No Buy February

[PeytonSdiz]

Goals = Spend $600 (or less) and have at least ten $0 days. Also...to not eat out at all this month.

February 1st = $0
February 2nd = $20 (ordered a bunch of mailing labels because I'm almost out.)
February 3rd = $47 (groceries)
February 4th = $0
February 5th = $0
February 6th = $122 (Costco)
February 7th = $13 (Toys R Us gift), $29 (groceries)
February 8th = $38 (more groceries)
February 9th = $0
February 10th = $0
February 11th = $98 (Target/Walmart), $22 (movie tickets/soda)
February 12th = $0
February 13th = $34 (groceries)
February 14th = $0

Total so far = $423

$0 Days so far = 7/10

 

[Tiggerish]

Automobile $50
Eating Out/Entertainment $25 / $5 left
Insurance $75 / $7 left
Giving $50 / $40 left
Groceries/Household Goods $200 / $98 left
Medical $25
Misc. $100 / $5 left
Running total of coupon savings $24.31
-------------------------------------------------------------------2/1
Groceries $25; Misc. $30 (to do two state income tax returns online)
2/2 Entertainment $5 - bought a ticket to my niece's school talent show (she is singing in it).
2/3 Misc. $21 - postage, ink cartridge and paper for printer
2/4 Insurance $68
2/5 $0
2/6 $0
2/7 Misc. $26 - birthday present for bil and liquor for Super Bowl party
2/8 $0
2/9 $0
2/10 Groceries $8; Eating out $15
2/11 $0
2/12 Groceries $40; Giving $10 to March of Dimes (neighbor collecting for them)
2/13 Misc. $18
2/14 Giving $20 (church collection)
2/15 Groceries $29

 

[lougoofy]

2/14/10: $1.23 coffee, $4.31 Groceries (for at work) and $1 snack at work

2/15/10: dollar general $11.40 groceries and paper products

 

[Swmr359]

It's snowing here...again... Today was a no buy day and I'm guessing Tues. and Wed. will be as well since I have to work a double shift both days
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Feb. 1: $77 Kroger, $46 Target, $50 SkinID
Feb. 2: $0
Feb. 3: $0
Feb. 4: $0
Feb. 5: $0
Feb. 6: $20 Disney.com, $14 Micheals, $15 The Andersons
Feb. 7: $15 Road Runner Sports, $25 Petsmart, $12 Disney store, $7 Kroger
Feb. 8: $35 Gas, $8 Whole Foods
Feb. 9: $0 Whew back on track!
Feb.10: $0
Feb.11: $0
Feb.12: $20
Feb.13: $37 Lunch w/bro.
Feb.14: $0
Feb.15: $0

Groceries: $173
Eat out: 2/3 ($45)
Other: $85
Race items: $78
Total: $381
0 days: 9/20

 

[erikawolf2004]

January totals:
12 no buy days
Eating Out $316
Groceries $565
Shopping $427
Misc./Entertainment $69
=$1377

Goals for Feb:
12 no buy days
Eating Out $250/$81
Groceries $450/$278
Shopping $200/$123 (have a $17 credit from LeapFrog coming)
Misc./Entertainment/Haircut&color $160/$170-over by $10
=$1050/$648

2/1 $154, $105 Haircut/color, $16 cookbooks, $33 groceries
2/2 $13 pizza
2/3 $19, $23 dress, $13 lunch, ($17) return to LeapFrog awaiting credit
2/4 $154, $109 Trader Joes, $20 Fruits & Veggies, $25 dress off ebay
2/5 $14 Whole Foods
2/6 $119, $ 54 laundry soap & dryerballs, $65 Turbotax
2/7 $0, 1/12 I'm doing this early to keep me on track-I need at least one $0 for the week
2/8 $40, $11 lunch out, $13 dress, $16 CNY supplies
2/9 $0 2/12
2/10 $68, $44 Whole Foods, $24 Michael's CNY/Valentine's day supplies
2/11 $0 3/12
2/12 $34, $4 Starbucks, $30 Dinner Out
2/13 $13 invitations, $10 Gap shirt/tights, $5 drinks at CNY, $5 Donuts
2/14 $0 4/12
2/15 $0 5/12

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $598
$700...$102 left
$0 Days:7
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$9 left
Gas- $150...$46 left
Eating Out- $100...$23 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$24 left
I always round up to the nearest dollar.

