May No Buy!

[charming23]

Stopped at the grocery to get a few missed items. Plus I had lunch at chick fil a

5/1 $0
5/2 $22.42 CVS, and $192.50 for Luke Bryan tickets. (I will be paidback for half of that)
5/3 $31.57 BP gas, $57.37 Old Navy, $79.42 Target, $61.76 Giant Eagle, & $21 for girls night out
5/4 $0
5/5 $6.89 chick fil a & $32.59 Heinens

 

[stayhomemom77]

29-$20 Cubs tree fundraiser, $5.10 Dollarama, $4.90 in the change jar
30-$0
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3-Red Lobster lunch after tree planting with the Cubs
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5/24

 

[QVCshopper]

My toddler is sick today.

5/1 No-buy #1
5/2 No-buy #2
5/3 Spend
5/4 Spend
5/5 Spend
5/6 No-buy #3

No-buy days 3/14

 

[Surfinpiratee]

May 1: $0
May 2 : $0
May 3: $6.50 - drink plus tip. $36.05 - credit card bill.
May 4: $0
May 5: $1.00 - Pocahontas!!! So that dollar was okay to spend..
May 6: $2.53 - Cat food. $9.00 at Buffalo wild wings.
May 7:
$0!!
May 8:
$.92 - paper towels
May 9:
probably will be buying mother's day stuff
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[Deffenm]

The past few months have been crazy so I need to hop back on the No Buy train!

My goals for the month:
Pay Bills
NO eating out! We spend way too much on eating out so I want to see if we can go a whole month without eating out.
Groceries - $800
Gas - $500
Buy tickets to MNSSHP and MVMCP
Pay off cruise

5/1: Paid Bills
5/2: $0
5/3: Grocery shopping = $177.02/$800
5/4-$0
5/5 - Gas = $70/500
5/6 - Groceries = $21.10
5/7 - got free dining added to existing trip saved $1000, tickets to MNSSHP And MVMCP

 

[sarahk0204]

I'm back! Hoping for 10 no buy days this month. Managed 7 last month.

May 1 - $0
May 2 - lunch, Sam's Club
May 3 - gas and groceries
May 4 - CVS
May 5 - dinner
May 6 - dinner
May 7 - snacks
May 8 - dinner

 

[stayhomemom77]

29-$20 Cubs tree fundraiser, $5.10 Dollarama, $4.90 in the change jar
30-$0
1-$0
2-$0
3-Red Lobster lunch after tree planting with the Cubs
4-$0
5-$0
6-$0
7-$38 Swiss Chalet
8-$0
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7/24

 

[QVCshopper]

I only bought groceries today and yesterday, but I still spent money. Tomorrow will be a no-buy though.

5/1 No-buy #1
5/2 No-buy #2
5/3 Spend
5/4 Spend
5/5 Spend
5/6 No-buy #3
5/7 Spend
5/8 Spend
5/9 No-buy #4

No-buy days 4/14

 

[charming23]

Catching up

5/1 $0
5/2 $22.42 CVS, and $192.50 for Luke Bryan tickets. (I will be paidback for half of that)
5/3 $31.57 BP gas, $57.37 Old Navy, $79.42 Target, $61.76 Giant Eagle, & $21 for girls night out
5/4 $0
5/5 $6.89 chick fil a & $32.59 Heinens
5/6 $0
5/7 $19.99 pizza, $22.22 Heinens, and $58.57 Walmart
5/8 $0

 

[stayhomemom77]

29-$20 Cubs tree fundraiser, $5.10 Dollarama, $4.90 in the change jar
30-$0
1-$0
2-$0
3-$65 Red Lobster lunch after tree planting with the Cubs
4-$0
5-$0
6-$0
7-$38 Swiss Chalet
8-$0
9-$2.25 Mother's Day cards, $0.75 Disney jar, $2 change jar
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7/24

 

[pjlla]

Well, I must say that this thread is probably going to save me about $30+ today! I have to drive to the nearest big city with DH to pick up his car from the shop after school today. Combine that with the fact that I messed up my meal plan for the week and I am short one dinner for tonight and I am SO TEMPTED to stop and buy Boloco for dinner! But I WON'T because I don't want to have to post it on this thread! So thank you for that! We don't eat out much at all and it wouldn't be a terrible splurge (it is a reasonably healthy form of fastfood), but I can definitely scrounge up something for dinner! In fact, I might make it a "homemade Boloco bowls" night! .....................P

 

[wishesuponastar]

I know what you mean, many times I think of this thread and don't buy something. Gpod job!!

