June 2017 No Buy

[snarlingcoyote]

I need a no buy thread in the worst way!

Rules for a no buy: You determine the number of days you will not buy anything and you determine what consists of not buying anything. You post as much or as little detail each day (or few days) in a new post, cutting and pasting from your last post. It's all about public accountability, and Lord help me, I need some right now!

My no buy: I don't count bills, groceries (yes, food from the deli section at Rouse's Market still counts as a restaurant, so no cheating there), gas for the car, fees for hiking at parks, two meals a week out with the husband, and for June I won't count required gifts to family (June is heavy with birthdays and anniversaries in my family.) or thrift store purchases to procure the grape (not eggplant, not lavender, Dickies brand are not allowed by the professor, no logos, size large, in good shape) scrubs my niece must have to start nursing clinicals in the Fall. Everything else is fair game. I want 20 no buy days this month.

Thankfully June starts tomorrow, because I've got a $10 gift certificate for J.C. Penney's burning a hole in my pocket that expires today!

Who's with me?

 

[LilTinkFan]

Ok I'll try.
What I'm excluding; food, graduation party expenses and gifts, church donations, gas, and monthly bills.
There are also two three day trips planned. So nothing counted on that week.

I'm going 14 days no spend.

 

[snarlingcoyote]

June 1 - No Buy!
June 2 - Planning to eat out with co-workers at lunch at Jason's Deli, so $12ish there, but it's my birthday, not sure if that still counts, lol.

 

[LilTinkFan]

Happy Birthday!

June 1- no buy
June 2- (auto gas) 2.00 unexpected toll road fee

 

[Nilsifjel]

Hello! I'm not counting the usual, bills, petrol (I spend approx £200 a month on this!), Birthday presents, Prescription charges etc. I'm also in France for a week with work towards the end of the month, so will probably have spend days there, but I'll be saving on petrol and food etc at home because all meals are included!

I've not set myself a target this month, I'll just see how it goes.

June 1 - no buy
June 2 - Pasty and muffin from Gregs £2.40 and 40p parking (Totally justified pick me up after a miserable referral to the dental hospital!)
June 3 - no buy
June 4 - £3.30 parking
June 5 - £3.15 Lunch, £7 'dad to be' gift for my brother.
June 6 -
June 10 -
June 11 -
June 12 -
June 13 -
June 14 -
June 15 -

 

[olliesmom]

I'll give this a try this month!

Excluding: monthly bills, once weekly grocery shop, gas, donations and planned gifts (Father's Day, baby shower, wedding anniversary and a friend's birthday all in June).

June 1 - Take-out for dinner
June 2 - Take-out for dinner

Okay, I might need to re-visit the Eat at Home thread this month!

 

[Nilsifjel]

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[LilTinkFan]

Geez I lost track already.
June 3- had to take son to work, so fed him twice 37.58. And (auto gas).
June 4-grocer 50. Graduation gift wrapping stuff 11.

 

[snarlingcoyote]

Happy Birthday!

June 1- no buy
June 2- (auto gas) 2.00 unexpected toll road fee

Thanks!

June 1 - No Buy!
June 2 - Planning to eat out with co-workers at lunch at Jason's Deli, so $12ish there, but it's my birthday, not sure if that still counts, lol. (Bought flowers for mother's birthday, in excluded category - $28)
June 3 - No buy (Excluded categories - movies for anniversary $25ish)
June 4 - No buy (Excluded categories - $4 parking at state park)
June 5 - I am tempted to eat out at lunch, as I forgot to bring something. . .maybe I'll run to the grocery store and buy necessary stuff AND a frozen dinner (staying out of that darned deli section, which is every bit as expensive as eating out).

 

[snarlingcoyote]

June 1 - No Buy!
June 2 - Planning to eat out with co-workers at lunch at Jason's Deli, so $12ish there, but it's my birthday, not sure if that still counts, lol. (Bought flowers for mother's birthday, in excluded category - $28)
June 3 - No buy (Excluded categories - movies for anniversary $25ish)
June 4 - No buy (Excluded categories - $4 parking at state park)
June 5 - .99 - Sling bag off E-bay (It's 12x8x4. . .that should be big enough to carry 1 liter of water in a collapsible plastic container, wouldn't you think? I'm looking for a short hike hydration bag that isn't a backpack or a waist bag, but has the loops for a waist bag and this seems to fit the bill.)

 

[olliesmom]

June 1 - Take-out for dinner
June 2 - Take-out for dinner
June 3 - No buy #1 (excluding groceries $100)
June 4 - No buy #2
June 5 - No buy #3 (excluding cat litter $6)

 

[drante]

This is a great idea. Wish I had seen it on June 1st! So far not off to a good start.
Things that I will not include: groceries, car bill (it's at the shop), pet expenses, bills in general (rent, utilities, etc), and my gym membership.

