No Buy June - Everybody welcome, jump on the bandwagon!

[dtr_angel]

1 - $0
2 - $0
3 -$5.37 eating out, $22.08 groceries
4 - $0
5 - $4.26 groceries
6 - $3.98 misc (newspapers)
7 - $25.01 gas
8 - $3.17 eating out, $10.93 misc
9 – $3.39 eating out, $18.60 misc (stamps)
10 – $30 misc (prescription), $5.29 eating out
11 - $1.92 eating out, $2.84 groceries, $1.77 gifts, and $35.18 misc (trashbags, vitamins, socks, etc.)
12 - $1.06 gifts, $21.42 misc (but returned $22.42 worth of stuff today)
13 - $4.52 eating out

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

I made this as a New Year's Resolution so after this month I will be half way to making it! My goal is to surpass my normal goal of 15 No Spend Days.

June 1-
$4.50 Kids bought lunch (We got in too late from vacation to grocery shop)
$1.08 Redbox
$20.00 Gas
$114.94 Groceries
$5 DD11's end of year class trip
June 2-$0
June 3-$0 Took the kids to 2 Walgreen's for Silly Bandz but that is all we got and they used their own money.
June 4- Was a $0 day till hubby came home with "free" baseball game tickets. I debated, but it was a beautiful night and free glove night for kids and the girls had friends going so we went. There went the $0 day. We spent just under $30on dinner and parking. I am quoting Suze Orman right now, "People first, then money, then things." It was a nice family evening out so worth losing the day.
June 5- Taco Bell-$14.59 Michael’s (Scout stuff, Father’s Day gifts and frames) $45.76, $15.63 Dairy Queen with GS troop, $17 (added DD8 to the sleepover, her troop hates sleepover so I will probably never get here there otherwise so her sister invited her) $4 sleepover patches, $10 ornament (I like to collect these when we go places)
June 6- $7.81 McD’s breakfast on the way home, Sam’s (groceries, gifts, clothes, shampoo, 5 bottles of sunscreen, etc) $191.99 (I’ll say the $91.99 was groceries, roughly,) Snack at Sam’s $3.43 Wegman’s groceries $154.68 (that is what I get for bringing DH) Amazon order (right around) $30, 2 CDs for DH for Father’s Day and some Disney Silly Bandz
June 7-$0 Technically I won $7 in Silly Bandz off eBay, but the kids are paying for them so my OOP was $0
June 8-$0 Spent the day cooking and filling my naked freezer. I froze about 15 dinners so far and more are in the crock pot overnight and will be frozen in the morning. I usually do this every 6-8 weeks but it all seemed to go really fast this time since we have had so many busy nights.
June 9-$0
June 10-$0
June 11- Streak Over. $3 bread and milk, $8 gummy spiders for DD11's Bronze Award presentation tomorrow, $34.98 gas, $5 (really $18 but we had $13 left on a gift card) lunch date with hubby <3 ,Walmart (pillows) $34 ish, have to find the receipt, $4 Silly Bandz (for a b-day gift, my kids have enough!) And finally $19 pizza night for the family.ETA- $72 Bon Jovi Tickets!!!!
June 12- Day out with the family (using all coupons!) $30.18 for lunch at Friendly's, a game of bowing and Slushies on the way home.
June 13- Uggg, should'a, would'a, could'a--- Went to visit our friends' new baby. He is 9 days old, well, 10 now that I am recording. They live about an hour and 45 minutes from us so it was a whole day thing. We left at 11 and got home at 10 last night. Had I realized I would have packed food, but I had no idea we'd be there so long so $21 for eating out. Worth it to be able to hold a 9 day old baby all day and give momma and daddy a little break! (BTW, we took a gift but we bought it back in May.)
Today and tomorrow no chance, kids activities and groceries so maybe I'll be back on track by Wednesday. We'll see...





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**Totals**

No Spend Days! 6/15
Gas-$54.98

Groceries- $364.61 (Did my major freezer stock up where I cook for 2 days and fill the freezer with quick meals, plus I took DH with me shopping and that added to the bill!)

Extras- $481.98

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Happy About Record Since Joining No Buy-
January-14 Days
February-13 Days
March-17 Days
April-15 Days
May-15 Days
Longest Streak-4 Days in a Row!