1- $69 (Groceries-Meijer &Dominick's), $33 Gas, $18 (Eating Out- McDonald's), $25 (Misc.- Taxes)
2- $0
3- $2 (Eating Out- Wendy's), $31 (Groceries- Meijer, Wal-mart, Walgreens)
4- $0
5- $4 (Groceries- Meijer), $8 (Eating Out- McDonald's), $32 (Gas), $45 (Shopping- Meijer)
6- $41 (Groceries- Costco), $26 (Groceries- Joe Caputo & Sons), $4 (Groceries- Walgreens), $8 (Groceries- Target) $2 (Shopping-Dollar Tree 2 Sunday Papers for the coupons!)
7- $12 (Groceries- Walgreens), $6 (Groceries- Meijer), $17 (Groceries- Jewel-Osco), $3 (Shopping- Library Book Sale)
8- $0
9- $24 (Shopping- Target), $7 (Groceries- Meijer), $8 (Groceries- Jewel-Osco), $5 (Groceries- Walgreens) $2 (Eating Out- Wendy's)
10- $0
11- $0
12- $0
13- $6 (Shopping-Walgreens), $24 (Shopping-Sister's Birthday Present), $19 (Shopping-Target), $7 (Eating Out- Dairy Queen), $39 (Gas)
14- $6 (Shopping-Dollar Tree), $3 (Groceries-Jewel), $15 (Misc.-Parking and Train Tickets), $7 (Shopping- Chinatown candies and goodies), $40 (Eating Out- Dragon Court)
15- $0


$0 Days: 6/15: 47%
$700 Limit: $598: 85%
Month: 14/28: 54%

My savings from coupons and sales: $489.13

 

[PeytonSdiz]

Goals = Spend $600 (or less) and have at least ten $0 days. Also...to not eat out at all this month.

February 1st = $0
February 2nd = $20 (ordered a bunch of mailing labels because I'm almost out.)
February 3rd = $47 (groceries)
February 4th = $0
February 5th = $0
February 6th = $122 (Costco)
February 7th = $13 (Toys R Us gift), $29 (groceries)
February 8th = $38 (more groceries)
February 9th = $0
February 10th = $0
February 11th = $98 (Target/Walmart), $22 (movie tickets/soda)
February 12th = $0
February 13th = $34 (groceries)
February 14th = $0
February 15th = $0

Total so far = $423

$0 Days so far = 8/10

 

[Jennia]

Feb 1-$0
Feb 2-$0
Feb 3-$0
Feb 4-$0
Feb 5-$0
Feb 6-$0
Feb 7-$0
Feb 8-$46, groceries and pet food
Feb 9-$0
Feb 10-$259, salon (highlights, deep condition, haircut, hair products for two months, tips)
Feb 11-$0
Feb 12-$355, photos (have a TON we ordered, plus I bought the CD/copyrights so we can print our own off later, too)
Feb 13-$0
Feb 14-$0
Feb 15-$0

 

[casper_jj11]

groceries $700 $259.24left
gas $500 $379.65 left
cat food $95
Mom's bday $50 $14.93 over DONE
boys hair cuts $40 $2.72 left DONE
quick tax program for income tax $50
valentines $50 2.43 over DONE
remaining things for DS2's new bedroom (need shelf and some books) $60 $33.22 left
disney ressies $400 $220 left DONE
car registration $100
car emission test to get registration $80
motorcycle registration $70 (hate to pay this since its still in the garage from when DH crashed it back in Sept)
my spending $150 $4 left (purchased: book/gymboree/hair conditioner)
DH spending $150 $84.35 left (purchased: contacts/ pic frames for his mom)