June 1 - Juice bar treat $12.99
June 2 - No buy
June 3 - We took a friend out to eat. About $65.
June 4 - No buy
June 5 - Farmer's market (which I consider a treat due to how expensive it is) $30
June 6 - Bought two dresses online at Modcloth, had store credit, so it came out to $57 ish

Goal: 20 days of no buy.

 

[snarlingcoyote]

June 1 - No Buy!
June 2 - Planning to eat out with co-workers at lunch at Jason's Deli, so $12ish there, but it's my birthday, not sure if that still counts, lol. (Bought flowers for mother's birthday, in excluded category - $28)
June 3 - No buy (Excluded categories - movies for anniversary $25ish)
June 4 - No buy (Excluded categories - $4 parking at state park)
June 5 - No buy (Ebay removed my vendor)
June 6 - $57 - I fell off the wagon. Had to go to another part of town for a meeting, so I went to a thrift store close by that is very, very hit or miss. . .it was a hit. Brand new Dansko shoes, two Lily Pultzer shirts, 2 Soma bras (with tags), Moving Comfort sports bra, Calvin Klein suit jacket (classic dark gray, will look lovely with a black work dress) and an Atheleta swim dress No grape scrubs, however.

 

[snarlingcoyote]

June 1 - No Buy!
June 2 - Lunch with co-workers $12 (Bought flowers for mother's birthday, in excluded category - $28)
June 3 - No buy (Excluded categories - movies for anniversary $25ish)
June 4 - No buy (Excluded categories - $4 parking at state park)
June 5 - No buy (Ebay removed my vendor)
June 6 - $57 Thrift store
June 7 - $27 Thrift store
June 8 - No buy #5
June 9 - (Planned) new running goggles from Zenni optical $34, date night $45, B-day gift from parents <$50> Balance from paypal <65>, spare water bottles - ebay $7

 

[drante]

June 1 - Juice bar treat $12.99
June 2 - No buy #1
June 3 - We took a friend out to eat. About $65.
June 4 - No buy #2
June 5 - Farmer's market (which I consider a treat due to how expensive it is) $30
June 6 - Bought two dresses online at Modcloth, had store credit, so it came out to $57 ish
June 7 - No buy #3
June 8 - Bought fancy cupcakes about $9
June 9 - No buy #4 (already know I won't be spending money today )

Goal: 20 days of no buy.

 

[drante]

June 1 - Juice bar treat $12.99
June 2 - No buy #1
June 3 - We took a friend out to eat. About $65.
June 4 - No buy #2
June 5 - Farmer's market (which I consider a treat due to how expensive it is) $30
June 6 - Bought two dresses online at Modcloth, had store credit, so it came out to $57 ish
June 7 - No buy #3
June 8 - Bought fancy cupcakes about $9
June 9 - No buy #4 (already know I won't be spending money today )
June 10 - Tea at Starbucks - $1.95
June 11 - No buy #5

Goal: 20 days of no buy.

 

[LilTinkFan]

Good for you! I am so lost and so far behind I can't remember yesterday!!!
So let's start over today...

 

[snarlingcoyote]

June 1 - No Buy!
June 2 - Lunch with co-workers $12 (Bought flowers for mother's birthday, in excluded category - $28)
June 3 - No buy (Excluded categories - movies for anniversary $25ish)
June 4 - No buy (Excluded categories - $4 parking at state park)
June 5 - No buy (Ebay removed my vendor)
June 6 - $57 Thrift store
June 7 - $27 Thrift store
June 8 - No buy #5
June 9 - I don't want to even discuss it. However, I needed everything I bought (except for $6 of collapsible water bottles from Ebay. . .I found the stash I thought I'd left in a hotel room as soon as I ordered new ones.)
June 10 - No buy #6 (Excluded $4 parking at state park)
June 11 - Forgot about a pair of pants I put a bid for in on Ebay, 'cause it was severely under the going price. . .I won. $9 So Slimming Chico pants, w00t!

 

[LilTinkFan]

June 12 - 20. Eating out. 50. Nails for graduation.
June 13 - know we are going to find dd a pair of jeans, also need petrol but that's in my exempt

 

[snarlingcoyote]

June 1 - No Buy!
June 2 - Lunch with co-workers $12 (Bought flowers for mother's birthday, in excluded category - $28)
June 3 - No buy (Excluded categories - movies for anniversary $25ish)
June 4 - No buy (Excluded categories - $4 parking at state park)
June 5 - No buy (Ebay removed my vendor)
June 6 - $57 Thrift store
June 7 - $27 Thrift store
June 8 - No buy #5
June 9 - On the balance, I put more in than I took out, but. . .I spent.
June 10 - No buy #6 (Excluded $4 parking at state park)
June 11 - $9 pants; $5 waist belt for one of my backpacks $5 lunch with co-workers (Once I'd spent the $9, the other spends just domino'ed)