MAY we spend less this month! No buy May

[charming23]

Yuki, I am glad your new job is working out as well.

Today is a $0 day. My allergies are killing me today so staying in is my plan.

May 2012 Budget (4/30-5/30)

4/30- $80.07 Groceries, $13.96 Pepperidge Farm, $14.03 Gas, and $3.31 Walgreens
5/1- $11.31 Dress Barn (I needed new pants for work)
5/2- $0
5/3- $15.62 Goodwill
5/4- $0
5/5- $0
5/6- $0
5/7- $13.11 Dress Barn and $33.09 Target
5/8- $74.11 Giant Eagle and $24.11 Gas
5/9- $14.49 Lunch out at the Rustic, $15.04 Walgreens, $29.75 Consignment shop, and $54.33 Trader joe's
5/10- $0
5/11- $41.03 Target and $5.52 Save a lot
5/12- $4.95 Chick fil a lunch and $6.99 Pizza dinner
5/13- $2.00 Newspaper and $53.48 Dinner out
5/14- $0
5/15- $3.65 Starbucks, $15.09 Goodwill (that includes 2 skirts and a new purse), $12.55 Target, and $17.94 Giant Eagle
5/16- $0
5/17- $0

 

[YukiPhnx]

As expected, I spent money today. I saved about $15 by not getting a manicure! Why not just do the nails myself?

Because I don't have time...I ended up not having enough time to do my nails. This is what happens when I leave packing to the night before, which is VERY UNLIKE ME. If this were Disney, I'd have been ready and packed a week before and watching a Disney movie every day to psyche myself up.

Leaving for NYC tomorrow for a spendy 3 days that I won't be recording. Happy Victoria Day's long weekend to my Canadian friends!

No buys: 8/10
Clothes: 0/5
Make-up: 0/5
Eating out: 1/5
Entertainment: 1/3

1. $2.57- Iced coffee at Starbucks
2. $4.51- Labels at Staples
3. $0
$40- 7.08= $32.92 saved!

4. $0
5. $34.34- groceries
6. $11.89- some fast food and half-price Fraps during Frappy Hour at Starbucks!
$40-46.23= $-6.23 Let's not go over again this month...

7. $5.54- Iced coffee and madeleines at Starbucks
8. $0
9. $3.94- Icespresso at Second Cup
$33.77-9.48= $24.29 saved!

10. $0
11. $0
12. $20-Spent a good chunk on the Improv in Toronto Scavenger Hunt.
$40-20= $20 saved!

13. $10.04- drinks at Second Cup and the theatre
14. $11.64- Cakes for my co-workers' birthdays
15. $0
$40-21.68= $18.32 saved!

16. $0
17. $28- Getting my hair straightened
18. $0
$40-28= $12 saved!

19. In NYC
20. In NYC
21. In NYC

22. In NYC
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[thebigkahuna]

week of 5-1 to 5-6:
5/1 Bathing suit for upcoming trip
5/3 Dinner from the Deli
5/4 drinks & food
5/6 sunday breakfast & shopped for flip flops & a shirt (for upcoming trip!)

Week of 5-7 to 5-13:
5/8 Avon order
5/10 Starbucks
5/11 lunch out
5-12, spent money (movie tickets)
5-13, spent money food/drinks


week of 5-14 to 5-20
05/14: - $25.00 groceries. I try to keep grocery shopping to my grocery shopping day, but we were out of some stuff needed for dinner. oh well.

05/15: sold some old jewlery on lunch. +$ Topped off the gas tank. -$

05/16: -$ booked the hotel!! (waited until the last minute for the best deal - and I got it!!) also purchased an Annual Pass on Flex Pay (I love that option!)
Ate lunch out with co-workers (a much needed treat, and I stuck to my diet!) Also did dinner out - it was kind of a celebration dinner - we talked about the trip the whole time! We split the check, so not too bad.

05/17: -$ einsteins for breakfast - so much for my "no spend" days, huh?? -$ lunch out

5/18:-$ paid bills, & set aside some $ for the trip.
-$ mani/pedi on lunch with a friend/co-worker. Not exactly doing well with my "no-spends" -
Tonight is grocey shopping (budgeted) but it's also date night! (not-budgeted, but stolen from my "grocery" budget. -$

5/19:
5/20:

week of 5-21 to 5-27
5/21:
5/22:
5/23:
5/24:
5/25
5/26:
5/27:


week of 5-28 to 5-31

5/28: (off work, this one will be tough)
5/29:
5/30:
5/31: Leaving for ORLANDO!!

