MAY we interest you in a month of No Buy???

[QVCshopper]

Yes, good luck on the job interview, Charming23!

 

[charming23]

charming23, good luck!!!

Behind on tracking again...sigh...

Yes, good luck on the job interview, Charming23!

Thank you both. I will let everyone know what happens tomorrow.

Spent the day getting yardwork and chores done.

May 2011 Budget

Groceries/household- $300/ $21.47 Left
Car/Gas- $50/$23.17 left
Cat Supplies-$50/ $27.77 Left
Eating Out- $50/$22.82 left
Entertainment/Misc- $100/ $64.29 left

Total Budget $550/ $169.50 left

Goal of 15 No Buy Days

Week One
4/30- $99.35 Groceries/Household and $5.69 Cat Supplies
5/1- $0
5/2- $0
5/3- $0
5/4- $22.73 Groceries/Household, $26.83 Gas, and $5.07 Eating Out
5/5- $0
5/6- $0

Week Two
5/7- $27.58 Groceries
5/8- $0
5/9- $7.11 Lunch at the Zoo
5/10- $0
5/11- $56.21 Groceries/houshold
5/12- $14.68 at Ulta
5/13- $0

Week Three
5/14- $0
5/15- $7.92 Grocery, $15 Chinese dinner, and $7 Dots
5/16- $0
5/17- $0
5/18- $0
5/19- $14.96 Aldi's, $4.03 Post Office, and $39.29 Giant Eagle
5/20- $10 Target

Week Four
5/21- $0
5/22- $11.49 Grocery and $16.54 Cat Supplies
5/23- $0
5/24- $0
5/25- $0
5/26
5/27

16/15 No Buy Days

Store/Coupon Savings- $80.07

 

[Virgderon]

Good luck Charming!

Running Total: Spent $712
$948 budget... $236 left
$0 Days: 9
Goal is 9 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 65

Groceries budget- $250 -18-28-39-78-26-24= 37 left

May 1 : 76 (Mothers day gift , card & misc.)
May 2 : 0
May 3 : 18 ( groceries, misc)
May 4: 0
May 5: 0
May 6 : 28
May 7: 37 ( garage sale finds)
May 8: 55 ( movie, groceries)
May 9: 8 (Walgreens)
May 10: 0
May 11: 0
May 12 : 29 ( red robin dinner, magazine)
May 13: 21 ( Wendys and food at the game)
May 14 : 54 (21 lunch, 21 bathing suit, 12 soap)
May 15: 124 (20 gas, 26 spa, 78 groceries)
May 16: 0
May 17: 26 ( frozen pizza. pop and a couple misc things)
May 18: 0
May 19: 0
May 20 : 43 (19 Walgreens, 24 Cracker Barrell)
May 21 : 40 (20 parking at hockey game, 20 food at hockey game)
May 22 : 89 (15 tip, 24 groceries, 50 bd gift)
May 23: 0
May 24; 74 ( 20 Walgreens, 54 Allure box)
May 25 : 8 ( lunch and snacks at work)

 

[Debbie]

What's a tag ?
Could you please tell me how long a billing cycle is in the USA?
Thanks

The tags are those things under your name. The tag fairy comes along, randomly, and adds something from one of your posts in colour.

I have another job interview on Thursday!!!!!! I am so excited about this one. It is with a company I have been dying to work for so if you can spare some pixie dust I would appreciate it.

Pixie dust tossed in the air, charming!

Updating last night and today.

Budget: (last month expenses)
Gas: $300($337)
Groceries/Household: $600($675)
Drug co-pays/medicine/lens: $30 ($149)
Misc including gifts: $150( $395)
Pool opening expenses: $600 ($0)
Dining: $60 ($0)

May 1: groceries $60
May 2: $0
May 3: gas $45 (does include gas for the lawnmower)
May 4: groceries $60, supper $30, Mother's Day gift $23
May 5: $0
May 6: $0
May 7: market $21 (bread and flowers to go with my Mother's Day gift), card, $4, groceries, $30, gas $55
May 8: $0
May 9: Darn! DH spent $2 on hot dog buns!
May 10: $0
May 11: gas $55, medical $25 (I don't remember it costing this much for stuff for my last colonoscopy), clear fluids stuff at the grocery store $11, chlorine $17
May 12: hospital parking $9, lunch $25, groceries, $14
May 13: $0
May 14: Yep, I went to the Scholar's Choice Warehouse sale. I bought little (math) books, plus a box of coils (we can make books!), and GIFTS! I bought: Father's Day, birthday, moving into residence and Christmas gifts. All told it was $92 with my discount, $19 was for school and the rest gifts. DH did his shopping and it was $45 for groceries.
May 15: DH went to the grocery store to buy pie and get the free ice cream. Spent $18
May 16: Workshop for me, offsite. Lunch+dessert: $12
May 17: Gas $48
May 18: $0 (although DD bought icing sugar to make candy for her bake sale tomorrow)
May 19: $5 donation at DD's final string concert. $38 on a book for teaching
May 20: $0
May 21: DH did his weekly "after Church" shopping $54
May 22: gas for lawn and car: $48, groceries $110 (should be good for groceries for most of the week, now)
May 23: $0
May 24: groceries/batteries $16, drug co-pay $1
May 25: $0