Total: $2495 $1420.27 left

Feb 1 - $20 books for DS2's room; $10 book for me; $4.49 toilet paper; $60 DH contact lens
Feb 2 - $0
Feb 3 - $0
Feb 4 - groceries 67.76 (incl meds/pedialyte for DD)
Feb 5 - groceries 85.18; mom's bdaycards 16.95
Feb 6 - groceries 61.03
Feb 7 - groceries 13.50 (superbowl snacks); gas $60.35; gymboree 116.90
Feb 8 - flowers for mom’s bday 47.98; valentine stuff $50.17; rug for DS bedroom $6.78; pic frames for MIL $5.65;
Feb 9 - lunch lady for DS7 $18.00; groceries 20.05;
Feb 10 - hair cuts for boys 37.28; conditioner for me $20 ; coffee 13.99; val card for dh 2.26
Feb 11 - $0
Feb 12 - groceries 32.56
Feb 13 - groceries $95; gas $60; reservations for CRT at WDW $180 (I have four of these actually but since we’ll be cancelling three once the Wish foundation confirms our dates, I’ll only count it once ... and it turns out you don’t need to pay upfront for BBB )
Feb 14 - pizza for kids $19.20; sushi for us $10 (mom and dad gave us $50 for valentines so we used that towards the sushi )
Feb 15 - $0
Feb 16 -

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

02/01 $22.00. It was DH's turn to make dinner....He choose to order grinders. Does he not realize it's day 1 of this challenge....he's killing me already.
02/02 -0-
02/03 -0-
02/04 -0- Made $23.00 from DD's clothes at Plato's Closet.
02/05 $40.00 gas
02/06 $ 12.00 Pepperidge Farms Outlet, $16.00 Price Chopper, $11.00 CVS (but saved $53.65 w/coupons and ECB)
02/07 -0- Was given a racks of ribs by DIn-laws. Got 3 Chocolate orders $$
02/08 $4.00 BK craving for breakfast.
02/09 $ 80.00 Big Y's b1/g2 sale. I only shop here when they do a b1/g2 sale. Stocked up on alot and got alot of rain checks . They were out of alot of stuff. Stores were crazy because of the BIG STORM Coming the next day.
02/10 -0- Never left the house. Closed our office because of the BIG STORM against my recommendation to see what the morning brought....BIG STORM was a dud. What was suppose to be up to 14 inches ended up being less than 2.
02/11 -0- Did get 2 more candy orders +$$
02/12 $43.00 gas- $25.00 DH and I ate out waiting for DD to get done with bowling. - $15.00 gave DD money for bowling. - $12.00 V' Day and Anniv. cards and 1 bag of prepackaged candy. $38.00 groceries.
02/13 -0- Never left the house.
02/14 $85.00 early dinner out at O.G.
02/15 $4.00 breakfast at BK (I caved)

What's left
Groceries: 350.00/$550.00
Gas120.00/$200.00
Entertainment/Eat out: $89.00/$200.00
Misc. spending:$50.00
Valentine's Day/Anniv. $38.00 ( put dinner in eat out)
-4- Spend Days Goal 10[/quote]
$92.00 Money Made

 

[PixiePlanner]

2/01 $12.37
2/02 $0
2/03 $0
2/04 $0
2/05 $4.10
2/06 $0 discretional spending but $115.99 at the grocery store
2/07 $0
2/08 $0
2/09 $0
2/10 $8.62
2/11 $0
2/12 $0 but $106.32 at the grocery store
2/13 $26 on Valentine's Day stuff
2/14 $20 Donation for highschooler's fundraiser
2/15 $15.62 Took my kids to lunch
2/16 $0


total groceries: $222.31/350
total $0 days: 10/12

 

[thebigkahuna]

Feb 1st - $10.00 gas , $4.23 Michael's
Feb 2nd -$15.65 lunch, $20.00 Misc.
Feb 3rd - $10.00 gas
Feb 4th - $8.23 CVS, $43.85 Avon , $30.00 gas
Feb 5th - $35.00 lunch (don't ask LOL )
Feb 6th - $2.88 Target, around $9 on food.
Feb 7th - ZERO SPEND DAY!!!
Feb 8th - ZERO SPEND DAY!!!
Feb 9th - $7.84 dinner out
Feb 10th - ZERO SPEND DAY!!!
Feb 11th - $11.74 food (never leave home hungry unless you are going to a restaurant!) around 12 or 13 $ at CVS for dishwasher soap and paper goods.
Feb 12th - $36.00 gas, $43.43 Auto parts
Feb 13th - NO SPEND DAY!!
Feb. 14th - around $30.00 at Petsmart
Feb 15th - $10.00 tolls
Feb 16th - $107 at the post office, $13 lunch


4 out of 10 "no spend" days.

