May No Buy!

[wishesuponastar]

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

Yay on your son buying his snack!! $12 each week would really hurt your budget. I would also bring my own foods and my kids would be so embarrassed but I don't listen to them.

 

[sarahk0204]

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
May 9 - lunch with a friend
May 10 - lunch
May 11 - CVS
May 12 - $0
May 13 - $0
May 14 - $0

Payday (and spending) are coming, but we'll see how it goes.

 

[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..)
5/14: $0
5/15: $31.00 - gas
5/16: $0!
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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
5/14 Spend
5/15 No-buy #7

No-buy days 7/14

 

[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: $.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..)
May 14: $0
May 15: $31.00 - gas
May 16: $0!
May 17: $0
May 18: $25.00 - went out for lunch
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[melissakrichards]

I'd LOVE to join! This month I'll go for 15 no buy days! We're APH so I need to save up to renew. I'm also saving up for a summer 2015 2 week vacation to Gatlinburg. I budget $200 a week for groceries and put whatever is left in vacation savings.

5/1: $18 at Publix
5/2: $48 lunch for my employees, $42 dinner out for me and hubby
5/3: $52 for lunch, $30 for treats at MK, $62 late dinner after MK....guess I can see where I'm loosing all my money at: FOOD
5/4: $63 for lunch, $190 for groceries, $10 left for the week should be enough for milk and more bananas. I did spend $25 on a gift card for older daughter, she wants gift cards for her birthday so I've been getting them every now and then when I get groceries.
5/5: $0!!! Was going to make tacos for dinner but didn't have tortilla so instead of buying them we're having taco pasta.
5/6: $0 again today, I used my extra care bucks for a gallon of milk
5/7: HORRIBLE day yesterday, not just spending wise but one of the worst days I've had in a while. $20 meet hubby for lunch, $9 DQ after school w/ younger daughter, $11 movie tickets w/ younger daughter, $8 snacks (got free popcorn though), $9 dinner at Wendy's for me and younger daughter, $16 for dinner for hubby and older 2 kids after older daughters track meet.
5/8: $0! Used Extra Care Bucks for a gallon of milk. Actually got $1 extra care buck back, plus .50cents from ibotta, and $2.50 from checkout 21 (just started using that app).
5/9: $128 at Publix
5/10: $24 at Walgreens, $71 at TGIF's, $44 at WM, $5.99 to rent a movie on Direct TV
5/11:$16 breakfast, $32 lunch at Arby's, went to Epcot $29 for the last Olaf iPhone case for my daughter, $55 for dinner at Hooter's....I ate for free!
5/12: $2.99 milk at CVS, $90 gas
5/13: $0
5/14: $0
5/15: $0
5/16: $26 groceries, $76 for gas
5/17: $41 breakfast at Denny's, $92 on varies snacks/purchases at HS and MK, $54 for dinner at Pinocchio Village Haus
5/18: $18 late breakfast at Mc Donalds, $62 at BJ's, $140 at Typhoon Lagoon, hubby got new flip flops, all the kids got a new beach towel, $10 for the 8 scoop Sand Pail ice cream at Typhoon Lagoon, $72 for dinner at Red Lobster
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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
5/14 Spend
5/15 No-buy #7
5/16 No-buy #8
5/17 Spend
5/18 Spend
5/19 Spend
5/20 No-buy #9

No-buy days 9/14

 

[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: $.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..)
May 14: $0
May 15: $31.00 - gas
May 16: $0!
May 17: $0
May 18: $25.00 - went out for lunch
5/19: $12.00 - Target
5/20: $0
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[wishesuponastar]

Stayhomemom - we got bit by the tax refund spending too last month.

I am going to try for 10 no buys. I track DH spending too. I don't track bills and gas. This month I am going to include everything on my grocery shopping trips like soaps , paper products. My goal is to spend under $525 on groceries for a family of 4 with a dog. Good luck everyone!

