No Buy November 2009

[CherylA]

Not too bad the last couple of days. I got another zero day in there, killed the 16th with a few groceries. Today gas so far.

Clothing
$100
-42.13 payless shoes
=57.87
+ 21.99 return to JCpenny
=79.86
+ 14.99 return jeans Sears
-12.99 bought sweater Sears
= 81.86

Gifts
$60
-21.60 under bed storage for MIL
=38.40
-3.38 bday card
=35.02

Unexpected Spending (misc)
$250
- 84.88 PO box bill plus interest and late fees (DH has autobill going to a card we don't ever use anymore so I never check to see if it has a balance. Grrrr!)
=165.1
-3.17 harvest door hanger=
161.93
- 25.00 money order (Fri 11/6)
-2.00 newspaper (Sun 11/8)
= 134.93
-8.89 fedex shipping (11/5)
=126.04
-12.70 CD 11/16
=113.34


Groceries
$530
-19.81 Trader Joes
-65.43 Stop and Shop
=444.7
-12.76 Walgreens (11/4)
=432.00
- 16.47 m&m farms (11/5) -7.48 cash stop and shop (11/5) - 1.99 trader joes (11/5)
=406.06
- 4.25 Convenience Store half and half and soda (cash 11/8)
=401.81
-19.50DH groceries for work
=382.31
- 33.54 stop and shop 11/11
-12.40 Walgreens 11/11
= 336.37
-16.23 Walmart 11/14
-12.00 M&M Farms 11/14
-2.50 milk 11/15
- 11.06 meat market
= 294.58
-5.01 groceries (11/16)
=289.57


Entertainment ( I include eating out in this category)
$350
-11.11 McDonalds
-9.89 (cash) McDonalds
=329
-14.00 bowling and donuts and coffee
=315
-13.71 starbucks (11/5)
= 301.29
-40.00 drinks and apps Fri night (cash)
-1.70 salad bar salad (Fri)
-31.80 TGIFridays w/ family (11/7)
-5.82 D&D (11/8)
=221.97
-12.50 lunch w hubby (11/9)
= 209.47
-25.00 Science Center
-10.00 breakfast w/friend 11/15
-18.00 Fri night drinks
-12.00 Johnny Rockets 11/13
= 144.47

Gas
$290
-26.57 (DH gas S&S 11/4)
-34.29 (me gas Costco 11/5)
=229.14
-28 hubby gas (11/9)
= 201.14
-36.21 (me gas s&s 11/11)
=164.93

Haircuts
64.00
-21.00 hubby (11/7)
=43.00

Home Items (Repair/Upkeep/Decorating)
$100
-31.76 new shower head and leaf bags (Sun 11/8)
=68.24
- 28.19 home depot shelf and dry wall hooks 11/15
=40.05

Christmas

Immediate Family $600
-31.45 Target 11/5
=568.55

Other gifts $420
- 75 snapfish calendars
=345.00
-10.74 holiday gift craft supplies (JoAnns 11/5)
=334.26
-3.05 tiles holiday craft (home depot 11/8)
=331.21
-5.00 Walgreens (fudge set DMIL 11/11)
=326.21
-18.27 Passporter xmas gift
-34.98 Sears sweaters for mom and sis
=272.96