 

[MissBritt]

6/1 $25.62 Walmart, $18.41 Dinner Out (1/6), $13 Gas
6/2 $58.88 Groceries (saved $27.65)
6/3 $38 Gas, $63.37 Groceries (saved $23.36), -$8.56 Return, $20 Gift (nephew's birthday)
6/4 $0
6/5 $90 Spa, $3.23 Post office, $5.29 Groceries, $32.86 Meds
6/6 $3.21 Newspapers, $20 VBS dessert auction, $15.86 Dinner Out (2/6)
6/7 $0
6/8 $2.14 Redbox, $34.95 Gas
6/9 $21.07 Groceries (saved $6.62)
6/10 $349.96 Pet Meds, $18.67 Avon, $15.30 Meds
6/11 $32.33 Groceries (saved $18.42), $12.31 BBW Sale
6/12 $20 Gas, $38.43 Skin care, $17.78 Hollister, $19.18 Workout clothes, -$29.88 Return, $47.77 BBW sale, $3.21 Redbox, $17.01 DH clothes, $10.68 Sports bras
6/13 $20.12 Dinner out (3/6), $1.61 Newspaper

Totals:
Dinner Out 54.39 (3/6)
Gas 105.95
Groceries 180.94 (saved 76.05)
Incidentals 134.85
Gifts 61.35
Splurge 90 (spa)
Medicine 48.16
Pet Meds 349.96
Clothes 64.65
Returns -38.44
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1051.81
$0 Days 2

 

[figment3258]

I am just joining in and here is what I have so far

June
10 0$
11 on vacation
12 vacation
13 vacation and groceries 99.00$
14 Hopefully 0$
15 zoo trip 26.25$
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I am excited to give this a try I think writing down everything we spend will be a light to where we go wrong.

 

[Magical Mama]

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June's Monthly Budget

Groceries $600/ $357 left
Gas & Auto $200
Entertainment $100/ $81 left
Allowance $50/ $30 left
June Budget $950/ $668 left

Coupon savings $174
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Monthly Goal 4/10 No Buy Days

6/1 No Buy Day!
6/2 DH spent his allowance, so still a buy
6/3 $18.57 on eating out
6/4 Groceries Spent $84 Saved $80 between Publix and CVS
6/5 Cake for coworker's last day $20
6/6 No Buy Day!
6/7 WDW
6/8 WDW
6/9 WDW
6/10 No Buy Day!
6/11 No Buy Day!
6/12 Misc shopping
6/13 Groceries at Publix Spent $158 Saved $91

 

[thebigkahuna]

6-1 NO $PEND.
6-2 - $8.60 breakfast
6-3 NO $PEND
6-4 - $8.39 breakfast, $31.93 non-budgeted, unexpected spending, $135.26 more non-budgeted unexpected spending.
06-05 - NO $PEND!!!
06-06 - did grocery shopping today, but did not go over budget, and did not shop needlessly. (does this count as a no spend?)
06-07 - Forgot toilet paper when I was grocery shopping got it at CVS along with a frapachino from the cooler...$8.29
06-08 - $48.00 gifts. (not budgeted, but I couldnt resist!) $25.00 DMV. $5.63 @ the post office
06-09 The DMV charged me twice, so I'm out $50.00 instead of $25.00 The DMV tells me not to worry, that they will refund the additional charge, but I won't believe it till I see it. they refunded the money!
On a happier note: NO $PEND DAY!! (I don't count the DMV mistake as spending)
06-10 $5.00 Company fundraiser
06-11 No $pend!
06-12 Tires $315.00. While I was waiting, there was Family Dollar $17.78, Walgreen's $22.10, $20.60 Empire, & $10.50 CVS. SHEESH!!! That sure added up fast.
06-13 - $12 & change for dinner. (and the leftovers will be lunch tomorrow!)

5!! of 15 NO $PEND DAY$ 10 No $pend day$ to go!

 

[thebeesknees]

6/1 $0
6/2 $9
6/3 $44 Artscow photo books, $23 Alice.com household items
6/4 $105 Target groceries/household/birthday gifts/clothing
6/5 $52 Target (stuff DH needed), $150 groceries, $7 thrift store
6/6 $0
6/7 $0
6/8 $35 Walmart Father's Day stuff, $24 Dollar Tree camp stuff/frozen food, $107 camp
6/9 $0
6/10 $0
6/11 $0
6/12 $28 Walmart
6/13 $0
6/14 $0

8 of 12 no-buy days

 

[littlec]

My main goal is to put at least $125 in savings at the end of the month and write down what I spend each day.

