Where'sPiglet?
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You can jump in now and try it out!
MAY we interest you in a month of No Buy???
- Thread starter MickeyMomOfThree
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You can jump in now and try it out!
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; $10.78 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; Dunkin' Donuts iced mocha $3.52; homebrew ingredients $48.95; CVS $10 (prescription)
5/7: Groceries $77.07/$214.76 left for month (HARDLY NEED ANYTHING ELSE; got some great deals!); DH gas $41.47; $17.10 AC Moore (DS wanted to make a gift for me and got a T-shirt and some Dollar section stuff); $4 snacks at DS' B-ball game; $10.99 McDonalds.
5/8: Well, I wanted to go out to lunch so we spent $$$ today. $45 on lunch, $8 on bowling, $12.03 on ices for dessert after a yummy grilled dinner, and $10.09 on groceries today/$204.67 left for the month. I really had fun and enjoyed everything I ate today though...I do think it's important to do this once in a while but I am feeling a bit guilty about it too!
After I pay the tuition for my second summer class we will only have about $300 left in Savings. I am hoping that the class gets cancelled again (I was supposed to take it this spring but it was called off due to low enrollment)...if that happens I can make a strong case for getting them to let me take it as an independent study in the fall when my tuition is cheaper, and I will be taking out loans this year.
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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
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; $10.78 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; Dunkin' Donuts iced mocha $3.52; homebrew ingredients $48.95; CVS $10 (prescription)
5/7: Groceries $77.07/$214.76 left for month (HARDLY NEED ANYTHING ELSE; got some great deals!); DH gas $41.47; $17.10 AC Moore (DS wanted to make a gift for me and got a T-shirt and some Dollar section stuff); $4 snacks at DS' B-ball game; $10.99 McDonalds.
5/8: Well, I wanted to go out to lunch so we spent $$$ today. $45 on lunch, $8 on bowling, $12.03 on ices for dessert after a yummy grilled dinner, and $10.09 on groceries today/$204.67 left for the month. I really had fun and enjoyed everything I ate today though...I do think it's important to do this once in a while but I am feeling a bit guilty about it too!
After I pay the tuition for my second summer class we will only have about $300 left in Savings. I am hoping that the class gets cancelled again (I was supposed to take it this spring but it was called off due to low enrollment)...if that happens I can make a strong case for getting them to let me take it as an independent study in the fall when my tuition is cheaper, and I will be taking out loans this year.
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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.
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No-buy days: 2/9
charming23
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We went and spent the morning at the Cleveland Zoo. Because we are county residents we get in for free on Mondays which saved a ton of money. We opted not to do the rainforest this time as you do have to apy extra fro that. We took our own bottled water and bought a small lunch to share. We were going to pack snacks but neither of us wanted to carry that much with us.
Wanted to share a pic with you of one of our new elephants. He is from Animal Kingdom and named Willie.
May 2011 Budget
Groceries/household- $300/ $151.34 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/ $255.84 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
5/11
5/12
5/13
6/15 No Buy Days
Store/Coupon Savings- $48.10
Wanted to share a pic with you of one of our new elephants. He is from Animal Kingdom and named Willie.
May 2011 Budget
Groceries/household- $300/ $151.34 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/ $255.84 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
5/11
5/12
5/13
6/15 No Buy Days
Store/Coupon Savings- $48.10
disneymagicgirl
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This sounds like fun!
I have to admit that I have seen the thread titles before but always assumed you guys somehow manage to not spend anything for a month at a time...which was way out of the realm of possibility for me!!!
Just setting a goal is a great idea though! Think I will join you, if I may...starting tomorrow. I have to get my daughter a clearance bedding set I saw this afternoon.
I have to admit that I have seen the thread titles before but always assumed you guys somehow manage to not spend anything for a month at a time...which was way out of the realm of possibility for me!!!
Just setting a goal is a great idea though! Think I will join you, if I may...starting tomorrow. I have to get my daughter a clearance bedding set I saw this afternoon.
Where'sPiglet?
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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:
Subtotal: 84.45
$40-$40=$0 left
$45.23-$44.45=$0.78 overage left
CASH $0 Days: 6
GAS:
2 - $21.00 (3.68/gallon)
8 - $13.75 ($3.59/gallon)
Gas Subtotal: $34.75
TOTAL: $153.97
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:
Subtotal: 84.45
$40-$40=$0 left
$45.23-$44.45=$0.78 overage left
CASH $0 Days: 6
GAS:
2 - $21.00 (3.68/gallon)
8 - $13.75 ($3.59/gallon)
Gas Subtotal: $34.75
TOTAL: $153.97
Congrats Ronmel and best wishes for your moms recovery. Charming, we go to Busch Gardens all the time. I love the animals. Wallabys are my favorite. They have an area were you can feed them, which I love. Your new elephant is so cute.
