No Buy January 2010

[erikawolf2004]

I'm coming late to the party, but want to join in...I can only remember a couple of days back, so will go for 10 $0 days and hope to move it up to 12 next month.

1/7 $216=$25 lunch out, $30 William Sonoma, $25 babygap, $6 donuts, $130 Winco
1/8 $25=$4 lunch, $7 movie, $4 Redbox and $10 groceries
1/9 $0 1/10
1/10 $0 2/10

 

[charming23]

Spent the day doing household chores . Tomorrow we are going out to buy my Mom a new tv but it is coming out of her savings account so it is not included in my budget.

I have a goal for 15 $0 days

Grocery/Household- $300/$196.46 Left (still working the pantry challange)
Gas- $50
Entertainment/Eating Out- $50/$29.34 left
Emergency/Misc- $100/$64.26 left

Total for January- $500/$340.16 left

I do have a huge execption this month and it is my Grandmother's 90th birthday. Still not sure how we are going to celebrate it yet but I will not be including it in this budget.

1/1 $0
1/2 $0
1/3 $0
1/4 $43.54 Save-a-lot, $5.80 Lunch at McDonald's
1/5 $0
1/6 $0
1/7 $0
1/8 $0
1/9 $14.86 Denny's, $60 on grocery/household between walmart and Marc's, $35.74 at Walmart on Misc.
1/10 $0

 

[neatokimmo]

Just confessing my lack of control

We received $60 in WM cards for Christmas this year. I spent 49.08 on the 9th on apple juice boxes, bread, eggs, grapefruit, shaving gel, a zhu zhu hamster, 3 yards of tulle, deicing windshield fluid, a small pack of round steak, a pack of fresh pasta, the little heater and a 2 liter of diet coke.

Today I used my coke rewards subway card. I had to pay .48 cents for tax.

And tomorrow I'll have to buy gas so it won't be a zero either - poo!

Jan 10 - .48
Jan 9 - 49.08 (gift cards)
Jan 8 - 3.14
Jan 7 - $6
Jan 6 - returned 250, spent 50
Jan 5 - 35.25
Jan 4 - ZERO
Jan 3 - 34.01
Jan 2 - ZERO
Jan 1 - 11.75

 

[estherhead]

Jan 1st: $2.95 on McDonald's; $19.97 for I-Max movie and gas money.
Jan 2nd: $44.00 Walmart toy clearance; $202.00 groceries.
Jan 3rd: $0.00
Jan 4th: $0.00
Jan 5th: $9.98 a cow mug
Jan 6th: $41.53 on organizing tools for my girl's room
Jan 7th: $0.00
Jan 8th: $6.35 Taco Bell (I paid for my mom) $34.60 Walmart. A few groceries and a pack of diapers and a new potty chair so I can stop buying diapers!
Jan 9th: $33.00 wedding gift
Jan 10th: $12.25 bread, milk, eggs, newspaper

 

[kinntj]

1/1 - $0
1/2 - $0
1/3 - $127 groceries, dog food, and $20.00
1/4 - $0
1/5 - $0
1/6 - $33.00 for dance DD5
1/7 - $0
1/8 - $0
1/9 - $45.00 Land's End DD7 Jacket, $51 family dining out, $13 Walmart (huge tub for DD5's toys)
1/10 - $141.00 groceries

This month I'm trying to keep the groceries under $150. It's amazing with tracking spending and knowing where our money goes.
Still need to pay money out for gymnastics: $150 ish and buy some jeans for me. A friend of mine loves jeans from Walmart for $15. I'll see what they have.

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $398
$700...$302 left
$0 Days:3
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$73 left
Gas- $150...$90 left
Eating Out- $100...$80 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$58 left
I always round up to the nearest dollar.

