No Buy June

[paulasillars]

Thought I was back on track but I had a reminder today that I have a dental hygienist appointment tomorrow - that was out of the blue, I can't for the life of me work out why I hadn't put it in my calendar. Nuts!

I also organised a lottery syndicate in our office today, tonight we will have one of the biggest lotteries ever here in NZ, guaranteed $NZ35 million. So if you never hear from me again, you'll know we won!

24th - $2 for a shares in a lottery ticket
23rd - $0
22nd - $1 for DVD rental at the library
21st - $0
20th - $7.50 for lunch (revised amount as Robert paid me back)
19th - $3.50 for a packet of biscuits (cookies) to take to my brother's tomorrow
18th - $0
17th - $0

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

June 1-6: $1200
June 7: $5 at checkers for burgers and shakes
June 8: $36 gas, $10 lunch
June 9: crickets $5, $56.92 Target for food and FD gifts, Macy's $24.08
June 10: $62 tennis lessons for DD's for june
June 11: $19.25 at Target (all food)
June 12: $0!!!!
June 13: $48.93 California Pizza Kitchen , $10.50(popcorn)
June 14: $37.57 gas $267.20 Target (groceries-discovered it's cheaper than Publix)
June 15: $37.45 FD day gifts
June 16: $18.00 DH shirts
June 17: $18.37 crickets & fish
June 18: $10.20 library fines
June 19: $40.11 gas again!
June 20: $42.98 Publix (not zero, as I originally thought. darn those receipts!)
June 21: $10 at walmart for tshirt for BF for her Bday (I then painted the shirt for her with our favorite disney phrase-she loved it!)
June 22: $26.95 Publix, $26.72 Ace Hardware
June 23: Returned $16.23 to Target, then bought $110.05 there. Expensive return
June 24: $0 day (I don't have any receipts, at least )
June 25: $21.50 Publix, $37.50 gas
June 26: at Hilton Head
June 27: at Hilton Head and back.
June 28:
June 29:
June 30:

total for month: $2,250.60. $1440.22 on the credit card, rest from my earnings on the debit card. Ow.

My grand plans for organizing meals and cooking more with the girls has really been pfft! this month.

I really need to find some sort of menu planner online that has food we like (it's either too processed or too vegetarian/thai/asian, it seems like). Just looking for fresh, from scratch, not low fat or diet, simple meals. Harder than you think! Or maybe I'm just an idiot.

Next month: cold turkey!

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

Thought I was back on track but I had a reminder today that I have a dental hygienist appointment tomorrow - that was out of the blue, I can't for the life of me work out why I hadn't put it in my calendar. Nuts!

I also organised a lottery syndicate in our office today, tonight we will have one of the biggest lotteries ever here in NZ, guaranteed $NZ35 million. So if you never hear from me again, you'll know we won!

24th - $2 for a shares in a lottery ticket
23rd - $0
22nd - $1 for DVD rental at the library
21st - $0
20th - $7.50 for lunch (revised amount as Robert paid me back)
19th - $3.50 for a packet of biscuits (cookies) to take to my brother's tomorrow
18th - $0
17th - $0

Over here we call it a pool. Good luck! If I hear that Paula Sillars has been appointed the new CEO of Disney, I'll be able to say I knew her when.

ps can you put me in charge of DVC? I have a couple of changes I'd like to make

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget for June: $400; Week 1 = $185.87 spent; Week 2 = $43.47;
Week 3 = $69.00; funds remaining for the last 9 days of June is $102.34

Giving $50 / $15 left
Groceries $145 / $4.22 left
Gas $25 / $5 left
Medical $15 / $7.45 left
Eating out $15 / $6 left
Misc. $20 / $64 over
Vacation $130 / $66 over
_______________________________________________________________

Week 4

6/22
$16 - Misc. for haircut

6/23
$0 and I am on vacation (Used $20 in gas cards and $10 in food gift cards)

6/24
$90 - Vacation; my share of hotel (two days) and food at ball game

:Tigers WIN!! which pleased my neice tremendously. It was only 93 degrees at the start of the game and cooled to a balmy 85 by the time the game was over.

