No Buy May

[Jennia]

May 1: $9, dress for dd
May 2: $0
May 3: $31 at partylite party, $18 on three summer shirts for dd
May 4: $0
May 5: $55

Today SHOULD be a no buy day! If my weekly budget is still on track by Friday, I'm going to start getting stuff for dd's bday (not until July, but I prefer to get things gradually so it's not a huge amount spent all at once).

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget is $750

Giving $50 - $1 over
Groceries $160 - $92.19 left
Gas $45 - $30 left
Auto insurance $240 - (ouch) $0 left
Mother's Day $90 - $2.51 left
Medical $50 - $20 left
Eating out $15 - $7 left
Misc. $50 - $12.51 left
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5/1
$240 auto insurance
$20 Medical
$1 giving
$84 - Mother's day present

5/2
$38.90 Groceries
$25 Giving - supporting a niece in a ALS walk to honor her grandmother
$10 Giving - supporting another niece in a hunger walk
$3.49 Mother's day card
$5 - Eating out - treated my niece (and me) to soft serve ice cones

5/3
$15 giving (church collection plate)

5/4 $0 Yeah!

5/5 $8.97 Groceries (fresh produce and fruit)

5/6
$15 Gas
$18.74 Groceries
$37.49 Misc. (printer ink, postage and toilet paper)
$10 Medical - OTC drugs
$3 Eating out (gave my niece money for a fancy coffee for her)

 

[MomtoGKC]

OK - got the total from the bar over the weekend - not bad considering we were buying for 6 people, not good considering it wasn't in the budget!!

I've gone over budget for this week because I forgot about Mother's Day, but not too bad - about $35. And for some reason I have a little extra money in my account this week - i keep thinking I've made a mistake but I can't find it. Of course I'd rather it go to re-fill my savings, but I can't skip Mother's Day!

5/1
$10 - over from last week
$37 - ice cream (for our friends & their kids too - they bought dinner)
$15 - gas
$12 - pizza
$6 - medicine
$12 - hostess present


5/2
$25 - paint for kitchen - almost done now!
$27 - groceries
$25 - gas
$17 - wine for hostess

5/3
$4 - chocolate chips for pancakes
$15 - oil & filter for DIY car oil change
$89 - groceries for week
$7 - Wendy's
$4 - DH snacks

5/4
$0!!

5/5
$17 - groceries (already ran out of bread, milk & pb!)

5/6
$15 - Kohls frame for mother's day
$22- Wal Mart- cleaning stuff/soap/toothbrushes/etc. not in budget but wal Mart is far away so when I'm there I need to take advantage of it
$10- photo paper for pics for frame
$2 - Mother's Day cards at $ store
$75 - beer at bar last weekend!

 

[Jennia]

May 1: $9, dress for dd
May 2: $0
May 3: $31 at partylite party, $18 on three summer shirts for dd
May 4: $0
May 5: $55
May 6: $0

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget is $750 an I have already spent $555.59 in the first week. I knew that I had major expenses scheduled for the 1st so I am hoping to have a better time with the next week. But it sure looks like I dribbled and drabbled a bunch of money away this first week.

Giving $50 - $7 over
Groceries $160 - $92.19 left
Gas $45 - $30 left
Auto insurance $240 - (ouch) $0 left
Mother's Day $90 - $2.51 left
Medical $50 - $20 left
Eating out $15 - $4 left
Misc. $50 - $1.51 left
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5/1
$240 auto insurance
$20 Medical
$1 giving
$84 - Mother's day present

5/2
$38.90 Groceries
$25 Giving - supporting a niece in a ALS walk to honor her grandmother
$10 Giving - supporting another niece in a hunger walk
$3.49 Mother's day card
$5 - Eating out - treated my niece (and me) to soft serve ice cones

5/3
$15 giving (church collection plate)

5/4 $0 Yeah!

5/5 $8.97 Groceries (fresh produce and fruit)

5/6
$15 Gas
$18.74 Groceries
$37.49 Misc. (printer ink, postage and toilet paper)
$10 Medical - OTC drugs
$3 Eating out (gave my niece money for a fancy coffee for her)

5/7
$6 Giving - donation for niece's dance school fund raiser
$11 Misc. - doughnuts to share while watching the Tulip Time Kindder Parade
$3 Eating Out - Lunch at the parade

 

[neatokimmo]

I bought $10 in gas and spent another $5 on fast food. I don't think I'll be able to stick to the $20 for eating out

Groceries - 46/60
Eating Out - 6/20
Cats - 0/50
Gas - 40/50
yard Sale - 30/50 (I buy things to resell at our bi-yearly consignment event)
Misc - 70/70

 

[Jennia]

May 1: $9, dress for dd
May 2: $0
May 3: $31 at partylite party, $18 on three summer shirts for dd
May 4: $0
May 5: $55 on groceries
May 6: $0
May 7: $34 on more clothes for dd (some summer, some buying ahead for fall; 5 total pieces)

 

[MomtoGKC]

I was SO close this week. I knew I was going to go a tiny bit over, but I also "found" money in my budget somehow so i wasn't concerned. Then I ran out of groceries faster than I expected and bought more than I needed. So - I probably went about $50-75 over my weekly budget. The good thing is that was yesterday and my new week starts today so here I go again...

