March No Buy..Rolling Into Spring!

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

These days are flying by this month. There's never any time to post. Hope all is well with everyone.

Auto $210.00/$240.00
Groceries/Household Goods $178.00/$150.00
Eating Out/Entertainment $58.00/$150.00 (raised DMil's Bday)
Misc $295.00/$200.00 raised this one due to Prom
No Buy days 13/15
Coupon savings $116.00

January coupon savings $360.00
no buy days 17/10
February coupon savings $124.00
No buy days 15/12

03/01 $40.00 $30.00 gas already!!!!, $10.00 Pizza.. Mom's on strike day. At least I had a $10/20 purchase.
03/02-0-
03/03-0-
03/04-0- I've haven't been feeling well. So, I've been going right home after work. Upset stomach has been helping with my no spend days What ever works right.!
03/05 $66.00 $50.00 Gas- $16.00 dinner out with the ladies. Shouldn't have gone, I ordered a dinner and then didn't eat it. But, the company was priceless.
03/06 Today will be a spend day. Have to do some shopping....It was cold and raining today...So, we only went out to go to Church and to bring DD to work. Then back in the house for the day.
03/07$160.00 Woke up to a flooded basement this morning. By 6:30 AM my DH was at Home Depot buying a sump pump and things that go with it. Luckly I don't think there is a lot of loss. Our old house used to flood every year. We learned from that. We have a small fortune invested in totes and very few things are actually on the floor. Although we did loose a stockpile of T. Paper, paper towels, and 4 bags of dog food so far. DH was able to take the day off from work to get rid of the water and start the cleaning.
03/09$36.00 Walmart groceries and extra cleaning supplies(coupons savings $28.00.
03/10 $50.00 Lia Sophia Party. My DD is crazy about their jewelry. Ok, so am I. I've decided to become an adviser for them. Will save a ton of money and hopefully make some at the same time.
03/11 -0-
03/12 $45.00 $40 gas, $5.00 2 gal. of milk
03/13 $40.00 $25 gc for DNephew's B'day. $15.00 to make veggie platter for his party and 2 bags of rolls from Costcos for the same party.
03/14 $32.00 groceries (saved $22.00)
03/15-0-
03/16$40 in gas. Gas prices are killing me! Not only are the prices out of this world, but, I seem to be filling more often. Went to the Mall to have DD's Ipod looked at. And didn't spend $$. Although she did. With her own money. I love her having a job now. It's saving me $$$.
03/17 Happy Belated St. Patrick's Day. $6.00 at Target on household.(saved $13.00 in coupons).
03/18 -0- Allergy day. went right home from work and never went out again.
03/19 $26.00 Target. (saved $43.00 in coupons and gc)
03/20 -0- Went to Church and back home for the day. Another allergy day!
03/21 DMIL's Birthday $32.00 in take out for family dinner at Inlaw's.
03/22 -0- Went shopping and watched DD spend her money for a change.
03/23-0-
03/24 -0- Everyone in the house was in bed by 8pm. I think the flu is going thru the house.
03/25 $173.00 $55 DD's hair, $50 nails & pedi, $50 gas, $5.00 milk, $13.00 fast food (yuck quick and easy). This was Prom night. And it was crazy. We have all been sick. Especially my DD. But, she insisted on going to the Prom. Can't blame her and we let her go. You're only a Jr. once.
03/26-0- Never left the house
03/27 $58.00 Costco's
03/28-0- going right home from work.

 

[Tiggerish]

annsteere - Yes, I am that OCD that I have my Christmas budget set for 2011. I am on a tight fixed income, so I need to plan ahead and save up, so I have a savings account with ING for Christmas and know how much I need to put in every month to have that by the begining of Nov. But I also buy when I see a good deal and store it away and subtract that from the Christmas account.

My budget is $750 for everything for Christmas including cards. I have my parents, my brother & family; my sister & family and my sister & husband plus her four kids, their spouses and their kids plus whoeverI get from the Angel Tree. It comes out to 31 people.

For our family party (with all 30 of us), you need to bring a $10 adult, unisex grab bag gift. Then we play that game where you draw numbers to pick a gift from the pile or you can take one from someone who has already opened one.

