No Buy February

[lougoofy]

2/17/10: so far $6.86 KFC (and that is with-out a drink)

also $3.50 dollar general (food for at work)

 

[DawnM]

Well, I am tracking my groceries on another board, so I haven't been on here and tracking, but my goal was $500 for groceries, toiletries, newspapers, and eating out.

I am at about $450 right now and our local store is having super doubles, so I may go over a bit. I have the $$, just trying to save.

We also bought a new computer this month! It was expensive, but our old laptop (9 years old, yup, you read that right!) really is not functioning at all and I needed something else.

That put us way over our spending, but we used some sinking funds $$ for it.

Dawn

 

[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
2/17 - $0
2/18 - $0

 

[dizluvah]

Feb. 1 ~ $14.01 McDonald's (Shoot...not off to a good start)
Feb. 2 ~$83 Cat RXs, $60 people RXs, $7.28 groceries (fresh produce and loaf of bread), $7 misc junk - vending machine, soda, etc
<crossing fingers for 3rd & 4th to be No spend days>
Feb. 3 ~ $0 spend day (woohooo - first no spend day!!)
Feb. 4 ~DH bought gas and ruined our no spend day
Feb. 5 ~$25 doc copay; $34 gas, $3.25 McDs; $35 Kcups@green mtn distributor, $82 Market Basket, $102 Sam's; $80 Walmart
Feb. 6 ~ $0
Feb. 7 ~ $0
Feb. 8 ~ $0
Feb. 9 ~ $3.25 McDonalds, $36 case of Cat food, $20 CVS rx, $2.70 Water & Fountain soda, $34 sebring gas, $17 toyota gas, $50 Sam's,
Rec'd tax refund and paid entire amount on Sears CC debt, Rec'd & deposited $20 rebate from holiday purchase
Feb. 10 ~ $0
Feb. 11 ~ $0
Feb. 12 ~ $1.25 - I ruined by no buy day at work getting soda %^&^*
Feb. 13 ~ $$ (unknown amt) DH got me flowers, card
Feb. 14 ~ $30 Brunch, $26 Groceries
Feb. 15 ~ DH bought gas
Feb. 16 ~ $100 spent at various stores: Walmart, CVS
Feb. 17 ~ $0

Need 5 more no spend days......

 

[charming23]

My class was cancelled so I went to save-a-lot to pick up a few items and they had 1lb packages of the ground meat marked down from $5.45 to $1.85 so I grabbed a couple to freeze. They also had some premade hamburger patties and pork chops on markdown.

Budget:
Grocery/Household: $200/$71.92 Left
Gas: $50/$29.40 Left
Eating Out/Entertainment: $50/$20.00 Left
Emergency/Misc: $75/$60.62 Left

Total: $375.00/ $171.92 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
2/17- $0
2/18- $26.61

11/15 $0 days so far
Coupon and store savings: $35.02

 

[Mickey1Fan]

Five zero spend days so far.

Spent the entire vacation budget while visiting son and daughter-in-law.

Also spent the balance of my grocery money and miscellaneous funds while away but hey, they are newlyweds and needed a few things.

Tomorrow is pay day so the cash will be replenished.

Amazingly I am still on track with everything.

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget is a genrous $525 for a short month.

Automobile $50 / $10 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $25 / $5 left
Insurance $75 / $7 left
Giving $50 / $20 over
Groceries/Household Goods $200 / $86 left
Medical $25
Misc. $100 / $1 over
Running total of coupon savings $24.31
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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
2/17 Auto $17 for gas; Groceries $12; Misc. $6 for Easter basket stuff; Giving $40 for supplies for kids group

 

[smiller]

2/1 - $31.84 GoPicnic
2/2 - $0
2/3 - $0
2/4 - $29.85 GoPicnic
2/5 - $25.82 Portillo's
2/6 - $21.85 Whole Foods
2/6 - $6.17 Jewel
2/7 - $1.06 Aldi
2/7 - $13.09 Village Marketplace
2/8 - $0
2/9 - $0
2/10 - $0
2/11 - $12.30 Whole Foods
2/11 - $17.00 Out with Friends
2/11 - $1.35 CVS
2/12 - $0
2/13 - $17.00 Out with Friends
2/14 - $0
2/15 - $0
2/16 - $0
2/17 - $0
2/18 - $1.39 Staples
2/18 - $34.98 Whole Foods

Total: $213.70/$260.00

Ahh! I can't stay out of Whole Foods I sure got some great deals, though!

I actually only have about $10 left in cash as I have a check written for a $35 membership fee I wanted to get paid this month. It's looking like the cash will be for some milk and maple syrup. Gotta budget everything!

 

[A.Mickey]

I have come to the conclusion that I hate the end of the month! I really need to get on track next month and stay within my percentages! But there are just so many great deals to be had! My stockpile is really huge now though so maybe I will be within budget next month!

Running Total: Spent $689
$700...$11 left
$0 Days:8
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$42 over
Gas- $150...$21 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)
17- $0
18- $25 (Gas) $22 (Groceries-Meijer)


$0 Days: 8/15: 53%
$700 Limit: $689: 98%
Month: 17/28: 64%

My savings from coupons and sales: $650.90

 

[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/$108
Groceries $450/$395
Shopping $200/$23 (have a $17 credit from LeapFrog coming)($100 ebay sells)
Misc./Entertainment/Haircut&color $160/$249-over by $89
=$1050/$775

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
2/17 $69, $12 lunch, $57 Whole Foods
I need to try really hard to be good the next 10 days so I can stay on track
2/18 $0 6/12...actually have a shopping credit of $100 for items sold on Ebay

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget is a genrous $525 for a short month.

