September 2017 - NO BUY

[marcyleecorgan]

All right everyone, let's play another round!

House Rules: Play by your own House Rules and personal circumstances ; try to offer helpful suggestions but know that not everyone can do it that way. No need to offer up justifications!

My Personal Progress:
Sep 1: No Buy #1
Sep 2: No Buy #2
Sep 3: grocery shopping and Air Miles earning!
Sep 4: Snack replenishment ...
Sep 5: Went to thrift store $40
Sep 6: No Buy #3
Sep 7: No Buy #4
Sep 8: More grocery shopping $80
Sep 9: No Buy #5
Sep 10: Went to local park with family $20
Sep 11: No Buy #6
Sep 12: No Buy #7
Sep 13: Had to buy some organizing bins at Michael's, they were 50% off
Sep 14: DH went back to Michael's with buyer's remorse and bought the rest of the bins in the store
Sep 15: ARGH managed within 2 hours to smash one of my truck mirrors AND nearly snap the house key in the lock $50
Sep 16: No Buy #8
Sep 17: No Buy #9
Sep 18: No Buy #10
Sep 19: No Buy #11
Sep 20: No Buy #12
Sep 21: First we went to the Disney Store and bought DD's costume and some Tsum Tsums, then the food court, then DH lost his wallet *cry kick scream* $525 bye bye!
Sep 22: Replacement Drivers' License fee and McD's for DD as she was very good at school all week
Sep 23: No Buy #13
Sep 24: No Buy #14
Sep 25: Massive trip to the grocery store, plus DD's school photo package
Sep 26: No Buy #15
Sep 27: No Buy #16
Sep 28: No Buy #17
Sep 29: No Buy #18
Sep 30: went to Dairy Queen $30
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[MrsTurnerLovesDisney]

I'M IN DESPERATELY NEED A NO SPEND THIS MONTH

 

[mommy2mrb]

try for 25 no spend days again.

Going to Disneyland for 4 days end of month but have everything covered at this point.
my birthday on the 7th! So know I will be getting a couple dinners/lunches out!

Groceries/gas/normal bills will not count. Hope to make extra CC payment again this month!

Good luck everyone!

9/1 $0
9/2 $0
9/3 $0
9/4 $0
9/5 $5 for DD school fee
9/6 $0
9/7 $8.93 Starbucks $30 birthday pedi $15.67 dinner (had coupon)
9/8 $0
9/9 $19.79 lunch out to celebrate DD being done with ACT!!
9/10 $40 for DD fee to join DECA club finally decided she wanted to join.
9/11 $0
9/12 $0
9/13 $0
9/14 $0
9/15 $0
9/16 $175 DD registration for Kairos retreat in October was waiting to hear back if her friends were going.
9/17 $0
9/18 $0
9/19 $22.89 dinner out
9/20 $40 for DD Humanbody science lab fee
9/21 $30 hair cut / $34.67 two Christmas gifts for DD both 60% off!!
9/22 $0
9/23 $0
9/24 $0
9/25 $10 renew card for work / $36 for DD French class t-shirt, field trip fee and Test fee

 

[tink1970]

Ok, I'm game. My goal is a modest 10 days no spend, exclusions-gas, groceries, pharmacy and vet.

Sept 1-$9 morning caffeine; $21 for lunch and dinner for DD and myself at Chic Fil A-the drive
through was crazy (as always) and forgot half my order...so the manager gave me a
coupon for a free meal--whoo hoo!

 

[Ssulax12]

This will be fun

Sept 1 - Coffee with wife $7

 

[neatokimmo]

I am in. There are several things we needed to buy for our trip like a bike helmet, lock, seat cushion, and groceries. I also had a planned purchase of my outdoor fabric, I needed that coupon!

But anyway we bought all that today. Next week will be sketchy but I will still track stuff. We will be pressing a lot of pennies, and will hit the outlets ones day.

 

[goodeats]

My goal is not to buy any clothes for myself or my two daughters. The labor day sales are so tempting but we have so much and really don't need anything else. We did buy soccer cleats for my younger daughter but none of the ones we had on hand fit. I'm OK with that.

I also want to limit eating out, but not cut completely. Maybe lunch out once a week and dinner out once a week.

Sep 1 - Ok, not the best start - out to lunch at mall with younger daughter to celebrate first week of Kindergarten, but didn't buy any clothes $33
Sep 2 - Dh took DD2 to buy the soccer cleats, but he used a $10 coupon. He also took girls to pizza lunch and I stayed home to rest. I made dinner at home. Three day weekends make it hard not to eat out...
Sep 3 -

 

[neatokimmo]

Sept 3 - we ate lunch out after her meet. It was almost $5. Long johns has a bogo platter coupon online that feeds three easy. Then we went to JcPenny and used a bunch of coupons. Nine shirts, five tank tops for the kid for about $12. I paid about $1.50 of that, Nana paid the rest. So I'm in for $6.50 today.

