No Buy November 2009

[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
11/19-$8 lunch
11/20-$0
11/21-$5 breakfast
11/22-$0
11/23-$0
11/24-$140 groceries, $12 Xmas book, $30 gas
11/25-$56 Target Clothing, $13 motor oil
11/26-$0
11/27-$0
11/28-$34 alice.com

No black friday shopping for me, I think I'm going to simply go the online route this year. I'm also going to start placing my alice.com order at the end of every month for the next month. If it keeps me out of Target and Walmart, it'll really help out. I figure I might pay a little bit more than if I really searched out deals and CVSed and such, but no impulse purchases for me and the time savings are spectacular.

 

[smiller]

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
11/20 - $0
11/21 - $0
11/22 - $0
11/23 - $0
11/24 - $0
11/25 - $2.20 McDonald's
11/25 - $15.00 Newleaf Natural
11/26 - $21.08 CVS
11/27 - $0
11/28 - $1.75 Chicago Produce
11/28 - $7.97 Walgreens
11/28 - $7.14 Aldi

Total: $293.77/$300.00

Whew - I should have just enough for my bread pick-up tomorrow!

 

[charming23]

Today I helped my Grandma with her outdoor decorations and then I came home and decorated ours for the first time in a few years.

Groceries/household- $300/$94.77 Left
Eating Out/Entertainment- $100/$34.37 left
Gas/Car-$50/$25.00 Left
Misc-$150/$8.99 Left This could be cut next month if I tried
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
11/20 $13 for New Moon Tiickets, and $25 for Gas
11/21 $0
11/22 $0
11/23 $32.41 at Aldi's, $7.82 lunch at Wendy's
11/24 $0
11/25 $0
11/26 $16.99 for a new crockpot at Drugmart
11/27 $11.94 Breakfast out
11/28 $0

Total for November $700/$219.15 Left

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

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $678...$347 of this could be cut!
$750...$72 left
$0 Days:15! Woo hoo! I made it!
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $300...$92 left
Gas- $150...$27
Eating Out- $100...-$57 over
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$10 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
20- $13 (Mr. Beef & Pizza- Eating Out)
21- $28 (Gas) $34 (Meijer- Groceries) $23 (Five Guys)
22- $0
23- $0
24- $0
25- $0
26- $28 (Gas)
27- $10 (Museum Misc.)
28- $0

 

[lougoofy]

Nov. 26: $0 day

Nov. 27: $1.50 bus fare, $14.00 hair cut, $8.99 lunch, $2.76 bill payment fees, $51.94 wal-mart, $15.90 diisney store, $62.78 Macy's (shirts), $8.36 supper and $31.72 dis. outlet (gifts)
Nov. 28: $4.84 Hardees, $3.60 dollar store, $2.00 snack and $13.12 DG marketplace
Nov. 29: $5.25 home decor store, $2.00 newspaper and $1.00 snack

 

[charming23]

Went and had coffee with the BFF and then stopped at a New Marc's in our area for a few things to complete our meals this week.

Groceries/household- $300/$68.00 Left
Eating Out/Entertainment- $100/$28.89 left
Gas/Car-$50/$25.00 Left
Misc-$150/$8.99 Left This could be cut next month if I tried
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
11/20 $13 for New Moon Tiickets, and $25 for Gas
11/21 $0
11/22 $0
11/23 $32.41 at Aldi's, $7.82 lunch at Wendy's
11/24 $0
11/25 $0
11/26 $16.99 for a new crockpot at Drugmart
11/27 $11.94 Breakfast out
11/28 $0
11/29 $5.48 for coffee for two at Dunkin Donuts and $26.77 at Marc's for food

Total for November $700/$186.90 Left

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

 

[Tiggerish]

Total budget for November is $500 plus Christmas.

Groceries - $200 / $25 over
Automobile - $50 / $15 over
Giving - $50 /$3 over
Medical - $50 / $46 left
Eating Out - $25/ $2 over
Misc. - $125 / $32 over

Then I have a separate budget for Christmas - $426 / $22 over
================================================== =====

11/1 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
11/19 $0
11/20 $0
11/21 Misc. $24 for a fancy bottle of burbon
11/22 $0
11/23 Auto $26 (gas)
11/24 Groceries $100
11/25 $0
11/26 $0
11/27 Christmas $22
11/28 Eating out $10; Christmas $45
11/29 Giving $20 church collection

 

[smiller]

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
11/20 - $0
11/21 - $0
11/22 - $0
11/23 - $0
11/24 - $0
11/25 - $2.20 McDonald's
11/25 - $15.00 Newleaf Natural
11/26 - $21.08 CVS
11/27 - $0
11/28 - $1.75 Chicago Produce
11/28 - $7.97 Walgreens
11/28 - $7.14 Aldi
11/29 - $8.72 Bleeding Heart Bakery

Total: $302.49/$300.00

My overage was paid in coins at the bakery, so it doesn't really count, right?

