The big "no buy in July" thread!

[3girlsfun]

7-9--$1 parking garage fee at dr.'s office (ugh, almost was a no spend!)
7-10--$37 for weekly family lunch, $20 gas, $30 for house needs, and upcoming trip needs at Dollar General, Sonic $3.50 for drinks
7-11--$4.58 Home Depot, $47.22 Logan's for lunch. $158 Walmart (don't take family to Walmart!!!!!) $15 Walgreens, prescription \

7-12--$20 gas, $1 Dollar General, $5.68 Taco Bell
7-13----No Buy!
7-14---$61, groceries, and I donated about $500 worth of stuff to the Goodwill!
7-15--No Buy!
7-16--$25 gas, $21.00 Walmart-b-day cards, drinks, popcorn,
7-17--No Buy! (We did eat out for lunch, but DH used his bday money, so this counts as a no buy!)

3/8

 

[Tiggerish]

I did a quick overnite trip to Chicago to see my Doctor but got a cheap room on priceline and did not go any where fancy to eat so did it under the amount I had budgeted. And good news, I am being scaled back to checkups every six months instead of every two because I am holding my own on all my scores.

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

Auto $60 / $37
Eating Out/Entertainment $100 /$83
Giving $125 /$75
Groceries/Household Goods $300 / $182
Medical $265 / $56
Misc. $150 / $117

No spend days = 8 /10
Coupon savings = $22.50
Christmas 2010 running total of spending = $16

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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
7/9 $0
7/10 Eating Out $17 (ice cream treats); Groceries $29
7/11 Giving $25 (church)
7/12 Auto $23 (Gas); Misc $11 (treats for nieces and nephew)
7/13 $0
7/14 $0
7/15 $0
7/16 Medical (trip to Chicago to see neurologist) $198
7/17 Groceries $17; Misc $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
7/9 $0
7/10 $36 Gas, $40.26 Walmart, $6.40 Borders (gift), $31.26 Target (gift)
7/11 $17.47 Dinner out (2/6), $1.60 Newspaper
7/12 $0
7/13 $0
7/14 $0
7/15 $23.40 Gas, $44.64 Publix (saved 24.74)
7/16 $18.23 Dinner out (3/6), $7.99 Borders, $23.03 Target, $16.70 Walmart (gift)
7/17 $0

Groceries 184.75 (saved 149.50)
Dinner Out 63.70 (3/6)
Gas 93.70
Gifts 151.71
Entertainment 34.25
Incidentals 118.19
Returns -5.34

TOTALS:
631.06
$0 DAYS- 7/10

 

[charming23]

Ran up to GFS to get some deli containers to use for freezeing some bulk stuff I am making.

July Budget:

Grocery- $200/ $78.88 left
Household/Beauty- $50/ $25.54 Left
Car/Gas- $50/ $25.62 left
Eating out/ Entertaiment- $50/$30 left
Misc- $50/$38.24

Total- $400/$213.28 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
7/9- $24.38 Gas and $9.62 at Sally Beauty
7/10- $0
7/11- $0
7/12- $0
7/13- $16.36 groceries
7/14- $10 for lunch and $5 for the movie
7/15- $0
7/16- $48.44 at Giant Eagle
7/17- $10 at GFS

7/10 No Buy days

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

I am back from being away and ready to rejoin! Goal for the month is 7.

July 13- Groceries $26
July 14-Groceries $121 Higher then usual but I just realized I didn't spend anything on groceries for over 2 weeks! DH and I shared an ice cream $3.50 TOTAL-$124.50
July 15- $0
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July 16- About $50 at Micheal's (gift), $3 Sam's lunch for DD who went out with me, about $70 on shamoo, girl stuff etc--a major bathroom closet restock, $10 pizza since I ws worn out! Gas about $35
July 17- movie with the family (Sorerer's Apprentice) about $30, eating out about $20, Michael's a few more supplies $20 but that is cause plan A was taking too long so plan A is going to be the baby's b-days gift (in 11 months) and I made plan b whcih actually is a better plan A then B anyway!
These 2 days are by memory. I hosted an Ice Cream for Breakfast event for Give Kids The World today with 40 or so people. It has been all I have thought about over the last couple days and everything is a bit blurry. On top of that we have a Baptism out of town tomorrow so I had to get the gift supplies and make the gift and we had promised the kids the movie today so it has been a busy weekend so far. Tomorrow is another busy day and not a $0 day since we will be gone all day, but what do you do? Have to go...People first, right?
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No Buy Days-1/7

Happy About Record Since Joining No Buy-
January-14 Days
February-13 Days
March-17 Days
April-15 Days
May-15 Days
June-8 Days
Longest Streak-4 Days in a Row!

