No Buy January 2010

[erikawolf2004]

Originally Posted by 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


1/13 $85, $13 lunch, $34 Hallmark, $38 Gymboree
1/14 $77, $35 gas, $16 lunch, $16 Michael's, $10 ebay
(sold stuff at resale shop for $32)

1/15 $30 eating out

 

[charming23]

Counting today as a $0 day as the only place we are going is my Grandma's to take down all the Christmas decorations.

I have a goal for 15 $0 days

Grocery/Household- $300/$120.09 Left (still working the pantry challange)
Gas- $50/$29.47 left
Entertainment/Eating Out- $50/$15.84 left
Emergency/Misc- $100/$53.57 left

Total for January- $500/$219.85 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
1/14 $8.20 for stamps
1/15 $13.50 Movies for 2, $20.53 for gas and 12.36 at Marc's
1/16 $0

 

[Debbie]

Budget: 438/800 left
$0 days: 6/10

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
Jan 12: $73 groceries
Jan 13: $0
Jan 14: $0
Jan 15: $0
Jan 16: $3.00 groceries + $3.00 bank service charge for DH's mistake

Percentages:
Days of the month left: 48.4 %
Budget left: 54.75%
# $0 completed: 60 %

Updated tonight. DH made a $3.00 mistake by taking money out of 1 bank when it should have come out of another. Sigh. But he limited himself to $3.00 yogurt for me.

 

[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
Jan 11th: $85.00 weekly groceries
Jan 12th: $0.00
Jan 13th: $0.00
Jan 14th: $62.63 a baby shower gift, cake ingredients for same shower, groceries for a dinner party
Jan 15th: $12.00 for a haircut for the baby

5 No buy days so far

 

[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)
1/14 = $0
1/15 = $406 ($258/$0 clothing, $528/$800 school, $320/$700 f/g/h)
1/16 = $4.90 ($330/$700 f/g/h)
$4.90 USPS
$4.xx Krogers groceries (DH stopped on the way home from work to grab a couple things for me)

I need to mail a letter and a package but I think only the letter will go out today so $4.95 for that. (needs to go priority) I could go grocery shopping today but I've got all 4 kids so I'm thinking no on that! LOL I'll mostly likely go on Monday instead when DH can be here with them.

 

[Tiggerish]

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

Groceries - $150 / $70 left
Auto - $40
Medical - $10
Eating Out - $25 / $18 left
Misc. - $75 /$29 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
1/14 Groceries $22; Misc. $31 (two ink cartridges and postage)
1/15 $0
1/16 Groceries $18

 

[Swmr359]

Well....I bought a running skirt online today; I'm running in the Princess 1/2 Marathon in March and I really wanted to buy a green running skirt. Someone on the WISH board found a green skirt on sale for me; the sale is about to end so I had to grab it while I could!
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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
Jan. 14: $10 Petsmart; $809 kittens
Jan. 15: $0
Jan. 16: $40

Groceries: $81/$100 (I think I'm done for the month though)
Eat out: 1/2 ($16)
Misc.: $136-$7

Total: $226
Other: $1048 (these don't count toward my monthly total, but I need to have them written down somewhere!)
9 no buy days so far

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $433
$700...$267 left
$0 Days:7
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$58 left
Gas- $150...$70 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
14- $0
15- $20 (Gas), $15 (Dominick's- Groceries)

$0 Days: 7/15: 47%
$700 Limit: $433: 62%
Month: 15/31: 48%

My Savings from coupons and sales: $227.78

 

[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
1/12 - $0
1/13 - $7.09 McDonald's
1/14 - $0
1/15 - $15 drinks at work party, $70 clothes (I'm returning-they didn't look right when I tried them on again at home)$11.00 Little Ceasers
1/16 - $0
1/17 grocery shopping today - I'll stay under $150.00


10/16 $0 days

 

[lougoofy]

1/15/10: $1.50 bus fare, $1.59 orange juice (from a food court), $4.60 a meal, $2.11 dvd and a book (peddlers mall), $6.36 Aldi's and $10.59 Walgreens (got what I NEEDED from there PAID and left)

1/16/10: $2.84 Hardee's breakfast

 

[littlered]

1/10-0$
1/11-0$
1/12-4.27 for 2 Pepsi and Dr. Pepper at CVS
1/13-3.50@Jamba for OJ and Oatmeal..
1/14-6.24@Port of Subs,2.97@coffee place, 10.00 for groceries
1/15-0$
1/16: Knew wouldn't be a zero day: 2.80Sonic w/Friend(but got a free route 44 for next time..yeah!!) 57.62 for Groceries,hopefully lasts a bit more than a week and 15$ for Road Show Rest. Gift Certificates worth 30$
$6 for a gift and 3$ at Tea Place..