Xtra food and events (dinners out, food for xmas dinner)
$230



Nov 1- McDonalds, late cc bill, Stop and Shop
Nov 2- $14 bowling and coffee/donuts
Nov 3- $0
Nov 4- 12.76 Walgreens, 26.57 hubby gas
Nov 5- 34.29 me gas, 13.71 starbucks, 1.99 trader joes, 7.48 stop and
shop,16.47 produce m&M farms, 35.51 Joann fabrics split between gifts, xmas gifts and misc spending, 8.89 fedex
Nov 6-JCpenny return yay! Money Order, 1.70 lunch salad, $40 drinks at apps, 19.50DH groceries for work
Nov 7- bday card 3.38, lunch at TGIF 31.80, hubby haircut $21
Nov 8- paper $2, Home Depot 31.76, holiday tiles 3.05, D&D 5.82, convenience store 4.25
Nov 9- lunch w/ hubby 12.50, hubby gas 28.00
Nov 10- $0
Nov 11- gas 36.21, s&s groceries 33.54, walgreens groceries 12.40, walgreen xmas gift 5.00
Nov 12- $0
Nov 13- $18.27 Passporter 2010 xmas gift, buys and returns at sears +$2, Johnny Rockets $12, Drinks $18
Nov 14- Walmart 16.23, M&M farm 12.00, sears gifts 34.98
Nov 15-Milk 2.50, $25 science center, $10 bfast w/Friend, Home Depot 28.19
Bov 16- 12.70 CD, 5.01 S&S groceries
Nov 17- $0 Yay!
Nov 18- gas 36.14 me and gas for DH ? amount


Aiming for 10 zero days
4/10 zero days

 

[Tiggerish]

Total budget for November is $500 plus Christmas.

Groceries - $200 / $85 left
Automobile - $50 / $11 left
Giving - $50 / $17 left
Medical - $50 / $46 left
Eating Out - $25/ $8 left
Misc. - $125 / $18 over

Then I have a separate budget for Christmas - $426 / $45 left
================================================== =====
1/1 Giving $10; Groceries $67
11/2 Christmas $10; Eating out $12
11/3 Giving $3; Misc. $29
11/4 Groceries $19; Misc. $3 (library late fees, oops)
11/5 $0
11/6 $0
11/7 Groceries $8; Eating out $5
11/8 Auto $10 (gas); Medical $4 (prescription)
11/9 $0
11/10 $0
11/11 $0
11/12 $0
11/13 Misc. $111 at the liquor store
11/14 $0
11/15 Giving $20 church collection; Christmas $21
11/16 Auto $29 for oil change; Groceries $21
11/17 $0

 

[CherylA]

You put the quarter in the cart to get it free from the other carts. To get your quarter back, you have to take it back and hook it to the other carts. So, if you leave it in the parking lot, it'll cost you the quarter. Mostly, I am excited about detergent and trash bags and the like. Rock bottom cost and great quality.

I love it, no carts rolling into your car in the parking lot. I think there are Aldis in my state just not near me. Maybe someday

 

[Swmr359]

Nov.1 $4 for ice cream
Nov.2 $27 for groceries
Nov.3 $0
Nov.4 $0
Nov.5 $7 at Target
Nov.6 $0
Nov.7 $4 at Starbucks
Nov.8 $7 at the Andersons
Nov.9 $6 for Chinese food
Nov.10 $0
Nov.11 $0
Nov.12 $0
Nov.13 $62 for groceries $32 for gas
Nov.14 $9 for cat food and a pepsi $36 for race entry
Nov.15 $6 ice cream and pepsi
Nov.16 $27 feeling bad and had to go to the store to get comfort food
Nov.17 $0 at least I made it to work today
Nov.18 $8 for medicine
groceries: 112/60 ok went way over...I'll take this in to account for next month
ice cream: 2/2 ($10)
eat out: 1/2 ($6)
misc.: $107
total: $236
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[charming23]

No spending today instead I cleaned out the linen closet and I do not need to buy shampoo, conditioner, or bodywash for quite sometime.

Groceries/household- $300/$127.18 Left
Eating Out/Entertainment- $100/$64.43 left
Gas/Car-$50
Misc-$150/$25.98 Left
Holiday items- $100/$57.71 left

I also would like to have at least 15 $0 days.