Almost a 0 day, but oops.
Running Total: Spent $204
$948 budget... $744 left
$0 Days: 3
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)
Almost a 0 day, but oops.
Running Total: Spent $204
$948 budget... $744 left
$0 Days: 3
Goal is 9 or more!
coupon/sale savings : 24
Groceries budget- $250 -18-28-39= 165 left
May 1 : 76 (Mothers day gift , card & misc.)
May 2 : 0
May 3 : 18 ( groceries, misc)
May 4: 0
May 5: 0
May 6 : 28
May 7: 37 ( garage sale finds)
May 8: 55 ( movie, groceries)
May 9: 8 (Walgreens)
ronnmel
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Welcome home! We're waiting for pictures, but understand that you might be a bit busy for a while getting back into routines. I'm sorry that your mom is in hospital.Hope she feels better soon. (and boy do I know about the parking charges!) Take care!
Thanks guys! I promise I'll have pictures up by the end of this week. So hard to get back into the work and home routine, but once I'm settled in pictures are first on my to-do list.
Saw my mom tonight, she's about the same as yesterday, hanging in there. Thanks for the nice thoughts.
Nice picture of that elephant.
No Buy Days : 0/9
Gas : 0$ (max 120$)
Groceries : 0$ (max 200$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 21$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 28$ (max 200$)
05/08 : 44$ (dinner + flowers)
05/09 : 5$ (parking)
This sounds like fun!
I have to admit that I have seen the thread titles before but always assumed you guys somehow manage to not spend anything for a month at a time...which was way out of the realm of possibility for me!!!
Just setting a goal is a great idea though! Think I will join you, if I may...starting tomorrow. I have to get my daughter a clearance bedding set I saw this afternoon.
Hop on any time!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 trips5/6:
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:
no buy days: 4/10
longest no buy streak: 3 days
meals out: 1/5
days since our last meal out: 5
longest no meals out streak: 10
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; $10.78 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; Dunkin' Donuts iced mocha $3.52; homebrew ingredients $48.95; CVS $10 (prescription)
5/7: Groceries $77.07/$214.76 left for month (HARDLY NEED ANYTHING ELSE; got some great deals!); DH gas $41.47; $17.10 AC Moore (DS wanted to make a gift for me and got a T-shirt and some Dollar section stuff); $4 snacks at DS' B-ball game; $10.99 McDonalds.
5/8: Well, I wanted to go out to lunch so we spent $$$ today. $45 on lunch, $8 on bowling, $12.03 on ices for dessert after a yummy grilled dinner, and $10.09 on groceries today/$204.67 left for the month. I really had fun and enjoyed everything I ate today though...I do think it's important to do this once in a while but I am feeling a bit guilty about it too!
After I pay the tuition for my second summer class we will only have about $300 left in Savings. I am hoping that the class gets cancelled again (I was supposed to take it this spring but it was called off due to low enrollment)...if that happens I can make a strong case for getting them to let me take it as an independent study in the fall when my tuition is cheaper, and I will be taking out loans this year.
5/9: $20 gas, about $24 in groceries, will get exact #'s in a.m....
ANOTHER $1 for the Tooth Fairy! (Twice in one week!)
5/10:
5/11:
5/12:
5/13:
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).
5/15:
5/16:
5/17:
5/18:
5/19:
5/20:
5/21:
5/22:
5/23:
5/24:
5/25:
5/26:
5/27:
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
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; $10.78 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; Dunkin' Donuts iced mocha $3.52; homebrew ingredients $48.95; CVS $10 (prescription)
5/7: Groceries $77.07/$214.76 left for month (HARDLY NEED ANYTHING ELSE; got some great deals!); DH gas $41.47; $17.10 AC Moore (DS wanted to make a gift for me and got a T-shirt and some Dollar section stuff); $4 snacks at DS' B-ball game; $10.99 McDonalds.
5/8: Well, I wanted to go out to lunch so we spent $$$ today. $45 on lunch, $8 on bowling, $12.03 on ices for dessert after a yummy grilled dinner, and $10.09 on groceries today/$204.67 left for the month. I really had fun and enjoyed everything I ate today though...I do think it's important to do this once in a while but I am feeling a bit guilty about it too!
