am also impressed by how little some spend on here. I think it makes a difference if you are married, have kids, pets, work, etc. Also, if you track your DH's spending. Kids are a big extra, since they eat quite a bit and beg for stuff (at least mine do). I find my DH and I don't spend much on ourselves, mostly house/car stuff and food. We eat out when it's convenient, but I skipped today b/c of this thread.

I also find I spend in the same spots, like Wegmans, Target, etc. It's a good record.

Yeah, I think your living situation definitely contributes to how and what you spend money on. I'm student and live by myself with a part time job, which is why my budget isn't very much (I don't include rent and phone bill in it cause I don't have much of a choice in paying for those), but it's still not easy to spend because when I go out with my friends, it's too easy to just buy a coffee or eat out with them.

I'm actually trying not to spend money BECAUSE of this thread. Before, I just tried to spend as little as possible, but having a goal of $0 days is really getting me on track. I can choose to buy that iced coffee OR I could add another $0 day to my record!

 

[charming23]

I did not spend anything out of pocket today. I went over to a friends house and she made us lunch. Then my mom treated me to a few new clothing items as I have lost 31lbs since January and needed some desperately. It came out of her extra spending cash budget.

June 2011 Budget
Groceries/Household- $350/$204.65 Left
Cat Supplies- $30/$13.07 left
Car/Gas- $70/$20.22 left
Eating Out- $50/$38.55 left
Entertainment/Misc- $100/$53.31 Left

Total- $600/$285.32 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

5/14 No Buy Days

Store and Coupon Savings- $78.05

 

[Virgderon]

DD who was in Japan is in an airplane right now heading home, and will be in Tampa on Tuesday. This makes me very happy, but I should have made my 0 day goal much less. I know I will spend money every day for 2 weeks if she is around, and I probably won't feel too guilty about it

Running Total: Spent $270
$1100 budget... $830 left
$0 Days: 3
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 57

Groceries budget- $350-54-1= 295
Wedding dress budget $1100
Disney weekend budget $550

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)

 

[MomtoGKC]

Just updating - I knew DH would be buying drinks for tonight. I'll add it to our groceries for now I guess, but I know that means we'll go over since we were supposed to make or buy pizza tomorrow.


6/1-5 - $942- tons of stuff, some needed, some not

6/6- $145- groceries

6/7- $13 - Target (b-day present, lemon, chore chart $1)

6/8 - $0!!

6/9- $23 vet, $14 post office, $25 gas, $9 movie tickets

6/10 - $17 groceries, $2 library fine, $28 DH rum & mixers


191/200- food
12/50 - my spending
50/50 - DH spending
25/100 - gas
48/0 - extras I hadn't budgeted for


$326/400 Total for week (budget is really $500, but I'm going to try for $400)
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[Where'sPiglet?]

We took the car to the place with the sale on the oil change. There were FIVE employees standing around doing nothing, and NO cars in the bays. We said we had the coupon for the oil change. Did they change the oil? NO! They are only doing that sale by appointment. So we are going on Monday. The coupon says the deal ends the 14th, and Monday is the 13th, so we should be okay.

CASH ($400):

1: $2.00 snoball
2: $31.00 school uniform shirts (yes, for me!) and lunch out with colleagues
3: $7.01 Popeyes
$40.00-40.01=$-0.01

4: $0!
5: $100.79 Target, Walgreens, Rite Aid
6: $13.14 lunch
$39.99-$113.93=$-73.94

7: $55.44 Notary, parking, groceries
8: $0!
9: $6.77 Burger King
$-33.94-$62.21=$-96.15

10: $7.61 Dollar Tree
11:
12:
$-56.15-$7.61=$-63.76

CASH Subtotal: $223.76
CASH $0 Days: 2

GAS ($75):

3: $14.11 ($3.45/gallon)

GAS Subtotal: $14.11
GAS $0 Days: 9

 

[3goofyboys]

Hello No Buy Friends! After a few months off I'm back. We're in our new house, all unpacked and ready to move forward with this phase of our life. I'm still a little iffy on my budget because I haven't gotten a set of utility bills for the new house yet. We're in a much bigger house in a new city with new providers, so I have no real idea what to expect. For this month, I'm hoping for 7 no buys and 7 days under $10. I'm so glad to be back!

June 1 $20 Dh's PT, $35 groceries, $7 took the boys to the movies- tickets were $1 each and I got us all a water to drink, $15 Subway after the movies.

June 2 $6 took the boys bowling- the games were free but I had to pay for shoe rental.

June 3 $40 groceries- had dinner with my parents, they wanted me to bring a few different things so I had to stop at the store and get a few misc. groceries.

June 4 $55 race fees for DH and both boys, $40 celebratory pancakes after the race.

June 5 $90 groceries. I'm hopeful tomorrow will be a no buy day. Getting back in to the swing of this is tough!

June 6 $25 gas- DH didn't know it was a no buy day and he put in some gas. Oh well! $11 car wash-since Dh ruined the no buy day, I figured I'd get my car washed.

June 7 $56 pet supplies, $40 Target, $20-took the boys to ride a local train, tickets are $.75 each, and then out to dinner

June 8 $175 groceries, $57 date night


June 9 $0

June 10 $45 supplies for oil changes in the cars. We actually bought enough to cover the next set as well, so we should be golden for awhile on oil changes. Tomorrow should be a no buy day because I have my nephews and DH has to work and there is NO WAY I'm taking 4 little boys 5 and under out of the house by myself.

