August NO-BUY 2017

August 1: No buy #1
August 2: No buy #2
August 3: No buy#3
August 4: Fancy vegan ice cream (3 pints) and some mini oreos ~ $20
August 5: No buy #4
August 6: Half Marathon Race Registration - $93.75
August 7: No buy #5
August 8: No buy #6
August 9: No buy #7
August 10: No buy #8
August 11: No spill dog bowl and protein powder ~$50
August 12: Lunch date and Mickey ears from etsy ~$81

Goal: 20 days of no buy. Exceptions: bills, groceries, birthday gift for sister, anniversary dinner with husband
 
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I'm shooting for 20 days no buy this August. The only exceptions will be Auto-pay bills, gas, and groceries.

August 1: No buy #1
August 2: No buy #2
August 3: Today is a bust. :( Overslept and didn't make food at home, so I bought coffee on the way to work and need to get lunch later. Spent $3.30 on coffee from Dunkin' and got Chipotle for lunch $9.90
August 4: No buy #3
August 5: Power went out last night and didn't come back on until mid-day today, so I got a pizza for dinner $25
August 6: Needed pipe cleaners for a project I'm working on and found that Joann's had clearanced out a lot of their Jewelry makings Spent $50. :(
August 7: No buy #4
August 8: Office Supply shopping: $16.40
August 9: No buy #5 :)
August 10: No buy #6
August 11: found an adorable outfit from Lularoe in a facebook group. $120
August 12: No buy #7
August 13: Lunch with the roommate $40
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Playing catch up

8/1- $174.07 at the vet (had to put my Cleo down, liver cancer) and $20 for dinner as I was in no mood to cook
8/2- $5.93 Panera breakfast, $23 gas, and $10 cvs
8/3- $0
8/4- $3 McDonald's and $119.25 groceries
8/5- $45 Ulta, $54 Maurice's, $19.76 5 below, and $44.49 hibachi dinner
8/6- $15 tall ship admission, $2.29 iced coffee, $16.64 Aldo, and $18 lunch
8/7- $0
8/8- $0
8/9- $4.89 chick fil a breakfast and $25 grocery
8/10- $0
8/11- $22 food at FGL concert, $35 tshirt, $13.83 dollar tree, and $22.89 gas
8/12- $0
8/13- $88 grocery trip
8/14- $20 lunch out, $4.99 coffee at Starbucks, $77.82 at local shirt shop
 


Been eating out a bit more than planned. Rest of week should be none.
 
Joining in! Need to be more accountable on my extra $$
Follow my budget great, $$ in savings each month and extra in CC Payment. Just paid off one so focusing on final one now. We like to eat out and spur of the moment stuff so will be curbing that impulse as much as possible lol.

Shooting for 25 days no buy except bills, groceries, gas and back to school supplies( doesn't need much) Did clothing buys already and grandma helps with some too! Will have a couple eat out days when we have things planned.

Heading to DL end of September so need to be saving a bit more for our hotel. Using airline points for flight!
Sharing hotel room with friends with group discount through DD dance studio they are performing!
Splurging on Halloween party tickets
WOC dessert party
Blue Bayou Fantasmic dining package
Everything is covered at this point (other than hotel) and have food/souvenir $$ saved.

8/1 $6 Starbucks - DD Had knee surgery and I couldn't eat or drink in front of her to be nice lol
8/2 $0
8/3 $0
8/4 $0
8/5 $16.58 lunch out
8/6 $0
8/7 $0
8/8 $0
8/9 $0
8/10 $16.29 lunch out
8/11 $19.65 lunch out
8/12 $32.63 dinner out with friends
8/13
8/14 $16.10 extra DD senior photo prints
8/15
8/16
8/17
8/18
8/19
8/20
8/21
8/22
8/23
8/24
8/25
8/26
8/27
8/28
8/29
8/30
8/31
 
WOO! At the halfway mark everyone!

I have managed 11/15 days so far... but sadly I am going to have to go grocery shopping again and I forgot to buy fish food at the pet store last week, so I still have YET MORE necessities to buy.
 