 

[charming23]

I am still feeling ill so my mom ran out to get a few groceries today. We needed milk and buns.

Budget:
Grocery/Household: $200/$98.53 Left
Gas: $50/$29.40 Left
Eating Out/Entertainment: $50/$20.00 Left
Emergency/Misc: $75/$60.62 Left

Total: $375.00/ $198.53 Left

2/1- $50.53 Grocery and $10.08 Misc
2/2- $0
2/3- $0
2/4- $0
2/5- $10.47 Five Guys, $12.58 Giant Eagle, and $20.60 for gas
2/6- $0
2/7- $14.30 Save-a-lot
2/8- $0
2/9- $0
2/10- $0
2/11- $19.53 b-day lunch at Harry Buffalo
2/12- $0
2/13- $18.28 Groceries and $4.30 at Marshalls
2/14- $0
2/15- $0
2/16- $15.50 Groceries

10/15 $0 days so far
Coupon and store savings: $35.02

 

[wdwfan16]

2/2 - $0
2/4 - $0
2/6 - $0
2/7 - $0
2/10 - $0
2/11 - $0
2/13 - $0
2/14 - $0
2/16 - $0

 

[lougoofy]

2/15/10: dollar general $11.40 groceries and paper products

2/16/10: $2.25 laundry and $1.06 McD's (fries)

 

[Tiggerish]

Automobile $50 / $27 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $25 / $5 left
Insurance $75 / $7 left
Giving $50 / $40 left
Groceries/Household Goods $200 / $98 left
Medical $25
Misc. $100 / $5 left
Running total of coupon savings $24.31
-------------------------------------------------------------------

2/1 Groceries $25; Misc. $30 (to do two state income tax returns online)
2/2 Entertainment $5 - bought a ticket to my niece's school talent show (she is singing in it).
2/3 Misc. $21 - postage, ink cartridge and paper for printer
2/4 Insurance $68
2/5 $0
2/6 $0
2/7 Misc. $26 - birthday present for bil and liquor for Super Bowl party
2/8 $0
2/9 $0
2/10 Groceries $8; Eating out $15
2/11 $0
2/12 Groceries $40; Giving $10 to March of Dimes (neighbor collecting for them)
2/13 Misc. $18
2/14 Giving $20 (church collection)
2/15 Groceries $29
2/16 Auto $23 for gas

 

[Swmr359]

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Feb. 1: $77 Kroger, $46 Target, $50 SkinID
Feb. 2: $0
Feb. 3: $0
Feb. 4: $0
Feb. 5: $0
Feb. 6: $20 Disney.com, $14 Micheals, $15 The Andersons
Feb. 7: $15 Road Runner Sports, $25 Petsmart, $12 Disney store, $7 Kroger
Feb. 8: $35 Gas, $8 Whole Foods
Feb. 9: $0 Whew back on track!
Feb.10: $0
Feb.11: $0
Feb.12: $20
Feb.13: $37 Lunch w/bro.
Feb.14: $0
Feb.15: $0
Feb.15: $0

Groceries: $173
Eat out: 2/3 ($45)
Other: $85
Race items: $78
Total: $381
0 days: 10/20

 

[erikawolf2004]

January totals:
12 no buy days
Eating Out $316
Groceries $565
Shopping $427
Misc./Entertainment $69
=$1377

Goals for Feb:
12 no buy days
Eating Out $250/$96
Groceries $450/$396
Shopping $200/$123 (have a $17 credit from LeapFrog coming)
Misc./Entertainment/Haircut&color $160/$195-over by $35
=$1050/$810