6/25
$66 - Vacation; food on way home; I splurged and paid for everyone to eat at Rainforest Cafe. It was very neat, my niece had a wonderful time so it was worth the extra money.

 

[paulasillars]

We did win in the lottery but not any cash prizes, but we did get two free tickets for next weeks draw which is only a misery $2m and not the $36m that it was last week.

Could have done with a bit of extra cash after the dentist yesterday - yikes! However my gums are in good health so my teeth will stay in my head for the foreseeable future.

26th - $0 (thus far...)
25th - $133 for dental hygenist
24th - $2 for a shares in a lottery ticket
23rd - $0
22nd - $1 for DVD rental at the library
21st - $0

 

[annsteere]

It is 96 degrees and the third HOT day in a row.

Went to dinner with three girlfriends so we could sit under an umbrella and chat rather than heating up ourelves and our kitchens. (DHs got microwaved leftovers or the chance to make themselves sandwiches).

Twelve dollars wasn't part of this month's Cold Turkey. But I drank water, didnt' have a dessert, and enjoyed every penny.

This board and all of you helped me avoid lots of impulse buys in June. So, it's been good even if I wasn't perfect.

 

[casper_jj11]

groceries $540 $79.65 over
gas $500 $300 left
cat food $90 $45 left
hockey $500
vet check up $150
parent's anniversary $30
fathers day $60 $36.84 over
roller blades for DS6 doing so well in school thisyear $80 $1 left
van servicing $500 $347.5 left
timing belt replacement on car $500 $162 left
my spending $150 $155 over
DH spending $150 $460 over

Total: $3240 $1.86 left... this is NOT good...

1 - groceries $40
2 - $0 YEAH!
3 - groceries $4, $15, gas $70
4 - paper towels $6, juice $3, kids shoes $311.94
5 - $200 Disney store closing sale; $50 protein supplement for DH; $12 prescription for DS1 sinus infection; DH $30 for lunch, DH $10 for gas
6 - $110 groceries
7 - $30 Costco (groceries and propane)
8 - $0 YEAH!
9 - $0 YEAH~
10 - $0 YEAH!
11 - $50 groceries, $45 cat food, $358 DH blackberry bill (bill goes to the office and it just made it to me for payment... covers the last five months )
12 - $16 spa (used GC for most of it so only a little out of pocket); $22.71 groceries
13 - $80 groceries; $60 gas
14 - $18.65 groceries; $13.84 Fathers Day cards
15 - $13 mailing Dad's father's day cards ... yes, cards... turns out it takes eternity and a day to get to Newfoundland from here... you'd think I'd know by now....
16 - $130 minivan servicing YEAH! Within Budget!!
17- $70 groceries; $58 father's day
18 - $338 car servicing; lunch for retiring collegue $15; $12 bday gift for party DS6 attending; $5 father's day;
19 - $15 cash bar at reunion; $7 lunch
20 - $ 56 roller blades for DS6; $30 groceries; $10 parking for reunion; $14 cash bar at reunion; $10 father's day; $400 replace gear shifter and clutch handle on DH's bike
21 - $31 groceries; $60 vegetable plants
22 - $22.50 service for van; $30 sitter; $20 food at theatre; $20 school fees
23 - $130 stock up for summer at liquor store before strike that never happened Turns out it was the biggest sale day ever for the provincial liquor commission... go figure!
24 - $5 cards; $70 groceries; $60 gas
25 - $18 safety pads for DS to use with roller blades; $32 some groceries but mostly stuff I probably shouldn't have bought at walmart;
26 - cheese on sale... need to get some .... what I need to do is stay out of the grocery stores....

