March No Buy..Rolling Into Spring!

[wlake]

As long as you can maintain the required pace, you can walk, jog, run, or a combination of those. I'm now thinking the pace might be 16:00 mile, not 16:30 as I mentioned earlier.

When you register, you put in your estimated completion time. They will place you in a starting corral based on that number. The corrals each start about 7 minutes apart, and your official time is based on the electronic tag on your shoe. The sweeper pace is determined based on the last person to cross the start line in the last corral. So 16 minutes after the last person starts, they place the flag at mile marker 1. 32 minutes after the last person starts, they place the flag at mile marker 2. If you cross the mile markers after they've been flagged, you are at risk of being swept from the course by the bus.

If you are not in the last starting corral, you get a few minutes of buffer time since they space the start corrals out by 5 minutes or so. If you google Jeff Galloway, he has a good training program for half marathons.

Thanks for the info! Now, if someone could just convince me I haven't lost my mind! We're thinking of a full fledged WDW trip for summer of 2012, so I'm afraid a Feb. trip might throw a kink into the budget, so I've got to think that through too. On the other hand, it just might be our excuse for APs!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Thanks for the info! Now, if someone could just convince me I haven't lost my mind! We're thinking of a full fledged WDW trip for summer of 2012, so I'm afraid a Feb. trip might throw a kink into the budget, so I've got to think that through too. On the other hand, it just might be our excuse for APs!

For both half marathons that I did, I got (slightly) discounted rooms and tickets after registering for the race. The race itself is about $120. It includes a goody bag with a shirt, plus the race itself. There are a lot of details and pictures in my trip report (link in signature) if you are interested. I did not write one for the Disneyland Half, just the Princess.

 

[h2oophelia]

Checking in!

Goals:
No buy: 12 days
Eating out: No more than 4 meals
Groceries: $250/$160.84 left
Entertainment: $75/$66 left

3/1 $0
3/2 $9 for two Fandango movie tickets @ livingsocial.com
3/3 $0
3/4 $182.00 for 2 tickets to Wicked. $40.41 oil change for the 'ol Saturn
3/5 $89.16 groceries
3/6 $0

No Buy days: 3/12

 

[ronnmel]

On a countdown here. FIVE more days 'til March break!

That last week is the worse! Feels like it takes forever, and the students are usually so wild! Good luck!




Went out to eat tonight. Had a gift card, but it only covered about half of the meal.
Also had to buy a few things to fix our toilet.

No Buy Days : 4/12
Gas : 38$ (max 120$ Raising the max due to higher gas prices)
Groceries : 0$ (max 250$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 35$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 67$ (max 200$)

03/01 : 45$ (gas + pharmacy)
03/02 : 0$
03/03 : 0$
03/04 : 0$
03/05 : 0$[
03/06 : 95$ (canadian tire + dinner)

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

March 1-$0
March 2- Met my wonderful hubby for lunch. He needed a break, and we had a $5 off coupon. My lunch was only $7, so we figured $2 for me to eat and I brought home enough for us both to have lunch tomorrow. Then I spent $4 on new gloves (8 pairs) for the kids, they seem to lose them like crazy. Hubby and I went to a prescreening of a movie tonight, it was awful, but he liked it. It was called Cedar Rapids. We didn't buy anything there. I did buy groceries as well. Will record those tomorrow cause I need to dig out the receipt. I got a call while we were at the movies that I don't have to work tomorrow after all. So happy about that, have lots to do in the morning tomorrow.
March 3-$0 Have a busy evening ahead, but made dinner in the crockpot this morning so we are good there. My DD9 has a field trip with Brownies to Bruster's ice cream, but if I report a no spend day I won't get an ice cream. And that will be good for my wallet and waistline.
March 4- DH told the kids we'd go out to dinner. It was kids eat free, but still was $23 with tip. I also had to go get DD16 tights for Model UN and some meds, $20ish
March 5-$0 Went to the gym with DH, he is allowed to bring a guest for free. Then spent the day massively cleaning, more to be done but made a big dent.
March 6-$6 dinner for the kids, $15 dinner with hubby (B1G1coupon) and $24 bowling. Starting the week on a good note...priceless!!!