11/1 $0
11/2 $55.56 at Aldi's and 17.98 at Target
11/3 $9.87 at Books-a-million, Target $14.65 for baking and $15 for new sheets
11/4 $24.29 at grocery and $11.26 for holiday items
11/5 $0
11/6 $0
11/7 $0
11/8 $14.26 for pics at Walgreen's and $8.28 for lunch at Camille's
11/9 $16.75 Goodwill and $34.05 at Save-a-lot
11/10 $0
11/11 $17.30 Lunch for 2 at the City Diner, 13.94 for new wiper blades, and 9.99 for a pizza dinner after raking
11/12 $0
11/13 $0
11/14 $19.95 for cookbook, $2 for cider and $2 for garlic bread
11/15 $0
11/16 $0
11/17 $86.56 at Giant Eagle ($70.80 in groceries and 15.76 in Misc)
11/18 $0

Total for November $700/$326.31 left

I have also started to track my saving from coupons and sales and so far I have saved $143.80

 

[smiller]

But, my big budget happiness is that ALDI is coming to Texas! I can't begin to tell you how much I miss them. They open next year in DFW, can the rest be far behind? Seriously, if they come to Houston, I will plan a trip over every couple of months, or plan it when I travel there for work. Come on baby! Momma's got a shiny quarter for her cart!

Yea!!!

I LOVE Aldi... I can't seem to keep out of that store.

I went in today for a block of cheese, and $15.75 later exited with 10 sauce seasoning packets (alfredo, rosa, hollandaise, bearnaise, pesto), lemon caper simmer sauce, phyllo dough, 4 frozen mini baguettes, pumpkin spice creamer, string cheese, sharp cheddar & almond cheese ball, cracker assortment, and, thankfully, the cheddar cheese.

Really, though, where else could I buy that much for that price?

Also picked up my organic produce box today.

11/1 - $0
11/2 - $14.17 Aldi
11/2 - $9.00 Haircut
11/3 - $1.50 Pepsi
11/4 - $15.00 Newleaf Natural
11/5 - $10.14 Village Discount Outlet
11/6 - $14.xx Leland
11/6 - $5.00 Los Mogotes
11/7 - $2.40 McDonald's
11/7 - $5.45 Subway
11/8 - $14.xx Bleeding Heart Bakery
11/8 - $1.00 Parking
11/9 - $0
11/10 - $0
11/11 - $16.83 Newleaf Natural
11/11 - $6.81 Aldi
11/12 - $0
11/13 - $29.26 Jewel
11/13 - $21.25 Meat CSA
11/14 - $7.00 Wine
11/15 - $7.09 Bleeding Heart Bakery
11/15 - $11.43 Gene's Sausage Shop
11/16 - $0
11/17 - $11.69 Aldi
11/18 - $15.75 Aldi
11/18 - $15.00 Newleaf Natural

Total: $232.79/$300.00

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $535
$750...$215 left
$0 Days:9
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $300...$126 left
Gas- $150...$83
Eating Out- $100...-$21 over
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$20 left

1- $35 (Groceries), $15 (Eating Out) $7 (Parking) $20 (Gas)
2- $0
3- $0
4- $0
5- $0
6- $20 (Baggage Fee) $10 (food at the AZ Fair) $15 (Groceries) $15 (Eating Out)
7- $8.00 (Shirt) $26 (Eating Out)
8- $30 (drink tips)
9- $20 (Baggage Fee) $4 (Eating Out)
10- $40 (Groceries) $8 (Eating Out) $25 (Gas)
11- $0
12- $0
13- $5 (Groceries) $10 (Eating Out)
14- $33 (Eating Out) $46 (Groceries at Costco) $88 (Target Christmas Shopping) $7 (Goodwill Christmas Shopping)
15- $33 (Groceries) $22 (Gas)
16- $0
17- $0
18- $0

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Today and yesterday were $0 days!

