March No Buy..Rolling Into Spring!

[SunnieRN]

March 11-25:

Goals:

Groc: $200 / -$93, -24
Medical: $260
Cash: $100 / -$31.25

March 11: $0
March 12: $0
March 13: $31.25 on PB2 and chocolate PB2. Not a grocery necessity, but a want, so put it under cash?
March 14: $240, Target, YEP, you read that right. $33 on 6 mos of zyrtec' Mobigo and 1 extra game for EACH of my grandsons, so $140 there. New cookie sheets, as my son in law refuses to NOT put the non stick ones in the dishwasher and they now stick BAD, $25, nice cephalon, big ones. Also some misc. stuff I needed, plastic containers etc. The whole time going through the store, I kept saying, 'I am going to have to confess this on Dis boards". My daughter laughed and told me to get over it. I can't believe I spent that much $$$.n: Tomorrow, I'm stayin' home!!!
March 15: $0 stayed home, lol
March 16: $ 0, work!
March 17: $0, worked again
March 18: $0, Too tired to spend money and have an OT shift tomorrow, with a bonus, so makes up for my spendthriftiness. (Hmmm, just made up a new word)
March 19: $91, my litman steth. literally broke in 1/2 at work Thursday night, since I missed last weekend I have to work tonight, so had to get it today. Torn whether to call this a $0 day, as I have $$$ set aside for clothing and work expenxes, but decided to go ahead and count it.
March 20: $0, but tomorrow we are getting the rest of our stuff for the indoor garden.
March 21: $0 Didn't go to the store after all!! My daughter went and bought the seeds. Said not to worry about it as I bought them last year!
March 22: $24 Groceries
March 23: $0

No Buy Goal: 8 / 9 accomplished!

 

[ronnmel]

No Buy Days : 9/12
Gas : 144$ (max 120$ Raising the max due to higher gas prices)
Groceries : 139$ (max 250$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 154$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 650$ (max 500$)

03/01 : 45$ (gas + pharmacy)
03/02 : 0$
03/03 : 0$
03/04 : 0$
03/05 : 0$[
03/06 : 95$ (canadian tire + dinner)
03/07 : 0$
03/08 : 118$ (dinner, passport, and a few little things)
03/09 : 79$ (gas + long overdue windshield wipers)
03/10 : 55$ (cat litter & food)
03/11 : 22$ (breakfast, envelopes, groceries)
03/12 : 59$ (gift for baby shower + snack)
03/13 : 0$
03/14 : 38$ (gas)
03/15 : 0$
03/16 : 287$ (salsa class + fast food)
03/17 : 79$ (groceries)
03/18 : 100$ (dinner)
03/19 : 0$
03/20 : 85$ (dress + drinks)
03/21 : 0$
03/22 : 144$ (gas)
03/23 : 0$

 

[wlake]

3/1:
3/2: $26 groceries
3/3:
3/4: $35 after school care, $540 brakes (ouch!), $12 dinner, $16 skate night
3/5: $13 Christmas Tree Shop (candy for basket raffle, cupcake liners, and replacement garden clogs), $23 Yankee Candle (candle!), $24 Michael's (gifts for parties the boys are invited to), $51 gas and $16 Walmart (groceries and a dry cleaning kit I have a rebate for)
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!
3/7:
3/8: $6 groceries (well, ice cream after a tough couple of days) and $5 books
3/9: $10 lunch, $26.50 x2 for school lunches for the boys
3/10:
3/11:
3/12: $3 JoAnn's (sprinkles and cupcake liners), $40 gas, $? Target (drinks, cat litter, health and beauty type stuff), $25 birthday gift for my aunt, $25 birthday gift for my sister
3/13: $27 groceries
3/14: $30 dinner (DH is out of town, so my mom suggested going out -- I was all too happy to go and pay for dinner!), $38 sneakers for the boys
3/15:
3/16:
3/17:
3/18: $2 bake sale at my school
3/19: $100 cut and color, $39 gas, $30 Target (snacks and a gift for a birthday party), $18 pharmacy (time to start buying the OTC allergy meds!)
3/20: $32 groceries, $50 Target (clothes for me, items for the kids' basket raffle baskets, groceries, things for school)
3/21:
3/22: takeout
3/23:


no buy days: 10/12
longest streak: 3
meals out: 5/5
days without dinner out: 1
longest no dinners out streak: 10
non-consumable items purchased: 4/0

 

[Virgderon]

I'm happy with how far under budget I am. Still looking for that last no buy day!!