August 1: No buy #1
August 2: No buy #2
August 3: No buy#3
August 4: Fancy vegan ice cream (3 pints) and some mini oreos ~ $20
August 5: No buy #4
August 6: Half Marathon Race Registration - $93.75
August 7: No buy #5
August 8: No buy #6
August 9: No buy #7
August 10: No buy #8
August 11: No spill dog bowl and protein powder ~$50
August 12: Lunch date and Mickey ears from etsy ~$81
August 13: No buy #9
August 14: No buy #10
August 15: Cookies, donut, juice at whole foods ~$13

Goal: 20 days of no buy. Exceptions: bills, groceries, birthday gift for sister, anniversary dinner with husband
 
8/1- $174.07 at the vet (had to put my Cleo down, liver cancer) and $20 for dinner as I was in no mood to cook
8/2- $5.93 Panera breakfast, $23 gas, and $10 cvs
8/3- $0
8/4- $3 McDonald's and $119.25 groceries
8/5- $45 Ulta, $54 Maurice's, $19.76 5 below, and $44.49 hibachi dinner
8/6- $15 tall ship admission, $2.29 iced coffee, $16.64 Aldo, and $18 lunch
8/7- $0
8/8- $0
8/9- $4.89 chick fil a breakfast and $25 grocery
8/10- $0
8/11- $22 food at FGL concert, $35 tshirt, $13.83 dollar tree, and $22.89 gas
8/12- $0
8/13- $88 grocery trip
8/14- $20 lunch out, $4.99 coffee at Starbucks, $77.82 at local shirt shop
8/15- $0
8/16- $0
 
I'm shooting for 20 days no buy this August. The only exceptions will be Auto-pay bills, gas, and groceries.

August 1: No buy #1
August 2: No buy #2
August 3: Today is a bust. :( Overslept and didn't make food at home, so I bought coffee on the way to work and need to get lunch later. Spent $3.30 on coffee from Dunkin' and got Chipotle for lunch $9.90
August 4: No buy #3
August 5: Power went out last night and didn't come back on until mid-day today, so I got a pizza for dinner $25
August 6: Needed pipe cleaners for a project I'm working on and found that Joann's had clearanced out a lot of their Jewelry makings Spent $50. :(
August 7: No buy #4
August 8: Office Supply shopping: $16.40
August 9: No buy #5 :)
August 10: No buy #6
August 11: found an adorable outfit from Lularoe in a facebook group. $120
August 12: No buy #7
August 13: Lunch with the roommate $40
August 14: Had to get a prescription and a knee brace as I may have torn my meniscus :( $36
August 15: NO buy #8
August 16: Our teapot shattered so I was out at IKEA, I found too many things... $70
August 17: No buy #9
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I may just make it!
 
August 1: No buy #1
August 2: No buy #2
August 3: No buy#3
August 4: Fancy vegan ice cream (3 pints) and some mini oreos ~ $20
August 5: No buy #4
August 6: Half Marathon Race Registration - $93.75
August 7: No buy #5
August 8: No buy #6
August 9: No buy #7
August 10: No buy #8
August 11: No spill dog bowl and protein powder ~$50
August 12: Lunch date and Mickey ears from etsy ~$81
August 13: No buy #9
August 14: No buy #10
August 15: Cookies, donut, juice at whole foods ~$13
August 16: No buy #11

Goal: 20 days of no buy. Exceptions: bills, groceries, birthday gift for sister, anniversary dinner with husband
 
Off work today so I am spending it at home cleaning

8/1- $174.07 at the vet (had to put my Cleo down, liver cancer) and $20 for dinner as I was in no mood to cook
8/2- $5.93 Panera breakfast, $23 gas, and $10 cvs
8/3- $0
8/4- $3 McDonald's and $119.25 groceries
8/5- $45 Ulta, $54 Maurice's, $19.76 5 below, and $44.49 hibachi dinner
8/6- $15 tall ship admission, $2.29 iced coffee, $16.64 Aldo, and $18 lunch
8/7- $0
8/8- $0
8/9- $4.89 chick fil a breakfast and $25 grocery
8/10- $0
8/11- $22 food at FGL concert, $35 tshirt, $13.83 dollar tree, and $22.89 gas
8/12- $0
8/13- $88 grocery trip
8/14- $20 lunch out, $4.99 coffee at Starbucks, $77.82 at local shirt shop
8/15- $0
8/16- $0
8/17- $0
 
I'm shooting for 20 days no buy this August. The only exceptions will be Auto-pay bills, gas, and groceries.

