Step right up to September No Buy!

[YukiPhnx]

I bought some stuff at Michaels on Sat but don't have my receipt with me. Yesterday and today is a no buy for sure.

Doesn't look like I'll be closing out the month very well. I'm buying a Halloween costume on the 30th and then going to another bridal show on Sat but my bridesmaid score us a great deal for those tix.

I'm going out 5 days out of 7 this week. I hope I stay on budget!

Buffy, I got your email. Thanks!! I can't wait to print it and put it up at work.

No buy: 16/18
Clothes: 0/3
Starbucks: 0/5
Eating out for lunch: 0/5

1. $20- iPad cover
2. $18- screen protectors
3. $0
$40-38= $2 saved!

4. $0
5. $2.71- Iced Cappucino from Tim Horton's
6. $0
$40-2.71= $37.29 saved!

7. $0
8. $0
9. $12- National Bridal Show
$40-12=$28 saved!

10. $0
11. $0
12. $0
$40-0=$40 saved!

13. $0
14. $0
15. $8.98- Michael's
$40-9.98= $31.02 saved!

16. $48.82- The Body Shop
17. $0
18. $0
$40-48.82= $8.82 over!

19. $0
20. $40.32-dinner and a bag
21. $0
$31.18-40.32= $9.14 over!

22.
23.$0
24.$0
$30.86

25.
26.
27.
$40

28.
29.
30.
$40

 

[charming23]

Yesterday I went to a few places. Today I went to work

My goals are:

2 nights eating out dinner
Only 1 lunch out per week
12 No buy days


9/1- $116.68 Groceries (I should be stocked up for the next two weeks) and $5 Dairy Queen
9/2- $41 Brunch at Mon Ami Winery, $5.60 in the gift shop, $11.90 fresh produce, and $5.51 save a lot
9/3- $0
9/4- $45.89 Target and $15.45 Gas
9/5- $0
9/6- $0
9/7- $7.95 lunch from Jersey Mike's and $11.93 for gingerale, kleenex, and misc at Walgreens
9/8- $0
9/9- $0
9/10- $4.29 coffee at Caribou and $22.45 Giant Eagle
9/11- $0
9/12- $23.59 Fat Head's Brewery, $16.16 Clothes Mentor, $22.19 Jo Ann Fabrics, $73.96 Aldi, and $15.45 Gas
9/13- $0
9/14- $0
9/15- $70.03 Target, $3.55 Dunkin Donuts, and $13.95 Chinese for dinner
9/16- $62.35 Groceries
9/17- $0
9/18- $8.99 lunch from subway
9/19- $0
9/20- $4.54 CVS, $4.24 Giant Eagle, $40.19 Target, $3.38 Wendy's, and $19.53 Gas
9/21- $10 Out with the girls from work, and $14.66 Walmart
9/22- $0
9/23- $11.62 Walgreens and $1.89 Save a lot
9/24- $0

 

[carebee21]

My Sept Budget:
09/01- $0
09/02- Budgeted Groceries; $0 otherwise
09/03- $0
09/04 $10 for 2 $10 Starbucks gift card
09/05- $95 Disneystore.com, but it's coming out of the Christmas budget.
09/06- Budgeted Groceries; $0 otherwise
09/07- $0
09/08- Budgeted pet food; $0 otherwise
09/09- $0
09/10- $0
09/11- Budgeted Groceries; $0 otherwise
09/12- $0
09/13- Budget Buster Day! $230 at Pandora. But I got my mom's birthday and Christmas present done, plus my aunts Christmas present. $45 at Disney Store. I picked up a few things for DS, even though I told myself no more $17 on lunch. $12 at Starbucks: $2 cash and $10 giftcard. $25 at my son's book fair. $30 on school fundraiser entertainment book.
09/14- $25 birthday present for a birthday party tomorrow
09/15- $5 card and tissue paper, $60 Furby for my son that is being put away for his Birthday or Christmas, $120 clothes for myself
09/16- Budgeted Groceries; $0 othewise
09/17- $8 saveology deal
09/18- $2 Tooth fairy money. It was almost a no spend day until my son lost his tooth. So we had to put money under his pillow
09/19- $0
09/20- I'm not sure how to do my budget for this. I had to have a dental procedure done. I think I'm not going to count the bill against my monthly budget, but count the extras that have gone along with it. $45 in groceries (I needed soft food like soup, oatmeal, ice cream) and then a few extra things we picked up while we were out. $5 slurpees. Luckily we don't have a 7-11 too close or this would have been much higher. The cold feels so good on my swollen gums, I could probably drink them all day!
09/21- $15 advil and orajel, $5 slurpees
09/22- $5 slurpees, $50 DH and DS went to the movies and out to eat
09/23- $5 slurpees; $15 at Target
09/24 $0; Hopefully get back on track with my budget!

