No Buy January 2010

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $398
$700...$302 left
$0 Days:5
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)
11- $0
12- $0

$0 Days: 5/15: 33%
$700 Limit: $398: 57%
Month: 12/31: 39%

My Savings from coupons and sales: $203.80

 

[disneyorvegas]

Hopefully going to get back on track after several months off the wagon!

1/1 $0
1/2 $0
1/3 $0 Not leaving the house has been great! Too bad cabin fever is setting in... not to mention the pantry getting low...
1/4 $0!
1/5 $8 Dining
1/6 $8 misc. $22 groceries
1/7 $12 misc.

Groceries: $22 Dining: $8 $Misc: $20


1/8 $265 groceries (so I made up for last week and the fact that the last 3 weeks have been event groceries only... and I love the can can sale but it does destroy the budget!)
1/9 $0
1/10 $52 misc.
1/11 $32 dining
1/12 $7 dining

I really need to have a $0 day tomorrow, but I know I can't DD5 has a dr. appointment, and Ddog has a vet appointment that will be big $. And I need to stop the dining out...

Ok, I have confessed my sins so let's get back to business! I can do this!

 

[lougoofy]

1/10/10: long work day $3.57 Wendy's, $2.25 dairy mart (newspaper and snacks) and $1.44 dairy mart (coffee and a snack)
1/11/10: $1.50 bus fare, $2.87 espresso con panna, $3.50 laundry, $1.00 money order fee and $6.36 laundry basket (DG store)

1/12/10: $1.50 bus fare, $10 chinese buffet, $3.00 pears (from Wal-Mart) and $17.24 grocery and household stuff (DG marketplace)

 

[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
1/11 - $0
1/12 - $1.30 CVS

$167.27/$202.78
$35.51 left
$0 days: 5

 

[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.

1/1 $0 1/12
1/2 $0 2/12
1/3 Dinner out $24
1/4 $70, $10 Patterns, $24 Walgreens, $6 carwash and $30 eating out
1/5 $0 3/12
1/6 $120, $11 Starbucks, $3 Toysrus, $106 Raleys
1/7 $205=$25 lunch out, $30 William Sonoma, $25 babygap, $6 donuts,
$130 Winco, misc $22
1/8 $25=$4 lunch, $7 movie, $4 Redbox and $10 groceries
1/9 $0 4/12
1/10 $0 5/12
1/11 $40 groceries
1/12 $0 6/12

I back tracked and updated my totals, so am now going for 12 days this month...thanks for doing this, gets me motivated and realize we need to stop eating out so much!!!

Erika

 

[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.--I didn't buy anything so it was a $0!!
1/12--I spent $490 on car tags for my car and DS and DD but that doesn't count here since that's in the "hardcore" budget. That leaves me with $0 spent!!!


Total number of $0 days--5
Spent $361.15 so far!! Yikes!!

I'm still planning on that food budget this coming payday. I just need to sit down and write it out... I bet that will cost me $300 just to get the stuff to make!

 

[donnajean17]

Monthly Budget/Amount Used so far
Groceries: $600/$270.02
Misc/Eating Out: $325.00/$99.49
Gas: $230/77.83
$0 Days/4 of 15 goal

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
1/11 $30 DH got his hair cut (man I wish he would just go to the barber!)
1/12 $0

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

01/01 -0-Traditional breakfast out, but, had a Gift Card.
01/02 -0-
01/03 -0-
01/04 -0- $15.00 for DD's school lunch for the week. This was already added in the budget.
01/05 -0- So far. Made my breakfast at home and brought it to work along with 2 bottles of soda. B.K. is really going to miss me.
01/06 -0- Breakfast and lunch both came from home today...But, had the best dinner at Olive Garden tonight. It was FREE . The In-laws paid. Thank you.
01/07 $5.00 lunch for me.
01/08 $32.00 at Walmart for dog food and other household. Comes out of groceries. And filled my van $36.00.
01/09 -0- Used a GC for Breakfast/tip with DH at Cracker Barrel. Still enough left on it for another breakfast. And I never even went near the gift shop. The clearance area is a big weak spot for me. Went to our monthly potluck dinner w/friends, already had everything for my dish.
01/10 -0-B'day party for DN today. Already bought the gift. We need milk, but, at this hour I refuse to ruin my -0- spend day. I'll get it tomorrow!!
01/11 $17.00 milk, produce
01/12 -0- $15.00 school luch (already in budget)

