No Buy December 2009

[tinkarooni]

I'm working on my totals from yesterday and will update soon.

Does anyone mind if I start the January No Buy thread today?

I'm in when you start it, but I'm cheating a little and getting all of my shopping done today and tomorrow.

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I started NO BUY JANUARY 2010 just now. I checked before I posted to make sure there wasn't another one already started; I didn't see one so I started it up.

 

[charming23]

Went out and spent some of my Christmas cash on the new Glee DVD and a cute top on clearance from Target. Also at Target I got some great Christmas stuff at 75% off so I will take that out of the misc category. Also finished shopping for New Year's eve dinner but I am exempting that since we used part of my mom's bonus money.

Also I am putting down tomorrow as a $0 day as I am not going anywhere so I will see you all in the January 2010 No Buy thread.

Grocery/Household- $300/$6.14 left (I am really going to work this month at cleaning out the pantry and freezer)
Entertainment/Dining Out-$75/$36.55
Car/Gas- $50/$4.68
Misc/Emergency- $150/$73.69


Total for the month- $575/$120.98 left

Goal for 15 $0 days

12/1 $0
12/2 $16.06 Lunch at Geraci's, $10.20 Bagels from Bialy's, $9.45 at Aladdin's Bakery, $40.41 at Marc's and $4.99 for cat litter at Giant Eagle
12/3 $0
12/4 $25.97 at Aldi's and $5.29 for lunch at Target
12/5 $0
12/6 $0
12/7 $0
12/8 $23.83 gas, $73.87 Marc's, $17.10 at Jackie Chen's
12/9 $0
12/10 $0
12/11 $0
12/12 $0
12/13 $0
12/14 $0
12/15 $20.33 at Save-a-lot for groceries
12/16 $32.16 Giant Eagle, $36.88 Walmart, and $16.43 Target.
12/17 $0
12/18 $0
12/19 $0
12/20 $26.07 Save-a-lot
12/21 $0
12/22 $10.00 Marc's
12/23 $0
12/24 $0
12/25 $0
12/26 $0
12/27 $40.41 Giant Eagle $21.49 Gas
12/28 $0
12/29 $0
12/30 $23 target
12/31 $0

 

[Tiggerish]

I am officially in the red again in at least one category this month. My goal for 2010 is to be at or under budget in every category every month.

Total budget for December is $520.

Groceries - $220 / $39 left
Automobile - $50 / $29 left
Giving - $50/ $0 left
Eating Out - $50 / $42 left
Misc. - $100 /$50 over
Christmas - $50 /$0 left

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12/1 Misc. $10 postage
12/2 Christmas $4 - for 12 candy bar type items for the stockings
12/3 Christmas $29 - I think this completes my Christmas
12/4 $0
12/5 Misc. $7 theatre ticket for niece's first stage manager gig (college)
12/6 $0
12/7 Misc. $28 for Christmas lights; $20 groceries; and $8 for coffees
12/8 $0
12/9 $0
12/10 $11 Groceries; $38 Misc. (new underwear)
12/11 $0
12/12 $0
12/13 $0
12/14 $0
12/15 $0
12/16 $0
12/17 Giving $25
12/18 $0
12/19 Groceries $130 which includes the stuff for two meals with extended family
12/20 $0
12/21 Christmas $15 - which is the last of my budget
12/22 $0
12/23 Groceries $20
12/24 $0
12/25 $0
12/26 $0
12/27 Giving $25 for church collection
12/28 $0
12/29 $0
12/30 Misc. $13 newspaper subscription and $47 at the Bath & Body Works sale but I am stocked up for months to come.

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $790 $357 of this could have been saved
$650...-$140 over
$0 Days:18
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...-$21 over
Gas- $100...-$48 over
Eating Out- $100...$26 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...-$97 over
I always round up to the nearest dollar.

