No Buy February

[erikawolf2004]

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/$26
Groceries $450/$234
Shopping $200/$47 (have a $17 credit from LeapFrog coming)
Misc./Entertainment/Haircut&color $160/$170
=$1050/$473

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

I really need to get on board here, only on day 6 and I have used up a 1/2 of the food and almost 1/2 of the overall budget already...here is hoping of for some $0 days this week!!!!! But we have a full fridge and have been eating at home alot more and I do tend to think more about the purchases I'm making-even if I do end up making the purchase, I make sure it is something I will use!

 

[princessbride6205]

Way overspent on snack foods this week. DD has a horrid cold and won't eat or drink anything, so we sent DH out for popsicles one day, then I went and grabbed other snacks yesterday. DH and I also swapped at work cause we couldn't miss (not allowed to work from home ever) - he would work mornings, come home, then I'd work the afternoon. And since buses are only during commuter hours, I was stuck driving & paying for parking.

I think I really underestimated my toiletries budget, too. *sigh*

Feb 1 - $60 bus pass
Feb 2 - $0
Feb 3 - $1 coffee, $6 parking
Feb 4 - $5 grocery, $6 parking
Feb 5 - $8 Starbucks, $21 grocery, $8 parking, $25 dr copay, $23 pizza takeout (lots of leftovers at least!)
Feb 6 - $100 grocery, $27 other misc.

Groceries & toiletries/cleaning - $126/$300
Gas/Parking/Bus - 80/$225
Other (clothes, diapers, etc) - 27/$150
Dining out - 23/$150
Fun Money - 9/$80 ($40 each for me & DH)
Giving - $100

(Medical $25)

 

[Debbie]

Week 1:
Budget $225 for groceries, gas and misc.
$80/$225
1/10 $0 days

Feb 1: $0
Feb 2: $37 groceries + $35 gas and washer fluid
Feb 3: $8 DH didn't follow the supper plan and bought fish fillets
Feb 4: $34 gas
Feb 5: $66 groceries (DH LOVES to shop)
Feb 6: $31 groceries....the spend continues

 

[delmar411]

2/1 = $74.82 ($75/$700 f/g/h)
2/2 = $19.47 ($95/$700 f/g/h)
2/3 = $66.40 ($153/$700 f/g/h, $9/$0 clothing)
2/4 = $3.25 ($156/$700 f/g/h)
2/5 = $22.08 ($178/$700 f/g/h)
2/6 = $81.94 ($215/$700 f/g/h, $45/$0 gifts)
2/7 = $0

dare I hope for a $0 day????
I will need gas in my car tomorrow since I'm nearly on E but hopefully DH can just take my car in the morning to fill it up. Plus I need an $18 MO for tomorrow so all that will go under Monday.

And DH did bring home a Game Stop credit of just under $100 so go him!

 

[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, $40.00 Avon (not "spent", but ordered), $30.00 gas
Feb 5th - $35.00 lunch (don't ask )
Feb 6th - $2.88 Target, around 9 bucks on food.

 

[littlered]

2/1 0$
2/2 0$
2/3 3.53 at Jamba Juice
2/4 7.79@Great Harvest, 2.91@mc'Donalds and 2.92 at Its A Grind..
2/5 3.53 at CoffeeBean
2/6 43.88 for Gas, 33.00 at Fresh and Easy, 10.00@Jason's Deli
2/7

Not too bad, too much eating out but last week was really stressful as I shot a video for work and I was pretty much in charge of that and am doing all the communication for a work party coming up. Today I need a newspaper but hopefully very little else out. I am starting a small craft business though but I have capped myself at 100.00 in supplies for that this month.

Aiming for 12 0$ days..

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $386
$700...$314 left
$0 Days:2
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$32 left
Gas- $150...$85 left
Eating Out- $100...$72 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$125 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) for our $3 Paper Bag book sale, fill up a paper bag for 3.00 can't beat it! Got about 30 books out of the deal!