Running Total: Spent $477
$900 budget... $423 left
$0 Days: 7
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings :97

Groceries budget- $250-3-52-47- 8-12= 128 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
March 8: 18 ( 13 Walgreens, 5 snack at bowling)
March 9 : 0
March 10: 48 ( Publix)
March 11: 43 ( 15 dress, 28 gas)
March 12 : 0
March 13 : 0
March 14: 60 ( meds, toiletries, cleaning supplies, pop)
March 15 : 32 ( 11 make up, 16 bowling, 5 food )
March 16: 9 ( magazine and snack at airport)
March 17: 27 ( shirt )
March 19 : 41 ( 15 Jewel, 9 take out, 17 lock for storage locker )
March 20: 0
March 21: 30 (shipping)
March 22: 41 (5 airport snack, 4 magazine at airport, 32 gas for rental car )
March 23: 12 ( pop, snacks)

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $2652.03
$0 Days:10/14 Got 13 no buys last month, trying to up it to one more.

Groceries ($279-$9/day)- $167.67
Eating Out ($217-$7/day)- $181.18
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($806-$26/day) $2143.49
Gas $250- (3/1-$23.69), (3/6-$28.55), (3/8-$37.45 $3.64/gal), (3/17-$35 $3.52/gal), (3/23-$35 $3.69/gal)= $159.69

WEEK 1 BEGIN:
1- $15.76 (Dominick's-Groceries), $31.02 (Target-Pictures), $23.69 (Gas)
2- $0
3- $9.26 (Walgreens-Groceries), $2.85 (Meijer- Groceries), $3.97 (Dominick's-Groceries), $26.58 (Jewel-Prescription), $12.46 (McDonald's-Eating Out)
4- $0
5- $11 (Zoo Admission), $16 (Eating Out), $37 (Chinese- Eating Out-we bought food for 5 people), $3.91 (Home Depot- Misc.)
6- $196 (Spring Awakening Tickets-Misc. Weren't expecting this, but we are sitting 2nd row center and it is our 7 year anniversary of knowing each other and it is the last performance of the show in Chicago...I forgot that my husband wanted to see this, he wanted to go to two shows and sit in the cheap seats, but for the price of sitting in the 2nd to last row for two nights it is the same as sitting in the front row for one performance, so we opted for sitting close, since our broadway series shows are for the cheap seats), $149.41 (Cedar Point Hotel-Misc.), $31.75 (Driver's License Renewal),
$126.11 (Sears Essentials-Misc. husband wanted a Logitech harmony remote forever! and it was more than half off in liquidation sale), $20.63 (Culver's-Eating Out), $2 (Dollar Tree-Papers), $6.96 (Dominick's-Groceries), $12.50 (Meijer-Groceries), $82.73 (Printer Ink), $27.51 (Amazon.com-Veggie Cages and hiking book)
7- $5.18 (Trader Joe's-Groceries), $24.33 (Joe Caputo-Groceries)
8- $.59 (Dominick's-Groceries), $5.04 (Meijer-Groceries), $6.59 (Chipotle-Eating Out)
9- $0
10-$0
11- $107.50 (Signed up Hubby and I for 5K in October), $3.39 (Dominick's-Groceries), $2.86 (Meijer-Groceries), $1.73 (Walgreens-Groceries), $3.23 (Aldi's-Groceries)
12- $14 (Train-Misc.), $65 (The Berghoff-Eating Out), $4 (Dollar Tree-Misc.)
13- $13.42 (Walgreens-Groceries)
14- $205 (Airplane Tickets for October-Southwest), $9.20 (McDonald's-Eating Out), $15.94 (Joe Caputo-Groceries)
15- $0
16- $7.97 (Deal Woot-Shopping), $14.58 (Meijer-Groceries)
17- $0
18- $0
19- $0
20- $2 (Dollar Tree-Newspapers), $14.30 (McDonald's-Eating Out), $19.60 (Walgreens-Groceries), $1.02 (Dominick's-Groceries)
21- $0
22- $890 (Car Fixed-Misc.), $130 (Tickets for Sisters birthday present to see Comedian...forgot about budgeting for her present), $95 (Great America final season pass payment-Misc.)
23- $0


Budget: $1552....171% DUMB CAR!
Month: 23/31: 74%
No Buy: 10/14: 71%

My savings from coupons and sales: $974.73

Next Month: Get car fixed...rental car for October

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I am still sort of lurking, but I've given up on posting for this month. I got too far behind. I have been tracking all my spending, so I will post a summary at the end of the month.