1- $40 (Barnes and Noble- Shopping)
2- $0
3- $2 (Wendy's-Eating out) $33 (Gas) $44 (Groceries- Meijer) $48 (Shopping-Meijer)
4- $26 (Groceries-Jewel) $7 (Groceries-Walgreens)
5- $0
6- $3 (Shopping- Flea Market) $33 (Groceries-Joe Caputo) $35 (Shopping-Liquor Store) $16 (Gas) $16 (Shopping-Menard's)
7- $0
8- $0
9- $0
10-$0
11- $50 (Groceries-Gift Card for Meijer) $13 (Shopping)
12- $18 (Shopping- Wal-mart, my snapfish.com order for X-mas cards) $12 (Misc. Tickets to see The Princess and the Frog) $36 (Gas) $5 (Shopping-Flea Market) $13 (Eating Out- Culver's) $17 (Groceries- Wal-mart)
13- $22 (Eating Out- Museum) $27 (Shopping- Target)
14- $0
15- $0
16- $0
17- $0
18- $10 (Eating Out- Mario's) $27 (Gas) $28 (Groceries- Meijer ingredients to make cookies for co-workers and relatives)
19- $2 (Library Fines) $23 (Eating Out- Five Guys) $16 (Stamps)
20- $0
21- $0
22- $2 (Eating Out-Wendy's) $13 (Groceries-Meijer) $7 (Groceries-Aldi's)
23- $0
24- $3 (Groceries-Meijer) $2 (Shopping-Pictures Walgreens) $12 (Shopping-flannel shirt present)
25- $0
26- $10 (Groceries- Aldi's)
27- $0
28- $0
29- $2 (Eating Out- Wendy's) $36 (Gas) $32 (Groceries-Between Wal-Mart and Meijer) $48 (Shopping-Between Wal-Mart and Meijer)
30- $0
31- $0

I am going to count tomorrow too as I won't be spending anything either!
See you all in next year!

My Savings: $658.13

 

[kbheap]

OK. I have watched for a while. I am going to get my budget together and join in for 2010. DH and I have got to get finances under control. What better way than with fellow DISers.

 

[Tiggerish]

Total budget for December is $520. Spent $496. Had 18 zero days and only went over in one category. Now on to January and a new year.

Groceries - $220 / $3 left
Automobile - $50 / $29 left
Giving - $50/ $0 left
Eating Out - $50 / $42 left
Misc. - $100 /$50 over
Christmas - $50 /$0 left

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12/1 Misc. $10 postage
12/2 Christmas $4 - for 12 candy bar type items for the stockings
12/3 Christmas $29 - I think this completes my Christmas
12/4 $0
12/5 Misc. $7 theatre ticket for niece's first stage manager gig (college)
12/6 $0
12/7 Misc. $28 for Christmas lights; $20 groceries; and $8 for coffees
12/8 $0
12/9 $0
12/10 $11 Groceries; $38 Misc. (new underwear)
12/11 $0
12/12 $0
12/13 $0
12/14 $0
12/15 $0
12/16 $0
12/17 Giving $25
12/18 $0
12/19 Groceries $130 which includes the stuff for two meals with extended family
12/20 $0
12/21 Christmas $15 - which is the last of my budget
12/22 $0
12/23 Groceries $20
12/24 $0
12/25 $0
12/26 $0
12/27 Giving $25 for church collection
12/28 $0
12/29 $0
12/30 Misc. $13 newspaper subscription and $47 at the Bath & Body Works sale
12/31 Groceries $36

 

[kinntj]

12/26 - $3.00 for cat food
12/27 - $$ MSU vet center
12/28 - $0
12/29 - $0
12/30 - $148.00 groceries, 20.00 book from Shulers used gift money
12/31 - going out to eat dinner tonight with friends-will eat before we go and order soup/sandwich and salad
will have a glass of wine too.

2 0 days! Gotta love that!

 

[smiller]

Somehow the craziness of the past week derailed my good track record. Oh, well. Today I'm going to the store so I make sure I have breakfasts, lunches, and snacks all ready to go!