$0 Days: 2/15: 13%
$700 Limit: $386: 55% I guess on the bright side, there is no room in our freezer, and no room in our cabinets or closets either! We are stocked up!! Bring on the 0 dollar days!
Month: 6/28: 25%

My savings from coupons and sales: $269.36

 

[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/$26
Groceries $450/$234
Shopping $200/$47 (have a $17 credit from LeapFrog coming)
Misc./Entertainment/Haircut&color $160/$170-over by $10
=$1050/$473

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, I'm doing this early to keep me on track-I need at least one $0 for the week

I really need to get on board here, only on day 6 and I have used up a 1/2 of the food and almost 1/2 of the overall budget already...here is hoping of for some $0 days this week!!!!! But we have a full fridge and have been eating at home alot more and I do tend to think more about the purchases I'm making-even if I do end up making the purchase, I make sure it is something I will use.

 

[charming23]

Went to go see Dear John with my Aunt earlier today, she treated as part of my Birthday present. We then stopped at Save-a-lot for a few items needed for tonight's party. People are coming any minute.

Budget:
Grocery/Household: $200/$122.31 Left
Gas: $50/$29.40 Left
Eating Out/Entertainment: $50/$39.53
Emergency/Misc: $75/$64.92 Left

Total: $375.00/ $256.14 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

4/15 $0 days so far
Coupon and store svaings: $35.02

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

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

Misc. not accounted for: $32.00

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
Feb 9
Feb 10
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Feb 12
Feb 13
Feb 14

 

[Swmr359]

I think I spent too much today... the kittens are running out of food so I stocked up on that, bought some stuff for the 1/2 Marathon next month...oh well
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Feb. 1: $77 Kroger, $44 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
Groceries: $124/$150 $26 left
Eat out: 0/3 ($0)
Other: $155
Total:$279/$300 $21 left
0 days: 4/20

 

[Debbie]

Week 1:
Budget $225 for groceries, gas and misc.
$9/$225
1/10 $0 days

Feb 1: $0
Feb 2: $37 groceries + $35 gas and washer fluid
Feb 3: $8 DH didn't follow the supper plan and bought fish fillets
Feb 4: $34 gas
Feb 5: $66 groceries (DH LOVES to shop)
Feb 6: $31 groceries....the spend continues
Feb 7: $43 groceries + $28 gas

Well, I was within the weekly budget, but the $0 days are non-existent. Here's hoping that next week will be better.

 

[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

 

[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 $$

What's left
Groceries: 468.00/$550.00
Gas160.00/$200.00
Entertainment/Eat out: $178.00/$200.00
Misc. spending:$50.00
Valentine's Day/Anniv. $50.00
-7- Spend Days Goal 10[/quote]
$23.00 Money Made

 

[albertamommyof4]

2/1- $0
2/2- $0
2/3-$0
2/4- dishwasher tabs $3.99, and 4l milk $4.77 toal $9.26
2/5 $0
2/6- bought deep fried wontons for lunch( i did the farmers market) $5, mini donuts $4, went shopping IGA- $35.58( dollar days, groceries), M and M meat shop $24.46 groceries
2/7- grocery shopping day, went over budget, never brought a list lol but am stocked up
Costco-$105.12, safeway- $108.65

 

[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 )
Feb 6th - $2.88 Target, around $9 on food.
Feb 7th - ZERO SPEND DAY!!!


Zero Spend Days 1/10

 

[Jennia]

Feb 1-$0
Feb 2-$0
Feb 3-$0
Feb 4-$0
Feb 5-$0
Feb 6-$0
Feb 7-$0

 

[lougoofy]

2/6/10: $5.28 Breakfast (Hardee's)

2/7/10: $3.15 Hardee's and $1.05 coffee (wendy's)

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget is a generous $525 for a short month..

Automobile $50
Eating Out/Entertainment $25 / $20 left
Insurance $75 / $7 left
Giving $50
Groceries/Household Goods $200 / $175 left
Medical $25
Misc. $100 / $23 left
Running total of coupon savings $14.71
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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

 

[casper_jj11]

DD is finally feeling better

groceries $700 $468.04 left
gas $500 $439.65 left
cat food $95
Mom's bday $50 $14.93 over
boys hair cuts $40
quick tax program for income tax $50
valentines $50
remaining things for DS2's new bedroom (need shelf and some books) $60 $40 left
disney ressies $400?
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 $24 left (purchased: book/gymboree)
DH spending $150 $90 left (purchased: contacts)

Total: $2495 $1991.21 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 ... and my weakness comes through... I really ought to get off their mailing list.... now I have gymbucks
Feb 8 - flowers for mom's bday $47.98