No Buy September

[staciepm]

Need to come up with the budget for the month. LOL At least I am keeping track.


9/1 $25 almost nothing but last day to buy brick in kids name for new school.
9/2 $35.63 dinner out OUCH
9/3 0 Yeah

 

[maggieusa]

9/1 $25.79 Olive Garden
9/2 $0
9/3 $12 gas $7 dinner $33.10 walmart food items

 

[MrsSpratt]

Today was a doozy.

My first bra shopping experience (at Macy's) resulted in tears; I did find 3 great bras at Soma - no sale, but not outrageous prices and a good return policy. (waiting for DH's approval on them) but then I went to buy panties at Target and found things there that might work at a quarter of the price I paid at Soma, but they didn't have my size...they DID however have 2 cardigans and a pair of jeans (unbudgeted for) AND I ran out of my perfume today, so there went another 100.00....And then there was Costco.

In good news, the fabric was 24.79 with tax, so not too bad there - and I didn't get Iced tea out, or treat myself to lunch. I will post the outrageous totals when I can bear to add them up.

Mrs Spratt

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

Today was a doozy.

My first bra shopping experience (at Macy's) resulted in tears; I did find 3 great bras at Soma - no sale, but not outrageous prices and a good return policy. (waiting for DH's approval on them) but then I went to buy panties at Target and found things there that might work at a quarter of the price I paid at Soma, but they didn't have my size...they DID however have 2 cardigans and a pair of jeans (unbudgeted for) AND I ran out of my perfume today, so there went another 100.00....And then there was Costco.

In good news, the fabric was 24.79 with tax, so not too bad there - and I didn't get Iced tea out, or treat myself to lunch. I will post the outrageous totals when I can bear to add them up.

Mrs Spratt

It's ok, the first couple of months are a real shock sometimes.

And sometimes when you've been doing No Buy a while, you *still* have months that are a shock

 

[sherry7]

Updated as of today

Planned amounts/Spent so far:

Groceries - $300/$56.15
Cat food/treats - $45/$1.06
Gasoline (me only, can't keep track of DH's, but he has a very short commute) - $140/$0
Tolls for my commute - $52.50/$1.25
Oil change for DH's truck - $30/$0
Front end alignment for my car - $30/$0
Household (stocked up, probably only need some TP this month) - $20/$15
Clothing for me (last years Fall clothes are way too big on me ) - $150/$0
Takeout lunches at work for me (major cut!) - $35/$7
Bottled water club at my work - $10/$10
Dinners out (2 birthday dinners this month) - $150/$0
DS's birthday - $30 gift/$0, $20/$0 bakery cake
DM's birthday - $25/$0 gift
Toby Keith concert tickets (still debating on this) - $88/$0
Hair cuts for me, DH, DS - $63/$0
Frames for DS's senior pics (been putting off buying these...but I really need to display those awesome pics!) - $100/$0


9/1 Bread and milk $6.05, $10 for monthly bottled water club at work
9/2 Chinese takeout for lunch (enough for 2 days) $7, dinner at TGIFriday's with DS $28.19 with tip (had a BOGO coupon)
9/3 Groceries $50.10, Great sale on antiperspirant $15.00, Bought snack & drink at work $1
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[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

Not really happy with the disboards tonight, I might have to take a break for a while. Since my pm's been turned off you can email me at kickapoojoiejuice@yahoo.com if you want to know why...

 

[disneyorvegas]

Darn! I almost made it to a $0 day, but DD8 wasn't dropped off in time to eat before cheerleading, and I wasn't perpared for a crockpot meal. So we were eating take out at 7:45! Agada in more ways than one.

To top it off, we have to have major work done on our septic tomorrow ($2k ) and our dishwasher is on its last leg. I feel like I'm going down for the third time...

 

[carissanboys]

Groceries - $60.13/$400
Pet - $10
Household/Misc. - $7.33/$50
My blow money - $60
Dh’s blow money - $60 (I won't be keeping track of this.)
Gas - $160

9/1 - $39.29 (KMart/groceries), $7.33 (Target/household), $20.84 (commissary/groceries)
9/2 - $0
9/3 - $0

 

[charming23]

I decided I am going to try a budget this month still not real sure about exact amounts but will work on it after the month progresses. Also I do have trip to Disney planned this month but it was fully paid for last month and all extra money has been set aside already. So here we go....

9/1 74.42 Haircuts for both myself and my mom with new bottles of shampoo
13.57 Twilight book for my cousin for her birthday
9/2 14.84 Drugstore for allergy meds
107.00 for groceries, usually not this expensive but needed extra things for weekend
on Kelley's Island
87.28 Verabradley.com birthday present for mom and since they were having a huge
sale I got a new purse also
9/3 35.59 Supplies for Island
19.88 dinner out

 

[butterflygirl3]

Wanting to join! This is very cool! I have a pretty set budget already that works for our family, but would like to see where all the EXTRA money goes.