The $8 I already spent was at Bath & Body for a big bottle of "Margarita" body wash from the 75% off shelf at their semi-annual sale. I will keep my eye out for two cool plastic glasses to go with it.

 

[charming23]

Stayed in again today. I was exhausted after our girlie day yesterday. No one went home until 11:30pm but it was a ton of fun.

I am going to redo my budget a little and starting this month I am going from the 30th to the 29th. It works better for when our income comes in and makes it easier to keep track of.

March 2011 Budget
Grocery/Household- $300/$1.99 Left
Car/Gas- $50/$21.25 Left
Eating out -$50/$12.04 Left
Entertainment/Misc- $100/ $29.95 left

Total- $500/$65.43 Left

Goal of 15 No Buy Days goal reached 3/28

Week One
3/1- $75.27 Giant Eagle and $6.19 Drugmart
3/2- $18.70 Loco Laprachaun
3/3- $0
3/4- $0
3/5- $0
3/6- $10.25 Pat Catan's
3/7- $0

Week Two
3/8- $0
3/9- $95.02 Grocery, $22.89 Misc, and $28.75 Gas
3/10- $20.59 Groceries/household/
3/11- $0
3/12- $0
3/13- $23.43 grocery
3/14- $19.42 Walgreen's Misc

Week Three
3/15- $0
3/16- $13.15 Grocery and $4.88 Dairy Queen
3/17- $0
3/18- $6.22 JoAnn Fabrics
3/19- $0
3/20- $0
3/21- $0

Week Four
3/22- $18.63 Grocery and $7.95 Pizza
3/23- $6.43 Lunch out
3/24- $0
3/25- $30.50 Giant Eagle
3/26- $15.33 Grocery and $11.27 Misc
3/27- $0
3/28- $0
3/29-

15/15 No Buy Days

Coupon/Store Savings- $105.73

 

[Virgderon]

First day of the new job. It went very well! Not worried about spending this week- just need to get through training and if it takes a bag of chips or a pop to do it, okay.

Running Total: Spent $600
$900 budget... $300 left
$0 Days: 8
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings :106

Groceries budget- $250-3-52-47- 8-12-38= 90 left

March 1: 22
March 2 : 0
March 3: 52 ( groceries)
March 4: 0
March 5: 11 ( Walgreens pop, cooking supplies)
March 6 : 22 ( cleaning supplies )
March 7 : 0
March 8: 18 ( 13 Walgreens, 5 snack at bowling)
March 9 : 0
March 10: 48 ( Publix)
March 11: 43 ( 15 dress, 28 gas)
March 12 : 0
March 13 : 0
March 14: 60 ( meds, toiletries, cleaning supplies, pop)
March 15 : 32 ( 11 make up, 16 bowling, 5 food )
March 16: 9 ( magazine and snack at airport)
March 17: 27 ( shirt )
March 19 : 41 ( 15 Jewel, 9 take out, 17 lock for storage locker )
March 20: 0
March 21: 30 (shipping)
March 22: 41 (5 airport snack, 4 magazine at airport, 32 gas for rental car )
March 23: 12 ( pop, snacks)
March 24 : 0
March 25 : 58 ( 20 haircut, 16 misc, 22 gas)
March 26: 6 ( beach ball , toys)
March 27: 48 ( 38 groceries, 10 snack at arena football game)
March 28: 11 ( snacks, lunch)

 

[ronnmel]

Took a sick day today in hopes of resting my voice and be back full force tomorrow. Fiancé decided to stay home with me and we got LOTS done. An eexpensive but productive day. Several of the things are going on the wedding budget (pants for fiance, and underwater camera).

My main purchase was a pair of good dancing shoes for my salsa lessons. We are getting more serious now, needed better shoes.