 

[Siouxstone]

11/10-$0
11/11-$0
11/12-$9 groceries/household
11/13-$0
11/14-$0
11/15-$22 lunch out
11/16-$28 Sams, $18 USPS, $8 HEB, $5 Jimmy John's, $2 Sams
11/17-$0
11/18-$24 Alice.com, $57 Sams, $28 Petsmart, $104 HEB

Ugh. I knew it would be a big day. DH's family is coming this weekend, so I had to triple the usual food, plus they couldn't say if they would be here Friday, or Saturday or if they were leaving Saturday or Sunday. Really? Can we not just make a plan here? Do I need four meals? Five meals? Six meals? This just kills the planner in me, especially since I am a retail manager and well, it is the weekend before Thanksgiving. If something happens and they don't come, it'll be ham and lasagna for a week.*sigh*

smiller~ To be honest, it was my jealousy of your Aldi postings that made me check.

 

[annsteere]

Siouxstone, my relatives do the same. Crazymaking. I'm happy to host but PLEASE have the courtesy to let me know what meals you will be here to eat. I've had people call in the morning planning to shop on the trip and STILL not ready to say if they will want lunch or dinner at our house that day.

You are smart to choose foods that will make excellent leftovers.

Keep smiling.

 

[smiller]

I did it again... someone keep me out of the Aldi!!!

At least it was only carrots and a dessert for when a girlfriend comes over tomorrow night.

(Which is also why i needed the bottle of wine from TJ's.)

11/1 - $0
11/2 - $14.17 Aldi
11/2 - $9.00 Haircut
11/3 - $1.50 Pepsi
11/4 - $15.00 Newleaf Natural
11/5 - $10.14 Village Discount Outlet
11/6 - $14.xx Leland
11/6 - $5.00 Los Mogotes
11/7 - $2.40 McDonald's
11/7 - $5.45 Subway
11/8 - $14.xx Bleeding Heart Bakery
11/8 - $1.00 Parking
11/9 - $0
11/10 - $0
11/11 - $16.83 Newleaf Natural
11/11 - $6.81 Aldi
11/12 - $0
11/13 - $29.26 Jewel
11/13 - $21.25 Meat CSA
11/14 - $7.00 Wine
11/15 - $7.09 Bleeding Heart Bakery
11/15 - $11.43 Gene's Sausage Shop
11/16 - $0
11/17 - $11.69 Aldi
11/18 - $15.75 Aldi
11/18 - $15.00 Newleaf Natural
11/19 - $2.54 Aldi
11/19 - $3.30 Trader Joe's

Total: $238.63/$300.00

 

[mcgraws]

I just found this thread and I love it! I've been sorting out my budget big time lately because we just booked this Disney trip on a whim a couple of weeks ago when the kids exemptions in high school were canceled because of H1N1 (before if they missed 4 or less days a semester they could opt out of 1 exam each semester) but kids were going to school with H1N1 so they wouldn't miss their exemptions so board canceled them all. Kids were upset but then we said oh well let's do Disney then since you don't have to worry so much about missed school days.

Anyway it being a not planned trip it is blowing holes in my budget. I paid flights and deposit on Disney so credit card is now at $4500 and my goal is to have that paid off when the remainder of Disney is due December 20th. Then the balance of $4100 will go on the credit card and I want to have that balance paid off before we leave February 3rd so the only thing facing me when we get back is what we spend down there and we have the meal plan so I am hoping less than $1000.

So starting today I am in on this "game"

Nov 19 -33.22 credit (returned kids semi formal dresses and got the new sale price) so I am off to a good start, let's see how I do tomorrow.

 

[smiller]

I just found this thread and I love it! I've been sorting out my budget big time lately because we just booked this Disney trip on a whim a couple of weeks ago when the kids exemptions in high school were canceled because of H1N1 (before if they missed 4 or less days a semester they could opt out of 1 exam each semester) but kids were going to school with H1N1 so they wouldn't miss their exemptions so board canceled them all. Kids were upset but then we said oh well let's do Disney then since you don't have to worry so much about missed school days.

