No Buy April- come join us!

[scrappyjae]

4/1- $0
4/2- $127
4/3- $0
4/4- $0
4/5- $0

No spend days- 4/12!

I too have resisted the urge to spend. But, I do need to stop by the store this week to pick up milk, beans, and 1 or 2 more items. Here's to keeping it low cost.

 

[hffmnheidi]

I am not working due to medical so I'm having a lot of no buy days. My parents are good at giving me a few bucks here and there, so I'm not totally broke. I am getting a food stamp card ($186.00 month) to pay for groceries. My card is TEMPORARY until I go back to work in September or October of this year.

4/1 $0 spent
4/2 $150.00 spent(groceries for the month from food stamp card)
4/3 $80.00 on craft supplies/christmas gifts/cookies/easter stuff(money from dad)
4/4 $0 spent
4/5 $53.00 spent on getting car insurance(money from dad and mom)
4/6 $0 spent

 

[thebigkahuna]

04-01 No Spend Day! (ok ok, I paid bills, but those dont count!) it was driving past McDonalds that was difficult ~

04-02 No Spend!

04-03 No Spend OH! I found .36 cents! so +.36 !

04-04 $46.01 Gas. Apparently, I went further than I thought, because Saturday night my gas light came on! So although gas is a "in the budget" item, this purchase was not. BUT! I filled up & shouldn't have to worry about it 'till Friday when I will top the tank off.

04-05 -$2.54 bread & two chocolates that were 50% off!

04-06 - resisted the temptation to go out to lunch - *fingers crossed for a no spend day!*

GOAL: THREE!! of 10 NO $PEND DAYS

DISNEY BUCKET MONEY: $0.00 (one more & I can add to the bucket!)
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[Tiggerish]

The budget is $700 and 10 no spend days.

Automobile $75
Eating Out/Entertainment $75 / $50 left
Giving $120 / $100 left
Groceries/Household Goods $250 / $192 left
Medical $15
Misc. $165 / $124 left
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4/1 Groceries $8
4/2 Eating out $19
4/3 Groceries $9; Misc. $21 for printer ink
4/4 Giving $20 (church); Groceries $24
4/5 Groceries $15
4/6 Groceries $2; Eating out $7.

 

[wdwfan16]

4/1 - $0
4/4 - $0
4/6 - $0

 

[SunnieRN]

Daughters birthday, so not a no spend day. Hopefully tomorrow will be, should be anyway...
4/6: $12.73 Sushi for DD birthday lunch, $12.43 lunch for the rest of us.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!!

 

[charming23]

Groceries/Household- $250/ $205.00 left
Gas/Car- $50
Entertainment/Eating Out- $75/ $50.23 Left
Misc/Emergency- $75/ $51

Total- $450/ $356.23 Left

4/15 No Buy Days

4/1- $45.00 Groceries
4/2- $0
4/3- $24.77 Dinner Out and $24 Office Max
4/4- $0
4/5- $0
4/6- $0

 

[Tinkerbelle9980]

4/1- $0
4/2- $135 ($29 for gas, $27 for dinner, $79 for walmart stuff)
4/3- $0
4/4- $30 (replacement pair of work pants for my husband at Kohl's)
4/5- $14 (repair tire that had a screw in it)
4/6- $0

3/15 no buy days

 

[rentayenta]

I am failing miserably but I am hoping if I see the damage, I will snap out of it.

4/1 $0
4/2 $0
4/3 $12 pizza- we broke Passover early ; $13 Blockbuster
4/4 $13 Mighty Beans (toys)
4/5 $25 Chinese food


I hang my head in shame.

 

[thebeesknees]

4/1 $0
4/2 $0
4/3 $0
4/4 $50 groceries
4/5 $23 Dollar Tree groceries, $70 Target vacation stuff and household items
4/6 $62 Walmart miscellaneous

3 of 10 no-buy days so far.

 

[PeytonSdiz]

I did really badly towards the end of March. I will have the same goal as March though so hopefully I get stick to it this month!

Goals = Spend $650 (or less) and have at least 15 $0 days. Also...to only eat out once this month. (Unless we go out of town to visit family, because then we basically have to eat fast food a little.)

1st = $52 (groceries)
2nd = $36 (gas for husband's car)
3rd = $0
4th = $0
5th = $0
6th = $0

Total so far = $78

Zero dollar days = 4/15

 

[DisneyCrafter]

I am feeling VERY guilty today...