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No Buy Days- 3/18

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Groceries- $60ish
Gas-

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Back in 2011 cause I'd miss you all so much!
January-25
February-15
Longest Streak-19 (but I was sick)

Joined No Buy as a New Years Resolution in 2010 and did pretty well-
January-14 Days
February-13 Days
March-17 Days
April-15 Days
May-15 Days
June-8 Days
July- 6 Days (only in town and only recorded half the month, probably had about 7-8 no buys while away)
August-15 Days
September-15 Days
October-13 Days
November-6 Days (only kept track till November 16th cause we were in Disney the rest of the month)
December-10
Longest Streak-4 Days in a Row

 

[charming23]

Today we went to Pat Catan's. My mom had a $5 off $15 coupon and she needed crochet needles, and I needed some plastic containers to store scrapbooking supplies in. We only spent $10.25 out of pocket. We also stopped at Walgreen's on the way to my Grandma's for dinner but we bought pop that she paid us back for.

March 2011 Budget
Grocery/Household- $300/$218.54 Left
Car/Gas- $50
Eating out -$50/$31.30 Left
Entertainment/Misc- $100/ $89.75

Total- $500/$389.59 Left

Goal of 15 No Buy Days

Week One
3/1- $75.27 Giant Eagle and $6.19 Drugmart
3/2- $18.70 Loco Laprachaun
3/3- $0
3/4- $0
3/5- $0
3/6- $10.25 Pat Catan's
3/7

3/15 No Buy Days

Coupon/Store Savings- $43.38

 

[SunnieRN]

Like the line in that song goes...."And that smell around your feet that's so unique, we call it Bourbon Street"

Hot dogs on Wednesday. Gotta eat then, too.

Ooooooh, Awwwwww, Ohhhhhhhh!!! Pretty!! And I will not think about the smell in the street!! lol

I am watching parades from home tonight. http://www.nola.com/paradecam/ The first one rolls at 5:15 Central if you are interested in watching along!

Don't laugh, but I'm freezing. It's only 58 degrees out and will get colder as the night goes on! I am drinking cocoa in my pajamas and best of all - no crowds, no traffic jams, no hunting for parking, AND I have my own bathroom!!

So, no traffic, parking problems, it's warmer (you could wear your pj's to the parade, right? As anything goes? But NO smelly streets would be a definite plus!!

Saw the Ballroom with a Twist show today. The dancing was good, but the show was just okay. Cloris Leachman was the hostess and she was literally reading her lines off a cue card. She was funny, but it was like seeing a Vegas show in one of their cheap hotels.

I love Cloris Leachman!! Glad you had fun, even though it wasn't a stellar show!

3/6: $35 dinner out to celebrate DS8 scoring two goals in his indoor soccer game today (he's not terribly athletic, so this is huge!) and the end of indoor soccer season (DS5 played too, but he's very athletic and usually outscored the other team.) as well as $49 on groceries. A little more bragging here: I saved $30 on that grocery bill between sales and coupons AND walked out with coupons for a free box of frozen fish and a free gallon of milk. I'm pretty proud of myself!

Congratulations, to your dear son!!!!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Ooooooh, Awwwwww, Ohhhhhhhh!!! Pretty!! And I will not think about the smell in the street!! lol

So, no traffic, parking problems, it's warmer (you could wear your pj's to the parade, right? As anything goes? But NO smelly streets would be a definite plus!!

Yes, my wand is my favorite throw so far! about the smell!

I would not be surprised to see people wear pajamas to a parade. A lot of people go in crazy outfits and/or costumes. The second parade is just starting on that camera...so it's not too late!

http://special.wwltv.com/mardi-gras/ This camera is farther down the route (near the end) and the first parade is still rolling! It started four hours ago!

 

[SunnieRN]

New Orleans is beautiful.... but don't look down during Mardi Gras. In some places hold your nose. We don't eat our chicken until 10:30, not that 10:30 is much better than 6AM. We don't drink anymore. It is just as fun.



Will not be at Popeyes at 6AM, that I can assure you... closer to 10.. I know we have to eat something but hello, hot dogs wrapped in foil (that I already bought) works just as well. But I get tradition so Popeyes it is.

That light up wand is da bomb.

Now that sounds more like it. lol Hot Dogs in foil at 0600 and fried chicken a little later. I think it would be even more fun not drinking, as I would remember it after!!

Where's Piglet, thank you for the linky dink!!