Can't complain at CVS I got 2 things of Dawn Dish Soaps, 2 packs of Pamper Easy Ups and 4 90ft rolls of Christmas Wrap for 11.38...yay coupons!!

 

[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
Jan 11th: $85.00 weekly groceries
Jan 12th: $0.00
Jan 13th: $0.00
Jan 14th: $62.63 a baby shower gift, cake ingredients for same shower, groceries for a dinner party
Jan 15th: $12.00 for a haircut for the baby
Jan 16th: $0.00

6 No buy days so far

 

[A.Mickey]

Just spent a ton at target but everything I bought was 75% off and things we needed! 3 Pairs of Jeans (1 pair for me, 1 for Aaron and 1 for Dada), 1 sweater and a shirt. 3 pairs of boxers, and pajama pants. A lionel wooden toy train set originally 40 for 10! And a steering wheel car toy for Aaron. (ok, well maybe we didn't need the steering wheel car toy, but I did see it when the toys were 50% off and I thought he would really like it, but it was too much!) Glad I waited until it was only $3.74! Ended up saving $121.01!

Running Total: Spent $501
$700...$199 left
$0 Days:7
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$41 left
Gas- $150...$70 left
Eating Out- $100...$80 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$7 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
14- $0
15- $20 (Gas), $15 (Dominick's- Groceries)
16- $51 (Target-Shopping), $17 (Target- Groceries)

$0 Days: 7/15: 47%
$700 Limit: $501: 72%
Month: 15/31: 52%

My Savings from coupons and sales: $350.96

 

[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)
1/14 = $0
1/15 = $406 ($258/$0 clothing, $528/$800 school, $320/$700 f/g/h)
1/16 = $10 ($330/$700 f/g/h)
1/17 = $26 ($356/$700 f/g/h)
$26 domino's ~ we don't normally eat this much pizza, I really don't know why I'm feeling so blah this month.

 

[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)
January 13th = $55.56 at Walmart. $16.45 at Target. (Practically all stuff for our trip!)
January 14th = $0
January 15th = $25 (doctor visit co-pay)
January 16th = $5.54 (Bonine for our trip!), $21.09 (haircut, tip, plus I bought a thing of leave in conditioner), $25.62 (grocery store.)
January 17th = $0

Total so far = $552.15

Zero dollar days so far = 7/10

*We leave for Disney World in 3 days!

I decided that when we get back from vacation, I am not going to include vacation spending into my daily spending since it's obviously not something we do every month. So basically the 20th - 27th will not have any info.

 

[Tiggerish]

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

Groceries - $150 / $70 left
Auto - $40
Medical - $10
Eating Out - $25 / $18 left
Misc. - $75 /$29 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
1/14 Groceries $22; Misc. $31 (two ink cartridges and postage)
1/15 $0
1/16 Groceries $18
1/17 $0

In my previous months budgets I alway had a category for giving but starting with 2010, I decided that giving should not be an optional thing but a fixed expense and deleted it from my categories and included an amount in my fixed expenses budget that I do not post. Now I am rethinking this and wondering if I should continue to have my regularly weekly church collection amount stay in my fixed expenses but also have a monthly category for giving to other things that seem to come up each month. For example, I donated $10 to the Red Cross at the grocery store on the 16th and just included it as part of my grocery spending but am thinking that it should have been a a separate giving category. What do other people do?

 

[charming23]

Spending the day at home doing laundry and rearranging my room.

I have a goal for 15 $0 days

Grocery/Household- $300/$120.09 Left (still working the pantry challange)
Gas- $50/$29.47 left
Entertainment/Eating Out- $50/$15.84 left
Emergency/Misc- $100/$53.57 left

Total for January- $500/$219.85 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
1/14 $8.20 for stamps
1/15 $13.50 Movies for 2, $20.53 for gas and 12.36 at Marc's
1/16 $0
1/17 $0

 

[roadtripper]

I really wanted to play this month, and was doing really well (making pizza for Friday pizza movie night, eating up the pantry--etc). Then our car died. For good. So I just bought a car. I guess I'm out.

 

[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
1/13 - $0
1/14 - $10.00 Barone's
1/15 - $0
1/16 - $0
1/17 - $2.08 Jewel
1/17 - $5.16 Taco Bell

$184.51/$202.78
$18.27 left
$0 days: 8

 

[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
1/17 - $0