No Buy March

[Tiggerish]

Budget is a tight $475 for long month.

Automobile $50
Eating Out/Entertainment $25
Giving $50
Groceries/Household Goods $200
Medical $25
Misc. $100
Easter Baskets $25
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3/1 $0
3/2 $0

Tomorrow I will be spending money as I am meeting two friends from high school for lunch. Did I mention that I graduated high school 39 years ago and never went back? I was tracked down via my sister's facebook page and glad to reconnect. I am much grayer, much heavier and using a walker or cane to stay on my feet but they both look great.

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $10
$600...$590 left
$0 Days:1
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $300...$292 left
Eating Out- $100...$98 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...
I always round up to the nearest dollar.

1- $0
2- $8 (Groceries-Jewel), $2 (Eating Out-Wendy's)


$0 Days: 1/15: 7%
$600 Limit: $10 : 2%
Month: 1/31: 6%

My savings from coupons and sales: $31.75

 

[darthspud]

I'm in! This is my first time doing this but I'm also trying the No Dining March Challenge over at Couponingtodisney.com. I've made a menu for the entire month matching it up with things I already have and coupons that I have as well. I want to spend less then 200$ on misc. items and 10 no buy days. I'm off to a decent start.. this month might be tight I'm going away for my birthday and it is also my nephews birthday

3/1: spent $0
3/2: spent $14.10 at grocery store on snack things for the month(saved $7 with coupons)

 

[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:
10 no buy days
Eating out $400/$9, more than normal because we are going on vacation this month
Groceries $450/$42
Shopping $400/$12 Vacation & DD's Birthday this month
Misc. $200/$53
Birthday Party supplies and food $100
Total: $1550/$144 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 1/10 ($28 Macy's return)

 

[fortheluvofpooh]

I am off to a bad start.
3/1 $11.52
3/2 $19.98 But it was spent on a budget book/calendar

 

[lougoofy]

3/1/10: $0 day

3/2/10: $1.75 laundry

 

[wdwfan16]

3/1 - $0
3/2 - $0
3/3 - $0

 

[hmack]

03/01 - 7.50 - school lunches for youngest dd
03/02 - 0

My goal is 11 no-spend days/1 down = 10 to go.

I already know that today won't be a zero day. Can't get to work on an empty gas tank.... And I need to buy milk/eggs/personal items at the store on the way home.

 

[thebeesknees]

3/1 $0
3/2 $0
3/3 $0

Off to a good start so far. Already have 3 of my 10 no-buy days. Hope I can keep up the momentum!

 

[charming23]

Woke up feeling sick so not going anywhere today.

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

Total- $450/ $408.74 Left

2/15 No Buy days

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

 

[CherylA]

Yesterday was a no buy day for me!

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

1/9 no buy days (Mar 2nd)
$825.30 remaining of $865 total budget

 

[CherylA]

Woke up feeling sick so not going anywhere today.

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

Total- $450/ $408.74 Left

2/15 No Buy days

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

Bummer, feel better!

 

[thebigkahuna]

March 1st - $10.00 groceries. Can't believe I forgot to get the cheese.
March 2nd - $11.70 lunch, around $10.00 for dinner <--- eating out is one of my biggest expenses - I'm trying very hard to cut back in this area.
March 3rd - $0.00!




cheering myself into MORE zero spend days!

 

[timzagain]

Jumping in here.

In addition to the essentials (food, utilities, gas, school supplies), I expect to spend some money over the next few days when my daughter is swimming in Nationals. (entry fees, heat sheet etc)

So far, I haven't spent anything outside the budget - yippee! I'm typically guilty of curing cabin fever with a trip into town to "look around" which invariably costs me money. So, I'm staying home instead and finding other productive/ less costly ways to entertain myself!

The challenge for me will be the weekend eating-out! We NEED to get that under control!

 

[charming23]

Bummer, feel better!

Thanks, although it does help with no buy days

 

[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.)

March 1st = $0
March 2nd = $0

Total so far = $0

Zero dollar days so far = 2/15

Making a fairly large grocery trip today.

 

[darthspud]

Day 3!

Grocery Shopping: 14.10/250 for the month (big shopping trip this weekend though)

Misc Items: 0/200

3/1 $0
3/2 $14.10 on groceries
3/3 $0

 

[Jennia]

March 1: $0
March 2: $0

Going to Disneyland in 8 days, so there will be some spending there, but FIL's going to buy the food (since I paid for our tickets and hotel) and we have some money on a rewards card for dd's souvenirs.

 

[lougoofy]

3/2/10: $1.75 laundry

3/3/10: a few grocery items $4.37 (dollar general)

 

[CherylA]

Another no buy day today. I think I might actually hit my mark of 10 which is really good because I don't know if I'm going to be able to stay in budget this month. A group of us are going out to celebrate by DSIS's baday so dinner for me and hubby plus part of hers will run me $100 or so and my hubby and I have free tickets to Lion King on Broadway that we got from Disney Movie Rewards, we're making a day of it and spending the day in the city, between the parking fees, lunch, dinner, train tickets and if I buy anything that will easily be a $150 day. Just those two things is more than I have in my entertainment budget. I will be pulling from other categories I guess. I would be thrilled if I can just stay under the total budget for the month!

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

2/9 no buy days (Mar 2nd) (Mar 3)
$825.30 remaining of $865 total budget