No Buy March

[MickeyMomOfThree]

Wow! I'm really impressed. How on earth do you do it?

I know what you mean. I am lucky if a gallon of milk lasts us 2 days, and we don't have the fridge space to hold more then one, so we are very lcuky to have 2-$0 days in a row. Then there is fruit and veggies, our fridge likes to freeze those so I can't buy too much at once. Plus, my kids go through fruits and veggies like crazy. We are going through a bag of oranges and a couple bags of baby carrots a day!

 

[erikawolf2004]

Goals for Feb:
12 no buy days/did 9
Eating Out $250/$237
Groceries $450/$498
Shopping $200/$450(have a $17 credit from LeapFrog coming)($100 ebay sells)
Misc./Entertainment/Haircut&color $160/$294
Goal $1050/$1479 Actual

Goals for March:
8 no buy days
Eating out $400, more than normal because we are going on vacation
Groceries $450
Shopping $400 Vacation & DD's Birthday this month
Misc. $200
Birthday Party supplies and food $100
Total: $1550 I hope to be under this, but trying to be realistic at this point.

3/1 $144, $9 lunch, $42 Whole Foods, $40 Ebay, $53 Shutterfly book from Disney trip last Sept.
3/2 $0 1/8 ($28 Macy's return)
3/3 $13 lunch out
3/4 $65, $36 gifts for Austin Trip, $5 Donuts, $24 Pizza
3/5 $222, $66 Contacts, $51 TJMaxx(new sheets), $24 Michael's B-day supplies, $22 Party America B-day supplies, $53 buycostumes.com Party supplies and Gift($34) Macys, so bummed had to return the cutest pj's because they shrank, $10 lunch, $30 dinner out
3/6 $0 2/8
3/7 $125, $10 lunch, $115 Groceries
3/8 $60, $20 Starbucks, $10 lunch, $4 tortillas, $26 Princess & the Frog
3/9 $0 3/8
3/10 $64, $10 Starbucks, $12 lunch, $42 Target
3/11 $31, $11 Joann's, $20 dinner out

 

[Debbie]

Mar 8: $22 groceries
Mar 9: $22 groceries + $32 gas (plus DD's birthday dinner, but that comes out of a different budget, thank heavens!)
Mar 10: $20 water softener salt +$34 groceries/Easter candy [beginnings]
Mar 11: $0

No Buy Days: 3/10
Week 2:120/250
Week 1: 137/250

 

[hmack]

03/01 - 7.50 - school lunches for youngest dd
03/02 - 0
03/03 - $30 gas - $56.59 between Walgreens, Shaws & Hannaford.
03/04 - 0
03/05 - 0
03/06 - $30 gas - $37 Burlington Coat (but I got both my oldest DD's semi-formal dress and my youngest's easter dress) + $76 TJ Maxx (spring clothes) = $113 clothes - $13 Tim Hortons for lunch - $8 groceries
03/07 - $96 weekly groceries (pretty good for me), $13 Cold Stone Ice Cream
03/08 - $17 meeting DH for lunch, $6 groceries, $7.50 school lunch
03/09 - $40 gas - $15 dd fundraiser - $14 new book (this month's book club book)
03/10 - 0
03/11 - $36 - groceries (did some pantry stocking up with coupons)


today feels like it could be a no-spend day, but we'll see....

11 goal - 4 accomplished = 7 more to go.

 

[hmack]

casper-jj11 - Enjoy your trip!!!!!!

 

[wdwfan16]

Wow! I'm really impressed. How on earth do you do it?

If you knew what was the cause you would not want to do it. I can't go anywhere or do anything.

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget is a tight $475 for a long month.

Automobile $50 /$24 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $25 / $5 over
Giving $50 / $30 left
Groceries/Household Goods $200 / $139 left
Medical $25
Misc. $100 / $77 left
Easter Baskets $25 / $23 left
Coupon savings $19.14
_________________________________
3/1 $0
3/2 $0
3/3 Eating out $13; Groceries $2
3/4 $0
3/5 Groceries $44
3/6 $0
3/7 Giving $20, Eating out $4
3/8 $0
3/9 Groceries $17; Eating out $13
3/10 Misc. $23 (haircut and printer ink)
3/11 Auto $26 for gas; Easter baskets $2

 

[CherylA]

I had another no buy yesterday! Yay! Today I spent $$ on a restaurant.com GC 1.60 and I'm going away on a scrapbbok weekend so I know the weekend won't be no spend. I just have to make sure I keep the damage to a minimum and encourage hubby to do the same. With no mom around to cook dinners pizza is an easy out!

