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

[richmond282]

Monthly Budget:
Groceries- $0
Eating Out-$0
Gasoline- $200(used $104.50 don't know if I'm gonna make it)

5/1- $51 gasoline
5/2- $0
5/3- $0
5/4- $0
5/5- $0
5/6- $0
5/7- $0
5/8- $0
5/9- $0
5/10- $53.50 gasoline

 

[bigmama67]

I did it - I got through a whole day spending NOTHING, not even buying snacks at DS' b-ball game (that was surprisingly hard for me, LOL!)

Just had to share...

Tomorrow I'm planning to buy the ingredients to make butterbeer...I found a recipe that sounds TOO yummy!

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $692.21
$0 Days:5/14

Groceries ($186-$6/day)- $75.34
Eating Out ($217-$7/day)- $70.15
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($713-$23/day) 1st Month Tuition for preschool $429
Gas $300- $42.07 (5/3-$4.44/gal), $7.07 (5/8-$4.59/gal), $68.58 (5/10-$4.33/gal)= $117.72

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)


Budget: $1416....49%
Month: 10/31: 32%
No Buy: 5/14: 36%

My savings from coupons and sales: $376.67

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

 

[superme80]

I'm doing REALLY bad. I am only up to 2! Tomorrow should be another no buy day. I am stuck doing laundry!

 

[charming23]

Went and ran errands today. Went to the grocery, post office and library. My groceries shold last two weeks save for some fresh fruit, veggies, milk, and bread. I am spending the rest of the afternoon doing more yard work and old friend might stop by tonight.

May 2011 Budget

Groceries/household- $300/ $95.13 Left
Car/Gas- $50/$23.17 left
Cat Supplies-$50/ $44.31 Left
Eating Out- $50/$37.82 left
Entertainment/Misc- $100

Total Budget $450/ $199.63 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
5/13


7/15 No Buy Days

Store/Coupon Savings- $49.50

 

[Debbie]

Completely grossed out and feeling guilty to boot tonight -- removed a fully engorged tick from DS6's hair tonight AND after spending 30 minutes researching the appearance of engorged ticks (not a search for the faint hearted, let me tell you), I think it was a deer tick. Fingers crossed that either I'm wrong or he doesn't end up with Lyme! How on earth did I miss it when I combed his hair this morning? He says it's been there for a couple of days (why oh why didn't he tell me?!).

Thank you for letting me confess my bad parenting here.

wlake, stop feeling guilty. We do the best we can at any one minute. I could confess....1 DD dislocated arm not noticed when it happened....only when she woke up from a nap, another DD broken arm....not noticed when it happened....only when she woke up, same kid bit by friend, not immediately noticed....sigh....

Here's hoping that it turns out okay with no after affects.

 

[4orm]

Big budget busters - sorta kinda. My husband's Macpro (the $7k machine) died. It's couple years old so we decided to upgrade our old Macbook pro instead since they're nearly as powerful now as the macpro was. $3000 At least it's a business expense and since we actually work for our own company rather than being self employed it is truly not our personal expense. Still though...
And I just bought our return airline tickets for our trip to WDW this fall. I had already bought our flight down. It was a good price (however it's still over twice what we paid last year) on the day we wanted (horrible time slot though). Cause it's Disney related is doesn't count, right?? lol

 

[Debbie]

Wow! I've missed a few days.

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

Gas: $155
Groceries/Household: $174
Drug co-pays/medicine/hospital parking: $25
Misc including gifts: $37
Pool: $17
Dining: $30

No Buy days: 5/12

 

[Virgderon]

Another 0 day. I am working so much there is no time to get out. Not sure if that is good or bad.

Running Total: Spent $204
$948 budget... $744 left
$0 Days: 5
Goal is 9 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 24

Groceries budget- $250 -18-28-39= 165 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

 

[QVCshopper]

Hi everyone! Just an update: I decided to take off May. It's just too busy with work, kids, end of school, etc. to worry about not going to the store on certain days. So far, I've had 2 no-buy days, but I haven't bought that much besides food. I'll be around and reading the updates every now and then. Haven't decided about June yet... I just needed a money break for now.

Congrats, RonNMel on your destination wedding. Will pray for your mom.

Also, hope all the moms had a nice Mother's Day. And keep up the good work!

Oh, and my Hershey Park tickets came... all that soda was money well spent.

 

[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:
13:
Subtotal: $5.81
$40-$5.81=$34.19

CASH $0 Days: 7

GAS:
2 - $21.00 (3.68/gallon)
8 - $13.75 ($3.59/gallon)
Gas Subtotal: $34.75

TOTAL: $159.78

About the gas....they are saying they should go down about 50 cents over the next few weeks IF the refineries don't flood.

I went to Target today to return something and I walked through the entire store and bought NOTHING!

 

[wlake]

wlake, stop feeling guilty. We do the best we can at any one minute. I could confess....1 DD dislocated arm not noticed when it happened....only when she woke up from a nap, another DD broken arm....not noticed when it happened....only when she woke up, same kid bit by friend, not immediately noticed....sigh....

Here's hoping that it turns out okay with no after affects.

Thanks for the encouragement! I think what really got to me was how disgusting it was and that it was on my child. He's too young for the preventative antibiotics (I knew that, but called the dr. today anyway), so we're playing the watch and wait scenario out. I've had Lyme a couple of times, and it's no fun!