After I pay the tuition for my second summer class we will only have about $300 left in Savings. I am hoping that the class gets cancelled again (I was supposed to take it this spring but it was called off due to low enrollment)...if that happens I can make a strong case for getting them to let me take it as an independent study in the fall when my tuition is cheaper, and I will be taking out loans this year.
5/9: $20 gas, about $24 in groceries, will get exact #'s in a.m....
ANOTHER $1 for the Tooth Fairy! (Twice in one week!)
5/10:
5/11:
5/12:
5/13:
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).
5/15:
5/16:
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5/18:
5/19:
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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
A.Mickey
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Who would have thought a month of school tuition would be less than a month of gas?!
$4.44 a gallon?
I know right!! We paid $4.59 last night, but only put in a gallon and a 1/2! Luckily today it went down to $4.33, but still!!
A.Mickey
Meeska Moouska
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Running Total: Spent $612.02
$0 Days:5/14
Groceries ($186-$6/day)- $69.88
Eating Out ($217-$7/day)- $64
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)= $49.14
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
Budget: $1416....43%
Month: 9/31: 29%
No Buy: 5/14: 36%
My savings from coupons and sales: $343.71
August: $300 Hotel Room for Cedar Point
October: ~$250 Rental Car
$0 Days:5/14
Groceries ($186-$6/day)- $69.88
Eating Out ($217-$7/day)- $64
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)= $49.141- $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
Budget: $1416....43%
Month: 9/31: 29%
No Buy: 5/14: 36%
My savings from coupons and sales: $343.71
August: $300 Hotel Room for Cedar Point
October: ~$250 Rental Car
5/9: $20 gas, about $24 in groceries, will get exact #'s in a.m....
ANOTHER $1 for the Tooth Fairy! (Twice in one week!)
No-buy days: 2/9
It would be ironic if you went over budget by $2.00 this month, wouldn't it? What does the tooth fairy do with all those teeth?
dizluvah
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Feeling badly about our spending over the weekend....finally sat down to figure out exactly what we spent so I could update my totals....
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.
4/15 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, $$27.11 Kids Consignment, $ 25.95 (Supercuts DH), $63.42 and $36.92 (Walmart- baby stuff and mother's day gifts)
5/8 $18.04 (Beefside dining out), $2.50 newspaper
5/9 $0
5/10 $0
5/11 $66.19 Gas
5/12
5/13
5/14
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Christine
Gas $500 ($350 left)
Groceries $250 ($95 left)
Dining Out $200 (88 left)
RX Copays $150 (37 left)
Misc $300 (OVER BUDGET $119.23 )
But I commit to 15 no buy days for May.
4/15 No Buy Days so far
5/1 $155 ticket (MISC), $39 Gas, $25 breakfast (Dining Out) $219 total spent
5/2 $0
5/3 $0
5/4 $52.87 (RXs), $58.54 (Market Basket), $21.77 (Shaw's), $2.18 (McDs), $43.29 (Gas), $25 (MISC -Doc visit copay)
5/5 $47.97 (DDs photo session), $11.70 (baby food), $2.18 Breakfast
5/6 $ 7.77 (DH Breakfast), $29.99 Staples, $ 60 CVS, $56 (KCs Ribs -dining out)
5/7 $34 (Petting Zoo), $61.70 Kcup store, $$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
5/13
5/14
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Christine
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Spendingtoday at home. Allergies are bugging me today. Tomorrow is errand day so it will not be a no spend.
May 2011 Budget
Groceries/household- $300/ $151.34 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/ $255.84 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
5/12
5/13
7/15 No Buy Days
Store/Coupon Savings- $48.10
May 2011 Budget
Groceries/household- $300/ $151.34 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/ $255.84 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
5/12
5/13
7/15 No Buy Days
Store/Coupon Savings- $48.10
It would be ironic if you went over budget by $2.00 this month, wouldn't it? What does the tooth fairy do with all those teeth?
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; $10.78 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; Dunkin' Donuts iced mocha $3.52; homebrew ingredients $48.95; CVS $10 (prescription)
5/7: Groceries $77.07/$214.76 left for month (HARDLY NEED ANYTHING ELSE; got some great deals!); DH gas $41.47; $17.10 AC Moore (DS wanted to make a gift for me and got a T-shirt and some Dollar section stuff); $4 snacks at DS' B-ball game; $10.99 McDonalds.