12/1 - $15.00 Newleaf Natural
12/1 - $12.00 Dinner Meeting
12/2 - $14.21 Aldi
12/3 - $5.75 Picture Show
12/4 - $15.00 Out with Roomie
12/5 - $0
12/6 - $12.54 Aldi
12/6 - $18.37 Trader Joe's
12/6 - $2.83 Green Grocer
12/7 - $3.14 Andy's Fruit Ranch
12/8 - $24.24 Dominick's (BDay Present for DSis)
12/8 - $9.33 Trader Joe's
12/8 - $17.85 Newleaf Natural
12/9 - $0.56 CVS
12/10 - $0
12/11 - $6.07 Whole Foods
12/11 - $14.53 Marie's (Housewarming Gift)
12/12 - $6.50 Out with Friends
12/13 - $2.18 CVS
12/13 - $30.00 Blackhawks Game
12/14 - $0
12/15 - $0
12/16 - $8.52 Whole Foods
12/16 - $42.00 Out with Friends
12/17 - $0
12/18 - $5.74 Taco Bell
12/19 - $0
12/20 - $15.43 Provenance
12/21 - $2.88 Whole Foods
12/22 - $0
12/23 - $0???
12/24 - $0
12/25 - $0
12/26 - $0
12/27 - $5.79 Aldi
12/28 - $1.75 Chicago Produce
12/29 - $0???
12/30 - $6.49 Chipotle
12/30 - $110.00 Bon Soiree
12/30 - $3.00 Tips
12/30 - $3.75 Wendy's
12/31 - $6.21 Jamba Juice

Total: $421.66/$408.00 = $13.66 over... that will be coming out of the January budget!

January No Buy here I come!

 

[CherylA]

My final update before I run over to the Jan thread.


Clothing $60
-16 Target hubby sunglasses
-19.49 boots DD
=24.51

Grocery $440
-5.99 costco
-19.40 trader joes
-15.22 M&M farms
-5.00 Weight Watchers 'Fruitees' Candies
-30.00 school lunch program
-38.85 S&S 12/7
-4.32 walmart 12/8
-27.04 DH S&S 12/8
-7.87 S&S 12/9
-14.75 12/14
-25.41 H3 pet
-7.50 ww bars
-11.67 trader joes 12/14
-49.36 walmart 12/16
-19.46 S&S
-30.04 S&S
-14.00 Jerrys
-25.26 Costco
-5.00 S&S 12/27
-2.69 S&S 12/28
-18.84 Walgreens 12/28
-16.45 S&S 12/29 split
-3.95 S&S
-10.00 walmart
-5.49 S&s
=27.35


House Upkeep/Decorating $90
-$15 vacum bags Lowes
-11.65 filter sears
-27.13 brita
-4.22 xmas lights
-6 job lot garbage bags
-10.00 S&S draino 12/29 split
=16.00

Unexpected Spending $250
-23.00 Target (xtra gift EB Pen) & Alvin CD for kids
-1.00 CVS candy for me
-5 miamogue raffle
-5 east end raffle
-2.00 newspaper
-2.00 newspaper
-65.00 Weight Watchers
-20.00 emergency cash
-2.00 atm fee
-8.01 tink
-2 paper
-1.06 redbox
-8 Gforce
-4.71 cvs paper/discount xmas
-5.90 job lot
-1.75 atm fee
-11.99 walmart frames/card
-11.00 bakery cupcakes
-15 gloves bday
=55.58

Gifts $60
-25 BIL bday gift
-20.60 Timmy bday gift
-10.00 bday cards
=4.40

Entertainment $360
-10.60 Burger King
-12.24 Poncheros
-11.00 miamogue lunch
-10 east end lunch
-26.50 Boston Market dinner
-4.00 starbucks
-11.20 dd coffee
-5.25 Pancheros
-2.11 mc d
-8.00 pizza
-5.80 pancheros
-20 dinner/snack @ concert
-7.50 Pancheros
-51.20 dd
-54.12 chilis
-7.00 lunch from deli
-32.00 movies 12/27
-16 movie snax
-15.00 mc d 12/27
-9.50 Pancheros 12/28
-6.00 Pancheros 12/29
=34.50



Christmas

Immediate Family $114.23 remains from last month
-6.00 Chocolate Coins from Trader Joes (stocking filler)
-3.50 easy bake bulbs
-49.93 zhu zhu
-4.10 stocking gum
-7.00 walmart stocking
-1.58 TJ max stocking
-24.12 Borders hubby for me
-15.00 JCPenny hubby for me
=3