4/6: Target $10.68 (DH needed shoelaces and brown socks for work and I picked up 2 pairs of socks for myself that were $1 each. The socks for me is what I feel guilty about.) and Internet Shopping $32.70 (shower gifts for future SIL)

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

April 1- School Fundaiser Night at Chuck E Cheese $19.06
New Moon DVD, socks for Easter Baskets and popcorn for resale at Walmart $20.36 ($5.40 for the popcorn.)
Total- $39.42 paid out
April 2- $0 ~~~I am counting this as a $0 spend day because all I spent on was taking my DD8 to the eye doctor ($60 copay) and because her eye is not getting better they had to patch it, so $12 for a patch. This to me is the same as a morgage, insurance and all that. It is a necessity. So while I am writing it down for my benefit to know where the money went, I am calling today a no spend day. Total- $72.96 It was a day off from school so I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted to do something with them, but we played outside (it was 86 today) and made peanut butter playdough (like at Coral Reef.)
April 3- Busy Day but financially not too bad. We did 3 eggs hunts (town, Adventure Landing and Girl Scouts) and 2 free crafts (Michael's and Home Depot) and played at the park.
$5 Donation to Make a Wish
$1.50 for a mid day slush for the kids (it was 88 degrees in upstate NY!)
$10 gas
$19.38 pizza for dinner
$1.08 New Moon DVD(second copy, this one is for charity.)
$4.50 New Disney Family Stickers for the van, mine are beyond peeling. This is not a necessity, I know, but I bought them anyway. I got them off eBay for a lot less then the ones I bought in Disney.
Total- $41.46
April 4-
Walmart (razors and medicine) $18
Easter Dinner Out (with coupons) $24
Ice Cream for Dessert $3
Groceries $99
Total- $144
April 5- $0
April 6-
$61.95 Produce and meat (shopping on Easter night, these dept. were lacking)
$109 dance tuition
$11 Recital Trophies
$15 gas
Total- $196.95

Total No Buy Days--- 2

Total Spent- $497.79 (minus $72.96 medical)

 

[PeytonSdiz]

I am feeling VERY guilty today...

4/6: Target $10.68 (DH needed shoelaces and brown socks for work and I picked up 2 pairs of socks for myself that were $1 each. The socks for me is what I feel guilty about.) and Internet Shopping $32.70 (shower gifts for future SIL)

Are you joking about the socks? You must be, right???

 

[DisneyCrafter]

Are you joking about the socks? You must be, right???

No, I'm really not. B/C it's only the 6th and I really didn't NEED the socks. So I'm just disappointed that I already didn't make my goal! It does sound ridiculous doesn't it? I think I have to let up on myself a bit.

 

[PeytonSdiz]

No, I'm really not. B/C it's only the 6th and I really didn't NEED the socks. So I'm just disappointed that I already didn't make my goal! It does sound ridiculous doesn't it? I think I have to let up on myself a bit.

Yeah, a couple bucks on socks in really nothing to get mad at yourself over. If you spent $30 on two pairs of socks, then maybe. But not just a couple dollars.

 

[lougoofy]

$2.11 crispy curls (Hardee's)

4/06/10: $3.75 laundry, $1.48 cofffee (hardee's), $1.50 bus fare, $4.08 iced latte, $6.28 groceries (Kroger's) and $5.50 drinks

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $73
$600...$527 left
$0 Days:4
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$231 left
Eating Out- $150...$132 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$164 left
I always round up to the nearest dollar.

1- $34 (Shopping-Target). My son's 3rd birthday is tomorrow-picked up a Disney Preschool computer software, diapers, wrapping paper and a few toys.
2- 0
3- $18 (Eating Out- Chipotle), $6 (Groceries-Walgreens), $2 (Shopping-Dollar Tree), $13 (Groceries- Jewel)
4- 0
5- 0
6- 0


$0 Days: 4: 27%
$600 Limit: $73: 12%
Month: 6/30: 20%

 

[MommyBell08]

4/1-81.15 for groceries at Kroger, Meijer and Target
4/2-0
4/3-0
4/4-0
4/5-6.04 groceries and personal items at Kmart(double coupons up to $2)
4/6-0
4/7-
4/8-
4/9-
4/10-
4/11-
4/12-
4/13-
4/14-
4/15-

*Goals for the month of April*

4/20-No buy days
0/80-Eating Out and Entertainment
0/75-Non-Necessity
81.15 spent/ 142.81 left-Groceries(first month with REAL couponing, wish me luck)
-Spent for Gas
-Spent for Other
106.50+ in Coupon Savings

 

[annsteere]

4/1 ??? surprise trip for hospitalized cousin (gas, food on the road, flowers)
4/2 $18 caramel corn and smoothies with a teen I mentor (my "allowance" of
$20 for the week is shot)
4/3 0
4/4 0
4/5 0
4/6 0 Ate leftovers rather than Chinese after DH had oral surgery

It was a tough start, but is getting easier.