Thanks for the info! Now, if someone could just convince me I haven't lost my mind! We're thinking of a full fledged WDW trip for summer of 2012, so I'm afraid a Feb. trip might throw a kink into the budget, so I've got to think that through too. On the other hand, it just might be our excuse for APs!

Umm, ahhh, let's see, you want us to convince you NOT to buy AP's to make more than 1 WDW trip this year?

Sorry.....

No help here.

 

[SunnieRN]

Now, down to business::

February 25-March 11:

No buy goal: 7
Cash: $100
Medical:$180/-20 /-75
Groceries:$200/-92

Feb 25: $92 groceries
Feb 26: $0
Feb 27: $0
Feb 28: $0 ( do not count medical costs, just try to contain them )
March 1: $0 have to go to a meeting at work.: they usually put out coffee.
March 2: $12 Subway, picked up my med refills, which I track, but don't count.
March 3: $0, I owe, I owe, so off to work I go.
March 4: $0, was going to buy fruit at work last night, but someone bought it for me!! She said, well, I can afford it. I notice you haven't been spending any money lately. I explained about no-buy, then she wanted me to have a no-buy day!
March 5: $0 This was not planned as I really wanted to go to Target, as I need a couple of items, but my punky feeling is a horrible chest cold.
March 6: $0, was going to go buy medicine, but too achy and sneezy. So being lazy, in bed. Maybe tomorrow.

No buy goal: 7 / 8 accomplished!

 

[Orangewolf]

March 1st: (Gas)$61.90 - (Groceries) $60.13 - (Household - vitamins, shampoo etc) $28.59

March 2nd - $0

March 3rd - Tickets To WDW $1243 RT for 5 people from MSP.
(Groceries) $38.02

March 4th - (Pharmacy) $9.17 - (Groceries)$4.14

March 5th - (Groceries) $119.29
(Household) $13.05

March 6th - $0

$221.58/$425 Groc.
$61.90/$150 Gas
$39.24/$75 Household

 

[Debbie]

As long as you can maintain the required pace, you can walk, jog, run, or a combination of those. I'm now thinking the pace might be 16:00 mile, not 16:30 as I mentioned earlier.

Yes, it is 16 minute mile. We got down to 13.5/14 min. mile in training, so the 16 in the half wasn't too bad. And we knew exactly when we had to be in the MK to miss the sweepers. We didn't even stop to talk to our cheerleaders at the Contemporary and I had to go to the bathroom soooo bad, but DSis wouldn't let me.

That last week is the worse! Feels like it takes forever, and the students are usually so wild! Good luck!

No kidding! We have a new principal this year, and at Christmas we forgot to tell her how wild the kids are. They are stressed about being at home (in our school we are the stability for them). At least it isn't a full moon, too!

 

[nunzia]

Here we go:
Mar 1: 56.07 Birthday gifts for DBIL and DN, $12.20 for Amazon peanut butter (seemed like a good deal)
Mar 2: Not starting out very well! have to get past these birthdays...$98.34 groceries (bday dinner for 13, dog food, beer..etc), $46.00 DH gas (some will be reimbursed..he has to go to a town 90 miles away for a continuing ed class)
Mar 3: $2.42 for movie rental and a coffee, $9.00 dinner out with friend
Mar 4: DH got $23 reimbursement for the gas, so Plus that..then minus $10 to the church rummage sale (cool pedal car for DGD and really neat vintage desk for DGS), $9.48 Dollar Tree
Mar 5: $0 yea!
Mar 6: $7.43 WalMart (clearance toys..from $6 to $2 for Easter gifts & Sharpies on clearance) $2.19 Dollar Tree...needed 8x8 foil pan for a dessert I have to bring somewhere and got 4 at Dollar Tree for $2 instead of 3 at WalMart of $3)


$579.87/$800.00 remaining

 

[angierae]

3/1: $1.59 @ CVS
3/2: $0!
3/3: $3.17 for the "free" photo notepad through Walgreens that was advertised here on the Dis.
3/4: $2.60 for a coffee and a donut at Tim Hortons. I really wanted a treat.
3/5: $0!
3/6: $0! (Went grocery shopping, but stayed within my budget ($100 a week)

 

[QVCshopper]

Where's Piglet, Wegmans finally had a king cake and I didn't buy it because it was $10.99 and I didn't want to spend that much, plus I'm trying to lose weight. But, I thought of you! Maybe if it was smaller or they sold it by the slice... I read your princess marathon trip report, and it sounds like fun. I bet I could do the 16 minute mile pace with a little long distance training.