No Buy Days : 10/12
Gas : 144$ (max 120$ Raising the max due to higher gas prices)
Groceries : 219$ (max 250$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 195$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 790$ (max 500$)

03/01 : 45$ (gas + pharmacy)
03/02 : 0$
03/03 : 0$
03/04 : 0$
03/05 : 0$[
03/06 : 95$ (canadian tire + dinner)
03/07 : 0$
03/08 : 118$ (dinner, passport, and a few little things)
03/09 : 79$ (gas + long overdue windshield wipers)
03/10 : 55$ (cat litter & food)
03/11 : 22$ (breakfast, envelopes, groceries)
03/12 : 59$ (gift for baby shower + snack)
03/13 : 0$
03/14 : 38$ (gas)
03/15 : 0$
03/16 : 287$ (salsa class + fast food)
03/17 : 79$ (groceries)
03/18 : 100$ (dinner)
03/19 : 0$
03/20 : 85$ (dress + drinks)
03/21 : 0$
03/22 : 144$ (gas)
03/23 : 0$
03/24 : 2$ (bagel)
03/25 : 0$
03/26 : 25$ (helped pay for step-daughter's birthday dinner)
03/27 : 48$ (drinks, a mini-wallet, OTC medecine)
03/28 : 190$ (salsa dancing shoes + groceries)

 

[QVCshopper]

Here's the damage from the weekend...

16/15 no-buy days

3/1-$45 Wegmans, $6.50 Acme, $24.50 CVS prescrip, $17.50 Kid's Trips/Girl Scout Cookies
3/2-$0
3/3-$0
3/4-$0
3/5-$14 Sears, $23 Costco, $26 Hallmark, $25 VS (but got a $10 coupon), $5 Build A Bear
3/6-$18 Wegmans, $20 birthday gift
3/7-$0
3/8-$0
3/9-$0
3/10-$3 Dunkin Donuts, $55 Wegmans
3/11-$3 Dunkin Donut, $31.50 Train tix, food for flower show
3/12-$0
3/13-$18.50 Chinese food; $55 Various Food Stores; $13 Michaels; $5 Five Below; $23 Target; $3 Costco; $10 Haircut
3/14-$0
3/15-$0
3/16-$11 Pretzels, $4 Five Below, $19 Wegmans, $6 Genuardis, $5 Goodwill, $2 iTunes, $3 Target
3/17-$0
3/18 thru 3/20-spend
3/21-$0
3/22-$0
3/23-$0
3/24-$0
3/25-$0
3/26-$22.50 Wegmans, $9.50 Auntie Anns, $20 School Pictures, $10 Garage Sale, $4 Dollar Tree
3/27-$84 Food Stores, $19 Chinese Food, $6 McD Breakfast
3/28-$0

 

[QVCshopper]

About the proms, enjoy this special time with your daughters! I wish I had it with my mom. She had a mental breakdown shortly before my prom, so I had to find my dress, get my hair done, and pay for the ticket all by myself. My friend's dad paid for the traveling, which was very kind. Then, my mom had a relapse just in time for my wedding about 6 years later... and I ended up buying her dress and my sisters' dresses as well. She insisted on sticking pieces of lace in her shoes and around her neck.

Anyway, that said, I talk to my mom almost every day and she is a treasure in my life. I'm sure your DDs will feel that way about you when they are older. Oh, and I used to always dress unfeminine and I’m not very fancy, and God blessed me with my precious 6-year-old fashion diva; he has a sense of humor.

 

[Debbie]

Gettin' close to the No Buy goal.
Here's my plan:
1. I will only track PoS transactions-cash, cc, or debit-usually, groceries and gas, although this month there will be a couple of birthday gifts, and my running shoes need to be replaced [there goes $200]
2. Bills paid regularly, including all charity, not included, nor all items that are budgeted for (eg. DD's music trips....money is already set aside-I'll note them, but they don't count)
3. Whatever 'fun' money DH spends i.e. junk food, on himself....not counting
4. I anticipate some eating out this month-birthday and March Break
5. Gas....there is no telling!
6. I would like to aim for 10 No Buy days. Something to shoot for.

