January No-Spend Challenge -- Day of Reckoning. How did you do? What will you change for next... - Page 51

[annethcz]

Catching up from the last couple of days. I'm starting to crash at the end of the month. I *think* I can hold it together for the last couple of days. It's always the same- I do so well at the beginning of the month, but lose initiative at towards the end of the month.

If I can make it until Thursday without spending, I'll still be within budget (over in some categories, under in other categories). Go me!

Jan. 1-
Jan. 2-
Jan. 3- stayed within budget: $289.12 at grocery store, $50 for gas
Jan. 4- stayed within budget: DH spent $5.87 on groceries, I paid bills
Jan. 5-
Jan. 6-
Jan. 7- stayed within budget: $84 monthly payment for kids' bowling league
Jan. 8-
Jan. 9- stayed within budget: $30.88 for lunch with DH, $25.36 for household items. : frivilous spending: $8.33 for a sweater for me.
Jan. 10- : $75.15 at Target for misc. stuff because I wasn't prepared ($10.98 grocery, $64.17 household/misc- $42.24 of which was totally frivolous), $20.50 for dinner at Burger King so the kids could run around and get some energy out, $11.63 at Target AGAIN for more household/misc.
Jan. 11- stayed within budget: $35.70 for gas, $6.46 for a carwash (bordering on frivolous, but I couldn't see out of the windows!), $8.89 at McDonalds, picked up lunch for DH and FIL.
Jan. 12-
Jan. 13-
Jan. 14-
Jan. 15-
Jan. 16-
Jan. 17- stayed within budget: $99.25 for groceries
Jan. 18-
Jan. 19-
Jan. 20-
Jan. 21- stayed within budget: $24.71 groceries, $12.21 household/misc, $42.68 gas, $8.05 chicken feed
Jan. 22-
Jan. 23- stayed within budget: $13.80 lunch at Potbelly with DH, $13.20 library fines , $22.21 at Old Navy for 4 pairs of pants. DH spent $14.77 for groceries.
Jan. 24- $27 for dinner & movie (girls nite out ), but I used Christmas money to pay for it, so I'm not going to count it.
Jan. 25- stayed within budget: $35.39 liquor store (household/misc), $30.23 grocery store, : $34.86 pizza
Jan. 26- stayed within budget: $5 parking, $66.68 Target ($22.16 groceries, $12.58 boots for DD, : $31.94 for a board game FRIVOLOUS)
Jan. 27-
Jan. 28-
Jan. 29-
Jan. 30-
Jan. 31-

My goals for the month of January:
Track Grocery Spending: $497.09/$550
Track eating out/take out spending: $108.93/$75
Track my gasoline spending: $128.38/$160
Track household/ misc. spending: $243.48/$200
Track frivolous spending: $82.51/$0
Track spending/income on chickens: $8.05 spending/$0 income
No frivolous spending: 23/31 days
No credit card use: 26/31 days
Stay within 15 miles of home: 18/23 days
No-drive: 13/10 days
Exercise: 890/1000 minutes on the treadmill

[Scribe]

OK. I spent $110 at the GW today. However, a bunch of it was on DVDs that I am re-selling at a profit on Amazon. And some was on a sweater, pair of jeans, and dress that are helping my self-esteem immeasurably. So even though I spent more than I budgeted, it was still a good day.

From the joint account we spent $103 on a plumbing bill. Sucks, but can't avoid it. Having dinner with friends tonight, so I don't anticipate any more spending.

Edited because I was wrong about not spending tonight...

Joint:
1/5: $40 take-out
1/6: $12 movie tickets, $37 dinner out, $90 Target (snack foods and housewares, nothing unplanned)
1/7: $8 Starbucks breakfast/coffee for both of us
1/8:
1/9: $160 groceries
1/10: cell phones $120, cable $109, gasoline $74, DSL/phone $56
1/11: $26 at Italian market
1/12: $7 donuts (bad!), $89 Target (on exciting stuff like dog vitamins and air filters), $16 Goodwill (new cast iron, including a La Cruecet tea pot!), $55 gas bill, $174 city bill (electric, trash, water)
1/13: $275 Ikea (rugs, light fixtures, new bedding, all in preparation for house guests), $43 cat food, $8 for a few groceries (making potato leek soup, yum!), $7 for Kleenex and nasal spray
1/14:
1/15:
1/16: $40 for mom's b-day present
1/17: $29 for Abreva and coffee and cream for work; $42 dog food
1/18: $53 Co-op groceries, $26 Target (cookies for M., foil, freezer bags, that kind of exciting stuff)
1/19:
1/20: $173 groceries
1/21: $14 movie tickets, $24 dinner
1/22: $13 cat food
1/23:
1/24:
1/25: $25 at Ross for French press for M. at work and bamboo serving tray for a friend (will be reimbursed)
1/26: $103 plumber, $24 cat food/litter, $54 take-out