 

[MomToOne]

Have a good trip Yuki!!!


Only tracking my fast food/restaurant/vending machine/other non-regular grocery shopping food purchases since that's the biggest black hole in my spending.....

5/11/12 - $0
5/12/12 - $0
5/13/12 - $0
5/14/12 - $2.50
5/15/12 - $0
5/16/12 - $6.83
5/17/12 - $65.33 I knew this was going to be a bad day going in - had a good bye lunch for a co-worker, and went to happy hour with a friend and I had to pick up the tab because I lost a bet (the bet was whether or not I'd get a promotion awhile back, and the fact that I lost the bet was actually a really good thing - because I had bet I wouldn't get it due to office politics!)
5/18/12 -
5/19/12 -
5/20/12 - DDs Birthday; exempt
5/21/12 -
5/22/12 -
5/23/12 -
5/24/12 -
5/25/12 -
5/26/12 -
5/27/12 -
5/28/12 -
5/29/12 -
5/30/12 - My Birthday; exempt
5/31/12 -

 

[Jerseyguy's Wife]

Wow. I suck at this. Well, I bought the kids' shoes, and did okay for a few days. Then our anniversary "date" happened. Hmmm...pricey (think $150) dinner at a swanky steak place and Les Miserables tickets (but we bought them in April, does that count?). Then I needed groceries ($200-ish). Out for dinner last night since it was our actualanniversary. This has been a very spendy month. Perhaps I can get back on track now. After I pay for my Massage license exam fee, of course.

 

[charming23]

Yesterday was payday (I love saying that, lol) so we went out to dinner and did a little shopping.

May 2012 Budget (4/30-5/30)

4/30- $80.07 Groceries, $13.96 Pepperidge Farm, $14.03 Gas, and $3.31 Walgreens
5/1- $11.31 Dress Barn (I needed new pants for work)
5/2- $0
5/3- $15.62 Goodwill
5/4- $0
5/5- $0
5/6- $0
5/7- $13.11 Dress Barn and $33.09 Target
5/8- $74.11 Giant Eagle and $24.11 Gas
5/9- $14.49 Lunch out at the Rustic, $15.04 Walgreens, $29.75 Consignment shop, and $54.33 Trader joe's
5/10- $0
5/11- $41.03 Target and $5.52 Save a lot
5/12- $4.95 Chick fil a lunch and $6.99 Pizza dinner
5/13- $2.00 Newspaper and $53.48 Dinner out
5/14- $0
5/15- $3.65 Starbucks, $15.09 Goodwill (that includes 2 skirts and a new purse), $12.55 Target, and $17.94 Giant Eagle
5/16- $0
5/17- $0
5/18- $20.10 Dinner out, $13.28 Dots, and $38.49 Walmart

 

[MomToOne]

Only tracking my fast food/restaurant/vending machine/other non-regular grocery shopping food purchases since that's the biggest black hole in my spending.....

5/11/12 - $0
5/12/12 - $0
5/13/12 - $0
5/14/12 - $2.50
5/15/12 - $0
5/16/12 - $6.83
5/17/12 - $65.33
5/18/12 - $0
5/19/12 - $0 Working hard to make up for the whole 17th thing!!!
5/20/12 - DDs Birthday; exempt
5/21/12 -
5/22/12 -
5/23/12 -
5/24/12 -
5/25/12 -
5/26/12 -
5/27/12 -
5/28/12 -
5/29/12 -
5/30/12 - My Birthday; exempt
5/31/12 -

 

[LSU25]

Is it to late to join for May? If so I can wait until June- This is a great idea! I need someone to hold me accountable for my "extra" spending.

 

[charming23]

Is it to late to join for May? If so I can wait until June- This is a great idea! I need someone to hold me accountable for my "extra" spending.

Welcome It is never to late to join in.