5/8 - nothing planned for the day so far

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

5/1: $2.02 Post Office - postage for a PBS book
5/1: $18.00 Vinny T's - dinner & tip w/Crystal
5/1: $9.04 Target - needed hangers and a pair of shorts to wear under a dress
5/1: $10.00 movie ticket
5/2: $0
5/3: $1.00 - parking at the mall
5/4: $0
5/5: $0
5/6: $3.90 - Ugh, I succumbed and allowed myself a stop at D&D - NO MORE!!!
5/7:$0
5/8: Shouldn't be much! I only have a small book to mail, so hopefully under $2. Tomorrow night, though, I'm sure BF will want to go and see the new Star Trek, and I believe it's my turn to pay.

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

So far, so good, I ended up working from home yesterday so ended up with another zero dollar day

May 1: $0
May 2: $0
May 3: $0
May 4: $0
May 5: $0
May 6: $0
May 7: $0
May 8: definitely won't be zero today, I need to get gas, pick up DH's shirts, pay a bill ($10), pay library overdue fees (I'm such a dork, why don't I remember to renew online?), and buy stupid overpriced "performance tights" for the girls' dance recital next month (new dance place, we've been nickle and dimed to DEATH!!!). Oh yeah and mother's day gifts-I like to get my mom and mil cool plants (the gift that keeps on giving )

y'know what the weirdest thing is? When I did the no buy march cold turkey, by this time I was jonesing to go shopping so badly it was making me crazy, but this month I'm just not feeling the need *at all*. I get paid today, too (if all goes well, boss "forgot" last pay cycle), so that will be great ...

 

[casper_jj11]

Well, posting every day didn't end up happening. Swamped at work and home. I have been keeping track on paper though so I think spending below is pretty accurate. Few changes in the budget though. Hockey is kind of paid for but they took a post dated cheque so its not due til June 1. Also, dishwasher ended up being $1300 and not $700 as budgeted

groceries $540 $388.40 left
gas $500 $490 left
cat food $90 $45 left
hockey registration for DS $500
summer activity registration for DD $100 $37 left
Mother's Day $100 $55 left
haircuts for both DS $30
new dishwasher $700 $600 over
my spending $150 $142.20 left
DH spending $150 $120 left

Total: $2860 $1207.60 left

1 - $5 snacks, $30 beer
2 - $17 take out
3 - $4.80 lunchlady for ds6, $61.00 groceries, $10 gas, $3 dollarama for stuff for kiddos
4 - $45 cat food, $59 groceries, $1300 dishwasher
5 - $4.80 breakfast at work (ran out of bagels)
6 - $0 YEAH!
7 - $4.80 groceries
8 - $63 summer registration for dd; $45 flowers ordered for DMIL for mothers day; also getting my mom's gift today

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget is $750. Spent $555.59 in week one. Hoping to do better in week 2.

Giving $50 - $12 over
Groceries $160 - $92.19 left
Gas $45 - $30 left
Auto insurance $240 - (ouch) $0 left
Mother's Day $90 - $2.51 left
Medical $50 - $20 left
Eating out $15 - $4 left
Misc. $50 - $1.51 left
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Week 1 = $555.59; Week 2:

5/6 $5 donation to niece's school car wash

 

[paulasillars]

Well its been an interesting week out of town. Unfortunately I have been delayed going home so I'll be out of town until Tuesday - good news is I get a few more "daily allowances" - bad news is that I had to buy some clothing to last me through - knickers, socks and new thermal leggings and top. Its forecast to snow here tomorrow and there was some light snow falling a couple of hours again.

Why didn't I just wash my clothes you may ask? Well two reasons - 1st - the place I was staying didn't have washing facilities (the place I am now staying does but its too late now) and we don't tend to have laundromats here and 2nd - I didn't have anything to wear while the stuff was getting washed. Still they won't go to waste and I'll see if I can do at least a partial claim through work.

8th - $11.50 for coffees, $11.50 for lunch, $85.45 for underwear and thermals, $17.90 for dinner and $3.25 for hairbrush ($53.30 daily allowance)
7th - $27 for dinner ($53.30 daily allowance) and $36 for my WV child
6th - $18 for dinner, $11.50 for hot chocolates (with my colleague who bought dinner last night) and $6.50 for lunch for tomorrow ($53.30 daily allowance)
5th - $4.59 for lunch for tomorrow ($53.30 daily allowance)
4th - $11.50 for lunch, $20.50 for dinner and $6.55 for lunch tomorrow ($53.30 daily allowance)
3rd - $0
2nd - $0
1st - $0

I also paid off my August cruise ($600) - I was only going to pay $300 this month and $300 next month but my bank account was looking healthy so I decided to just get it done and paid. Its nice to know that its only spending money to save and 3 nights accommodation to go as my flights (using airpoints), 3 nights pre and 1 night post cruise accommodation, travel insurance and the cruise are all now paid for.

