No Buy December 2009

[lougoofy]

Dec. 4: $3.55 dollar store, $9.81 chinese food, $2.00 beer, $1.59 dollar store and $5.29 a six pack

Dec. 5: $6.33 Hardees and $15.41 dollar general store

 

[DawnM]

Ok, I need to be more diligent with every day tracking this month. Here is my budget:

$400 Christmas gifts left
$400 Groceries (continuing pantry cleaning)
this includes toiletries
$200 Misc (thrift store shopping, etc...)
$150 Gas
$100 Eating out

Total: $1250

Dec. 1- $140 Christmas gift
Dec. 2- $35 Christmas
$40 eating out
$20- Thrift store
Dec. 3-$43 Mary Kay party
Dec. 4- $11- part for our broken garage door
Dec. 5- $25- Yard sale finds
Dec. 6- $104 Groceries

 

[Tiggerish]

I cannot believe that I have gone 6 days without entering a grocery store. I have eaten well, including having family over for Sunday dinner, just using stuff I already had in the house. I still have lots of food stock piled so I may be able to stay out of the stores for a little bit longer.

Total budget for December is $520.

Groceries - $220
Automobile - $50
Giving - $50
Eating Out - $50
Misc. - $100 / $83 left
Christmas - $50 /$15 left
============================================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

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Goals: 15 $0 Days; stay within $600 for food, gas, and misc.

1 - $0
2 - $0
3 - $47.81: Winn-Dixie
4 - $51.18: Walgreens, Walmart, McDonald's
5 - $16.71: Winn-Dixie, gas station
6 - $0

Total:
$0 Days: 3/15: 20% (12 left)
$600 Limit: $115.70: 19% (484.30 left)
Month: 6/31: 19%

 

[crazelion]

12-1 $0
12-2 $0
12-3 $0
12-4 $0
12-5 $0
12-6 $0
12-7 $0 Suppose go Shogun for work Christmas party. Told the boss since she cutting hours I can't afford. She will have live with it. Since work is not paying for the dinner.

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

12-1 $0
12-2 $0
12-3 $0
12-4 $0
12-5 $0
12-6 $0
12-7 $0 Suppose go Shogun for work Christmas party. Told the boss since she cutting hours I can't afford. She will have live with it. Since work is not paying for the dinner.

Wow! SEVEN $0 Days?!? I'm impressed!

 

[SnowWhite607]

67.62 groceries for December (bought on Nov 29)

Dec 1 - pizza 28.25
Dec 2- -------
Dec 3 - eating out 15.52
Dec 4- groceries 74.18 (I include toiletries and things llike cat food and washing powder in this as well)
Dec 5 - 31.03 groceries, we were asked over to BIL and SIL's house to watch the game and I needed some stuff to bring.


December:

Groceries - 172.83/350 (giving myself $50 extra for Christmas dinner)
Eating out - 43.77/150

I also have some coupons for Outback that expire next weekend that I want to use but hubby will get a gift card at his football coaches banquet this week so it wont be money out of our budget!

 

[Swmr359]

I went out shopping and the store I needed was closed...oh well there was a couple others open! I got some inexpensive but cool gifts for my friends; then I ended up at the Andersons for a light timer (and of course got some other stuff!) and finally Michaels for some really cute Chirstmas cards from the dollar bin. By the way Michaels seems to be having a huge sale on their Chirstmas stuff, it could be just mine though...
My goal is to have 0 days until next Saturday, hope I can make it!
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Dec.1 $21 at Petsmart $7 at Target
Dec.2 $0
Dec.3 $0
Dec.4 $0
Dec.5 $0
Dec.6 $9, $22 at the Andersons, $5 at Michaels'


Groceries: $29/$100
Ice cream: 0/2
Eat out: 0/2
Christmas gifts:$14
Misc.:$21
Total:$64
0 days: 4/15

 

[smiller]

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

Total: $95.79/$408.00

I hit up three grocery stores today to round out my pantry/freezer for a couple meals this week. And I still need to go to another one tomorrow! Who knew it was so hard to find arborio rice?

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $303
$650...$347 left
$0 Days:2
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$140 left
Gas- $100...$51 left
Eating Out- $100...$98 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$58 left
I always round up to the nearest dollar.

1- $40 (Barnes and Noble- Christmas Presents for me and DH)
2- $0
3- $2 (Wendy's-Eating out for Aaron and I) $33 (Gas) $44 (Groceries- Meijer) $48 (Shopping-Meijer)
4- $26 (Groceries-Jewel they had some really good deals this week) $7 (Groceries-Walgreens)
5- $0
6- $3 (Shopping- Flea Market) $33 (Groceries-Joe Caputo) $35 (Shopping-Liquor Store) $16 (Gas) $16 (Shopping-Needed X-mas Lights and extension cord)

My Savings: $142.90

 

[charming23]

Ugh.. last night I had to go out and get a new laptop. Mine completely died and even the geek squad could not get it to start. Thankfully I had been stashing away $25 a week since May in case that happened (I have had it fixed numerous times in the past year). It is exempt from the budget.