Yesterday I worked all day so $0. I hit the grocery this morning and am now in for the day


May 2012 Budget (4/30-5/30)

4/30- $80.07 Groceries, $13.96 Pepperidge Farm, $14.03 Gas, and $3.31 Walgreens
5/1- $11.31 Dress Barn (I needed new pants for work)
5/2- $0
5/3- $15.62 Goodwill
5/4- $0
5/5- $0
5/6- $0
5/7- $13.11 Dress Barn and $33.09 Target
5/8- $74.11 Giant Eagle and $24.11 Gas
5/9- $14.49 Lunch out at the Rustic, $15.04 Walgreens, $29.75 Consignment shop, and $54.33 Trader joe's
5/10- $0
5/11- $41.03 Target and $5.52 Save a lot
5/12- $4.95 Chick fil a lunch and $6.99 Pizza dinner
5/13- $2.00 Newspaper and $53.48 Dinner out
5/14- $0
5/15- $3.65 Starbucks, $15.09 Goodwill (that includes 2 skirts and a new purse), $12.55 Target, and $17.94 Giant Eagle
5/16- $0
5/17- $0
5/18- $20.10 Dinner out, $13.28 Dots, and $38.49 Walmart
5/19- $0
5/20- $32.49 Giant Eagle

 

[LSU25]

Thanks!

5/20- $0

Starting off good haha ...tomorrow I have to pick a few things up from Walmart, my goal is to stick to my list haha

 

[MomToOne]

Is it to late to join for May? If so I can wait until June- This is a great idea! I need someone to hold me accountable for my "extra" spending.

The more the merrier - I jumped in a week or so into the month myself!!

On a side note - I graduated from LSU back in 19...umm...let's just say "19-something". I'm out in CA now, but still have family there.

Now...onto the tracking.....

Only tracking my fast food/restaurant/vending machine/other non-regular grocery shopping food purchases since that's the biggest black hole in my spending:
5/11/12 - $0
5/12/12 - $0
5/13/12 - $0
5/14/12 - $2.50
5/15/12 - $0
5/16/12 - $6.83
5/17/12 - $65.33
5/18/12 - $0
5/19/12 - $0
5/20/12 - $0 Although today is my DDs birthday, we've decided for various reasons to hold off celebrating until next week. So I've moved the exemption I had for her birthday til then. I believe sushi is in our future when we get there - a yuck for me personally, but it's DD's favorite...
5/21/12 -
5/22/12 -
5/23/12 -
5/24/12 -
5/25/12 -
5/26/12 - DD belated birthday; exempt
5/27/12 -
5/28/12 -
5/29/12 -
5/30/12 - My Birthday; exempt, but since DD has a school show this night, there's a chance it'll still come in at 0 - not because I wouldn't love to indulge, but only because I might not get the chance!
5/31/12 -

 

[LSU25]

The more the merrier - I jumped in a week or so into the month myself!!

On a side note - I graduated from LSU back in 19...umm...let's just say "19-something". I'm out in CA now, but still have family there.

Thanks!

My husband graduated for the first time in 96' - It's always great running into fellow tigers!

 

[LSU25]

5/20- $0
5/21 - $8.71 Walmart - Tortilla shells & Cat food, I paid mostly in found change ( yes, I'm THAT person)

 

[thebigkahuna]

5/19: Out with friends, money spend on dinner / drinks

5/20: Exhausted! NO SPEND DAY!!!!

week of 5-21 to 5-27

5/21: brought lunch, but need to find shorts for the trip -
5/22:
5/23:
5/24:
5/25
5/26:
5/27:


week of 5-28 to 5-31

5/28: (off work, this one will be tough)
5/29:
5/30:
5/31: Leaving for ORLANDO!! [/QUOTE]

 

[MomToOne]

Only tracking my fast food/restaurant/vending machine/other non-regular grocery shopping food purchases since that's the biggest black hole in my spending:
5/11/12 - $0
5/12/12 - $0
5/13/12 - $0
5/14/12 - $2.50
5/15/12 - $0
5/16/12 - $6.83
5/17/12 - $65.33
5/18/12 - $0
5/19/12 - $0
5/20/12 - $0
5/21/12 - $0 Got a good looking streak going - let's see how long I can keep it up!
5/22/12 -
5/23/12 -
5/24/12 -
5/25/12 -
5/26/12 - DD belated birthday; exempt
5/27/12 -
5/28/12 -
5/29/12 -
5/30/12 - My Birthday; exempt, but since DD has a school show this night, there's a chance it'll still come in at 0 - not because I wouldn't love to indulge, but only because I might not get the chance!
5/31/12 -