Personal:
1/6: $39 repayment to my friend who loaned me some airport money when I was leaving Europe (from checking)
1/7: $8 lunch; $3 afternoon snack (cash)
1/8:
1/9:
1/10:
1/11: (paid $293 on CC)
1/12:
1/13:
1/14: ($30 co-pay (from checking), $2 parking (cash), $257.60 student loan payment (from checking)
1/15: $80 on supplies for swap, supplements, etc. (from checking)
1/16:
1/17: $170 for prescriptions (from checking), $9 craft store and GW (from checking)
1/18: $27 Goodwill (from checking), $5 McDonalds (cash), $3 Goodwill (cash) (also spent Target GC and Amazon GC from Christmas), $15 Amazon (amount I spent over GC for leggings and dress)
1/19:
1/20: $40 postage
1/21:
1/22: $45 postage, deposited $200 in Christmas money that will go towards CC
1/23: $4 coffee (cash)
1/24: $70 shoes (from checking), paid $500 on CC)
1/25:
1/26: $110 Goodwill (from checking)

[Crunchy*VT*Mom]

Welcome caffreemama! I just click on my name up there in the left part of this post and then click on "Find all posts by CrunchyVTMama" and usually my last tally is the first or second post. So I just edit that post and tack on the next day. We're glad you are joining us and hope you have a great last few days and February!

Sarah -- Oh my goodness! I hope your daughter won't have any scarring. Do you have any idea why your dog bit her? That has to be so traumatic for everyone involved. And I hope your other daughter gets to feeling better too. You have bigger things to worry about than saving a few dollars.

[Erin+babyAndrew]

our budget is the same as it is every month, we always stick to it, but I am so pleased that I made $400 this week selling the stuff I decluttered. We're saving $ to update our living room and put in a fireplace. With all this cold weather we've been having I can think of nothing but reading in front of the fire after the kids are in bed...

[flminivanmama]

12th day

1/15 - paid electric bill - $160 - no other spending
1/16 - sunpass recharged when we drove on the turnpike - $25 also DH filled up his car on the way to a meeting but work will reimburse him
1/17 - :
1/18 - :
1/19 - :
1/20 - Groceries - $143 - no other spending. AND we cleaned out the garage and closets and donated about 10 garbage bags of stuff to goodwill!
1/21 - :
1/22 - :
1/23 - :
1/24 - $6 at the post office to send a certified letter, $8 at walgreens for milk and paint for the pinewood derby cars not budgeted - but needed so I'll still give it a
1/25 - paid bills - all the ones that are due at the end of the month. $1915.73. Budgeted - yes. Neccessary - yes. Still hurts? - yes. :
1/26 - $50 gas, $5 ice cream & $10 at the grocery store.

no spend - :
spent only neccesary /budgeted -
spent unneccesary / unbudgeted -

[soygurl]

: There is NO WAY for me to make my : goal. :
And I just started doing my budget for February, and it's not looking very good. Ugh. I REALLY need to do better next month!