Gas: $251
Groceries/Household: $426
Drug co-pays/medicine/hospital parking: $35
Misc including gifts: $312
Pool: $79
Dining: $67

No Buy days: 9/12

 

[wlake]

Charming23, good luck with the interview tomorrow!

Made my no-buy goal with 6 days to spare! That's good, because I have lots of shopping to do for 3 upcoming parties....

5/1: $110 for DS6's birthday party (so worth it!)
5/2:
5/3:
5/4: $30 dinner out
5/5: $15 jacket for DS (I just realized how small the one he's wearing is. I can't believe I let him out of the house in it.), $50 water shoes for DS and pants for me, $30 for field trips
5/6:
5/7: $84 Target, ? potting soil, ? lunch out, and ??? (the other three went out to buy a Mother's Day gift, so I wasn't with them! Guess I'll find out tomorrow! )
5/8: $18 Target (a case for my Mother's Day iPhone!!), ? groceries
5/9:
5/10: $35 dinner out
5/11:
5/12: $12 ice cream out to celebrate DS8's concert
5/13:
5/14: $40 pharmacy, $I-already-forgot Target, $85 BJ's, $95 hair cut and color, $31 things for school, $60 gas
5/15: ? groceries
5/16: $26 prescriptions at pharmacy #1; $18 prescription at pharmacy #2, $12 OTC eyedrops at pharmacy #3. $5 dinner out because I couldn't stand the thought of cooking! (We had a GC and coupons for free kids' meals.)
5/17:
5/18:
5/19: $12 ice cream out to celebrate the boys' art show
5/20:
5/21: $10 baseball socks, $10 party goods, $85 for ONE contact lens!, $3 fabric, $52 gas, $16 lunch, $20 birthday gifts for DS8, $24 Target, $30 BJ's, $4 laundry soap (*whispering* and I might order myself an iPad tonight to replace my work computer which I have to turn in next month. First I have to get over the extravagance of it.)
5/22: $44 garden store, $70 groceries
5/23: take out, $783 Apple store
5/24: $20 ice cream cake for DS
5/25:

no buy days: 10/10
longest no buy streak: 3 days
dinners out: 4/5
days since our last dinner out: 2
longest no meals out streak: 10

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I have been doing the $400 for the month as a whole, and I'm going to try something different this month just to see how it works. I'm going to try a limit of $40 for each 3 day period. $400/30 days is the same amount as $40/3 days over the month, but mentally it's a very different approach. I only have $40 to spend, but I only have to make it last 3 days! I have no idea if this will work or not, but it's worth a try.

I'm tracking groceries, eating out, and miscellaneous only in this top part.

CASH:
1: $0!

2: $0!
3: $23.50 Winn-Dixie
4: $0!
Subtotal: $23.50
$40-$23.50= $16.50 left

5: $11.27 McDonald's
6: $0!
7: $0!
Subtotal: $11.27
$40-$11.27= $28.73 left

8: $84.45 Walgreens, Starbucks, McDonald's, Rouses
9: $0!
10: $0!
Subtotal: 84.45
$40-$40=$0 left
$45.23-$44.45=$0.78 overage left

11: $5.81 McDonald's
12: $7.75 snowballs & misc
13: $0!
Subtotal: $13.56
$40-$13.56=$26.44 left

14: $0!
15: $0!
16: $40.58 Rouses
$40-$40=$0 left
$27.22-$0.58=$26.64 overage left

17: $6.00 Coke & parking
18: $1.00 school charity thing
19: $1.00 Coke
$40-$8.00=$32.00 left

20: $1.00 Coke
21: $0!
22: $82.95 Walgreens, Popeyes, Rouses, Winn-Dixie
Subtotal: $83.95
$40-$40.00=$0
$58.64 overage left-$43.95=$14.69 overage left

