September No Buy!!

[stayhomemom77]

I'll aim for 18 days.

September
6-easy one, staying home and relaxing--No Buy #1
7-came down with a vicious cold so I spent the day on the couch--No Buy #2
8-ordered pizza as I was not feeling up to cooking--spend
9-got the kids their indoor shoes--spend
10-only left the house to walk around the neighbourhood--No Buy #3
11-regular grocery shopping day, stayed within budget and was waaaaay below budget for gasoline for the week --spend
12-chocolate bars for the family from the dollar store--spend
13-No Buy #4
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4/18

 

[EpiStitch]

I'm going to aim for 17 No Buy Days to help build off my previous month's success.

September
1-No Buy #1
2-spent $20 to join my work's college football league, I'm the defending champion and I won $150 last year so it's a good return on investment if I get lucky again, otherwise it's just fun
3-No Buy #2
4-had to buy clothes for a funeral
5-No Buy #3
6-gas, groceries, Redbox rental since my internet and cable were both out
7-unnecessary spending
8-No Buy #4
9-No Buy #5
10-No Buy #6
11-took a taxi home after a 5K
12-bought my mom's birthday present, so I have to make this a spend day, oh well
13-groceries

6/17 Days So Far, I've been pretty good about not eating out lately, but I almost caved yesterday because I was so tired

 

[pjlla]

Updated my NO BUY calendar. UP to 5 of the planned 15 No Buy days I'm hoping to achieve. Plus I've been busy trying to make the best use of my pantry/freezer supplies (jumped on the Pantry Clean out thread recently). Last night's beef barley soup was made from stock and meat leftover from the Christmas Eve prime rib (thankfully I have a good deep freeze in the basement), so all it cost me was 1/2 C of barley, two onions, 8 carrots, and 5 stalks of celery! DH, DS, and I devoured it and there were 3 pints leftover for lunches. ............P

 

[EpiStitch]

I'm going to aim for 17 No Buy Days to help build off my previous month's success.

September
1-No Buy #1
2-spent $20 to join my work's college football league, I'm the defending champion and I won $150 last year so it's a good return on investment if I get lucky again, otherwise it's just fun
3-No Buy #2
4-had to buy clothes for a funeral
5-No Buy #3
6-gas, groceries, Redbox rental since my internet and cable were both out
7-unnecessary spending
8-No Buy #4
9-No Buy #5
10-No Buy #6
11-took a taxi home after a 5K
12-bought my mom's birthday present, so I have to make this a spend day, oh well
13-groceries
14-No Buy #7

7/17 Days So Far

 

[NY Pirate Princess]

Oh my, thank you for starting this! I bombed August (and all of summer) so back to the drawing board I go!
10 Days Goal

1 - NO BUY
2 - Back to school clothes $91
3 - Spend
4 - Spend
5 - State Fair
6 - Ice Cream
7 - more Ice Cream!
8 - Back to School dress
9- groceries after oral surgery $32
10 - No buy #2
11 - No buy #3
12 - No buy #4
13 - No buy #5 (I paid a library fine of .10 but I am totally considering that a bill!)
14 - No buy #6

NEW SECRET TO NO BUY DAYS...be to sick to leave the house or sit at the computer!


6/10

 

[EpiStitch]

Oh my, thank you for starting this! I bombed August (and all of summer) so back to the drawing board I go!
10 Days Goal

1 - NO BUY
2 - Back to school clothes $91
3 - Spend
4 - Spend
5 - State Fair
6 - Ice Cream
7 - more Ice Cream!
8 - Back to School dress
9- groceries after oral surgery $32
10 - No buy #2
11 - No buy #3
12 - No buy #4
13 - No buy #5 (I paid a library fine of .10 but I am totally considering that a bill!)
14 - No buy #6

NEW SECRET TO NO BUY DAYS...be to sick to leave the house or sit at the computer!


6/10

Welcome back!! I hope you're feeling better now

 

[EpiStitch]

I'm going to aim for 17 No Buy Days to help build off my previous month's success.

September
1-No Buy #1
2-spent $20 to join my work's college football league, I'm the defending champion and I won $150 last year so it's a good return on investment if I get lucky again, otherwise it's just fun
3-No Buy #2
4-had to buy clothes for a funeral
5-No Buy #3
6-gas, groceries, Redbox rental since my internet and cable were both out
7-unnecessary spending
8-No Buy #4
9-No Buy #5
10-No Buy #6
11-took a taxi home after a 5K
12-bought my mom's birthday present, so I have to make this a spend day, oh well
13-groceries
14-No Buy #7
15-No Buy #8

8/17 Days So Far, only 1/2 a day behind my goal, so not too bad

 

[superme80]

4/10 I am almost halfway there!!!!!

