No Buy March

[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
Mar 12: $0
Mar 13: gas $32 + groceries $7

No Buy Days: 4/10
Week 2:81/250
Week 1: 137/250

 

[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 / $99 left
Medical $25
Misc. $100 / $77 left
Easter Baskets $25 / $23 left
Coupon savings $24.12
_________________________________
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
3/13 Groceries $40

I am feeding the extended family again (I pretty much have a crowd at the table every Saturday and Sunday) so I splurged on a big, deluxe cheesecake.

 

[thebigkahuna]

March 1st - $10.00 groceries. I forgot 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!
March 4th - Around $6.00 for dinner
March 5th - $30.60 Avon (I ordered this last month, but it just came in today)
March 6th - $16.00 worked late & bought dinner
March 7th - $61.00 Wal-Mart. Evil, evil Wal-Mart.
March 8th - $15.00 lunch
March 9th - $5.00 lunch, $13.00 movie & snacks
March 10th - Zero Spend Day!!!
March 11th - NO SPEND DAY!! (good thing I got one more in too....before the storm that was this weekend)
March 12th - $11.30 present for a friend, $37.70 lunch (I was captive waiting for the car, which brings me to...) $122.99 car repairs, $64.00 rental car.
March 13th - $15.01 gas for rental car, $181.51 car repairs (yes, the same car) $18.30 post office, $11.76 lunch.

3 of 15 days....and I'm off to hide under the covers!!!!

 

[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
March 13 - $38.08 Medicines

 

[charming23]

Rainy Day out today so spent the day inside finishing my homework.

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

7/15 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
3/13- $0

 

[annsteere]

Yay! Another no-buy day. 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 15 -

How do you find money almost every day?? Do you work somewhere where other people keep dropping change?

 

[thebeesknees]

3/1 $0
3/2 $0
3/3 $0
3/4 $0
3/5 $35 gas, $44 Dollar Tree for birthday party stuff for tomorrow, $6 lunch, $16 pictures for DD, $77 groceries
3/6 $22 groceries, $15 haircut for DD
3/7 $8 passport photo for DH, $165 Sam's Club groceries, etc.
3/8 $0
3/9 $4 Lands' End swimwear for DD
3/10 $185 passports for DH and DS
3/11 $0
3/12 $99 Target household items, $14 Dollar Tree cards & snack items, $19 Sunflower Market fresh produce
3/13 $25 Target sneakers (mine fell apart this morning), $45 Safeway - hit the cereal stock up sale and got dairy items

6 of 10 no-buy days so far.

 

[lougoofy]

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

3/13/10:$.99 cup of coffee

 

[dtr_angel]

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

Goal - 10 no buy days - 5/10 so far
Budget
$200 - groceries/food - $80.91 left
$150 - gas - $75 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
3/13 - gas $50

 

[QVCshopper]

To the person who asked, I find money at the YMCA/mall/food store, in vending machines, among the melting snow drifts, etc. I always pick up change, have done it for years. Due to the rain, I wasn't able to find any today for the first time this month. Too bad!

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 - $9.51 McDonalds (lunch, coffee); $10.38 Wegmans (food); $4.23 TRU (toy for son's b-day); returned -$4.75 Target
March 14 -
March 15 -

 

[Mickey1Fan]

Friday was first no buy day. Seven to go...

Transportation 34.50/17.37
Food/Household 93.04/-27.72
Entertainment 13.84/10.65
Pets 15.31/-11.24
Clothing/Gifts 14.61/.61

Sale and Coupon Savings: 95.81

Had to buy a pump to empty aquarium but I was happy it was half price.
Could not resist the heavy duty frying pan on sale for $17.49. Regular price was $74.99. It may be saved for my son and daugher in law for an Easter gift.

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $277
$600...$323 left
$0 Days:5
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $300...$146 left
Eating Out- $100...$42 left
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$135 left
I always round up to the nearest dollar.

