The big "no buy in July" thread!

[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

Groceries 140.11 (saved 124.76)
Dinner Out 45.47 (2/6)
Gas 70.30
Gifts 122.01
Entertainment 34.25
Incidentals 100.17
Returns -5.34

TOTALS:
497.07
$0 DAYS- 4/10

 

[loritemp]

Hey folks!!

Hey Piglet you are the one who said they needed sheets right? So many good back to school sales going on, hope you can pick up some good deals! I know Bed, Bath and Beyond had great sales and were sending 20% coupons!

For those of you struggling, I think it is great you are still posting here. I know for me, being aware of my spending is HUGE! I spent so long turning a blind eye to it and spending freely. So I think just keeping track and doing the best you can at the moment is a positive thing.

Yesterday was a no spend day and today should be as well, more thunderstorms are supposed to roll through so once I get home for work, I am in for the night! That will put me half way there, 6/12 no spend 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

July 11 - Walmart (groceries and paper goods) 88.65
School supplies - 9.00

July 12 - school uniforms 111.90 (but I have to return one more that she changed her mind on. Plus when I got home there was a $10 off $50 coupon in the mail from Academy Sports - where I just bought all my stuff. I called and they said I could bring in my receipt and the coupon and get my ten bucks! So the total will be around 95-ish)
school supplies 53.67
birthday gift 9.00

 

[Virgderon]

I'd hate to see any of us give up.. we are only human, and this is a vacation month, and kids out of school month. I am heading into a spending minefield after this week.. an overnight at Disney this weekend, and a 3 day visit from DD later in the month with a Harry Potter day. I will consider myself successful if I just make it under budget- even if it is only by a buck!

Running Total: Spent $359
$1150 budget...$791 left
$0 Days: 6
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon savings $77

Groceries budget- $200-4-2-35-9-30... 120 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)

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Hey folks!!
Hey Piglet you are the one who said they needed sheets right? So many good back to school sales going on, hope you can pick up some good deals! I know Bed, Bath and Beyond had great sales and were sending 20% coupons!

For those of you struggling, I think it is great you are still posting here. I know for me, being aware of my spending is HUGE! I spent so long turning a blind eye to it and spending freely. So I think just keeping track and doing the best you can at the moment is a positive thing.

Yesterday was a no spend day and today should be as well, more thunderstorms are supposed to roll through so once I get home for work, I am in for the night! That will put me half way there, 6/12 no spend days!

Yes, I was looking, thank you! I found a twin sheet set yesterday at Walmart for $7. I also got a $15 vacuum!

I do not think I am going to make it to 15 $0 days. It was going to be tight even before I found out the in-laws were coming. (This was a decision made last week.) Oh well. At least next month I go back to work early in the month (I teach) and I should be able to stay out of trouble easier.

 

[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!
07-09 $16 movies $11 gift
07/10 $31 dinner, $8 drug store PLUS $5.00
07/11 $0!
07/12 $5 & change - lunch
07/13 $15.70 post office

No $pend days: 5 / 12[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

 

[dreamer310]

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!!
7/8- 0
7/9- 31.13 Groceries/15.02 Gas
7/10-0
7/11- 0
7/12-17.00 Pizza
7/13- 19.64 Groceries


Should never have ordered the pizza yesterday. Needed laundry detergent so went to the grocery store today. Should have went last night Need to get serious. Going to the shore house for last week of the month. Hoping to have a least 13 days by then.

7/15 Days

 

[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 (Had Dr. appt. with bad news, have to have ultrasounds, xrays and a huge amount of labs. Not looking forward to the co-pays)
July 10: $560 (We have 2 August birthdays and I got some Christmas shopping done. One birthday and about 1/2 of Christmas to go). $97 groceries.
July 11: $0
July 12: $57.58 Groceries, ok, I'm not sure what I'm doing here, but I spent another $300 today. $24.00, school supplies, the grocery money and the rest on medical and additional Christmas presents. It's a good thing I go back to work tomorrow!!
July 13: $0! ! Finally! Dinner in the oven, getting ready for work!

9/13 No Buy Days!
Added to Savings: $115/$400
Christmas 65% complete, one birthday completely DONE!

 

[lougoofy]

7/11/10: $4.23 Rally's

7/11/10: $3.something Dairy Mart and $2.05 Dairy Mart
7/12/10: $3.25 Laundry and $8.75 Chinese food and $a small amount at Dairy Mart
7/13/10: $1.50 bus fare, $5.64 Wendy's, $25.54 Wal Mart groceries and a muffin pan and $1.58 Subway

 

[charming23]

Did not get all the grocery shopping done today as a lot of the stuff I need is on a sale that does not start until thursday but got a few essentials.

July Budget:

Grocery- $200/ $122.48 left
Household/Beauty- $50/ 40.38 Left
Car/Gas- $50/ $25.62 left
Eating out/ Entertaiment- $50
Misc- $50/$38.24

Total- $400/$276.72 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

6/10 No Buy days

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

OK, I am back from being away and ready to rejoin!