 

[pjlla]

Just updated my calendar! Happy to report that not only was Monday a NO BUY, but DH stopped at a local discount store to return a bunch of unopened pool supplies we cleaned out of the garage last weekend (our pool collapsed last winter ) and get a store credit of about $20 that I will use to purchase some snack foods for my trip to Bermuda. AND I have ANOTHER return to that store, so it will make the trip there worthwhile after tomorrow's dentist appointment. In fact..... I have a BOX of stuff to return to various places in my car and will probably make an evening of it tomorrow after the dentist.... hoping to get some money back in the account or at LEAST some store credits that will be useful (Old Navy, Macy's, Walmart, Target)...........P

 

[DisneyMandC]

Ugh. I've totally fallen off the wagon, guys. I did so well last month and this month I just feel like I've really been frivolously spending. I don't even want to put down the days because I know that every single day has been a buy day hoping to get back on track here before the end of the month!

 

[ariel1025]

Ugh. I've totally fallen off the wagon, guys. I did so well last month and this month I just feel like I've really been frivolously spending. I don't even want to put down the days because I know that every single day has been a buy day hoping to get back on track here before the end of the month!

You can do it This was me last month, I just had to set my mind to it 1,000% this month.

 

[stayhomemom77]

I'll aim for 18 days.

September
6-easy one, staying home and relaxing--No Buy #1
7-came down with a vicious cold so I spent the day on the couch--No Buy #2
8-ordered pizza as I was not feeling up to cooking--spend
9-got the kids their indoor shoes--spend
10-only left the house to walk around the neighbourhood--No Buy #3
11-regular grocery shopping day, stayed within budget and was waaaaay below budget for gasoline for the week --spend
12-chocolate bars for the family from the dollar store--spend
13-No Buy #4
14-Spend
15-Spend
16-No Buy #5
17-
18-
19-
20-
21-
22-
23-
24-
25-
26-
27-
28-
29-
30-

4/18

Hmmmm...not doing so great this week.

I decided to take advantage of the nice weather (and a sale) on Monday and walk up to the local grocery store for a few things.

But yesterday, DH ordered new shoes online due to another sale and I had to go BACK to the grocery store to grab something I missed on Monday (I earned $4 on Checkout 51 with this purchase Whoot!!) and tonight, I have to make a stop on the way to the kids' activities to get laundry detergent...it's on sale for a really great price plus I have a coupon to use, making it even cheaper.

I guess I should be grateful that all these purchases are helping me keep my grocery budget low, but it's really wrecking my No Buy plan for the month!!

**Edit...I decided to pass up on the good deal on laundry detergent tonight so I can have a no buy day!

 

[ariel1025]

Continuing on...

9/8: NO SPEND #3
9/9: Target, but stuck exactly to list and budget. NO SPEND #4
9/10: Bath & Body Works, Panera lunch, Sushi dinner, Target. SPEND
9/11: Farmers Market (within budget) and bills. NO SPEND #5
9/12: Babies R Us (pediasure) and Costco (added a non-budgeted item) SPEND

Can still finish out the month with 20 no spend days

Still trucking along...

9/13: NO SPEND #6
9/14: NO SPEND #7
9/15: Bills. NO SPEND #8

Hubby comes back into town today. Working to get dinner already going, so that he won't say "let's just go out to dinner." Still on track to reach 20 days!

 

[EpiStitch]

I'm going to aim for 17 No Buy Days to help build off my previous month's success.

September
1-No Buy #1
2-spent $20 to join my work's college football league, I'm the defending champion and I won $150 last year so it's a good return on investment if I get lucky again, otherwise it's just fun
3-No Buy #2
4-had to buy clothes for a funeral
5-No Buy #3
6-gas, groceries, Redbox rental since my internet and cable were both out
7-unnecessary spending
8-No Buy #4
9-No Buy #5
10-No Buy #6
11-took a taxi home after a 5K
12-bought my mom's birthday present, so I have to make this a spend day, oh well
13-groceries
14-No Buy #7
15-No Buy #8
16-overslept and had to take a cab to work plus buy lunch since I didn't lay it out last night, ugh

8/17 Days So Far

 

[superme80]

5/10 I am halfway there!!!!!