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

When recording my spending I will always round up by $ amount. I don't include change.

Groceries/Household:$189.00/$200
Gas $90/$150 (I lowered this one due to no longer working)
Eat Out:$141.00 /$150 (raised DD's birthday)
Misc: $109/$200
No Buy Days: 15/15
Coupon savings: 48.00

09/01 $22.00 btwn Costco's and Shop Rite. We put together a last minute picnic with a few family members.

09/02-0- Went to Church and came back home. It was a nice lazy day.

09/03 $18.00 ordered out for pizza. Another lazy day.

09/04$3.00 for milk.

09/05 $76.00 groceries, $40.00 gas

09/06 -0-

09/07 $70.00 for DD's 18th. Birthday. Bought presents and a cake.

09/08 $100.00 Dinner out at the casino. Today was my DD's birthday.

09/09 $48.00 Costco's. Only really needed a couple of things but, had to take advantage of the coupons that expired today. Stocked up on Ziploc.

09/10-0-

09/11 $26.00 groceries. Took In-Laws shopping and DH did some shopping. But, he found packs of ground beef marked down. Got 10lbs for $11.00. He's learning well. $50 in gas. (gas is almost $4.00)

09/12-0-
09/13-0- Never left the house.
09/14 $23.00 Pizza
09/15-0- Money maker day. We had a multifamily tag sale.
09/16 $5.00 milk and Sunday paper
09/17-0- Both DH and DD were home sick today.
09/18-0- DD still sick
09/19-0- Stayed in just cuz I was lazy
09/20 $6.00 Milk and produce
09/21 heading to Walmart for RX Wish me luck!!
$39.00 for the day. Only spent $7.00 at Walmart $22.00 at Michaels
for a B'day pressent. $10.00 in produce, 2 veggie platters for 2 parties.
09/22 -0- Birthday party at a friends
09/23 $3.00 Newspaper. Another party for the day.
09/24-0- Stayed in and cleaned out some closets.
09/25-0- I'm on a roll cleaning. Going to a meeting tonight. Free dinner.

 

[charming23]

I went to target today to get a few odds and ends.

My goals are:

2 nights eating out dinner
Only 1 lunch out per week
12 No buy days


9/1- $116.68 Groceries (I should be stocked up for the next two weeks) and $5 Dairy Queen
9/2- $41 Brunch at Mon Ami Winery, $5.60 in the gift shop, $11.90 fresh produce, and $5.51 save a lot
9/3- $0
9/4- $45.89 Target and $15.45 Gas
9/5- $0
9/6- $0
9/7- $7.95 lunch from Jersey Mike's and $11.93 for gingerale, kleenex, and misc at Walgreens
9/8- $0
9/9- $0
9/10- $4.29 coffee at Caribou and $22.45 Giant Eagle
9/11- $0
9/12- $23.59 Fat Head's Brewery, $16.16 Clothes Mentor, $22.19 Jo Ann Fabrics, $73.96 Aldi, and $15.45 Gas
9/13- $0
9/14- $0
9/15- $70.03 Target, $3.55 Dunkin Donuts, and $13.95 Chinese for dinner
9/16- $62.35 Groceries
9/17- $0
9/18- $8.99 lunch from subway
9/19- $0
9/20- $4.54 CVS, $4.24 Giant Eagle, $40.19 Target, $3.38 Wendy's, and $19.53 Gas
9/21- $10 Out with the girls from work, and $14.66 Walmart
9/22- $0
9/23- $11.62 Walgreens and $1.89 Save a lot
9/24- $0
9/25- $56.65 Target

 

[YukiPhnx]

Woah, where have I been the last few days?