I've been avoiding this thread since I got behind on posting, but I miss everybody, so I'll try to at least keep up with the conversation!

 

[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)
Mar 7: 24.34 Amazon (2 pop up Harry Potter books and baby gift..had $10 off coupon
Mar 8: $20.00 gas..ack, $3.67 PhotoPass pictures developed at Walgreens
Mar 9: $3.57 movie rental
Mar 10: $18.00 dinner out with friends
Mar 11: $0
Mar 12: $20.33 Walmart groceries..didn't even LOOK in the toys clearance aisle
Mar 13: $20.53 Walmart AGAIN...DH needed stuff that he forgot to write down.
Mar 14: $0! End of the pay period, so I put the remaining $40 cash in my Trip cash box.
Mar 15: $0
Mar 16: $10.23 Amazon for durum flour
Mar 17: $16 gas, $63.44 groceries (Walmart & Lowes...$11.84 coupons), 18.00 dinner out
Mar 18: $20.00 gas, $9.45 lunch out, $7.15 Dollar Tree
Mar 19: Naturally I forgot things I needed: $1.38 margarine, $1.98 potatoes
Mar 20: had to go to a different town to pick up grandkids from their dad so $8.49 Jack in the Box then promised kids Taco Bell for dinner, so $13.45
Mar 21: $0
Mar 22: $3.96 bread, $3.00 goggles that are crappy and don't even work to play with and are going back!

$253.62/$800.00 remaining

 

[Tiggerish]

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

Auto $50 /$12 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $100 / $24 over
Giving $10 / $7 left
Groceries/Household Goods $250 / $54 left
Medical $25 / $3 left
Misc. $75 /$13 over
Set bills $205 / $70 left

No spend days 12 /13
Coupon savings $28.92
Christmas 2011 $8
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3/1 $0
3/2 $0
3/3 $0
3/4 Misc. $27
3/5 Groceries $22
3/6 Set bills $30 (church); Eating out $4
3/7 Eating out $18
3/8 $0
3/9 $0
3/10 $27 Misc. (copying, faxing and printer ink)
3/11 $0
3/12 Groceries $76 (k-cups and the cheese store); Set bills $25 (credit card); Misc. $2 (Easter cards from the dollar store); Eating out $20 (took niece to lunch); Auto $38 (gas - which is now $3.65 a gallon)
3/13 Set bills $30 (church); Groceries $5; Giving $1 (person begging in the grocery store parking lot)
3/14 $0
3/15 $0
3/16 $0
3/17 $20 Set bills (newspaper delivery); $10 eating out.
3/18 $0
3/19 $76 Groceries; $10 Set bills (cell phone); $40 Eating out (Chinese food with my sister and two nieces)
3/20 $30 Set bills (church); Eating out $45 (pizza take) $2 Misc. (bought a shirt for niece at Kohls used two coupons) $25 Misc. (tickets to other niece's school play for myself and my brother and his family)
3/21 $0
3/22 $0
3/23 $0
3/24 $12 Groceries; $7 Eating out; $5 Misc.(stuff for Easter baskets); $22 Medical (co-pay on prescription); $2 Giving (should have remembered that a 5th grade band concert with a Christian school would include a free will offering)

 

[charming23]

It is cold here again today. So I am staying in and doing some more decluttering. I have gotten rid of so much stuff we no longer use.

