No Buy January 2010

[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
1/18 - $0
1/20 - $0

 

[Debbie]

Budget: 297/800 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
Jan 17: DS put in $26 of gas in the tank . . . on my card. Darn! It would have been a $0 day, too.
Jan 18: $3 Iced Capp for DD who did her grade 8 vocal exam and $10 for groceries
Jan 19: groceries $42 + gas $25
Jan 20: oil change $35

Details
Month left: 36% (11 days)
Budget left: 37% ($297)
# 0 days needed: 40% (4/10) [Not sure that I'm going to be able to make this, since DD 24 has just had an emergency]

 

[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
1/13 $25 medical, $187 vet
1/14 $9 misc (dog med I forgot to pick up yesterday)

Groceries: $265 misc: $59 Dining: $39 Medical: $212
Total: $577 Running total: $627

1/15 $14 gift, $19 dining
1/16 $14 car wash, $40 groceries
1/17 $40 groceries (emergency trip - ran out of coffee for DH! Also got produce since it doesn't last as long in winter...) This really should have been a $0 day since I wasn't the one who needed anything. Argh!
1/18 $0
1/19 $59 groomer, $47 monster sale @ Children's Place, $159 2 pr sneakers ($100 from birthday money, so really only $59) $27 groceries
1/20 $0
1/21

today was tough for a $0 day, but I held strong!

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $614
$700...$86 left
$0 Days:9
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...$1 left
Gas- $150...$39 left
Eating Out- $100...$78 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...-$33 over
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)
17- $40 (Target-Shopping), $5 (Target- Groceries), $31 (Gas)
18- $0
19- $2 (Wendy's- Eating Out), $23 (Meijer- Groceries), $12 (Walgreens- Groceries)
20- $0

$0 Days: 9/15: 60%
$700 Limit: $614: 88%
Month: 20/31: 65%

My Savings from coupons and sales: $501.70

 

[Tiggerish]

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

Groceries - $150 / $33 left
Auto - $40 / $15 left
Medical - $10 / $15 over
Eating Out - $25 / $18 left
Misc. - $75 /$2 over
______________________________________________

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
1/18 Auto $25 for gas; Misc. $20 for birthday present for niece
1/19 Medical $25 for dr. visit co-pay and new prescription; Groceries $26; Misc. $11 for haircut.
1/20 Groceries $11

 

[tinkarooni]

I refuse to give up........usually I get this far into the month and life takes over and I lose track. Well I have lost track of my exact expenditures but I am using the envelope system this month and I can tell you that I have $274 left in the food budget envelope and $80.00 left of my $100 allowance. I am not going to get discouraged because I have lost daily tabs. I'm just going to "keep swimming, keep swimming".

We have been succesful at not eating out except for my one sandwich at the beginning of the month, and that was only to head off a hypoglycemic episode.

I have purchased this month out of my food money seeds and plants for the garden (the garden does feed us almost all our veggies for the year), I also bought the years worth of beef and pork with it. So I honestly haven't spent much on day to day groceries. We have so much in the house we are eating that. I will not be defeated!

 

[smiller]

Hi all! I don't think I've spent any of MY money the past two days, but I have spent DSis's. I'll be doing her grocery shopping for a while - I might have to post that here - it's just too weird to be spending money and NOT report it to No Buy - I am too trained!

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
1/18 - $0
1/19 - $0
1/20 - $0

$184.51/$202.78
$18.27 left
$0 days: 11

For DSis:

1/19 - $66 Costco
1/19 - $68 Jewel
1/20 - $16 Aldi

Total: $150

 

[charming23]

Today was going to be a $0 day but my BFF called and wanted to go out to celebrate getting through her first semester of Massage Therapy School so we went out for dinner and I blew my Entertainment/Eating out Budget. I think next month I will up this just to have a little wiggle room.

Grocery/Household- $300/$78.55 Left (still working the pantry challange)
Gas- $50/$29.47 left
Entertainment/Eating Out- $50/$3.43 OVER
Emergency/Misc- $100/$23.79 left

Total for January- $500/$129.26 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
1/18 $41.54 for groceries/household, $2.00 McDonald's, and $29.78 at Target on Misc
1/19 $0
1/20 17.27 Famous Dave's Dinner

 

[lougoofy]

Before I forget: 1/19/10: $1.58 chili at Wendy's, $9.01 (misc.) at DG, $1.50 bus fare, $4.23 Borders (part of a gift) and $1.79 (coffee) Panera Bread

1/20/10: $2.25 laundry, $3.70 Mcdonald's and $.87 snack and gum
Planned budget for two weeks between pay-days:
Misc.: $25
Food: $82
and household/cleaning supplies: $25
this will allow some $s to be put back out of this check
I'm new to budget/planning but need to start.

 

[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)
1/18 = $0
1/19 = $27.21 ($384/$700 f/g/h)
1/20 = $12 ($396/$700 f/g/h)
1/21 = $231 ($627/$700 f/g/h)
I got my $4 back but since it's in cash I'm sticking it into the WDW fund.
$39 Kroger~gas
$192 Kroger
I went to the grocery store and it ended up being one of those insanely long stock up trips. Too bad I had the boys with me, whining the whole time. *sigh* My fault for going at lunchtime but we did manage to avoid tantrums which makes listening to the whining worth it. I have to go back though since the cashier didn't scan one of my coupons and it was for $4 so not just a little bit. I got more than a month's worth of meat, plus 4 bottles of kiddie vitamins ($30 just for those) so my total trip was $192. Well they owe me $4 back so $188.

