No Buy June

[vegasnative]

Ok here goes, my goal for June:
1-2 fast food
2-dinners out
1-dinner at amusement park
stick to grocery list & eat lunch and dinner at home the entire month.

I'm not planning on "buying" anything this month, other than new baseball cleats for 2 boys. I spend a lot at the grocery store each month, for June I'd like to come in below $800.

I went to the grocery store today, and it was about an hour before lunch and I thought to myself.."we can just go to McDonalds real quick" cuz I had my youngest with me....then I thought of this thread and my goal for the month and said, NO,No,No,No,No and just went to the grocery store instead and came home and ate lunch at home. Gheesh, almost didn't make it the first day, well I'm allowing myself 2 fast food purchases...but holy moly.
June 1-$116.02 at grocery store

 

[figaromeetsmarie]

June 1st- Target
Groceries:
$36.47 BC
$8.39 AC

Household/Beauty:
$14.50 BC
$6.50 AC

Groceries: $350.00----$341.61
Household:$50.00----$43.50
Eating out: $50.00
Clothes: $100.00
Misc. and entertainment: $100.00

Had to run to walmart for a few things for lunches:
Groceries:
BC $26.58
AC $8.33

Household/beauty:
BC $14.03
AC $7.77

Misc:
Baby Float for the pool $4

Groceries: $350.00----$333.28
Household:$50.00----$35.73
Eating out: $50.00
Clothes: $100.00
Misc. and entertainment: $100.00----$96.00

 

[neatokimmo]

We're all very regular.

Sheez, I was on the phone for so long making our dining reservations I didn't get to pack a lunch.

$4.89 on lunch today

Groceries 158.76/200
Eating Out 45.11/50
Cats 50/50
Gas 60/60
Baby Loot 60/60
Mama Loot 50/50
Yardsale 50/50
Misc 67/67

 

[paulasillars]

Paula - I laughed so hard about not having to buy a bday gift for the Queen For some unknown reason, we celebrated two weekends ago... go figure.

And Australia recognise it next Monday - I wish she'd make up her mind

I am going to set an overall budget of 800$ for the 5 of us and than break it down in categories starting next month. I guess this is the best way to start?

I found it took a lot of time to get my categories down and found I got most of them and then "tweaked" the names and amounts until they fit our needs. There is no right or wrong way to do it - the key seems to be to just actually just track it somehow to start with and then see what works for you.

I went to the grocery store today, and it was about an hour before lunch and I thought to myself.."we can just go to McDonalds real quick" cuz I had my youngest with me....then I thought of this thread and my goal for the month and said, NO,No,No,No,No and just went to the grocery store instead and came home and ate lunch at home.

LOL I can think of loads of times when I've not spent anything because I'd have to ruin a $0 day and have to confess than I wasted even $1 on something frivolous - you all keep me on the straight and narrow and my bank account thanks you all for it

2nd - $0 (just about to make a extra payment on the mortgage - thats one of my exemptions - I love watching the balance drop, its a beautiful sight )
1st - $0

 

[maggieusa]

6/1 $0

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

I just wanted to report that as of 1:15 PM Eastern Standard time, I hadn't bought anything! HA! Okay okay, I am not really going to report every little "milestone".

However, I did want to post to say that in addition to having a no-buy June, I have decided to sock away $10 a week (already did it for this week) until our Halloween trip. That'll give me another $210 spending money that I hadn't planned on. I can use it for a nice dinner out then, or just give it to my Mom since her birthday is about a week after our trip.

I still have buying for my daughter's birthday THIS month to contend with, eeek!

It's ok to report every little milestone if you need to-that's how some of us stay on track.

I think when I was doing the march no buy (cold turkey) I posted every day! Sometimes twice! anything to keep me out of the stores .

I started off June with a bang:

June 1: $ 197.45 TJ Maxx

(15 items, average cost $13/item, mostly swimsuits & coverups & shorts, the girls outgrew almost everything from last year and I've never actually had a swimsuit coverup before-we have a pool to go to now and I figured wandering around in the neighborhood in my swimsuit wasn't that appropriate...)

Instead of breaking out the budget into categories this month, I'm going to keep everything under $2,000.

The only exemption for this month is a possible 3 day trip to Disney as a surprise to the kids (we may have 3 days off during the week in late june).

That will be small out of pocket since we have the dvc and the annual passes-I'd just have to buy food for three days and gas (usually 3 tanks total up and back-minivan gets 30 mpg on highway).

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

Ok! Here is what I got and how I did it.