Clothing 50.00

Groceries 400.00
- 1.00 toast 3/1
- 25.10 coffee kcups 3/1
-13.60 s&s 3/1
-21.00 School lunch program 3/4
-2.50 milk 3/4
-18.69 M&M produce 3/4
-15.50 weight watchers bars @ meeting 3/4
-27.00 Target 3/4
-31.34 Adams grocery 3/5
-118.56 Costco 3/6
-11.96 S&S 3/6
-5.00 S&S 3/5
-2.70 milk 3/9
-4.00 S&S 3/10
=102.05


House Upkeep/Decorating 40.00
-7.00 furnace air filters 3/4
=33.00

Misc Spending 140.00
-20.50 NH Register newspaper subscription 3/4
-10.00 car wash hubby 3/10
-1.60 rest.com gc
=107.90

Gifts
35.00
-10.10 fruit salad M&M farms sis bday 3/6
=24.90

Entertainment
200.00
-110.00 dinner and drinks sis bday 3/5
-6.00 lunch 3/9
-9.5 lunch w hubby 3/10
= 74.50

5/9 no buy days (Mar 2nd) (Mar 3rd) (Mar 7th) (Mar 8th) (Mar 11)
$392.35 remaining of $865 total budget

 

[lougoofy]

3/10/10: $1.50 bus fare, $2.62 taco bell and $1.75 Borders (for iced coffee) and $.99 chips

3/11/10: $3.42 Dollar General store

 

[casper_jj11]

casper-jj11 - Enjoy your trip!!!!!!

Thanks! It'll be interesting to see how much it costs to 'prep' for the trip in addition to the price of the trip itself.. if the past few days are any indication... its not gonna be pretty



groceries $700 $437.42 left
gas $500 $438.54 left
cat food $90 $49.05 left
DH bday $150
Easter $150
softball registration x2 $200 $70 left
swimming registration - spring x3 $400
swimming registration - summer x3 $400 $57.00 left
gymnastics registration x2 $318
soccer registration x 2 $300 $1.00 over
family pics $150
car registration $100
motorcycle registration $100
car emission test before can get registered $80
motorcycle repairs $1000 (DH crashed in September ... just now getting the repairs done before the snow goes)
my spending $150 $115.29 left (photo albums)
DH spending $150

Mexico: pharmacy OTC meds 89.88; seat selection $150; UV swimwear $298

Total: $4938 $3226.42left

Mar 1 - $0
Mar 2 - $0
Mar 3 - groceries 14.85; gas 61.46;
Mar 4 - photo albums $34.71
Mar 5 - groceries 7.27;
Mar 6- groceries 18.46; softball registration $130; soccer registration $301.00
Mar 7 - $0
Mar 8 - $0
Mar 9 - cat food 40.95
Mar 10 - pharmacy 89.88; grocery $9.00; lunch lady for DS7 $13.00;
Mar 11- UV swim clothes for kiddos $298; groceries $200;
Mar 12 - seat selection for Mexico $150; summer swim registration $343

 

[lougoofy]

3/11/10: $3.42 Dollar General store

3/12/10: $2.50 lil' debbies and apples from dollar general

 

[summersalt]

March 01 - $0.00
March 02 - $0.00
March 03 - $19.74 Groceries and Birthday Gift
March 04 - $0.00
March 05 - $0.00
March 06 - $236.32 Groceries, Gas and Household items
March 07 - $80 Love Offering at Church, Motorcycle Gas for DH, and Movies for DD
March 08 - $0.00
March 09 - $0.00
March 10 - $190.00 Groceries
March 11 - $3.95 Juice and Popsicles for sick DD.
March 12 - $0.00

 

[PrincessBriarRose]

This week I did very well. The only thin I spent money on was lunches during work hours.
I spent about $60. Which isn't as bad as I normally do but still I think there is definitely room for improvement. I spent the week browsing but stayed true to the "No Buy March" Plan. I would like to create a budget for myself like I am seeing you all do but baby steps must be taken.

 

[QVCshopper]

Yay! Another no-buy day. Plus, I picked up the American Girl doll that my DD and I won at the AG doll fashion show. What a nice surprise--the package we won is worth $255. This weekend isn't no-buy, but will try to keep our spending to a minimum. Maybe will be on target for 10 no-buys this month...

March 01 - $21.47 Target (cat food, snacks); $6.33 AC Moore (picture frames); found .01 cents
March 02 - $0; found .27 cents
March 03 - $8.46 BK (lunch); $10.14 Wegmans (food; ice cream); $50 (gift cards for March b-days); found .45 cents
March 04 - $0; found .07 cents
March 05 - $0; found .40 cents
March 06 - $8.46 Brusters (ice cream); found .12 cents
March 07 - $5 AG Doll Fashion Show (bear); $1.50 Chuck E Cheese (ice cream); $6 Wendy's (lunch); 10.60 Wegmans (food); found .11 cents
March 08 - $16 GreatClips (haircut); found .36 cents
March 09 - $0; found .31 cents
March 10 - $42.85 Wegmans (prescription, food, lunch); 19.62 gas for car; found .16 cents
March 11 - $35.39 gas for car; $0.10 Genuardis (groceries); found $1.38
March 12 - $0; found .11 cents
March 13 -
March 14 -
March 15 -