August 1: No buy #1
August 2: No buy #2
August 3: Today is a bust. :( Overslept and didn't make food at home, so I bought coffee on the way to work and need to get lunch later. Spent $3.30 on coffee from Dunkin' and got Chipotle for lunch $9.90
August 4: No buy #3
August 5: Power went out last night and didn't come back on until mid-day today, so I got a pizza for dinner $25
August 6: Needed pipe cleaners for a project I'm working on and found that Joann's had clearanced out a lot of their Jewelry makings Spent $50. :(
August 7: No buy #4
August 8: Office Supply shopping: $16.40
August 9: No buy #5 :)
August 10: No buy #6
August 11: found an adorable outfit from Lularoe in a facebook group. $120
August 12: No buy #7
August 13: Lunch with the roommate $40
August 14: Had to get a prescription and a knee brace as I may have torn my meniscus :( $36
August 15: NO buy #8
August 16: Our teapot shattered so I was out at IKEA, I found too many things... $70
August 17: No buy #9
August 18: No buy #10
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I may just make it!
 
Watching thread and will join in September as I think I would only able to do about 7 days this month due to car and home maintenance and getting ready for a new school year. I am a mental health counselor for violent youth offenders and spend lots on activities for my kids I work with.
 
When you count my husband randomly stopping at the store or going out for lunch/dinner, I think Wednesday 8/16 is the only day we actually haven't spent money. My son started off the month by breaking his arm which hasn't helped anything.
But- I personally have gotten Target down to 1 day/week and have made my kids stick to a list. This means we've gotten out for around $35 instead of $75 each time. (it's our go-to for forgetting juice or tissues or whatever)
I made my kids go to a park instead of just going to the store or mall to walk around.
 
When you count my husband randomly stopping at the store or going out for lunch/dinner, I think Wednesday 8/16 is the only day we actually haven't spent money. My son started off the month by breaking his arm which hasn't helped anything.
But- I personally have gotten Target down to 1 day/week and have made my kids stick to a list. This means we've gotten out for around $35 instead of $75 each time. (it's our go-to for forgetting juice or tissues or whatever)
I made my kids go to a park instead of just going to the store or mall to walk around.

Great strategies!

It's true, you can't always dictate what the other half in your relationship is spending but ... this is about us! Time to be a little selfish! :P

Lists are awesome! I have many... for different projects and priorities.

And it's even better if you are able to make choices like going to the park. Right now our air quality has been terribly affected by wildfires and so the smoke makes all outdoor activities not so fun. :(

We are now in the final half of the month! I hope everyone is feeling a measure of some control over their choice to spend or not. That's the point! Buying stuff is fine, but it cannot be the go-to everytime you conceive of a product to buy, you'll never get to Disney that way! LOL

*fist pump* we can do this everybody!
 
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I'm shooting for 20 days no buy this August. The only exceptions will be Auto-pay bills, gas, and groceries.

August 1: No buy #1
August 2: No buy #2
August 3: Today is a bust. :( Overslept and didn't make food at home, so I bought coffee on the way to work and need to get lunch later. Spent $3.30 on coffee from Dunkin' and got Chipotle for lunch $9.90
August 4: No buy #3
August 5: Power went out last night and didn't come back on until mid-day today, so I got a pizza for dinner $25
August 6: Needed pipe cleaners for a project I'm working on and found that Joann's had clearanced out a lot of their Jewelry makings Spent $50. :(
August 7: No buy #4
August 8: Office Supply shopping: $16.40
August 9: No buy #5 :)
August 10: No buy #6
August 11: found an adorable outfit from Lularoe in a facebook group. $120
August 12: No buy #7
August 13: Lunch with the roommate $40
August 14: Had to get a prescription and a knee brace as I may have torn my meniscus :( $36
August 15: NO buy #8
August 16: Our teapot shattered so I was out at IKEA, I found too many things... $70
August 17: No buy #9
August 18: No buy #10
August 19: No buy #11
August 20: No buy #12
August 21:
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August 23:
August 24:
August 25:
August 26:
August 28:
August 29:
August 30:
August 31:

I may just make it!
 
I'm shooting for 20. The only exceptions are gas, food for meals we have together, bills, and the stuff I need to still buy for DH's deployment because he still hasn't made a list :sad2:. No more clothes, house stuff, or random online purchases for myself. I'm not counting date night meals, but no fast food, lunches out, or morning lattes for me though. :sad:
I'm starting by putting 50% of my paycheck into off limits savings and hope to work up to 100% by November. Need to get ready to move to one income while I go back to school.