March 2011 Budget
Grocery/Household- $300/$47.72 Left
Car/Gas- $50/$21.25 Left
Eating out -$50/$12.04 Left
Entertainment/Misc- $100/ $41.22 left

Total- $500/$122.23 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- $0

Week Two
3/8- $0
3/9- $95.02 Grocery, $22.89 Misc, and $28.75 Gas
3/10- $20.59 Groceries/household
3/11- $0
3/12- $0
3/13- $23.43 grocery
3/14- $19.42 Walgreen's Misc

Week Three
3/15- $0
3/16- $13.15 Grocery and $4.88 Dairy Queen
3/17- $0
3/18- $6.22 JoAnn Fabrics
3/19- $0
3/20- $0
3/21- $0

Week Four
3/22- $18.63 Grocery and $7.95 Pizza
3/23- $6.43 Lunch out
3/24- $0
3/25
3/26
3/27
3/28

13/15 No Buy Days

Coupon/Store Savings- $93.87

 

[Virgderon]

Got the last no buy day I needed today , and good thing. I'm not going to be too hard on myself next week when I start the new job. If I want to do a take out lunch, I'm going to do it until I get the lay of the land. Need to see if they have a refrigerator, microwave ,etc, before I start bringing lunches.

Running Total: Spent $477
$900 budget... $423 left
$0 Days: 8
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings :97

Groceries budget- $250-3-52-47- 8-12= 128 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
March 8: 18 ( 13 Walgreens, 5 snack at bowling)
March 9 : 0
March 10: 48 ( Publix)
March 11: 43 ( 15 dress, 28 gas)
March 12 : 0
March 13 : 0
March 14: 60 ( meds, toiletries, cleaning supplies, pop)
March 15 : 32 ( 11 make up, 16 bowling, 5 food )
March 16: 9 ( magazine and snack at airport)
March 17: 27 ( shirt )
March 19 : 41 ( 15 Jewel, 9 take out, 17 lock for storage locker )
March 20: 0
March 21: 30 (shipping)
March 22: 41 (5 airport snack, 4 magazine at airport, 32 gas for rental car )
March 23: 12 ( pop, snacks)
March 24 : 0

 

[QVCshopper]

I would love to eek out another no-buy tomorrow... car got fixed to a tune of $550+, but I don't count that as part of the no-buy. So, that makes three months straight that we've had major unexpected bills... $800 plumbing plus two $500+ car bills.

I'm getting a little frustrated as our new home fund can't build at all with all of these repairs, and local/school taxes are coming due. Maybe we will just have to stay put for now. We're going to try to look at a few overpriced houses this weekend, provided they don't sell by then. Whoever says the housing market is bad doesn't live here. One just sold; asking price was $469K and the LOUD PA turnpike was literally in the backyard. Crazy!

14/15 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
3/8-$0
3/9-$0
3/10-$3 Dunkin Donuts, $55 Wegmans
3/11-$3 Dunkin Donut, $31.50 Train tix, food for flower show
3/12-$0
3/13-$18.50 Chinese food; $55 Various Food Stores; $13 Michaels; $5 Five Below; $23 Target; $3 Costco; $10 Haircut
3/14-$0
3/15-$0
3/16-$11 Pretzels, $4 Five Below, $19 Wegmans, $6 Genuardis, $5 Goodwill, $2 iTunes, $3 Target
3/17-$0
3/18 thru 3/20-spend
3/21-$0
3/22-$0
3/23-$0
3/24-$0

 

[SunnieRN]

March 11-25:

Goals:

Groc: $200 / -$93, -24
Medical: $260
Cash: $100 / -$31.25

March 11: $0
March 12: $0
March 13: $31.25 on PB2 and chocolate PB2. Not a grocery necessity, but a want, so put it under cash?
March 14: $240, Target, YEP, you read that right. $33 on 6 mos of zyrtec' Mobigo and 1 extra game for EACH of my grandsons, so $140 there. New cookie sheets, as my son in law refuses to NOT put the non stick ones in the dishwasher and they now stick BAD, $25, nice cephalon, big ones. Also some misc. stuff I needed, plastic containers etc. The whole time going through the store, I kept saying, 'I am going to have to confess this on Dis boards". My daughter laughed and told me to get over it. I can't believe I spent that much $$$.n: Tomorrow, I'm stayin' home!!!
March 15: $0 stayed home, lol
March 16: $ 0, work!
March 17: $0, worked again
March 18: $0, Too tired to spend money and have an OT shift tomorrow, with a bonus, so makes up for my spendthriftiness. (Hmmm, just made up a new word)
March 19: $91, my litman steth. literally broke in 1/2 at work Thursday night, since I missed last weekend I have to work tonight, so had to get it today. Torn whether to call this a $0 day, as I have $$$ set aside for clothing and work expenxes, but decided to go ahead and count it.
March 20: $0, but tomorrow we are getting the rest of our stuff for the indoor garden.
March 21: $0 Didn't go to the store after all!! My daughter went and bought the seeds. Said not to worry about it as I bought them last year!
March 22: $24 Groceries
March 23: $0
March 23: $0

No Buy Goal: 8 / 10 accomplished! And tomorrow I start anew.