January:
01/01 :
01/02 $14.04 at the Co-op. Payed rent.
01/03 :
01/04 :
01/05 with a little and Sandwich at work ($5 - 30% ); Dog's flea stuff $16.08 (); Walgreens $4.57 ( and ); Staples $3.85 (1/2 1/2 ).
01/06 :
01/07 :
01/08 : Yay! Three in a row!
01/09 Budgeted "social spending" $8.50 on Bingo with my friends, $5 burrito, $1.50 ice cream.
01/10 $20 fingerprinting fee (for CASA), $40 at the Co-op
01/11 Lasagna at work ($5.50 - 30%).
01/12 :
01/13 : Made $20 decorating a cake for a friend!
01/14 I had to get a part for my car, but it was only $2.46. (and a bagel at work $2.25 )
01/15 :
01/16 and I got gas $10, a few groceries $9, and a burrito w/ bottled water $5.25 . ETA: Rented 2 movies and payed old late fine $11 I forgot to ask for a receipt at the gas station and movie rental place. ETA again: $1.95 at work eating
01/17 :
01/18 $6.45 food at work, $5.71 postage, $36.64 groceries. ETA: Also spent $4.07 on junk foot at a gas station with a friend. And I forgot to get a receipt.
01/19 :I went to Target and Borders w/ a friend and didn't buy anything!
01/20 I went way over budget at a bar with my friends $16. Also, $1.50 at work food and $55 automatic online bill pay (). Oh, and I had too much work to to, and couldn't make it to yoga today. :
01/21 $10.20 for coffees & a bagel, $5 more for chocolates.
01/22 :
01/23 $4.50 at work food, $44 groceries/household
01/24 :
01/25 I spent $18.32 on beads for two-3 gifts. I had budgeted $15 for gifts, so technically I'm only $3.32 over budget, but still! :
01/26 :

Goals:

• 24/31 Save ALL receipts.
• 24/25 Stay out of all stores other than the Co-op, and Winco (dollar store "emergencies" only. $5 per trip limit, 2 trips per month MAX) (I only count this if I buy something at an off limit store )
• 14/20 true no-spend days :
• $46.20/$25 social spending
• 0/2 Yoga sessions this month
• $27.40/$30 worth at-work eating (I get 30% off and it comes out of my paycheck)
• Save anything possible this month. Concrete saving goals start in Feb.
• Approx. $24/$0 out of budget spending

Key:
: = True no-spend
= Spending within budget
= Un-budgeted, but necessary
= "badgurl" spending (un-budgeted and unnecessary)

[SugarAndSun]

I spent $150 at the grocery store today. It is all organic and I did not buy a single processed food, except DH's candy bar, which he didn't like.

I thought this was going to be a great month, but I am almost double on the groceries. I should be stocked after today for a good two weeks though. Next month I now to buy no extras and stay within the grocery budget, though I am upping it to $550 (4 trips at $125 and one extra $25 trip). I am going to put the money in an envelope and only go to the store with that money.

1st :
2nd :
3rd :
4th :
5th $3 thrift store; $65 diapers and wipes; $175 food; $21 gas
6th :
7th :
8th $40 gas; $25 food (and cleaning supplies); ($200 surveyor; $100 dsd b-day)
9th :
10th :
11th $67 food;
12th $8 food; $30 gas; $105 vitamins
13th $70 foodstore; $37 gas
14th Frontier $48; $50 gift certificate for mom; homeschool $95
15th :
16th : $122 food; $20 pizza w/ dsd
17th :
18th : $58 food
19th :
20th :
21st :
22nd : $4 thrift store for cast iron pan; $48 food; $40 gas
23rd :
24th : $38 food
25th :
26th : $150 food

GOALS:
Food from the grocery store: $766/$400
Vitamins: $100
Gas: $168/$200
Misc.: $284/$100
TOTAL SPENDING OUTSIDE FIXED BILLS: $1320

I will NOT patronize any fast food places!
I will NOT patronize any big box stores!

26/31 NO FAST FOOD! 26/31 NO BIG BOX STORES!

KEY: : True no spend Spending within budget : Spending outside budget

December:
Food from the grocery store: $697/$400
gas: $230/$200
Christmas: $200/$150
Misc.: $212/$50
TOTAL SPENDING OUTSIDE FIXED BILLS:$1338.50

[MissLotus]

1/1: spent nothing
1/2: $35 Target / $1.29 lunch
1/3: $8.88 grocery run
1/4: spent nothing
1/5: spent about $35 (gas/food/entertainment)
1/6: Trader Joe's $90.76
1/7: spent nothing
1/8: spent nothing
1/9: $8 breakfast out / $48.08 groceries
1/10: spent nothing
1/11: spent nothing
1/12: $22.25 gas/ $44.40 yet more groceries/ $7 at local farm for cider, eggs, doughnuts...mmm/ $38.90 mall
1/13: spent nothing
1/14: $10 at dollar store, drug store, Dunkin' Donuts
1/15: $5 post office
1/16: $6.58 post office / $2.92 bananas & milk
1/17: $2.47 post office / $5 grocery
1/18: $12.66 grocery store / $2.48 drugstore
1/19: $6.29 post office
1/20: $17.97 Goodwill / $7.66 mailing stuff / $73.58 groceries & household supplies
1/21: spent nothing
1/22: $8 grocery run / $12.88 postage
1/23: $7.50 grocery stop / $2.75 pet store / $4.32 Dollar store / $16.60 gas
1/24: spent nothing
1/25: $16.80 lunch at diner / $8.50 fruit & veggies/$5 to friend toward gas/ $8 snacks while playing
1/26: $7 pizza / $6.12 grocery