1- $0
2- $14 (Norton Anti-virus Shopping), $50 (Wal-mart and Meijer-Shopping), $69 (Meijer- Groceries)
3- $0
4- $2 (Wendy's- Eating Out), $8 (Target-Shopping), $12 (Target-Groceries)
5- $20 (Gas)
6- $0
7- $22 (2 Reduced tickets for Ren Faire this summer-Shopping)
8- $8 (Aldi-Groceries), $12 (Dominick's-Groceries), $25 (Meijer-Groceries), $12 (Target-Groceries) $8 (Target-Shopping) $30 (Sister Cash for X-mas Present Misc.) $20 (Gas)
9- $29 (Joe Caputo- Groceries)
10- $20 (Gas), $10 (Jewel- Groceries), $10 (Disney Store- Shopping), $18 (Taco-Bell and Sbarro's- Eating Out)

$0 Days: 3/15: 20%
$700 Limit: $398: 57%
Month: 10/31: 32%

My Savings from coupons and sales: $203.80

 

[smiller]

1/1 - $0
1/2 - $38.84 Whole Foods
1/3 - $11.60 Whole Foods
1/3 - $17.54 Trader Joe's
1/4 - $0
1/5 - $30.00 Annual Dues
1/6 - $0
1/7 - $6.14 Jewel
1/7 - $31.50 GoPicnic
1/8 - $8.59 Marie's
1/9 - $0
1/10 - $21.76 Trader Joe's

$165.97/$202.78
$36.81 left
$0 days: 4

Wow! Was the TJ's ever BUSY tonight!!! The employees could barely keep the stock on the shelves - there were several employees simply restocking in every aisle.

 

[delmar411]

1/1 = $75.88 ($25/$700 f/h/g , $50.88 planned exp)
1/2 = $0
1/3 = $0
1/4 = $27 ($52/$700 f/h/g)
1/5 = $1375.49 ($77/$700 f/h/g, $723.60 planned exp, $551.46/$800 school)
1/6 = $133.70 ($133.70/$80 activity fees)
1/7 = $7.60 ($85/$700 f/h/g)
1/8 = $772.05 ($112/$700 f/h/g, $746/$600 surgery)
1/9 = $39.21 ($151/$700 f/h/g)
1/10 = $0
1/11 = $31 ($182/$700 f/h/g)
$6 grocery store for snacks
$25 gas for DH's car

 

[ILUVPOOH1]

so far:


1-$0
2-$410 (gifts)
3- $0
4- $116.27 (pet food and food for outdoor critters, birds and squirrels)
5- $50.18 (pet food prescription)
6- $0
7- $0
8- $46 (cards, stocked up for whole year of b-days!)
9- $20 (gave to DS)
10- $0
11- have to get card for DS bday (only one I didn't get last week, couldn't find a "Happy 16th" I liked)

Total: $642.45
Total number of $0 days: 5 that's about 50%

 

[Shmily1]

1/1--groceries/household stuff--181.53 (includes baby stuff DGS needed)
1/2--$0!!
1/3--$26.34 Subway for lunch and $3.50 for newspapers (gotta have my coupons!)
1/4--$44.84-snacks for DH's lunch, cokes, and a sippy cup for DGS and $6.49 for DH's supper while he was at work
1/5--$3.06 for DGS's Nursery water (got three gallons on sale at Harvey's and he only had enough for one more bottle anyway!) and $22.43 at the meat store (enough for 5 meals)
1/6--trip to Walgreens--$0 (got some meds on the FSA-already in budget- and some great deals on the coupon items)
1/7--$.08--went to Walgreens and got me some free cookies and Walmart--$7.81 for stuff to make spaghetti
1/8--42.96--dog and cat food, plus a few more things we needed to make it through the weekend foodwise
1/9--$0
1/10--$18.61--Walmart for the few things I needed for the next 3 meals. (This made enough stuff to make chicken pot pie, chili, and hamburgers!) $3.50 newspapers
1/11--This could be a $0 day, but I may get some ribs to cook so DH has some for lunch tomorrow... just have to wait and see I guess. If I get them, it will only be less than $10.


Total number of $0 days--3
Spent $361.15 so far!! Yikes!!

I now see that all my money goes to Walmart for food! I need to plan my meals, shop once every other week for groceries, and then stick to the plan!! Then, maybe I could spend less!