I am going to start with today because I can't remember if we spent anything Tuesday or Wednesday! Silly me!

9/3 grocery shopping (and a few extras) 110.00 I probably didn't need some of the extras, but I found two "school books" for my four year so I can work with her at home. And added to that 110.00 is shampoo/conditioner, paper towels and Lysol soooo actually not to bad!
9/4 $0
9/5 $60 for Labor Day camping trip, $20 withdrawal for weekend fun money, and $18 at Walmart and Walgreens for last minute needs for camping trip.
9/6 $0
9/7 We spent a few dollars on ice cream and soda for the way home from camping ,but it came out of the $20 withdrawal on Friday so it would have been a $0 day, but I was way tooo tired to cook dinner when we got home so we spent $25 at Steak N Shake
9/8 Hubby spent $8 on candy for Children's Church kid's for attendance awards, but I spent $0
9/9 $10 a few grocery items and toilet paper from Walmart
9/10 $10 Gas because we went to Suson Park (freeeeeeeeee!!)
9/11 $15 more Walmart essentials
9/12 $10 for food at Fenton's Founder Day Parade and Celebration... Everything else was freeeee!
9/13 $22.00 at Walmart
9/14 11.00 Walmart (we live WAY too close!), Post Dispatch $8.00 for 8 weeks subscription, $10.00 Gas from QT and $7.00 for snacks for hubby while he's at work from QT as well
9/15 9.00 Walmart
9/16 $14.00 gas and snacks for the Train Store.

 

[Siouxstone]

9/1-$0
9/2-$1 from Anniversary budget + $60 for Early Bird Check in for Southwest flights
9/3-$0

 

[momof2OH]

9/1 $0
9/2 $8.66 (2 conditioners and spray gel)
9/3 $0

 

[twinnersmama]

9/1 $0
9/2 $0
9/3 $0

However, I did sit down last night to pay some major bills and that broke the bank ...
I was hoping for another $0 day today, but I have to stop at the grocery store for some "bargains" tonight ... we'll see what that costs me ...

 

[MrsSpratt]

I already want to give up, after my 360.00 day yesterday...ARGH!

And last night, I was asked by my best friend's husband her host her birthday party TOMORROW. That was SO budgeted for, let me tell ya!

SO FRUSTRATED!

Mrs. Spratt

 

[monicastanner]

Great idea, I love having to "confess"..... I'm gonna try to keep up with this

9/1 -

9/2 - $75 for 2 new pairs of shoes, budgeted for. (feet grew 2 sizes when I had Cole in May - yikes) $0 (for pictures at Target b/c I had taken something back and had gift card) $50 Kohl's (NONE of that was necessary, clothes and a toy for Cole he didn't need, it was next door to the shoe store and I got sucked in.

9/3 - $45 budgeted for (1st haircut in a year, it was well needed and waxing the scary eyebrows) $30 gas (gotta have it)

 

[casper_jj11]

groceries $540 $527.83 left
gas $500
cat food $90
DD3 skating registration $300
DD3 playgroup registration $98
DS2 bday party $50
DS2 bday gift $50 $15.88 over
DS2 bday pics $150
DS7 bday party $298 $232.17 left
DS7 bday pics $150
fall clothing $175 $85.24 over already!!
annual cord blood storage fees for DS2 and 7 $200
downpayment bathroom reno $2250
garage painting $200
my spending $150 $31.95 left
DH spending $150

Total not incl. bathroom reno $3110 $2587.57 left

1 - fall clothes $12.29
2 - fall clothes $192.95; bday gift for ds2 $14.28; gift for niece's bday $5.75 (more to come ... forgot to budget this so it comes off my spending); groceries $13.17; makeup for me $48.30
3 - $24 gift for niece; $40 bday gift for the children's nanny (forgot to budget this too ); DSalmost2 bday gifts $22.60;
4- $65.83 stuff for DS7's bday party; $55 Gymboree ; bday gift for DS2 $29

 

[Jennia]

Sept 1: $0
Sept 2: $53 between Gymboree and Walgreens
Sept 3: $34 at Target

Today should be a $0 day.

 

[lougoofy]

Sept. 2nd: $1.24 candy
Sept.3: $4.60 misc.(cheap rest. bite, bus fare and $1 to niece), $33.74 groceries includes t.p. and (old house) fuses
Sept.4: day off $2.25 soda and bus fare, $15 Worldffest, $2.69 pizza slice and aSoBe, more spending today? maybe

 

[maggieusa]

9/1 $25.79 Olive Garden
9/2 $0
9/3 $12 gas $7 dinner $33.10 walmart food items.
9.4 $0

 

[staciepm]

Need to come up with the budget for the month. LOL At least I am keeping track.


9/1 $25 almost nothing but last day to buy brick in kids name for new school.
9/2 $35.63 dinner out OUCH
9/3 0 Yeah
9/4 0

Tomorrow I am going to a friends house for dinner and have to take a veggie. Hmnn that will require a grocery store trip.