I've decided not to record the Christmas shopping on here or count it against my no buy days. I'm finding myself not ordering Christmas gifts so that I don't ruin a no buy day, and that is just not going to work for me down the line. I'm already far, far behind in my shopping and I'm beginning to get a little stressed over it. My goal is looking tough to meet either way!
The latest:
11/1: $42 for last week's after school care, $? for the PO (been avoiding that trip for almost 3 weeks, so I don't really want to know, but I suppose I'll have to ask later), $62 on clothes, and $140 for indoor soccer registration for the boys (ouch, but I was able to get the late fee waived because I didn't even know this place had indoor soccer until Sat., and the deadline was of course Fri.! That was really nice of them.) Starting off with a huge day!
11/2: $30 for the school fundraiser (beautiful wreath though!), $32 for gas, ? for grinders but DH picked them up so I'll have to ask.
11/3: $14 at the book fair
11/4:
11/5: $10 groceries, $12 skate night (PTO fundraiser), and $35 for after school care.
11/6: $130 on haircuts for me and the boys (I've got a lovely new shade of dark brown hair now!
), $35 at Target, and $20 gas. I also returned about $50 to Lands' End.
11/7: $43 groceries, $66 on clothes. (We had gift cards to pay for our hot chocolates at Dunkin' Donuts!)
11/8: (How could I forget to update on a no buy day?)
11/9:
11/10: (Not counting the new tires on my car as I've had the money saved for months and they're a big ticket, one-time type, necessary item.)
11/11: $14 bagel place (There isn't a one near us, so we buy lots when we visit MIL!), $75 Trader Joe's (ditto!), $25 dinner at the highway rest stop on the way home, $43 clothes (including a Lands' End fleece jacket for DS for $7!!)
11/12: I thought I had a no buy, but then I realized that my 8 year old is still using the same hooded baby towels he had as a newborn and they're suddenly tattered. I was going to wait for a good Kohl's sale, but I found a sale, a 30% coupon, and free shipping online tonight. So $38 Kohls for towels, a Christmas gift for my aunt, and socks and pjs for the boys. ETA: $218 on Christmas gifts, too. Ouch.
11/13: Today was my big shoe shopping trip with my friend that we've been looking forward to for about a month. That means that DH had the boys all day and spent money too. Here goes: DH and the boys spent $105 at BJ's (with $45 in coupons!), $? for lunch, $? for birdseed from the nature center fundraiser (he can't remember how much!). I spent $98 on shoes, $1 on muffin cups, $7 on sewing supplies, $17 on pjs and puzzles, and $16 on odds and ends for my class. I drove, so my friend bought my lunch, which was nice of her.
11/14: $26 groceries
11/15: $35 after school care, $? on dinner because the casserole I had put in the fridge LAST night to defrost was still a solid brick at 4:30 this afternoon.
11/16: $12 for the little one's book order, $80 on ONE contact lens (ouch!).
11/17:
11/18: $50 gas, $58 on things for my students, $50 on gifts/replacement clothes for me (I'll be returning a sweatshirt I ordered earlier this month, but rather than exchange it, I just rebought it at 20% off!), $2 on pencils for the boys
11/19: $8 groceries
11/20: $30 dinner out (long story!), $35 post office
11/21: $30 AC Moore, but some of it was a Christmas gift
11/22:
11/23: $9 on breakfast with a visiting relative, $4 lunch, $20 pharmacy
11/24: Ooooh. Ended up having an emergency eye doctor's appt. and taking the little one to the doctor too. Spent money at Target and Joann's, put gas in the car, and ended up going out to dinner due to the late appointment time.
11/25:
11/26: I wish I could say all of my Black Friday shopping was for Christmas, but the little one needed gloves, the big one needed jeans, and I "needed" a sweater. I also bought new blankets for both of their beds and spent $15 on lunch. I'm too lazy to separate that spending from the Christmas shopping I did today, but I did well at the sales!
11/27: Ended up grabbing more gloves at Children's Place (they wear like iron!), another sweater I "needed" that wasn't on sale yesterday (smart marketing on Old Navy's part -- they got me there twice in two days!), cat litter at Target, and so on. Oh, and more Christmas shopping!
11/28: gas, groceries and $50 on ice skates for both boys (adjustable, so they should cover the next two or three seasons for each one!)