1- $0
2- $8 (Groceries-Jewel)
3- $7 (Eating Out-McDonald's), $2 (Groceries-Jewel), $1 (Groceries-Walgreens)
4- $36 (Groceries-Meijer) $16 (Eating Out-Ikea), $59 (Shopping-Amazon Aaron Needs a Toddler Bed, he is almost 3!!)
5- $6 (Eating Out- Mario's), $1 (Groceries- Jewel)
6- $6 (Eating Out- McDonald's), $23 (Groceries- Joe Caputo), $10 (Groceries- Aldi), $13 (Groceries-Jewel), $2 (Shopping-Dollar Tree, for 2 Sunday Papers for the coupons!)
7- $0
8- $0
9- $2 (Eating Out- Wendy's), $18 (Groceries-Jewel), $6 (Groceries-Target)
10- $12 (Groceries- Jewel) They have had some great catalina's with sales going on and I keep rolling them! Saved $120 dollars on today's shopping trip with my coupons and cats! Paid $12 and got $13.50 in cats back! All that shopping in March has paid off! $7 (Groceries- Meijer)
11- $0
12- $0
13- $21 (Eating Out- Portillo's), $7 (Groceries-Walgreens), $3 (Groceries-CVS), $4 (Shopping-Dollartree), $7 (Groceries-Dominick's)



$0 Days: 5/15: 33%
$600 Limit: $277 : 46%
Month: 13/31: 42%

My savings from coupons and sales: $540.71

 

[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
March 13- Shopping with the girls day. We stayed with our list of needed items, jeans, shirts and new bookbag (hers the whole bottom ripped out this week) for DD15, swimsuit for DD10 and unmentionables for them.

Clothes- $225.01---Lunch at the food court and pretzels (with coupons) $12.09---Groceries at Sam's and Wegman's- $41.20---Redbox-$2 (one for the kids, one for us)---Outback date night with my hubby $35.19 (free appetizer because DH is a Veteran and $10 off coupon from Valentines Day) ---Total $315.49



Total Spent $1013.87 in 13 days

# 0f $0 days- 7

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget is a tight $475 for a long month.

Automobile $50 /$24 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $25 / $5 over
Giving $50 / $20 left
Groceries/Household Goods $200 / $99 left
Medical $25
Misc. $100 / $67 left
Easter Baskets $25 / $23 left
Coupon savings $24.12
_________________________________
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
3/13 Groceries $40
3/14 Giving $10; Misc. $10 (ordered a flower for Easter from kids club at church)

 

[charming23]

Did some grocery shopping today and only spent $23.12 pretty good.

Rainy Day out today so spent the day inside finishing my homework.

Grocery/Household- $250/$149.87 Left
Gas- $50/ $29.46
Eating Out/Entertainment- $75/ $37.26 Left
Emergency/Misc- $75/$69.85 Left

Total- $450/ $286.42 Left

7/15 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
3/13- $0
3/14- $23.12 Groceries at Giant Eagle

 

[Mickey1Fan]

Two out of 10 no spend days.

Somehow I missed the time change and slept in. Did not go to church so spent the day indoors.

 

[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
Mar 12: $0
Mar 13: gas $32 + groceries $7
Mar 14: $0

No Buy Days: 5/10
Week 2:81/250
Week 1: 137/250

 

[QVCshopper]

Next week won't be good... it's my DS's b-day, so that will be some of the stuff. Plus, I have a lot going on. Will do my best; doubt there will be any no buy days though.

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 - $9.51 McDonalds (lunch, coffee); $10.38 Wegmans (food); $4.23 TRU (toy for son's b-day); returned -$4.75 Target
March 14 - $24.70 Wegmans/Genuardis (food); found .31 cents
March 15 - $0

First week spent: $128
First week found: $1.43
No-buy days: 3

Second week spent: $158
Second week found: $2.63
No-buy days: 2

Total: $286
Found: $4.06
No-buy days: 5

 

[wdwfan16]

3/1 - $0
3/2 - $0
3/3 - $0
3/4 - $0
3/6 - $0
3/7 - $0
3/9 - $0
3/10 - $0
3/11 - $0
3/12 - $0
3/14 - $0


3/13 - YEAH I could get out and spend money!!!

 

[dtr_angel]

Goal - 10 no buy days - 5/10 so far
Budget
$200 - groceries/food - $80.91 left
$150 - gas - $75 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
3/13 - gas $50

Goal - 10 no buy days - 6/10 so far
Budget
$200 - groceries/food - $80.91 left
$150 - gas - $75 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
3/13 - gas $50
3/14 - $0!