23: $40.96
24: $4.90
25: $0!
Subtotal: $45.86
$40-$40=$0
$14.69-$5.86=$8.83 overage left

26:
27:
28:
$40-$0=$40
$8.83-$0=

29:
30:
31:
$40-$0=$40


CASH $0 Days: 12

GAS:
2 - $21.00 ($3.68/gallon)
8 - $13.75 ($3.59/gallon)
16 - $18.06 ($3.58/gallon)
Gas Subtotal: $52.81

TOTAL: $363.98

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

As you can see we are already over on the grocery's we started our DS on a high protein diet last week and it blew our grocery's out of the water but it is worth it he lost 4 kilos in a week

$0 = 7/12 I am surprised we have maid so many
Still feeling a bit dissapointed that i wont meet our flights paid of goal but at least our car hire is paid and when DW refund me will have and the $1000 or so to go of the flights.
Can some one please tell me how long a billing cycle is the USA

Yikes on the groceries! Maybe I need to try this high protein thing....lost 4 kilos in a week!

You are doing well on your $0 buy goal! You are well on your way to paying off those flights!

Edited to add: bought an iPad tonight. I'm alternating between excited and horrified at how much it was!

Congratulations! Are you enjoying it? I really enjoy my iPhone, but I can't justify an iPad at this time.

What's a tag ?
Could you please tell me how long a billing cycle is in the USA?
Thanks

Debbie explained the tag well. It's over there <<<<< In fact, one of my tags came from this thread!

I'm not exactly sure what you are asking about the billing cycle. In general, most billing cycles last about a month, but they rarely align with the actual calendar month. For example, one of my credit cards has a billing cycle of the 29th of one month through the 28th of the next month, then the bill is due the 25th of the next month. (Example: April 29th - May 28th charges will be due June 25th). But you'd have to look at the specific terms for whatever it is that you need to know the billing information for.

I have another job interview on Thursday!!!!!! I am so excited about this one. It is with a company I have been dying to work for so if you can spare some pixie dust I would appreciate it.

Good luck!

 

[wlake]

Congratulations! Are you enjoying it? I really enjoy my iPhone, but I can't justify an iPad at this time.

No. It doesn't even ship until June 7. However, the cover for it shipped today. Go figure. Believe me, I had to work hard at justifying it to myself! It helped when I realized my last expensive toy (a jogging stroller my boys have now outgrown) was from 2003!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

No. It doesn't even ship until June 7. However, the cover for it shipped today. Go figure. Believe me, I had to work hard at justifying it to myself! It helped when I realized my last expensive toy (a jogging stroller my boys have now outgrown) was from 2003!

Ohhh, that's right. I had heard they take a while to get to you once you place the order. I guess they are just that popular!

Yeah, I think it's time for a new expensive toy for you!

 

[WAMUMOF4]

The tags are those things under your name. The tag fairy comes along, randomly, and adds something from one of your posts in colour.

Thanks for that was wondering why everyone got excited when they had a tag but couldn't work out what they were

Yikes on the groceries! Maybe I need to try this high protein thing....lost 4 kilos in a week!

You are doing well on your $0 buy goal! You are well on your way to paying off those flights!



Debbie explained the tag well. It's over there <<<<< In fact, one of my tags came from this thread!

I'm not exactly sure what you are asking about the billing cycle. In general, most billing cycles last about a month, but they rarely align with the actual calendar month. For example, one of my credit cards has a billing cycle of the 29th of one month through the 28th of the next month, then the bill is due the 25th of the next month. (Example: April 29th - May 28th charges will be due June 25th). But you'd have to look at the specific terms for whatever it is that you need to know the billing information for.

Thanks I would like to be finished paying them but so be it a bit longer than i thought
I just wanted to know what a billing cycle was cause when i sent to DW an email to find out how come it was taking so long to pay me back the $1200 in tickets i changed they told me it normally takes 2 billing cycles but not how long a cycle was so i guess or hope i will have only 1 cycle to go since it's already a month i had used my car hire money to repurchase so i fixed that last week but was hoping it would come soon so i could pay it of the flights

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $1154.88
$0 Days:12/14

Groceries ($186-$6/day)- $178.56
Eating Out ($217-$7/day)- $194.76
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($713-$23/day) 1st Month Tuition for preschool $506
Gas $300- $42.07 (5/3-$4.44/gal), $7.07 (5/8-$4.59/gal), $68.58 (5/10-$4.33/gal), $42.84 (5/12-$4.39/gal), $40 (5/19-$4.25/gal), $72 (5/22-$4.13/gal)= $275.56