 

[superme80]

Almost a no buy yesterday, but we needed milk. Today is a no buy day. I am at 5/7

 

[wlake]

We're getting close to the end of the month! We can do this! (Ok, so there's no way I'm going to stay under 5 dinners out this month... oh well!)

3/1:
3/2: $26 groceries
3/3:
3/4: $35 after school care, $540 brakes (ouch!), $12 dinner, $16 skate night
3/5: $13 Christmas Tree Shop (candy for basket raffle, cupcake liners, and replacement garden clogs), $23 Yankee Candle (candle!), $24 Michael's (gifts for parties the boys are invited to), $51 gas and $16 Walmart (groceries and a dry cleaning kit I have a rebate for)
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!
3/7:
3/8: $6 groceries (well, ice cream after a tough couple of days) and $5 books
3/9: $10 lunch, $26.50 x2 for school lunches for the boys
3/10:
3/11:
3/12: $3 JoAnn's (sprinkles and cupcake liners), $40 gas, $? Target (drinks, cat litter, health and beauty type stuff), $25 birthday gift for my aunt, $25 birthday gift for my sister
3/13: $27 groceries
3/14: $30 dinner (DH is out of town, so my mom suggested going out -- I was all too happy to go and pay for dinner!), $38 sneakers for the boys
3/15:
3/16:
3/17:
3/18: $2 bake sale at my school
3/19: $100 cut and color, $39 gas, $30 Target (snacks and a gift for a birthday party), $18 pharmacy (time to start buying the OTC allergy meds!)
3/20: $32 groceries, $50 Target (clothes for me, items for the kids' basket raffle baskets, groceries, things for school)
3/21:
3/22: takeout
3/23:
3/24:


no buy days: 11/12
longest streak: 3
meals out: 5/5
days without dinner out: 2
longest no dinners out streak: 10
non-consumable items purchased: 4/0

 

[ronnmel]

Missed a perfectly good no-buy day today because I bought breakfast on the way to bring my mom to her appointment. I just can't eat when I get up, and it would have been too long to wait until lunch...

I almost feel like I should have bought more stuff, since the day was "wasted" anyway with the bagel.

No Buy Days : 9/12
Gas : 144$ (max 120$ Raising the max due to higher gas prices)
Groceries : 139$ (max 250$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 156$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 650$ (max 500$)

03/01 : 45$ (gas + pharmacy)
03/02 : 0$
03/03 : 0$
03/04 : 0$
03/05 : 0$[
03/06 : 95$ (canadian tire + dinner)
03/07 : 0$
03/08 : 118$ (dinner, passport, and a few little things)
03/09 : 79$ (gas + long overdue windshield wipers)
03/10 : 55$ (cat litter & food)
03/11 : 22$ (breakfast, envelopes, groceries)
03/12 : 59$ (gift for baby shower + snack)
03/13 : 0$
03/14 : 38$ (gas)
03/15 : 0$
03/16 : 287$ (salsa class + fast food)
03/17 : 79$ (groceries)
03/18 : 100$ (dinner)
03/19 : 0$
03/20 : 85$ (dress + drinks)
03/21 : 0$
03/22 : 144$ (gas)
03/23 : 0$
03/24 : 2$ (bagel)

 

[Debbie]

Uh-oh! I'm more than a little behind!
Here's my plan:
1. I will only track PoS transactions-cash, cc, or debit-usually, groceries and gas, although this month there will be a couple of birthday gifts, and my running shoes need to be replaced [there goes $200]
2. Bills paid regularly, including all charity, not included, nor all items that are budgeted for (eg. DD's music trips....money is already set aside-I'll note them, but they don't count)
3. Whatever 'fun' money DH spends i.e. junk food, on himself....not counting
4. I anticipate some eating out this month-birthday and March Break
5. Gas....there is no telling!
6. I would like to aim for 10 No Buy days. Something to shoot for.