I had a latte at Starbucks on Tues, spent nothing on Wed, but bought this GORGEOUS red french jacket from H&M yesterday. I've been pining for one since I saw it 3 yrs ago. Definitely way over budget there. I'm going out tonight, so let's hope I keep my costs low because I'm already over budget for the month!


No buy: 17/18
Clothes: 0/3
Starbucks: 1/5
Eating out for lunch: 0/5

1. $20- iPad cover
2. $18- screen protectors
3. $0
$40-38= $2 saved!

4. $0
5. $2.71- Iced Cappucino from Tim Horton's
6. $0
$40-2.71= $37.29 saved!

7. $0
8. $0
9. $12- National Bridal Show
$40-12=$28 saved!

10. $0
11. $0
12. $0
$40-0=$40 saved!

13. $0
14. $0
15. $8.98- Michael's
$40-9.98= $31.02 saved!

16. $48.82- The Body Shop
17. $0
18. $0
$40-48.82= $8.82 over!

19. $0
20. $40.32-dinner and a bag
21. $0
$31.18-40.32= $9.14 over!

22. $11-Michaels
23.$0
24.$0
$30.86-11= $19.86 saved!

25. $3.52-Starbucks vanilla latte
26. $0
27. $71.46
$40-74.98= $34.98 over!

28.
29.
30.
-$4.98

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Starting to get my Oct plan into place. I need to get a better handle on the $$$.

Kids and DH aren't helping though!

 

[judomom2]

I am in for October. I procrastinated too much this month to join so I am gearing up for next month. I have a vacay to pay for and we are thinking about building a house in the next couple of years so I need to start hoarding money lol

 

[ilovepete]

I am not going to count necessities like groceries, gas, or bills against my no buy days. So, I'm just going to record everything else. I'm going for 15 no buy days this month.

9/1 - Target
9/2 - Not Good - trip to Orlando for IKEA shopping (Gas/Eating Out/IKEA)
9/3 - $0
9/4 - Co-Op day, I bought myself lunch (ran out of time that morning to pack it, I had packed the kids lunches the night before, poor planning on my part)
9/5 - Lunch out with husband, Target, Car Repair, Used Book Store, Groceries
9/6 - $0
9/7 - $0
9/8 - Target & Lunch Out (I am seeing a pattern here!), Groceries
9/9 - $0
9/10 - $0
9/11 - Lunch
9/12 - $0
9/13 - Lunch & Target
9/14 - Lunch
9/15 - Dinner
9/16 - Lunch, Kohl's, Groceries & Target
9/17 - $0
9/18 - Lunch
9/19 - $0
9/20 - $0
9/21 - $0
9/22 - Lunch, Lowe's, Target, Groceries
9/23 - Lunch
9/24 - $0
9/25 - $0
9/26 - $0
9/27 - $0
9/28 - $0


15/15 Yay! Met the goal!

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

When recording my spending I will always round up by $ amount. I don't include change.

Groceries/Household:$194.00/$200
Gas $130/$150 (I lowered this one due to no longer working)
Eat Out:$141.00 /$150 (raised DD's birthday)
Misc: $109/$200
No Buy Days: 17/15
Coupon savings: 62.00

09/01 $22.00 btwn Costco's and Shop Rite. We put together a last minute picnic with a few family members.

09/02-0- Went to Church and came back home. It was a nice lazy day.

09/03 $18.00 ordered out for pizza. Another lazy day.

09/04$3.00 for milk.

09/05 $76.00 groceries, $40.00 gas

09/06 -0-

09/07 $70.00 for DD's 18th. Birthday. Bought presents and a cake.

09/08 $100.00 Dinner out at the casino. Today was my DD's birthday.

09/09 $48.00 Costco's. Only really needed a couple of things but, had to take advantage of the coupons that expired today. Stocked up on Ziploc.

