The big "no buy in July" thread!

[dreamer310]

OK aiming fo a no spend day today. Mailing out books and dvds that I sold, so actually a make extra money day

7/1- 40.28 Staples/22.23 Petco
7/2- 0
7/3- 0
7/4- 0
7/5- 20.00 Gas/14.33 Farmer's Market
7/6- 0
7/7- 6.66 Kmart---666 spending is evil!!



4/15 Days

 

[SnowWhite607]

July 1 - $6 for ice cream for me and DD, $10 lunch Chick Fil A

July 2 - 98.45 at Walmart - that includes groceries for the week, cat stuff, paper products and toiletries. If I can keep this under $500 total for the month, that would be great!

17.68 Sonic for lunch

July 3 - groceries 20.38 (meat and stuff)

July 4 - 3.03 McDonalds

July 5 - 16.93 lunch, $3 snacks at the pool

July 6 - ZERO!!

July 7 - 11.72 lunch

July 8 - 10 - out of town

I will be going out of town Thursday thru Saturday this week. All things will be paid for thru savings set aside for this so I am not going to count it here.

 

[loritemp]

Everyone is doing so well!!! Inspires me to keep things in check. So THANKS!!

Today should be a no spend day mainly because it is like pea soup outside and I am going to avoid being out as much as possible!!!

Heading to NYC this Sat for a baby shower. I know it will be a spendy day but I have room for it in my budget. Just need to remind myself that there is no need for touristy extra shopping while I am there!!

 

[wdwfan16]

7/1 - $0
7/4 - $0
7/5 - $0
7/6 - $0
7/7 - $0
7/8 - $0

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Goals: 15 $0 Buy days
Max spending $500 for gas, food (groceries & eating out), and miscellaneous.

01 - $0!
02 - $0!
03 - $82.80 Winn-Dixie (Saved $34.85)
04 - $0!
05 - $0!
06 - $0!
07 - $57.15 Walmart, gas, brake tag, dinner out


Totals:
$0 Buy: 5/15..................33%
Spending: $139.95/$500...28%
Days in Month: 7/31........23%

Averages:
$500/31 days= $16.13
$139.95/7 days= $19.99

 

[MomOf3LovesMickey]

Bought dinner because the rain kept us from Moody Gardens. The stroller was in the budget.

Grocery- $24.87/300
Household- $9.89/100
Eating Out- $19.50/50

7/1- $1.23
7/2- $7.50
7/3- $5.57
7/4- $4.77
7/5- $0
7/6- $23.19
7/7- $12

Hoping for no buy today as it looks like another rainy one.

 

[Virgderon]

Good Walgreens run, but a bit complicated. If you are a Walgreens couponer, you might like this:

Took $2 in previous register rewards and coupons- got Greenworks Dishwashing liquid for 99 cents and dishwashing machine detergent for 50 cents ( a real score -normally costs $5.29 for the Cascade gel kind). Then I took the $2 in register rewards earned from that and applied it to three 12 packs of diet pepsi, and got $2 more in register rewards. So, if you count that I had previous register rewards, the dishwashing stuff was free.

Yes, I stood in line twice. Gotta save money.

Running Total: Spent $256
$1150 budget...$894 left
$0 Days: 3
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon savings $62

Groceries budget- $200-4-2-35-9... 150 left

July 1 0
July 2 0
July 3 14 (8 misc, 2 book, 4 lunchmeat)
July 4 21 (16 lunch at Changs, 5 tee at Old Navy)
July 5 163 (misc at Disney, 2 pop)
July 6 0
July 7 35 (groceries)
July 8 23 ( Walgreens- 9 pop)

 

[charming23]

Today is a no buy. I am spending it cleaning up since tomorrow I will be to hyped up about the Adam Lambert concert and we have family arriving in town on Saturday.

July Budget:

Grocery- $200/ $138.84 left
Household- $50
Car/Gas- $50
Eating out/ Entertaiment- $50
Misc- $50/$38.24

Total- $400/$327.08 left

Goal of 10 no buy days

7/1- $11.76 at Kmart
7/2- Out of town
7/3- Out of town
7/4- Out of town
7/5- $0
7/6- $61.16 at Marc's for groceries
7/7- $0
7/8- $0

3/10 No Buy days

 

[thebigkahuna]

07-01 $9.00 dinner.
07-02 $11.65 lunch
07-03 $0!
07-04 $0!!
07-05 $5.78 Kmart
07-06 $1.00 vending machine ice cream! $16.00 misc.
07-07 $0!
07-08 $0!

