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

[WAMUMOF4]

Hi everyone, Would love to join but my reason for no spend May is not that i don't want to spend but that i would like to try to have our flights nearly paid of by the end of May I hope that is ok? I am aiming for 12 no spend days but my spend days will be big I am in Australia so some of my prices will differ greatly to yours.

grocery's- $500(-$175.30)
Fuel/gas - $800
football fees -$200(-$60)
Tyres -$220
flights $5500 left(-$1,000)
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 $1047.03

$0 = 2/12

Not having much luck on the $100 a week for grocery's so we are just aiming for the monthly total now there was to much on special this week that i know i will need later in the month so i just had to buy it

 

[lillygator]

goals for the month of May....

~stay on budget with bills
~10 $0 spend days
~out to eat 4 times max
~$75 week for groceries


5/1 $0
5/2 $0
5/3 $20
5/4 $20
5/5
5/6
5/7
5/8


ugh, I am so angry with myself....I should have planned better....DD has had her softball tournament this week, so we are out of the house until around 8:30 every night. I should have been prepared and crockpotted or something....so we've had fast food the past two nights. She has another game tonight and of course I haven't been shopping. But before Saturday I plan on getting my menu for the week together, my shopping list and my coupons and hitting the store!!

I can get back on track!!!!!

 

[charming23]

Glad to see both new and old faces here lately.

Today is a $0, I am spending it getting the yard cleaned up as the weather is gorgeous today.

May 2011 Budget

Groceries/household- $300/ $177.92 Left
Car/Gas- $50/$23.17 left
Cat Supplies-$50/ $44.31 Left
Eating Out- $50/$44.93 left
Entertainment/Misc- $100

Total Budget $450/ $290.53 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

4/15 No Buy Days

Store/Coupon Savings- $45.82

 

[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.

Auto /$280.00(raised alot due to the prices)
Groceries/Household Goods /$200.00
Eating Out/Entertainment $5.00/$150.00 (raised for Mother's Day)
Misc /$250.00 (raised for Memorial Day plants)
No Buy days 3/10
Coupon savings

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

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

BigMama....Can I ask where you're staying when you go to SixFlags New England. The park is about 15 minutes from my house. Maybe I could suggest places to eat or other activity in the area.

 

[hollybearsmom]

This is tougher than I thought. I haven't had a 0 day yet.

 

[wlake]

Hi everyone, Would love to join but my reason for no spend May is not that i don't want to spend but that i would like to try to have our flights nearly paid of by the end of May I hope that is ok?

Everyone has their own reasons for being here, and they're all good ones! Welcome!

This is tougher than I thought. I haven't had a 0 day yet.

I've felt that way lately too -- hang in there; they'll come!

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

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

 

[Virgderon]

Another 0 spend day, which is good because I won't have one this weekend.

Running Total: Spent $76
$948 budget... $873 left
$0 Days: 3
Goal is 9 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 14

May 1 : 76 (Mothers day gift , card & misc.)
May 2 : 0
May 3 : 18 ( groceries, misc)
May 4: 0
May 5: 0

Groceries budget- $250 -18= 232 left

 

[bigmama67]

Going for 9 no-buy days this month...fell off the wagon BIG TIME in April and didn't even track the last 11 days, UGH!

Happily, I'm able to lower the utility bill allotment this month but it will be most likely eaten up by the gas increases...


5/1: $25.96 Petco (more stuff for DS' "free" fish); $7.46 CVS; $33.81 Home Depot (new grill cover and play sand).

5/2: $139.36 groceries (aggregate from the weekend but don't know what was when); $5 gas; $12 doctor (but they should have charged $15 so I'm sure that will be resolved); $9.58 for potty training DVD and VHS for DD (Craig's List); $5 overdue fines at library (still owe $9, ugh!).

5/3: $0!
Paid bills and spent $26.65 on groceries/$433.99 left for the month and I don't need too much more meat!

5/4: $0!
$108.26 groceries (stocked up on a LOT, decent coupon/sale day too!)/$325.73 left for the month
(Edited upwards - we were at dinner when I realized the kids were out of milk boxes, which involved another grocery store run!)

5/5: Paid a few bills; $11.74 Post Office to mail Mother's Day cards and gifts; $33.90 for pet food and a few other groceries/$291.83 left for the month! At least I got a deal on the pet food; spent about $28 and got $20 in coupons to use on future Purina purchases which means, between what I bought today and those coupons, we won't have to pay for pet food again for several months.