Country Time lemonade 1.97*2----- At Publix there is a display with coupon books. In the books are $1.25 ONE Country time lemonade coupons, making it $.72 each
Kraft Dressing 1.99---in the newspaper there was a coupon for $1.50 off Kraft dressing. You can find more on ebay or www.thecouponclippers.com
Tomato .70
Organic chai 3.99----if you go to www.coupons.com there is a coupon for $1.50 off Tazo tea any kind.
Buns 2.49-- There is a coupon on target's website for $.75 off pepperidge farm buns and a manafactures coupon in the paper for .55 off.They can be used together
Jello singles 1.79--I signed up for Kraft's mailing list and got a free coupon
Bananas .91
Fiji water 1.84----I had a coupon from coupons.com
Avenno 2.89----I signed up for avenno emails and was emailed a coupon for $2 off a product (u can google avenno $2 coupon)
Quattro razor 7.84----$4 coupon from paper and $2 target coupon from their website used together
Bounty 1.04*2-clearance
Puffs .98-clearance
Morningstar 3.34
Morningstar 3*.00*5----Kroger had a few coupon booklets with $2 off ONE manaf. coupons. Target has a $2/2 coupons....making the items FREE after coupons and sale =) =)

Wow, that's really impressive. I need to start clipping coupons-I was never very efficient at it, but your post gives me some incentive!

 

[chicagoshannon]

Budget is $800-- $569.38 left

groceries- $250-- $219.15 left
eating out- $150-- $98.98 left
clothes- $200 (for Hanna Andersson sale this week)--- $28 over
entertainment- $30-- $21.25 left
other- $30- $4.33 left
Gas- $140

June 1- Groceries $30.85 , $7 for fast food (dh had to grab dinner before a meeting)
June 2- $8.75 for UP- Madeline's first movie.
June 3- $23.77 for dinner $140 on Hanna Andersson sale
June 4- $71 HA sale, $17 Disney store PJ's, $25.77 books
June 5- $20.25 for pizza

 

[kinntj]

5/31 - $108.19 groceries for the week
6/1 - $0
6/2 - $0 bringing the kids to the park today, they can have a popsicle when they get home--NO ice cream shop! That's just a reminder for myself.
6/3 -




The only budget I'm trying to stick to is groceries - $140 a week
An exception is Father's Day with $50 gift and eat out at $45.

 

[Ava]

I tried to do this in April and think I was too ambitious - I tried to make a budget and it got totally busted! Skipped May - baby was born April 30th and no way could I handle budgeting AND babying! So I'm going to try again for June - no budget this time, just tracking spending. Honestly I don't think we do too much frivolous spending, but I guess I'll find out for sure at the end of this month!
ETA: Also going to keep track of extra money that comes in.

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 coffee/donuts
6/14 - $3.00 laundromat, $1.50 snack, $19.99 groceries
6/15 - $6.10 lunch, $1.35 snack

Money in - $10 Mom, $5 playbill, $24.99 FSA reimbursement

 

[maggieusa]

6/1 - $0
6/2 -$0

 

[goNDmay9]

Okay - so how do i start???? We are going to Orlando next week so this might be a bad month to start. he he.

Do I start out with a rule - I will not spend $ except on this? Or do i set a goal of - i will not spend any more than X on these items? HELP!!

I do give up shopping every year for lent so maybe there is hope for me.

 

[figaromeetsmarie]

Wow, that's really impressive. I need to start clipping coupons-I was never very efficient at it, but your post gives me some incentive!

Thanks! It takes a little time, but it is well worth it.
Take for instance a trip to the grocery store I did last month.

Ritz*2 2.50each
Ziploc bags 1.88*2
Glade Soy Candles 5.47
Starbucks Frapps (I use these to make my own frapp at home...if I can get them on sale and/or use a coupon) 5.48
Organic fries 2.78
Ritz toasted crackers*2 (great for summer bbqs....these are really yummy 2.78 each
Total BC $28.47
Total AC $12.28......that is a savings of $16.19 for stuff that I would have bought anyways. Yeah sure $16 isn't that much...but if you can do that every time/almost every time you go to the grocery store it adds up.

And then,
Scrabble electronic game $15.44
Tazo Passion Tea (yummy for iced tea) 3.12
Natural Chicken Patties $3.12
BC $22.74
AC $9.72..all fun stuff for the summer...a night of dinner on the grill, iced tea, and a board game.

 

[figaromeetsmarie]

I tried to do this in April and think I was too ambitious - I tried to make a budget and it got totally busted! Skipped May - baby was born April 30th and no way could I handle budgeting AND babying! So I'm going to try again for June - no budget this time, just tracking spending. Honestly I don't think we do too much frivolous spending, but I guess I'll find out for sure at the end of this month!
ETA: Also going to keep track of extra money that comes in.