2/1 $154, $105 Haircut/color, $16 cookbooks, $33 groceries
2/2 $13 pizza
2/3 $19, $23 dress, $13 lunch, ($17) return to LeapFrog awaiting credit
2/4 $154, $109 Trader Joes, $20 Fruits & Veggies, $25 dress off ebay
2/5 $14 Whole Foods
2/6 $119, $ 54 laundry soap & dryerballs, $65 Turbotax
2/7 $0, 1/12 I'm doing this early to keep me on track-I need at least one $0 for the week
2/8 $40, $11 lunch out, $13 dress, $16 CNY supplies
2/9 $0 2/12
2/10 $68, $44 Whole Foods, $24 Michael's CNY/Valentine's day supplies
2/11 $0 3/12
2/12 $34, $4 Starbucks, $30 Dinner Out
2/13 $13 invitations, $10 Gap shirt/tights, $5 drinks at CNY, $5 Donuts
2/14 $0 4/12
2/15 $0 5/12
2/16 $133, $15 lunch, $15 Target, $103 Whole Foods, $25 Gas

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

Groceries $300.00-$72.00 = $228.00 - $40.00 = $188.00 - $38.00 = $150.00
Paper goods/Soaps $100.00 - $100.00 pd.
Gas for car: $150.00 - $40.00 = $110.00 - $38.00 = $72.00 - $38.00 = $34.00

Misc. not accounted for: $138.00

Feb 1 - groceries $72.00, gas $40.00
Feb 2 - $1.00 for downtown parking
Feb 3 - $0.00
Feb 4 - $0.00
Feb 5 - $10.00 for a boutonierre
Feb 6 - $0.00
Feb 7 - $2.00 Sams Club, $10.00 wings for Superbowl, $38.00 gas
Feb 8 - $0.00
Feb 9 - $10.00 school stuff not accounted for
Feb 10 - $0.00
Feb 11 - $0.00
Feb 12 - $0.00
Feb 13 - $0.00
Feb 14 - $60.00 extra trip to the mall with the kids
Feb 15 - $30.00 eating out on weekend trip
Feb 16 - $6.00 Fastnachts for my bday cake

Extra's that were not accounted for: car is in the shop (under warranty) but we have a loaner and it did not have windshield fluid and I had to put extra gas in it even though I just filled our tank. Then we took an overnight with DD to visit a college. Since it was Valentine's Day we spent more on food and I treated the kids to some clothes at the mall and new phone covers....

We did not go over too much since I took money from our yearly entertainment costs and as usual I pleaded my no birthday present case (all except for the Fastnachts that I really wanted)

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $642
$700...$58 left
$0 Days:7
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$20 over
Gas- $150...$46 left
Eating Out- $100...$21 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$11 left
I always round up to the nearest dollar.

1- $69 (Groceries-Meijer &Dominick's), $33 Gas, $18 (Eating Out- McDonald's), $25 (Misc.- Taxes)
2- $0
3- $2 (Eating Out- Wendy's), $31 (Groceries- Meijer, Wal-mart, Walgreens)
4- $0
5- $4 (Groceries- Meijer), $8 (Eating Out- McDonald's), $32 (Gas), $45 (Shopping- Meijer)
6- $41 (Groceries- Costco), $26 (Groceries- Joe Caputo & Sons), $4 (Groceries- Walgreens), $8 (Groceries- Target) $2 (Shopping-Dollar Tree 2 Sunday Papers for the coupons!)
7- $12 (Groceries- Walgreens), $6 (Groceries- Meijer), $17 (Groceries- Jewel-Osco), $3 (Shopping- Library Book Sale)
8- $0
9- $24 (Shopping- Target), $7 (Groceries- Meijer), $8 (Groceries- Jewel-Osco), $5 (Groceries- Walgreens) $2 (Eating Out- Wendy's)
10- $0
11- $0
12- $0
13- $6 (Shopping-Walgreens), $24 (Shopping-Sister's Birthday Present), $19 (Shopping-Target), $7 (Eating Out- Dairy Queen), $39 (Gas)
14- $6 (Shopping-Dollar Tree), $3 (Groceries-Jewel), $15 (Misc.-Parking and Train Tickets), $7 (Shopping- Chinatown candies and goodies), $40 (Eating Out- Dragon Court)
15- $0
16- $13 (Groceries- Dominick's), $16 (Groceries- Jewel-Osco), $8 (Shopping- Target), $5 (Shopping- Walgreens), $2 (Eating Out- Wendy's)



$0 Days: 7/15: 47%
$700 Limit: $642: 92%
Month: 16/28: 57%

My savings from coupons and sales: $579.10