Other gifts $188.64 remains from last month
-4.25 fortune cookie boxes CVS
-23.85 kitchenware gifts MIL, Mom
-106.00 JCPenny xmas gift MIL
+17.06 return Sears
-25.00 DD teacher gifts check to rm mother
-20 TJ Maxx GC miss carole
-4.51 LLBean dad
=22.09
-10 dd
-13.77 liquor store neighbor
=-1.68


Xtra food and events (dinners out, food for xmas dinner)
$230
-40 Yacht Club Xmas dinner & drinks
-31.79 tree
-8.80 stamps
-3.00 xmas party coat tip
-3.25 walmart chocolate
-19.66 S&S
-9.52 S&S cemetary box
+30 money for dinner from Noni
-93.00 S&S
-25.69 S&S 12/23
=23.29




Dec 1- Costco groceries 5.99, Burger King 10.60, Yacht Club Holiday dinner & drinks $40.00
Dec 2- 0 Yippie!
Dec 3- Weight Watchers Candy 5.00, Trader Joes 25.40 (19.40 grocery/6.00 xmas), 15.22 M&M farms
Dec 4- Target misc 23.00, lunch w hubby Pancheros 12.24, CVS 4.25 xmas containers, 1.00 candy for me misc, 30.00 school lunch program (I'm counting this as grocery), Target hubby sunglasses 16.00, 106.00 MIL xmas present, 23.85 MIL & mom xmas gifts, 11.65 Sears vacuum filter
Dec 5- Kids xmas party lunch 11.00, raffle 5.00, BIL Bday gift 25.00, 3.50 EZ Bake Oven bulbs xmas, $15 vacum bags
Dec 6-$2 newspaper, kids xmas party lunch $10, raffle $5
Dec 7- Grocerys S&S 38.85, Bday present Toys r us 20.60
Dec 8- Walmart 13.82 (9.00 present, 4.82 gocery), DH food for work S&S 27.04
Dec 9- 49.93 xmas zhu zhus, 19.49 boots for DD JCPenny, 7.87 S&S
Dec 10- 31.79 Home Depot tree, 4.10 stocking gum, +17.06 Sears return add to xmas
Dec 11- 8.80 stamps, 3.00 coat tip
Dec 12- Boston market 26.50, $25 check teachers gifts room mother, $2 paper
Dec 13- 0 FINALLY!
Dec 14-S&S DH 14.75, Starbucks 4.00, H3 Pet 25.41, $64 Weight Watchers, $7.50 WW bars, 11.67 Trader Joes
Dec 15- 11.20 Dunkin Donuts, $20 emergency cash, $2 atm fee, 5.25 Pancheros
Dec 16- Mc D 2.11, Walmart 7.00 xmas/49.36 grocery, TJMaxx 21.58 xmas, S&S 19.46, pizza 8.00
Dec 17- Pancheros 5.80, dinner/snack @ concert $20, LLbean dad 4.51 (was 39.50)
Dec 18- Pancheros 7.50, Dunkin Donuts 51.20, Stop & Shop 30.04, GForce Movie 8.00, Tinkerbelle Movie 8.01
Dec 19- DD 10.00, Walmart xmas chocolate 3.25, liquor store 13.77, stop & shop 19.66, Jerrys $14
Dec 20- 0
Dec 21- Costco 25.26, Chilis 54.12, Paper $2, JCPenny xmas lights 4.22, redbox 1.06
Dec 22- Bed B Bey 27.13 Brita, 9.52 S&S xmas box, 93.00 S&S
Dec 23- lunch deli 7.00, S&S 25.69
Dec 24- $0
Dec 25- $0
Dec 26- $0
Dec 27- Princess & frog matinee for 5 $32, movie snax $16, CVS newspaper & discount xmas stuff 4.71, McDonalds $15, S&S $5, Job Lot house/misc 11.90
Dec 28- Pancheros 9.50, 2.69 Stop & Shop, 18.84 Walgreens
Dec 29- Stop & Shop 26.45 (home/groc), 6.00 Pancheros
Dec 30- Bday cards 10.00, 3.95 S&S grocery, 21.99 walmart gifts/grocery
Dec 31- 5.49 S&S grocery, 11.00 bakery cupcakes for my Bday!

6/10 no buy days[/QUOTE]

Overall I'm really pleased considering the season and I'm happy with my Xmas spending since it is about 1/3 less than I would have normally spent!