No Buy January 2010

[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)
1/22 = $2 ($629/$700 f/g/h)
1/23 = $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 $90, $15 lunch, $20 fruits & veggies, $20 ebay,$35 dinner out

1/23 $20 bday gift and wrap

 

[Swmr359]

----------
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
Jan. 23: $0

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!)

15 no buy days so far

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $772
$700...$72 over
$0 Days:9
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $250...-$60 over
Gas- $150...$17 left
Eating Out- $100...$50 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...-$80 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)
23- $23 (Five Guys- Eating Out), $5 (McDonald's- Eating Out), $4 (Lego Store- Shopping), $43 (Disney Store- Shopping)

$0 Days: 9/15: 60%
$700 Limit: $772: 110%
Month: 23/31: 74%

My Savings from coupons and sales: $611.72

 

[Debbie]

Budget: 199/800 left
$0 days: 8/10

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: $20 gas ....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
Jan 23: $0

Goal Results as of January 23
Month left: 26%
Budget left: 25%
$0 left to be completed: 20%

 

[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)
1/22 = $2 ($629/$700 f/g/h)
1/23 = $0
1/24 = $0

 

[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
1/24 - $0

 

[charming23]

Still fighting off my cold so stayed at home yet again.

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
1/24 $0

 

[Swmr359]

----------
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
Jan. 23: $0
Jan. 24: $0

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!)

16 no buy days so far

 

[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
1/24 - $0

 

[charming23]

My cold will not seem to go away so going nowhere today again.

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
1/24 $0
1/25 $0

 

[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)
1/22 = $2 ($629/$700 f/g/h)
1/23 = $0
1/24 = $0
1/25 = $12.10 ($641/$700 f/g/h)
$12.10 Fed Ex
this won't be a $0 day since I need to mail a package but I think that's all I need to spend money on today.

 

[tinkarooni]

Well I told you guys that I have lost daily track, but I know exactly how much I have left thanks to the envelope system. My big goal this month was to stick to my $900 food budget no matter what. Lots of little things have come up I needed to pay for, we are in the process of moving my grandfather into an assisted living facility. He's in Florida and now we are moving him to Western PA. It has meant a lot of little expenses out of my pocket but......drum roll......I am within my food budget. I have to make it until next Sunday and have precisely $4.00 left. But I have everything I need until than. Made a trip to ths store over the weekend for things for us and for him. I am going to make it. This is the first month in a very long time that I have stuck to the budget. As my previous posts state I also bought a 1/4 beef, 1/2 pig, all my garden seeds and a bunch of stuff to set up housekeeping for my DGF. So I have very high hopes for next month when I will not have any of those extra expenditures!

Thanks guys for the motivation! My $4.00 is going to bring me down the home stretch. Can't wait for next months thread!

 

[casper_jj11]

I actually didn’t shop this weekend! Even for groceries! Its in large part due to a gastro bug I picked up but still a great achievement

groceries $525 $54.17 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 $641.17 over ... and still 7 days to go ... what a bust this month has been... New Goal: don’t make any worse than it has to be

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
22 - groceries $157.94
23- $0
24- $0
25 - I have to do a bunch of returns to do after work and I need to get the last of the groceries... shouldn’t be anything else

 

[Tiggerish]

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

Groceries - $150 / $23 left
Auto - $40 / $0 left
Medical - $10 / $15 over
Eating Out - $25 / $12 left
Misc. - $75 /$7 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
1/22 Misc. $5 postage
1/23 Groceries $10; Eating out $3 (bought my niece ice cream cone)
1/24 Eating out $2 for coffee

 

[ILUVPOOH1]

1-$0
2-$410 (gifts)
3-$0
4-$116.27
5-$50.18 (dog food)
6-$0
7- $0
8-$46 (cards)
9-$20 (DS)
10-$0
11-$0
12-$23.81 (chick filet and hallmark)
13-$0
14-$0
15-$0
16 $641.28 (groceries including Sam's club and gas)
17-$0
18-$0
19-$56.00 (QVC new pans)
20-$0
21- $13.80 (book for school)
22-$0
23-$41 (shelf and blinds)
24-$0

Grand total so far $1418.34
Total $0 days- 14

 

[kbheap]

GOALS:
$240-Gas - 1 fillup per week for DH - 1 fillup every other week for me ($19 left in budget)
$200-Groceries/diapering - I stocked up on lots of things before the holidays so grocery bill should be less this month ($-4 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)
------------------------
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
1/22-$45 shoes for kids
1/23-$60 shopping, $35 dinner
1/24-$4 drinks, $20 gas, $6 groceries

 

[casper_jj11]

Well I told you guys that I have lost daily track, but I know exactly how much I have left thanks to the envelope system. My big goal this month was to stick to my $900 food budget no matter what. Lots of little things have come up I needed to pay for, we are in the process of moving my grandfather into an assisted living facility. He's in Florida and now we are moving him to Western PA. It has meant a lot of little expenses out of my pocket but......drum roll......I am within my food budget. I have to make it until next Sunday and have precisely $4.00 left. But I have everything I need until than. Made a trip to ths store over the weekend for things for us and for him. I am going to make it. This is the first month in a very long time that I have stuck to the budget. As my previous posts state I also bought a 1/4 beef, 1/2 pig, all my garden seeds and a bunch of stuff to set up housekeeping for my DGF. So I have very high hopes for next month when I will not have any of those extra expenditures!

Thanks guys for the motivation! My $4.00 is going to bring me down the home stretch. Can't wait for next months thread!

Congratulations!

 

[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 Stein Mart
1/23 - $0
1/24 - $0

$195.28/$202.78
$7.50 left
$0 days: 14

For DSis:

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

Total: $158

 

[lougoofy]

1/22/10: $1.50 bus fare and $8.47 Indian buffet meal

1/23/10: $4.76? hardee's breakfast and donuts (for lunch/snack), $1.75 drink after work, $9.95 drinks for at home & $9.96 groceries and $1.06 Redbox rental

1/24/10: $2.11 Fries, $4.56 some food (for at work), $1.05 coffee and $1.00 chips

1/25/10: $2.64 McDonald's and $13.25 laundry