May No Buy - Let's Do This!

[Goofy'slady]

5/1 - NO BUY
5/2 - groceries, $90. (under budget)
5/3 - Cards and flowers for few friends for Mother's Day $20 (not to shabby), commuter pass for work for the week 16.50
5/4 - My youngest has a dental appointment where she's getting three baby teeth removed so I may have to stop past the store to get pain reliever
5/5 - NO BUY
5/6 - NO BUY
5/7 - NO BUY
5/8 - NO BUY
5/9 - Groceries, $ 85 (under budget again!!!)
5/10 - Mother's Day movie for 3 $27, Mother's Day dinner plus tip for 3 $86, work commuter pass for the week 16.50
5/11 - NO BUY
5/12 - NO BUY
5/13 - Senior Picture Appt for my daughter (even though she isn't a senior til fall) $55, Breakfast supplies for welcome breakfast for new team member $15 (who's idea was this...oh yeah, MINE. Stupid, stupid, stupid!) Payment on August trip to WDW $1000.00 (just one more small one and it's PIF)

 

[SafferMom]

My goal is 12 no buy days again. Am battling a little, there always seems to be something to get for my brothers wedding

1 - No Buy #1
2 - Spend. Went on a hike and then a BBQ at a friends house so had to get some supplies for that.
3 - No Buy #2
4 - Spend. Groceries
5 - Spend. DS8 had a dentist appointment
6 - Spend. Had to get our water purifier serviced and DH bought a very expensive suit and pair of shoes for my brothers wedding
7 - Spend. Groceries and some wine that just jumped into my trolley.
8 - No Buy #3
9 - Spend. Supplies for ds8 market day stall and groceries for Mother's Day lunch
10 - No Buy #4
11 - Spend. Bought some inexpensive costume jewelry to wear to my brothers wedding
12 - Spend. New school uniform for Ds8
13 - Spend. Never ending wedding purchases

The wedding is at our safari camp which is 1.5 hours drive from a store so barring a major emergency the next 3-4 days should be no buy days.

4/12 No Buy Days

 

[charming23]

Playing catch-up

5/1- $22.98 Take out as I was too tired to cook
5/2- $0
5/3- $0
5/4- $4.89 Chick fil a (breakfast), $65.70 Dinner out for my aunts birthday, and $81.93 Bj's
5/5- $0
5/6- $98.99 Target (pharmacy and house stuff)
5/7- $0
5/8- $0
5/9- $37.45 Target (mothers day gifts) and $144.19 Giant Eagle (grocery and gift cards)
5/10- $45.67 Dinner out for Mother's Day (we also saw a movie but used 2 free tickets and a gift card for popcorn)
5/11- $0
5/12- $0
5/13- $19.05 Jo Ann Fabrics, $22.45 Dinner out and $47.89 Target. I also got myself a new iPad mini 3 but used birthday money to buy it.

7/15 No Buy Days

 

[EpiStitch]

May
1-spend
2-spend
3-I had to get my watch fixed and buy a new phone since mine was almost 5 years old
4-spend
5-spend
6-spend
7-spend
8-spend
9-No Buy #1
10-groceries
11-No Buy #2
12-bought some of my Rio 2016 tickets!
12-No Buy #3

3/15 Days So Far, I'm so far behind, I don't know how I'll catch up since I will be out of town all of the weekends left in May

 

[Justadisneyfan]

The month is half over but I really need to do this. Anything to help me not spend money and save for our trip.

 

[Shughart]

Oh my god. I have found my people. I need to do this. Are there anythings that I don't need to count? Utilities, rent, car payment, car ins? Is it just those extra purchases that can usually be cut out that we log? What about when you write a check for something, does the day you write it count, or the day it clears your account? I think I need to jump in now.

 

[Shughart]

Went back through my online banking so I can join in.
5/1
5/2 NO SPEND #1
5/3 NO SPEND #2
5/4
5/5
5/6 NO SPEND #3
5/7
5/8
5/9 NO SPEND #4
5/10 NO SPEND #5
5/11
5/12
5/13
5/14
5/15
5/16 NO SPEND #6
5/17
5/18 NO SPEND #7
5/19
5/20
5/21 NO SPEND #8
5/22
5/23 NO SPEND #9
5/24
5/25
5/26 NO SPEND #10
5/27
5/28 NO SPEND #11
5/29 NO SPEND #12
5/30
5/31

Tomorrow is grocery day, so either way I'm in trouble LOL

 

[NY Pirate Princess]

GOAL 15 no buy days. Look out May, I'm coming to get you!