Also we are getting some snow this week so my goal is to only got out once probably Tuesday to get a few things. I need a memory card for a digital camera we got my Grandma for Christmas, the new Glee CD, and more melting chocolate.

Grocery/Household- $300/$208.98 left (I am really going to work this month at cleaning out the pantry and freezer)
Entertainment/Dining Out-$75/$53.65
Car/Gas- $50
Misc/Emergency- $150

Total for the month- $575/$462.55

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

 

[lougoofy]

Dec. 5: $6.33 Hardees and $15.41 dollar general store

DEC. 6: $2.10 2 KFC snackers, $1.75 newspaper, $.80 soda and $1.00 snack

 

[charming23]

Home today with a small cold so not going anywhere. On top of that it is snowing. I hate winter.

Grocery/Household- $300/$208.98 left (I am really going to work this month at cleaning out the pantry and freezer)
Entertainment/Dining Out-$75/$53.65
Car/Gas- $50
Misc/Emergency- $150

Total for the month- $575/$462.55

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

 

[CherylA]

Even though I didn't have any 0 days this weekend, I did really well. We ate our dinners at home!

Clothing $60
-16 Target hubby sunglasses
=44.00

Grocery $470
-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
=355.54

House Upkeep/Decorating $90
-$15 vacum bags Lowes
=75.00

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
=214.00

Gifts $60
-25 BIL bday gift
=35.00
-20.60 Timmy bday gift
=14.40

Entertainment $370
-10.60 Burger King
-12.24 Poncheros
-11.00 miamogue lunch
-10 east end lunch
=326.16


Christmas

Immediate Family $114.23 remains from last month
-6.00 Chocolate Coins from Trader Joes (stocking filler)
-3.50 easy bake bulbs
= 104.73


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
= 54.54


Xtra food and events (dinners out, food for xmas dinner)
$230
-40 Yacht Club Xmas dinner & drinks
=190

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
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

1/10 no buy days

 

[lougoofy]

DEC. 6: $2.10 2 KFC snackers, $1.75 newspaper, $.80 soda and $1.00 snack

Dec. 7 so far: $1.50 bus fare and $4.12 Dollar Tree

 

[Tiggerish]

Today my sister was available to go around with me so we hit four stores, the bank and the coffee shop. If she would have been working I would have had a zero day but I did have fun.

Total budget for December is $520.

Groceries - $220 / $200 left
Automobile - $50
Giving - $50
Eating Out - $50 / $42 left
Misc. - $100 / $58 left
Christmas - $50 /$15 left
============================================
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 for my Mom's yard; $20 groceries -stopped at the cheese market since I was already out; and $8 for coffees for me and my sister since she was doing all the driving.

 

[Swmr359]

Had to get a couple of necessities at Target, but I was really good and only bought what I needed! I'm so proud of myself
---------
Dec.1 $21 at Petsmart $7 at Target
Dec.2 $0
Dec.3 $0
Dec.4 $0
Dec.5 $0
Dec.6 $9, $22 at the Andersons, $5 at Michaels'
Dec.7 $7 at Target

Groceries: $36/$100
Ice cream: 0/2
Eat out: 0/2
Christmas gifts:$14
Misc.:$21
Total:$71
0 days: 4/15

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Goals: 15 $0 Days; stay within $600 for food, gas, and misc.

1 - $0
2 - $0
3 - $47.81: Winn-Dixie
4 - $51.18: Walgreens, Walmart, McDonald's
5 - $16.71: Winn-Dixie, gas station
6 - $0
7 - $0

Totals:
$0 Days: 4/15: 27% (11 left)
$600 Limit: $115.70: 19% (484.30 left)
Month: 7/31: 23%

 

[Swmr359]

that's weird my post went up twice...

 

[A.Mickey]

Even though I didn't have any 0 days this weekend, I did really well. We ate our dinners at home!

Congrats Cheryl on eating dinners in! I know how hard it can be sometimes!!

I made alot of chicken last night for dinner and I took the juices from the pan and added a lot of water and cut up carrots that were going bad, some celery and onion that I bought yesterday for .90. Cut up some of the leftover chicken from last night. I took one breast with me to work today and another breast for lunch tomorrow. Then I broke the stock with the chicken and vegetables in half and froze the one half after it was cooked. Then I cooked some noodles separately and added to 1/2 of the vegetable chicken stock. I have approx. 3 quarts of Chicken noodle soup made! And another 3 quarts in the freezer, just waiting for the noodles . So for approx. 3.50 including the cost of the chicken. I made a gallon and 1/2 of soup!

Running Total: Spent $303
$650...$347 left
$0 Days:3
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$140 left
Gas- $100...$51 left
Eating Out- $100...$98 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$58 left
I always round up to the nearest dollar.

1- $40 (Barnes and Noble- Christmas Presents for me and DH)
2- $0
3- $2 (Wendy's-Eating out for Aaron and I) $33 (Gas) $44 (Groceries- Meijer) $48 (Shopping-Meijer)
4- $26 (Groceries-Jewel they had some really good deals this week) $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

My Savings: $142.90