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $727...$347 of this could be cut!
$750...$23 left
$0 Days:15! Woo hoo! I made it!
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $300...$85 left
Gas- $150...-$15
Eating Out- $100...-$57 over
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$0 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
20- $13 (Mr. Beef & Pizza- Eating Out)
21- $28 (Gas) $34 (Meijer- Groceries) $23 (Five Guys)
22- $0
23- $0
24- $0
25- $0
26- $28 (Gas)
27- $10 (Museum Misc.)
28- $0
29- $42 (Gas) $7 (Groceries)

 

[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
Nov.20 $0
Nov.21 $2 pepsi
Nov.22 $0
Nov.23 $0
Nov.24 $22 for Snow White, 2 drinks and a cat toy; I walked to the store so I consider that savings Nov.25 $0
Nov.26 $8 at Steak n Shake
Nov.27 $0
Nov.28 $0
Nov.29 $32 for gas (I tried to explain to the car that I didn't wanted to have a 0 day but it didn't listen!)
Nov.30 $43 at Kroger combo of b-day stuff for the bro and grocery items, $34 at Target B-day gifts for bro and cousin
groceries: 112/60 ok went way over...I'll take this in to account for next month
ice cream: 2/2 ($10)
eat out: 2/2 ($14)
misc.: $240
total: $376
I will do better in December

 

[casper_jj11]

I'm so glad this month is almost over. I'm so over budget. Its hard to be good when you know you've spent so much... kinda makes the $15 at McD not seem that bad. I'm looking forward to starting fresh in December.

groceries $700 ($175/wk) $25.82 over
gas $500 $285.04 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 $575.12 over (ok, so this is insane... now, it includes bday gifts that were forgotten int he budget, christmas pics that were forgotten and a bunch of other stuff but I really did go officially fall off the wagon this month)DH spending $150 $81.30 left (no idea what's happening here)

Christmas (carried over from last month)
DS7 $85 $233.59 over
DD3 $50 $121.69 over
DS2 $35 $54.73 over
DH $150 $1122.50 over ... sigh... decided to go in on a plasma tv for him with the parents... so far over budget its so sad its almost funny
DMom $100 $0.27 left
DDad $100 $57 left
DMIL $100 $78.96 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 $462.22 over ... but I'm not included the big splurge on DH... kinda want to see if I would have met the budget without it

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 - $0
21 - christmas gift DS7 $8; groceries $132.87; liquor store $20.30; boston pizza $27;
22 - groceries $144.28
23- gas $15.22
24- DS7 Christmas $10.16;
25- groceries $13; gas $63.92; DS2 Christmas $16.88; DD3 Christmas $22.53; hair apptmt $163
26 - $0
27 - stocking stuffers $18.85; DD3 Christmas $79.09; Dmil Christmas $9.04; gift for DS2's new bedroom 13.56; DS2 Christmas 25.79; gymboree fleece sale $100 ; Dmom gift $16
28 - Got $200 in free stuff with points at a local drugstore but had to pay taxes of $23... mostly DS Games for DS7 so I'll put it there; Family Christmas pics and cards $199 .. forgot to budget this; McD for kids because pics ran thru dinner $12
29 - $0
30 - groceries $70.58


Oh my, its worse than I thought

 

[Tiggerish]

I am over in EVERY category so it is all red ink!
Total budget for November was $500 plus Christmas and I spent $581. Hopefully December will be better.

Groceries - $200 / $25 over
Automobile - $50 / $15 over
Giving - $50 /$3 over
Medical - $50 / $4 over
Eating Out - $25/ $2 over
Misc. - $125 / $32 over

Then I have a separate budget for Christmas - $426 / $22 over
================================================== =====

11/1 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
11/19 $0
11/20 $0
11/21 Misc. $24 for a fancy bottle of burbon
11/22 $0
11/23 Auto $26 (gas)
11/24 Groceries $100
11/25 $0
11/26 $0
11/27 Christmas $22
11/28 Eating out $10; Christmas $45
11/29 Giving $20 church collection
11/30 Medical $49 - dr. visit and two prescriptions

 

[CherylA]

LET THIS MONTH END!!

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
-25 anniversary gc
=$10.02

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
-2 paper
=111.34


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
- 1 soda
-2 milk
-2 paper
-7.5 rotisserie chicken
- 5.50 bunny hay
= 223.08
-6.11 m&m farms
= 216.97
-20.63 costco
-5.09 big lots
-7.98 s&s
-12.87 S&S
-7.59 Walmart
=162.81


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
- 10 lunch w hubby
-40 movie and snax
-60 Hibaci w friends
-10 coffee w friends
=24.47
-14.81 mcdonalds
-26.39 Drinks V
-27.00 dinner albertos
-3.70 Costco food court
-4.50 cookies and coffee
-5.55 Subway
=-57.48 OVER

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
-31.50 costco gas 11/22
=133.43
-5.03 11/19
-36.14 11/19
= 92.26
-24.64
= 67.62
-24.34 costco gas
=43.28

Haircuts
64.00
-21.00 hubby (11/7)
=43.00
-21 hubby 11/21
=22.00

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
- 26.50 wet/dry vac walmart
-7.50 mickey xmas decoration
=6.05