Anyway it being a not planned trip it is blowing holes in my budget. I paid flights and deposit on Disney so credit card is now at $4500 and my goal is to have that paid off when the remainder of Disney is due December 20th. Then the balance of $4100 will go on the credit card and I want to have that balance paid off before we leave February 3rd so the only thing facing me when we get back is what we spend down there and we have the meal plan so I am hoping less than $1000.

So starting today I am in on this "game"

Nov 19 -33.22 credit (returned kids semi formal dresses and got the new sale price) so I am off to a good start, let's see how I do tomorrow.

 

[Tiggerish]

My sister-in-law swears by Aldi's but there is not one near me so I have to make do with Meijer. This month feel like I am nickel and diming my way to the poor house with my grocery spending. I have only done one big trip but lots of little trips for filling in stuff and now my budget is almost spent and I still have to shop for Thanksgiving. Fortunately my brother is getting the turkey from a friend who is in fact, a turkey farmer!

Total budget for November is $500 plus Christmas.

Groceries - $200 / $75 left
Automobile - $50 / $11 left
Giving - $50 / $17 left
Medical - $50 / $46 left
Eating Out - $25/ $8 left
Misc. - $125 / $18 over

Then I have a separate budget for Christmas - $426 / $45 left
================================================== =====
1/1 Giving $10; Groceries $67
11/2 Christmas $10; Eating out $12
11/3 Giving $3; Misc. $29
11/4 Groceries $19; Misc. $3 (library late fees, oops)
11/5 $0
11/6 $0
11/7 Groceries $8; Eating out $5
11/8 Auto $10 (gas); Medical $4 (prescription)
11/9 $0
11/10 $0
11/11 $0
11/12 $0
11/13 Misc. $111 at the liquor store
11/14 $0
11/15 Giving $20 church collection; Christmas $21
11/16 Auto $29 for oil change; Groceries $21
11/17 $0
11/18 Groceries $10

 

[CherylA]

A very busy spending day. The weekend doesn't seem like it will slow down. I'm trying not to spend the whole rest of my Entertainment budget this weekend. I need to get a few more 0 days in! I'm trying for 2 of 4 Mon-Thurs next week!

Clothing
$100
-42.13 payless shoes
=57.87
+ 21.99 return to JCpenny
=79.86
+ 14.99 return jeans Sears
-12.99 bought sweater Sears
= 81.86

Gifts
$60
-21.60 under bed storage for MIL
=38.40
-3.38 bday card
=35.02

Unexpected Spending (misc)
$250
- 84.88 PO box bill plus interest and late fees (DH has autobill going to a card we don't ever use anymore so I never check to see if it has a balance. Grrrr!)
=165.1
-3.17 harvest door hanger=
161.93
- 25.00 money order (Fri 11/6)
-2.00 newspaper (Sun 11/8)
= 134.93
-8.89 fedex shipping (11/5)
=126.04
-12.70 CD 11/16
=113.34


Groceries
$530
-19.81 Trader Joes
-65.43 Stop and Shop
=444.7
-12.76 Walgreens (11/4)
=432.00
- 16.47 m&m farms (11/5) -7.48 cash stop and shop (11/5) - 1.99 trader joes (11/5)
=406.06
- 4.25 Convenience Store half and half and soda (cash 11/8)
=401.81
-19.50DH groceries for work
=382.31
- 33.54 stop and shop 11/11
-12.40 Walgreens 11/11
= 336.37
-16.23 Walmart 11/14
-12.00 M&M Farms 11/14
-2.50 milk 11/15
- 11.06 meat market
= 294.58
-5.01 groceries (11/16)
=289.57
-18.64 Alice.com 11/19
-16.90 walmart 11/19
-12.95 M&M farms 11/19
= 241.08