Great start.
Mar. 1: DH took the car in for a needed oil change. Found other issues (I knew there was something) Maintenance $434, gas $40
Mar. 2: $0
Mar. 3: $0
Mar. 4: $0
Mar. 5: Mom paid for the hospital parking and supper, but went to Costco: $90 for DD's gifts (birthday), $20 for odds and ends
Mar. 6: groceries $98, gas $47 Music trips that are b$5udgeted for: $125
Mar. 7: medical co-pay , groceries $16
Mar. 8: $0
Mar. 9: Happy Birthday to my baby, who asked for pizzeria pizza (a rare treat) $25 and ice cream cake $24. (and for me-Buster bars while I was at DQ $10), fundraiser World's Finest Chocolate almonds for DNiece $20, gas $44
Mar 10: $0
Mar 11: vet charges for tests/visit $250 definitely not planned for, and only the beginning. My poor fur baby!
Mar 12: Medicine for $28, plumbing repair $80, groceries $55
Mar 13: $0
Mar 14: Costco-gifts plus a steam mop $241 (but gifts for DH are DONE for birthday AND Father's Day), tea from Timmy's $2, vet $147
Mar 15: Groceries $89 Mostly for Mom. So excited to actually find Hot Cross Buns! Last year, I didn't have one serving.
Mar 16: Tea from Timmy's $2, pretzel at the mall $2 It could have been a $0, but playing chauffeur when I hadn't had any supper....
Mar 17: Parking fees $20, gas $48, Dinner at Denny's FREE but the tip $10.
Mar 18: Cotton Ginny $126, Parking $1, Tea and Croissant $3
Mar 19: DS (that'd be dumba$$ son ) broke his tooth last night and it couldn't be saved. He has no coverage, so $339 out the window. DD had her university music audition, $22 for lunch/supper, groceries $41, gas $25, DH is taking the script for DS (again, no coverage, so Mommy has to pay.) $27
Mar 20: $0
Mar 21: DH went grocery shopping (and large water bottles, too) $16
Mar 22: gas $40 hospital parking $6
Mar 23: DH bought some milk $5
Mar 24: gas $41 (yuck!) buttermilk $3


NO BUY DAYS: 7/10

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $2709.73
$0 Days:10/14 Got 13 no buys last month, trying to up it to one more.

Groceries ($279-$9/day)- $201.37
Eating Out ($217-$7/day)- $185.18
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($806-$26/day) $2143.49
Gas $250- (3/1-$23.69), (3/6-$28.55), (3/8-$37.45 $3.64/gal), (3/17-$35 $3.52/gal), (3/23-$55 $3.69/gal)= $179.69

WEEK 1 BEGIN:
1- $15.76 (Dominick's-Groceries), $31.02 (Target-Pictures), $23.69 (Gas)
2- $0
3- $9.26 (Walgreens-Groceries), $2.85 (Meijer- Groceries), $3.97 (Dominick's-Groceries), $26.58 (Jewel-Prescription), $12.46 (McDonald's-Eating Out)
4- $0
5- $11 (Zoo Admission), $16 (Eating Out), $37 (Chinese- Eating Out-we bought food for 5 people), $3.91 (Home Depot- Misc.)
6- $196 (Spring Awakening Tickets-Misc. Weren't expecting this, but we are sitting 2nd row center and it is our 7 year anniversary of knowing each other and it is the last performance of the show in Chicago...I forgot that my husband wanted to see this, he wanted to go to two shows and sit in the cheap seats, but for the price of sitting in the 2nd to last row for two nights it is the same as sitting in the front row for one performance, so we opted for sitting close, since our broadway series shows are for the cheap seats), $149.41 (Cedar Point Hotel-Misc.), $31.75 (Driver's License Renewal),
$126.11 (Sears Essentials-Misc. husband wanted a Logitech harmony remote forever! and it was more than half off in liquidation sale), $20.63 (Culver's-Eating Out), $2 (Dollar Tree-Papers), $6.96 (Dominick's-Groceries), $12.50 (Meijer-Groceries), $82.73 (Printer Ink), $27.51 (Amazon.com-Veggie Cages and hiking book)
7- $5.18 (Trader Joe's-Groceries), $24.33 (Joe Caputo-Groceries)
8- $.59 (Dominick's-Groceries), $5.04 (Meijer-Groceries), $6.59 (Chipotle-Eating Out)
9- $0
10-$0
11- $107.50 (Signed up Hubby and I for 5K in October), $3.39 (Dominick's-Groceries), $2.86 (Meijer-Groceries), $1.73 (Walgreens-Groceries), $3.23 (Aldi's-Groceries)
12- $14 (Train-Misc.), $65 (The Berghoff-Eating Out), $4 (Dollar Tree-Misc.)
13- $13.42 (Walgreens-Groceries)
14- $205 (Airplane Tickets for October-Southwest), $9.20 (McDonald's-Eating Out), $15.94 (Joe Caputo-Groceries)
15- $0
16- $7.97 (Deal Woot-Shopping), $14.58 (Meijer-Groceries)
17- $0
18- $0
19- $0
20- $2 (Dollar Tree-Newspapers), $14.30 (McDonald's-Eating Out), $19.60 (Walgreens-Groceries), $1.02 (Dominick's-Groceries)
21- $0
22- $890 (Car Fixed-Misc.), $130 (Tickets for Sisters birthday present to see Comedian...forgot about budgeting for her present), $95 (Great America final season pass payment-Misc.), $5 (Meijer-Groceries)
23- $0
24- $4 (McDonald's-Eating Out), $33.70 (Joe Caputo-Groceries)