1- $22.82 (Walgreens-Groceries), $15.03 (Dominick's-Groceries), (Meijer-Groceries), $8.18 (Meijer- Groceries), $100 (Fry's Electronics-Hubby's Birthday)
2- $0
3- $0
4- $2.03 (Meijer-Groceries), $10.96 (Walgreens-Groceries), $3.82 (Jewel-Osco-Groceries), $.57 (Wal-Mart-Groceries)
5- $0
6- $0
7- $4.10 (Jewel-Osco-Groceries), $2.37 (Walgreens-Groceries), $2 (Dollar Tree-Papers), $30 (Lou Malnati's-Eating Out), $10 (McDonald's-Eating Out)
8- $8 (Parking), $1 (Puppetbikeshow-tip), $19 (Superdawg-Eating Out), $5 (Starbucks-1/2 price fraps-Eating Out), $318 (Broadway in Chicago Tickets- this is for 12 tickets (6 shows x2)...we will probably be selling our tickets to see the Osmond's too, so we will make some of this back)
9- $0
10- $6.15 (Wendy's-Eating Out), $5.46 (Target-Groceries), $14.29 (Jewel-Groceries)
11- $0
12- $0
13- $7.95 (McDonald's-Eating Out), $6.32 (Jewel-Osco-Groceries)
14- $2 (Dollar Tree-Papers), $18 (parking), $25 (Eating Out) $9 (Toys), $13 (Dessert)
15- $0
16- $26.79 (Joe Caputo-Groceries)
17- $0
18- $8.37 (Wendy's-Eating Out), $4.80 (Meijer-Groceries), $1.03 (Jewel-Groceries)
19- $18 (McDonalds/Burger King-Eating Out), $4.33 (Meijer-Groceries)
20- $0
21- $0
22- $2 (Dollar Tree), $3.11 (Walgreens-Groceries), $9.56 (McDonalds-Eating Out), $27 (TeddyFabz-Eating Out), $6.75 (Jewel-Groceries), $7 (DQ-Orange Julius-Eating Out)
23- $33 (Buyzooka-4 pack to Santa's Village), $8 (2 AMC movie tickets, Pooh and Cars are coming out), $1 (Lady Gaga's new CD and Cloud service), $13.20 (Joe Caputo-Groceries), $5.76 (Trader Joe's- Groceries)
24- $4 (Admission for Kid's Play Place), $13.31 (Walgreens-Groceries), $3.53 (Meijer-Groceries), $8.73 (Wendy's-Eating Out)
25- $0


Budget: $1416....82%
Month: 25/31: 81%
No Buy: 12/14: 86%

My savings from coupons and sales: $673.64

August: $300 Hotel Room for Cedar Point
October: ~$250 Rental Car

 

[charming23]

Thanks for all the well wishes. The interview went well and I should know in a few days whether or not I got the job. They were interviewing a few people today.

I did stop at Chick-fil-a after my interview because I was starving and had not eaten ahead of time as I was so nervous.

May 2011 Budget

Groceries/household- $300/ $21.47 Left
Car/Gas- $50/$23.17 left
Cat Supplies-$50/ $27.77 Left
Eating Out- $50/$16.87 left
Entertainment/Misc- $100/ $64.29 left

Total Budget $550/ $163.55 left

Goal of 15 No Buy Days

Week One
4/30- $99.35 Groceries/Household and $5.69 Cat Supplies
5/1- $0
5/2- $0
5/3- $0
5/4- $22.73 Groceries/Household, $26.83 Gas, and $5.07 Eating Out
5/5- $0
5/6- $0

Week Two
5/7- $27.58 Groceries
5/8- $0
5/9- $7.11 Lunch at the Zoo
5/10- $0
5/11- $56.21 Groceries/houshold
5/12- $14.68 at Ulta
5/13- $0

Week Three
5/14- $0
5/15- $7.92 Grocery, $15 Chinese dinner, and $7 Dots
5/16- $0
5/17- $0
5/18- $0
5/19- $14.96 Aldi's, $4.03 Post Office, and $39.29 Giant Eagle
5/20- $10 Target

Week Four
5/21- $0
5/22- $11.49 Grocery and $16.54 Cat Supplies
5/23- $0
5/24- $0
5/25- $0
5/26- $5.95 Chick-Fil-A lunch
5/27

16/15 No Buy Days

Store/Coupon Savings- $80.07

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I have been doing the $400 for the month as a whole ($475 including gas), and I'm going to try something different this month just to see how it works. I'm going to try a limit of $40 for each 3 day period. $400/30 days is the same amount as $40/3 days over the month, but mentally it's a very different approach. I only have $40 to spend, but I only have to make it last 3 days! I have no idea if this will work or not, but it's worth a try.