 

[Cindy-rella]

Back home again and ready to start a spending fast and see if I can get a few no buys this week! Just finished grocery shopping and didn't do that bad. Just $58.49 for three stores.

Groceries $440/$170.73
No buy: 4/12

 

[Cindy-rella]

Totals:
$0 Buy: 8/15..................53%
Spending: $330.55/$500...66%
Days in Month: 16/31.......52%

Averages:
$500/31 days= $16.13
$330.55/16 days= $20.66




Where's Piglet, I love how you have % and averages on your post!

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

While waiting for my nails to dry I was catching up, you are all doing well!

CHARMING, thanks for telling me that not only Bon Jovi shirts were high. The last concert I went to was NKOTB in 10th grade. I think shirts were like $15-20, so it was quite a shock. But I love it to death, so it was well worth it, well, maybe not worth it but it makes me happy so there you go. It just seemed odd to pay more for the shirt them the actual ticket.

Anyway, keep up the good work everyone! It's turning out to be a little more expensive weekend then I thought but I am shooting for a better Monday!

 

[charming23]

Today is a no buy even though I am headed up to the mall with a friend. I am only taking two giftcards I have, one for the disney store and one for bath and body works so I will not spend anything extra.

July Budget:

Grocery- $200/ $78.88 left
Household/Beauty- $50/ $25.54 Left
Car/Gas- $50/ $25.62 left
Eating out/ Entertaiment- $50/$30 left
Misc- $50/$38.24

Total- $400/$213.28 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
7/9- $24.38 Gas and $9.62 at Sally Beauty
7/10- $0
7/11- $0
7/12- $0
7/13- $16.36 groceries
7/14- $10 for lunch and $5 for the movie
7/15- $0
7/16- $48.44 at Giant Eagle
7/17- $10 at GFS
7/18- $0

8/10 No Buy days

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Where's Piglet, I love how you have % and averages on your post!

Thank you! I find it really helps me pace myself, since it compares how much month is left compared to how much money is left.

 

[lougoofy]

7/16/10: $1.52 store up the street (I had to return a tape to them), $13.44 Walgreens (mostly med.), $1.50 bus fare, $2.00 Iced Coffee (From Krispy Kreme) nice on a HOT day

7/17/10: $4.02 breakfast (McD's) and $3.50 laundry

 

[Virgderon]

Overnight at Disney did not set me back too much. DH covered the Priceline room out of his budget, we had Give a Day free tickets, and we were too hot to eat a lot, so we didn't spend a lot on food. I brought pop and water from home for the room. The one extra that irritated me was the $12.43 "service charge" at the Radisson for services that we never used- all we did was sleep there!

Running Total: Spent $482
$1150 budget...$668 left
$0 Days: 8
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon savings $106

Groceries budget- $200-4-2-35-9-30-25-23.. 72 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)
July 9 84 ( haircut, groceries)
July 10 0
July 11 0
July 12 0
July 13 19 ( office supplies, misc Walgreens)
July 14 0
July 15 59 (19 eating out , 40 Target- 25 was groceries)
July 16 0
July 17-18 64 (Disney misc, 23 groceries)

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I did a quick overnite trip to Chicago to see my Doctor but got a cheap room on priceline and did not go any where fancy to eat so did it under the amount I had budgeted. And good news, I am being scaled back to checkups every six months instead of every two because I am holding my own on all my scores.

That's great!

Sunday is my birthday so we will be eating out then but I am really trying to eat more at home and not eat out so much, not even fast food for lunch.

Happy Birthday!! I hope it was great! Where'd you eat?

I am also trying to eat out less. We didn't do many TS restaurants to begin with, but WOW that fast food can add up quickly!