Great start.
Mar. 1: DH took the car in for a needed oil change. Found other issues (I knew there was something) Maintenance $434, gas $40
Mar. 2: $0
Mar. 3: $0
Mar. 4: $0
Mar. 5: Mom paid for the hospital parking and supper, but went to Costco: $90 for DD's gifts (birthday), $20 for odds and ends
Mar. 6: groceries $98, gas $47 Music trips that are b$5udgeted for: $125
Mar. 7: medical co-pay , groceries $16
Mar. 8: $0
Mar. 9: Happy Birthday to my baby, who asked for pizzeria pizza (a rare treat) $25 and ice cream cake $24. (and for me-Buster bars while I was at DQ $10), fundraiser World's Finest Chocolate almonds for DNiece $20, gas $44
Mar 10: $0
Mar 11: vet charges for tests/visit $250 definitely not planned for, and only the beginning. My poor fur baby!
Mar 12: Medicine for $28, plumbing repair $80, groceries $55
Mar 13: $0
Mar 14: Costco-gifts plus a steam mop $241 (but gifts for DH are DONE for birthday AND Father's Day), tea from Timmy's $2, vet $147
Mar 15: Groceries $89 Mostly for Mom. So excited to actually find Hot Cross Buns! Last year, I didn't have one serving.
Mar 16: Tea from Timmy's $2, pretzel at the mall $2 It could have been a $0, but playing chauffeur when I hadn't had any supper....
Mar 17: Parking fees $20, gas $48, Dinner at Denny's FREE but the tip $10.
Mar 18: Cotton Ginny $126, Parking $1, Tea and Croissant $3
Mar 19: DS (that'd be dumba$$ son ) broke his tooth last night and it couldn't be saved. He has no coverage, so $339 out the window. DD had her university music audition, $22 for lunch/supper, groceries $41, gas $25, DH is taking the script for DS (again, no coverage, so Mommy has to pay.) $27
Mar 20: $0
Mar 21: DH went grocery shopping (and large water bottles, too) $16
Mar 22: gas $40 hospital parking $6
Mar 23: DH bought some milk $5
Mar 24: gas $41 (yuck!) buttermilk $3
Mar 25: $0 Under threat of a body part coming off .....a no buy day! (not optimistic that I can get another 2, but we'll take what we can get. )
Mar 26: gas (returning DM's car...full, please) $54, groceries-market for meats, M&M for meat, Costco (ibuprofen, Caltrate, groceries etc), regular groceries, and farm eggs $150, Shoppers for contacts solution and miscellaneous $45. DEFINITELY not a no buy day!
Mar 27: $0
Mar 28: groceries $51, gas $37, postage for 2 registered letters $23
NO BUY DAYS: 9/10

 

[QVCshopper]

Argh, I fell off the wagon with tracking again! Between the tire replacement $ and unexpectedly going out to lunch last Saturday...I am sure we're still under our grocery budget and will work it all out but I'm annoyed at myself for not logging things because it makes it that much harder!

Oh, well, I WILL do better in April!

BigMama67, I saw your other thread about Giant/Hershey. I'll be looking for that as well. Also, I just wanted you to know that Dutch Wonderland is free with a new toy (1/person) the first day of Winter Wonderland, which is in mid to late Nov. We went the past two years and it's been great; not all the rides are open though. Hope that helps!

 

[nunzia]

Here we go:
Mar 1: 56.07 Birthday gifts for DBIL and DN, $12.20 for Amazon peanut butter (seemed like a good deal)
Mar 2: Not starting out very well! have to get past these birthdays...$98.34 groceries (bday dinner for 13, dog food, beer..etc), $46.00 DH gas (some will be reimbursed..he has to go to a town 90 miles away for a continuing ed class)
Mar 3: $2.42 for movie rental and a coffee, $9.00 dinner out with friend
Mar 4: DH got $23 reimbursement for the gas, so Plus that..then minus $10 to the church rummage sale (cool pedal car for DGD and really neat vintage desk for DGS), $9.48 Dollar Tree
Mar 5: $0 yea!
Mar 6: $7.43 WalMart (clearance toys..from $6 to $2 for Easter gifts & Sharpies on clearance) $2.19 Dollar Tree...needed 8x8 foil pan for a dessert I have to bring somewhere and got 4 at Dollar Tree for $2 instead of 3 at WalMart of $3)
Mar 7: 24.34 Amazon (2 pop up Harry Potter books and baby gift..had $10 off coupon
Mar 8: $20.00 gas..ack, $3.67 PhotoPass pictures developed at Walgreens
Mar 9: $3.57 movie rental
Mar 10: $18.00 dinner out with friends
Mar 11: $0
Mar 12: $20.33 Walmart groceries..didn't even LOOK in the toys clearance aisle
Mar 13: $20.53 Walmart AGAIN...DH needed stuff that he forgot to write down.
Mar 14: $0! End of the pay period, so I put the remaining $40 cash in my Trip cash box.
Mar 15: $0
Mar 16: $10.23 Amazon for durum flour
Mar 17: $16 gas, $63.44 groceries (Walmart & Lowes...$11.84 coupons), 18.00 dinner out
Mar 18: $20.00 gas, $9.45 lunch out, $7.15 Dollar Tree
Mar 19: Naturally I forgot things I needed: $1.38 margarine, $1.98 potatoes
Mar 20: had to go to a different town to pick up grandkids from their dad so $8.49 Jack in the Box then promised kids Taco Bell for dinner, so $13.45
Mar 21: $0
Mar 22: $3.96 bread, $3.00 goggles that are crappy and don't even work to play with and are going back!
Mar 24: $7.16 (milk on sale 2 for $5.00 ) $19.75 dinner out
Mar 24: 9.00, lunch out, .49 potatoes with a coupon at grocery store
Mar 25: .99 for ice cream with coupon from same store
Mar 26: $9.00 breakfast out, $7.85 groceries
Mar 27: $0