 

[EpiStitch]

I'm going to aim for 17 No Buy Days to help build off my previous month's success.

September
1-No Buy #1
2-spent $20 to join my work's college football league, I'm the defending champion and I won $150 last year so it's a good return on investment if I get lucky again, otherwise it's just fun
3-No Buy #2
4-had to buy clothes for a funeral
5-No Buy #3
6-gas, groceries, Redbox rental since my internet and cable were both out
7-unnecessary spending
8-No Buy #4
9-No Buy #5
10-No Buy #6
11-took a taxi home after a 5K
12-bought my mom's birthday present, so I have to make this a spend day, oh well
13-groceries
14-No Buy #7
15-No Buy #8
16-overslept and had to take a cab to work plus buy lunch since I didn't lay it out last night, ugh
17-had to get my air conditioner fixed


8/17 Days So Far, This week hasn't been going that great, hopefully the weekend is better

 

[NY Pirate Princess]

Oh my, thank you for starting this! I bombed August (and all of summer) so back to the drawing board I go!
10 Days Goal

1 - NO BUY
2 - Back to school clothes $91
3 - Spend
4 - Spend
5 - State Fair
6 - Ice Cream
7 - more Ice Cream!
8 - Back to School dress
9- groceries after oral surgery $32
10 - No buy #2
11 - No buy #3
12 - No buy #4
13 - No buy #5 (I paid a library fine of .10 but I am totally considering that a bill!)
14 - No buy #6
15 - $6 at farmers market
16 - No buy #7
17 - $6 at back to school picnic for 3 to eat!
18 - $30 at jc penny for skirt and jeans with coupon

7/10

 

[jm0925]

I'm back for another month! All of the back to school expenses are out of the way and what's really great is that I don't have to pay for afterschool care anymore. Yay! That's a nice amount saved each month. This month I'm going for 15 days. I'm only counting my miscellaneous spending and eating out. Gas, groceries and other budgeted amounts don't count.

Week 1

1: Spend
2: Spend
3: Spend
4: No Buy #1
5: Spend

Week 2

6: Spend
7: Spend
8: No Buy #2
9: Spend
10: Spend
11: Spend
12: Spend

Week 3:

13: No Buy #3
14: No Buy #4
15: Spend
16: Spend
17: Spend
18: Spend

Spent a few late nights at work. That equates to buying dinner on the way home.

Week 4:

19: Spend
20: No Buy #5


5/15 No Buy Days

 

[charming23]

Playing catch-up. This weekend was a little spendy, as I hung out with friends and did some shopping.

9/1- $4.89 Chick fil a, $17.89 Gas, $36.29 Ulta, and $120.76 Target
9/2- $34.56 At Home, $18.86 Sam's club, $4.12 Wendy's, and $21.86 Aldi
9/3- $0
9/4- $36.16 Joann fabrics, $27.95 Applebee's, and $66.58 Walmart
9/5- $0
9/6- $65.50 Ferry service to Kelley's Island, $34.16 Shopping, and $8.49 sonic on the way home
9/7- $0
9/8- $0
9/9- $15.89 gas, $26.99 Walgreens, $26.19 bakery, $89.55 Sam's club, and $25 CVS
9/10- $0
9/11- $0
9/12- $5.39 Chick fil a, $107.88 Aldi, $15 to a friend bought a purse from her, and $33.65 Heinens
9/13- $0
9/14- $0
9/15- $0
9/16- $8 Target pharmacy, and $3.45 Starbucks
9/17- $4.89 Chick fil a, $25.19 Denny's, and $115.20 Target
9/18- $0
9/19- $36.18 Olive Garden, and $104.19 Jcpenney
9/20- $38 Applebee's and $65.77 Target

10/15 No Buy Days

 

[ariel1025]

Still trucking along...

9/13: NO SPEND #6
9/14: NO SPEND #7
9/15: Bills. NO SPEND #8

Hubby comes back into town today. Working to get dinner already going, so that he won't say "let's just go out to dinner." Still on track to reach 20 days!

Still going...

9/16: NO SPEND #9
9/17: NO SPEND #10
9/18: NO SPEND #11
9/19: NO SPEND #12
9/20: Albertsons with non-budgeted items. SPEND.