09/10-0-

09/11 $26.00 groceries. Took In-Laws shopping and DH did some shopping. But, he found packs of ground beef marked down. Got 10lbs for $11.00. He's learning well. $50 in gas. (gas is almost $4.00)

09/12-0-
09/13-0- Never left the house.
09/14 $23.00 Pizza
09/15-0- Money maker day. We had a multifamily tag sale.
09/16 $5.00 milk and Sunday paper
09/17-0- Both DH and DD were home sick today.
09/18-0- DD still sick
09/19-0- Stayed in just cuz I was lazy
09/20 $6.00 Milk and produce
09/21 heading to Walmart for RX Wish me luck!!
$39.00 for the day. Only spent $7.00 at Walmart $22.00 at Michaels
for a B'day pressent. $10.00 in produce, 2 veggie platters for 2 parties.
09/22 -0- Birthday party at a friends
09/23 $3.00 Newspaper. Another party for the day.
09/24-0- Stayed in and cleaned out some closets.
09/25-0- I'm on a roll cleaning. Going to a meeting tonight. Free dinner.
09/26 $40 gas, $5.00 Costco's (turned in $14.00 in water bottles, so used that credit toward the purchase)
09/27-0-
09/28-0- Yucky day out today. Drove friends to the airport..They're now in WDW .....and I'm not.

 

[charming23]

Playing catch up.

My goals are:

2 nights eating out dinner
Only 1 lunch out per week
12 No buy days


9/1- $116.68 Groceries (I should be stocked up for the next two weeks) and $5 Dairy Queen
9/2- $41 Brunch at Mon Ami Winery, $5.60 in the gift shop, $11.90 fresh produce, and $5.51 save a lot
9/3- $0
9/4- $45.89 Target and $15.45 Gas
9/5- $0
9/6- $0
9/7- $7.95 lunch from Jersey Mike's and $11.93 for gingerale, kleenex, and misc at Walgreens
9/8- $0
9/9- $0
9/10- $4.29 coffee at Caribou and $22.45 Giant Eagle
9/11- $0
9/12- $23.59 Fat Head's Brewery, $16.16 Clothes Mentor, $22.19 Jo Ann Fabrics, $73.96 Aldi, and $15.45 Gas
9/13- $0
9/14- $0
9/15- $70.03 Target, $3.55 Dunkin Donuts, and $13.95 Chinese for dinner
9/16- $62.35 Groceries
9/17- $0
9/18- $8.99 lunch from subway
9/19- $0
9/20- $4.54 CVS, $4.24 Giant Eagle, $40.19 Target, $3.38 Wendy's, and $19.53 Gas
9/21- $10 Out with the girls from work, and $14.66 Walmart
9/22- $0
9/23- $11.62 Walgreens and $1.89 Save a lot
9/24- $0
9/25- $56.65 Target
9/26- $0
9/27- $0
9/28- $9.89 Brown Bag Burgers, $19.15 Target, and $71.63 Walmart (groceries)
9/29- $12.25 Farmer's Market, $39.28 Trader Joe's, $15.00 Gas, $28.42 Consignment shop, and $11.50 Pepperidge farm outlet

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I used to be fairly active on these No Buy threads, but I kinda disappeared. I am debating rejoining in October. My September spending was a HOT MESS!

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

When recording my spending I will always round up by $ amount. I don't include change.

Groceries/Household:$196.00/$200
Gas $130/$150 (I lowered this one due to no longer working)
Eat Out:$141.00 /$150 (raised DD's birthday)
Misc: $109/$200
No Buy Days: 18/15
Coupon savings: 62.00

09/01 $22.00 btwn Costco's and Shop Rite. We put together a last minute picnic with a few family members.

09/02-0- Went to Church and came back home. It was a nice lazy day.

09/03 $18.00 ordered out for pizza. Another lazy day.

09/04$3.00 for milk.

09/05 $76.00 groceries, $40.00 gas

09/06 -0-

09/07 $70.00 for DD's 18th. Birthday. Bought presents and a cake.

09/08 $100.00 Dinner out at the casino. Today was my DD's birthday.

09/09 $48.00 Costco's. Only really needed a couple of things but, had to take advantage of the coupons that expired today. Stocked up on Ziploc.

