No Buy January 2010

[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 ($68 left in budget)
$100-Entertainment/eating out/gifts (my nephew turns 5 this month) (-$35 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

 

[eeyoresmom]

Ugh! Just wrote a long detailed post and somehow it didn't post! Anyway, last 4 days were No Spend days so that gives me 6 out of 15. I'm only in until the 23rd 'cause DH and I are going to New Orleans, so it's gonna get bumpy! I did notice that I do a lot of $1 to $15 spending on DS. Gotta work on that. Stay strong everyone

 

[lougoofy]

1/09/10 : $3.70 Hardee's and $1.06 donuts

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)

 

[Swmr359]

Coming home from work and falling asleep right away sure helps on the no spending thing!
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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

Groceries: $37/$100
Eat out: 1/2 ($16)
Misc.: $62-$7

Total: $108
7 no buy days so far

 

[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

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $398
$700...$302 left
$0 Days:4
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

$0 Days: 4/15: 27%
$700 Limit: $398: 57%
Month: 11/31: 35%

My Savings from coupons and sales: $203.80

 

[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

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

 

[CherylA]

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)
=212.08

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
=234.68

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
-1.17 target
-12.64 dunkin donuts ground coffee
=167.47

House Upkeep $60
-30 Bed Bath Bey toaster oven
=30.00

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
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

3/10 no buy days!

 

[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

$165.97/$202.78
$36.81 left
$0 days: 5

 

[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
1-12-10 $148.00 from food money. I finally got myself together and ordered my seeds, new strawberry plants and onion plants. This does seem like a lot but it does provide us just about enough veggies for the whole year. Also the strawberries I only need to replace about every 4 years and this is the year to replace the bed. Last year everything cost me about $100. more but I started saving my own seeds last year and saved this much. So this money is coming out of the food budget. I'm not sure if my goals for this month are too much with regards to the food budget. We'll see.
$0.00 6/12 $0.00 days
$321.91 food money left out of $900.00 budget
$100.00 out of my $100.00 allowance!

 

[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)
$36 gas for my car

 

[Pooki]

I'm seriously behind in updating, but I've been keeping track of the budget still! As much as I've been trying to avoid spending any unnecessary money, I ordered DD a Christmas ornament for the upcoming year. Each year I buy both of my kids an engraved ornament, and I was mailed a $20 certificate that I earned that expires soon. Since Christmas is on clearance, I saved at least $30 on something that I would buy anyways. Not too shabby

Groceries: 201.55/$500 ($125/week)
Clothing: 0/$100
Entertainment/Dining: 128.42/$200
Misc: 51.86/$100
Total Spent: 475.61/$900
No Buy Days: 5/12

Day 1: $0! (Helps that everything is closed!)
Day 2: $16.06 (Starbucks, $112.36 Yen withdrawal) (both Entertainment fund)
Day 3: $0 (used cash withdrawn)
Day 4: $0
Day 5: $18.05 (groceries)
Day 6: $89.35 (groceries); $5.34 (book DH bought - misc.); $17.07 (tarp & rope for Christmas tree packing - misc.); $20 (DD's book club's "spa" day payment - misc.)
Day 7: $7.50 (car battery charged - misc.)
Day 8: $27.72 (groceries)
Day 9: $0
Day 10: $0
Day 11: $44.97 (groceries)
Day 12: $21.46 (groceries); $7.95 (Things Remembered, misc.)

 

[donnajean17]

I need to do a daily update in order to stay on top of things!

Monthly Budget/Amount Used so far
Groceries: $600/$270.02
Misc/Eating Out: $325.00/$99.49
Gas: $230/77.83

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!)

 

[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 - $0
1/14 - $0
1/15 - drinks at company party


8/12 $0 days

 

[casper_jj11]

groceries $525 $504.63 left
gas $375 $313.05 left
cat food $90 $37.31 left
DD bday party (cake, balloons, some loot stuff) $80 $45.25 left
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 $1350.17 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; kitty litter $11.74; cookie cutters for DD's bday party $4.75; decorations and lootbag stuff for party $30ish... can't find receipt
12-

 

[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)

Total so far = $377.89

Zero dollar days so far = 5/10

*We leave for Disney World in 8 days!

 

[Swmr359]

brr it's cold here....not sure why this suprises me anymore... anyways after my run today i plan on bundling up not leaving the house till morning
I do plan on getting my WDW hotel and tickets ordered today, but my mom wants me to use her Disney cc and then pay her back so we can get the points
Tomorrow will be a big day, i will have to pay the vet, buy a plane ticket and Kroger seems to have everything I eat on 10 for 10 right now or is having a sale on things I have cupons on...so it's time to stock up!
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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

Groceries: $37/$100
Eat out: 1/2 ($16)
Misc.: $62-$7

Total: $108
8 no buy days so far

 

[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
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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

 

[wdwfan16]

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

 

[charming23]

Went to Best Buy today to get my Mom a new tv as hers was on it's last breath. It is not counted in this budget as it came out of the savings she has for replacing electronics and appliances. Also went to Giant Eagle. Was not planning on it by they had some amazing BOGO sales on meat and we are out of the ones that were on sale. I also stocked up on snacks I can take to class with me which is so much cheaper and healthier than getting them out of the vanding machine. Also bought toliet paper and kleenex.

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