I'm tracking groceries, eating out, and miscellaneous only in this top part.

CASH: ($400)

1: $0!

2: $0!
3: $23.50 Winn-Dixie
4: $0!
Subtotal: $23.50
$40-$23.50= $16.50 left

5: $11.27 McDonald's
6: $0!
7: $0!
Subtotal: $11.27
$40-$11.27= $28.73 left

8: $84.45 Walgreens, Starbucks, McDonald's, Rouses
9: $0!
10: $0!
Subtotal: 84.45
$40-$40=$0 left
$45.23-$44.45=$0.78 overage left

11: $5.81 McDonald's
12: $7.75 snowballs & misc
13: $0!
Subtotal: $13.56
$40-$13.56=$26.44 left

14: $0!
15: $0!
16: $40.58 Rouses
$40-$40=$0 left
$27.22-$0.58=$26.64 overage left

17: $6.00 Coke & parking
18: $1.00 school charity thing
19: $1.00 Coke
$40-$8.00=$32.00 left

20: $1.00 Coke
21: $0!
22: $82.95 Walgreens, Popeyes, Rouses, Winn-Dixie
Subtotal: $83.95
$40-$40.00=$0
$58.64 overage left-$43.95=$14.69 overage left

23: $40.96
24: $4.90
25: $0!
Subtotal: $45.86
$40-$40=$0
$14.69-$5.86=$8.83 overage left

26: $0!
27:
28:
$40-$0=$40
$8.83-$0=

29:
30:
31:
$40-$0=$40

CASH $0 Days: 13

GAS: ($75)

2 - $21.00 ($3.68/gallon)
8 - $13.75 ($3.59/gallon)
16 - $18.06 ($3.58/gallon)

Gas Subtotal: $52.81

TOTAL: $363.98

I can't believe there are only 5 days left in May!! Where's it going?

Thanks for that was wondering why everyone got excited when they had a tag but couldn't work out what they were


Thanks I would like to be finished paying them but so be it a bit longer than i thought
I just wanted to know what a billing cycle was cause when i sent to DW an email to find out how come it was taking so long to pay me back the $1200 in tickets i changed they told me it normally takes 2 billing cycles but not how long a cycle was so i guess or hope i will have only 1 cycle to go since it's already a month i had used my car hire money to repurchase so i fixed that last week but was hoping it would come soon so i could pay it of the flights

The waiting is hard...but you'll get it soon enough! Those plane tickets are crazy expensive!

Thanks for all the well wishes. The interview went well and I should know in a few days whether or not I got the job. They were interviewing a few people today.

I did stop at Chick-fil-a after my interview because I was starving and had not eaten ahead of time as I was so nervous.

Glad to hear it went well! I hope you get good news soon!

Mmmmmm Chick-Fil-A!

 

[Debbie]

It's hard to type with my fingers crossed for you, charming!

I went into the store, but the hamburgers that I want weren't on sale, so I'm keeping my (second!) coupon for another week. DH wanted to go and buy me some yogurt for my lunch, but I told him to wait until tomorrow, when I have to buy gas, anyway. Sooooooo Today was a $0 Two in a row! Yippee! Even if I don't make twelve, at least I made the ten!

Budget: (last month expenses)
Gas: $300($337)
Groceries/Household: $600($675)
Drug co-pays/medicine/lens: $30 ($149)
Misc including gifts: $150( $395)
Pool opening expenses: $600 ($0)
Dining: $60 ($0)

