March No Buy..Rolling Into Spring!

[MickeyMomOfThree]

Ladies (I think we are all ladies, right?) I was very bad today. I probably spent more today then I have in years in a single day. But I have a confession...I don't regret it. I will record tomorrow, but let me explain. My DD16 has been in a slightly goth/not feminine/not really caring about her appearance phase. Itg is over. In addition to that, she has always been a daddy's girl, not that there is anything wrong with that, but to the exclusion of me. She would rather he take her shopping and stuff. Today she wanted MOM!!! It was prom dress shopping, and we found one that is so feminine, so beautiful, she is just stunning in it and I couldn't believe my daughter wanted it. It was $200 but I bought it for her. She also got some new clothes (she has lost about 20 pounds or so.) It was a great day but not one that I said no to anything. I thin we spent about $500 but that included some of the alcohol for DH's party and $65 in gad for my van. But spending an entire day with my DD was truly priceless. She told her about this boy she's been talking to. I knew some of it cause my DH told me, but she had not told me, she told him. We had dinner and laughed. It was a turning point for us I think so I don't care what it cost. But it was a lot!

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $2868.08
$0 Days:11/14 Got 13 no buys last month, trying to up it to one more.

Groceries ($279-$9/day)- $208.72
Eating Out ($217-$7/day)- $219.18
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($806-$26/day) $2205.49
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), (3/26-$55 $3.73/gal)= $234.69

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)
25- $0
26- Kinda went crazy today! But it was fun! Spent $60 at Imagination Movers concert, bought Warehouse Mouse he is beyond cute, he looks just like the real thing, a light stick because all the kids had one and my Aaron would be wanting one too, and his 1st concert tshirt with the cities on the back. His birthday is next weekend and I am not really spending anything on him for his birthday so I didn't feel that bad and the look on his face was priceless. (He is sleeping with his Warehouse Mouse right now.), $34 (Old Chicago Pizza-Eating Out), $2 (Dollar Tree-Papers), $7.35 (Walgreens-Groceries)


Budget: $1552....185% DUMB CAR!
Month: 26/31: 84%
No Buy: 11/14: 79%

My savings from coupons and sales: $1029.27

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

 

[charming23]

Ladies (I think we are all ladies, right?) I was very bad today. I probably spent more today then I have in years in a single day. But I have a confession...I don't regret it. I will record tomorrow, but let me explain. My DD16 has been in a slightly goth/not feminine/not really caring about her appearance phase. Itg is over. In addition to that, she has always been a daddy's girl, not that there is anything wrong with that, but to the exclusion of me. She would rather he take her shopping and stuff. Today she wanted MOM!!! It was prom dress shopping, and we found one that is so feminine, so beautiful, she is just stunning in it and I couldn't believe my daughter wanted it. It was $200 but I bought it for her. She also got some new clothes (she has lost about 20 pounds or so.) It was a great day but not one that I said no to anything. I thin we spent about $500 but that included some of the alcohol for DH's party and $65 in gad for my van. But spending an entire day with my DD was truly priceless. She told her about this boy she's been talking to. I knew some of it cause my DH told me, but she had not told me, she told him. We had dinner and laughed. It was a turning point for us I think so I don't care what it cost. But it was a lot!

Sounds like you had a wonderful day I would not worry too much about the money because it made for a fabulous day for you and your daughter.

 

[LookinUp]

What a great thread! You all have shared so many tips, I wish I'd found you sooner. I'm starting to plan now for next month!

 

[Virgderon]

MickeyMom, what a great day. Definitely worth more than dollars!!!

We went to a bike race yesterday and met some new friends there. DH took care of dinner and all the drinks, but I did buy a beach ball and a couple toys for our friends son, who was bored. Amazing what a 99 cent beach ball will do to entertain a kid.

Running Total: Spent $541
$900 budget... $359 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
March 25 : 58 ( 20 haircut, 16 misc, 22 gas)
March 26: 6 ( beach ball , toys)

 

[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
Mar 24: 9.00, lunch out, .49 potatoes with a coupon at grocery store
Mar 25: .99 for ice cream with coupon from same store

$216.26/$800.00 remaining

 

[Debbie]

We had dinner and laughed. It was a turning point for us I think so I don't care what it cost. But it was a lot!

What a wonderful day for you and DD.

26- Kinda went crazy today! But it was fun! Spent $60 at Imagination Movers concert, bought Warehouse Mouse he is beyond cute, he looks just like the real thing, a light stick because all the kids had one and my Aaron would be wanting one too, and his 1st concert tshirt with the cities on the back. His birthday is next weekend and I am not really spending anything on him for his birthday so I didn't feel that bad and the look on his face was priceless. (He is sleeping with his Warehouse Mouse right now.), $34 (Old Chicago Pizza-Eating Out), $2 (Dollar Tree-Papers), $7.35 (Walgreens-Groceries)

Some days (weeks, months!) are like that. You made memories today with your crew. Congratulations

What a great thread! You all have shared so many tips, I wish I'd found you sooner. I'm starting to plan now for next month!