$0 Days so far:5 out of 10!

1- Not counting...was in Disney!
2- Not counting...was in Disney!
3- Not counting...was in Disney!
4- Not counting...was in Disney!
5- $37.47 (Bertucci's...dinner and drinks out, ouch)
6- $60 (BigY...groceries)
7- $0
8- $20 (ATM...dinner out before work event, popcorn & soda at work event), $1.29 (Toy Story Pez)
9- $0
10- $0
11- $0
12- $12.96 (Trader Joe's, groceries), $13.43 (Target, household cleaning supplies), $39.99 (Target, entertainment...Toy Story Lego Pizza Planet Truck ), $37.12 (Eddie Bauer, clothing---this was shipped to me in error and will be returned/refused...ARGGHH!)
13- $2.89 (Target, groceries), $10.00 (Target, toys/entertainment), $1.79 (movie snack-leftover $ from last month's budget), $8.25 (movie (Shrek) leftover $ from last month's budget), $2.29 (movie snack-leftover $ from last month's budget)
14-$0

 

[lougoofy]

6/11/10: $8.?? tickled pink, $3.00 bus fare, $14.50 Greek Festival and $$ more for fun
6/12/10: $7.38 Hardee's

6/13/10: $3.79 snacks and newspaper (Dairy Mart) and $2.00 snacks at work

 

[ronnmel]

No Buy Days Goal: 4/9
Gas : 24$
Car repairs :
Groceries : 112$
Eating out (and snacks) : 25$
Non-necessities : 20$

6/1 : 7$ (eating out)
6/2 : 0$
6/3 : 70$ (groceries)
6/4 : 6$ (eating out)
6/5 : 0$
6/6 : 0$
6/7 : 0$
6/8 : 7$ (eating out)
6/9 : 0$
6/10 : 42$ (groceries)
6/11 : 24$ (gas)
6/12 : 25$ (clothes + snack)
6/13 : 0$

 

[SunnieRN]

Well I have been super sick, with fevers high enough that I have been hallucinating. Today, I am very weak, but know what day/time it is at least!! The good side effect:

June 12: $0
June 13: $0
June 14: $0

3 0ut of 6 $0 days

 

[charming23]

A friend treated me to lunch today, (she is the best) so it was a no buy for me because even when we went to Target afterwards I used a small giftcard to buy myself some shampoo and deodorant.

My June Budget is:

Groceries- $200/ $70.33left
Household- $50/ $15.79 left
Gas/Car- $50/ $32.24 Left
Eating Out/ Entertainment- $50/ $20.14 left
Misc- $50/ $26.40

Total budget: $400/ $165.52 left

Goal of 17 no buy days.

8/17 No Buy days

6/1- $21.07 Lunch, $60.78 Groceries, $4.06 Household, and $14.99 Alice in Wonderland
6/2- $0
6/3- $5.69 Walgreen's
6/4- $15.82 Groceries and $21.32 Household
6/5- $0
6/6- $0
6/7- $0
6/8- $45.42 at Trader Joe's, $10.17 at Giant Eagle, and $8.61 at Borders
6/9- $0
6/10- $8.79 Lunch at McDonald's
6/11- $17.76 Gas
6/12- $0
6/13- $0
6/14- $0

Coupon/Store Savings: $83.82

 

[tinkarooni]

June 1 - $12.00 groceries
June 2 - $0.00
June 3 - 123.48 groceries
$12.00 Dicks (clothing budget, soccer shorts for DS)
June 4 - $55.00 from my allowance (pretty nails)
June 5 - $45.00 out of food money. Eating out.
Target $47.13 out of fun money. Tennis rackets for the kids
June 6 - $0.00
June 7 - $10.07 Subway. Ugg. Food money
June 8 - $313.50 groceries
June 9 - $0.00 FINALLY!
June 10 - $0.00
June 11 - $107.03 Various groceries for BBQ
$14.07 Sub sandwiches for lunch
June 12 - $0.00
June 13 - $34.77 groceries
June 14 - $19.00 Lunch out with the kids. UGGG. I have to begin packing lunch before we go out anywhere.