 

[Surfinpiratee]

May 1: $0
May 2 : $0
May 3: $6.50 - drink plus tip. $36.05 - credit card bill.
May 4: $0
May 5: $1.00 - Pocahontas!!! So that dollar was okay to spend..
May 6: $2.53 - Cat food. $9.00 at Buffalo wild wings.
May 7: $0!!
May 8: $.92 - paper towels
May 9: $.75 for cat food! I had a $3 off coupon! $11.55 for Mother's Day gift.
May 10: $0
May 11: $0
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[melissakrichards]

Ok, this is a lot harder than I ever thought it would be! 10 days in and I realize we need to get back to an all cash envelope system ASAP!

 

[QVCshopper]

Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!

5/1 No-buy #1
5/2 No-buy #2
5/3 Spend
5/4 Spend
5/5 Spend
5/6 No-buy #3
5/7 Spend
5/8 Spend
5/9 Spend
5/10 No-buy #4
5/11 Spend
5/12 No-buy #5

No-buy days 5/14

 

[pjlla]

Updated my post on page one. Doing pretty well reducing the random spending here and there. Skipped any "recreational" spending at yard sales this past Saturday because it was raining. But DD comes home from school this week, so I anticipate my "no-buy" days will be greatly reduced! She will probably need some work clothes for her summer internships, plus a few things for the apartment and some groceries. And we have a Mother/Daughter road trip planned for while she is home, but we will try to keep this a budget trip which means packing up a cooler and such.

DS wanted to hit the local "snack shack" on opening day for a burger and I decided if he wanted that kind of splurgfe he could pay for it himself, so he did! He spent about $12 on a burger, onion rings, and a soda (all big treats for this household). I went with him and brought along a turkey sandwich and a mason jar of lemonade! We sat together and talked and enjoyed the sun, but I spent nothing! He was going to get an ice cream as well, but was too full. I reminded him that there was a bit of ice cream at home in the freezer, and he never even bothered to eat it!

I anticipate just one more good "no buy" day here (tomorrow) before I pick up DD and the budget goes out the window! It was good while it lasted!..........P

 

[stayhomemom77]

29-$20 Cubs tree fundraiser, $5.10 Dollarama, $4.90 in the change jar
30-$0
1-$0
2-$0
3-$65 Red Lobster lunch after tree planting with the Cubs
4-$0
5-$0
6-$0
7-$38 Swiss Chalet
8-$0
9-$2.25 Mother's Day cards, $0.75 Disney jar, $2 change jar
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[Surfinpiratee]

May 1: $0
May 2 : $0
May 3: $6.50 - drink plus tip. $36.05 - credit card bill.
May 4: $0
May 5: $1.00 - Pocahontas!!! So that dollar was okay to spend..
May 6: $2.53 - Cat food. $9.00 at Buffalo wild wings.
May 7: $0!!
May 8: $.92 - paper towels
May 9: $.75 for cat food! I had a $3 off coupon! $11.55 for Mother's Day gift.
May 10: $0
May 11: $0
May 12: $0
May 13: $19.00 - deodorant, cat food, and some food to make dinner! (I actually only spend about $10, my boyfriend gave me $10 in cash but I put it all on my card so..)
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[QVCshopper]

5/1 No-buy #1
5/2 No-buy #2
5/3 Spend
5/4 Spend
5/5 Spend
5/6 No-buy #3
5/7 Spend
5/8 Spend
5/9 Spend
5/10 No-buy #4
5/11 Spend
5/12 No-buy #5
5/13 No-buy #6

No-buy days 6/14

 

[wishesuponastar]

May
1- 2 coffees
2- $6 farmers market, $53 groceries, $9 plant for MIL Mother's Day, $4 Redbox
3 - $10 lunch, going to a benefit dinner tonight that we are paying $50 person to support DH cousin
4- no buy 1
5- $27 groceries
6- no buy 2
7 - $11 groceries, $135 Costco (included razors $45, dishw.detergent $13 & oil $7)
8- DH lunch, $10 farmers market, 1 coffee
9 - lunch out with DH, $33 groceries, sneakers for DH
10 - Kohls
11 - No buy 3
12 - $35 groceries
13- no buy 4
14 - $49 Costco ($9 was gummy fish oil for kids)[/QUOTE]

4/14 - TOTAL for groceries $412 hoping to come under $525 for the month for family of 4 (includes soaps, etc)