09/10-0-

09/11 $26.00 groceries. Took In-Laws shopping and DH did some shopping. But, he found packs of ground beef marked down. Got 10lbs for $11.00. He's learning well. $50 in gas. (gas is almost $4.00)

09/12-0-
09/13-0- Never left the house.
09/14 $23.00 Pizza
09/15-0- Money maker day. We had a multifamily tag sale.
09/16 $5.00 milk and Sunday paper
09/17-0- Both DH and DD were home sick today.
09/18-0- DD still sick
09/19-0- Stayed in just cuz I was lazy
09/20 $6.00 Milk and produce
09/21 heading to Walmart for RX Wish me luck!!
$39.00 for the day. Only spent $7.00 at Walmart $22.00 at Michaels
for a B'day pressent. $10.00 in produce, 2 veggie platters for 2 parties.
09/22 -0- Birthday party at a friends
09/23 $3.00 Newspaper. Another party for the day.
09/24-0- Stayed in and cleaned out some closets.
09/25-0- I'm on a roll cleaning. Going to a meeting tonight. Free dinner.
09/26 $40 gas, $5.00 Costco's (turned in $14.00 in water bottles, so used that credit toward the purchase)
09/27-0-
09/28-0- Yucky day out today. Drove friends to the airport..They're now in WDW .....and I'm not
09/29-0-Stayed in for the day.
09/30 $2.00 newspaper. Went to Church and now back home for the day.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Who wants to start October?

 

[tajz90]

We do no eat out September each year (at the end of summer fun obviously) and we save a ton.

 

[::Snow_White::]

Final Total:

9/1: $0
9/2: $30 Concert Tickets
9/3: $0
9/4: $3.50 Knitting
9/5: $7.37 Groceries
9/6: $0
9/7: $0
9/8: $0
9/9: $0
9/10: $0
9/11: $4 Food $43 Gas
9/12: $2.50 Tea $30 School fees
9/13: $0
9/14: $0
9/15: $54.52 Movies, Dinner, Groceries
9/16: $0
9/17: $0
9/18: $0
9/19: $41 Gas $1 Drink
9/20: $0
9/21: $0
9/22: $0
9/23: $10.88 Snacks
9/24: $.88 Snack
9/25: $60.95 Gas & Film
9/26: $0
9/27: $23 Book
9/28: $5 Raffle $12 Makeup
9/29: $0
9/30: $0

18/30 No Buy Days!!

I'm definitely in for October!

 

[charming23]

Stayed home until going to dinner at my grandma's. I spent nothing today.

My goals are:

2 nights eating out dinner
Only 1 lunch out per week
12 No buy days


9/1- $116.68 Groceries (I should be stocked up for the next two weeks) and $5 Dairy Queen
9/2- $41 Brunch at Mon Ami Winery, $5.60 in the gift shop, $11.90 fresh produce, and $5.51 save a lot
9/3- $0
9/4- $45.89 Target and $15.45 Gas
9/5- $0
9/6- $0
9/7- $7.95 lunch from Jersey Mike's and $11.93 for gingerale, kleenex, and misc at Walgreens
9/8- $0
9/9- $0
9/10- $4.29 coffee at Caribou and $22.45 Giant Eagle
9/11- $0
9/12- $23.59 Fat Head's Brewery, $16.16 Clothes Mentor, $22.19 Jo Ann Fabrics, $73.96 Aldi, and $15.45 Gas
9/13- $0
9/14- $0
9/15- $70.03 Target, $3.55 Dunkin Donuts, and $13.95 Chinese for dinner
9/16- $62.35 Groceries
9/17- $0
9/18- $8.99 lunch from subway
9/19- $0
9/20- $4.54 CVS, $4.24 Giant Eagle, $40.19 Target, $3.38 Wendy's, and $19.53 Gas
9/21- $10 Out with the girls from work, and $14.66 Walmart
9/22- $0
9/23- $11.62 Walgreens and $1.89 Save a lot
9/24- $0
9/25- $56.65 Target
9/26- $0
9/27- $0
9/28- $9.89 Brown Bag Burgers, $19.15 Target, and $71.63 Walmart (groceries)
9/29- $12.25 Farmer's Market, $39.28 Trader Joe's, $15.00 Gas, $28.42 Consignment shop, and $11.50 Pepperidge farm outlet
9/30- $0

15 total no buy days

 

[YukiPhnx]

I'll start the October thread!