No Buy February

[PeytonSdiz]

Thanks, but it's about to end, lol!

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

Under $50 for groceries AND pet food? Nice! One bag (a little over 30 pounds worth) of dog food costs me about $50.

 

[lougoofy]

2/8/10: $1.50 bus fare, $3.50 fritter and coffee (Borders), $3.50 laundry and $5.57 groceries (Dollar General)

2/9/10: snow did not keep me in
$2.75 Hardees, $.84 frosty (Wendy's) and $3.59 dollar general store

 

[charming23]

Went to class this morning and then beat feet home to try and beat the snow.

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
2/8- $0
2/9 - $0

6/15 $0 days so far
Coupon and store svaings: $35.02

 

[avgeek81]

Feb 1-$0
Feb 2-$0
Feb 3-$7 on cat litter
Feb 4-$0
Feb 5-$35 for cat food
Feb 6-$0
Feb 7-$0
Feb 8-$0
Feb 9- $8 on food(forgot my lunch at home) $6 on a shirt

 

[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

Total so far = $269

$0 Days so far = 4/10

 

[Swmr359]

Had to get gas yesterday and then decided I didn't want to make food for lunch so I went to Whole Foods. Today I decided to make brownies and bread (still waiting on the bread I hope it turns out ok!)
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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!
Groceries: $153
Eat out: 1/3 ($8)
Other: $85
Race items: $78
Total: $324
0 days: 5/20

 

[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/$37
Groceries $450/$234
Shopping $200/$76 (have a $17 credit from LeapFrog coming)
Misc./Entertainment/Haircut&color $160/$170-over by $10
=$1050/$513

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

 

[Princess Disney Mom]

Where do you live? Day care for my child 10 years ago was $650 a month.

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $432
$700...$268 left
$0 Days:3
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$12 left
Gas- $150...$85 left
Eating Out- $100...$70 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$101 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)


$0 Days: 3/15: 20%
$700 Limit: $432: 62%
Month: 9/28: 32%

My savings from coupons and sales: $365.97

 

[Jennia]

Under $50 for groceries AND pet food? Nice! One bag (a little over 30 pounds worth) of dog food costs me about $50.

Thanks! To be fair, it was only for the cats (dog still has a ton of food). Albertson's had some in a clearance bin (not expired, though) and I had coupons with me "just in case" so it worked out well. Anyway, may as well warn you now, tomorrow's going to be a high spend day since I'm getting my hair cut/highlighted before having photos taken (and, um, that's more than our groceries lol!).


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

 

[wdwfan16]

2/2 - $0
2/4 - $0
2/6 - $0
2/7 - $0
2/10 - $0

 

[Debbie]

Week 2:
Budget $300 for groceries, gas and car maintenance (need an alignment).
$207/$300
No spend days for the month 1/10

Feb. 8 $1 (DH LOVES to shop....bought lettuce, which we could have done without and which would have been a $0 day.) sigh
Feb. 9 $24 gas + $68 car maintenance

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

 

[annsteere]

ErikaWolf, you show a dress for $13 and another one for $23. That's some pretty amazing shopping. Way to go!

 

[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

4 No spend days so far - need 8 more to meet my goal.....

 

[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

Thanks to this thread --- it has really helped me with my impulse buying! Now, when I think I want to buy something, I will stop & think...."do you really want to post this on the "no buy" thread??"

No $pend days: 2 / 10

 

[PeytonSdiz]

Thanks! To be fair, it was only for the cats (dog still has a ton of food). Albertson's had some in a clearance bin (not expired, though) and I had coupons with me "just in case" so it worked out well. Anyway, may as well warn you now, tomorrow's going to be a high spend day since I'm getting my hair cut/highlighted before having photos taken (and, um, that's more than our groceries lol!).


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

What are you getting photos taken for?

 

[charming23]

My class was cancelled due to the fact that my professor is ill and all of the snow. So I spent the day inside doing homework.

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
2/8- $0
2/9- $0
2/10- $0

7/15 $0 days so far
Coupon and store svaings: $35.02

 

[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
Groceries: $153
Eat out: 1/3 ($8)
Other: $85
Race items: $78
Total: $324
0 days: 6/20

 

[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/$37
Groceries $450/$278
Shopping $200/$100 (have a $17 credit from LeapFrog coming)
Misc./Entertainment/Haircut&color $160/$170-over by $10
=$1050/$581

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

 

[erikawolf2004]

ErikaWolf, you show a dress for $13 and another one for $23. That's some pretty amazing shopping. Way to go!

I buy alot of my daughter's clothes off of ebay...I wish I had her clothes!!! My favorite is when I sell her stuff and get new stuff for free-hehe!!!!