No Buy April- come join us!

[hmack]

04/01 - ZERO SPEND DAY
04/02 - Easter gifts - $22
04/03 - lunch out - $17, clothes - $57, easter gifts - $10, gas - 40, groceries, $153
04/04 - ZERO SPEND DAY
04/05 - ZERO SPEND DAY
04/06 - ZERO SPEND DAY
04/07 - gas $40, groceries - $16
04/08 -
04/09 - ZERO SPEND DAY
04/10 - groceries - $79.37
04/11 - lunch out - $42, Borders (book & cd) $18
04/12 - pizza out - $11
04/13 - gas $40, groceries $7
04/14 - ZERO SPEND DAY
04/15 - ZERO SPEND DAY
04/16 - $38 Oil change
04/17 - groceries $147
04/18 - 5K registration fee - $20, gas $40, lunch out $38
04/19 - TJMaxx $24 (clothes $11, grocery $5, household good $8), Snack at Arby's $12
04/20 - ZERO SPEND DAY
04/21 - gas $40, groceries $15
4/22 - ZERO SPEND DAY
04/23 - ZERO SPEND DAY



10 no spend days/1 to go. SOOO close to meeting my goal!

Once I meet my goal, I get to go on a big shopping spree to celebrate, right???

 

[SunnieRN]

4/1 Pd bills only $0
4/2 $30 Pizza, family over
4/3 $67.20 Groceries
4/4 $0
4/5 $18.50 Clutch for gift
4/6 $25.16 Daughters birthday lunch
4/7 $0
4/8 $0
4/9 $0
4/10 $0
4/11: $0
4/12: $6.40, breakfast for 4
4/13: $0
4/14: $0
4/15: $0
4/16: $0
4/17: $47.65 Groceries/$20 cash for entertainment or shopping or more groceries
4/18: $0
4/19: $0
4/20: 0
4/21: $4.58 breakfast; $0.85 chips at work, as I forgot my dinner
4/22: $1.15 breakfast me/grandsons; $3.59 lunch; $1.75 at outlets, drink for my grandson. $21.74 med refills and $8.58 groceries.
4/23: Bills pd. Bush's chicken (for family and friends that came over) $32.18. This will be three meals for us though and fed company. Add $2.50 to this as a lady I work with brought in the large boxes of Kelloggs Corn Flakes that she got at the commissary for $1.25 each. We are all military families and do this for each other. I bought two boxes.
4/24: $0, just want to sleep, then go to work again at 6:30 pm.

$0 days 15 out of 13!

 

[stampinshauna]

4/6 0
4/7 0
4/8 0
4/9 ($4 for 2 gallons of milk)
4/10 ($19.95 to e-file taxes)
4/11 0
4/12 0
4/13 ($20 groceries)
4/14 0
4/15 0
4/16 ($21 groceries, $14 dvd)
4/17 0
4/18 0
4/19 0 (actually got $23 back from a return)
4/20 0
4/21 ($17 Disney store)
4/22 ($19 for shirt to wear on TV segment--actually got 2 shirts for that price)
4/23 0
4/24 ($35 gas)


12 out of my goal of 15 no buy days so far. Not only am I trying no buy days, but I'm trying to spend as little as possible right now.
__________________

 

[charming23]

Did our grocery shopping today and it should be the last of the month.

Groceries/Household- $250/ $47.97 left
Gas/Car- $50/ $3.29 left
Entertainment/Eating Out- $75/ $30.23 Left
Misc/Emergency- $75/ $26 left

Total- $450/ $107.48 Left

15/15 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
4/7- $0
4/8- $39.80 Marc's (Groceries)
4/9- $0
4/10- $0
4/11- $0
4/12- $20.69 Gas and $7.03 Deli (Lunchmeat)
4/13- $13.46 Groceries from save-a-lot
4/14- $0
4/15- $0
4/16- $51.49 Marc's
4/17- $0
4/18- $0
4/19- $0
4/20- $25 Target
4/21- $0
4/22- $0
4/23- $26.02 Gas and $20 Movie Tickets
4/24- $46.26 Groceries

 

[bas71873]

4/19 - $0
4/20 - $0
4/21 - $0
4/22 - $0
4/23 - $35 (dr. copay)
$50.50 (gas)
$104 (BJ’s)
$18 (a few groceries)
$10 (Subway for mom and I)
$31 (dinner)
$58 (birthday gift for DH)


6/10 no buy days (the four $0's in a row last week mean that I stuck to the cash I took on my trip and even came home with a few bucks to spare . There was no EXTRA spending.)

