No Buy February

[Debbie]

FINALLY! A ZERO buy day!

 

[Jennia]

What are you getting photos taken for?

It's a mommy/daughter photo session to help make up for me being in hardly any year round, lol! I tend to be the one doing the photographing, so I'm very rarely in any photos with her.

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)

 

[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

Total so far = $269

$0 Days so far = 5/10

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $432
$700...$268 left
$0 Days:4
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)
10- $0


$0 Days: 4/15: 27%
$700 Limit: $432: 62%
Month: 10/28: 36%

My savings from coupons and sales: $365.97

 

[lougoofy]

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

2/10/10: $4.21 dollar general store

 

[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!!!


No $pend days: 3/ 10

 

[Tiggerish]

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

Automobile $50
Eating Out/Entertainment $25 / $5 left
Insurance $75 / $7 left
Giving $50
Groceries/Household Goods $200 / $167 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
2/8 $0
2/9 $0
2/10 Groceries $8; Eating out $15 (got a deal -this was for six wonderful Italian Beef sandwiches!)

 

[wdwfan16]

2/2 - $0
2/4 - $0
2/6 - $0
2/7 - $0
2/10 - $0
2/11 - $0

 

[PixiePlanner]

2/01 $12.37 (lunch for DD & I)
2/02 $0 (my boss treated me to lunch today!)
2/03 $0
2/04 $0
2/05 $4.10 Chinese food for lunch.... Yum.
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 Drive-thru dinner for DD & I
2/11 $0

total groceries: $115.99/350
total $0 days: 8/12

 

[casper_jj11]

groceries $700 $416left
gas $500 $439.65 left
cat food $95
Mom's bday $50 $14.93 over
boys hair cuts $40 $2.72 left
quick tax program for income tax $50
valentines $50 2.43 over
remaining things for DS2's new bedroom (need shelf and some books) $60 $33.22 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 $4 left (purchased: book/gymboree/hair conditioner)
DH spending $150 $84.35 left (purchased: contacts/ pic frames for his mom)

Total: $2495 $1817.03 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; 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 -

 

[charming23]

My mom took me out for lunch to celebrate my birthday and we did some birthday shopping but I am only counting lunch in the budget.

Budget:
Grocery/Household: $200/$122.31 Left
Gas: $50/$29.40 Left
Eating Out/Entertainment: $50/$20.00 Left
Emergency/Misc: $75/$64.92 Left

Total: $375.00/ $236.61 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

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

 

[CherylA]

I believe this will be my final update until I come back from our trip. The balances I have left here are what I have to make due with for the last 6 days of February after my return from FL.

Grocery $220
-10.76 S&S 2/1
-13.05 S&S 2/4
-7.50 WW 7/4
-27.65 Costco 2/4
-41.94 s&S
-5.00 xtra mart
-13.07 S&S
-12.70 S&S 2/11
-15.89 bunny food
-3.00 walgreens grocery
=69.44

Entertainment $230
-6.10 sandwich 2/3
-4.00 roly poly
-5.5 dq
-20.00 starbucks
-7.08 mcd
= 187.32

Misc spending $130
-10.50 Costco photo 2/1
-53.39 gps
=66.11



Gifts $50
-21.20 tickled pink valentines gifts
-18.69 walgreens valentines
-10.00 walgreens valentines
=.11

Clothing $100
-22.98 camis and panties @ Costco 1/4
-29.89 payless (need to return 2nd pair -10.00)
-25.00 sears boots
-12.99 tjmaxx bra
= 9.14

Household upkeep $40


Mon Feb 1- 10.50 S&S, 10.50 Costco photo
Tues Feb 2- 0
Wed Feb 3- sandwich 6.10
Thurs Feb 4-13.05 s&s grocery, 7.5 ww, 27.65(groc) and 22.98 (clothes) Costco, 29.89 payless
Fri Feb 5-roly poly 4.00, 53.39 gps
sat feb 6- 5.50 dq, 21.20 valentines tickled pink, 41.94 S&S, 25.00sears boots, 20.00 starbucks
sun feb 7- 18.69 walgreens valentines
mon feb 8- 12.99 tjmaxx, 7.08 mcd
tues feb 9- xtramart food 5.00, S&S food 13.07
Wed feb 10- 0 snowed in!
Thurs Feb 11- 12.70 S&S, 15.89 bunny food, walgreens 13.00 (10 gifts, 3 grocery)