!

Amazing what a 99 cent beach ball will do to entertain a kid.

Bet you made his day

$216.26/$800.00 remaining

Doing well! The end stretch is before us!

 

[Tiggerish]

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

Auto $50 /$12 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $100 / $35 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 /15
Coupon savings $28.92
Christmas 2011 $8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
3/25 $11 Eating out
3/26 $0
3/27 $0 (and yes, this means I skipped church today)

 

[wlake]

MickeyMomofThree and A.Mickey, those are the best kind of expenses in my book!

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:
3/25:
3/26: Lowe's, $75 BJ's, $38 gas, $3 candy, $91 running shoes
3/27: I can't remember any of today's numbers: cleats, baseball pants x2, glove for DH, misc. at Target (all consumables), Christmas Tree Shop (more muffin liners!), lunch out. Expensive, but everyone's outfitted for baseball season.


no buy days: 12/12
longest streak: 3
meals out: 6/5
days without dinner out: 4
longest no dinners out streak: 10
non-consumable items purchased: 4/0

 

[charming23]

Stayed in today. My BFF, her mom, an my Aunt are over for a day of beauty. Right now my BFF is giving everyone massages. She gave me a hand and arm one and her tution to massage school was well worth it.

March 2011 Budget
Grocery/Household- $300/$1.99 Left
Car/Gas- $50/$21.25 Left
Eating out -$50/$12.04 Left
Entertainment/Misc- $100/ $29.95 left

Total- $500/$65.43 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- $30.50 Giant Eagle
3/26- $15.33 Grocery and $11.27 Misc
3/27- $0
3/28

14/15 No Buy Days

Coupon/Store Savings- $105.73

 

[SunnieRN]

Ladies (I think we are all ladies, right?) I was very bad today. I probably spent more today then I have in years in a single day. But I have a confession...I don't regret it. I will record tomorrow, but let me explain. My DD16 has been in a slightly goth/not feminine/not really caring about her appearance phase. Itg is over. In addition to that, she has always been a daddy's girl, not that there is anything wrong with that, but to the exclusion of me. She would rather he take her shopping and stuff. Today she wanted MOM!!! It was prom dress shopping, and we found one that is so feminine, so beautiful, she is just stunning in it and I couldn't believe my daughter wanted it. It was $200 but I bought it for her. She also got some new clothes (she has lost about 20 pounds or so.) It was a great day but not one that I said no to anything. I thin we spent about $500 but that included some of the alcohol for DH's party and $65 in gad for my van. But spending an entire day with my DD was truly priceless. She told her about this boy she's been talking to. I knew some of it cause my DH told me, but she had not told me, she told him. We had dinner and laughed. It was a turning point for us I think so I don't care what it cost. But it was a lot!

My daughter went through the same phase, EXACTLY!!!! So I understand and say way to go!!!!

 

[SunnieRN]

March 25-April 8:

Goals:

Medical $200
Groceries $200
Cash: $100
No Buys: 8

March 25: $0
March 26: $0
March 27: $0 Tomorrow zoo, TRus.



Goal 8 / 2 accomplished.

 

[A.Mickey]

Thanks everyone! I can't wait for April to start! Warmer weather and a fresh start to No Buy! I am counting tomorrow as a No Buy, because I already am planning for that, be back Tuesday.

Running Total: Spent $2868.08
$0 Days:13/14 Got 13 no buys last month, trying to up it to one more.

Groceries ($279-$9/day)- $208.72
Eating Out ($217-$7/day)- $219.18
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($806-$26/day) $2205.49
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), (3/26-$55 $3.73/gal)= $234.69

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)
25- $0
26- Kinda went crazy today! But it was fun! Spent $60 at Imagination Movers concert, bought Warehouse Mouse he is beyond cute, he looks just like the real thing, a light stick because all the kids had one and my Aaron would be wanting one too, and his 1st concert tshirt with the cities on the back. His birthday is next weekend and I am not really spending anything on him for his birthday so I didn't feel that bad and the look on his face was priceless. (He is sleeping with his Warehouse Mouse right now.), $34 (Old Chicago Pizza-Eating Out), $2 (Dollar Tree-Papers), $7.35 (Walgreens-Groceries)
27- $0
28- $0


Budget: $1552....185% DUMB CAR!
Month: 26/31: 90%
No Buy: 13/14: 93%

My savings from coupons and sales: $1029.27

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

 

[ronnmel]

I'm sorry for not responding much to anyone. March has been crazy busy, and so will April be. I'm reading everything though, and making my own comments/encouragements/congratulations in my head.