July 13- We bought gas and breakfast on the way, but I didn't pay attention since DH paid and it was still vacation to me. But, I did run and get a few staples and something easy for dinner cause I am tired! So, groceries $26. I will have to go get more but I was too tired to face a full grocery shopping today.

Side note, yesterday was the Bon Jovi concert. It was the most amazing experience I have had in some time. I feel like I am on a high. We sang, we danced, we had an amazing time. That was the first time DH and I have ever done anything like that together. My last concert was in 10th grade, NKOTB. I ws dating DH back then but he was stationed in Germany so he didn't go (not so sure he would have anyway) and he went to see Roger Waters last year but I am not a fan and his best friend is so they went. I felt so alive there, it was a blast. I loved it. I was bad and bought a $45 t-shirt! On the way I told DH I may buy a tshirt and hoodie if they wern't too much, . That did not happen. I also soooo wanted to get my Bon Jovi loving kids these shirts that said "Mom Mom went to Bon Jovi and Never Came Back" but at $30 for DD8 and DD11 and $40 for DD15 I took a picture of them and showed them instead!

Anyway, I am back and going to hopefully get back on track, though really I spent very little while away. Some school clothes and shoes for the kids, but all on really goo sales and all stuff they needed.

 

[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

Groceries 140.11 (saved 124.76)
Dinner Out 45.47 (2/6)
Gas 70.30
Gifts 122.01
Entertainment 34.25
Incidentals 100.17
Returns -5.34

TOTALS:
497.07
$0 DAYS- 5/10

 

[figaromeetsmarie]

July Budget:

Grocery- $205.06/300
Household- $50
Eating out/ Entertaiment- $30/50
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


Grocery Coupon Savings $179.27

 

[FQ fan]

almost halfway there for no buys!

7/1 - $0
7/2 - $20(bag for Disney)
7/3 - $0
7/4 - $65(dinner w/ visiting family)
7/5 - $0
7/6 - $0
7/7 - $0
7/8 - $84(ice cream, farmer's market, Target)
7/9 - $0
7/10 - $0
7/11 - $0
7/12 - $0

---------------
no buy - 9/20
unneccessary - $169/$100

 

[QVCshopper]

So, I went to Target today to see if our toys were cheap--with the kids (crazy, I know!). But, they weren't cheap yet, and I got out of there without spending a penny. Actually, I found one in the parking lot...

No-buy days: 5/10

7/1 - $2.25 popcorn at free show
7/2 - $3.50 Pretzel Factory; $5 Garden; $2.25 Hallmark; $9.50 B&N; $16 Genuardis; $11 Haircut
7/3 - $6 ChickFilA; $5 LL Bean
7/4 - $10 Farmers Market; $6 Candy Store/Machines; $38 Weis food; $2.50 Dunkin Donuts
7/5 - $0
7/6 - $0
7/7 - $12 Grey Towers; $18 Lunch; $40 Pizza Hut dinner; $5 Candy Store/Machines
7/8 - $0
7/9 - $3 Hallmark; $4 Wawa; $25 gift card
7/10 - $81 Redners food; $5 farmers market; $20 Panera Bread; $15.85 TRU gift; $11 Wegmans
7/11 - $13.50 Orchard; $4 Wawa; $35 Wegmans
7/12 - $0
7/13 - $0
7/14 - $25 Thift Store; $6 BK

 

[A.Mickey]

Running Total: Spent $530.51
$0 Days:4

Groceries ($200)- $94.79
Eating Out ($100)- $197.72
Misc. (Shopping/Entertainment) ($200) $238

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



$0 Days: 4: 27%
Budget: $700....76% was already over my budget of $500, so I upped it to be more realistic, probably still will go over $700, but will try my hardest!
Month: 12/31: 42%

My savings from coupons and sales: $307.91

 

[MomOf3LovesMickey]

Just $7.08 today for snacks at wendy's.

Grocery- $103.87/300
Household- $56.45/100
Eating Out- $59.58/50

7/1- $1.23
7/2- $7.50
7/3- $5.57
7/4- $4.77
7/5- $0
7/6- $23
7/7- $12
7/8- $0
7/9- $38
7/10- $51
7/11- $25.56
7/12- $44.15
7/13- $7.08

 

[loritemp]

Morning folks!!

I am half way there!!! 6/12 for no spend days! SO excited. But next week is vacation week so it might get ugly. Luckily we are staying at my BIL's mountain cabin so we didn't pay anything for that and we can cook the majority of our meals so that will help.

Today might be a Target trip but if I do go, I am going in with a list and refuse to deviate! Target is my downfall!

 

[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!

1/8

 

[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!

Totals:
$0 Buy: 7/15..................47%
Spending: $278.39/$500...56%
Days in Month: 13/31.......42%

Averages:
$500/31 days= $16.13
$278.39/13days= $21.41