1/7 No Buy Days
1/7 Under $10 Days

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $259.18
$0 Days:7

Groceries ($150-$5/day)- $61.70
Eating Out ($210-$6/day)- $89.48
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($390-$13/day) $0
Gas $250- $65 ($4.08/gal 6/4), $43 ($4.29/gal 6/6)= Total $108

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!!


Budget: $1000....26%
Month: 10/30: 33%
No Buy: 7/13: 54%

Money for our 1st mortgage: $1,000 (earnest money), $285 (home inspection-Monday), $....Lawyer,

My savings from coupons and sales: $153.80

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

 

[neatokimmo]

We went out for lunch today, I ad some mommy guilt because it was a 13 hour work day. So I took a break mid day and took the little one to Pizza Hut. On the way home I grabbed some diet coke.

Tomorrow will be spendy, I have to buy groceries. I am going to catalog what I have before I go, I am buying way too much stuff every week. My freezer is filling up!


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)

 

[YukiPhnx]

We took the car to the place with the sale on the oil change. There were FIVE employees standing around doing nothing, and NO cars in the bays. We said we had the coupon for the oil change. Did they change the oil? NO! They are only doing that sale by appointment. So we are going on Monday. The coupon says the deal ends the 14th, and Monday is the 13th, so we should be okay.

What??? I hate it when they're like that. Geez, they just didn't want to work.

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!!

Congrats on finding a condo!

 

[WAMUMOF4]

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

I m really happy it looks like i might just get in a week under $100 for grocery's

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($360.58)
Flights $2500 left to pay
US cash$2500 ($800)
Fuel $700$280.10
Miscellaneous $100($45.00)

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
June 13
June 14
June 15
June 16
June 17
June 18
June 19
June 20
June 21
June 22
June 23
June 24
June 25
June 26
June 27
June 28
June 29
June 30


No buy days 4/12

 

[ronnmel]

No Buy Days : 4/12
Gas : 36$ (max 120$)
Car : HOPEFULLY 0$
Groceries : 99$ (max 200$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 57$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 0$ (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)

I find it interesting, but I am also impressed by how little some spend on here. I think it makes a difference if you are married, have kids, pets, work, etc. Also, if you track your DH's spending. Kids are a big extra, since they eat quite a bit and beg for stuff (at least mine do). I find my DH and I don't spend much on ourselves, mostly house/car stuff and food. We eat out when it's convenient, but I skipped today b/c of this thread.

I also find I spend in the same spots, like Wegmans, Target, etc. It's a good record.

I don't track my DH's spending as I feel in our case it would just be a recipe for disaster. It's not like he does any crazy spending anyway, so as long as he doesn't get himself into debt, he can buy whatever he wants. And when he treats me to dinner or buys the groceries, I count it as 0$ for me.

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!!

Congrats on finding a condo!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

A friend and I got snoballs and took them and sat on the levee. Some friends of ours were leaving on the cruise ship and so we watched their boat sail past. We were able to pick them out on the ship and they could see us...very cool!

CASH ($400):

1: $2.00 snoball
2: $31.00 school uniform shirts (yes, for me!) and lunch out with colleagues
3: $7.01 Popeyes
$40.00-40.01=$-0.01

4: $0!
5: $100.79 Target, Walgreens, Rite Aid
6: $13.14 lunch
$39.99-$113.93=$-73.94

7: $55.44 Notary, parking, groceries
8: $0!
9: $6.77 Burger King
$-33.94-$62.21=$-96.15

10: $7.61 Dollar Tree
11: $2.00 Snoball
12:
$-56.15-$9.61=$-65.76

CASH Subtotal: $225.76
CASH $0 Days: 2

GAS ($75):

3: $14.11 ($3.45/gallon)

GAS Subtotal: $14.11
GAS $0 Days: 9

 

[3goofyboys]

Hello No Buy Friends! After a few months off I'm back. We're in our new house, all unpacked and ready to move forward with this phase of our life. I'm still a little iffy on my budget because I haven't gotten a set of utility bills for the new house yet. We're in a much bigger house in a new city with new providers, so I have no real idea what to expect. For this month, I'm hoping for 7 no buys and 7 days under $10. I'm so glad to be back!

June 1 $20 Dh's PT, $35 groceries, $7 took the boys to the movies- tickets were $1 each and I got us all a water to drink, $15 Subway after the movies.

June 2 $6 took the boys bowling- the games were free but I had to pay for shoe rental.

June 3 $40 groceries- had dinner with my parents, they wanted me to bring a few different things so I had to stop at the store and get a few misc. groceries.

June 4 $55 race fees for DH and both boys, $40 celebratory pancakes after the race.

June 5 $90 groceries. I'm hopeful tomorrow will be a no buy day. Getting back in to the swing of this is tough!

June 6 $25 gas- DH didn't know it was a no buy day and he put in some gas. Oh well! $11 car wash-since Dh ruined the no buy day, I figured I'd get my car washed.

June 7 $56 pet supplies, $40 Target, $20-took the boys to ride a local train, tickets are $.75 each, and then out to dinner

June 8 $175 groceries, $57 date night


June 9 $0

June 10 $45 supplies for oil changes in the cars. We actually bought enough to cover the next set as well, so we should be golden for awhile on oil changes. Tomorrow should be a no buy day because I have my nephews and DH has to work and there is NO WAY I'm taking 4 little boys 5 and under out of the house by myself.

June 11 $0

2/7 No Buy Days
1/7 Under $10 Days

 

[ronnmel]

No Buy Days : 4/12
Gas : 36$ (max 120$)
Car : HOPEFULLY 0$
Groceries : 150$ (max 200$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 60$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 0$ (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)