Budget: $1552....175% DUMB CAR!
Month: 24/31: 78%
No Buy: 10/14: 71%

My savings from coupons and sales: $980.73

Next Month: Get car fixed need new rotors and brake pads on other car...rental car for October

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

My life has been crazy, trying to pull off DH's surprise and all the kids stuff etc. I got behind. I need to look up numbers but the longer I get behind the worse it is so I am skipping ahead and will catch up those days on the weekend. Midd you all. Need to catch up.

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!!!
March 7-$0 Can't catch up now, DD11 has a "surprise" band concert tonight. They said it was a possiblity in September but never mentioned it again and I forgot. Apparently a note came home back when I saw sick but it is MIA. My DD forgot about it too, she said the band teacher never said a word till today. So I have been scrambling to get her clothes together. We are headed out in a few, will catch up tonight. Hope all is well...
March 8-$0 I did have to go pick up DD11's allergy meds, starting early this year. But I don't count meds. $13
March 9-$0 I was taking the kids to Family Night tonight cause DH was working really late, but I found a gift certificate that had expired a year and a half ago in an old purse. I asked if they would take it and they said sure! I got back $.69 too!!!
March 10-$0 I got free movie passes again last night for Batle:LA. It wasn't my thing so I offered to watch DH's friends kids so the boys could go. His friend declined cause the kids would be up so late so I went with him. Would have rather played with the kids, the movie stunk, but as always, I did love the company. DH agreed with me this time, the movie was bad. BUT, we didn't pay so NBD.
March 11-$0 Calling it early. Dh had his card league tonight, DD16 is out with friends, and I might be tempted to take the kids out. BUT, we have food here and they need to clean their room so going to stay in tonight so we can enjoy the rest of the weekend.
March 12- $110 baby gift (DH's half sister is having a baby. We are not close, at all, and I am 8 hours away so I am not going to the shower, so I ordered a gift and had it shipped so she will have it for the shower.) $6 for DD to go to her best friend's basketball game. It was an hour away, that covered the game and the bus. $5 food for her and her friend before the game. $25 dinner out with the famly (this was a bad weekend for cooking for some reason.) $20 gas to hold me over.
March 13- DH and I went out. There is nothing better then his company I tell you. We started at the gym, but that was free. Except I don't want to go only as his guest so I think I am going to join so I can go when I want. So it will wind up costing but I'm OK with that. Then we were starving so we went to use a B1G1 coupon at a habatchi place. It didn't open till 4. So we got B1G1 free greek salads and jyros and went on with our day. That was $10 with tip. Then we ran errands. We spent $50 to fill my tank. We spent $180 at Sam's on groceries, paper goods, etc. Then my DH said he still wanted habatchi so we got the kids Subway $10 and we went back . Dinner $20. We were bad, but I don't care. I love his company more then anything and it was worth it. (Love my kids, but love a break too.)
March 14-$0 I did spend $40 copay at the doctor today, but don't count medical. It was a follow up from my 3.5 week flu. They did blood work to see if my liver is OK. I am sure it is, but they wanted to be sure. Now I am off to sub this afternoon. Have a good day everyone!
March 15-$0
March 16-$0 $10.80 copay for RX, don't count meds though.
March 17- $3 shamrock shake for the kids. $10 Groupon for the Shutterfly book for DH's b-day.
March 18- $16, DH was craving pizza. He's doing the gym 2 times a day now and said he earned it. I actually like that, it means he is balanced. I don't want him to be miserable, and I think if you deprive yourself you snap. So we got an olive oil , garlic and tomato pizza on whole wheat crust. It was so good! My kids had off today. DD16 spent the day at the mall and the other 2 and I spent the day working on the book.