$199.41/$800.00 remaining

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

Hi Everyone, I am still in maniac mode, trying to get ready for DH's surprise party. I need to go back and record, but I have read everything and thanks to everyone who posted about the prom dress. I don't regret any of it, we had a great day. I am so happy the don't care phase is over. Anyway, I wanted to post a photo of her in her dress, but I don't post photos of my kids, so I found a link to the dress so you all can see it. At last weigh in she has lost 30 pounds, and she looks amazing in this.

http://www.debshops.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10979440

It is also in the front photo at www.debshops.com

 

[Holly&Joesmommy]

very pretty dress. So happy for you and your daughter.

 

[SunnieRN]

March 25-April 8:

Goals:

Medical $200
Groceries $200
Cash: $100
No Buys: 8

March 25: $0
March 26: $0
March 27: $0 Tomorrow zoo, TRus.
March 28: $23 Zoo admission, sheesh the zoo is expensive! $5 each for the Grandmunchkins to spend, $12.57 Dollar Tree, they had Toy Story Kooky pens, for their Easter Baskets.
March 29: $0



Goal 8 / 3 accomplished.

 

[SunnieRN]

Gorgeous dress, she will be beautiful!!

 

[wlake]

3/1:
3/2: $26 groceries
3/3:
3/4: $35 after school care, $540 brakes (ouch!), $12 dinner, $16 skate night
3/5: $13 Christmas Tree Shop (candy for basket raffle, cupcake liners, and replacement garden clogs), $23 Yankee Candle (candle!), $24 Michael's (gifts for parties the boys are invited to), $51 gas and $16 Walmart (groceries and a dry cleaning kit I have a rebate for)
3/6: $35 dinner out to celebrate DS8 scoring two goals in his indoor soccer game today (he's not terribly athletic, so this is huge!) and the end of indoor soccer season (DS5 played too, but he's very athletic and usually outscored the other team) as well as $49 on groceries. A little more bragging here: I saved $30 on that grocery bill between sales and coupons AND walked out with coupons for a free box of frozen fish and a free gallon of milk. I'm pretty proud of myself!
3/7:
3/8: $6 groceries (well, ice cream after a tough couple of days) and $5 books
3/9: $10 lunch, $26.50 x2 for school lunches for the boys
3/10:
3/11:
3/12: $3 JoAnn's (sprinkles and cupcake liners), $40 gas, $? Target (drinks, cat litter, health and beauty type stuff), $25 birthday gift for my aunt, $25 birthday gift for my sister
3/13: $27 groceries
3/14: $30 dinner (DH is out of town, so my mom suggested going out -- I was all too happy to go and pay for dinner!), $38 sneakers for the boys
3/15:
3/16:
3/17:
3/18: $2 bake sale at my school
3/19: $100 cut and color, $39 gas, $30 Target (snacks and a gift for a birthday party), $18 pharmacy (time to start buying the OTC allergy meds!)
3/20: $32 groceries, $50 Target (clothes for me, items for the kids' basket raffle baskets, groceries, things for school)
3/21:
3/22: takeout
3/23:
3/24:
3/25:
3/26: Lowe's, $75 BJ's, $38 gas, $3 candy, $91 running shoes
3/27: I can't remember any of today's numbers: cleats, baseball pants x2, glove for DH, misc. at Target (all consumables), Christmas Tree Shop (more muffin liners!), lunch out. Expensive, but everyone's outfitted for baseball season.
3/28: groceries, $25 socks (replacements, I promise!)
3/29:


