No Buy March

[dtr_angel]

This is my first no buy month
My goal is 10 no buy days.

This month is the month my significant decrease in pay starts so I really hope to stick to my budget! I do have my BFF's bridal shower on the 27th, and I will probably have to buy stamps to mail the invites (soon!) and buy her a gift, but I have that worked into other $$ so it shouldn't be a problem.

Budget
$200 - groceries/food (but the past 2 months we've spent $250, so I expect to go over but want to try SO hard to stick to just $200 since we have so much food in the cabinets already that we can use)
$150 - gas
Misc - $30

3/1 - $0!

 

[charming23]

I'm in again.

March Budget

Grocery/Household- $250/$208.74 Left
Gas- $50
Eating Out/Entertainment- $75
Emergency/Misc- $75

Total- $450/ $408.74 Left

0/15 No Buy days

3/1- $41.26 Groceries

 

[summersalt]

March is a month of First's for me. My first month on a budget, first time couponing and now my first time on the no buy thread. I'm setting a goal for 10 no buy days.....

So far so good!

March 01 - $0.00
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[A.Mickey]

Welcome all you new faces! And hello again to all the old ones!!

I have been doing No Buy since the middle of October and now I am almost out of credit card debt! I should be done with it by April/May!!
I No Buy! I don't buy anything now unless I really need it, or I am getting it for free, or making money off it!! I use to just buy things for fun!
I decided not to track gas anymore, sometimes I needed gas and since I had to report it, then I would try to run all my errands that day too, causing a big rack up! Like most people find out, you can't really control gas prices . You need it when you need it.
I still budget money for eating out, because I enjoy eating out and I think if my family ate in for every meal we would get bored!

Running Total: Spent $0
$600...
$0 Days:1
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $300...
Eating Out- $100...
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...
I always round up to the nearest dollar.

1- $0

$0 Days: 1/15: 7%
$600 Limit: $0 : 0%
Month: 1/31: 3%

My savings from coupons and sales: $0

 

[QVCshopper]

Hi! I would like to try this month. I don't have any debt; I'm just hoping to live more simply. And, I'm trying to teach my kids (3 & 5) to be happy with what they have instead of always wanting more. Our excessive society is getting on my nerves--trying to change that for my family...

March 01 - $21 Target (cat food, snacks); $6 AC Moore (picture frames)
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[erikawolf2004]

This is my first no buy month
My goal is 10 no buy days.

This month is the month my significant decrease in pay starts so I really hope to stick to my budget! I do have my BFF's bridal shower on the 27th, and I will probably have to buy stamps to mail the invites (soon!) and buy her a gift, but I have that worked into other $$ so it shouldn't be a problem.

Budget
$200 - groceries/food (but the past 2 months we've spent $250, so I expect to go over but want to try SO hard to stick to just $200 since we have so much food in the cabinets already that we can use)
$150 - gas
Misc - $20

3/1 - $0!

Have you thought of using evite for the shower, no need to buy invites or stamps...you just need everyones emails to send them out?

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

I started in January. I had a goal of 15 No Buy days, and made 14. I drove DH crazy though so I scaled it back. February, mid month I had to go away for a week and it cost me a bit, but it was a family emergency. After that I got out of practice a bit in the recording but my goal was 10 No Buy days and I made it though I didn't come here and post much.

So now, March my goal is 10 again and I am on my way.

March 1- $0

 

[dtr_angel]

Have you thought of using evite for the shower, no need to buy invites or stamps...you just need everyones emails to send them out?

I already have the invitations, I got them for 99 cents/10 pack at Ollies and they are so cute! So only $4 for invites, and more than half of the invites are going to be hand delivered. There are only 15 invites that need mailed, so its only a book of stamps.

 

[CherylA]

I did okay for February, a 10 day vacation in the middle sort of made it an odd month but I tracked what I could. I will post my March $$ amounts for each category tonight or tomorrow after I sit down to do my bills/budget but I know that I have a no buy goal of 9 days this month. I have yet to hit my no buy goal so I'm trying to set something realistic and stick to it!