4/24 - WOO HOO!!!!!! A no buy day AND I made $91 at our community yard sale today

 

[Tiggerish]

The budget is $700 and 10 no spend days.

Automobile $75 / $45 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $75 / $34 left
Giving $120 / $55 left
Groceries/Household Goods $250 / $46 left
Medical $15 /$5 left
Misc. $165 / $35 left

No Spend Days Achieved = 7
Coupon Savings $38.38
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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.
4/7 $0
4/8 Groceries $2; Eating out $4
4/9 $0
4/10 Groceries $34; Gas $30
4/11 Giving $20 (church collection); Misc. $28 for a new Disney guide book
4/12 $0
4/13/$0
4/14 Misc. $10
4/15 $0
4/16 Groceries $62; Medical $10 (prescription); and Misc. $11 (postage)
4/17 Misc. $14 (gift for friend)
4/18 Giving $25 (church collection)
4/19 $0
4/20 Groceries $57
4/21 Misc. $7 for postage
4/22 $0
4/23 Eating out $3
4/24 Groceries $17(cheese store); Entertainment $7 (ticket to a college play where my niece is the stage manager); Misc $20 newspaper subscription for month

 

[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
4/7-54.01 for groceries and 11.06 for Target
4/8-63.97 crocs.com..(edit. returned mine.. not cute...DH and DS so cute though
4/9-0
4/10-0
4/11-0
4/12-10.31 Malys
4/13-0
4/14-63.90 year membership renewal at Toledo Zoo!
4/15-58.80 Meijers stamps and Misc.
4-16-0
4-17-15.99 Kroger DH
4-18-0
4-19-0
4-20-0
4-21-61.61 Gas 6.98 Swimsuit for DS
4-22-0
4-23-0
4-24-0


*Goals for the month of April*

16/20 goal-No buy days
63.90-Eating Out and Entertainment
68.98-Non-Necessity
97.14 spent-Groceries(first month with REAL couponing, wish me luck)
156.76-Spent for Gas
110.31-Spent for Other[/QUOTE]

 

[lougoofy]

4/23/10: $1.50 bus fare and $2.20 2 hot dogs from Dairy Kastle

4/23/10: $2.00 a drink
4/24/10: $3.17 Hardee's and $2.12 dollar general (t.p. and reese's)

 

[wdwfan16]

4/1 - $0
4/4 - $0
4/6 - $0
4/7 - $0
4/8 - $0
4/11 - $0
4/13 - $0
4/14 - $0
4/15 - $0
4/18 - $0
4/20 - $0
4/21 - $0
4/22 - $0
4/24 - $0

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $552
$600...$48 left
$0 Days:11
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$38 left
Eating Out- $150...-$80 over
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$90 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
7- $2 (Eating Out- Wendy's), $5 (Groceries- Jewel), $1 (Groceries- Walgreens)
8- $2 (Groceries- Walgreens), $9 (Groceries- Jewel)
9- $19 (Groceries- Walgreens), $4 (Groceries- CVS)
10- $25 (Eating Out- Museum), $21 (Eating Out- Ice Cream Museum), $2 (Groceries- Target)
11- $13 (Eating Out- Subway), $20 (Eating Out- Bakery), $7 (Shopping-Dollar Tree)
12- 0
13- $9 (Eating Out- McDonald's), $8 (Groceries- Jewel), $42 (Groceries-Dominick's), $4 (Groceries- Walgreens)
14- 0
15- 0
16- $42 (Groceries- Mejier) $2 (Groceries- CVS), $15 (Groceries- Target), $23 (Shopping-Target)
17- $35 (Eating Out- foodlife), $8 (Eating Out- Ghirardelli's)
18- $25 (Eating Out- Old Country Buffet), $44 (Shopping- Disney Store) $33 (Eating Out- Ruby Tuesday's)
19- 0
20- 0
21- $19 (Eating Out- McDonald's), $6 (Groceries- Dominick's)
22- 0
23- 0
24- $2 (Eating Out- Wendy's), $17 (Groceries- Meijer), $3 (Groceries- Jewel), $12 (Groceries- Walgreens)