$316.40 into a $250 grocery budget...hmmm...
$55.85 spent on gas
$48.07 spent on eating on the run/out
$142.20 entertainment/clothes/odds & ends
$33.22 postage for stuff I sell on Amazon (but have made a $52.59 profit after postage, fees and mailing supplies)

[mom2dea]

Originally Posted by Crunchy*VT*Mom

Sarah -- Oh my goodness! I hope your daughter won't have any scarring. Do you have any idea why your dog bit her? That has to be so traumatic for everyone involved. And I hope your other daughter gets to feeling better too. You have bigger things to worry about than saving a few dollars.

Thanks !!! We are pray we are over a yucky hump and can get back on track . We did good for the most part other then DH jacket . So I feel better . I can not wait for Feb to start !!!

[FeelingBlessed]

Dropped $800+ at Lowe's tonight, but it was all necessary, and did not veer offlist or upgrade on items to my "wish for" versions (i.e. more than half of tonight's spending was a new fridge, and I did not walk out with the jazzy stainless, freezer drawer on the bottom fridge I WANTED).

Jan. 1: (no spend!)
Jan. 2: (no spend!)
Jan. 3:
Jan. 4: (no spend!)
Jan. 5:
Jan. 6: (no spend!)
Jan. 7:
Jan. 8: (no spend!)
Jan. 9:
Jan. 10:
Jan. 11:
Jan. 12:
Jan. 13:
Jan. 14: (no spend!)
Jan. 15:
Jan. 16: (no spend!)
Jan. 17: $19.90 UPS (should have planned ahead + spent $0.41 USPS)
Jan. 18:
Jan. 19: (no spend!)
Jan. 20: overbudget on groceries
Jan. 21: (no spend!)
Jan. 22:
Jan. 23:
Jan. 24:
Jan. 25: (no spend!)
Jan. 26:

GOALS:
* Less than $100 in frivolous spending: month to date $19.90
* At least 25 days (no spend or spending w/in budget): 24/25
* Avoid Target: 26/31
* Pack snacks/water for outings: 26/31
* NO library fines: month to date $0
* Stay within grocery budget: $555.85/$430

[Hollysmom]

January 1:
January 2:
January 3: Bought 2 new nursing bras (planned and definitely needed)
January 4: Went out and bought shoes for the girls today and in addition to going overbudget I went through the drive thru :
January 5: Did a big grocery shop today in budget, but I am going to have to go easy for the rest of the month because I spent so much
January 6:
January 7:
January 8:
January 9:
January 10:
January 11:
January 12:
January 13:
January 14:
January 15:
January 16:
January 17:
January 18:
January 19:
January 20:
January 21:
January 22:
January 23:
January 24:
January 25:
January 26:

Another no spend today.

Big stock up trip to Costco: $304.83/$350
Nursing bras/baby stuff: $210.98/$200
Shoes for kids: $135.58/$100
Take-out: $144.57/$200 (this is way more that I would normally allow for, but I think we are going to need it )
Groceries/Household: $839.41/$350 :
Spending $: $255.61/$50

No spend days: 13/15

Key:

- true no spend day
- planned/budgeted spending only
- unnecessary/unbudgeted spending

[FeelingBlessed]

Originally Posted by Crunchy*VT*Mom

Goal: 20 no-spend days. 17/20

Go Prudence! Almost there; you CAN do it!

[ReikiMommy07]

No-spend today!