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:

no buy days: 5/10
longest no buy streak: 3 days
meals out: 2/5
days since our last meal out: 1
longest no meals out streak: 10

 

[ronnmel]

Hi everyone! Just an update: I decided to take off May. It's just too busy with work, kids, end of school, etc. to worry about not going to the store on certain days. So far, I've had 2 no-buy days, but I haven't bought that much besides food. I'll be around and reading the updates every now and then. Haven't decided about June yet... I just needed a money break for now.

Congrats, RonNMel on your destination wedding. Will pray for your mom.

Also, hope all the moms had a nice Mother's Day. And keep up the good work!

Oh, and my Hershey Park tickets came... all that soda was money well spent.

Thanks!

It's ok to take a break. Sometimes life just gets too busy. Come back when you are ready.




No Buy Days : 1/9
Gas : 0$ (max 120$)
Groceries : 30$ (max 200$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 21$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 76$ (max 200$)

05/08 : 44$ (dinner + flowers)
05/09 : 5$ (parking)
05/10 : 0$
05/11 : 78$

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $706.50
$0 Days:6/14

Groceries ($186-$6/day)- $89.63
Eating Out ($217-$7/day)- $70.15
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($713-$23/day) 1st Month Tuition for preschool $429
Gas $300- $42.07 (5/3-$4.44/gal), $7.07 (5/8-$4.59/gal), $68.58 (5/10-$4.33/gal)= $117.72

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


Budget: $1416....50%
Month: 11/31: 35%
No Buy: 6/14: 43%

My savings from coupons and sales: $433.89

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

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

05/01:-0-
05/02-0-
05/03 -0- I actually got a script from Walmart for $4.00 but used my flex card. So nothing out of pocket. And that's all I got, never even looked at anything else. In and out. I didn't want to tempt myself.
05/04 $5.00 I caved and got Wendy's for lunch today.
05/05 $50.00 Mother's Day gift for DMIL
05/06 $86.00 $60.00 gas $26.00 groceries, produce and dairy. We are trying to eat from our stock again this month. So far So good. This is a huge accomplishment seeing it's softball season. And we usually eat on the fly. I love my crockpot. Made $186.00 with lia sophia
05/07 -0-
05/08 $85.00 Mother's Day breakfast with the InLaws.
05/09 -0-
05/10 -0- Made $235.00 with lia sophi
05/11$5.00 Wendy's again. No time to go home after work. Have another party to do. Made $168.00 with lia sophia
05/12 $49.00 $40.00 gas, $9.00 snacks for home

Auto $100.00/$280.00(raised alot due to the prices)
Groceries/Household Goods 35.00/$200.00
Eating Out/Entertainment $95.00/$150.00 (raised for Mother's Day)
Misc $50.00/$250.00 (raised for Memorial Day plants)
No Buy days 6/10
Coupon savings $7.00
Money made with lia sophia $589.00

April crashed.
March coupon savings $116.00
No buy days 15/15
February coupon savings $124.00
No buy days 15/12
January coupon savings $360.00
no buy days 17/10

 

[charming23]

Went out to Ulta today to try and find some pirates of the caribbean OPI nail polish but they were sold out. I did grab a couple other colors I really liked.

May 2011 Budget

Groceries/household- $300/ $95.13 Left
Car/Gas- $50/$23.17 left
Cat Supplies-$50/ $44.31 Left
Eating Out- $50/$37.82 left
Entertainment/Misc- $100/ $85.32 left

Total Budget $450/ $184.95 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


7/15 No Buy Days

Store/Coupon Savings- $49.50

 

[wlake]

QVCShopper, enjoy your break!

Got some really good news at work today. It's still tentative, but !

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

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

 

[Debbie]

Friday! Friday! Soon it will be Friday!

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

Gas: $155
Groceries/Household: $183
Drug co-pays/medicine/hospital parking: $34
Misc including gifts: $37
Pool: $17
Dining: $55

No Buy days: 5/12

 

[Virgderon]

Good for you Wlake. Hope it works out for you.

Today was DH's bd. We went to Red Robin and I gave him the hockey tickets that I bought with the last of my unemployment money. It felt good to celebrate his birthday and be done with the whole unemployment experience.

Running Total: Spent $233
$948 budget... $715 left
$0 Days: 5
Goal is 9 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 24

Groceries budget- $250 -18-28-39= 165 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)

 

[dizluvah]

Fridays are scheduled spend days for us - so tomorrow I will run my errands, hit the grocery store, etc.....

Our plan was Mon-Thurs as no spend days - but we have blown that....so we will have to give up a few weekend spend days to reach our goal....

Gas $500 ($350 left)
Groceries $250 ($95 left)
Dining Out $200 (88 left)
RX Copays $150 (37 left)
Misc $300 (OVER BUDGET $119.23 )

But I commit to 15 no buy days for May.
5/15 No Buy Days so far

5/1 $155 ticket (MISC), $39 Gas, $25 breakfast (Dining Out) $219 total spent
5/2 $0
5/3 $0
5/4 $52.87 (RXs), $58.54 (Market Basket), $21.77 (Shaw's), $2.18 (McDs), $43.29 (Gas), $25 (MISC -Doc visit copay)
5/5 $47.97 (DDs photo session), $11.70 (baby food), $2.18 Breakfast
5/6 $ 7.77 (DH Breakfast), $29.99 Staples, $ 60 CVS, $56 (KCs Ribs -dining out)
5/7 $34 (Petting Zoo), $61.70 Kcup store, $$27.11 Kids Consignment, $ 25.95 (Supercuts DH), $63.42 and $36.92 (Walmart- baby stuff and mother's day gifts)
5/8 $18.04 (Beefside dining out), $2.50 newspaper
5/9 $0
5/10 $0
5/11 $66.19 Gas
5/12 $0
5/13
5/14