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
-210.01 "laptop"
-18.38 barbie outfits & lov fam bathroom
-43.72 build a bear
-27.99 target cher sweater tony footie
-17.49 webkins
-21.19 lov family camping
=114.23

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
-17.99 tori target
-21.93 craft items jo anns
=188.64

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, 7.50 grocery rotisserie chicken for dinner
Nov 20- lunch w hubby $10 movie & snax $40, soda $1, bunny hay $5.50
Nov 21- hibachi $60, coffee $10, haircut $21, anniversary gc $25, milk $2
Nov 22- paper $2, gas $31.50
Nov 23- 6.11 groceries M&M farms, gas
Nov 24- 0 Woo hoo!
Nov 25- 26.39 v drinks, 12.87 S&S
Nov 26- 0 Thanksgiving!
Nov 27-14.81 mc d, 4.50 coffee cookie, 27.00 Albertos dinner, 17.99 xmas tori, barbie & lov fam 18.38, build bear 43.72, target cher/tony gifts 27.99
Nov 28- 20.63 costco, 5.09 big lots, 7.98 S&S, 7.59 walmart grocery, 21.93 joann craft, 3.70 costco food court, 26.50 wet dry vac, 24.34 costco gas, webkins 17.49, lov fam 21.19, mickey xmas decoration 7.50
Nov 29- 0 yay!
Nov 30- subway 5.55, xmas "laptop" 210.01




Aiming for 10 zero days
7/10 zero days

So thats it. I couldn't even make 10 no buy days. I hope Dec is better!

 

[smiller]

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
11/20 - $0
11/21 - $0
11/22 - $0
11/23 - $0
11/24 - $0
11/25 - $2.20 McDonald's
11/25 - $15.00 Newleaf Natural
11/26 - $21.08 CVS
11/27 - $0
11/28 - $1.75 Chicago Produce
11/28 - $7.97 Walgreens
11/28 - $7.14 Aldi
11/29 - $8.72 Bleeding Heart Bakery
11/30 - $0

Total: $302.49/$300.00

Woo hoo! Made it through November. So who's starting the December thread?

I'm already mentally spending my December budget - I am very thankful for No Buy keeping me on track!

 

[lougoofy]

Nov. 27: $1.50 bus fare, $14.00 hair cut, $8.99 lunch, $2.76 bill payment fees, $51.94 wal-mart, $15.90 diisney store, $62.78 Macy's (shirts), $8.36 supper and $31.72 dis. outlet (gifts)
Nov. 28: $4.84 Hardees, $3.60 dollar store, $2.00 snack and $13.12 DG marketplace
Nov. 29: $5.25 home decor store, $2.00 newspaper and $1.00 snack

Nov. 30: $1.50 bus fare, $2.52 Taco Bell, $30.44 Aldi (groceries), $4.25 laundry, $1.00 money order fee (rent time) and $5.08 beers and a can of beans

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $788...$351 of this could be cut!
$750...ended up spending $788
$0 Days:15! Woo hoo! I made it!
Goal is 15 or more!

Groceries- $300...$38 left
Gas- $150...-$15
Eating Out- $100...-$61 over
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) $200...$0 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
20- $13 (Mr. Beef & Pizza- Eating Out)
21- $28 (Gas) $34 (Meijer- Groceries) $23 (Five Guys)
22- $0
23- $0
24- $0
25- $0
26- $28 (Gas)
27- $10 (Museum Misc.)
28- $0
29- $42 (Gas) $7 (Groceries)
30- $12 (Meijer- Groceries), $7 (Wal-Mart- Groceries), $17 (Costco- Groceries), $11 (Aldi's- Groceries) $4 (Costco- Eating out)

Yay! I got my 15 $0 days! But I definitley need to work on my eating out! I like to eat out too much! Otherwise I think I did very well this month! Thank you everyone for curbing my spending and helping me become accountable! I can't wait for next month!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I TOTALLY biffed this month up! I got out of the habit of tracking even. I am looking forward to starting fresh tomorrow!

 

[charming23]

Spent the day getting out decorations for the inside of the house.

I feel like I did okay this month, with 17 $0 days but I could cut out some of my Misc. spending.

Groceries/household- $300/$68.00 Left
Eating Out/Entertainment- $100/$28.89 left
Gas/Car-$50/$25.00 Left
Misc-$150/$8.99 Left This could be cut next month if I tried
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
11/20 $13 for New Moon Tiickets, and $25 for Gas
11/21 $0
11/22 $0
11/23 $32.41 at Aldi's, $7.82 lunch at Wendy's
11/24 $0
11/25 $0
11/26 $16.99 for a new crockpot at Drugmart
11/27 $11.94 Breakfast out
11/28 $0
11/29 $5.48 for coffee for two at Dunkin Donuts and $26.77 at Marc's for food
11/30 $0

Total for November $700/$186.90 Left

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

 

[CherylA]

I went ahead and started a Dec No Buy thread. I copied Where's Piglet's text so I didn't have to think too hard!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=34523651#post34523651

See you guys over there!