 

[kinntj]

1/1 - $0
1/2 - $0
1/3 - $127 groceries, dog food, and $20.00
1/4 - $0
1/5 - $0
1/6 - $33.00 for dance DD5
1/7 - $0
1/8 - $0
1/9 - $45.00 Land's End DD7 Jacket, $51 family dining out, $13 Walmart (huge tub for DD5's toys)
1/10 - $141.00 groceries
1/11 - $0

 

[donnajean17]

I am so in... never done this before, so it will be neat to actually track spending... my goal is 15 0$ days. My DH has made the committment of no eating out at work all YEAR... I told him the whole year thing would be tough, but he's seems to be into it so far!

1/1 $129.12 Groceries
$7.61 Taco Bell
1/2 $0
1/3 $0
1/4 $9.72 groceries
1/5 $34.00 DH gas
1/6 .27 cents (balance at Dunkins after using Gift Card)
1/7 $11.67 Wendy's
$43.83 my gas
1/8 $7.44 Target
$20.00 cash for roller skating with DD and DS
1/9 $131.18 groceries
$22.50 Old Navy, gift for neices bday
1/10 $0

 

[PeytonSdiz]

January 1st = $19.57 (calendar and dvd)
January 2nd = $31.66 (random stuff at Shopko)
January 3rd = $38.35 (gas for my DH's car)
January 4th = $0
January 5th = $70.87 (Costco, mostly paper products that will last a long time.) $33.66 (grocery store), $2.41 (gas for the snow blower), $31 (pet licensing for 2010.)
January 6th = $0 (it's snowing so I know we won't be going anywhere today.)
January 7th = $0 (stayed in again today.)
January 8th = $0
January 9th = $15 (Williams-sonoma. Saved $10 with coupon.) $42.17 (Costco. Saved $13 with coupons.) $61.67 (Petco. Saved $7.40 with coupons. $50 of that total was just a bag of dog food.)
January 10th = $0

Total so far = $346.36

Zero dollar days so far = 5/10

*We leave for Disney World in 9 days!

 

[tinkryansmom]

1/1 $0
1/2 $0
1/3 $40.85 DNiece Bday
1/4 $200 riding lessons (monthly), $18.13 Carls Jr., $25 ski registration
1/5 $7.15 michaels, $26.47 groceries, $16.18 misc., $33.09 shipping package and 2 impulse gifts
1/6 $62.85 for gas
1/7 $65.09 Target - food and house necessities
1/8 $25 ski school, $25 copay to ped, $11.07 for Rx and more Kleenex, $8.60 In N Out Burger
1/9 $10.88 Home Goods - organizing bins,$32 Macaroni Grill - girls out lunch, $25 Tractor Supply - horse supplement
1/10 $0
1/11 $0

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget for the month is $300 because of some high fixed expenses this month.

Groceries - $150 / $110 left
Auto - $40
Medical - $10
Eating Out - $25 / $18 left
Misc. - $75
---------------------------------------------------------------------------1/1 $0
1/2 $ Groceries $40
1/3 $0
1/4 $0
1/5 $0
1/6 Misc. $2 for battery for the smoke detector
1/7 $0
1/8 Eating out $4
1/9 $0
1/10 $0
1/11 Eating out $3 for a fancy coffee

 

[ssdeverell]

MickeyMom - I think that is great that your DD10 helped out and that you rewarded just her. I know some parents that think you have to give all the kids the same all the time, but seems like DD10 deserved a little something extra since she gave you guys the help.

donnjean - 1 YEAR I cannot imagine. Good luck to your DH!