5/8: Well, I wanted to go out to lunch so we spent $$$ today. $45 on lunch, $6.41 on wine, $8 on bowling, $12.03 on ices for dessert after a yummy grilled dinner, $12-something at Bed Bath & Beyond, and $10.09 on groceries today/$204.67 left for the month. I really had fun and enjoyed everything I ate today though...I do think it's important to do this once in a while but I am feeling a bit guilty about it too!
After I pay the tuition for my second summer class we will only have about $300 left in Savings. I am hoping that the class gets cancelled again (I was supposed to take it this spring but it was called off due to low enrollment)...if that happens I can make a strong case for getting them to let me take it as an independent study in the fall when my tuition is cheaper, and I will be taking out loans this year.
5/9: $20 gas, $24.23 in groceries/$180.44 left for the month....and ANOTHER $1 for the Tooth Fairy! (Twice in one week!
) $162 for Extended Care for DS for the month.
5/10: $0 (REAL $0, no groceries either!)
5/11:
5/12:
5/13:
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).
5/15:
5/16:
5/17:
5/18:
5/19:
5/20:
5/21:
5/22:
5/23:
5/24:
5/25:
5/26:
5/27:
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: 3/9
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; $10.78 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; Dunkin' Donuts iced mocha $3.52; homebrew ingredients $48.95; CVS $10 (prescription)
5/7: Groceries $77.07/$214.76 left for month (HARDLY NEED ANYTHING ELSE; got some great deals!); DH gas $41.47; $17.10 AC Moore (DS wanted to make a gift for me and got a T-shirt and some Dollar section stuff); $4 snacks at DS' B-ball game; $10.99 McDonalds.
5/8: Well, I wanted to go out to lunch so we spent $$$ today. $45 on lunch, $6.41 on wine, $8 on bowling, $12.03 on ices for dessert after a yummy grilled dinner, $12-something at Bed Bath & Beyond, and $10.09 on groceries today/$204.67 left for the month. I really had fun and enjoyed everything I ate today though...I do think it's important to do this once in a while but I am feeling a bit guilty about it too!
After I pay the tuition for my second summer class we will only have about $300 left in Savings. I am hoping that the class gets cancelled again (I was supposed to take it this spring but it was called off due to low enrollment)...if that happens I can make a strong case for getting them to let me take it as an independent study in the fall when my tuition is cheaper, and I will be taking out loans this year.
5/9: $20 gas, $24.23 in groceries/$180.44 left for the month....and ANOTHER $1 for the Tooth Fairy! (Twice in one week!
) $162 for Extended Care for DS for the month.5/10: $0
(REAL $0, no groceries either!)5/11:
5/12:
5/13:
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).
5/15:
5/16:
5/17:
5/18:
5/19:
5/20:
5/21:
5/22:
5/23:
5/24:
5/25:
5/26:
5/27:
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: 3/9
Dizluvah, don't feel bad. Some weekends are more spendy than others. And the petting zoo is awesome.
Got the 0 day that I just missed yesterday.
Running Total: Spent $204
$948 budget... $744 left
$0 Days: 4
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
Got the 0 day that I just missed yesterday.
Running Total: Spent $204
$948 budget... $744 left
$0 Days: 4
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
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Hooray! Finally got my first 0 day!
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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:
12:
13:
Subtotal:
$40-$0=$40
CASH $0 Days: 7
GAS:
2 - $21.00 (3.68/gallon)
8 - $13.75 ($3.59/gallon)
Gas Subtotal: $34.75
TOTAL: $153.97
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:
12:
13:
Subtotal:
$40-$0=$40
CASH $0 Days: 7
GAS:
2 - $21.00 (3.68/gallon)
8 - $13.75 ($3.59/gallon)
Gas Subtotal: $34.75
TOTAL: $153.97
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.
Some weekends just go like that. I figure it tends to even out in the end as long as we don't have too many weekends like that!
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
no buy days: 4/10
longest no buy streak: 3 days
meals out: 2/5
days since our last meal out: 0
longest no meals out streak: 10
Thank you for letting me confess my bad parenting here.
Some weekends just go like that. I figure it tends to even out in the end as long as we don't have too many weekends like that!
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
no buy days: 4/10
longest no buy streak: 3 days
meals out: 2/5
days since our last meal out: 0
longest no meals out streak: 10
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