 

[LSU25]

5/20- $0
5/21 - $8.71 Walmart - Tortilla shells & Cat food, I paid mostly in found change ( yes, I'm THAT person)
5/22- $0
5/23-
5/24-
5/25-
5/26-
5/27-
5/28-
5/29-
5/30-
5/31-

*A big help is that my in-laws ( who are absolutely fantastic) came over on Sunday and left 3lbs of 93/7 meat and a huge box of sausage...that will save us money and provide us with 3-4 meals...mmmm I can smell my sausage, pepper, onion, carrot & potato dish now

 

[MineMail]

Fell off the wagon this month. We got a great deal on a fridge/freezer at Lowes using sales and gift cards. Out of pocket: $200. Perfect for the garage and I love having the extra freezer space to take advantage of food sales. The kids actually chose a cold can of pineapple juice over a soda! Win!

I have been using up leftovers creatively and making meals from our existing pantry/freezer storage.

 

[MomToOne]

Hey LSU - Can I borrow your inlaws? My freezer could use some stocking too LOL

Only tracking my fast food/restaurant/vending machine/other non-regular grocery shopping food purchases since that's the biggest black hole in my spending:
5/11/12 - $0
5/12/12 - $0
5/13/12 - $0
5/14/12 - $2.50
5/15/12 - $0
5/16/12 - $6.83
5/17/12 - $65.33
5/18/12 - $0
5/19/12 - $0
5/20/12 - $0
5/21/12 - $0
5/22/12 - $0 I'm shooting for at least a 7 day streak! I have to say the incentive of posting a $0 day on this thread really keeps me from the vending machines and fast food runs. My budget thanks you all!
5/23/12 -
5/24/12 -
5/25/12 -
5/26/12 -
5/27/12 -
5/28/12 - DD belated birthday; exempt (yes, I moved this again LOL)
5/29/12 -
5/30/12 - My Birthday; exempt, but since DD has a school show this night, there's a chance it'll still come in at 0 - not because I wouldn't love to indulge, but only because I might not get the chance!
5/31/12 -

 

[LSU25]

5/20- $0
5/21 - $8.71 Walmart - Tortilla shells & Cat food, I paid mostly in found change ( yes, I'm THAT person)
5/22- $0
5/23- $48.91: $3.17 on Donuts, $40 gas & $5.74 on thing for dinner.

5/24-
5/25-
5/26-
5/27-
5/28-
5/29-
5/30-
5/31-

*A big help is that my in-laws ( who are absolutely fantastic) came over on Sunday and left 3lbs of 93/7 meat and a huge box of sausage...that will save us money and provide us with 3-4 meals...mmmm I can smell my sausage, pepper, onion, carrot & potato dish now

 

[YukiPhnx]

I'm back! NYC was awesome and so much fun. The 10 hr bus ride there and back was not.

I think I spent about $800 in food and shopping and entertainment....good thing I'm not counting it! But seriously though, I budgeted for 1 K so I'm pretty good.

Today I was starving and bought a pretty big lunch.

No buys: 8/10
Clothes: 0/5
Make-up: 0/5
Eating out: 2/5
Entertainment: 1/3

1. $2.57- Iced coffee at Starbucks
2. $4.51- Labels at Staples
3. $0
$40- 7.08= $32.92 saved!

4. $0
5. $34.34- groceries
6. $11.89- some fast food and half-price Fraps during Frappy Hour at Starbucks!
$40-46.23= $-6.23 Let's not go over again this month...

7. $5.54- Iced coffee and madeleines at Starbucks
8. $0
9. $3.94- Icespresso at Second Cup
$33.77-9.48= $24.29 saved!

10. $0
11. $0
12. $20-Spent a good chunk on the Improv in Toronto Scavenger Hunt.
$40-20= $20 saved!

13. $10.04- drinks at Second Cup and the theatre
14. $11.64- Cakes for my co-workers' birthdays
15. $0
$40-21.68= $18.32 saved!

16. $0
17. $28- Getting my hair straightened
18. $0
$40-28= $12 saved!

19. In NYC
20. In NYC
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22. In NYC
23. $8.66- Wonton noodle, iced coffee, & Junior Chicken
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