$0 Days: 11: 73%
$600 Limit: $552: 92%
Month: 24/30: 80%

My savings from coupons and sales: $899.80

 

[DisneyCrafter]

Groceries/Necessities: $31.57, $8.58, $16.48, $5.75, $24.92, $7.98, $1.72, $3.45, $17.01, $23.07, $6.06, $15.08, $47.90, $33.79, $22.50

Gas: $272

"Extras": $42.12, $32.70, $2.10, $49.73 x 2, $15, $22.34, $38.49, $59.41, $118.26, $114.63, $26.99, $119.96, $7.67, $13.61, $7.79, $13.90, $302.40, $9.00, $4.40, $16.04, $17.47

Medical: $30.00, $25.00

$0 Days= 11 (4/1, 4/2, 4/5, 4/7, 4/8, 4/12, 4/13, 4/18, 4/19, 4/20, 4/24)

 

[ronnmel]

4/1 don't remember
4/2 don't remember
4/3 55$ (dinner + bachelorette gift)
4/4 0$
4/5 0$
4/6 30$ (gas + dinner)
4/7 23$ (breakfast + groceries)
4/8 0$
4/9 52$ (groceries + lunch)
4/10 0$
4/11 10$ (ice cream)
4/12 50$ (groceries)
4/13 5$ (fast food)
4/14 0$
4/15 0$
4/16 7$ (fast food)
4/17 20$ (groceries)
4/18 30$ (breakfast & lunch)
4/19 0$
4/20 120$ (fast food + cable bill)
4/21 100$ (clothes + Disney book. )
4/22 70$ (more clothes...)
4/23 135$ (car + lunch + walmart)
4/24 130$ (shoes + lunch + gas)

No buy days goal: 7/10

 

[vickiemariko]

I haven't posted for a few days but I'm still keeping track. I've actually been too busy to shop! We held a yard sale today and it completely occupied most of my week, which is good. Making a few extra bucks and not spending any saved bucks
April 1- $5.99 crocs for DD6
April 2- $1.39 @ grocery store
April 3- $8.50 movie ticket
April 4- $0
April 5- $7.50 Classic Fun Center
April 6- $0
April 7- $0
April 8- $0
April 9- $49.78 groceries
April 10- $0
April 11- $0
April 12- $1.07 Redbox, $41.47 gas
April 13- $0
April 14- $66.29 gas
April 15- $0
April 16- $27.47 clothes, gift cards
April 17- $0
April 18- $0
April 19- $0
April 20- $5.82 dry cleaning
April 21- $0
April 22- $6 doggie day care
April 23- $0
April 24- $0
Total- $221.28

Left to Spend- $228.72

 

[QVCshopper]