May 1 - NO BUY #1
May 2 - groceries
May 3 - personal care items and storage bin
May 4 - pool supplies
May 5 - NO BUY #2
May 6 - NO BUY #3
May 7- Gas
May 8 - Pool opening, mothers day flowers, camper registration
May 9 - Groceries, ice cream
May 10 - NO BUY #4
May 11 - NO BUY #5
May 12 - NO BUY #6
May 13 - NO BUY #7
May 14 - $1 to school store, $3 coffee
May 15 - NO BUY #8
May 16 - Glorious consumption!

8/15

 

[NY Pirate Princess]

Went back through my online banking so I can join in.
5/1
5/2 NO SPEND #1
5/3 NO SPEND #2
5/4
5/5
5/6 NO SPEND #3
5/7
5/8
5/9 NO SPEND #4
5/10 NO SPEND #5
5/11
5/12
5/13
5/14 NO SPEND #5
5/15
5/16
5/17
5/18
5/19
5/20
5/21
5/22
5/23
5/24
5/25
5/26
5/27
5/28
5/29
5/30
5/31

Tomorrow is grocery day, so either way I'm in trouble LOL

I'm pretty sure you can make up your own rules! Pretty judgement free here. I count the day I pay, not the day it comes out. I don't count regular payments for utilities and such, but I do count groceries, gas, etc. I think it depends on what your goal is. I want to see where I waste money...

 

[dromio42]

Oh my god. I have found my people. I need to do this. Are there anythings that I don't need to count? Utilities, rent, car payment, car ins? Is it just those extra purchases that can usually be cut out that we log? What about when you write a check for something, does the day you write it count, or the day it clears your account? I think I need to jump in now.

I think you make up the rules for yourself. I am not counting the monthly bills (mortgage, electric etc.) I am counting groceries (not gas) and other purchases. the groceries have to be bought but going to the store everyday day just means I buy extra crap - so trying to have 'no buy' days keeps me out of the grocery store some days. Good luck!...also the beginning of your post made me laugh out loud.

 

[wlake]

Oh my god. I have found my people. I need to do this. Are there anythings that I don't need to count? Utilities, rent, car payment, car ins? Is it just those extra purchases that can usually be cut out that we log? What about when you write a check for something, does the day you write it count, or the day it clears your account? I think I need to jump in now.

Hello! Everyone who has already responded is right -- everyone makes up their own rules! I don't count DH's spending or any of our regular bills, just the things that I can control my spending on, like groceries or Target or whatnot. I also add the goal of trying not to buy any non consumable items because my house is just too crowded as it is.

My goal for May is 15 no buy days, which is going to be tough with conflicting/competing sports schedules for the boys and getting our garden up and running (lots of seeds to buy!).
May 1: take out for dinner
May 2: wholesale club, gas
May 3: ice cream, groceries
May 4: teacher gift
May 5: dinner
May 6: no buy #1
May 7: no buy #2
May 8: lunch/dinner money for DS's trip
May 9: groceries, Target trip, race entry fee
May 10: no buy #3
May 11: no buy #4
May 12: no buy #5
May 13: no buy #6
May 14: gas
May 15: snacks for hungry boys, pharmacy

Maybe… it's possible….

goal: 6/15
non-consumable items purchased: 0/0 (boys' clothes don't count!)

 

[SafferMom]

My goal is 12 no buy days again.

1 - No Buy #1
2 - Spend. Went on a hike and then a BBQ at a friends house so had to get some supplies for that.
3 - No Buy #2
4 - Spend. Groceries
5 - Spend. DS8 had a dentist appointment
6 - Spend. Had to get our water purifier serviced and DH bought a very expensive suit and pair of shoes for my brothers wedding
7 - Spend. Groceries and some wine that just jumped into my trolley.
8 - No Buy #3
9 - Spend. Supplies for ds8 market day stall and groceries for Mother's Day lunch
10 - No Buy #4
11 - Spend. Bought some inexpensive costume jewelry to wear to my brothers wedding
12 - Spend. New school uniform for Ds8
13 - Spend. Never ending wedding purchases
14 - No Buy #5
15 - No Buy #6
16 - No Buy #7
17 - No Buy #8
18 - Spend. Groceries and take out for dinner
19 - Spend. Some snacks at dd11 netball match
20 - Calling it a spend now as my whole family is coming for dinner so will need to buy groceries to cook dinner.

