No Buy August

[Debbie]

Groceries Total to date: $188

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  [*]food-138
  [*]household and pet supplies-10
  [*]toiletries-10
  [*]junk food-12
  [*]pop-18

I've decided that since this month is an anomaly, I'll just track groceries in the food, household (including pet supplies), toiletries, junk food and pop (gotta do that for DH) categories. All other $$ is going to feel like holding sand in my open fingers.

1- milk $4 + shampoo $5 + cat treats $1 + pop $5 + misc groceries $2
2- hanburgers, hotdogs, buns, juice, dessert, bananas, fries, iced tea $25 + chips $5
3- $0
4- groceries including $74 + cat food $5 + laundry detergent $4
5- groceries $13
6- bath soap $4 + pop $13 + junk food (tortilla chips at Costco) $7 + food $33

The above tracking doesn't include the $2372 that I paid on the credit card today. The anniversary trip is now fully paid for.

 

[wdwfan16]

This seems interesting. I will try it. I will only show $0 days. I keep a detailed budget at home.

From my receipts so far:

8/2 - $0
8/4 - $0

The next chance will be on 8/8.

 

[Ava]

Fell off the wagon today - I bought soda, M&M's, and 2 scratch-offs from the newsstand. Grand total wasted on junk = $6.75

 

[lattemomof3]

Whew, after today is over, the rest of Aug. should look much better, then school supplies, school clothes, and dd's party will be over. Having 10 9 year olds for a sleepover tonight
Aug 3rd - $3 movies for kids (raining all day)
4th - $7 dinner @ golf course (I subbed for a friend &
we have to buy dinner)
5th - $38 groc's Wal mart, $34 pillows for 3 kids beds,
$23 school supplies (done!), $24 lunch for 3 @
Culvers, $15 misc. for b-day party, 3$latte-see
my siggy I usually make 1 @ home daily, but
on the rare occasion I'm near a Starbucks it is a
done deal! $24 b-day cake from DQ, Tacos for 5
$11
6th - $80 Justice online 40% off school clothes (done w/ all
school clothes & supplies for 3 kiddos! Hooray!)
$25 baby shower gift for cousin
$29 groceries
$60 pizza for 12 people b-day party

 

[cjdj4]

8/1- Lunch $17, Ikea $30, Night out $93- Total $140
8/2- CVS $130
8/3- $0
8/4- A LOT
8/5- Lunch $12
8/6- Publix $51

I cannot wait to go back to work. I never spend money during the school day. I am a teacher. I make no money in the summer, and that is when I spend the most! Hopefully, tomorrow will be $0

 

[neatokimmo]

I stink at this.

$8 on lunch (I know, I know) and $1.25 on a coke.

Groceries - 147.56/200
Eating out - 7.60/50
Cats - 30
Baby Loot - 44.13/60
Mama Loot - 32.32/40
Gas - 50/60
YardSale cash - 50
Misc - 200

August 6 - $9.25 $119.71.$690
August 5 - $11.08 $110.46/690
August 4 - $31.51 $99.38/690
August 3 - $1! $67.87/$690
August 2 - zero! $66.87/ $690
August 1 - $66.87/ $690[/QUOTE]

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Tell me more about these magic seats

The back seats fold down to be completely flat. This makes the storage area behind the front seats quite large. Or, you can fold the back seats UP so that you have a divider between the back storage area and the seats. They move VERY easily - I can put them up or down with one hand.

 

[albertamommyof4]

Today was a pretty good day but not a $0 day lol we went out for subs and spent $42 for family of 6

 

[paulasillars]

Doing ok so far - might do some spending over the weekend though

7th - $0
6th - $0
5th - $0
4th - $8.50 for lunch out of the office
3rd - $0
2nd - $0
1st - $0

 

[Goofygirl17]

We're heading to the pool for swimming today. DDs will want ice cream but I'm going to pack snacks and we'll see. I still have this stupid migraine so I don't feel like going but we stayed home yesterday.

8/1 $0 (DH $31)
8/2 $2.50-DD, $127 groceries, $12 Staples, $71 Famous Footwear
8/3 $1 (DD6 ice cream)
8/4 $9 at the "free movie", $10 copay at CVS but got $50 in gift cards
8/5 $10 (approx)
8/6 $0 (DH got milk for us @ $3)
8/7 ?

