March 2014 ~ No buy thread

[BernardandMissBianca]

Rules are simple: you decide what to track, how to track it and what your goals are. While many people choose to try for as many $0 days as possible (hence the "no buy" title), if some other target works for you, then go for it! [Stole this intro from MomtoOne]

 

[stayhomemom77]

Alright! Let's keep the budget tight for another month so we can save more for Disney!!

As with last month...I am just tracking my WAM (walking around money) since that is really the only area where I can conserve.


March

1-$3.95 (dollar store for pencils, thank you cards, bday card and choc bar)
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0/20 No Buy Days

 

[QVCshopper]

Trying for 15 again...

3/1 Spend
3/2 Spend
3/3 Spend
3/4 No-buy #1

 

[charming23]

I am in. I want to goal myself for 15 no buy days. This month for every $0 day I have, I am going to put $5 extra into my savings.

Today I went grocery shopping. I budgeted $80 and came in under that.

3/1 $73.89 Heinen's

0/15 No buy days
$0 in savings

 

[ariamac]

February was a super crazy month - 2 concerts, 2 birthdays, too many nights out with friends. Time to reel it in for March!

my rules this month:

2 lunches out (max $10 each or a total of $20)
3 nights out (max. $25 each or a total of $75)

15 no-buy days
4 day no buy streak
no credit card usage (unless for scrapbooking order, cause I'll need to use it)

1 - $3.40 2x tea, $6.00 public transit, $12.40 train, $13 breakfast, $14.83 groceries
2 - $0
3 - $6.00 soup lunch
4 - $11.06 tacos - lunch
5 - $2.80 tea and muffin / $71.26 montreal bus ticket
6 - $1.10 muffin / $30.51 pizza
7 - $3.00 tea and muffin
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Good luck everyone!!

 

[wishesuponastar]

This month I am hoping for 12 no-buy days and a grocery budget of $500 (for a family of 4)

Good luck everyone!

March
1 - Spend
2 $80 groceries
3 no buy#1
4 haircuts
5 no buy#2
6 no buy #3
7 $100 total Supermarket & Costco (I got out of Costco cheap just $42)
8 $8 grocery
9 $5 shamrock shakes & clothes at mall
10 $50 groceries & 2 coffees
11 No buy #4
12 No Buy #5
13 - $66 Costco, $10 Walmart
14 - no buy # 6
15- spend coffee
16- spend breakfast out and $8 farmers market
17 - $47 groceries
18 - $13 pizza
19 - $15 ice cream celebration
20- $7 music book for DD
21 - Spend dinner out
22 - $9 farmer's market
23- spend parade
24- no buy #7
25- $83 Costco (only $50 of that was food) plus $475 for tires
26 - $51 groceries
27- no buy #8
28 - $2.31 yogurt
29 - $56 Costco food, $80 Costco phone system for house, $6 2 coffees at Dunkin donuts
30 - $8 farmer's market

 

[reginaastralis]

I'm in, though March will be a totally nutso month (my partner and I both have birthdays, and we are going out of town (possibly twice)) so we really need to track our spending this month.

3/2 - $0


Goals: 0/400 Grocery budget
1/15 No Buys

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

3/1 - lunch
3/2 - $20 haircut for DH, $2.00 newspaper

On the up side I made pot roast for dinner and took the left over smothered pork chops from last night and made a stew with lentils. Now I have lunch for several days and we will have leftovers night tomorrow.

I'm angling for a frugal March!

 

[charming23]

Filled in at work today. No money spent.

3/1 $73.89 Heinen's
3/2 $0

1/15 No buy days
$5 in savings

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

I'm back in. Didn't do well with recording last month....
As always shooting for 15 no buy days.

03/01 $37.00
03/02 -0-

1/15

 

[stayhomemom77]

Alright! Let's keep the budget tight for another month so we can save more for Disney!!

As with last month...I am just tracking my WAM (walking around money) since that is really the only area where I can conserve.


March

1-$3.95 (dollar store for pencils, thank you cards, bday card and choc bar)
2-$0
3-$0
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2/20 No Buy Days

 

[reginaastralis]

Stopped and got my dd breakfast because she was amazing this morning, awake and dressed before I went in to wake her up, and in a good mood. I'll gladly reward her good behavior, because mornings around here are usually WW3.

3/2 - $0
3/3 - $10

Goals: 0/400 Grocery budget
1/15 No Buys
Misc. spending: $10

 

[charming23]

Yesterday I worked.

Today I ran some errands after work.

3/1 $73.89 Heinen's
3/2 $0
3/3 $0
3/4 $7.45 Chick fil a, $29.62 Giant Eagle, and $14.95 Drugmart

2/15 No buy days
$10 in savings

 

[reginaastralis]

3/2 - $0
3/3 - $10
3/4 - $17 Publix

Goals: 17/400 Grocery budget
1/15 No Buys
Misc. spending: $10

 

[Luvdancink]

I'm struggling this month already. I haven't caved yet, but for some reason I have this itch to spend money. Maybe it's the weather. I know I'm buying expensive hair products on Friday at the salon, but hoping to keep from buying other things. Preparing for a move, so I assume that there will be other urges to spend money. It's tough.
3/1 0
3/2 0
3/3 0
3/4 0

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

3/1 - lunch
3/2 - $20 haircut for DH, $2.00 newspaper
3/3 - no buy
3/4 - Target, Starbucks (reloaded card), gas, Dance (team jacket), lunch
3/5 - Grocery store, Michaels

 

[Melany502]

I am not doing good this month so far!

 

[stayhomemom77]

Alright! Let's keep the budget tight for another month so we can save more for Disney!!

As with last month...I am just tracking my WAM (walking around money) since that is really the only area where I can conserve.


March

1-$3.95 (dollar store for pencils, thank you cards, bday card and choc bar)
2-$0
3-$0
4-$12.50 Mother Daughter Date night
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2/20 No Buy Days

 

[charming23]

I worked this morning and then did a big shopping/couponing trip at target. I ended up saving $62.34.

3/1 $73.89 Heinen's
3/2 $0
3/3 $0
3/4 $7.45 Chick fil a, $29.62 Giant Eagle, and $14.95 Drugmart
3/5 $25.61 Gas @circle k, and $101.96 Target

2/15 No buy days
$10 in savings

 

[stayhomemom77]

Alright! Let's keep the budget tight for another month so we can save more for Disney!!

As with last month...I am just tracking my WAM (walking around money) since that is really the only area where I can conserve.


March

1-$3.95 (dollar store for pencils, thank you cards, bday card and choc bar)
2-$0
3-$0
4-$12.50 Mother Daughter Date night
5-$0
6-$0 (housebound with two sick kiddies won't be venturing out!)
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4/20 No Buy Days