The wedding was a great success. So beautiful!

8/12 No Buy Days

 

[Goofy'slady]

5/1 - NO BUY
5/2 - groceries, $90. (under budget)
5/3 - Cards and flowers for few friends for Mother's Day $20 (not to shabby), commuter pass for work for the week 16.50
5/4 - My youngest has a dental appointment where she's getting three baby teeth removed so I may have to stop past the store to get pain reliever
5/5 - NO BUY
5/6 - NO BUY
5/7 - NO BUY
5/8 - NO BUY
5/9 - Groceries, $ 85 (under budget again!!!)
5/10 - Mother's Day movie for 3 $27, Mother's Day dinner plus tip for 3 $86, work commuter pass for the week 16.50
5/11 - NO BUY
5/12 - NO BUY
5/13 - Senior Picture Appt for my daughter (even though she isn't a senior til fall) $55, Breakfast supplies for welcome breakfast for new team member $15 (who's idea was this...oh yeah, MINE. Stupid, stupid, stupid!) Payment on August trip to WDW $1000.00 (just one more small one and it's PIF)
4/15 - NO BUY
4/16 - Groceries & household goods $151, Summer clothes and flip flops for youngest DD $63, Brow threading $15, Earrings for oldest DD to wear to wedding $13
4/17 - Groceries (the few items I forgot the day before) $23
4/18 - Weekly work commuter pass $16.50

 

[pjlla]

Life has been INSANE the last week and I don't think that I achieved a SINGLE no-buy day in the last 7 days! Driving back and forth to RI to help DD pack up and move to her summer apartment, DS's prom (#1 of 2), groceries, gas (and gas and more gas!), Subway here, Dunkins there..... YOWZA! Feeling broke, but BACK ON THE NO-BUY wagon today (well... not counting the coffee and breakfast sandwich I bought this morning on my drive back home at 7 am!!).................P

ETA: I just updated my calendar post on page one and I can STILL make this month's goal if I am diligent!!

 

[NY Pirate Princess]

GOAL 15 no buy days. Look out May, I'm coming to get you!

May 1 - NO BUY #1
May 2 - groceries
May 3 - personal care items and storage bin
May 4 - pool supplies
May 5 - NO BUY #2
May 6 - NO BUY #3
May 7- Gas
May 8 - Pool opening, mothers day flowers, camper registration
May 9 - Groceries, ice cream
May 10 - NO BUY #4
May 11 - NO BUY #5
May 12 - NO BUY #6
May 13 - NO BUY #7
May 14 - $1 to school store, $3 coffee
May 15 - NO BUY #8
May 16 - Glorious consumption!
May 17 - Spend
May 18 - Spend
May 19 - NO BUY #9
May 20 - camping supplies, gas, kid clothes

9/15

 

[wlake]

Oh boy, it's been a long week. I'm not counting Sunday's ER copay against my no buy… DS tried to break his foot, unsuccessfully thank goodness.

My goal for May is 15 no buy days, which is going to be tough with conflicting/competing sports schedules for the boys and getting our garden up and running (lots of seeds to buy!).
May 1: take out for dinner
May 2: wholesale club, gas
May 3: ice cream, groceries
May 4: teacher gift
May 5: dinner
May 6: no buy #1
May 7: no buy #2
May 8: lunch/dinner money for DS's trip
May 9: groceries, Target trip, race entry fee
May 10: no buy #3
May 11: no buy #4
May 12: no buy #5
May 13: no buy #6
May 14: gas
May 15: snacks for hungry boys, pharmacy
May 16: no buy #7
May 17: race fees (but not the ER copay -- I'm not counting it!)
May 18: groceries
May 19: ice cream
May 20: groceries
May 21: no buy #8

Eek. Not going well.

goal: 8/15
non-consumable items purchased: 0/0 (boys' clothes don't count!)

