No Spend Month--March Madness!!

[stayhomemom77]

I need to get back on the No Buy train! February has been a money SUCK month...I'm seriously broke right now!

I'm going to spend money only on the essentials for the month of March and see if I can toss a few extra dollars towards my trip savings because in February I had to pay for:

school field trips
grade 8 grad pics
Tim Horton's hot chocolates (roll up the rim, baby!!)
new running shoes for the DS
new winter outerwear that the kids keep losing (argh!!)

...and DH wants to buy a new receiver (surround sound and 4K capable) so I've had to try and save up some money to go towards that.

That means the vacation earnings/savings for the month of February was pretty wee.

I'd like to change that for March.

So I'm aiming for 15 No Buy days with a special emphasis on keeping ALL discretionary spending to a minimum. I do have a weekend trip to my parent's house planned so I can see my new baby nephew, but the only expense should be the gasoline to get us there and back (they live 250 miles away) as we are staying with my parents, so accommodations and food will be free.

Haven't done one of these since the fall...so I'm totally pumped!

Who's with me??

 

[stayhomemom77]

March No Buy

Goal:15 days

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[megveg]

I really need to do this. I fell apart in February. I have some extra days off in March and I'm gonna try to not buy anything except essentials and incream income somehow. I'm going to devote one of my days off to making my room empty and selling what I don't need anymore. I'm gonna be watching this thread

 

[Traveling on cc points]

I've been following the no buy thread last November but didn't want to jump in because the holidays were approaching. I'm going to give it a try this month!! I'm one of those people who stops by the grocery store several times a week instead of one big trip a week so I don't know how many "no buys" I will have. At the very least It will help me see what I am spending each day and where I can improve. Wish me luck!!


March No Buy

March
1- March is not off to a good start, hopefully tomorrow will be better
The printer ran out if ink $29.00
Grocery store and gas 71.56
DD wanted a Starbucks after school $4.75
Pizza for dinner $26.00
Total $131.31
2- my 1st NO BUY!'
3- grocery store $36.55
4- junior prom dress $266.56 still have to buy shoes and accessories. The only upside is, my DD16 looks gorgeous in it
5- no buy
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7- $36 at the grocery store
8- $236.00 at costco. $110 of that was membership renew)
9- no buy
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11- Starbucks $9.00
12- went out to dinner $50
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[Shelbizzles]

I'm joining in! My DH and I are really trying to change our spending habits.
We spend way too much money eating out and on non Essentials. Hoping to change that for march

 

[sharona]

I'm in!

 

[Disney_traveler]

I'm in and stealing/copying your "calendar"! I have a week long trip for March Break so obviously not all no spend and have some other to dos but I'm gonna try.


March No Buy

March
1-no buy 1
2-no buy 2 came home from work early: sick
3-picked up church fish plates. Bought tickets 2 weeks ago. Not sure if this means no buy day or $24 day
4-woke up with migraine, did nothing, no buy 3
5-got nails done and did some shopping
6-to go dinner
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[stayhomemom77]

March No Buy

Goal:15 days

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[oopsiDAISY]

Newbie here! DH and I are FPU graduates working our way towards a debt free future. Our goal is 2020 for paying off all debt. We have paid off two cars this last year. Now we begin working on a big credit card balance, and end with student loans.

March No Buy

Goal:15 days

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[Shelbizzles]

March No Buy

Goal:15 days

March
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[stayhomemom77]

March No Buy

Goal:15 days

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[sharona]

New
March No Buy

Goal: 15 or more

March
1- No Buy #1
2- No Buy #2
3- Gave DD money for roller world and McD's = $20
4- cut and color (priorities!), groceries, DD movie ticket: total = $200
5- essentials from Walmart (soap, spray cleaner, tp, conditioner) = $40
6- No buy #3
7- dinner and glass of wine with BFF - $25
8- No buy #4
9- No buy #5
10- No buy #6 (helps when you're under the weather for 3 days)
11- groceries and gas
12- Took DD and friends to the batting cages - $20
13- No buy #7
14- No buy #8 (thank you blizzard)
15- DD shoes x 2 $80 - much needed as she is outgrew everything from from last Spring
16- mani for DD and pedi for me - $55
17- no buy #9
18- dog grooming $60
19- Target - you don't want to know
20- no buy #10
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24- groceries and gas
25- movies and lunch
26- too much time in between DD's sporting events! Target, Marshalls, Pier 1 ugh
27- no buy #14
28- no buy #15 YES!!!!!
29- no buy #16
30- dinner out with my mom
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[Shelbizzles]

March No Buy

Goal:15 days

March
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[stayhomemom77]

March No Buy

Goal:15 days

March
1-No Buy #1
2-Ordered pizza for dinner
3-groceries, gasoline, treats from the Bulk Barn, DH bought the Nintendo Switch he and DS had been saving up for
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**Fridays are always going to be spend days because of gasoline and groceries but this one was a BIG one due to the additional purchases

 

[Aurora_Australis]

I'm in! Will be off to a late start and we leave for our trip to the US so I will aim for 12 March No Buy days.

Goal:12 days

March
1- no spend #1
2- Petrol
3- small groceries stop for DH, had workmates over for coffee. And a coffee out with DD.
4- extra petrol and some fruit to eat on our trip to my sister's 30th. Stuff to ice cake with. A beer and colas for DH. Gift and card.
5- groceries for the week, tinted moisturiser.
6- petrol, bread
7- no spend #2
8- no spend #3
9-no spend #4
10- had to grab some baking paper and then got dessert out at a local festival (had dinner in though!)
11- DH took a workmate out to dinner, very late secret santa gift.
12- groceries, bike shorts for DD8.
13- no spend #5
14- DH got a birthday cake for a workmate
15- no spend #6
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17- got a coffe out (but I've had the cash in my wallet for a week!)
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Should be back to work on Monday. Long weekends get so expensive!

 

[Shelbizzles]

March No Buy

Goal:15 days

March
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[stayhomemom77]

March No Buy

Goal:15 days

March
1-No Buy #1
2-Ordered pizza for dinner
3-groceries, gasoline, treats from the Bulk Barn, DH bought the Nintendo Switch he and DS had been saving up for
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**Doing good so far...hoping to keep it up!

 

[Shelbizzles]

March No Buy

Goal:15 days

March
1-No Buy
2-groceries $55
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4-gas 30. Hubby was out and grabbed some lunch $6
5-groceries $30 car wash $10 cat food $22
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[stayhomemom77]

March No Buy

Goal:15 days

March
1-No Buy #1
2-Ordered pizza for dinner
3-groceries, gasoline, treats from the Bulk Barn, DH bought the Nintendo Switch he and DS had been saving up for
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4/15 No Buy Days Achieved!!

 

[snarlingcoyote]

Just got back from WDW and Lent has started. I'm all in. I track personal expenditures only. Food, gas, pet supplies, bills and eating out twice a week with my husband are excluded. I gave up Amazon and Ebay for Lent. It has been a week, and I am already looking for loopholes other than Sundays off. . .but that's why it is a sacrifice, right? If I didn't miss it, it wouldn't be something to give up.

8 - $7 lunch delivered (ordered before I opened this thread. Ah well.)