What's left
Groceries $501.00/550.00
Gas $124.00/160.00
Entertainment/Eat out $145.00/150.00
DD's School Lunch $20.00.00/50.00
5/15 -0- days left

 

[ssdeverell]

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) ($174.23 left)
Gas (DH) $100 ($77.45 left)
Clothes $25 ($13.25 left)
DS's birthday present $55

6/10 $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
Jan 11: $37.86 gas; $22.55 gas for DH
Jan 12: $0

 

[kbheap]

GOALS:
$240-Gas - 1 fillup per week for DH - 1 fillup every other week for me ($129 left in budget)
$200-Groceries/diapering - I stocked up on lots of things before the holidays so grocery bill should be less this month ($58 left in budget)
$100-Entertainment/eating out/gifts (my nephew turns 5 this month) (-$47 left in budget)
15 - $0 days (3/15 so far)
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1/1-$0
1/2-$14 diapers
1/3-$0
1/4-$12 weight watcher sign up fee (lifetime member so this will be the only time I have to pay that) I am putting it under grocery since I didn't anticipate it
1/5-$0
1/6-$20 gas DH (he said it was too cold to fill up), $3 milk, $20 unexpected document fees (I will put under entertainment since it doesn't really fall anywhere else)
1/7-$1 candy bar, $57.50 DD's flower girl dress (didn't budget for it anywhere, did not think I would have to buy it until March)
1/8-$45 DH gas fillup, $46 my fillup
1/9-Total budget breaker day- $67 groceries/diapering, $25 eating out, $90 off broadway tickets (my gift to myself), $40 clothes, $55 parts for heater (heater went out and had to replace parts in it) UUGGHH today was terrible!!!
1/10-$35 groceries at Walmart
1/11-$7 DH lunch
1/12-$12 gift
1/13-$3 McDonald's

 

[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
January 11th = $31.53 (grocery store)
January 12th = $25 (doctor visit co-pay)

Total so far = $402.89

Zero dollar days so far = 5/10

*We leave for Disney World in 7 days!

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $398
$700...$302 left
$0 Days:6
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)
11- $0
12- $0
13- $0

$0 Days: 6/15: 40%
$700 Limit: $398: 57%
Month: 13/31: 42%

My Savings from coupons and sales: $207.88

 

[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)
1/12 = $36 ($218/$700 f/h/g)
1/13 = ($70.14) ($257/$700 f/h/g, $442.32/$800 school)
Dh got milk and tortillas w/ a walmart gc he had so no expense from the grocery budget. But I really slacked off for dinner since I had school and swim lessons last night so I ordered pizza. Expensive dinner at $39 but well worth the peace of the evening.

also I returned a school book since it wasn't needed for the class so $109.14 back to the school budget. DH has an $80 fee to pay though for a different class but returning his book should help offset most of that cost.

Saturday is mid-way through the month so I'll take a look and see how I'm faring then.

 

[charming23]

Staying in today doing some decluttering.

I have a goal for 15 $0 days

Grocery/Household- $300/$133.43 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/$274.64 left

Coupn and store svaings: $45.25

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
1/12 $60.03 At Giant Eagle
1/13 $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 /$60 left
______________________________________________
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
1/12 $0
1/13 Misc. $17 for crafting stuff for the Wed. kids church class I am teaching for the next four weeks.

 

[CherylA]

My grocery money is drifting out the door, my stockpile was pretty well gone so I didn't have that to rely on much. Oh well, hopefully I'll be able to keep within the budget, I'm not over it yet, of course its only the 13th!