 

[charming23]

Trying again this month. Last month had too many unexpected financial issues that saving this month needs to happen. I am aiming for 16 no buy days

9/1- $78 grocery store
9/2- $0
9/3- $0

2/16 no buys

 

[tink1970]

9/1-$30 for am caffeine, lunch and dinner
9/2-no buy
9/3-no buy
9/4- $7 breakfast, $7 lunch, $23 for supplies for nonprofit where I volunteer, $91 DD's jeans and wallet

So far, 2/10 goal met (keeping the bar low)

 

[colormegreen]

Joining in. Not counting bills, grocery shopping, or gas as my commute is long and I'm expected to pump every three days..trying for 15 days...it will be hard for me...

Sept 1: No Purchases.
Sept 2: No Purchases.
Sept 3: No Purchases.
Sept 4: To Be Determined.

 

[charming23]

I did a big stock up trip to Trader Joe's today. Plus my favorite local shirt shop was having a huge sale so I picked up a few things

9/1- $78 grocery store
9/2- $0
9/3- $0
9/4- $36.67 Homage and $98.90 Trader Joe's

2/16 no buys

 

[tink1970]

9/1-$30 for am caffeine, lunch and dinner
9/2-no buy
9/3-no buy
9/4- $7 breakfast, $7 lunch, $23 for supplies for nonprofit where I volunteer, $91 DD's jeans and wallet
9/5-$9 for lunch out with a friend, $60 manicure plus tip (it is a shellac mani which costs more and my manicurist was worried about the storm so I sort
of overtipped I know)
9/6-no buy

3 of 10 goal

 

[drante]

A little late but here we go!

9/1 - Dinner and ice cream with friends ~ $40
9/2 - Dinner with a friend ~ $35
9/3 - No buy # 1
9/4 - No buy # 2
9/5 - Vegan ice cream, candy and a great haul at goodwill ~ $85
9/6 - Another trip to goodwill ~ $15

I've been going to goodwill specifically looking for shoes and then ended up finding a bunch of other good stuff. No shoes though. Going to check again tomorrow and Friday and then not go for the rest of the month.

Goal: 20 days of no buy

 

[MommyBell08]

So glad ya'll still do this. The budget board and Dave Ramsey helped us pay down debt in the past and we need help again Going to try and hit ten no buys before the month ends.
No Buys:
7th

 

[charming23]

I did a large stock up on stuff at Target today. I got pop, cat supplies, toilet paper, cleaning stuff, and a new pair of jeans for work.

9/1- $78 grocery store
9/2- $0
9/3- $0
9/4- $36.67 Homage and $98.80 Trader Joe's
9/5- $0
9/6- $0
9/7- $143.77 Target, $10.98 CVS, and $1.50 McDonald's

4/16 no buys

 

[colormegreen]

Joining in. Not counting bills, grocery shopping, or gas as my commute is long and I'm expected to pump every three days..trying for 15 days...it will be hard for me...

Sept 1: No Purchases.
Sept 2: No Purchases.
Sept 3: No Purchases.
Sept 4: To Be Determined.

Sept. 1: No Purchases.
Sept. 2: No Purchases.
Sept. 3: No Purchases.
Sept. 4: things remembered $166.06 and eating out $33.71
Sept. 5: No Purchase.
Sept. 6: No Purchases.
Sept. 7: No Purchase.

6/15 not to bad, I guess. Really it could have been 7, but the purchase onthe 4th has to do with a commitment for a big celebration...so I it was a mandatory purchase in a way no way around it.

 

[tink1970]

9/1-$30 for am caffeine, lunch and dinner
9/2-no buy
9/3-no buy
9/4- $7 breakfast, $7 lunch, $23 for supplies for nonprofit where I volunteer, $91 DD's jeans and wallet
9/5-$9 for lunch out with a friend, $60 manicure plus tip (it is a shellac mani which costs more and my manicurist was worried about the storm so I sort
of overtipped I know)
9/6-no buy
9/7- $15 eating out...the stress of the weather channel got to me
9/8- $6 am caffeine, $14 lunch and $116 on clothing (yikes)




3 of 10 goal

 

[drante]

9/1 - Dinner and ice cream with friends ~ $40
9/2 - Dinner with a friend ~ $35
9/3 - No buy # 1
9/4 - No buy # 2
9/5 - Vegan ice cream, candy and a great haul at goodwill ~ $85
9/6 - Another trip to goodwill ~ $15
09/7 - Last goodwill trip for the month ~ $14
09/08 - No buy # 3
09/09 - No buy # 4

Goal: 20 days of no buy

 

[marcyleecorgan]

OOOOF. This has been a hard month so far! We are only 9 days in and already... challenges I don't expect ANYONE to count their hurricane shopping against them, that stuff has to be bought!!! Just maybe don't sit in your shelter, draining battery power on your mobile while bidding on Ebay!


Of course our thrift store hunting found us a few more fun treasures. Like a talking Fire Chief Mickey doll from Mickey's Clubhouse! Also some more EPCOT plastic souvenirs - Donald and Minnie mostly. It is interesting to see how the 80's toys were rubber and fabric details, now they have molded plastic details and are made from McDonald's toy plastic!