Expected purchases this month:
sneakers for me
sneakers for both DDs- $35, -
school clothes for DDs (only if a good sale since they can start with summer clothes)
school supplies (once we get the lists)- $12, $24 (messenger bag)
school shoes for DDs - $10, -

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

Kickapoo- Can you imagine ever spending over $50,000 for a car?! Even if I had that much I can't see it.

Yeah, I realized I don't think I ever could unless my income is substantially above what it is now. The longest car payment we ever had was a 3 year at 3% for our current car, and it's been paid off for 4 years (we paid it off early), and I would really like the next car to be a cash only purchase like DH's corolla was in 'o4, and I just can't see having 50k on top of retirement/college/emergency fund savings. It might happen, but in reality that SUV devalues over 10k in one year, I'd much more likely save 35k and buy a slightly used one and keep it for 10 years.

I have to give a shout out for Toyota Corollas. My first car was a 93 Corolla and I drove it for over 210,000 miles. When my mom got a new Corolla last August, we swapped her 95 Corolla with 110,000 miles on it for our 93 (and she got $2,000 trade-in). Those Corollas are fantastic cars! (I also have a Toyota Sienna and love it, too!)

Another vote for the Toyota Corolla. Mine is a '99 with 197,000 and in the ten years I have owned it, I have spent less than $1,500 in repairs excluding oil changes and tires. I get 28 in the city and 35 to 38 on the highway. My mechanic says I should be able to get to 250,000 with the engine but I am getting rust and all the plastic interior parts are pretty shabby. However, I LOVE this car and intend to drive it until bondo will no longer hold it together.
.

We also have a corolla, DH wishes he had something "sexier" but we just can't justify selling it because it's so reliable and fuel efficient. We just wish it weren't so boring sometimes .

MIL is buying the Lexus ES350 today with a clunker trade in. Out the door price after the trade in is right at 30k, that's not bad for a new flagship lexus that gets 28 mpg on the highway! She's a helluva negotiator.

Aug. 1 $0
Aug. 2 $0
Aug. 3 $110
Aug. 4 $93, $38
Aug. 5 $0
Aug. 6 $140 PTA. Augh!!!!!!

Today is food shopping and the library so won't be zero, I'm shooting for sunday and next monday to be zero, saturday I have to buy crafts for the neighborhood ice cream party (that's my part).

 

[Ava]

8/1: -$27.46 groceries
8/2: -$3.05 groceries
8/3: -$0.85 soda, +$20.00 sold old cell phone
8/4: -$0.85 soda, -$20.00 laundry
8/5: +$50.00 sold co-sleeper, -$2.99 comic, -$1.75 soda
8/6: -$1.75 soda, -$4.00 lotto scratch offs, -$1.00 candy, -$4.68 groceries

Total: +$1.62

Going out to lunch with cousins today when they get in to town, and will probably also order in dinner since we haven't been food shopping yet this week and have nothing in the house to feed guests. Will try to keep the total under $50.

 

[princessbride6205]

8/1 - $0 (+$73 and -$73)
8/2 - $62 groceries, $23 dining out
8/3 - $0
8/4 - $2 coffee, $9 Target
8/5 - $0
8/6 - $11 Gas
8/7 - Planning on $0!


Exceptions:
* Photo Software
* DH and I each get $40/mo. "fun money" - can go out to lunch, buy other non-necessities, etc. I'll track my fun money above, but DH just gets his envelope with $40 cash and that's that.
* Dad's birthday gift (no ideas yet) - less than $50
* Getting a passport (I really should have renewed years ago, but now there is a slim chance I'll need to go to Europe for work - not that work will pay for the passport!)
Paid with income from items sold:
* (Fall clothes for DD - $40)
* (Organization stuff - baskets, bins, etc.)

