April No-Spend Challenge ~ Last day of our challenge. How did you do? - Page 36

[oetien]

04/01 - no spend
04/02 - no spend
04/03 - no spend
04/04 - whole foods $25
04/05 - no spend
04/06 - no spend
04/07 - no spend
04/08 - no spend
04/09 - whole foods $20
04/10 - no spend
04/11 - no spend
04/12 - no spend
04/13 - Trader Joe's $65
04/14 - CVS $15
04/15 - Groceries $5
04/16 - Eat out (only me) $11, Groceries (not really planned) $15
04/17 - no spend
04/18 - no spend
04/19 - Clothes for dd $25, household & groceries $55
04/20 - household/groceries $20, toys $34
04/21 - no spend
04/22 - clothes etc $20, groceries $18
04/23 - no spend
04/24 - Trader Joe's & Penzey's spices $90
04/25 - no spend
04/26 - yard sales & thrift shopping $50
04/27 - no spend
04/28 - CVS $5
04/29 - no spend
04/30 - groceries $40

Totals:
Groceries & household: $378/$400
Misc. spendings: $104/$150
Eating out: $11/$50
17 no spend days

I'm doing pretty good this month. I emptied my pantry at the beginning of the month, that's why I could get away with spending so little. Now my pantry is somewhat stocked, I am hoping I can spend less on groceries next month. I hope it's possible (with the crazy grocery price and all)

[mamaof6]

4/01 budgeted spending: $39.76 groceries
4/02 No Spend Day!!!
4/03 budgeted spending: $193.71 groceries from Big Box; $4.70 coffee
4/04 No Spend Day!!!
4/05 budgeted spending: $126.46 Target (groceries, baby gift, and household) $50.00 groceries
4/06 budgeted spending: $23.00 charitable contributions; $5.00 gift for friend; $2.34 coffee
4/07 / budgeted spending: $72.00 haircut/color; $33.80 groceries. Unbudgeted spending: $36.00 haircare products (frivolous)
4/08 No Spend Day !!!
4/09 No Spend Day!!!
4/10 /: budgeted spending: DH paid bills; $23.45 milkman/groceries; $2.34 coffee; $69.00 gas. Unbudgeted spending: $8.07 McDonalds for kids (frivolous )
4/11 No Spend Day
4/12 budgeted spending: $2.35 coffee; $185.60 Costco (groceries)
4/13 /: budgeted spending: $20.00 charitable contributions; $2.93 coffee; $81.08 groceries; $50.00 birthday gift for dd#1. Unbudgeted spending: $79.63 clothes for me (these were not necessary so frivolous spending)
4/14 budgeted spending: $12.08 bowling party
4/15 budgeted spending: $11.43 bowling party; $8.38 felt from Michaels; $99.53 Kohls (much needed dress clothes for kids)
4/16 budgeted spending: $47.25 (groceries); $5.86 (2 coffees)
4/17 /: budgeted spending: $2.93 coffee; $31.15 milkman Unbudgeted: $18.06 Target for gift (this was unbudgeted, but necessary)
4/18 unbudgeted spending: $20.66 groceries (I'm calling this unbudgeted because I'm over budget on groceries)
4/19 / (bought more clothes that I did not need )
4/20 / I went over on my coffee allowance :
4/21 No Spend Day
4/22 No Spend Day
4/23 $14.56 (food from Schwans that we did not need.)
4/24 $2.24 coffee
4/25 No Spend Day
4/26 No Spend Day
4/27 / budgeted spending: $30.00 charitable contributions; overbudget: $2.72 coffee
4/28 Today was all unbudgeted/overbudgeted/frivolous spending. Except for the baby gift for my new nephew.
4/29 No Spend Day
4/30 $5.11 coffee

I could have had another No Spend if it weren't for my coffee addiction.

Jill



Key

No Spend
Budgeted Spending
Unbudgeted/Overbudgeted Spending

My Plan

Track Groceries: $800.08/$750
Track Gas: $143/$300
Track Coffee: $38.47/$25
Track Frivolous Spending: $265.17/$50
10 no spend days: 10/10 YEAH!!!!!
25 days no Big Box stores: 21/25
No Credit Cards: 30/30

[anarchamama]

Goals for this month:
Stay within budget of 3200$
That's really it! We have been doing better and did quite well last month. We are slowly chipping away at our debt. The next year is going to be really financially unpredictable for us so I want to head into it at least debt free.

1-massage $12, gas $40.06, groceries 143.83$,
2-
3-
4-
5-$34.24 dinner out
6-$24.87 gas
7-
8-$115.93 phone,
9-groceries 12.09$, cc interest 52.41
10-
11-chiro $10.25, lunch $21.32
12-$462 mtg/taxes, groceries $198.10
13-
14-$45.25 gas
15-$9.48 fries, Y67.84
16- $4.67 dounuts, $25.25 kids books/vids, $20.72 book sub, $22.33 groceries
17-$13.09 lunch, $7.17 pencils
18-$12 massage, $40 carpool, $55.98 car insurance
19-$127.07 groceries, $110.88 shoes, $10.40 kids stuff, $24.59 pizza,
20-$91.78 dh shoes, $24.05 building stuff
21-$13 parking
22-$89.29 house insurance
23-$45 groceries
24-
25-$462 mtg/taxes, 282.13 groceries,
26-
27-$11.50 museum
28-$40.84 dinner
29-
30-$224.29 hydro, $19.15 groceries, $16.23 service charges


no spend-8
3042.20/3380$
101.41/112.67$

Sorry to bump this back up I just finally got time to wrap up the month! And we came in under budget, for the first time in forever! Whooohhoooo! And this despite both me and dh getting new shoes!

Off to start May.