I had a sore throat Friday, and ended up losing my voice after a few hours of teaching. Still not back yet. Didn't help that we had dinner with DH's family last night and if I want to be heard I need to speak louder than them.

No Buy Days : 10/12
Gas : 144$ (max 120$ Raising the max due to higher gas prices)
Groceries : 164$ (max 250$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 195$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 655$ (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)
03/25 : 0$
03/26 : 25$ (helped pay for step-daughter's birthday dinner)
03/27 : 48$ (drinks, a mini-wallet, OTC medecine)

Ladies (I think we are all ladies, right?) I was very bad today. I probably spent more today then I have in years in a single day. But I have a confession...I don't regret it. I will record tomorrow, but let me explain. My DD16 has been in a slightly goth/not feminine/not really caring about her appearance phase. Itg is over. In addition to that, she has always been a daddy's girl, not that there is anything wrong with that, but to the exclusion of me. She would rather he take her shopping and stuff. Today she wanted MOM!!! It was prom dress shopping, and we found one that is so feminine, so beautiful, she is just stunning in it and I couldn't believe my daughter wanted it. It was $200 but I bought it for her. She also got some new clothes (she has lost about 20 pounds or so.) It was a great day but not one that I said no to anything. I thin we spent about $500 but that included some of the alcohol for DH's party and $65 in gad for my van. But spending an entire day with my DD was truly priceless. She told her about this boy she's been talking to. I knew some of it cause my DH told me, but she had not told me, she told him. We had dinner and laughed. It was a turning point for us I think so I don't care what it cost. But it was a lot!

This is so nice that she wanted to spend the day with you, and very very sweet. As a girl who rebelled against her mom all of my teenage years, I understand what you are talking about, and I remember too finally easing off on my mom and starting to get closer to her my last year of high school.

 

[momabaarjo]

Today she wanted MOM!!!........ But spending an entire day with my DD was truly priceless. She told her about this boy she's been talking to....... We had dinner and laughed. It was a turning point for us I think so I don't care what it cost. But it was a lot!

What an awesome day...and what a truly meaningful spend day! I am so glad you two had this time together!

 

[annsteere]

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

Auto $50 /$12 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $100 / $35 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 /15
Coupon savings $28.92
Christmas 2011 $8
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Tiggerish, every time I see your report I wonder "what has she spent $8 on for Christmas 2011?" and I wonder "who is SO organized that she already has a Christmas budget in place?"

I admire anybody who is so organized they have a 2011 Christmas budget. Can you tell what you already bought?

 

[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
Mar 24: 9.00, lunch out, .49 potatoes with a coupon at grocery store
Mar 25: .99 for ice cream with coupon from same store
Mar 26: $9.00 breakfast out, $7.85 groceries

$199.41/$800.00 remaining

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

Ladies (I think we are all ladies, right?) I was very bad today. I probably spent more today then I have in years in a single day. But I have a confession...I don't regret it. I will record tomorrow, but let me explain. My DD16 has been in a slightly goth/not feminine/not really caring about her appearance phase. Itg is over. In addition to that, she has always been a daddy's girl, not that there is anything wrong with that, but to the exclusion of me. She would rather he take her shopping and stuff. Today she wanted MOM!!! It was prom dress shopping, and we found one that is so feminine, so beautiful, she is just stunning in it and I couldn't believe my daughter wanted it. It was $200 but I bought it for her. She also got some new clothes (she has lost about 20 pounds or so.) It was a great day but not one that I said no to anything. I thin we spent about $500 but that included some of the alcohol for DH's party and $65 in gad for my van. But spending an entire day with my DD was truly priceless. She told her about this boy she's been talking to. I knew some of it cause my DH told me, but she had not told me, she told him. We had dinner and laughed. It was a turning point for us I think so I don't care what it cost. But it was a lot!

Can't put a price tag on that! Spend away!!
I totally understand. Friday was my DD's Prom and she desided that she wanted her nails and hair done at a salon. I jumped at it. And gladly paid. Our original agreement was I bought the outfit and she had to buy anything else she wanted. She doesn't usually like that kind of stuff. Loves dresses and all that glam. But, hates her hair fussed with. So MickeyMomOfThree. I'm right there with ya.

 

[Tiggerish]

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

Auto $50 /$12 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $100 / $35 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 /16
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
3/25 $11 Eating out
3/26 $0
3/27 $0 (and yes, this means I skipped church today)
3/28 $0

 

[bigmama67]

Argh, I fell off the wagon with tracking again! Between the tire replacement $ and unexpectedly going out to lunch last Saturday...I am sure we're still under our grocery budget and will work it all out but I'm annoyed at myself for not logging things because it makes it that much harder!

Oh, well, I WILL do better in April!