Remaining:
Groceries $221.08/$900.00
My allowance: $65.00/$120
Fun Money: $52.00/$100[/QUOTE]

 

[lougoofy]

6/13/10: $3.79 snacks and newspaper (Dairy Mart) and $2.00 snacks at work

6/14/10: $1.50 bus fare, $5.30 Quizno's meal and $108.43 Walmart groceries, curtains, a movie, universal remote and a curtain rod

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

I made this as a New Year's Resolution so after this month I will be half way to making it! My goal is to surpass my normal goal of 15 No Spend Days.

June 1-
$4.50 Kids bought lunch (We got in too late from vacation to grocery shop)
$1.08 Redbox
$20.00 Gas
$114.94 Groceries
$5 DD11's end of year class trip
June 2-$0
June 3-$0 Took the kids to 2 Walgreen's for Silly Bandz but that is all we got and they used their own money.
June 4- Was a $0 day till hubby came home with "free" baseball game tickets. I debated, but it was a beautiful night and free glove night for kids and the girls had friends going so we went. There went the $0 day. We spent just under $30on dinner and parking. I am quoting Suze Orman right now, "People first, then money, then things." It was a nice family evening out so worth losing the day.
June 5- Taco Bell-$14.59 Michael’s (Scout stuff, Father’s Day gifts and frames) $45.76, $15.63 Dairy Queen with GS troop, $17 (added DD8 to the sleepover, her troop hates sleepover so I will probably never get here there otherwise so her sister invited her) $4 sleepover patches, $10 ornament (I like to collect these when we go places)
June 6- $7.81 McD’s breakfast on the way home, Sam’s (groceries, gifts, clothes, shampoo, 5 bottles of sunscreen, etc) $191.99 (I’ll say the $91.99 was groceries, roughly,) Snack at Sam’s $3.43 Wegman’s groceries $154.68 (that is what I get for bringing DH) Amazon order (right around) $30, 2 CDs for DH for Father’s Day and some Disney Silly Bandz
June 7-$0 Technically I won $7 in Silly Bandz off eBay, but the kids are paying for them so my OOP was $0
June 8-$0 Spent the day cooking and filling my naked freezer. I froze about 15 dinners so far and more are in the crock pot overnight and will be frozen in the morning. I usually do this every 6-8 weeks but it all seemed to go really fast this time since we have had so many busy nights.
June 9-$0
June 10-$0
June 11- Streak Over. $3 bread and milk, $8 gummy spiders for DD11's Bronze Award presentation tomorrow, $34.98 gas, $5 (really $18 but we had $13 left on a gift card) lunch date with hubby <3 ,Walmart (pillows) $34 ish, have to find the receipt, $4 Silly Bandz (for a b-day gift, my kids have enough!) And finally $19 pizza night for the family.ETA- $72 Bon Jovi Tickets!!!!
June 12- Day out with the family (using all coupons!) $30.18 for lunch at Friendly's, a game of bowing and Slushies on the way home.
June 13- $21 eating out when off visiting friends' new baby
June 14- Clothes shopping for DD15 $69.21 & $111.67 (this also included a new softball bat for DD8) and a CREDIT of <$24.41> (clothes for me.)
Bought DD lunch after finals (I did not eat) $6.47
Groceries $90.57
After all that I was too tired to cook so I did what I rarely do, we got pizza on a weeknight $9.45
No luck tomorrow, I am a chaperone for DD11's class trip but I have to pay my own way. Nice Huh? That alone is $15 plus we are supposed to go out to dinner with friends.



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**Totals**

No Spend Days! 6/15
Gas-$54.98

Groceries- $432.18 (Did my major freezer stock up where I cook for 2 days and fill the freezer with quick meals, plus I took DH with me shopping and that added to the bill!)

Extras- $654.37

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Happy About Record Since Joining No Buy-
January-14 Days
February-13 Days
March-17 Days
April-15 Days
May-15 Days
Longest Streak-4 Days in a Row!

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget for June is $750 with 10 no spend days.