Key:
no spend at all
budgeted
unbudgeted but necessary
: unbudgeted and unnecessary

Goals:
7/11 spend days
19/20 no-spend
3/4 trips and $152.98/200 groceries for Jan 13-Feb 13
1/3 trips and $4.40/20 farmer's market
$1.49/15 DS bday in March
$20.84/16.66 gift-making supplies
$12.78/20 clothes
$4.18/0 in unbudgeted spending (over budget on gift-making supplies)

Tue 1
Wed 2
Thu 3 $48.25 groceries (counted in Dec-Jan budget), $5 crochet hooks for gift-making
Fri 4 $4.40 farmer's market
Sat 5
Sun 6
Mon 7
Tue 8 $59.63 groceries (counted in Dec-Jan budget)
Wed 9
Thu 10
Fri 11
Sat 12
Sun 13
Mon 14
Tue 15 $34.56 groceries, $3.27 yarn for gift-making, $12.78 belt for DH
Wed 16
Thu 17
Fri 18 $66.78 groceries
Sat 19
Sun 20
Mon 21 $20 transportation, $1.49 DS bday, $8.39 yarn, needles, : $4.18 crochet hooks
Tue 22
Wed 23
Thu 24 $51.64 groceries
Fri 25
Sat 26

[mamaof6]

Today was a very frustrating day for me. I spent way too much money. I'm not very good at this whole budgeting thing. I am hoping that I get better each month. Today I was ready to just call it quits. Spent too much on groceries and clothes for the kids and myself. And of course coffee. Does this get easier? :

Jill

1/1 No Spend
1/2 $13.09 at Subway (lunch w/hubby) $5.37 coffee; $239.58 groceries; $24.50 new shoes (I guess the coffee and shoes would be frivolous )
1/3 No Spend
1/4 $5.22 postage for New Years cards; $23.54 DH's purchase; $130.19 nutritional supplements (this is excessive because I was out of everything); $66.84 milkman; $1.92 coffee (frivolous spending)
1/5 $25.00 for dd's basketball league; $6.39 DH picked up dollar gifts for holiday party tomorrow (He went to Target for these gifts.)
1/6 $2.45 coffee (frivolous spending)
1/7 No Spend
1/8 $32.00 bowling fees
1/9 $22.83 milk man; $11.00 dh bowling fees
1/10 $63.00 gas; $8.68 coffee and snacks for kiddos (frivolous )
1/11 No Spend
1/12 $1.92 coffee (frivolous); $14.77 pizza for kids dinner (not sure what this should be) $28.00 babysitter
1/13 $6.81 coffee and juice (frivolous); $177.87 groceries
1/14 $42.00 ds bowling league dues; $1.82 light bulbs from $ store
1/15 $20.00 co-pay at clinic; $12.00 drug store for prescription; $20.79 library fines :; $7.00 snacks at the bowling alley (frivolous )
1/16 $2.34 coffee (frivolous); $50.00 gas; $34.35 dh brought kids to bowling with him, so some of this is planned ($11.35 was for candy/pop for kids - frivolous )
1/17 $24.73 milk man; $8.00 coffee and snacks for kids (frivolous)
1/18 $73.38 Chiropractor
1/19 $70.00 frivolous this-n-that.
1/20 $22.00 babysitter; $20 church tithe; $6 free-will offering
1/21 $2.00 dh tip at lunch; $72.37 groceries; $27.79 diapers from Amazon
1/22 $9.00 pizza (frivolous)
1/23 $14.29 Schwan's order (groceries?)
1/24 No Spend Finally!!!!!
1/25 $2.50 coffee (frivolous)
1/26 $4.38 coffee (frivolous) $60.00 gas; $100.17 clothes; $6.93 thank you cards; $181.58 groceries; $20.00 church donation; $5.00 dh's scratch off lottery tickets (frivolous; too bad we didn't hit the jackpot) $24.02 lunch w/dh and the kids
1/27
1/28
1/29
1/30
1/31

On the upside: I haven't been in a Target all month. This is a miracle. Dh went in one day, but spent less than $7.00.


My goals for January:
Groceries: $800.11/$600
Gas: $173/$200
Frivolus Spending: $171.22/$100
No Spend days: 5/15
Stay away from stores (grocery and Big Box): 21/27
No Credit Card use: 26/31
2x eating out with hubby: 2/2x
22 hrs decluttering home: 3.5/22