May 1: groceries $60
May 2: $0
May 3: gas $45 (does include gas for the lawnmower)
May 4: groceries $60, supper $30, Mother's Day gift $23
May 5: $0
May 6: $0
May 7: market $21 (bread and flowers to go with my Mother's Day gift), card, $4, groceries, $30, gas $55
May 8: $0
May 9: Darn! DH spent $2 on hot dog buns!
May 10: $0
May 11: gas $55, medical $25 (I don't remember it costing this much for stuff for my last colonoscopy), clear fluids stuff at the grocery store $11, chlorine $17
May 12: hospital parking $9, lunch $25, groceries, $14
May 13: $0
May 14: Yep, I went to the Scholar's Choice Warehouse sale. I bought little (math) books, plus a box of coils (we can make books!), and GIFTS! I bought: Father's Day, birthday, moving into residence and Christmas gifts. All told it was $92 with my discount, $19 was for school and the rest gifts. DH did his shopping and it was $45 for groceries.
May 15: DH went to the grocery store to buy pie and get the free ice cream. Spent $18
May 16: Workshop for me, offsite. Lunch+dessert: $12
May 17: Gas $48
May 18: $0 (although DD bought icing sugar to make candy for her bake sale tomorrow)
May 19: $5 donation at DD's final string concert. $38 on a book for teaching
May 20: $0
May 21: DH did his weekly "after Church" shopping $54
May 22: gas for lawn and car: $48, groceries $110 (should be good for groceries for most of the week, now)
May 23: $0
May 24: groceries/batteries $16, drug co-pay $1
May 25: $0
May 26: $0

Gas: $251
Groceries/Household: $426
Drug co-pays/medicine/hospital parking: $35
Misc including gifts: $312
Pool: $79
Dining: $67

No Buy days: 10/12

 

[Virgderon]

Looking forward to the long weekend- I need a break. I may be cutting it close on budget- I really need new glasses and might try to get them this weekend.

Running Total: Spent $758
$948 budget... $190 left
$0 Days: 9
Goal is 9 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 65

Groceries budget- $250 -18-28-39-78-26-24= 37 left

May 1 : 76 (Mothers day gift , card & misc.)
May 2 : 0
May 3 : 18 ( groceries, misc)
May 4: 0
May 5: 0
May 6 : 28
May 7: 37 ( garage sale finds)
May 8: 55 ( movie, groceries)
May 9: 8 (Walgreens)
May 10: 0
May 11: 0
May 12 : 29 ( red robin dinner, magazine)
May 13: 21 ( Wendys and food at the game)
May 14 : 54 (21 lunch, 21 bathing suit, 12 soap)
May 15: 124 (20 gas, 26 spa, 78 groceries)
May 16: 0
May 17: 26 ( frozen pizza. pop and a couple misc things)
May 18: 0
May 19: 0
May 20 : 43 (19 Walgreens, 24 Cracker Barrell)
May 21 : 40 (20 parking at hockey game, 20 food at hockey game)
May 22 : 89 (15 tip, 24 groceries, 50 bd gift)
May 23: 0
May 24; 74 ( 20 Walgreens, 54 Allure box)
May 25 : 8 ( lunch and snacks at work)
May 26: 46 ( 37 gas station, 9 groceries)

 

[WAMUMOF4]

The waiting is hard...but you'll get it soon enough! Those plane tickets are crazy expensive!

It was in the bank this morning i lost $100 in the conversion but who cares i got to pay $1000 of the flight today
I know they seem really dear but we truly got a really good deal

As you can see we are already over on the grocery's we started our DS on a high protein diet last week and it blew our grocery's out of the water but it is worth it he lost 4 kilos in a week

grocery's- $500(-$984.09)
Fuel/gas - $800(-$537.61)
football fees -$200(-$260)
Tyres -$220(-$198)
flights $5500 left(-$2500)
happy to get as much of as possible but would love them to be paid. Miscalculated how much we had paid so had to add $500

The kids and i are on a lets see if we can spend $100 a week on grocery's our normal bill would be between $200-$250+

May 1 $0
May2 $148
May 3 $60
May 4 $0
MAY 5 $1126.43
May 6 $228
May 7 $0
May 8 $0
May 9 $0
May 10 $147.36
May 11 $0
May 12 $134.10
May 13 $500.00 ($500 over to car hire instead of flights)
May 14 $255.52 (got 2 DS shirts when paid fees so added it on to fees)
May 15 $86.24
May 16 $23.32
May 17 $27.79
May 18 $59.63
May 19 $1597.00 (paid $1500 of car hire instead of flights)
May 20 $578.00
May 21 $220.77
May 22 $0
May 23 $0
May 24 $22.41 ($16.99 on hayfever medication unbudgeted for)
May 25 $0
May 26 $452.75($298.75 grocery's! DH speeding fine$75 )
May 27 $1000 off flight thanks to refund from DW
May 28
May 29
May 30

$0 = 9/12 I am surprised we have made so many
Still feeling a bit disappointed that i wont meet our flights paid of goal!

This week is a real blow out week for us un budgeted speeding fine $75 GAS for hot water etc $225 Hayfever/Vitamins $81.94 Internet they are saying we went 2 gig over our allocation which was not possible as we had a prepaid one we needed to use first and we were away for 6 days of the bill $71.52= $453.36 meant for flight plus our blowout in grocery's

charming23 sending you lots of pixie dust hope you get the job!