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), 1 coffee
15- $37 groceries ($18 was bath tissue)
16 - $3 grocery
17- no buy 5
18- $4 coolattas $4 BBQ lighter
19- 1 coffee
20- $3 farmers market $15 liquor
21 - $27 birthday gift for DD12, $45 Costco
22 - $31 groceries

Update Total for groceries - $531 so overbudget so far by $6 but I did have to buy a lot of non-foods this month

 

[sarahk0204]

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
May 9 - lunch with a friend
May 10 - lunch
May 11 - CVS
May 12 - $0
May 13 - $0
May 14 - $0
May 15 - dinner
May 16 - lunch out with friends
May 17 - groceries
May 18 - soccer stuff and shoes. My kids outgrew the cleats I bought for this season ALREADY!
May 19 - $0 I was miserably sick. Yuck
May 20 - ice cream after the school music program for the rest of the family. At least I was healthy enough to attend.
May 21 - lunch
May 22 - dinner and groceries

 

[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
10-$0
11-$0
12-$0
13-$0
14-$15 two field trips
15-$0
16-$20 Bulk Barn treats, DQ
17-$0
18-$0
19-$0
20-$0
21-$200 deposit for Dec Disney trip
22-$11,200 booked and paid for cruise and flights (not out of WAM)
23-$0
24-$10 gas money to a friend driving to Cuboree
25-$0
26
27
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18/24

Not going to make it...but technically the expenditures from the 21st and 22nd don't really count. It was just a fun way for me to introduce the fact that I am have two trips on the horizon. The cruise happens on July 3rd and is a definite. The December Disney trip could still be cancelled (if we can't get enough dough together) but I'm confident we'll do fine!

 

[wishesuponastar]

congrats on your vacation plans!

 

[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..)
May 14: $0
May 15: $31.00 - gas
May 16: $0!
May 17: $0
May 18: $25.00 - went out for lunch
5/19: $12.00 - Target
5/20: $0
5/21: $22.00 - bridal shower gift.
5/22: $0
5/23: $2.00 - tip
5/24: $13.00 - bridal shower gift wrap and card
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[sarahk0204]

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
May 9 - lunch with a friend
May 10 - lunch
May 11 - CVS
May 12 - $0
May 13 - $0
May 14 - $0
May 15 - dinner
May 16 - lunch out with friends
May 17 - groceries
May 18 - soccer stuff and shoes. My kids outgrew the cleats I bought for this season ALREADY!
May 19 - $0 I was miserably sick. Yuck
May 20 - ice cream after the school music program for the rest of the family. At least I was healthy enough to attend.
May 21 - lunch
May 22 - dinner and groceries
May 23 - $0
May 24 - shoes for the boy who jumped 1 size in 2 months! He said, "maybe I'll keep doing this." I hope not. He'd be in a 15 by the time he is 12!

 

[QVCshopper]

Just catching up--so far behind! I may make it--we'll see.

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
5/14 Spend
5/15 No-buy #7
5/16 No-buy #8
5/17 Spend
5/18 Spend
5/19 Spend
5/20 No-buy #9
5/21 Spend
5/22 No-buy #10
5/23 Spend
5/24 Spend
5/25 No-buy #11

No-buy days 11/14

 

[newtexan]

Hello. I'm reading about May to get myself ready for June...we are about 6 weeks out and if I want my new sneakers July 1st and a nice d.i.y. welcome box for my little boy....I cannot spend in June like I have this week.
I hit two yard sales, did our once-a-month grocery load up and then some. Target, twice. Michael's, also twice. Kohl's and Wal-mart too. I was really bad.

 

[newtexan]

I'm glad it is still May.
I'm so bad. I was heading home from the dentist and decided I wanted a milkshake, since I couldn't really move my lips from being numb...and my car steered from the fast food place into G'will parking lot.

15 buckaroos later, I still have no shorts for me for our trip...I did find a very small Tink purse to match my earlier found Tink wallet though. and a basket of assorted things I seemed to think i needed.