No $pend days: 4 / 12

 

[MissBritt]

7/1 $73.19 WinnDixie (saved 58.04)
7/2 $52.74 Pubix (saved 57.84)
7/3 $34.30 Gas, $17.87 Post office, $50 Sephora (gift), $6.41 The Body Shop (gift), $15.00 Etsy (gift), -$5.34 Return
7/4 $14.00 Movie & snacks (Grown Ups)
7/5 $20.25 Movie & snacks (Toy Story 3), $28.00 Dinner out (1/6)
7/6 $0
7/7 $53.38 Sephora (makeup!!!), $14.18 WinnDixie (saved 8.88)
7/8 $0

Groceries 140.11 (saved 124.76)
Dinner Out 28.00 (1/6)
Gas 34.30
Gifts 71.41
Entertainment 34.25
Incidentals 71.25
Returns -5.34

TOTALS:
374.08
$0 DAYS- 2/10

 

[lougoofy]

7/06/10: $4.36 DGMarket (a bit of) groceries

7/07/10: $3.35 dgmarket
7/08/10: $1.50 bus fare, $5.25 chinese rest. lunch, $17.95 big lots (mostly groceries and drinks) and $1.35 Dairy Mart (cup of ice and bottle of soda)

 

[jitterbug7129]

7/7: My first no buy day!!! Felt very good!!!!
7/8: 8.66 @ Tops for some BOGO Pepsi (for work) & a Smart One for lunch

9 more NO BUY days planned for JULY!! 1/10

 

[Tiggerish]

Budget for July is $1000 with 10 no spend days.

Auto $60
Eating Out/Entertainment $100
Giving $125 /$100
Groceries/Household Goods $300 / $228 left
Medical $265 / $255
Misc. $150 / $140 left

No spend days = 4 /10
Coupon savings = $19.35
Christmas 2010 running total of spending = $12

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7/1 Groceries $20
7/2 $0
7/3 Groceries $43; Misc. $10 (new Mickey Mouse watch)
7/4 Giving $25 (church); Groceries $6
7/5 $0
7/6 Groceries $3; Medical $10 (3 month prescription)
7/7 $0
7/8 $0

 

[thebeesknees]

7/1 $22.95 LL Bean
7/2 $50 groceries
7/3 $0 Finally!!
7/4 $0
7/5 $0
7/6 $0
7/7 $0

5/12 no-buy days

 

[Virgderon]

charming, I love Adam Lambert. Let me know how it is. He is going to be performing after a Rays baseball game in September, and if you think the concert is good my DH may be forced into taking me.

 

[ronnmel]

I went camping for 2 nights and can't remember exactly what i spent where, so I'm lumping all the days together.

No Buy Days : 0/10
Gas :
Car repairs :
Groceries : 64$
Eating out (and snacks) : 60$
Non-necessities : 192$

7/01 : 12$ (greeting cards)
7/02 : 16$ (groceries)
7/03 : 40$ (groceries + sunscreen)
7/04 : 110$ (water park day)
7/05 : 28$ (groceries)
7/06 - 7/08 : 110$ (camping, groceries, sunscreen, etc.)

 

[Cindy-rella]

Good Walgreens run, but a bit complicated. If you are a Walgreens couponer, you might like this:

Took $2 in previous register rewards and coupons- got Greenworks Dishwashing liquid for 99 cents and dishwashing machine detergent for 50 cents ( a real score -normally costs $5.29 for the Cascade gel kind). Then I took the $2 in register rewards earned from that and applied it to three 12 packs of diet pepsi, and got $2 more in register rewards. So, if you count that I had previous register rewards, the dishwashing stuff was free.

Yes, I stood in line twice. Gotta save money.

I just did two transactions at Walgreens!
I spent $5.49 for Febreeze Candle Kit(which I will get back in rebate) and pencils, saved $11.75 and received $2RR. Then I spend 1.47 on a toothbrush, saved $3.50,and received $2RR. Also did a trip to Kroger for $4.98 and saved $8.34.


Budget
Groceries $440, Spent $58.13
3 no buys out of 12

 

[Virgderon]

oooh Cindy... you are good. I'm really starting to work the Walgreens register rewards and getting good at it. The only problem is that I have to ask myself if I really need the item that is free.... we live in condo!

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

Charming, have fun at the concert. Did you decide to see Bon Jovi on Monday, if so, see you there! (Course, I don't know what you look like, but I will be there and could see you! )

 

[Ginamarie]

7-1 - $10 parking fee

7-2 $0 (my first no spend day in July!)

7-3 - $77.32 groceries, $32.35 baby shower gift

7-4 - $12.50 groceries

7-5- $0

7-6 $0

7-7 $0

7-8 $30- kid/baby stuff, $91 BJs


I was hoping to get to 10 or 12 no buy days for the month, so I'm off to a good start