Entertainment ( I include eating out in this category)
$350
-11.11 McDonalds
-9.89 (cash) McDonalds
=329
-14.00 bowling and donuts and coffee
=315
-13.71 starbucks (11/5)
= 301.29
-40.00 drinks and apps Fri night (cash)
-1.70 salad bar salad (Fri)
-31.80 TGIFridays w/ family (11/7)
-5.82 D&D (11/8)
=221.97
-12.50 lunch w hubby (11/9)
= 209.47
-25.00 Science Center
-10.00 breakfast w/friend 11/15
-18.00 Fri night drinks
-12.00 Johnny Rockets 11/13
= 144.47

Gas
$290
-26.57 (DH gas S&S 11/4)
-34.29 (me gas Costco 11/5)
=229.14
-28 hubby gas (11/9)
= 201.14
-36.21 (me gas s&s 11/11)
=164.93

Haircuts
64.00
-21.00 hubby (11/7)
=43.00

Home Items (Repair/Upkeep/Decorating)
$100
-31.76 new shower head and leaf bags (Sun 11/8)
=68.24
- 28.19 home depot shelf and dry wall hooks 11/15
=40.05

Christmas

Immediate Family $600
-31.45 Target 11/5
=568.55
-37.46 madden wii
-31.77 swim pup
-21.19 zhu zhu
-11.16 UP
-13.96 sears for DH
=453.01

Other gifts $420
- 75 snapfish calendars
=345.00
-10.74 holiday gift craft supplies (JoAnns 11/5)
=334.26
-3.05 tiles holiday craft (home depot 11/8)
=331.21
-5.00 Walgreens (fudge set DMIL 11/11)
=326.21
-18.27 Passporter xmas gift
-34.98 Sears sweaters for mom and sis
=272.96
-14.40 sears pants uncle
-10.00 2 kids $5 grab bags
-20.00 Pokeno GC
=228.56

Xtra food and events (dinners out, food for xmas dinner)
$230



Nov 1- McDonalds, late cc bill, Stop and Shop
Nov 2- $14 bowling and coffee/donuts
Nov 3- $0
Nov 4- 12.76 Walgreens, 26.57 hubby gas
Nov 5- 34.29 me gas, 13.71 starbucks, 1.99 trader joes, 7.48 stop and
shop,16.47 produce m&M farms, 35.51 Joann fabrics split between gifts, xmas gifts and misc spending, 8.89 fedex
Nov 6-JCpenny return yay! Money Order, 1.70 lunch salad, $40 drinks at apps, 19.50DH groceries for work
Nov 7- bday card 3.38, lunch at TGIF 31.80, hubby haircut $21
Nov 8- paper $2, Home Depot 31.76, holiday tiles 3.05, D&D 5.82, convenience store 4.25
Nov 9- lunch w/ hubby 12.50, hubby gas 28.00
Nov 10- $0
Nov 11- gas 36.21, s&s groceries 33.54, walgreens groceries 12.40, walgreen xmas gift 5.00
Nov 12- $0
Nov 13- $18.27 Passporter 2010 xmas gift, buys and returns at sears +$2, Johnny Rockets $12, Drinks $18
Nov 14- Walmart 16.23, M&M farm 12.00, sears gifts 34.98
Nov 15-Milk 2.50, $25 science center, $10 bfast w/Friend, Home Depot 28.19
Bov 16- 12.70 CD, 5.01 S&S groceries
Nov 17- $0 Yay!
Nov 18- gas 36.14 me and gas for DH ? amount
Nov 19- walmart grocery 16.90, walmart gifts 30, sears gifts 13.96 immed family 14.40 others Christmas, 12.95 M&M farms, 18.54 Alice.com groceries, XX.XX grocery rotisserie chicken for dinner


Aiming for 10 zero days
4/10 zero days

 

[charming23]

I woke up feeling sick today so I went no where therefore no spending today.

Groceries/household- $300/$127.18 Left
Eating Out/Entertainment- $100/$64.43 left
Gas/Car-$50
Misc-$150/$25.98 Left
Holiday items- $100/$57.71 left

I also would like to have at least 15 $0 days.