[vivalamama]

no spend today! mostly stayed at home, then went to the Y to take the girls swimming. we (dh and I) really wanted to go out for dinner afterwards, but between the no-spend challenge and the fact that DD1 can't eat most of the food they sell at restaurants, we came home and I cooked. So--- only 3 more no spend days to meet my goal!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 1
Jan 2 snacks
Jan 3
Jan 4
Jan 5 drinks
Jan 6 medical $14, (household $12- reimbursed), vacation spending $11
Jan 7 fast food (vacation money) $14
Jan 8 groceries and snacks for plane $20, $25 for overweight bag
Jan 9
Jan 10
Jan 11 $15 (personal spending) wine to take to a friend's house
Jan 12 groceries, in budget
Jan 13 $10 dinner with friends (personal spending)
Jan 14
Jan 15 groceries and gas, medical visit and supplements, in budget
Jan 16
Jan 17 hair gel for dd
Jan 18
Jan 19 $60 at hfs for dd
Jan 20 sent dh for a 7up for me, plus a few forgotten groceries
Jan 21
Jan 22 $8 mcd; a lot of money at the grocery store
Jan 23 : flat tire repair
Jan 24
Jan 25
Jan 26

Key: true no spend in budget unplanned/unbudgeted

The plan:
True No Spend Days 12/15
Jan 1-9: $83/$100 total vacation spending on anything I wish
Jan 10-31st:
Grocery shopping (<$75) and gasoline once a week only
Personal spending: $33/$25- it's gone, baby, gone
DD2 Birthday: 0/$TBD

[mumkenna&lucas]

Stayed home today!! And I stayed away from unmentionable websites

1/1
1/2 : 20.67 groceries all budgeted!
1/3
1/4 45.15 co-op
1/5
1/6
1/7
1/8 : $45.00 Ballet for dd (Budgeted!)
1/9
1/10
1/11
1/12
1/13
1/14 $22.00 Co-op
1/15 $10 class
1/16
1/17 $20.00 clothing, $5.50 DVD, $21.99 ebay
1/18
1/19
1/20 $41.54 ebay, : $110.47 textbook
1/21
1/22
1/23
1/24 $91.00 a bunch of coops, $6.00 DS
1/25
1/26

January Spending goals:
No Spend days: 20/27
No etsy/DS/ebay: 23/30
Non-necessary Spending: $236.18/$150

December totals:
No spend days: 20/18
No DS, Etsy, DT: 31/27
Non-essential spending $85.20/$200


Key:
true no-spend day
: spend within budget
spend day

[kedwards313]

1/19:
1/20: - Giving at church; Walgreens and RiteAid specials (120.99 in product (toilet paper, toothpaste, chicken broth, shampoo, etc.) for 25.89 after sales, coupons, rebates, and gift card)
1/21: - $22 in groceries
1/22: - groceries
1/23: - $12 in groceries
1/24:
1/25: - $80 in groceries
1/26:
1/27:
1/28:
1/29:
1/30:
1/31:

Key:
- No spend
- Planned spending
- Unplanned but necessary
- Unplanned and unnecessary

[Jess A]

1/1: no spend
1/2: budget
1/3: no spend
1/4: budget and out of budget
1/5: budget
1/6: budget and out of budget
1/7: budget
1/8: budget and out of budget
1/9: budget
1/10: budget and out of budget
1/11: budget
1/12: budget and out of budget
1/13: no spend
1/14: budget and out of budget
1/15: out of budget
1/16: out of budget
1/17: budget
1/19: no spend
1/20: budget
1/21: budget
1/22: budget
1/23: no spend
1/24: budget
1/25: budget and out of budget
1/26: out of budget
1/27: budget

[liangel]

My key:

= No spend at all
= Groceries, Gas
= Unnecessary spending


1/1-
1/2-
1/3-
1/4-
1/5-
1/6- $46.05 gas
1/7-
1/8- $23 haircut
1/9-
1/10- $65.46 Groceries for Bunko night (I'm hosting), $68.40-BJ's (more Bunko supplies-paper goods, appetizers), $50 oil change
------- $2.46 Jack in the Box
------- $27-manicure
1/11-
1/12- $78.33 Groceries
1/13- $20-gas
1/14-
1/15-
1/16-
1/17-
1/18- $46 gas
1/19-
1/20-
1/21- $4.05 Twisted Bean (coffee) $3.18 McD's
1/22- (Happy Birthday to me)
1/23-
1/24-
1/25-
1/26- $14.21 Ruby Tuesday/$5.29 Kohls Watch battery
1/27- $23.90 Groceries

[Patrick's mummy]

No spend for me today.
There are loads of everyday things we are likely to run out of shortly but am trying to improvise to keep spending down. Also discussing with dh cancelling our weekend newspaper - he's mulling it over.