Clothing $60+ $25 bday gift from my Noni, I'm spending it on clothes=$85
- 6.00 DH tee shirts
-29.97 childrens place
-48.63 NY & Co
-7.19 dd shirt
OVER by 6.79

Unexpected Spending $250
-7.00 car wash 1/5
-6.00 target cups 1/9
-2.00 paper
=235.00

Gifts $350 (I am including in this all spending for my DD turning 5's bday gifts and parties)
-137.92 dd present (ds)
-8.50 mcd toys 4 cake 1/13
=203.58

Entertainment $380
-26.00 pizza 12/1
-30.00 princess parking & snax 12/1
-25.00 movie Alvin
-1.00 redbox
-5.30 deli 12/4
-3.05 Wendys 1/5
-3.80 Starbucks
-4.98 prezal mall
-37.18 chilis 1/9
-9.00 lunch 1/11
-2.06 mc d bfast 1/13
=232.64

Grocery $440
-39.36 S&S grocery
-5.00 xtramart
-13.02 S&S 1/4
-26.70 target 1/7
-115.95 costco 1/7
-32.96 S&S 1/7
-16.75 Alice.com 1/7
-19.00 Jerrys meat 1/7
-3.00 milk 1/7
-3.00 S&S 1/7
-14.50 ww food 1/7
-1.17 target
-12.64 dunkin donuts ground coffee
=152.97
-16.13 walgreens 1/12
-36.00 walmart 1/13
=100.84

House Upkeep $60
-30 Bed Bath Bey toaster oven
-11.00 entryway rug walmart 1/13
=19.00

Jan1- Pizza 26.00, Princesses on ice parking 5.00, Princesses on ice treats 25.00
Jan 2- Alvin Sqeakqual movie 25.00, redbox 1.00, S&S grocery 39.36, xtra mart 5.00, 6.00 DH tee shirts
Jan 3- 0
Jan 4- sandwich 5.30, S&S grocery 13.02
Jan 5- car wash 7.00, Wendys 3.05
Jan 6- 0
Jan 7- target grocery 26.70, costco grocery 115.95, S&S grocery 32.96, Bed Bath Bey household 30.00, Jerrys meat grocery 19.00, Alice.com grocery 16.75, Starbucks entertainment 3.80, Childrens Place clothing 29.97, NY& Co clothing 48.63, xtra mart milk 3.00, S&S 3.00 grocery, 14.50 weight watchers food
Jan 8-Pretzals 4.98, jcpenny 7.19 clothing
Jan 9- Target grocery 1.17, Target unexpected 6.00, target gift for dd bday 137.92, 37.18 chilis, paper $2
Jan 10- 0
Jan 11- Lunch 9.00, Dunkin D 12.64
Jan 12- 16.13 Walgreen grocery
Jan 13- 8.50 Bday for Alvin figures, 2.06 mc d, Walmart 11.00 house, 36.00 grocery

3/10 no buy days!

 

[lougoofy]

1/12/10: $1.50 bus fare, $10 chinese buffet, $3.00 pears (from Wal-Mart) and $17.24 grocery and household stuff (DG marketplace)

1/13/10: $1.05 cup of coffee and a free refill

 

[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
1-12-10 $148.00 from food money. Seeds and garden plants
1-13-10 $5.00 for DD field trip lunch money. It makes me crazy when the school stops at McDonalds after field trips.

6/13 $0.00 days
$316.91 food money left out of $900.00 budget
$100.00 out of my $100.00 allowance!

 

[Swmr359]

Droped the kittens off at the vet and then went shopping...I actually did pretty well at Kroger; everything I bought was on sale. My recipt says I saved $22!!! Then I went to Target and bought stuff I could have lived without, oh well. I bought my plane ticket for my WDW weekend in March. I'll have to pay for the kittens tomorrow when I pick them up; and Petsmart has kitten food on sale, so I'll stock up on that since I pass it on the way to the vet.
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Jan. 1: $0
Jan. 2: $3
Jan. 3: $0
Jan. 4: $26
Jan. 5: $0
Jan. 6: $16
Jan. 7: $0
Jan. 8: $37 groceries; $33 gas; +$7
Jan. 9: $0
Jan. 10: $0
Jan. 11: $0
Jan. 12: $0
Jan. 13: $44 groceries; $24 Target; $239 plane tickets

Groceries: $81/$100 (I think I'm done for the month though)
Eat out: 1/2 ($16)
Misc.: $86-$7

Total: $176
Other: $239
8 no buy days so far

 

[wdwfan16]

1/1 - $0
1/3 - $0
1/6 - $0
1/7 - $0
1/8 - $0
1/10 - $0
1/12 - $0
1/13 - $0
1/14 - $0