no buy days: 13/12
longest streak: 3
meals out: 6/5
days without dinner out: 5
longest no dinners out streak: 10
non-consumable items purchased: 4/0

 

[bigmama67]

I have some catching up to do but I got some GOOD news...we are going to get back enough in our federal tax refunds to cover the accountant fees, the small amount we owe the state of NJ, one of my summer classes and possibly also the new fridge we were planning to get for the basement!

Speaking of which, I was talking with my insurance agent recently and vented a bit that they didn't cover any of the work we had to do after the Nor'Easter last spring, He said he would take another look at our file and make some calls...I heard from the company less than an hour later that they would cover up to a certain amount for the wall and floor replacements (not for the damage itself)...it's enough to get the two new laptops we need (ours are going south FAST!) and put some back into savings. So, YEAH!

(I was initially tempted to plan a trip to Orlando, but I'm trying to be a responsible adult...LOL...also it didn't feel right to do that since I've decided to take out loans to finish the program this year)...so we're camping in PA twice this summer instead, and that will be nice too!

Any cent we can save will go towards a trip to Orlando for '12 (BEFORE DS turns 10!)

 

[Tiggerish]

The March budget is $700 with 12 no spend days.

Auto $50 /$12 left
Eating Out/Entertainment $100 / $35 over
Giving $10 / $7 left
Groceries/Household Goods $250 / $54 left
Medical $25 / $3 left
Misc. $75 /$13 over
Set bills $205 / $70 left

No spend days 12 /17
Coupon savings $28.92
Christmas 2011 $8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3/1 $0
3/2 $0
3/3 $0
3/4 Misc. $27
3/5 Groceries $22
3/6 Set bills $30 (church); Eating out $4
3/7 Eating out $18
3/8 $0
3/9 $0
3/10 $27 Misc. (copying, faxing and printer ink)
3/11 $0
3/12 Groceries $76 (k-cups and the cheese store); Set bills $25 (credit card); Misc. $2 (Easter cards from the dollar store); Eating out $20 (took niece to lunch); Auto $38 (gas - which is now $3.65 a gallon)
3/13 Set bills $30 (church); Groceries $5; Giving $1 (person begging in the grocery store parking lot)
3/14 $0
3/15 $0
3/16 $0
3/17 $20 Set bills (newspaper delivery); $10 eating out.
3/18 $0
3/19 $76 Groceries; $10 Set bills (cell phone); $40 Eating out (Chinese food with my sister and two nieces)
3/20 $30 Set bills (church); Eating out $45 (pizza take) $2 Misc. (bought a shirt for niece at Kohls used two coupons) $25 Misc. (tickets to other niece's school play for myself and my brother and his family)
3/21 $0
3/22 $0
3/23 $0
3/24 $12 Groceries; $7 Eating out; $5 Misc.(stuff for Easter baskets); $22 Medical (co-pay on prescription); $2 Giving
3/25 $11 Eating out
3/26 $0
3/27 $0 (and yes, this means I skipped church today)
3/28 $0
3/29 $0

 

[charming23]

MickeyMomofThree, that dress is beautiful. I bet she will be the belle of the ball.

Stayed in again today. I am working on a scrapbook for my mom for Mother's day and spent the day doing just that.

