Step right up to September No Buy!

[BernardandMissBianca]

Week one Tally


9/1 - $0 (kids are having a hard time already)
9/2 - $60 on lunch; $12.50 on dinner (taking that out of grocery budget)
9/3 - $0
9/4 - $0
9/5 - $0 +$14.85 on bottle redemption
9/6 - $0
9/7 - $17.85 Starbucks (lunch); $0.82 photos (trying to finish a scrapbook); $22.33 Digital scrapbook (first 20 pages were free, so 50% off)

Grocery budget for Week 1 - 200 -$8 +$107 savings, 1000 gas points= $1/gallon


Not terrible. Could do better though.
DH will be gone next week so that will help with the spending a bit.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

9/8 $100 cash for DH for tolls and food (headed to DC for the week)
$20 cash for me, probably won't spend it but I hate not having any cash.

I'm not sure how to monitor his spending other than the have him submit household receipts.
I will focus on the household for the most part, and he can just do what he can.
Hotel, mileage, and most meals will be submitted back to work. Gas will be on us though, mileage covers all of that though.

 

[skeettafic]

I would love to join this thread! We are beyond broke this month! My work had a major upheaval earlier in the summer and things have not stablized like we thought they would by now so I was working 40+ hours a week for months and now am only averaging 25ish so if I actually want to go on our Disney trip next year, I need to buckle down. With the holidays and everything coming, we need to get some things under control.

So for my rules - I'm not counting monthly bills, babysitting, gas for the car, etc. Budget for groceries/household spending is $150 a week. I'm also including $50 out of my next paycheck to start some Christmas shopping and $200 out of my mileage check in a couple of weeks to make our Disney deposit

Just going to start today since I'm not sure what I've spent so far:

9/7 - grocery shopping for the upcoming week (just needed to supplement) - $38.00
9/8 - have to run to Wal-Mart to buy a poncho for my daughter for her first cheering game tonight (it's pouring here). Someone told me they were .88.
9/9
9/10
9/11
9/12
9/13

Going to track one week at a time!

 

[LSU25]

Everyone is doing so great this month!

9/1 -$0
9/2 -$0
9/3 - $0
9/4- $0
9/5- $0
9/6- $45 added to the Disney/twin girls fund won some at the casino

 

[skeettafic]

Football game was cancelled due to weather so no trip to Wal-Mart!


9/7 - grocery shopping for the upcoming week (just needed to supplement) - $38.00
9/8 - have to run to Wal-Mart to buy a poncho for my daughter for her first cheering game tonight (it's pouring here). Someone told me they were .88. - $0 since the game was cancelled
9/9
9/10
9/11
9/12
9/13

 

[whoopsiedoodle]

9/1- $50 (farmer's market, pizza, breakfast)
9/2- $60 (Birthday budgeted)
9/3- $5.51 (Starbucks DD birthday)
9/4- $0 NO BUY!
9/5- $88.89 (cat food, diapers, meds- all budgeted)
$7.55 (new sweater!)
$3.80 (snacks for the kiddos since they hadn't had dinner)
9/6- $1.12 (4 snickers bars!)
9/7- $0 NO BUY
9/8- $20? (Sent DH to store with $20 didn't get change!)

NO BUY!- 2/15

 

[charming23]

Spending the day at home getting ready to return to work tomorrow.

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

 

[carebee21]

My Sept Budget:
09/01- $0
09/02- Budgeted Groceries; $0 otherwise
09/03- $0
09/04 $10 Starbucks gift cards
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

I was trying to make it a no spend weekend, but I noticed the cats were low on food and the dog would probably need some soon too, so I had to make a trip to the pet store. I resisted the cute halloween costumes though and only bought cat and dog food. Other than that, we're staying home tomorrow. DH said he's not moving his butt out of the chair because football is on all day, and I'll be busy trying to do house cleaning, laundry and still working on decluttering my sons' room, listing stuff on Craigslist and filling the Veteran's donation bag for them to collect this week.

 

[arwood82]

I'm in this month. The past 2 months my budget has gotten out of control. I have to get back on track. I am only including what I consider "extra spending". I am hoping for 15 no buy days.

9/1: $93 (vacuum cleaner, new sheets, and my sons winter coat)
9/2: $0
9/3: $0
9/4: $21 (misc. essentials for home)
9/5: $33 (lunch out for birthday and a few things i forgot on the grocery trip)
9/6: $0
9/7: $0
9/8: $31 (had to have my nails done and I had lunch at taco bell)

NO BUY DAYS: 4/15

 

[staciepm]

This month I am just tracking no buy days. My goal is 15 no buy days to help encourage me to plan all stops. I will list what I spend to help me budget for next month.