EDITED TO ADD: we'll have to pony up $1 for the Tooth Fairy - DS lost #7 today! ;o)

5/6: DS school lunch $4.65

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5/14: Going to Great Adventure for the first time this season! I've already told DS we will NOT be buying meals there if he wants to go more than once a month (season passes).

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5/28: Going to Six Flags New England - definitely not a no-buy day!

5/29: Coming home from Massachusetts.

5/30:

5/31:




No-buy days: 2/9

 

[figaromeetsmarie]

Groceries $300/$175.67
Eating Out $75
Gas (for my car only) $100/$20
Misc. $150


May 1st-$0
May 2nd-$22.98 Target
May 3-$30 Gas $60 groceries
May 4-$0
May 5-$40 gas gc ($50 value!) Groceries $41.35

Coupon Savings $199.72


Goal: 9 no buy days!

 

[richmond282]

Monthly Budget:
Groceries- $0
Eating Out-$0
Gasoline- $200

5/1- $51 gasoline
5/2- $0
5/3- $0
5/4- $0
5/5- $0

 

[bigmama67]

BigMama....Can I ask where you're staying when you go to SixFlags New England. The park is about 15 minutes from my house. Maybe I could suggest places to eat or other activity in the area.

Thanks - always open to suggestions! I PM'ed you. We went 2 years ago when DS finished kindergarten and LOVED SFNE! We returned a month later. Can't wait to get back.

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $205.48
$0 Days:3/14

Groceries ($186-$6/day)- $63.41
Eating Out ($217-$7/day)- $0
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($713-$23/day), Broadway Tickets, 1st Month Tuition for preschool $100
Gas $300- $42.07 (5/3-$4.44/gal)= $42.07

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


Budget: $1416....15%
Month: 5/31: 16%
No Buy: 3/14: 21%

My savings from coupons and sales: $321.07

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

 

[charming23]

Another $0 day here. Spent some more time working out in the yard and I am exhausted.

I was suppossed to go to a bachelorette party tonight but will not be going because the group of girls going are not very nice and get way to drunk for my taste.

May 2011 Budget

Groceries/household- $300/ $177.92 Left
Car/Gas- $50/$23.17 left
Cat Supplies-$50/ $44.31 Left
Eating Out- $50/$44.93 left
Entertainment/Misc- $100

Total Budget $450/ $290.53 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

5/15 No Buy Days

Store/Coupon Savings- $45.82

 

[Virgderon]

Picked up some groceries including Diogiorno pizza. Sometimes you just cant cook.

Running Total: Spent $104
$948 budget... $844 left
$0 Days: 3
Goal is 9 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 16

Groceries budget- $250 -18-28= 204 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

 

[figaromeetsmarie]

Groceries $300/$175.67
Eating Out $75
Gas (for my car only) $100/$20
Misc. $150


May 1st-$0
May 2nd-$22.98 Target
May 3-$30 Gas $60 groceries
May 4-$0
May 5-$40 gas gc ($50 value!) Groceries $41.35
May 6-$0

Coupon Savings $199.72


Goal: 9 no buy days!

 

[Debbie]

Ooooh. TWO days in a row, I managed to keep DH OUT of the stores. I'm taking that and running!

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


Gas: $45
Groceries/Household: $120
Drug co-pays/medicine/lens: $0
Misc including gifts: $23
Pool: $0
Dining: $30

No Buy days: 3/12

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $205.48
$0 Days:4/14

Groceries ($186-$6/day)- $63.41
Eating Out ($217-$7/day)- $0
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($713-$23/day), Broadway Tickets, 1st Month Tuition for preschool $100
Gas $300- $42.07 (5/3-$4.44/gal)= $42.07

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


Budget: $1416....15%
Month: 6/31: 19%
No Buy: 3/14: 29%

My savings from coupons and sales: $321.07

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

 

[annsteere]

You guys are impressive.

So far zero no spend days here. Between Mother's Day, Spring yardwork, parents return from the south to the north, and generally trying to do errands when I'm on the road for work in order to save gas, we've spent every single day this month.

Today won't be no spend either: food for Mother's Day cooking, one more bag of potting soil, and a great buy on TP at Walgreens are the morning errands.

At least the only "impulse" buy was $3 for a slice of pizza. I teach college and was in the middle of a grading marathon that began at 4:20 am. I had packed a lunch, but was still hungry.

Maybe tomorrow. . .

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Just checking in. I will update my numbers from the 5th and 6th a little later, after the amounts get adjusted. Right now I'm at $31.27 for those two days, but the actual amount will probably be around $11.

Tomorrow will not be a $0 Day. I need to go get some food at the grocery store and also I think I will get some large plastic storage bins at Walmart.