My budget for this month:

Groceries/Household $300 ($82.39 left)
Lunches Out at Work $40 (we go out on Friday each week)
Entertainment/Eating Out $125 ($76.66 left)
Gas (me) $250 (I drive 2 hours a day for work) ($212.09 left)
Gas (DH) $100
Clothes $25 ($13.25 left)
DS's birthday present $55

5/10 $0 days

Dec. 31: $109.27 groceries, $11.75 tights for DD
Jan. 1: $0
Jan. 2: $22.49 groceries for sick Mom/birthday cupcakes for the dog; $5.48 KFC for sick Mom; also had lunch out, but had GC to cover that
Jan 3: $0
Jan 4: $0
Jan. 5: $37.91 gas
Jan. 6: $39.94 groceries at Publix
Jan. 7: $0
Jan. 8: $0
Jan 9: $12.08 Ace Hardware; $33.83 Bi-lo; $31.46 Jenkins for dinner
Jan 10: $11.40 Wendy's

 

[casper_jj11]

groceries $525 $504.63 left
gas $375 $313.05 left
cat food $90 $49.05 left
DD bday party (cake, balloons, some loot stuff) $80
paint DS3's room $200
other things for DS3's room $150 $60.87left
ballet registration $100 $0 left
swimming registration (3kiddos) $400
DD's bday pics $180 $9 over
my spending $150
DH spending $150 $352 over

Total: $2400 $1396.66 left

8 - DS2's room (garbage can/Mater pillow) $40; ballet registration $100; milk $4; bedroom things for DS $32.19; cat food 40.95
9- skates for DH $477.00; bike show $25
10- gas 61.95; meds for DH 16.37; rug for DS room 16.94;
11- DD's bday pics $189;

 

[tinkarooni]

1-1-10 $0.00
1-2-10 $60.00 Husband gadgets
1-3-10 $0.00
1-4-10 $0.00
1-5-10 $27.98 Groceries
$10.05 Panera for lunch
+55.11 Credit from Target
+31.00 Credit from Walmart
1-6-10 $0.00
1-7-10 $$302 pork and school lunches
1-8-10 $20.00 DH grocery store
1-9-10 $0.00
1-10-10 $70.00 Groceries
$5.90 Target for Wrapping paper and card
$51.00 Birthday gift and warm pants for DD 9 who suddenly has grown out of everything again.

1-11-10 $0.00 Had to go into the city today for work. I didn't know how long I would be stuck there so I packed a turkey sandwich. Lucky for me I was treated to lunch by the lawyer I was with. Thrilled that I didn't spend anything.....not always that easy in the city....well I did pay to park, but I'll be reimbursed that so I don't even count it.

6/11 $0.00 days
$469.97 food money left out of $900.00 budget
$100.00 out of my $100.00 allowance!

 

[charming23]

Had to run into to Walmart today to get a new ladle as ours broke and I cannot find the extra one we have anywhere.

I have a goal for 15 $0 days

Grocery/Household- $300/$196.46 Left (still working the pantry challange)
Gas- $50
Entertainment/Eating Out- $50/$29.34 left
Emergency/Misc- $100/$61.77 left

Total for January- $500/$337.67 left

I do have a huge execption this month and it is my Grandmother's 90th birthday. Still not sure how we are going to celebrate it yet but I will not be including it in this budget.

1/1 $0
1/2 $0
1/3 $0
1/4 $43.54 Save-a-lot, $5.80 Lunch at McDonald's
1/5 $0
1/6 $0
1/7 $0
1/8 $0
1/9 $14.86 Denny's, $60 on grocery/household between walmart and Marc's, $35.74 at Walmart on Misc.
1/10 $0
1/11 $2.49 at Walmart for a new ladle

 

[Debbie]

Budget: 444/800 left
$0 days: 3/10

Jan 1: $0
Jan 2: $49 groceries $48 gas and windshield washer fluid
Jan 3: $64 Costco groceries
Jan 4: $0
Jan 5: $10 for an emergency fast food stop for DD + $ 51 groceries
Jan 6: $31 gas + $8 hot chocolate stop while waiting for DS
Jan 7: $gas 20....you sure can tell the boys are home and need to go in and out of the city!
Jan 8: $27 at the drugstore (candy/Christmas cards)
Jan 9: $28 gas
Jan 10: $0
Jan 11: $10 (salmon was on sale) + $10 postage for parcel for DD