No Buy January 2010

[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 ($37 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!!!)
1/21-$30 groceries & king cakes, $24 dinner

 

[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
1/18 - $0
1/19 - $0
1/20 - $0
1/21 - $0

$184.51/$202.78
$18.27 left
$0 days: 12

For DSis:

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

Total: $150

 

[Swmr359]

Had to buy kitten food, and remembered a bunch of other stuff I needed
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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
Jan. 22: $38 Target

Groceries: $119/$100
Eat out: 1/2 ($16)
Misc.: $136-$7

Total: $264
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

 

[casper_jj11]

I did so well on the No Buy program for the first six months but lately, I just justify everything and can see the spending going up and up. I really need to get this all under control again. There just seem to be so many 'necessities'... and I know they aren't really necessary but both kids need skateguards and had to get the skates sharpened and I walked out of the store $48 poorer. Sigh. Anyway, maybe if I start really posting every day it might work. DD's bday party is over and I finally decided to pay someone to paint DS2's new bedroom rather than trying unsuccessfully to do it myself so hopefully, the spending will go down over the next little while ...

groceries $525 $212.11 left
gas $375 $253.48 left
cat food $90 $37.31 left
DD bday party (cake, balloons, some loot stuff) $80 $104.65over
paint DS3's room $200 $346 over
other things for DS3's room $150 $11.21left
ballet registration $100 $0 left
swimming registration (3kiddos) $400 $9 left
DD's bday pics $180 $9 over
my spending $150 $166.47 over
DH spending $150 $352 over

Total: $2400 $483.23 over ... and still 10 days to go

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
12- bday party supplies $10.24; groceries 12.37;
13 - party supplies $88.02 (holy crap! a few dollars here and there are really adding up) ; groceries 21.21;
14 - stuff for DS2's room $37.24; gymboree $132.24 (summer clothes only);
15 - groceries 207.94; more party supplies $23.64
16 - Day of DD’s bday party - $0
17- 28.25 bday gift for friend; groceries 23.71;
18 - stuff for DS2 new room $12.42; valentines 13.73; spa date with the bday girl DD4 $28.00; swimming registration $391
19 - gas $59.57; skating stuff $48.50; parking at hospital for apptmt $7; groceries 16.96
20 - $0
21 - groceries $10.33; pics printed $115 (not bad for 1000+ prints really); painters $546

 

[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
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
1/16 $50 day at the museum
1/17 $0 7/12
1/18 $93 groceries
1/19 $0 8/12
1/20 $0 9/12
1/21 $121, $11 Lunch, $110 Target & Groceries

 

[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!!!
1/13--$20 on gas; $7.22 dinner for DH and me
1/14--146.91 Walmart-food for the next 2 weeks; 49.87 meat store for meat for the next two weeks; 4.26 Walgreens for one free 8 X 10 and one extra for me!!!
1/15--$0
1/16--$19.62 dog food and a couple extras I forgot earlier in the week.
1/17--$0
1/18--$0
1/19--$0
1/20--$0
1/21--$0



Total number of $0 days--10--- WOOHOO!!!! I got me some zero days, but it was because I was sick and didn't leave the house! I was so happy to not be spending money though! I do think the one time grocery shopping is helping me though.

 

[CherylA]

I did so well on the No Buy program for the first six months but lately, I just justify everything and can see the spending going up and up. I really need to get this all under control again. There just seem to be so many 'necessities'... and I know they aren't really necessary but both kids need skateguards and had to get the skates sharpened and I walked out of the store $48 poorer. Sigh. Anyway, maybe if I start really posting every day it might work. DD's bday party is over and I finally decided to pay someone to paint DS2's new bedroom rather than trying unsuccessfully to do it myself so hopefully, the spending will go down over the next little while ...

Well I'd love to see you post everyday and if you think it will help, go for it! The kids are killer aren't they, somehow its so easy to justify spending for them! I'm so glad my little ones Bday is over, that was a bottomless pit!