2/6 no buy days

 

[tinkarooni]

I feel like I have been on another planet this week. We had no power for three days because of the snow and than when it came back on we had no computer because it was fried in the brown outs. Luckily it was my employers equipment and they replaced it fast to get me back up and running (I work at home) so I'm back in business. We're luckier than most because we have a generator so really my only extra costs were gas for the generator. No food spoilage or anything. Also most people went to hotels but we were able to stay home. Our generator is a prime example of spending money to save money.

So all in all we did pretty good, we didn't eat out and we made do. I'm pretty proud of that. I am probably going to over spend my goal for food money this month because we had people staying with us because of the no power situation, so I spent a bit extra, but that's OK. I'm still going to be way under what I used to spend. So essentially I have spent $400 out of a $400 grocery budget so far. But being as I have actually allotted $900 grocery money I will have to dip into the extra I hoped to save. It's worth it though, and could have been so much worse. More later....I have to get some actual work done.

 

[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

Groceries: $153
Eat out: 1/3 ($8)
Other: $85
Race items: $78
Total: $324
0 days: 7/20

 

[CherylA]

I feel like I have been on another planet this week. We had no power for three days because of the snow and than when it came back on we had no computer because it was fried in the brown outs. Luckily it was my employers equipment and they replaced it fast to get me back up and running (I work at home) so I'm back in business. We're luckier than most because we have a generator so really my only extra costs were gas for the generator. No food spoilage or anything. Also most people went to hotels but we were able to stay home. Our generator is a prime example of spending money to save money.

So all in all we did pretty good, we didn't eat out and we made do. I'm pretty proud of that. I am probably going to over spend my goal for food money this month because we had people staying with us because of the no power situation, so I spent a bit extra, but that's OK. I'm still going to be way under what I used to spend. So essentially I have spent $400 out of a $400 grocery budget so far. But being as I have actually allotted $900 grocery money I will have to dip into the extra I hoped to save. It's worth it though, and could have been so much worse. More later....I have to get some actual work done.

Thank goodness for that generator huh? I need to invest in one, atleast one to plug my pellet stove into so we would have heat! Sounds like you were really able to help some people out. Way to go!

 

[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- so far.

What's left
Groceries: 388.00/$550.00
Gas160.00/$200.00
Entertainment/Eat out: $174.00/$200.00
Misc. spending:$50.00
Valentine's Day/Anniv. $50.00
-5- Spend Days Goal 10[/quote]
$23.00 Money Made

 

[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
2/11 $0 3/12

 

[A.Mickey]

2/10 Groceries $8; Eating out $15 (got a deal -this was for six wonderful Italian Beef sandwiches!)

Did you eat all six sandwiches? Hee hee.

I feel like I have been on another planet this week. We had no power for three days because of the snow and than when it came back on we had no computer because it was fried in the brown outs. Luckily it was my employers equipment and they replaced it fast to get me back up and running (I work at home) so I'm back in business. We're luckier than most because we have a generator so really my only extra costs were gas for the generator. No food spoilage or anything. Also most people went to hotels but we were able to stay home. Our generator is a prime example of spending money to save money.

So all in all we did pretty good, we didn't eat out and we made do. I'm pretty proud of that. I am probably going to over spend my goal for food money this month because we had people staying with us because of the no power situation, so I spent a bit extra, but that's OK. I'm still going to be way under what I used to spend. So essentially I have spent $400 out of a $400 grocery budget so far. But being as I have actually allotted $900 grocery money I will have to dip into the extra I hoped to save. It's worth it though, and could have been so much worse. More later....I have to get some actual work done.

Yay for the generator and helping you save money!!!

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $432
$700...$268 left
$0 Days:5
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)
10- $0
11- $0


$0 Days: 5/15: 33%
$700 Limit: $432: 62%
Month: 11/28: 39%

My savings from coupons and sales: $365.97

 

[lougoofy]

2/10/10: $4.21 dollar general store

2/11/10: $3.25 laundry, $1.80 snack and soda and $2.00 drink after work