No-buys: 13/15

4/1-$0
4/2-$10 gift for nephew; $3.20 candy
4/3-$40 Wegmans (food)
4/4-$0
4/5-$17.09 Target (after Easter, snacks); found .60
4/6-$0; found .25
4/7-$51 Wegmans/Redners (food); $5.61 BK (lunch); found .25
4/8-$0
4/9-$22.70 Target (Easter, snacks), $10.15 Wegmans (food), $2.40 Sears (clothes), found .25
4/10-$10 ice cream, $16.43 Chinese food, $6.88 Genuardis (food), found .02
4/11-$0
4/12-$20 Wegmans (prescriptions and food)
4/13-$0
4/14-$0
4/15-$0
4/16-$0
4/17-$32.73 ACME/Genuardis (food); found $2
4/18-$0
4/19-$0
4/20-$9 Haircut; $24 Target/Goodwill; $25 School fundraising; McD/Bagel $5; Wegmans $30
4/21-$5.61 BK; $56 ACME/Redners (food/stamps)
4/22-$11 Disney Store; found .38
4/23-$0; found a very bent penny
4/24-$3 Breakfast; $19.25 Wegmans (food/med); $30 Dinner; found .38
4/25-$60 LLBean (will get $10 gc back); $56 shoes; $3 Gymboree; $44 Target; $12 snacks out
4/26-$0; found .25

 

[lougoofy]

4/23/10: $2.00 a drink
4/24/10: $3.17 Hardee's and $2.12 dollar general (t.p. and reese's)

4/25/10: $.63 donuts and $1.05 coffee (Wendy's)

 

[charming23]

Spending the day today finishing up homework and baking for our party in Art Therapy class tomorrow. Then headed to my Grandma's for dinner.

Groceries/Household- $250/ $47.97 left
Gas/Car- $50/ $3.29 left
Entertainment/Eating Out- $75/ $30.23 Left
Misc/Emergency- $75/ $26 left

Total- $450/ $107.48 Left

16/15 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
4/7- $0
4/8- $39.80 Marc's (Groceries)
4/9- $0
4/10- $0
4/11- $0
4/12- $20.69 Gas and $7.03 Deli (Lunchmeat)
4/13- $13.46 Groceries from save-a-lot
4/14- $0
4/15- $0
4/16- $51.49 Marc's
4/17- $0
4/18- $0
4/19- $0
4/20- $25 Target
4/21- $0
4/22- $0
4/23- $26.02 Gas and $20 Movie Tickets
4/24- $46.26 Groceries
4/25- $0

 

[thebigkahuna]

04-01 No Spend Day!
04-02 No Spend!
04-03 No Spend! OH! I found .36 cents! so +.36 !
04-04 $46.01 Gas. (unbudgeted)
04-05 -$2.54 bread & two chocolates that were 50% off!
04-06 - $15.86 Target - groceries. (Note to self: STOP shopping without a list. Thank you.)
04-07 - $2.44 Dunkin' Donuts. Bad day = a bagel "pickmeup"
04-08 - NO SPEND!
04-09 -$7.00 breakfast, $8.00 co-workers breakfast. $15.98 Sephora, $17.57 Jewelry Kiosk in the mall. Wow. I lost a bit of my grip today ~Tomorrow is another day! (hopefully a NO SPEND DAY!)
04-10 - NO $PEND!
04-11 - NO $PEND! and I stayed in my grocery budget! Shopped wisely & came home with change!!
04-12 - PLUS $57.60 (sold some old jewelry) minus $15.14 (lunch) Profit = $42.46
Not a zero spend day, but I'm still ahead of the game!
04-13 - NO $PEND!
04-14 - $37.09 Target.
04-15 - $9.90 dinner
04-16 - $8.07 breakfast, $33.xx post office $21.29 mall $28.00 Online shopping $ 6.60 McDonald's $5.29 snack/dinner later
04-17 No Spend day!!!
04-18 $9.44 food - skipped breakfast & lunch, so I was out & famished. Not my best decision!
04-19 $14.82 lunch
04-20 $9.xx at CVS. I was out of bread, and needed some toiletries,
They had Alberto V05 shampoo & conditioner for 66 cents a bottle! Full size bottles! I couldn't resist. Even if I hate it in a month, I've gotten my moneys worth!
They also had a BOGO on NYC cosmetics, so I picked up a lipgloss & a nail polish - total for both was under 2 $
I used my Extra Bucks & got $3.00 off, and something I bought got me another extra buck
AND, I was repaid $7.00 that someone owed me, so + $7.00
04-21- $1.65 soda & chips (I caved! )
04-22 $10.10 breakfast, I skipped lunch, but did pick up Wendy's on the way home. I forget how much exactly, but it had to be around $7.00 (based on the amount of change I have!).
04/23 NO SPEND!!!
04/24 NO SPEND!!
04/25 nothing spent yet.....


