No Buy June

[maggieusa]

6/1 $0
6/2 $-0
6/3 $55 food $20 at dollar tree and $20 for hubby for the week and $10 for gas.
6/4 $0
6/5 $0
6/6 $40 food and $10 for gas
6/7 $0

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget for June: $400; Week 1 = $185,87

Giving $50 / $35 left
Groceries $145 / $55.68 left
Gas $25 / $5 left
Medical $15 / $7.45 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

6/3
$48 Misc. - newspaper delivery for 3 months

6/4
$32.23 Groceries
$3.55 Medical - Sharps container

6/5
$5 - Giving (donation to neighbor doing a breast cancer walk)

6/6
$0

6/7
$10 Giving - church collection plate

 

[disneyorvegas]

6/5 $10 dining, $30 summer workbooks, $10 teacher gift, $32 movies
6/6 $30 girls dinner out
6/7 $69 groceries/vacation supplies

I can't decide if it is worth the effort to separate out the things I am buying for our upcoming vacation in July. We'll be driving about 7 hours each way to Williamsburg (I've never done a long car trip like this with the girls) I can't decide whether it will be more of a headache than it's worth since I am stocking up now while things are on sale...

 

[casper_jj11]

Thanks Paula for the great advice ... wish I had seen it before I hit the Disney Store though I ended up spending $150 for several things for the kids for the next few summers (Ts, sunglasses, flipflops) as well as pjs for DD for the winter. My youngest son gets my oldest son's hand me downs but I don't usually buy second hand. I sell all my kiddos clothing once they're done though and because I buy everything at super sale prices, I get a pretty good return on the clothing once they're finished with it.

I probably didn't need these things though... actually, I know I didn't need these things so in retrospect, I should have passed especially considering how many things broke down last month and busted our budget. We don't have credit card debt (pay off every month) but we do have a line of credit that I'm hoping to have paid off by the end of the year. Once the debt is paid, I'm taking a leave of absence from work to stay home with the kiddos for a few years.


Here's a weekend update:

groceries $540 $320 left
gas $500 $420 left
cat food $90
hockey $500
vet check up $150
parent's anniversary $30
fathers day $60
roller blades for DS6 doing so well in school thisyear $80
van servicing $500
timing belt replacement on car $500
my spending $150 $50 over
DH spending $150 $70 left

Total: $3240 $2358.06 left

1 - groceries $40
2 - $0 YEAH!
3 - groceries $4, $15, gas $70
4 - paper towels $6, juice $3, kids shoes $311.94 (I just have to buy quality shoes for the kiddos when they're this young and there was a sale buy 1 get one half off... got six pairs (sneakers and sandles all Geox except the soccer cleats) that they desperately needed but still, paid way more than I expected)
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)

 

[kinntj]

I'm not doing so good this month and I'm learning where all our money goes. Eating out is a bad trend here. Next step is to learn to get a menu together.


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 - $18.19 McDonald's (strike one!)
6/4 - $10.00 GC to book store for teacher's last day gift
6/5 - $45 @ Logans Roudhouse $27 at Schuellers bookstore ($17 for kids birthday present)
6/6 - $40 gas and $10 Wendy's
6/7 - $0
6/8 - groceries today!


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.
$140 for private swim lessons too this month.

 

[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
June 3: $0
June 4: $145 -one third of that was my prescription, rest was presents for three birthdays, some groceries, and $40 for DH
June 5: $0
June 6: $0
June 7: $59, groceries

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget for June: $400; Week 1 = $185.87 spent

Giving $50 / $35 left
Groceries $145 / $55.68 left
Gas $25 / $5 left
Medical $15 / $7.45 left
Eating out $15
Misc. $20 / $34 over
Vacation $130
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Week 2

6/8
$0

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

Still waiting for a zero day,

June 7: $5 at checkers for burgers and shakes
June 8: $36 gas, $10 lunch

 

[figaromeetsmarie]

Went to Publix today. I have been doing good on the impulse shopping so far this month. I had to go to Macy's...and walked past all of the nice designer jeans......but resisted. Usually that is me and my daughter's temptations. Getting much better though.

Anyway, I got a good deal. Have many pasta dishes on the menu for this month.
I got: Organic Milk, 10 Ronzoni Whole Wheat Pasta, Bananas, Cherries, & Wheat Bread. Total was $30.86...after coupons $6.17 w/tax

Chickfil A $11.28 for dinner





Groceries: $350.00----$302.27
Household:$100.00----$55.76
Eating out: $50.00----$38.72
Clothes: $100.00
Misc. and entertainment: $100.00----$96.00

 

[chicagoshannon]

Budget is $800-- $437.87 left

groceries- $250-- $158.15 left
eating out- $150-- $90.43 left
clothes- $200 (for Hanna Andersson sale this week)--- $28 over
entertainment- $30-- $21.25 left
other- $30- $0.67 over
Gas- $140- $83.04 left

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
June 6- $61 on groceries and household, $5 on misc. other.
June 7- $0
June 8- $26.55 dh's gas, $8.55 dh's dinner
June 9- $30.41 my gas

 

[Debbie]

Not included are the budgeted and automatic things: energy, Church, internet/cable phone etc.

groceries- $440/500
hotel/dining out (including grad dinner/lunches etc)- $38/300
gas (up because of a 10 hour round trip for the grad)- $276/350
misc- (Father's Day, shower and retirement gifts included) $98/200

1- chlorine to shock the pool-20
2- gas-40
3- hair-20
4- final concert treat-10; mail a parcel-12; books/gifts-40 (for school and home)
5- groceries-40
6- gas-34
7- hotel-112; dinner 115; lunches 20; flowers 15
8- iron tablets for DH- 20 (out of groceries)

First graduation done....I forgot to include dinner for the second grad. UGH. BUT DMother paid for the gas, so I may be able to move some over at the end of the month. No $0 days yet, though.