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

March 1 $0
March 2 $84 groceries, $109 dance tuition, $7 DH prescription
March 3 $5 Much needed HipHop Shoes (from the resale box at dance!)
March 4 $0
March 5 $0
March 6- Movie $49. Sam's Club $131. Taco Bell $14
March 7- Date With hubby $16 Red Robin, Gas $39.74, Wegman's $30.92 and Easter Basket things $26.88
March 8- $0
March 9- $0
March 10- $86 AP Test for DD15 (she better pass it!) $101.34 groceries $.50 ice cream treat (went to lunch with DD8)
March 11- $0
March 12- $0

Total Spent $700.38 in 12 days

# 0f $0 days- 7

I was supposed to meet DH for lunch today, but work too him away all day, I was disapointed but it made today another $0 day. We are going to go on a date this weekend though, so we will make up for it.

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget is a tight $475 for a long month.

Automobile $50 /$24 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $25 / $5 over
Giving $50 / $30 left
Groceries/Household Goods $200 / $139 left
Medical $25
Misc. $100 / $77 left
Easter Baskets $25 / $23 left
Coupon savings $19.14
_________________________________
3/1 $0
3/2 $0
3/3 Eating out $13; Groceries $2
3/4 $0
3/5 Groceries $44
3/6 $0
3/7 Giving $20, Eating out $4
3/8 $0
3/9 Groceries $17; Eating out $13
3/10 Misc. $23 (haircut and printer ink)
3/11 Auto $26 for gas; Easter baskets $2
3/12 $0

 

[dtr_angel]

Goal - 10 no buy days - 5/10 so far
Budget
$200 - groceries/food - $83.27 left
$150 - gas - $125 left
Misc - $30 - $4.36 left

3/1 - $0!
3/2 - $1 groceries, $9.61 misc
3/3 - $6.16 groceries
3/4 - $25 gas
3/5 - $12.85 misc, $79.93 groceries
3/6 - $20.85 groceries
3/7 - $0!
3/8 - $0!
3/9 - $0!
3/10 - $3.18 misc, $8.78 groceries
3/11 - $0!

Goal - 10 no buy days - 5/10 so far
Budget
$200 - groceries/food - $80.91 left
$150 - gas - $125 left
Misc - $30 - $3.30 left

3/1 - $0!
3/2 - $1 groceries, $9.61 misc
3/3 - $6.16 groceries
3/4 - $25 gas
3/5 - $12.85 misc, $79.93 groceries
3/6 - $20.85 groceries
3/7 - $0!
3/8 - $0!
3/9 - $0!
3/10 - $3.18 misc, $8.78 groceries
3/11 - $0!
3/12 - $1.06 misc, 2.36 food

 

[charming23]

We went out for dinner tonight. We try to go out to a new restuarant to try every couple of months and the bonus was we had a $5 off coupon. We tried a Mexican resturant that has been at the end of our street for years and have never gone, was very good and cheap for everything we got.

Grocery/Household- $250/$172.99 Left
Gas- $50/ $29.46
Eating Out/Entertainment- $75/ $37.26 Left
Emergency/Misc- $75/$69.85 Left

Total- $450/ $309.54 Left

6/15 No Buy days

3/1- $41.26 Groceries
3/2- $0
3/3- $0
3/4- $12.06 Qudoba Lunch
3/5- $20.54 Gas
3/6- $0
3/7- $35.75 Groceries
3/8- $0
3/9- $5.15 Walgreen's
3/10- $0
3/11- $0
3/12- $25.68 Dinner at El Rodeo

 

[PeytonSdiz]

Goals = Spend $650 (or less) and have at least 15 $0 days. Also...to only eat out once this month. (Unless we go out of town to visit family, because then we basically have to eat fast food a little.)

1st = $0
2nd = $0
3rd = $94 (groceries)
4th = $0
5th = $0
6th = $17 (cookies) $31 (restaurant)
7th = $15 (car wash)
8th = $0
9th = $0
10th = $68 (groceries)
11th = $0
12th = $0

Total so far = $225

Zero dollar days so far = 8/15

 

[hmack]

03/01 - 7.50 - school lunches for youngest dd
03/02 - 0
03/03 - $30 gas - $56.59 between Walgreens, Shaws & Hannaford.
03/04 - 0
03/05 - 0
03/06 - $30 gas - $37 Burlington Coat (but I got both my oldest DD's semi-formal dress and my youngest's easter dress) + $76 TJ Maxx (spring clothes) = $113 clothes - $13 Tim Hortons for lunch - $8 groceries
03/07 - $96 weekly groceries (pretty good for me), $13 Cold Stone Ice Cream
03/08 - $17 meeting DH for lunch, $6 groceries, $7.50 school lunch
03/09 - $40 gas - $15 dd fundraiser - $14 new book (this month's book club book)
03/10 - 0
03/11 - $36 - groceries (did some pantry stocking up with coupons)
03/12 - 0


11 goal - 5 accomplished = 6 more to go.

Well - it's the weekend.......