9/1 $0
9/2 Walgreens $4.05 saved 14.48, BiLo 21.30 saved 37.29, Harris Teeter 39.62 saved 26.96
9/3 $0 Went to parents for late lunch!
9/4 $111.87 total $80 for $100 in gas cards HT, 15.07 HT, 4.14 Dollar Tree, 5.33 Walmart, 7.33 Piggly Wiggly
9/5 $0 day Clothing return, so - day. Mom bought groceries and made tacos for us and brought cucumbers and Baked lays for lunches. YEAH MOM
9/6 $0 day straight home
9/7 $99 Karate
9/8 .60 diet mt dew
9/9 $0 hopefully need gas but will use gift card I bought on 9/4

Total spent 274.16
No buy days 4/15

 

[stitchywoman]

I would love to be able to do this. Hopefully next month it will be more doable. This month is a terror storm. DH and I both started classes and his have him doing hotel conferences and things that cost 300 dollars for the weekend (yay private universities). Also sick amounts of bills to be payed. Finally a trip to WDW at the end of the month that may very well be the tipping point. Plus we need to do 13000 in concrete work. Seems like even if I am not spending on fun stuff I am spending every day....EEEKKK!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

9/1 - $0 (kids are having a hard time already)
9/2 - $60 on lunch; $12.50 on dinner (taking that out of grocery budget)
9/3 - $0
9/4 - $0
9/5 - $0 +$14.85 on bottle redemption
9/6 - $0
9/7 - $17.85 Starbucks (lunch); $0.82 photos (trying to finish a scrapbook); $22.33 Digital scrapbook (first 20 pages were free, so 50% off)

Grocery budget for Week 1 - 200 -$8 +$107 savings, 1000 gas points= $1/gallon

9/8 - $120 cash for tolls, food and pocket money (100 for DH, 20 for me); $13 pizza
9/9 - $0 ($71.54 out of grocery budget but we have meats for the week plus 8 extra pounds of hamburger)
9/10
9/11
9/12
9/13
9/14

Grocery budget week 2 $150. -71.54 at grocery store, $78.48 left

 

[skeettafic]

Just hanging at home today

9/7 - grocery shopping for the upcoming week (just needed to supplement) - $38.00
9/8 - have to run to Wal-Mart to buy a poncho for my daughter for her first cheering game tonight (it's pouring here). Someone told me they were .88. - $0 since the game was cancelled
9/9 - $0
9/10
9/11
9/12
9/13

 

[LSU25]

9/1 -$0
9/2 -$0
9/3 - $0
9/4- $0
9/5- $0
9/6- $45 added to the Disney/twin girls fund won some at the casino
9/7- $0
9/8- $0
9/9- Had to buy another car seat and stroller today, also picked up some toys for DS for Christmas- dang these surprise twins....haha but it came from my husbands account and not mine so still $0

 

[casper_jj11]

Its been a crazy crazy weekend. Went from DS4 being sick last week to DD getting sick Sat morning and missing DS4's bday party and DS9 puking on the way home from the party. Our house is one big petrie dish right now. I'm so tired from lack of sleep that I'm seeing double. And DH is travelling for work. Sigh.

Only started budgeting on Sept 7th so ok so far.

Sept 8 - bday party $103 under budget YEAH.
Sept 9 - $75 over budget on money going to the school for pizza lunch and parent/teach bbq.. and the milk money hasn't been asked for yet.

Guess they'll balance out. I did splurge on a $2 coffee for me today. Part of my plan was to give up my daily coffee... just needed it too bad today

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

Fall is in the air DH and his brother spent the day outside covering the pool, splitting wood, and cleaning the chimney (getting ready for wood burning) So, while they were outside I spent the day cooking and freezing several meals.

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

Groceries/Household:$149.00/$200
Gas $40/$150 (I lowered this one due to no longer working)
Eat Out:$118.00 /$150 (raised DD's birthday)
Misc: $70/$200
No Buy Days: 3/15
Coupon savings: $42.00

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.

 

[carebee21]

My Sept Budget:
09/01- $0
09/02- Budgeted Groceries; $0 otherwise
09/03- $0
09/04 $10 Starbucks gift cards
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

Today was football day for DH and cleaning and laundry day for me. We didn't even leave the house, so no money spent.

 

[charming23]

I went to work today and packed my lunch so nothing spent.

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

 

[arwood82]

I'm in this month. The past 2 months my budget has gotten out of control. I have to get back on track. I am only including what I consider "extra spending". I am hoping for 15 no buy days.

9/1: $93 (vacuum cleaner, new sheets, and my sons winter coat)
9/2: $0
9/3: $0
9/4: $21 (misc. essentials for home)
9/5: $33 (lunch out for birthday and a few things i forgot on the grocery trip)
9/6: $0
9/7: $0
9/8: $31 (had to have my nails done and I had lunch at taco bell)
9/9: $0

NO BUY DAYS: 5/15

 

[MomToOne]

(I'm tracking only Eating Out/Junk Food/Vending Machine/General Impulse Food purchases.)

9/1 - $0
9/2 - $0
9/3 - $0
9/4 - $0
9/5 - $0
9/6 - $0
9/7 - $24.47
9/8 - $0 but did break down and drank the last Diet Coke in the house
9/9 - $3 Donuts. No good excuse, just wanted them.


Total: $27.47 (Goal < $65)

Diet Cokes: 1 (Goal: 0)