11/29: $4 on photos for my class
11/30: $49 on after school care, ? on dinner out
Not a great month. Oh well -- here's to doing better next month!
no buy days: 7/10
dinners out: 6/5
longest streak: 3!
The latest:
11/1: $42 for last week's after school care, $? for the PO (been avoiding that trip for almost 3 weeks, so I don't really want to know, but I suppose I'll have to ask later), $62 on clothes, and $140 for indoor soccer registration for the boys (ouch, but I was able to get the late fee waived because I didn't even know this place had indoor soccer until Sat., and the deadline was of course Fri.! That was really nice of them.) Starting off with a huge day!
11/2: $30 for the school fundraiser (beautiful wreath though!), $32 for gas, ? for grinders but DH picked them up so I'll have to ask.
11/3: $14 at the book fair
11/4:
11/5: $10 groceries, $12 skate night (PTO fundraiser), and $35 for after school care.
11/6: $130 on haircuts for me and the boys (I've got a lovely new shade of dark brown hair now!
), $35 at Target, and $20 gas. I also returned about $50 to Lands' End.11/7: $43 groceries, $66 on clothes. (We had gift cards to pay for our hot chocolates at Dunkin' Donuts!)
11/8:
(How could I forget to update on a no buy day?)11/9:
11/10:
(Not counting the new tires on my car as I've had the money saved for months and they're a big ticket, one-time type, necessary item.)11/11: $14 bagel place (There isn't a one near us, so we buy lots when we visit MIL!), $75 Trader Joe's (ditto!), $25 dinner at the highway rest stop on the way home, $43 clothes (including a Lands' End fleece jacket for DS for $7!!)
11/12: I thought I had a no buy, but then I realized that my 8 year old is still using the same hooded baby towels he had as a newborn and they're suddenly tattered. I was going to wait for a good Kohl's sale, but I found a sale, a 30% coupon, and free shipping online tonight. So $38 Kohls for towels, a Christmas gift for my aunt, and socks and pjs for the boys. ETA: $218 on Christmas gifts, too. Ouch.
11/13: Today was my big shoe shopping trip with my friend that we've been looking forward to for about a month. That means that DH had the boys all day and spent money too. Here goes: DH and the boys spent $105 at BJ's (with $45 in coupons!), $? for lunch, $? for birdseed from the nature center fundraiser (he can't remember how much!). I spent $98 on shoes, $1 on muffin cups, $7 on sewing supplies, $17 on pjs and puzzles, and $16 on odds and ends for my class. I drove, so my friend bought my lunch, which was nice of her.
11/14: $26 groceries
11/15: $35 after school care, $? on dinner because the casserole I had put in the fridge LAST night to defrost was still a solid brick at 4:30 this afternoon.
11/16: $12 for the little one's book order, $80 on ONE contact lens (ouch!).
11/17:
11/18: $50 gas, $58 on things for my students, $50 on gifts/replacement clothes for me (I'll be returning a sweatshirt I ordered earlier this month, but rather than exchange it, I just rebought it at 20% off!), $2 on pencils for the boys
11/19: $8 groceries
11/20: $30 dinner out (long story!), $35 post office
11/21: $30 AC Moore, but some of it was a Christmas gift
11/22:
11/23: $9 on breakfast with a visiting relative, $4 lunch, $20 pharmacy
11/24: Ooooh. Ended up having an emergency eye doctor's appt. and taking the little one to the doctor too. Spent money at Target and Joann's, put gas in the car, and ended up going out to dinner due to the late appointment time.
11/25:
11/26: I wish I could say all of my Black Friday shopping was for Christmas, but the little one needed gloves, the big one needed jeans, and I "needed" a sweater. I also bought new blankets for both of their beds and spent $15 on lunch. I'm too lazy to separate that spending from the Christmas shopping I did today, but I did well at the sales!
11/27: Ended up grabbing more gloves at Children's Place (they wear like iron!), another sweater I "needed" that wasn't on sale yesterday (smart marketing on Old Navy's part -- they got me there twice in two days!), cat litter at Target, and so on. Oh, and more Christmas shopping!
11/28: gas, groceries and $50 on ice skates for both boys (adjustable, so they should cover the next two or three seasons for each one!)
11/29: $4 on photos for my class
11/30: $49 on after school care, ? on dinner out
Not a great month. Oh well -- here's to doing better next month!
no buy days: 7/10
dinners out: 6/5
longest streak: 3!
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