 

[extremesoccermom]

I have done unbeivable well with my no buy June until yesterday when some jerk broke into my car and stole my GPS which was hidden under the seat but the cord was visable (so they could have broken my window for nothing if I had brought the stupid thing into work with me). They went through the glove box but were into big of a hurry to really look!
They missed my bank deposit ($over 1000.00), $200.00 worth of giftcards, my coupon book with grocery money and gift cards and finally and envelope with my son's Christmas money that I forgot to deposit.
I am grateful that it only cost me around $200.00 for a new GPS and window $55.00. (Hopefully they won't use the take me home feature to go to my house but my German Shepherd and Pit Bull can take care of that).
So much for paying $50.00 a pay period for my "secure" parking lot spot.

 

[Ava]

extremesoccermom, I would be so mad if I paid $50/paycheck for a "secure" parking spot and then had my car broken into! Will your company reimburse you for your losses at all? Ugh, I'd be livid if I were in your situation. At least they didn't get your money or giftcards!

 

[extremesoccermom]

extremesoccermom, I would be so mad if I paid $50/paycheck for a "secure" parking spot and then had my car broken into! Will your company reimburse you for your losses at all? Ugh, I'd be livid if I were in your situation. At least they didn't get your money or giftcards!

No they told me they could file a report and call my insurance company but that was all. They used to have a security gaurd in a tower on the lot but due to budget cuts he is no longer there. (Ofcourse he really didn't do much good since last winter a couple of cars were hit when he was away on lunch break). I called the police and they took a report also but would not even fingerprint since it is a misdemeanor. (If they had tampered with the steering then they would have fingerprinted).

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget for June: $400; Week 1 = $185.87 spent; Week 2 = $43.47;
Week 3 = $69.00; funds remaining for the last 9 days of June is $102.34

Giving $50 / $15 left
Groceries $145 / $4.22 left
Gas $25 / $5 left
Medical $15 / $7.45 left
Eating out $15 / $6 left
Misc. $20 / $64 over
Vacation $130 / $66 over
__________________________________________________ _____________

Week 4

6/22
$16 - Misc. for haircut

6/23
$0 and I am on vacation (Used $20 in gas cards and $10 in food gift cards)

6/24
$90 - Vacation; my share of hotel (two days) and food at ball game
Tigers WIN! which pleased my neice tremendously. It was only 93 degrees at the start of the game and cooled to a balmy 85 by the time the game was over. But we brought our own water and snacks so spent only $6 on ice cream.

6/25
$66 - Vacation; food on way home; I splurged and paid for everyone to eat at Rainforest Cafe. It was very neat and my niece had a wonderful time so it was worth the extra money.

6/26
$0

 

[paulasillars]

extremesoccermom I'm really sorry to hear about your GPS theft. I'd be really angry too but at least you didn't loose all the other stuff. Its a good reminder to me that I shouldn't leave my ipod/iphone in the car when I leave it either - even if only for a short while.

Today was another $0 - I got groceries this morning (which I don't include here) and then came home and made a big batch of soup as it was so cold.

Leeks (99c each) and sweet potatoes ($1.99/kg) were on special at the supermarket. So I chopped them up with a couple of carrots, two stock cubes a couple of teaspoons of curry powder and a heaped teaspoon of grated ginger, threw in a handful of red lentils and boiled it for about 30 minutes. Popped it all in the blender and that was lunch for us 2 and enough for four lunches to take to work. And it was super yummy and hit the spot too.

I'm well over budget this month but at least it wasn't anything I consider frivolous - my big extras were the dentist and Greenpeace annual donation. The dentist I'd completely forgotten about and I thought the GP was next month - so my budget is looking healthy for July

On the plus side, I got back about $230 for my tax return (for donations).