 

[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 /$7 over
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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
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
1/22 Misc. $5 postage

The postage is an investment - I sent in a research/writing sample that I might get me some free lance assignments. The request came from a firm I did some work for a while back, so I am hopeful.

 

[Swmr359]

I did so well on the No Buy program for the first six months but lately, I just justify everything and can see the spending going up and up. I really need to get this all under control again. There just seem to be so many 'necessities'... and I know they aren't really necessary but both kids need skateguards and had to get the skates sharpened and I walked out of the store $48 poorer. Sigh. Anyway, maybe if I start really posting every day it might work. DD's bday party is over and I finally decided to pay someone to paint DS2's new bedroom rather than trying unsuccessfully to do it myself so hopefully, the spending will go down over the next little while ...

Posting everyday helps me; I just love seeing a line of zeros down the page. So when I think about going to buy something I think about having to post it on here.

 

[casper_jj11]

Well I'd love to see you post everyday and if you think it will help, go for it! The kids are killer aren't they, somehow its so easy to justify spending for them! I'm so glad my little ones Bday is over, that was a bottomless pit!

Thanks for understanding. You know, if I was spending money on me, I could cut it out in a flash. I just have such a hard time not getting things for the kids... and its not toys and such. Its the activities which I don't want to cut out. And its celebrating occasions like bdays, and valentines and easter and halloween... its crazy. And now DS2's new bedroom. When you start things with your first, you don't think how it will snowball by the time you have three kiddos. DS7 has already asked when he gets a 'new' bedroom since he moved from Bear in the Big Blue House to Spiderman when DD4 moved into her big girl room just before DS2 was born. I"ve told him when he's 16 or can decorate it himself

I'm going to try and post every day except weekends (too hectic then). I did it before and it really helped... then I got lazy

 

[lougoofy]

$.75 soda

1/22/10: $1.50 bus fare and $8.47 Indian buffet meal plus $4.77 spent at dollar store

 

[charming23]

Spent the day inside cleaning the basement.

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
1/22 $0

 

[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
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
1/16 $50 day at the museum
1/17 $0 7/12
1/18 $93 groceries
1/19 $0 8/12
1/20 $0 9/12
1/21 $121, $11 Lunch, $110 Target & Groceries
1/22 $55, $15 lunch, $20 fruits & veggies, $20 ebay

 

[Debbie]

Budget: 262/800 left
$0 days: 7/10

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
Jan 21: $0
Jan 22: gas $25 + groceries $10

 

[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
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
1/16 $50 day at the museum
1/17 $0 7/12
1/18 $93 groceries
1/19 $0 8/12
1/20 $0 9/12
1/21 $121, $11 Lunch, $110 Target & Groceries
1/22 $90, $15 lunch, $20 fruits & veggies, $20 ebay,$35 dinner out

 

[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. I think I am going to be going way over in my grocery budget this month, the sales at Dominick's and the new Meijer that opened are just too good! I bought 6 boxes of fruit roll ups for essentially 1.50! I had two coupons for .50 off and when you buy 3 they ring up for 1.00 a box and then when you buy 5 or more you get a 3.50 register reward!

Running Total: Spent $686
$700...$3 left
$0 Days:9
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...-$60 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)
22- $11 (Dominick's- Groceries)

$0 Days: 9/15: 60%
$700 Limit: $697: 99%
Month: 20/31: 71%

My Savings from coupons and sales: $583.69

 

[charming23]

Feeling a cold coming on so not heading out anywhere today in hopes of stopping it in it's tracks.

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
1/22 $0
1/23 $0

 

[kinntj]

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 - $25 for chinese take out
1/23 - $16.81 McDonalds $31.69 Lowe's for under cabinet lightbulbs

 

[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
1/23 - $0

 

[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
1/18 - $0
1/19 - $0
1/20 - $0
1/21 - $0
1/22 - $10.77

$195.28/$202.78
$7.50 left
$0 days: 12

For DSis:

1/19 - $66 Costco
1/19 - $68 Jewel
1/20 - $16 Aldi
1/22 - $8 Whole Foods

Total: $158