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $1154.88
$0 Days:12/14

Groceries ($186-$6/day)- $178.56
Eating Out ($217-$7/day)- $194.76
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($713-$23/day) 1st Month Tuition for preschool $506
Gas $300- $42.07 (5/3-$4.44/gal), $7.07 (5/8-$4.59/gal), $68.58 (5/10-$4.33/gal), $42.84 (5/12-$4.39/gal), $40 (5/19-$4.25/gal), $72 (5/22-$4.13/gal)= $275.56

1- $22.82 (Walgreens-Groceries), $15.03 (Dominick's-Groceries), (Meijer-Groceries), $8.18 (Meijer- Groceries), $100 (Fry's Electronics-Hubby's Birthday)
2- $0
3- $0
4- $2.03 (Meijer-Groceries), $10.96 (Walgreens-Groceries), $3.82 (Jewel-Osco-Groceries), $.57 (Wal-Mart-Groceries)
5- $0
6- $0
7- $4.10 (Jewel-Osco-Groceries), $2.37 (Walgreens-Groceries), $2 (Dollar Tree-Papers), $30 (Lou Malnati's-Eating Out), $10 (McDonald's-Eating Out)
8- $8 (Parking), $1 (Puppetbikeshow-tip), $19 (Superdawg-Eating Out), $5 (Starbucks-1/2 price fraps-Eating Out), $318 (Broadway in Chicago Tickets- this is for 12 tickets (6 shows x2)...we will probably be selling our tickets to see the Osmond's too, so we will make some of this back)
9- $0
10- $6.15 (Wendy's-Eating Out), $5.46 (Target-Groceries), $14.29 (Jewel-Groceries)
11- $0
12- $0
13- $7.95 (McDonald's-Eating Out), $6.32 (Jewel-Osco-Groceries)
14- $2 (Dollar Tree-Papers), $18 (parking), $25 (Eating Out) $9 (Toys), $13 (Dessert)
15- $0
16- $26.79 (Joe Caputo-Groceries)
17- $0
18- $8.37 (Wendy's-Eating Out), $4.80 (Meijer-Groceries), $1.03 (Jewel-Groceries)
19- $18 (McDonalds/Burger King-Eating Out), $4.33 (Meijer-Groceries)
20- $0
21- $0
22- $2 (Dollar Tree), $3.11 (Walgreens-Groceries), $9.56 (McDonalds-Eating Out), $27 (TeddyFabz-Eating Out), $6.75 (Jewel-Groceries), $7 (DQ-Orange Julius-Eating Out)
23- $33 (Buyzooka-4 pack to Santa's Village), $8 (2 AMC movie tickets, Pooh and Cars are coming out), $1 (Lady Gaga's new CD and Cloud service), $13.20 (Joe Caputo-Groceries), $5.76 (Trader Joe's- Groceries)
24- $4 (Admission for Kid's Play Place), $13.31 (Walgreens-Groceries), $3.53 (Meijer-Groceries), $8.73 (Wendy's-Eating Out)
25- $0
26- $0


Budget: $1416....82%
Month: 26/31: 84%
No Buy: 13/14: 93%

My savings from coupons and sales: $673.64

August: $300 Hotel Room for Cedar Point
October: ~$250 Rental Car

 

[ronnmel]

Thanks for all the well wishes. The interview went well and I should know in a few days whether or not I got the job. They were interviewing a few people today.

Hope you get the job Charming!


Now I need to remember what I did in the past three days... Oh yeah, I got my car fixed for the third time for the same problem. Should be fixed permanently now... One can just hope... It cost me over 500$ this month to get my oil change and fix this darn oil leak!!! The one good thing about that is that between my wedding trip and my car being broken down, I've only had to fill up on gas once this month!!