August 1: $125 on work clothes at Jcrew (two cardigans, a shell, and a dress). My goal is for this to be the only "shopping" I do for myself this month. I got a clearance email and impulse bought.
August 2: No buy #1
August 3: No buy #2
August 4: Moved to a new office and desperately needed a desk fan and a new stapler. $27 on Amazon. Also $196 at the vet (we will be reimbursed 90%, love Petplan!), $50 to our friend who coordinated the escape room we are doing tomorrow, and $367 for my annual eye exam, a year of contacts and a new pair of glasses. Ouch. Today hurt the budget.
August 5: No buy #3
August 6: Running out of dog treats, stocked up on Amazon. $32.
August 7: No buy #4
August 8: $30.13 at the Disney Store. Christmas present.
August 9: No buy #5
August 10: No buy #6
August 11: Bought dinner for myself while my husband was at work because I'm sick. $6
August 12: No buy #7
August 13: No buy #8
August 14: Two Christmas gifts & birthday present for SIL $120. Pretty much all necessary deployment stuff $350 :scared1:
August 15: No buy #9
August 16: No buy #10
August 17: No buy #11
August 18: $40 on urgent care copay and medicine. $376 on the repair costs for the flat tire I got on the way home from urgent care. I'm so over this month.
August 19: $6.60 for lunch. I have strep and was too lazy to cook.
August 20: No buy #12
August 21: Technically no buy #13, but we put in an offer on a house we haven't seen. Sweet Jesus help me this military life is going to stress me to death.
 
8/1- $174.07 at the vet (had to put my Cleo down, liver cancer) and $20 for dinner as I was in no mood to cook
8/2- $5.93 Panera breakfast, $23 gas, and $10 cvs
8/3- $0
8/4- $3 McDonald's and $119.25 groceries
8/5- $45 Ulta, $54 Maurice's, $19.76 5 below, and $44.49 hibachi dinner
8/6- $15 tall ship admission, $2.29 iced coffee, $16.64 Aldo, and $18 lunch
8/7- $0
8/8- $0
8/9- $4.89 chick fil a breakfast and $25 grocery
8/10- $0
8/11- $22 food at FGL concert, $35 tshirt, $13.83 dollar tree, and $22.89 gas
8/12- $0
8/13- $88 grocery trip
8/14- $20 lunch out, $4.99 coffee at Starbucks, $77.82 at local shirt shop
8/15- $0
8/16- $0
8/17- $0
8/18- $0
8/19- $25.11 drinks and snacks with friends and $21.45 grocery
8/20- $14.80 gas, $1.75 coffee, $13.79 breakfast out, and $27.97 drug mart
8/21- $183.78 Costco and $45.40 bath and body works
 
I'm shooting for 20 days no buy this August. The only exceptions will be Auto-pay bills, gas, and groceries.

August 1: No buy #1
August 2: No buy #2
August 3: Today is a bust. :( Overslept and didn't make food at home, so I bought coffee on the way to work and need to get lunch later. Spent $3.30 on coffee from Dunkin' and got Chipotle for lunch $9.90
August 4: No buy #3
August 5: Power went out last night and didn't come back on until mid-day today, so I got a pizza for dinner $25
August 6: Needed pipe cleaners for a project I'm working on and found that Joann's had clearanced out a lot of their Jewelry makings Spent $50. :(
August 7: No buy #4
August 8: Office Supply shopping: $16.40
August 9: No buy #5 :)
August 10: No buy #6
August 11: found an adorable outfit from Lularoe in a facebook group. $120
August 12: No buy #7
August 13: Lunch with the roommate $40
August 14: Had to get a prescription and a knee brace as I may have torn my meniscus :( $36
August 15: NO buy #8
August 16: Our teapot shattered so I was out at IKEA, I found too many things... $70
August 17: No buy #9
August 18: No buy #10
August 19: No buy #11
August 20: No buy #12
August 21: Lunch at Hello Bistro $11 before my ortho appointment. Hopefully this helps my knee... Also, 2 bottles of wine $24, fries at Five Guys $5, and a $3 prescription.
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I may just make it!
 

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