 

[Nanny oly]

I updated my post.....so far I have to say my no buy month is a lot harder than I expected, however I will say that the days I have bought it was usually a small item or not a lot, soooo in the grand scheme of things the premise is working.....I tend to think my purchases more now!

I am greatful to found this thread and to jump in! I still have time to meet the goal! But no matter what I already feel like a winner!

 

[SafferMom]

My goal is 12 no buy days again.

1 - No Buy #1
2 - Spend. Went on a hike and then a BBQ at a friends house so had to get some supplies for that.
3 - No Buy #2
4 - Spend. Groceries
5 - Spend. DS8 had a dentist appointment
6 - Spend. Had to get our water purifier serviced and DH bought a very expensive suit and pair of shoes for my brothers wedding
7 - Spend. Groceries and some wine that just jumped into my trolley.
8 - No Buy #3
9 - Spend. Supplies for ds8 market day stall and groceries for Mother's Day lunch
10 - No Buy #4
11 - Spend. Bought some inexpensive costume jewelry to wear to my brothers wedding
12 - Spend. New school uniform for Ds8
13 - Spend. Never ending wedding purchases
14 - No Buy #5
15 - No Buy #6
16 - No Buy #7
17 - No Buy #8
18 - Spend. Groceries and take out for dinner
19 - Spend. Some snacks at dd11 netball match
20 - Calling it a spend now as my whole family is coming for dinner so will need to buy groceries to cook dinner.
21 - No Buy #9
22 - Spend. Supplies for our grade stall at our school fair next weekend and groceries AGAIN!
23 - Spend. Supplies for DS8 school market day (why did our school schedule their annual fair AND a grade market day in same week!) Also bought a gift for a friends birthday
24 - Spend. Went to movies with my mom and kids. Purchased a few fresh vegetables so now should have enough food for the coming week so am hopeful I will be able to have a few no buy days this week


9/12 No Buy Days

 

[charming23]

The one good thing about working as many hours as I have been is no time to spend money

5/1- $22.98 Take out as I was too tired to cook
5/2- $0
5/3- $0
5/4- $4.89 Chick fil a (breakfast), $65.70 Dinner out for my aunts birthday, and $81.93 Bj's
5/5- $0
5/6- $98.99 Target (pharmacy and house stuff)
5/7- $0
5/8- $0
5/9- $37.45 Target (mothers day gifts) and $144.19 Giant Eagle (grocery and gift cards)
5/10- $45.67 Dinner out for Mother's Day (we also saw a movie but used 2 free tickets and a gift card for popcorn)
5/11- $0
5/12- $0
5/13- $19.05 Jo Ann Fabrics, $22.45 Dinner out and $47.89 Target. I also got myself a new iPad mini 3 but used birthday money to buy it.
5/14- $0
5/15- $18.88 pizza and $45.67 Target
5/16- $0
5/17- $0
5/18- $4.89 Chick fil a and $78.19 Giant Eagle
5/19- $4.89 Chick fil a
5/20- $0
5/21- $9.98 Chick fil a and $67.89 Aldi
5/22- $0
5/23- $106.18 Target and $4.04 Wendy's
5/24- $0

13/15 No Buy Days

 

[Sereina]

Haven't done nearly as good as I have liked. Lots of quick runs to grocery stores for an item or two.

1 - Spend. Got some clearance deals at Half Price Books and fries at Five Guys
2 - No Buy #1
3 - No Buy #2
4 - Vitamins
5 - Birthday Gift for Mom
6 - Art Supplies on Amazon
7 - No Buy #3
8 - No Buy #4
9 - Spend.
10 - More birthday gift for mom and a summer hat and bag for myself. I'd been waiting for a good sale, so I don't feel too bad about this one!
11 - No Buy #5
12 - Ran to the store for arrowroot powder.
13 - Gift
14 - Spend.
15 - No Buy #6
16 - Trader Joe's.
17 - New shoes for work (my old ones wore out) and supplies for a project.
18 - No buy #7
19 - Journal I've been wanting for months.
20 - Another Trader Joe's run.
21 - No buy #8
22 - No Buy #9
23 - Lemons. I was craving lemonade.
24 - Snacks.

9/25 no buy days