No Buy Days : 6/9
Gas : 25$ (max 120$)
Car : 520$ (oil change + oil leak)
Groceries : 68$ (max 200$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 106$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 190$ (max 200$)

05/08 : 44$ (dinner + flowers)
05/09 : 5$ (parking)
05/10 : 0$
05/11 : 78$
05/12 : 172$ (oil change & other small fixes, books)
05/13 : 150$ (fixing oil leak)
05/14 : 0$
05/15 : 38$ (groceries)
05/16 : 0$
05/17 : 17$ (dinner)
05/18 : 0$
05/19 : 77$ (donation + fixing oil leak, again)
05/20 : 22$ (lunch + dinner)
05/21 : 0$
05/22 : 64$ (books, movie, DeSerres)
05/23 : 0$
05/24 : 20$ (thank you cards)
05/25 : 71$ (dinner + gas)
05/26 : 151$ (car repairs + bus)

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I have been doing the $400 for the month as a whole ($475 including gas), and I'm going to try something different this month just to see how it works. I'm going to try a limit of $40 for each 3 day period. $400/30 days is the same amount as $40/3 days over the month, but mentally it's a very different approach. I only have $40 to spend, but I only have to make it last 3 days! I have no idea if this will work or not, but it's worth a try.

I'm tracking groceries, eating out, and miscellaneous only in this top part.

CASH: ($400)

1: $0!

2: $0!
3: $23.50 Winn-Dixie
4: $0!
Subtotal: $23.50
$40-$23.50= $16.50 left

5: $11.27 McDonald's
6: $0!
7: $0!
Subtotal: $11.27
$40-$11.27= $28.73 left

8: $84.45 Walgreens, Starbucks, McDonald's, Rouses
9: $0!
10: $0!
Subtotal: 84.45
$40-$40=$0 left
$45.23-$44.45=$0.78 overage left

11: $5.81 McDonald's
12: $7.75 snowballs & misc
13: $0!
Subtotal: $13.56
$40-$13.56=$26.44 left

14: $0!
15: $0!
16: $40.58 Rouses
$40-$40=$0 left
$27.22-$0.58=$26.64 overage left

17: $6.00 Coke & parking
18: $1.00 school charity thing
19: $1.00 Coke
$40-$8.00=$32.00 left

20: $1.00 Coke
21: $0!
22: $82.95 Walgreens, Popeyes, Rouses, Winn-Dixie
Subtotal: $83.95
$40-$40.00=$0
$58.64 overage left-$43.95=$14.69 overage left

23: $40.96
24: $4.90
25: $0!
Subtotal: $45.86
$40-$40=$0
$14.69-$5.86=$8.83 overage left

26: $0!
27: $0
28:
$40-$0=$40
$8.83-$0=

29:
30:
31:
$40-$0=$40

CASH $0 Days: 14

GAS: ($75)

2 - $21.00 ($3.68/gallon)
8 - $13.75 ($3.59/gallon)
16 - $18.06 ($3.58/gallon)
27 - $22.72 ($3.45/gallon)

Gas Subtotal: $75.53
Cash Subtotal: $311.17

TOTAL: $386.70

 

[wlake]

Glad to hear the interview went well Charming! Fingers still crossed...!

5/1: $110 for DS6's birthday party (so worth it!)
5/2:
5/3:
5/4: $30 dinner out
5/5: $15 jacket for DS (I just realized how small the one he's wearing is. I can't believe I let him out of the house in it.), $50 water shoes for DS and pants for me, $30 for field trips
5/6:
5/7: $84 Target, ? potting soil, ? lunch out, and ??? (the other three went out to buy a Mother's Day gift, so I wasn't with them! Guess I'll find out tomorrow! )
5/8: $18 Target (a case for my Mother's Day iPhone!!), ? groceries
5/9:
5/10: $35 dinner out
5/11:
5/12: $12 ice cream out to celebrate DS8's concert
5/13:
5/14: $40 pharmacy, $I-already-forgot Target, $85 BJ's, $95 hair cut and color, $31 things for school, $60 gas
5/15: ? groceries
5/16: $26 prescriptions at pharmacy #1; $18 prescription at pharmacy #2, $12 OTC eyedrops at pharmacy #3. $5 dinner out because I couldn't stand the thought of cooking! (We had a GC and coupons for free kids' meals.)
5/17:
5/18:
5/19: $12 ice cream out to celebrate the boys' art show
5/20:
5/21: $10 baseball socks, $10 party goods, $85 for ONE contact lens!, $3 fabric, $52 gas, $16 lunch, $20 birthday gifts for DS8, $24 Target, $30 BJ's, $4 laundry soap (*whispering* and I might order myself an iPad tonight to replace my work computer which I have to turn in next month. First I have to get over the extravagance of it.)
5/22: $44 garden store, $70 groceries
5/23: take out, $783 Apple store
5/24: $20 ice cream cake for DS
5/25:
5/26: $11 party supplies
5/27:

no buy days: 11/10
longest no buy streak: 3 days
dinners out: 4/5
days since our last dinner out: 4
longest no meals out streak: 10