 

[QVCshopper]

This month has three birthdays, one of which is my son's fifth birthday party. Why don't people RSVP?

4/15 no-buy days

3/1-$45 Wegmans, $6.50 Acme, $24.50 CVS prescrip, $17.50 Kid's Trips/Girl Scout Cookies
3/2-$0
3/3-$0
3/4-$0
3/5-$14 Sears, $23 Costco, $26 Hallmark, $25 VS (but got a $10 coupon), $5 Build A Bear
3/6-$18 Wegmans, $20 birthday gift
3/7-$0

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

Auto $80.00/$240.00
Groceries/Household Goods /$150.00
Eating Out/Entertainment $26.00/$150.00 (raised DMil's Bday)
Misc. $160.00/$200.00 raised this one due to Prom
No Buy days 4/15
Coupon savings $10.00

January coupon savings $360.00
no buy days 17/10
February coupon savings $124.00
No buy days 15/12

03/01 $40.00 $30.00 gas already!!!!, $10.00 Pizza.. Mom's on strike day. At least I had a $10/20 purchase.
03/02-0-
03/03-0-
03/04-0- I've haven't been feeling well. So, I've been going right home after work. Upset stomach has been helping with my no spend days What ever works right.!
03/05 $66.00 $50.00 Gas- $16.00 dinner out with the ladies. Shouldn't have gone, I ordered a dinner and then didn't eat it. But, the company was priceless.
03/06 Today will be a spend day. Have to do some shopping....It was cold and raining today...So, we only went out to go to Church and to bring DD to work. Then back in the house for the day.
03/07$160.00 Woke up to a flooded basement this morning. By 6:30 AM my DH was at Home Depot buying a sump pump and things that go with it. Luckly I don't think there is a lot of loss. Our old house used to flood every year. We learned from that. We have a small fortune invested in totes and very few things are actually on the floor. Although we did loose a stockpile of T. Paper, paper towels, and 4 bags of dog food so far. DH was able to take the day off from work to get rid of the water and start the cleaning.

 

[Virgderon]

IMALOVN, that is a horrible way to wake up. I'm so sorry. I'm glad you did not lose any precious pictures or mementos.

Today I got a job !!!!! Yay for me. It starts April 4th, so I am going to try to go to Chicago before then and get my house ready to sell.

Running Total: Spent $107
$900 budget... $793 left
$0 Days: 3
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings :43

Groceries budget- $250-3-52= 195 left

March 1: 22
March 2 : 0
March 3: 52 ( groceries)
March 4: 0
March 5: 11 ( Walgreens pop, cooking supplies)
March 6 : 22 ( cleaning supplies )
March 7 : 0

 

[rubato]

Feeling pretty good about this month. I started out rocky, but am making up for it.

Budget:$800
Spent: $363.17

3/1: $171.00-$38 on new phone, $133 on baseball tics
3/2: $18.28 groceries
3/3: no buy
3/4: no buy
3/5: no buy
3/6: $173.89-$33.30 gas, $14.00 museum entry, $126.59 groceries
3/7: no buy (of course, the day's not over)

 

[Tiggerish]

The March budget is $700 with 12 no spend days.

Auto $50
Eating Out/Entertainment $100 / $78 left
Giving $10
Groceries/Household Goods $250 / $223 left
Medical $25
Misc. $75 /$48 left
Set bills $205 / $175 left

No spend days 12 / 3
Coupon savings $15.55
Christmas 2011 $8
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2/1 $0
2/2 $0
2/3 $0
2/4 Misc. $27
3/5 Groceries $22
3/6 Set bills $30 (church); Eating out $4
3/7 Eating out $18

I took my sister out to lunch and finished twisting her arm to let me take her two children (ages 14 and 21) to WDW in August. So the trip is on!! I have been working on her and my BIL since before Christmas to agree to this trip. I upped the offer to include both of the parents and kept talking about how oldest niece is going to graduate from college in Dec and who knows when she would get to do a family vacation after that 'cause she will be entering the working world (in others words, doing the guilt thing) and it finally paid off.