March 19-22 need to look up #s

March 23-$0 $10 meds
March 24-$0 $15 groceries

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No Buy Days- 12/18

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Groceries- $60ish $19 $8.44
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

 

[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)
Mar 7: 24.34 Amazon (2 pop up Harry Potter books and baby gift..had $10 off coupon
Mar 8: $20.00 gas..ack, $3.67 PhotoPass pictures developed at Walgreens
Mar 9: $3.57 movie rental
Mar 10: $18.00 dinner out with friends
Mar 11: $0
Mar 12: $20.33 Walmart groceries..didn't even LOOK in the toys clearance aisle
Mar 13: $20.53 Walmart AGAIN...DH needed stuff that he forgot to write down.
Mar 14: $0! End of the pay period, so I put the remaining $40 cash in my Trip cash box.
Mar 15: $0
Mar 16: $10.23 Amazon for durum flour
Mar 17: $16 gas, $63.44 groceries (Walmart & Lowes...$11.84 coupons), 18.00 dinner out
Mar 18: $20.00 gas, $9.45 lunch out, $7.15 Dollar Tree
Mar 19: Naturally I forgot things I needed: $1.38 margarine, $1.98 potatoes
Mar 20: had to go to a different town to pick up grandkids from their dad so $8.49 Jack in the Box then promised kids Taco Bell for dinner, so $13.45
Mar 21: $0
Mar 22: $3.96 bread, $3.00 goggles that are crappy and don't even work to play with and are going back!
Mar 24: $7.16 (milk on sale 2 for $5.00 ) $19.75 dinner out

$226.71/$800.00 remaining

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

These days are flying by this month. There's never any time to post. Hope all is well with everyone.

Auto $160.00/$240.00
Groceries/Household Goods $120.00/$150.00
Eating Out/Entertainment $58.00/$150.00 (raised DMil's Bday)
Misc $185.00/$200.00 raised this one due to Prom
No Buy days 11/15
Coupon savings $116.00

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.
03/09$36.00 Walmart groceries and extra cleaning supplies(coupons savings $28.00.
03/10 $50.00 Lia Sophia Party. My DD is crazy about their jewelry. Ok, so am I. I've decided to become an adviser for them. Will save a ton of money and hopefully make some at the same time.
03/11 -0-
03/12 $45.00 $40 gas, $5.00 2 gal. of milk
03/13 $40.00 $25 gc for DNephew's B'day. $15.00 to make veggie platter for his party and 2 bags of rolls from Costcos for the same party.
03/14 $32.00 groceries (saved $22.00)
03/15-0-
03/16$40 in gas. Gas prices are killing me! Not only are the prices out of this world, but, I seem to be filling more often. Went to the Mall to have DD's Ipod looked at. And didn't spend $$. Although she did. With her own money. I love her having a job now. It's saving me $$$.
03/17 Happy Belated St. Patrick's Day. $6.00 at Target on household.(saved $13.00 in coupons).
03/18 -0- Allergy day. went right home from work and never went out again.
03/19 $26.00 Target. (saved $43.00 in coupons and gc)
03/20 -0- Went to Church and back home for the day. Another allergy day!
03/21 DMIL's Birthday $32.00 in take out for family dinner at Inlaw's.
03/22 -0- Went shopping and watched DD spend her money for a change.
03/23-0-
03/24 -0- Everyone in the house was in bed by 8pm. I think the flu is going thru the house