March 1- 1.00 toast, 25.10 coffee kcups

0/9 no buy days

Clothing 50.00

Groceries 400.00
- 1.00 toast 3/1
- 25.10 coffee kcups 3/1
-13.60 s&s 3/1
= 360.30

House Upkeep/Decorating 40.00

Misc Spending 140.00

Gifts
35.00

Entertainment
200.00

0/9 no buy days
$825.30 remaining of $865 total budget

 

[disneyorvegas]

I totally fell off the wagon last month and it shows! Here's to a successful month!

3/1 $0!
3/2 $19 groceries
3/3 $72 clothes, $30 book fair
3/4
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[wdwfan16]

3/1 - $0

 

[Debbie]

I just finished updating February. I was pretty bang on with guessing my grocery/gas expenses, which, because we now have two of our adult DS's living in the house, have gone up exponentially. This month we have:

1 birthday (16th, for my youngest ) and she wants a cell phone. THAT has already been budgeted for, but the cake hasn't and will come out of grocery $$, along with her sleepover costs
2 Easter care packages to the 2 DD at university
1 date lunch with DH when he sees a specialist which will require parking out of the misc $
1 March Break-which means a trip "over the river" to Cracker Barrel, and everyone at home for all meals.

I budgeted 1125 last month for groceries/misc/gas, and ended up pretty close. I'm going to try to whittle that down to $1000 this month...so $250 a week. l did 10 $0 days last month, so I'm going to keep that as a goal for this month. I just don't know when I'll get to them!

Mar 1: $5 groceries-DH bought KD for DD returning to university yesterday
Mar 2: $70 groceries + $3 parking The groceries were really 100, but I used points to buy $30 worth We didn't get to eat out, though, so maybe during the Break.


Week 1: 172/250

 

[thebigkahuna]

woo hoo! I'm in
It's my second "no buy" month, i did ok in February & would like to do better in March.

My goal for February was 10 days, and I made it to 7. I will shoot for 10 days again this month, but if i can do more I will!

Good luck to everyone ~ here's to a "no spend" March!!

March 1st - $10.00 groceries. Can't believe I forgot to get the cheese.
March 2nd - $11.70 lunch <--- this is one of my biggest expenses - I'm trying very hard to cut back in this area.

 

[charming23]

Grocery/Household- $250/$208.74 Left
Gas- $50
Eating Out/Entertainment- $75
Emergency/Misc- $75

Total- $450/ $408.74 Left

1/15 No Buy days

3/1- $41.26 Groceries
3/2- $0

 

[thebeesknees]

OK, I'm going to try this for March. I'm looking for 10 no-buy days this month.

3/1 $0
3/2 $0 I know this already because we are not going out anywhere today.

 

[lougoofy]

3/1/10: $0 day

 

[lattemomof3]

Hi everyone, I'm in again! I've been keeping track on dd10's Itouch, so I'll just use some overall tracking here and do the daily tracking on the Itouch.

March budget:
groceries - $400 (including all paper products, detergents,
Wal-mart type things)
eating out - $200- this is higher as we are doing a spring-
break weekend in the city w/ the kids.
clothes - $100
Easter - $25 per Easter basket=$75 (a dvd in each & misc)

 

[patsal]

I fell off the wagon last month since I had my lapband surgery. I doubt I overspent, but didn't have the energy to keep up with the posting. I know we only bought what we needed and there were no extra trips involved at all! So I'm geared up for a good March. Goals: 8 $0 days, <$2000.


3/1 $0
3/2 $0

 

[summersalt]

I'm not going anywhere else today. It's nasty outside. No $ spent today.

March 01 - $0.00
March 02 - $0.00

 

[QVCshopper]

For fun, I'm going to track how much change I find around town. I also remembered I have 2 parent b-days in March, as well as my son's 4th b-day (already bought his gifts). And my daughter's tonsillectomy... focussing mostly on her health.

March 01 - $21 Target (cat food, snacks); $6 AC Moore (picture frames); found .01 cents
March 02 - $0; found .27 cents
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