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget for June: $400; Week 1 = $185.87 spent; Week 2 = $43.47;
Week 3 = $69.00;
Giving $50 / $4 left
Groceries $145 / $4.22 left
Gas $25 / $18 over
Medical $15 / $7.45 left
Eating out $15 / $6 left
Misc. $20 / $64 over
Vacation $130 / $66 over__________________________________________________ _____________

Week 4

6/22
$16 - Misc. for haircut

6/23
$0 and I am on vacation (Used $20 in gas cards and $10 in food gift cards)

6/24
$90 - Vacation; my share of hotel (two days) and food

6/25
$66 - Vacation; food on way home

6/26
$0

6/27
$23 Gas - prices dropped 30 cents a gallon this past week but will go up for the 4th so filled up now even though I did not have a second tank in this months budget
$1 Giving - Lions collecting at the gas station

6/28
$10 Giving - church collection plate

 

[smiller]

Hi there! Just wanted to pop in and say hello!

I totally overspent in May but barely anything in June so I'm thinking it roughly evened out.

Just got back from two weeks in the Canadian wilderness - really easy to not spend money where no civilation exists. Hoping to not spend any money until July. Looking forward to starting back up No Buy!

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

This board and all of you helped me avoid lots of impulse buys in June. So, it's been good even if I wasn't perfect.

Always glad to help

$1.86 left... this is NOT good[/COLOR]...

Uh oh, that's going to be a tight few days!

I have done unbeivable well with my no buy June until yesterday when some jerk broke into my car and stole my GPS which was hidden under the seat but the cord was visable (so they could have broken my window for nothing if I had brought the stupid thing into work with me).

That's such a bummer that you got your GPS stolen. A friend of mine who's a police lieutenant says that the thieves look for the "sucker spot" (no pun intended) where people stick their GPS's to the windshield. A spot on the windshield=GPS somewhere in the car.

extremesoccermom I'm really sorry to hear about your GPS theft. I'd be really angry too but at least you didn't loose all the other stuff. Its a good reminder to me that I shouldn't leave my ipod/iphone in the car when I leave it either - even if only for a short while.

Today was another $0 - I got groceries this morning (which I don't include here) and then came home and made a big batch of soup as it was so cold.

Leeks (99c each) and sweet potatoes ($1.99/kg) were on special at the supermarket. So I chopped them up with a couple of carrots, two stock cubes a couple of teaspoons of curry powder and a heaped teaspoon of grated ginger, threw in a handful of red lentils and boiled it for about 30 minutes. Popped it all in the blender and that was lunch for us 2 and enough for four lunches to take to work. And it was super yummy and hit the spot too.

I'm well over budget this month but at least it wasn't anything I consider frivolous - my big extras were the dentist and Greenpeace annual donation. The dentist I'd completely forgotten about and I thought the GP was next month - so my budget is looking healthy for July

On the plus side, I got back about $230 for my tax return (for donations).

Paula, the way you eat I'm not at all surprised you have healthy gums .

Hi there! Just wanted to pop in and say hello!

I totally overspent in May but barely anything in June so I'm thinking it roughly evened out.

Just got back from two weeks in the Canadian wilderness - really easy to not spend money where no civilation exists. Hoping to not spend any money until July. Looking forward to starting back up No Buy!

Did you find yourself trying to trade furs and shells instead of shopping


I just got back from 2 days at Disney's Hilton Head Resort. I really liked it, it was very low-key and relaxing. Best of all our OOp was $252.51, that includes all gas, souvies, and food. Not bad for a family of four over two days on vaca .

Despite the sunscreen, we're all pretty tan. My older DD who has black hair and green eyes is as brown as a nut and younger DD with blue eyes and blonde hair has skin the same color as her hair and her eyebrows have disappeared into the golden-ness . Poor DH, who was working 65 hour days and was vampire white got a little sunburned on his shoulders but not too badly. It's good that he got some color and fresh air and sunshine.

Today was a zero day, and fri and sat were exempted (but still tracked). Two more days to go!

 

[extremesoccermom]

That's such a bummer that you got your GPS stolen. A friend of mine who's a police lieutenant says that the thieves look for the "sucker spot" (no pun intended) where people stick their GPS's to the windshield. A spot on the windshield=GPS somewhere in the car.