11/1 $0
11/2 $55.56 at Aldi's and 17.98 at Target
11/3 $9.87 at Books-a-million, Target $14.65 for baking and $15 for new sheets
11/4 $24.29 at grocery and $11.26 for holiday items
11/5 $0
11/6 $0
11/7 $0
11/8 $14.26 for pics at Walgreen's and $8.28 for lunch at Camille's
11/9 $16.75 Goodwill and $34.05 at Save-a-lot
11/10 $0
11/11 $17.30 Lunch for 2 at the City Diner, 13.94 for new wiper blades, and 9.99 for a pizza dinner after raking
11/12 $0
11/13 $0
11/14 $19.95 for cookbook, $2 for cider and $2 for garlic bread
11/15 $0
11/16 $0
11/17 $86.56 at Giant Eagle ($70.80 in groceries and 15.76 in Misc)
11/18 $0
11/19 $0

Total for November $700/$326.31 left

I have also started to track my saving from coupons and sales and so far I have saved $143.80

 

[Swmr359]

Nov.1 $4 for ice cream
Nov.2 $27 for groceries
Nov.3 $0
Nov.4 $0
Nov.5 $7 at Target
Nov.6 $0
Nov.7 $4 at Starbucks
Nov.8 $7 at the Andersons
Nov.9 $6 for Chinese food
Nov.10 $0
Nov.11 $0
Nov.12 $0
Nov.13 $62 for groceries $32 for gas
Nov.14 $9 for cat food and a pepsi $36 for race entry
Nov.15 $6 ice cream and pepsi
Nov.16 $27 feeling bad and had to go to the store to get comfort food
Nov.17 $0 at least I made it to work today
Nov.18 $8 for medicine
Nov.19 $0
groceries: 112/60 ok went way over...I'll take this in to account for next month
ice cream: 2/2 ($10)
eat out: 1/2 ($6)
misc.: $107
total: $236
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I went the zoo today, but I have a membership so that didn't cost anything. Plus they were giving out hot chocolate, pumpkin bread, and cookies!

 

[smiller]

I went the zoo today, but I have a membership so that didn't cost anything. Plus they were giving out hot chocolate, pumpkin bread, and cookies!

That sounds like fun!

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $535
$750...$215 left
$0 Days:10
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $300...$126 left
Gas- $150...$83
Eating Out- $100...-$21 over
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$20 left

1- $35 (Meijer & Jewel-Groceries), $15 (McDonald's-Eating Out) $7 (Imagination Movers Concert Parking) $20 (Gas)
2- $0
3- $0
4- $0
5- $0
6- $20 (Baggage Fee) $10 (food at the AZ Fair) $15 (Safeway-Groceries) $15 (Jack In the Box-Eating Out)
7- $8.00 (Sears-Shirt) $26 (Swensen's for Ice Cream-Eating Out)
8- $30 (drink tips at the wedding)
9- $20 (Baggage Fee) $4 (Wendy's-Eating Out)
10- $40 (Meijer-Groceries) $8 (Ikea-Eating Out) $25 (Gas)
11- $0
12- $0
13- $5 (Candy Bars-Groceries) $10 (Barnaby's-Eating Out)
14- $33 (Subway and Five Guys-Eating Out) $46 (Groceries at Costco) $88 (Target Christmas Shopping) $7 (Goodwill Christmas Shopping)
15- $33 (Joe Caputo-Groceries) $22 (Gas)
16- $0
17- $0
18- $0
19- $0

 

[casper_jj11]

Sigh. Swamped at work. Spending little because can't get to the stores. Its stressing me out though because my window for Christmas shopping in small, after work before home to the kids. Sometime in there I need to negotiate a price for a plasma tv and setup for DH for Christmas (don't ask....) Anyway, had a great deal in the making at Best buy and had to leave mid way to get home to teh kids before teh caregiver left. Been trying to get back for 4 days now. Call each day to find out when he's working. I"m sure they think I"m stalking him. Anyway, I think I'm stuck at work late today too... just need to sneak out one day early...