 

[donnajean17]

Monthly Budget/Amount Used so far
Groceries: $600/$421.57
Misc/Eating Out: $325.00/-$623.40 (thanks to unexpected car repair!)
Gas: $230/$181.24
$0 Days/6 of 15 goal its not looking good for Jan!!

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
1/13 $36.00 DH gas, $18.65 groceries
1/14 $65.00 entry fee for Emmy awards (I work in TV), $700.00!! unexpected car repairs to allow DH car to pass inspection! (darn volkswagons so expensive to fix!), $20.00 cash for me as I am out of the office for work today and tomorrow and need $$ to eat
1/15 $2 Red bx movies for the kids
$25.94 household supplies
1/16 $132.90 groceries
$37.91 my gas
1/17 $18.22 Mcdonalds for family on ride home from visiting IL in neighboring state
1/18 $0 (finally!)
1/19 $0 (that's two in a row!)
1/20 $17.75 Walmart- household supplies/milk
1/21 $29.50 DH Gas

 

[kinntj]

I just made an appointment for Monday for our dog to get checked out at a University veternary hospital. He needs to have a fatty mass removed, because it's getting too big for him to get around comfortably. $$$ Our vet said this could cost us $700-900.

1/1 - $0
1/2 - $0
1/3 - $127 groceries, $35.00 dog food, and $20.00 misc.
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 - $153.00 (133.00 groceries, $20 tennis shoes for DD)
1/18 - $0
1/19 - $0
1/20 - $0
1/21 - $0
1/22 - $0

15 out of 22 $0 days Tomorrow I'll make my goal of 15 days of spending $0!

 

[kbheap]

GOALS:
$240-Gas - 1 fillup per week for DH - 1 fillup every other week for me ($39 left in budget)
$200-Groceries/diapering - I stocked up on lots of things before the holidays so grocery bill should be less this month ($17 left in budget)
$100-Entertainment/eating out/gifts (my nephew turns 5 this month) (-$47 left in budget)
15 - $0 days (6/15 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
1/14-$45 gas self, $45 gas dh, $40 medical co-pay
1/15-$0
1/16-$0
1/17-$41 groceries
1/18-$0 (shopped at VS today b/c last day for semiannual sale but used gift card so I am counting it as a $0 day)
1/19-$45 DH fillup
1/20-$6 McDonalds & Causeway Toll (best $6 day ever, we were given tickets to Hornets game <floor seats> with complimentary food and drinks!!!)

 

[Swmr359]

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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
Jan. 17: $0
Jan. 18: $0
Jan. 19: $0
Jan. 20: $0
Jan. 21: $0

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!)

14 no buy days so far

 

[Tiggerish]

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

Groceries - $150 / $33 left
Auto - $40 / $0 left
Medical - $10 / $15 over
Eating Out - $25 / $18 left
Misc. - $75 /$2 over
______________________________________________
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
1/18 Auto $25 for gas; Misc. $20 for birthday present for niece
1/19 Medical $25 for dr. visit co-pay and new prescription; Groceries $26; Misc. $11 for haircut.
1/20 Groceries $11
1/21 Auto $15 for gas

 

[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
1/18 - $0
1/20 - $0
1/21 - $0

 

[charming23]

Went to the grocery store for cream cheese and came out with $20.04 worth of stuff. I was drawn by some sales.

Grocery/Household- $300/$58.51 Left (still working the pantry challange)
Gas- $50/$29.47 left
Entertainment/Eating Out- $50/$3.43 OVER
Emergency/Misc- $100/$23.79 left

Total for January- $500/$109.22 left

Coupn and store svaings: $52.16

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
1/18 $41.54 for groceries/household, $2.00 McDonald's, and $29.78 at Target on Misc
1/19 $0
1/20 17.27 Famous Dave's Dinner
1/21 $20.04 Giant Eagle

 

[lougoofy]

1/20/10: $2.25 laundry, $3.70 Mcdonald's and $.87 snack and gum
Planned budget for two weeks between pay-days:
Misc.: $25
Food: $82
and household/cleaning supplies: $25
this will allow some $s to be put back out of this check
I'm new to budget/planning but need to start.

1/21/10: $1 household and $14.27 groceries (dollar general)
$2.10 Hardee's

 

[A.Mickey]

Had such great deals at Dominicks today and the new Meijer opening up in Niles! I bought a ton of groceries, but they should last a very long time! In fact I bought so many groceries this month, I really think next month. I shouldn't need that much in the grocery budget.

Running Total: Spent $686
$700...$14 left
$0 Days:9
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...-$49 over
Gas- $150...$17 left
Eating Out- $100...$78 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...-$33 over
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)
17- $40 (Target-Shopping), $5 (Target- Groceries), $31 (Gas)
18- $0
19- $2 (Wendy's- Eating Out), $23 (Meijer- Groceries), $12 (Walgreens- Groceries)
20- $0
21- $32 (Dominick's- Groceries), $18 (Meijer- Groceries), $22 (Gas)

$0 Days: 9/15: 60%
$700 Limit: $686: 98%
Month: 20/31: 68%

My Savings from coupons and sales: $558.18

 

[lougoofy]

1/21/10: $1 household and $14.27 groceries (dollar general)
$2.10 Hardee's

$.75 soda