 

[figaromeetsmarie]

July Budget:

Grocery- $195.91/300
Household- $34.15/$50
Eating out/ Entertaiment- $0/50--over $. Had a big bday dinner out.
Misc- $100

Total- $500

Goal of 8 no buy days



July 1st- No Buy Day
July 2nd-$30.00 groceries $20 eating out
July 4th- No buy Day
July 5th-No buy Day
July 6th-$11.10 groceries
7th-No buy
8th-No buy
9th-$11.04 groceries
11th-$15.68 groceries
12th-$27.12 groceries
13th-No Buy
15th-$6.45 groceries $2.70 groceries
18th- household $15.85


Grocery Coupon Savings $260.84

 

[SunnieRN]

July goals:
13 No buy days (after set bills)
Grocery: $400/-$153, $97, $53
Entertainment/Eating out: $200/-$31.68, -$37.89 and $8.43

July 1: $0 (and worked on CE at home, so 5 hours overtime at work!
July 2: $153 Groceries, (including 4th of July potluck and BBQ and a crab dinner tomorrow night. LOTS of fresh fruit also! But 4 more hours OT!
July 3: $0
July 4: $0
July 5: $0
July 6: $31.68 Take out lunch (enough chinese for 2 meals)
July 7: $0 (Work tonight and tomorrow night, so be back when I can
July 8: $0
July 9: $0
July 10: $560, $97 groceries.
July 11: $0
July 12: $57.58 Groceries, $300, school supplies, medicine, some birthday and Christmas.
July 13: $0! ! Finally! Dinner in the oven, getting ready for work!
July 14: $0! And a piece of great news! They called from the hospital to pre register me for my ultrasound Friday and I have a $0 co pay!!!
July 15: $0 My daughter made me the most FANTASTIC birthday dinner!!
July 16: $38.00 Groc., $287 Christmas
July 17: $0 Phew!
July 18: $7 Potluck at work (again), our new hospital supervisor wants us all to "bond". My daughter made me a wonderful cobbler to bring (I my daughter!!), but I'm going to get cool whip and soda to bring.

12/13 No Buy Days!
Added to Savings: $115/$400
Christmas 75% complete, one birthday completely DONE

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $669.65
$0 Days:4

Groceries ($200)- $130.10
Eating Out ($100)- $279.72
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($200) $260.13

1- $0
2- $2.76 (McDonald's- Eating Out), $1.76 (Target-Groceries), $6.72 (Walgreens-Groceries), $.74 (CVS-Groceries) $3 (Carnival-Entertainment)
3- $10 (Carnival-Entertainment), $25 (TeddyFabz-Eating Out), $3.05 (Jewel-Groceries)
4- $7 (Dollar Tree-Shopping), $12.99 (Jewel-Groceries), $23 (Carnival-Entertainment)
5- $26 (Carnival-Eating Out)
6- $7.60 (McDonald's-Eating Out), $3.82 (Jewel-Groceries)
7- $0
8- $8.36 (Wendy's-Eating Out), $3.91 (CVS-Groceries), $12.94 (Joe Caputo-Groceries), $30.86 (Target-Groceries)
9- $40 (Gino's East-Eating Out), $65 (Meijer-Camping Gear)
10- $11 (Blueberry Picking), $130 (Toys), $38 (Eating Out- Ice Cream, lunch and dinner)
11- $7 (Jewel-Groceries), $50 (Eating Out- Great America & Botanical Gardens)
12- $0
13- $0
14- $2.13 (Between Staples and Office Depot after my rebates...I really needed printer paper, was completely out and I now I have 2,000 sheets, colored pencils, highlighters, pencil sharpner, white board, and a cool thing to help my 3 year old learn to write letters), $18.69 (Trader Joes-Groceries), $15 (McDonald's- Eating Out), $2.28 (CVS-Groceries), $4 (Jewel-Groceries)
15- $4.49 (Jewel-Groceries)
16- $1.89 (Groceries-Jewel), $20 (Movies and Eating Out)
17- $21 (Eating Out), $6 (Dollar Tree) $4 (Botanic Gardens, Souvenirs)
18- $.96 (CVS-Groceries), $36 (Eating Out), $3 (Jewel-Groceries)



$0 Days: 4: 27%
Budget: $700....96%
Month: 18/31: 58%

My savings from coupons and sales: $441.79

 

[ronnmel]