That's what makes me so mad at myself. I always bring my GPS in with me even though I leave the holder up. This morning I was running late and just threw it under the seat.

Another budget buster from this weekend:
As we were getting ready for DD14 softball game I asked her where her equipment was? In the car. UM, No it isn't. it was in the backseat when the car was broken into! We had 1/2hour to find a lefty softball glove, batting gloves, bag and adjustable batting helmet! We found all but the helmet and I have since found one online.
approx $100.00 over budget.
It's a good thing I have done well the last couple of months but I am wondering what else I will find missing in the next few days.

 

[Ava]

I'm raking in the extra dough this month! Sold our futon yesterday to a friend who is starting his hospital internship and needed some budget furniture for his close-to-the-hospital intern-crash-pad (a la Grey's Anatomy). We've been meaning to sell the thing for ages and get something nicer that matches our couch, but we were lazy about it. We're now down a few sitting spaces & one guest bed, but we're up $150.

Moving on...

6/1 - $0.85 soda
6/2 - $4.32 lunch, $18.23 drugstore, $104.13 groceries, $192.00 train tickets for Father's Day trip, $1.00 candy
6/3 - $9.00 lunch, $1.75 soda/snack, $37.02 drugstore
6/4 - $2.99 comic book, $2.11 Starbucks, $1.00 candy
6/5 - $0!
6/6 - $26.00 brunch, $41.12 Babies 'R Us
6/7 - $9.75 breakfast, $19.49 drugstore
6/8 - $8.80 stamps, $2.75 drink/snack
6/9 - $0.50 candy, $11.99 vitamins for DD, $4.31 grocery
6/10 - $0!!
6/11 - $6.00 post office
6/12 - $30.32 CD player for DD's room, $1.61 McDonald's, $21.60 laundry
6/13 - $6.75 breakfast
6/14 - $1.50 snack, $19.99 groceries
6/15 - $6.10 lunch, $1.35 snack, $32.51 dinner
6/16 - $0.64 drugstore, $20.00 laundry
6/17 - $11.75 grocery
6/18 - $25.00 dinner
6/19 - $5 charity drive at work, $20 Old Navy
6/20 - $10 tip for Red Cap
6/21 - $0!!
6/22 - $3.49 grocery
6/23 - $0.50 drink, $15.50 DP lunch
6/24 - $12.12 lunch, $2.25 snack
6/25 - $38.64 cat food, $0.85 soda, DP lunch $5.41
6/26 - $126.98 grocery, $1.90 post office
6/27 - $7.34 drug store, $17.01 grocery
6/28 - $10 breakfast, $17.52 lunch, $10.83 Target (batteries)
6/29 - $20 laundry

Money in - $210 Mom, $5 Playbill, $24.99 FSA, $150 futon

 

[casper_jj11]

OMG this has been a terrible month. Last month wasn't much better. I start out with great plans and they go 'poof!'. DH and I way overspent on our own stuff but that included shoes for the kids and fixing his motorbike.... not really optional but still terrible for the budget. I really hope I do better in July....

groceries $540 $197.65 over
gas $500 $295 left
cat food $90 $5 left
hockey $500 $0 left
vet check up $150
parent's anniversary $30
fathers day $60 $36.84 over
roller blades for DS6 doing so well in school thisyear $80 $1 left
van servicing $500 $347.5 left
timing belt replacement on car $500 $162 left
my spending $150 $192 over
DH spending $150 $570 over