GOAL: 10 NO $PEND DAYS WOOT! I MET MY GOAL!
# OF NO $PENDS: 10!!


DISNEY BUCKET MONEY: $40.00!!

 

[Tiggerish]

The budget is $700 and 10 no spend days.

Automobile $75 / $45 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $75 / $34 left
Giving $120 / $55 left
Groceries/Household Goods $250 / $46 left
Medical $15 /$5 left
Misc. $165 / $35 left

No Spend Days Achieved = 8
Coupon Savings $38.38
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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.
4/7 $0
4/8 Groceries $2; Eating out $4
4/9 $0
4/10 Groceries $34; Gas $30
4/11 Giving $20 (church collection); Misc. $28 for a new Disney guide book
4/12 $0
4/13/$0
4/14 Misc. $10
4/15 $0
4/16 Groceries $62; Medical $10 (prescription); and Misc. $11 (postage)
4/17 Misc. $14 (gift for friend)
4/18 Giving $25 (church collection)
4/19 $0
4/20 Groceries $57
4/21 Misc. $7 for postage
4/22 $0
4/23 Eating out $3
4/24 Groceries $17(cheese store); Entertainment $7 (ticket to a college play where my niece is the stage manager); Misc $20 newspaper subscription for month
4/25 $0

 

[ronnmel]

I had my mind set that today was going to be a No Buy day. We were going to spend a nice day relaxing at home. But then FI decided to go check out a few stores because he needs a new suit. Well, if we are already out, might as well check a few other things... came back with a rain jacket. Will be perfect for Disney though.

4/1 don't remember
4/2 don't remember
4/3 55$ (dinner + bachelorette gift)
4/4 0$
4/5 0$
4/6 30$ (gas + dinner)
4/7 23$ (breakfast + groceries)
4/8 0$
4/9 52$ (groceries + lunch)
4/10 0$
4/11 10$ (ice cream)
4/12 50$ (groceries)
4/13 5$ (fast food)
4/14 0$
4/15 0$
4/16 7$ (fast food)
4/17 20$ (groceries)
4/18 30$ (breakfast & lunch)
4/19 0$
4/20 120$ (fast food + cable bill)
4/21 100$ (clothes + Disney book. )
4/22 70$ (more clothes...)
4/23 135$ (car + lunch + walmart)
4/24 130$ (shoes + lunch + gas)
4/25 90$ (rain jacket + cheesecake)

No buy days goal: 7/10

I know for sure Tuesday I will spend some money, so that means that 3 out of the 4 other remaining days I need to not spend anything.

 

[vickiemariko]

Ah, today was not a good spending day. I had to fill up DH's car, go to the grocery store for the milk, eggs, produce, and DH decided to go buy very expensive oil and filters for both cars. I normally love that he changes our oil, but today he over bought and one of our cars doesn't even need a change yet. Oh well, only a few more days to a new month, I have almost a hundred bucks left within my goal!

April 1- $5.99 crocs for DD6
April 2- $1.39 @ grocery store
April 3- $8.50 movie ticket
April 4- $0
April 5- $7.50 Classic Fun Center
April 6- $0
April 7- $0
April 8- $0
April 9- $49.78 groceries
April 10- $0
April 11- $0
April 12- $1.07 Redbox, $41.47 gas
April 13- $0
April 14- $66.29 gas
April 15- $0
April 16- $27.47 clothes, gift cards
April 17- $0
April 18- $0
April 19- $0
April 20- $5.82 dry cleaning
April 21- $0
April 22- $6 doggie day care
April 23- $0
April 24- $0
April 25- $129.32

Total- $350.6

Left to Spend- $99.4