 

[paulasillars]

I'm not doing so good this month and I'm learning where all our money goes. Eating out is a bad trend here. Next step is to learn to get a menu together.

I've started putting "meal ideas" on the fridge so at the moment it reads something like this -
- Risotto
- Curry
- Roast
- Omelette
- Soup & Sandwich
- Pasta
- Schnitzel

Next to some of them I've put sides or things that need to be used up with that particular meal or a more descriptive comment.

It means that there is none of that "what's for dinner?" issue when we get home from work as we have all the ingredients to make the items above. I review it each week when I get the groceries

I've been really good yesterday and today with dinner - DH is away with work, so last night I reheated some leftovers for dinner then later in the evening I made a risotto - froze it into 4 meals and left some in the fridge for tonight.

Then tonight I reheated the risotto, fried some mushrooms and capsicums and at the same time I cooked some brown rice for tomorrows dinner. I'm am very well organised now - and there is absolutely no excuse for me to get takeaways!

Tomorrow will be curry and as the sauce is out of a packet, it'll be just cooking some veges and adding the sauce then serving over the rice.


9th - $0
8th - $0
7th - $0
6th - $0
5th - $6.50 for dinner
4th - $0
3rd - $0
2nd - $0
1st - $0

And even better I found a $5 note when I went for a walk at lunch time - it had been out overnight in the rain and then 50 cents when I walked the dogs. I guess exercise is good for you LOL

 

[casper_jj11]

I love the 'meal ideas' list. I started doing something similar this week. Took out the recipe books and found 5 things that we have ingredients for. One thing I'm learning though is that its tough to save money on groceries and start an exercise/healthy eating regime at the same time. We were doing great on groceries and the past two weeks DH and I have cut out all treats and junk and are limiting pasta, crackers etc. for us and the kiddos. We used to eat so much pasta that even tho it was whole wheat, it wasnt really good for any of us. The kids have always eaten a lot of fruit but for us to switch to so much fruit and veggies for lunches and snacks is killing my budget.

groceries $540 $320 left
gas $500 $420 left
cat food $90
hockey $500
vet check up $150
parent's anniversary $30
fathers day $60
roller blades for DS6 doing so well in school thisyear $80
van servicing $500
timing belt replacement on car $500
my spending $150 $50 over
DH spending $150 $70 left

Total: $3240 $2358.06 left

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!

 

[wendy774]

OK my weakness is eating out at lunch. So I would like to put that to a stop. I am vowing to bring my lunch everyday for the rest of the month. This also includes my DH, but he doesn't know it yet. I figure we can easily save $50/week let alone how many calories we will save! I will have to start tom. b/c we didn't plan on today and we need to buy a few things at the grocery store tonight. Wish me luck - I've tried before and made it only about a week. I'll keep you posted!!

Wendy

 

[maggieusa]

6/1 $0
6/2 $-0
6/3 $55 food $20 at dollar tree and $20 for hubby for the week and $10 for gas.
6/4 $0
6/5 $0
6/6 $40 food and $10 for gas
6/7 $0
6/8 $0

 

[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
June 3: $0
June 4: $145 -one third of that was my prescription, rest was presents for three birthdays, some groceries, and $40 for DH
June 5: $0
June 6: $0
June 7: $59, groceries
June 8: $5, father's day cards

 

[paulasillars]

I was doing so well until today - still at least it was wasting money on myself or food

10th - $36 for WV child sponsorship & $180 for Greenpeace (annual donation - I thought it was due in July!)
9th - $0
8th - $0
7th - $0
6th - $0
5th - $6.50 for dinner
4th - $0
3rd - $0
2nd - $0
1st - $0

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

Maggieusa-Six zero days! You go girl! Paula has 8 zero days !

I'm still looking for my first zero day but I did put the credit card away on monday and I'm on a cash-only basis for the rest of the month .

June 7: $5 at checkers for burgers and shakes
June 8: $36 gas, $10 lunch
June 9: crickets rolleyes $5, $56.92 Target for food and FD gifts, Macy's $24.08 FD gift for DD.
June 10: check for DD's tennis lessons-not sure how much because we've missed half the month (coach rescheduled and forgot to tell me until yesterday) probably $60ish...


DD10's going to be paying for the crickets from this point on but I had to replace her supply because I was sure that crickets would be fine in the fridge-I was wrong! .

DH starts a new job that's 50% work from home I think the eating out bill will go down but I have to think about good lunches to feed him now that he'll be here more . I am not a fabulous cook.

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget for June: $400; Week 1 = $185.87 spent

Giving $50 / $35 left
Groceries $145 / $27.77 left
Gas $25 / $5 left
Medical $15 / $7.45 left
Eating out $15
Misc. $20 / $34 over
Vacation $130 / $125 left
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Week 2

6/8
$0

6/8
$5 -Vacation - gift card for Panara Bread; will buy sandwich for picnic lunch
$22.92 -groceries

 

[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
June 3: $0
June 4: $145 -one third of that was my prescription, rest was presents for three birthdays, some groceries, and $40 for DH
June 5: $0
June 6: $0
June 7: $59, groceries
June 8: $5, father's day cards
June 9: $0

Do need to run to Target sometime this week to get soymilk for dd and wipes. Also hosting a playgroup on Tuesday and forgot about needing snacks for it. =P