Total: $3240 $813.14 over

1 - groceries $40
2 - $0 YEAH!
3 - groceries $4, $15, gas $70
4 - paper towels $6, juice $3, kids shoes $311.94
5 - $200 Disney store closing sale; $50 protein supplement for DH; $12 prescription for DS1 sinus infection; DH $30 for lunch, DH $10 for gas
6 - $110 groceries
7 - $30 Costco (groceries and propane)
8 - $0 YEAH!
9 - $0 YEAH~
10 - $0 YEAH!
11 - $50 groceries, $45 cat food, $358 DH blackberry bill (bill goes to the office and it just made it to me for payment... covers the last five months )
12 - $16 spa (used GC for most of it so only a little out of pocket); $22.71 groceries
13 - $80 groceries; $60 gas
14 - $18.65 groceries; $13.84 Fathers Day cards
15 - $13 mailing Dad's father's day cards ... yes, cards... turns out it takes eternity and a day to get to Newfoundland from here... you'd think I'd know by now....
16 - $130 minivan servicing YEAH! Within Budget!!
17- $70 groceries; $58 father's day
18 - $338 car servicing; lunch for retiring collegue $15; $12 bday gift for party DS6 attending; $5 father's day;
19 - $15 cash bar at reunion; $7 lunch
20 - $ 56 roller blades for DS6; $30 groceries; $10 parking for reunion; $14 cash bar at reunion; $10 father's day; $400 replace gear shifter and clutch handle on DH's bike
21 - $31 groceries; $60 vegetable plants
22 - $22.50 service for van; $30 sitter; $20 food at theatre; $20 school fees
23 - $130 stock up for summer at liquor store before strike that never happened Turns out it was the biggest sale day ever for the provincial liquor commission... go figure!
24 - $5 cards; $70 groceries; $60 gas
25 - $18 safety pads for DS to use with roller blades; $32 some groceries but mostly stuff I probably shouldn't have bought at walmart;
26 - $30 cheese; $45 cat food; $10 nozzle for hose
27 - $8 Boston pizza (just drinks and tip/pizza free); $50 groceries
28 - $5 bread; $100 jeans for DH; $5 gas
29 - $20 lunch with friend; $10 groceries
30 - $7 camping stuff; $15 groceries; $10 camping stuff; $500 hockey

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget for June: $400; Week 1 = $185.87 spent; Week 2 = $43.47;
Week 3 = $69.00;

Giving $50 / $4 left
Groceries $145 / $4.22 left
Gas $25 / $18 over
Medical $15 / $7.45 left
Eating out $15 / $6 left
Misc. $20 / $64 over
Vacation $130 / $66 over
_______________________________________________________________
Week 4

6/22
$16 - Misc. for haircut

6/23
$0 Vacation

6/24
$90 - Vacation; my share of hotel (two days) and food

6/25
$66 - Vacation; food on way home

6/26
$0

6/27
$23 Gas
$1 Giving - Lions collecting at the gas station

6/28
$10 Giving - church collection plate

6/29
$0

 

[paulasillars]

So here is this months finally tally - total budgeted $150 - spent $80.30 on frivolous stuff/food, $133 for the dental hygienist (money well spent but unexpected) and $180 for Greenpeace (thought that was due in July).

30th - $0
29th - $0
28th - $4.30 for morning tea
27th - $0
26th - $0
25th - $133 for dental hygienist
24th - $2 for a shares in a lottery ticket
23rd - $0
22nd - $1 for DVD rental at the library
21st - $0
20th - $7.50 for lunch
19th - $3.50 for a packet of biscuits (cookies) to take to my brother's tomorrow
18th - $0
17th - $0
16th - $20 for dinner out with a friend
15th - $2.50 for a snack (out of the office over lunchtime)
14th - $0
13th - $4 for cords and fleece, $10.50 for lunch, ~$3.50 for donation
12th - $7.50 for lunch as I forgot to take it to work today (from the mall foodcourt)
11th - $7.50 for dinner (from the mall foodcourt)
10th - $180 for Greenpeace
9th - $0
8th - $0
7th - $0
6th - $0
5th - $6.50 for dinner
4th - $0
3rd - $0
2nd - $0
1st - $0

And as its nearly 7pm on the 30th here, I'm going to see if there is a No Buy July and if there isn't, I'll start it. See you there!