 

[lattemomof3]

Aug 7th - 0$ finally! Survived the sleepover (barely)
Aug 8th - $15 dinner for 5 @ park stand, $30 for ride tickets, $125 groceries walmart, $8 smoothies for 3(never again, next time, will make them wait until we get home for smoothies made by mom- they did not even finish them!)
Aug 9th -0$ - family day @ home, grilled chicken by dad & playing Disney Monopoly
Aug 10th - $33.55 groceries
$11 swimming pool w/ 4 kids
$snacks @ pool (brought my own frozen bottled waters)
-having dds friend spend night, was tired from pool but still made them homemade taco pizza, corn, watermelon & rootbeer floats-
progress!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

1 - $0
2 - $8.74 Walmart groceries, $2 Walmart (newspaper), $13.06 Raising Canes (fast food), $4.98 McDonald's (McFlurries) [$28.78 total]
3 - $0
4 - $29.30 Rouses (groceries), $56.64 Target, $10.17 Quiznos, $0.83 Walgreens, $4.39 Office Depot [$101.33 total]
5 - $5.00 Cafe du Monde, $1.36 soda @ Target, $4.34 Arby's [$15.70 eating out], $17.11 school uniform shirt, $4.56 Target, $2.50 parking in FQ [$24.17 misc] [$34.87 total]
6 - $15 lunch, $2.20 coffee [$17.70 eating out], $12.56 gas, $6 car wash [18.56 car] [$36.26 total]

Groceries: $200 ~ $161.96 left
Eating Out: $100 ~ $43.89 left
Gas & Car: $60 ~ $41.44 left
Miscellaneous: $250 ~ $163.97 left
Total: $610 ~ $408.76 left

 

[cjdj4]

8/1- Lunch $17, Ikea $30, Night out $93- Total $140
8/2- CVS $130
8/3- $0
8/4- A LOT
8/5- Lunch $12
8/6- Publix $51
8/7- Staples $11.77, Dollar General $6.42

 

[Tiggerish]

Total discretionary budget for August is $420

Groceries = $120 / $84 left
Auto/Gas = 75
Giving = $50
Medical = $50
Eating Out = $25 / $4 left
Misc. = $100
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8/1 = $0
8/2 = $13 Eating out
8/3 = $7 Groceries
8/4 = $29 Groceries
8/5 = $0
8/6 = $0
8/7 = $8 Eating out

I had to eat out because I had a toliet leak at 4 AM and had to have the water off until the plumber could work on it today. Fortunately, the landlord is covering the cost of the repair.

 

[Debbie]

It sure is a good thing that I am only tracking grocery/household this month! I paid up the first term for DD's tuition/residence/meal plan today and THEN I ordered a new digital camera. Mine's a 2 mega pixel, and I'd like to have some nice pics of our trip in 2 weeks. It will likely be the only time I get to the Poly, so . . . . Both of those items went on the credit card, and I won't have to pay for groceries for a while, though, since that what my reward points are

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

Aug. 1 $0
Aug. 2 $0
Aug. 3 $110
Aug. 4 $93, $38
Aug. 5 $0
Aug. 6 $140 PTA. Augh!!!!!!
Aug. 7 $253 Target, Auugghhhh!!!!!, $12.30 library fine Auggghhh!!!!!

I'm $266 OVER already on my spreadsheet. I'm going to have to be seriously careful when the kids go back to school on monday. I think it will be easier, I tend to spend a lot more money when the kids are around and gearing up for back to school. At least that's my story and I'm sticking with it...

 

[neatokimmo]

I still stink at this.

$3.98 on lunch and $1.25 on a coke. $8.25 at a yard sale and $28 in gas. The gas and yard sale stuff is fine, it is the lunch. I was so excited to be leaving for work early so I could hit the yard sales that I forgot about food. When I post every day's expenses, it is easy to see where my little bit extra goes every month.

Groceries - 147.56/200
Eating out - 2.37/50
Cats - 30
Baby Loot - 44.13/60
Mama Loot - 32.32/40
Gas - 22/60
YardSale cash - 41.75/50
Misc - 200

August 7 - $41.48 $161.19/$690
August 6 - $9.25 $119.71.$690
August 5 - $11.08 $110.46/690
August 4 - $31.51 $99.38/690
August 3 - $1! $67.87/$690
August 2 - zero! $66.87/ $690
August 1 - $66.87/ $690