Auto $75/ $57 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $100 / $63 left
Giving $125 / $75 left
Groceries/Household Goods $300 / $232 left
Medical $50
Misc. $100 / $39 left

No spend days = 5/10
Coupon savings $55.05
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6/1 $0
6/2 Groceries $14
6/3 $0
6/4 $0
6/5 Groceries $27; Misc. $14 for a new cell phone cover
6/6 Giving $25 (church collection)
6/7 Misc. $34 (two pair of shorts); Eating out $34
6/8 $0
6/9 $0
6/10 Misc. $12 (postage)
6/11 Groceries $22
6/12 Gas $18; Groceries $5
6/13 Giving $25 (church); Groceries $6
6/14 Eating out $3 (BK breakfast)

 

[Virgderon]

Slowing down on getting 0 spend days, but happy with my overall spending this month. I think I am doing very well!

Running Total: Spent $297
$1000...703 left
$0 Days: 5
Goal is 10 or more!
coupon savings $126

Groceries- $200-22-32-10-15-31-32-10= 48

June 1 27 - ( groceries/bd cards)
June 2 32 - ( groceries)
June 3 0
June 4 10 ( groceries/cold meds)
June 5 51 ( bad day for me- broke one of my personal shopping rules- no fast food unless you have a coupon! Bought used books at the flea market , got Wendys and 2 pairs of shoes at Payless (BOGO, plus a $3 coupon, plus 10% AAA discount and I still feel guilty)
June 6 0
June 7 0
June 8 50 (15 groceries, $25 for fathers day gift, book)
June 9 0
June 10 41 (31 groceries, 10 misc)
June 11 0
June 12 34 (14 purse, 10 gas, 10 cleaning supplies/misc)
June 13 32 ( groceries, spent $32, saved $21)
June 14 20 ( 10 cleaning supplies, 10 pop)

 

[MissBritt]

6/1 $25.62 Walmart, $18.41 Dinner Out (1/6), $13 Gas
6/2 $58.88 Groceries (saved $27.65)
6/3 $38 Gas, $63.37 Groceries (saved $23.36), -$8.56 Return, $20 Gift (nephew's birthday)
6/4 $0
6/5 $90 Spa, $3.23 Post office, $5.29 Groceries, $32.86 Meds
6/6 $3.21 Newspapers, $20 VBS dessert auction, $15.86 Dinner Out (2/6)
6/7 $0
6/8 $2.14 Redbox, $34.95 Gas
6/9 $21.07 Groceries (saved $6.62)
6/10 $349.96 Pet Meds, $18.67 Avon, $15.30 Meds
6/11 $32.33 Groceries (saved $18.42), $12.31 BBW Sale
6/12 $20 Gas, $38.43 Skin care, $17.78 Hollister, $19.18 Workout clothes, -$29.88 Return, $47.77 BBW sale, $3.21 Redbox, $17.01 DH clothes, $10.68 Sports bras
6/13 $20.12 Dinner out (3/6), $1.61 Newspaper
6/14 $0

Totals:
Dinner Out 54.39 (3/6)
Gas 105.95
Groceries 180.94 (saved 76.05)
Incidentals 134.85
Gifts 61.35
Splurge 90 (spa)
Medicine 48.16
Pet Meds 349.96
Clothes 64.65
Returns -38.44
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1051.81
$0 Days 3

 

[lougoofy]

6/14/10: $1.50 bus fare, $5.30 Quizno's meal and $108.43 Walmart groceries, curtains, a movie, universal remote and a curtain rod

more on 6/14/10: $3.25 laundry, $2.00 lottery, and $1.75 drink

 

[tinkarooni]

June 1 - $12.00 groceries
June 2 - $0.00
June 3 - 123.48 groceries
$12.00 Dicks (clothing budget, soccer shorts for DS)
June 4 - $55.00 from my allowance (pretty nails)
June 5 - $45.00 out of food money. Eating out.
Target $47.13 out of fun money. Tennis rackets for the kids
June 6 - $0.00
June 7 - $10.07 Subway. Ugg. Food money
June 8 - $313.50 groceries
June 9 - $0.00 FINALLY!
June 10 - $0.00
June 11 - $107.03 Various groceries for BBQ
$14.07 Sub sandwiches for lunch
June 12 - $0.00
June 13 - $34.77 groceries
June 14 - $19.00 Lunch out with the kids. UGGG. I have to begin packing lunch before we go out anywhere.
June 15 - $0.00 Whoopee! It's only 2:37 but I refuse to go anywhere and ruin my $0.00 day!

Remaining:
Groceries $221.08/$900.00
My allowance: $65.00/$120
Fun Money: $52.00/$100