No Buy February

[charming23]

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 Groceries
2/19- $0

12/15 $0 days so far
Coupon and store savings: $35.02

 

[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
2/17 $0
2/18 $0
2/19 $0

WOO-HOO I surpassed my goal and still have another week!


total groceries: $222.31/350
total $0 days: 13/12

 

[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/$133
Groceries $450/$428
Shopping $200/$23 (have a $17 credit from LeapFrog coming)($100 ebay sells)
Misc./Entertainment/Haircut&color $160/$249-over by $89
=$1050/$833

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
2/19 $58, $33 Trader Joes, $25 Dinner out-TGIF

 

[Tiggerish]

I was given a new HP photo printer for Christmas but it is breaking my budget buying ink for it. The black cartridge only cost $16 but they do not last very long. I have already bought three blacks and one color since Christmas.

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 / $32 over
Groceries/Household Goods $200 / $51 left
Medical $25
Misc. $100 / $17 over
Running total of coupon savings $37.65
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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
2/19 Misc. $16 (printer ink); Giving $12 (stuff for food pantry basket for Lent project); Groceries $35 (after approx. $11 off from coupons and $21 off from sale prices)

 

[lougoofy]

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

2/19/10: $3.00 bus fare, $6.35 meal (qdoba), $13.77 tshirt (entertainment store), $2.67 coffee and $4.96 groceries

 

[Debbie]

Week 3: Budget $300 for groceries, gas and car maintenance

$181/$300
$0 days 7/10

Feb 15: $0 (Thank heavens for holidays!)
Feb 16: $11
Feb 17: $0
Feb 18: groceries $51 + gas $27
Feb 19: groceries $30
Feb 20: $0

Week 1: $9/$225
Week 2: $3/$300

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $733
$700...-$33 over
$0 Days:10
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$46 over
Gas- $150...$21 left
Eating Out- $100...$14 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...-$22 over
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- $0
19- $0
20- $12 (Shopping- CVS), $25 (Gas), $7 (Eating Out- Subway), $1 (Groceries- Meijer...this is insane...bought 15 boxes of betty crocker potatoes! Kept using a 2 or 3 dollar cat. Saved $25
Will be doing more shopping today for good deals....getting good deals is making me buy stuff almost every day..harder to get no buy days but I am stocked up with lots of food! Gotta keep doing this. Gonna have to lower my No Buy days next month..and maybe it is about time I raise my budget. I have been going over every month since October!! $6 (Groceries-Jewel), $19 (Groceries- Costco) $21 (Shopping-Target)


$0 Days: 10/15: 67%
$700 Limit: $733: 104%
Month: 20/28: 71%

My savings from coupons and sales: $668.60

 

[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
2/20 - $0
2/21 - $0
2/22 - $0

 

[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
Feb 19-$0

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget is a generous $525 for a short month.

Automobile $50 / $10 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $25 / $5 left
Insurance $75 / $7 left
Giving $50 / $32 over
Groceries/Household Goods $200 / $39 left
Medical $25
Misc. $100 / $17 over
Running total of coupon savings $37.65
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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
2/19 Misc. $16 (printer ink); Giving $12 (stuff for food pantry basket for Lent project); Groceries $35 (after approx. $11 off from coupons and $21 off from sale prices)
2/20 Groceries $12

 

[charming23]

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 Groceries
2/19- $0
2/20- $0

13/15 $0 days so far
Coupon and store savings: $35.02

 

[lougoofy]

2/19/10: $3.00 bus fare, $6.35 meal (qdoba), $13.77 tshirt (entertainment store), $2.67 coffee and $4.96 groceries

2/20/10: $2.00 drink after work, $13.65 dollar general (groceries, air freshener and stuff) and $6.70 7 drinks for at home

 

[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
Feb 19-$0
Feb 20-$3, Dollar Tree

 

[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
2/19 - $0
2/20 - $8.55 Trader Joe's

Total: $222.25/$260.00

Ahhh!!! Thank goodness tomorrow I'll be cleaning and organizing and planning at home, hopefully going for a walk, and then Monday I'm off to DSis's. March can't come soon enough! And to think this is a short month...

Roomie is out of town (in Mexico - so cool!) for over a week so I'm hoping to get a bunch of stuff done at home. I asked her what day she was going to return, and she said February 30. I said no, try again, you can't be coming home on February 30!

 

[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/$150
Groceries $450/$428
Shopping $200/$235 Over by $35 (have a $17 credit from LeapFrog coming)($100 ebay sells)
Misc./Entertainment/Haircut&color $160/$249-over by $89
=$1050/$1062 Over by $12

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
2/19 $58, $33 Trader Joes, $25 Dinner out-TGIF[/QUOTE]
2/20 $229, $88 Gymboree, $63 Pottery Barn, $61 GenMarie, $17 Dinner...didn't do great today, but had a fun time shopping and getting ready for spring

 

[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
February 19th = $35 (groceries)
February 20th = $19 (more groceries)

Total so far = $494

$0 Days so far = 9/10

 

[lattemomof3]

Looks like everyone is doing great! I've been staying out of the stores & just getting grocery essentials. I went to Target and actually came out ahead (took back a few clothing items that did'nt fit dd). I did our big Walmart grocery shop yesterday so the goal is to not eat out all week (we grabbed Runza after church today - 2 soups and 3 Runzas = $16). DH and I are going to look over our phone bill and see if we can reduce it (or possibly get rid of the landline). Here's to a new week of saving $!

 

[charming23]

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 Groceries
2/19- $0
2/20- $0
2/21- $0

14/15 $0 days so far
Coupon and store savings: $35.02

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

Groceries $300.00-$72.00 = $228.00 - $40.00 = $188.00 - $38.00 = $150.00 - $70.00 = $80.00
Gas for car: $150.00 - $40.00 = $110.00 - $38.00 = $72.00 - $38.00 = $34.00 - $23.0 = $12.00

Misc. not accounted for: $147.00

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
Feb 17 - $0.00
Feb 18 - $23.00 loaner car returned
Feb 19 - $9.00 Starbucks
Feb 20- No cost but had to pick up another loaner car, and they want $360.00 for repairs, going Monday to fight the charges.
Feb 21 - $70.00 groceries
Feb 22 -
Feb 23
Feb 24
Feb 25
Feb 26
Feb 27
Feb 28

All monthly bills are paid and none were above our actual budget. So my count above is the overage so far this month, which may turn our terrible depending on my visit to the car dealer on Monday.

 

[A.Mickey]

I think it is about time to raise our budget!

Running Total: Spent $883
$700...-$183 over
$0 Days:10
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$50 over
Gas- $150...$21 left
Eating Out- $100...$12 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...-$168 over
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- $0
19- $0
20- $12 (Shopping- CVS), $25 (Gas), $7 (Eating Out- Subway), $1 (Groceries- Meijer), $6 (Groceries-Jewel), $19 (Groceries- Costco) $21 (Shopping-Target)
21- $41 (Shopping- Target), $97 (Shopping- Office-Max-Printer Ink...boo!), $8 (Shopping-Stamps), $4 (Groceries- Aldi's)


$0 Days: 10/15: 67%
$700 Limit: $883: 126%
Month: 20/28: 75%

My savings from coupons and sales: $708.75