 

[Jennia]

May 1: $9, dress for dd
May 2: $0
May 3: $31 at partylite party, $18 on three summer shirts for dd
May 4: $0
May 5: $55 on groceries
May 6: $0
May 7: $34 on more clothes for dd
May 8: $67 on Gymboree, $27 on ebay

I'm starting this week off horribly. =( Hopefully I can make some $$$ on dd's old clothes to recoup the cost of her new stuff. I need to go to either Big Lots or Target today for some necessay items (wipes, dog food, frame for the photo I had printed for my mom's present). I'm going to try and make tomorrow a no spend day for sure.

 

[mrsbornkuntry]

My exceptions are:
Groceries: $700-$335
Cub Scout camp: $50
Vehicle Registration renewal: $70 (I don't really know how much this will be because we're renewing in a different state, I'm just going to budget the old state amt.)
DD's birthday presents: $120-$159 Ipod
Driver's License renewal: $30 (I don't know how much this will cost either)
Fillings at the dentist for DS and copay for other DS: $78-$54


May 1: Post Office $9.55
dinner at Subway $50
birthday presents for DS (not DD as budgeted) $42
haircut and snack money for DH: $20
(he's going away for the weekend)

May 2: $22 Walmart baseball helmet
May 3: $0
May 4: $4 milk AND ONLY MILK, YAY ME
May 5: $6 unexpected prescriptions after trip to ear dr. with ds
May 6: $54 dentist, in budget
May 7: $335 groceries in budget
May 8: $13 McDonalds
May 9: $17 haircut & tip for me

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget is $750. Spent $555.59 in week one. Hoping to do better in week 2.

Giving $50 - $12 over
Groceries $160 - $11.31 left
Gas $45 - $30 left
Auto insurance $240 - (ouch) $0 left
Mother's Day $90 - $2.51 left
Medical $50 - $20 left
Eating out $15 - $5.40 over
Misc. $50 - $1.51 left
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Week 1 = $555.59; Week 2:

5/8 $5 donation to niece's school car wash

5/9
$9.40 Eating out - coffee with my sister
$70.88 Groceries - hosting Mother's Day dinner for extended family

 

[smiller]

I'm kind of confused as to what I've bought the past week - was mostly out in the suburbs. I'll figure it all out soon enough!

5/1 - $20.00 CTA
5/1 - $3.00 Cubs Game
5/1 - $6.90 Pizza Hut
5/2 - $50.00 DSW GCs at CVS
5/2 - $5.00 out with friends
5/3 - $0
5/4 - $10.00 CTA reload
5/4 - $3.00 Books
5/5 - $0
5/6 - $0
5/7 - $x.xx Trader Joe's
5/7 - $7.00 out with friends
5/8 - $1.00 Tip
5/9 - $0

$105.90/$200.00

 

[smiller]

Found my TJ's receipt.

Best news - I bought the $50 of GCs to buy a pair of shoes at DSW - went online and they were marked down to $9.94!!! So, I bought two pairs of shoes, a bag, got free shipping, and still have $18.31 left on my GC! Maybe I'll find some cute summer sandals.

5/1 - $20.00 CTA
5/1 - $3.00 Cubs Game
5/1 - $6.90 Pizza Hut
5/2 - $50.00 DSW GCs at CVS
5/2 - $5.00 out with friends
5/3 - $0
5/4 - $10.00 CTA reload
5/4 - $3.00 Books
5/5 - $0
5/6 - $0
5/7 - $8.56 Trader Joe's
5/7 - $7.00 out with friends
5/8 - $1.00 Tip
5/9 - $0

$114.46/$200.00

 

[Jennia]

May 1: $9, dress for dd
May 2: $0
May 3: $31 at partylite party, $18 on three summer shirts for dd
May 4: $0
May 5: $55 on groceries
May 6: $0
May 7: $34 on more clothes for dd
May 8: $67 on Gymboree, $27 on ebay
May 9: $38 between Big Lots and Kmart for dog food, more groceries, graduation card/present for SIL

 

[mrsbornkuntry]

My exceptions are:
Groceries: $700-$335
Cub Scout camp: $50
Vehicle Registration renewal: $70 (I don't really know how much this will be because we're renewing in a different state, I'm just going to budget the old state amt.)
DD's birthday presents: $120-$159 Ipod
Driver's License renewal: $30 (I don't know how much this will cost either)
Fillings at the dentist for DS and copay for other DS: $78-$54


May 1: Post Office $9.55
dinner at Subway $50
birthday presents for DS (not DD as budgeted) $42
haircut and snack money for DH: $20
(he's going away for the weekend)

May 2: $22 Walmart baseball helmet
May 3: $0
May 4: $4 milk AND ONLY MILK, YAY ME
May 5: $6 unexpected prescriptions after trip to ear dr. with ds
May 6: $54 dentist, in budget
May 7: $335 groceries in budget
May 8: $13 McDonalds
May 9: $17 haircut & tip for me
May 10: $0

Actually I am making $40 today selling my pack n play. I also used some mypoints points to order DD a $25 itunes card to go with her ipod.