Automobile $50 / $10 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $25 / $5 left
Insurance $75 / $7 left
Giving $50 / $20 over
Groceries/Household Goods $200 / $86 left
Medical $25
Misc. $100 / $1 over
Running total of coupon savings $24.31
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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
2/17 Auto $17 for gas; Groceries $12; Misc. $6 for Easter basket stuff; Giving $40 for supplies for kids group
2/18 $0

 

[lougoofy]

also $3.50 dollar general (food for at work)

2/18/10: $3.00 bus fares, $9.16 Panera bread (meal), copies (used a prepaid card I got a long time ago), $19.58 Big Lots and $19.37 WAL-MART

 

[dizluvah]

Feb. 1 ~ $14.01 McDonald's (Shoot...not off to a good start)
Feb. 2 ~$83 Cat RXs, $60 people RXs, $7.28 groceries (fresh produce and loaf of bread), $7 misc junk - vending machine, soda, etc
<crossing fingers for 3rd & 4th to be No spend days>
Feb. 3 ~ $0 spend day (woohooo - first no spend day!!)
Feb. 4 ~DH bought gas and ruined our no spend day
Feb. 5 ~$25 doc copay; $34 gas, $3.25 McDs; $35 Kcups@green mtn distributor, $82 Market Basket, $102 Sam's; $80 Walmart
Feb. 6 ~ $0
Feb. 7 ~ $0
Feb. 8 ~ $0
Feb. 9 ~ $3.25 McDonalds, $36 case of Cat food, $20 CVS rx, $2.70 Water & Fountain soda, $34 sebring gas, $17 toyota gas, $50 Sam's,
Rec'd tax refund and paid entire amount on Sears CC debt, Rec'd & deposited $20 rebate from holiday purchase
Feb. 10 ~ $0
Feb. 11 ~ $0
Feb. 12 ~ $1.25 - I ruined by no buy day at work getting soda %^&^*
Feb. 13 ~ $$ (unknown amt) DH got me flowers, card
Feb. 14 ~ $30 Brunch, $26 Groceries
Feb. 15 ~ DH bought gas
Feb. 16 ~ $100 spent at various stores: Walmart, CVS
Feb. 17 ~ $0
Feb. 18 ~ CVS - 2 RXs for Scott, gas for toyota
Feb. 19 ~ Spend day - paid bills online - DH out for breakfast

 

[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 - $13 lunch (edited this line, the post office expense was actually a budgeted bill, so it really doesn't count. doesn't make it a "no spend day" but the only unexpected expense was lunch)
Feb. 17th - $8.50 Breakfast (for me & a co-worker) $27.89 pizza delivery
Feb 18th - $12.50 movie ticket
Feb. 19th - around 7$ for breakfast

this week has really been terrible for me and no spend days! Maybe this weekend I can make up a few....


(STILL) 4 out of 10 "no spend" days.

 

[dizluvah]

Big Kahuna - don't feel badly

I also have been spending more than anticipated - but at least we are tracking it and we can do better next week/month, etc.

I still need 5 no spend days and I only have 8 days lefts to accomplish that - YIKES

 

[thebigkahuna]

Big Kahuna - don't feel badly

I also have been spending more than anticipated - but at least we are tracking it and we can do better next week/month, etc.

I still need 5 no spend days and I only have 8 days lefts to accomplish that - YIKES

thank you for the support! I really feel that keeping track of my spending is a huge step - also taking out cash has really helped me to watch what I'm spending - handing over cash at a register is more difficult than handing over a piece of plastic.

(and I put a goal of 10 days, but truth be told, I would be pleased with 5. It's my first time doing a "no buy" month & I feel like recording what I'm doing is a huge help.)

heres a little pixie dust for your next 5 "no-spend" days!!

 

[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)
02/16 -0- Snow Day
02/17 $17.00 milk and produce
02/18 -0-

What's left
Groceries: 333.00/$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)
-2- Spend Days Goal 10[/quote]
$92.00 Money Made

 

[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 = $11 (espresso beans)
February 15th = $0
February 16th = $6 (groceries - bread/milk)
February 17th = $0
February 18th = $0

Total so far = $440

$0 Days so far = 9/10

Only 10 days left in the month!

 

[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
Feb 16-$0
Feb 17-$26, groceries
Feb 18-$31, Big Lots

 

[casper_jj11]

groceries $700 $245.04left
gas $500 $379.65 left
cat food $95 $54.05 left
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 $7.96 left DONE
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 $168.47 over ... but $81.53 left if don’t count kids clothes budgeted for April (purchased: book/gymboree/hair conditioner/gap/ storage containers ... kids clothes were in upcoming Apr budget for $250 ...spent 255.90 this month instead )
DH spending $150 $84.35 left (purchased: contacts/ pic frames for his mom)

Total: $2495 $1167.39 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 - groceries $14.20; storage containers $33.47;
Feb 17 - shelf for DS’s room $20.32; tape $4.94;
Feb 18 - summer clothes for kids (planned to do this in April but huge 40% off sale at Gap) $139.00; cat food $40.95