Tomorrow I will be posting my April Budget

March 2011 Budget
Grocery/Household- $300/$1.99 Left
Car/Gas- $50/$21.25 Left
Eating out -$50/$12.04 Left
Entertainment/Misc- $100/ $29.95 left

Total- $500/$65.43 Left

Goal of 15 No Buy Days goal reached 3/28

Week One
3/1- $75.27 Giant Eagle and $6.19 Drugmart
3/2- $18.70 Loco Laprachaun
3/3- $0
3/4- $0
3/5- $0
3/6- $10.25 Pat Catan's
3/7- $0

Week Two
3/8- $0
3/9- $95.02 Grocery, $22.89 Misc, and $28.75 Gas
3/10- $20.59 Groceries/household/
3/11- $0
3/12- $0
3/13- $23.43 grocery
3/14- $19.42 Walgreen's Misc

Week Three
3/15- $0
3/16- $13.15 Grocery and $4.88 Dairy Queen
3/17- $0
3/18- $6.22 JoAnn Fabrics
3/19- $0
3/20- $0
3/21- $0

Week Four
3/22- $18.63 Grocery and $7.95 Pizza
3/23- $6.43 Lunch out
3/24- $0
3/25- $30.50 Giant Eagle
3/26- $15.33 Grocery and $11.27 Misc
3/27- $0
3/28- $0
3/29- $0

16/15 No Buy Days

Coupon/Store Savings- $105.73

 

[Virgderon]

Oh MickeyMom. I love the dress. I'm sure she will look fabulous.

Running Total: Spent $627
$900 budget... $273 left
$0 Days: 8
Goal is 8 or more!
coupon/sale savings :110

Groceries budget- $250-3-52-47- 8-12-38= 90 left

March 1: 22
March 2 : 0
March 3: 52 ( groceries)
March 4: 0
March 5: 11 ( Walgreens pop, cooking supplies)
March 6 : 22 ( cleaning supplies )
March 7 : 0
March 8: 18 ( 13 Walgreens, 5 snack at bowling)
March 9 : 0
March 10: 48 ( Publix)
March 11: 43 ( 15 dress, 28 gas)
March 12 : 0
March 13 : 0
March 14: 60 ( meds, toiletries, cleaning supplies, pop)
March 15 : 32 ( 11 make up, 16 bowling, 5 food )
March 16: 9 ( magazine and snack at airport)
March 17: 27 ( shirt )
March 19 : 41 ( 15 Jewel, 9 take out, 17 lock for storage locker )
March 20: 0
March 21: 30 (shipping)
March 22: 41 (5 airport snack, 4 magazine at airport, 32 gas for rental car )
March 23: 12 ( pop, snacks)
March 24 : 0
March 25 : 58 ( 20 haircut, 16 misc, 22 gas)
March 26: 6 ( beach ball , toys)
March 27: 48 ( 38 groceries, 10 snack at arena football game)
March 28: 11 ( snacks, lunch)
March 29: 27 ( 6 lunch, 10 gas, 11 pop & misc)

 

[ronnmel]

Am really tempted to "cheat" and put today as a no-buy, but I will be a good girl and write down the over-the-counter medication I bought. It doesn't even seem to be working.

No Buy Days : 10/12
Gas : 144$ (max 120$ Raising the max due to higher gas prices)
Groceries : 228$ (max 250$)
Eating out (and snacks) : 195$ (max 100$)
Non-necessities : 790$ (max 500$)

03/01 : 45$ (gas + pharmacy)
03/02 : 0$
03/03 : 0$
03/04 : 0$
03/05 : 0$[
03/06 : 95$ (canadian tire + dinner)
03/07 : 0$
03/08 : 118$ (dinner, passport, and a few little things)
03/09 : 79$ (gas + long overdue windshield wipers)
03/10 : 55$ (cat litter & food)
03/11 : 22$ (breakfast, envelopes, groceries)
03/12 : 59$ (gift for baby shower + snack)
03/13 : 0$
03/14 : 38$ (gas)
03/15 : 0$
03/16 : 287$ (salsa class + fast food)
03/17 : 79$ (groceries)
03/18 : 100$ (dinner)
03/19 : 0$
03/20 : 85$ (dress + drinks)
03/21 : 0$
03/22 : 144$ (gas)
03/23 : 0$
03/24 : 2$ (bagel)
03/25 : 0$
03/26 : 25$ (helped pay for step-daughter's birthday dinner)
03/27 : 48$ (drinks, a mini-wallet, OTC medecine)
03/28 : 190$ (salsa dancing shoes + groceries)
03/29 : 9$ (medication)