Anyway, on to the budget. We have next to no groceries left to I'm sure it will be a big weekend.

groceries $700 ($175/wk) $303.33 left
gas $500 $364.18 left
cat food $90 $30.32 left
MIL bday $50 $6 left DONE
winter boots for DS7 $50
swimming registration for 3 kiddos $$350 $18 left DONE
gymnastics registration for 2 kiddos $318 $0 left DONE
tire change and oil change at garage x 2 $160
my spending $150 $99.56 over (hmm, mostly on gifts I forgot to budget for bdays)
DH spending $150 $101.60 left (no idea what's happening here)

Christmas (carried over from last month)
DS7 $85 $121.85 over
DD3 $50 $20.07 over ... and a bit more left
DS2 $35 $12.06 over
DH $150 $122.50 over .. not good, there's more too
DMom $100 $16.27 left
DDad $100 $57 left
DMIL $100 $88 left
kids caregiver $100 $6.65 over DONE
SIL $50 $5.50 left DONE
BIL $50

I'll carry over what isn't spent on Christmas this month, into next month. I'll also increase DH's budget then too for my Christmas gifts... no way he'll shop before mid Dec

Total including Christmas $3338 $741.66 left

1 - $0 YEAH! Good start!
2 - groceries $70.51; yard bags $6.76
3 - $332 swimming registration; gas $59.53
4 - DS7 $5 Christmas; Christmas DD3 $5; something for DS2's new big boy bedroom $4; friend's son Christmas $9.04
5 - DS7 gift $14.50; Christmas clothes for kiddos $26
6- Christmas gifts: DS7 $20.79; DD3 $45.20; DS2 $15.37; caregiver $11.75; bday gift for friend $18.08; newborn gift for friend $24.40; $15 shirt for DS2 ... I really need to stay out of gymboree
7- $48 lunch out for the family ; $24 Operation Christmas Child box
8 - $45 groceries
9- dad Christmas $22; groceries $83.63; cat food $45
10 - DS's friends bday $22.67; SIL Christmas $22.59; groceries $5.47; $5.38 advent calendars for kiddos
11 - $10 lunch out with kiddos; $30 at TRU for reward for DD for a week of no nighttime accidents ; groceries $50; gymnastics $318
12 - $6.66 groceries; $180 DH Christmas; $12 DS7 Christmas; $50 caregiver Christmas; $22.5 SIL Christmas; $12 MIL Christmas; $60 Mom Christmas; $44 mil bday
13- $6.78 groceries; $11.13 DH Christmas; $45.20 Caregiver Christmas;
14- groceries $38.87; DH christmas $30; $23.73 mom Christmas; $32.19 DH Christmas; misc spending on kids at Indigo $40.77 ; bulb for van headlight $16
15 - McD $25; groceries $43.50; gas $60.29; DS7's hockey pics $35 ... not sure what to do about all these items that don't fall in my budget... I"ve used up my own discretionary spending with bday gifts for others but that doesn't do much for the hilites I need this week....
16 - $140 approx(not sure about the US exch. rate) DS7 Christmas... should have realized he was going to come up with something to ask Santa for that I never thought about... a flippin' air hockey table ; $14.69 DS2 Christmas; $19.18 DH Christmas; $13.99 coffee; stamps $1.13; groceries $3.99; return $20 at INdigo and repurchased items for cheaper at Amazon; extra at Amazon ddad , DD $14.24, DS2 $17, DS7 $14.56 .. but had $25 gift card so not quite so bad...
17 - $0
18- cat litter $14.68; stocking stuffer DD $5.63; gift for DD for not peeing the bed at night $25 (yeah! 2 weeks now!)
19 - $0 .... and I'm not counting the $1000 cheque I mailed to Revenue Canada today because I mad a mistake on DH's income tax return last year
20 - hard to say... depends what time I get away from work...