I'm thinking maybe I should start with an every other day no buy goal instead of a big number like 20.
thoughts?

 

[melissakrichards]

5/1: $18 at Publix
5/2: $48 lunch for my employees, $42 dinner out for me and hubby
5/3: $52 for lunch, $30 for treats at MK, $62 late dinner after MK....guess I can see where I'm loosing all my money at: FOOD
5/4: $63 for lunch, $190 for groceries, $10 left for the week should be enough for milk and more bananas. I did spend $25 on a gift card for older daughter, she wants gift cards for her birthday so I've been getting them every now and then when I get groceries.
5/5: $0!!! Was going to make tacos for dinner but didn't have tortilla so instead of buying them we're having taco pasta.
5/6: $0 again today, I used my extra care bucks for a gallon of milk
5/7: HORRIBLE day yesterday, not just spending wise but one of the worst days I've had in a while. $20 meet hubby for lunch, $9 DQ after school w/ younger daughter, $11 movie tickets w/ younger daughter, $8 snacks (got free popcorn though), $9 dinner at Wendy's for me and younger daughter, $16 for dinner for hubby and older 2 kids after older daughters track meet.
5/8: $0! Used Extra Care Bucks for a gallon of milk. Actually got $1 extra care buck back, plus .50cents from ibotta, and $2.50 from checkout 21 (just started using that app).
5/9: $128 at Publix
5/10: $24 at Walgreens, $71 at TGIF's, $44 at WM, $5.99 to rent a movie on Direct TV
5/11:$16 breakfast, $32 lunch at Arby's, went to Epcot $29 for the last Olaf iPhone case for my daughter, $55 for dinner at Hooter's....I ate for free!
5/12: $2.99 milk at CVS, $90 gas
5/13: $0
5/14: $0
5/15: $0
5/16: $26 groceries, $76 for gas
5/17: $41 breakfast at Denny's, $92 on varies snacks/purchases at HS and MK, $54 for dinner at Pinocchio Village Haus
5/18: $18 late breakfast at Mc Donalds, $62 at BJ's, $140 at Typhoon Lagoon, hubby got new flip flops, all the kids got a new beach towel, $10 for the 8 scoop Sand Pail ice cream at Typhoon Lagoon, $72 for dinner at Red Lobster
5/19: $0
5/20:$53 at Publix, $75 gas
5/21: $0
5/22:$0
5/23: $0
5/24: $52 breakfast, $130 new Rayban's @ HS, $80 lunch/snacks/drinks, dinner was paid for my hubby/BIL/family company since hubby and BIL talked "business" when we ate at UNO's at 12:30 AM after leaving Disney Quest
5/25: $0
5/26:$12 snacks at Publix, $50 lunch at Typhoon Lagoon, $18 quick dinner at Taco Bell
5/27: $0
5/28: $75 gas, $48 dinner out
5/29:
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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..)
May 14: $0
May 15: $31.00 - gas
May 16: $0!
May 17: $0
May 18: $25.00 - went out for lunch
5/19: $12.00 - Target
5/20: $0
5/21: $22.00 - bridal shower gift.
5/22: $0
5/23: $2.00 - tip
5/24: $13.00 - bridal shower gift wrap and card
5/25: $0
5/26: $20.00 to go to the Wisconsin Dells deer park.
5/27: $20.00 to get into a water park in the dells!
5/28: $21.15 - took my BF and I out to breakfast. $11.00 - bought my dad fudge for fathers day.
5/29: $3.00 - cat food
5/30: $0
5/31:

 

[mamilovesdisney]

Hi There!

I would love to try this for June but it will be my first try ever. I just feel that I spend little amounts here and there daily and boy do they add up. How many no buy days of the month is the more realistic target? Do you try to have only one or two buy days in a week? Just wondering how it works.

Thanks!

Never mind Disers...I looked up past posts and got my answers. I am in for June if there is one.