6/1 - $0.85 soda
6/2 - $4.32 lunch, $18.23 drugstore, $113.64 groceries, $192.00 train tickets for Father's Day trip, $1.00 candy

Here is a link to a lot of printable baby coupons
http://printable-coupons.blogspot.com/2005/11/baby-coupons.html

 

[Jennia]

June 1: $24 on ebay (buying party favors, etc for dd's party at end of July)
June 2: $5 renting a movie, popcorn kernals for a mom's night in I'm hosting tomorrow

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

Okay - so how do i start???? We are going to Orlando next week so this might be a bad month to start. he he.

Do I start out with a rule - I will not spend $ except on this? Or do i set a goal of - i will not spend any more than X on these items? HELP!!

I do give up shopping every year for lent so maybe there is hope for me.

Everybody does it differently, heck, my habits vary from month to month.

Last month I went "cold turkey" where I tried to see how many days I didn't shop-i.e. spent $0. I had 21 days in May out of 31 where I spent no money. I just took the credit card out of my purse and tried to do anything and everything other than shop. It's not practical to do it every month, but someone had posted in, um, April where they do "cold turkey" every other month and I've decided to do that. This (thank god) is NOT a cold turkey month for me, so sometimes I budget for every category and sometimes I just say, spend less than X. Once I get at or near X, I take the credit card back out of my purse.

I also have a spreadsheet where I put every receipt in and track every penny I spend. That's been very effective for me. I'm going onto my 30th or so week doing it (since we bought the new house), and I like it a lot. Here's what it looks like:

Everyone has their own method, this one seems to be working for me.

 

[hardingk]

Everybody does it differently, heck, my habits vary from month to month.

Last month I went "cold turkey" where I tried to see how many days I didn't shop-i.e. spent $0. I had 21 days in May out of 31 where I spent no money. I just took the credit card out of my purse and tried to do anything and everything other than shop. It's not practical to do it every month, but someone had posted in, um, April where they do "cold turkey" every other month and I've decided to do that. This (thank god) is NOT a cold turkey month for me, so sometimes I budget for every category and sometimes I just say, spend less than X. Once I get at or near X, I take the credit card back out of my purse.

I also have a spreadsheet where I put every receipt in and track every penny I spend. That's been very effective for me. I'm going onto my 30th or so week doing it (since we bought the new house), and I like it a lot. Here's what it looks like:

Everyone has their own method, this one seems to be working for me.

I love the spreadsheet! I might do one too!

Here's my update:
6/1 $0
6/2 $0

 

[u2katie]

Well, I did great today until my mom called and asked if I wanted to go to the mall with her. I ended up buying a pants outfit at JCPenny for $12 (a deal, but still!), Orange Julius to keep my dd quiet for $5.50 and a Fancy Nancy toy thing from Goodwill for $1.05. Not so great....Oh, and I had to put gas in today


June budget - $48.55/$600
Groceries: $0/$250
Household:$12/$100
Gas: $20/$100
Eating out: $6.50/$100
Misc.: $10.05/$50

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget for June: $400

Giving $50
Groceries $145 / $87.91 left
Gas $25 / $5 left
Medical $15 / $11 left
Eating out $15
Misc. $20 /$34 over
Vacation $130
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6/1
Groceries $54.09
Gas $20
Medical $4 (prescription)
Misc. $6 (Disney Store)

6/2
$3 Groceries (actually I bought candy bars from the cub scouts in front of the
drug store when I picked up the prescription I ordered and paid for yesterday so maybe it should be under giving)

6/3
$48 Misc. - newspaper delivery for 3 months - I forgot about this so not in budget.

When the paper lady came to the door she had her little boy with her as usual. The paper lady is a young woman with a 3 or 4 year boy and a very old, beat up car. She parks at one end of the block and she walks up and down the street with the bag of papers but the little boy usually runs a paper up to the door. When the mother came to the door to collect, I gave her the candy bars I had bought from the cub scouts the day before. She semed so happy and told me that there was no money in her budget for treats so the chocolate bars would be divided among her family - told me she has two other kids in school.

- A little off topic, I always add a tip to the quarterly payment instead of waiting for Christmas. I started that because the delivery people changed so often and I did not tip at Christmas, now I feel a little guilty about the not giving her extra at Christmas - she has been our person for more than a year.

 

[figaromeetsmarie]

6/3----Target
Groceries $35.10 Ac $24.84
3 tubs 29.97

Groceries: $350.00----$308.44
Household:$100.00----$55.76
Eating out: $50.00
Clothes: $100.00
Misc. and entertainment: $100.00----$96.00