No Buy Days : 3/10
Gas : 20$
Car repairs :
Groceries : 158$
Eating out (and snacks) : 151$
Non-necessities : 492$

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.)
7/09 : 40$ (cat food & litter)
7/10 : 80$ (eating out)
7/11 : 46$ (toaster + camping chair)
7/12 : 100$ (groceries + gas + clothes)
7/13 : 0$
7/14 : 85$ (app + groceries)
7/15 : 13$ (movies rental)
7/16 : 141$ (clothes + ice cream)
7/17 : 0$
7/18 : 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
08 - $2.45 I just HAD to have a snoball!
09 - $22.45 lunch out with friends
10 - $23.05 zoo & bracelets
11 - $0!
12 - $90.49 Walmart, Popeyes
13 - $0!
14 - $42.71 snoball, Canes, gas, Rouses
15 - $9.45 lunch
16 - $0!
17 - $0!
18 - $0!

Totals:
$0 Buy: 10/15................67%
Spending: $330.55/$500...66%
Days in Month: 18/31.......58%

Averages:
$500/31 days= $16.13
$330.55/18 days= $18.36

Tomorrow will likely not be a $0 Day. I need to go to Winn-Dixie again.

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

I am back from being away and ready to rejoin! Goal for the month is 7.

July 13- Groceries $26
July 14-Groceries $121 Higher then usual but I just realized I didn't spend anything on groceries for over 2 weeks! DH and I shared an ice cream $3.50 TOTAL-$124.50
July 15- $0
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July 16- About $50 at Micheal's (gift), $3 Sam's lunch for DD who went out with me, about $70 on shamoo, girl stuff etc--a major bathroom closet restock, $10 pizza since I ws worn out! Gas about $35
July 17- movie with the family (Sorerer's Apprentice) about $30, eating out about $20, Michael's a few more supplies $20 but that is cause plan A was taking too long so plan A is going to be the baby's b-days gift (in 11 months) and I made plan b whcih actually is a better plan A then B anyway!
These 2 days are by memory. I hosted an Ice Cream for Breakfast event for Give Kids The World today with 40 or so people. It has been all I have thought about over the last couple days and everything is a bit blurry. On top of that we have a Baptism out of town tomorrow so I had to get the gift supplies and make the gift and we had promised the kids the movie today so it has been a busy weekend so far. Tomorrow is another busy day and not a $0 day since we will be gone all day, but what do you do? Have to go...People first, right?
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July 18- We spent about $15 on food on the road. We had to go away for a day trip for a freiend's baby's baptism. Also $2.50 for a card and gift bag for the gift and some hard candies for the kids to have during the service.

I am realizing how hard summer is going to be. I am not spending much but I am spending often. Tomorrow for example, I am taking the kids to see How To Train Your Dragon. It is only $.50 a person but there you go. Oh, and tonight before bed the kids asked for money for church tomorrow. They will be at VBS all week and have a collection all week. But if that is all we spend I may still consider it a $0 day, I mean, it's giving not spending. The we are into another weekend then my b-day is Monday and we will be pushing August already. Yeah, not doing so well in July but spending WAY less then usual so that is more important then no buy days I guess.

No Buy Days-1/7

Happy About Record Since Joining No Buy-
January-14 Days
February-13 Days
March-17 Days
April-15 Days
May-15 Days
June-8 Days
Longest Streak-4 Days in a Row!

 

[3girlsfun]

7-9--$1 parking garage fee at dr.'s office (ugh, almost was a no spend!)
7-10--$37 for weekly family lunch, $20 gas, $30 for house needs, and upcoming trip needs at Dollar General, Sonic $3.50 for drinks
7-11--$4.58 Home Depot, $47.22 Logan's for lunch. $158 Walmart (don't take family to Walmart!!!!!) $15 Walgreens, prescription \

7-12--$20 gas, $1 Dollar General, $5.68 Taco Bell
7-13----No Buy!
7-14---$61, groceries, and I donated about $500 worth of stuff to the Goodwill!
7-15--No Buy!
7-16--$25 gas, $21.00 Walmart-b-day cards, drinks, popcorn,
7-17--No Buy! (We did eat out for lunch, but DH used his bday money, so this counts as a no buy!)
7-18--No Buy!

4/8 No Buy Days