April Spending Tracking

[coffeegrl]

For anyone who would like to join me, this thread will be for tracking spending in the month of April.  I am going to track only discretionary spending, but feel free to track whatever kind of spending you wish.

4/1--No Spend Day
4/2--No Spend Day

2/2 No Spend Days

[coffeegrl]

4/3--No Spend Day

3/3 No Spend Days

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

I will track UNBUDGETED spending (things that we have not planned or budgeted for in some way.)

April 1 .... no unbudgeted spending
April 2..... no unbudgeted spending
April 3 .... no unbudgeted spending

[coffeegrl]

I chose to have my splurge meal on Friday, April 4 so spent $10.88 on take out.

Saturday, April 5 was my regular shopping day.
Groceries--$42.31
Newspaper for coupons--$2.50
A new flash drive (others are getting full and crowded)--$14.99
A chocolate Easter bunny and card for my mom--$5.48
Personal care items--$10.98
Tax--$4.71

Total spent--$91.85

3 No Spend Days
2 Spend Days

My goal is to not spend anymore money until next weekend.

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

April 4 ... no unbudgeted spending
April 5.... no unbudgeted spending

(Staying home helps!)

[Iggy aka IG]

April 1 - No spend
April 2 - $20.25 at the grocery store (Eggs, produce, cream cheese, pork rinds)
April 3 - $70 in fuel (traveled to my dentist in the Big City)
April 3 - $15 at the store to stock up on ice cream, caramel and hot fudge due to the above
April 4-6 No spend.  As ❤ mollymouser ❤ says above, staying home helps. 

[coffeegrl]

Staying home doesn't always help me as I have access to the interwebs and have been known to buy things online before. 

[Iggy aka IG]

Apr 7, 2014 17:14:10 GMT -5 Iggy aka IG said:

April 1 - No spend
April 2 - $20.25 at the grocery store (Eggs, produce, cream cheese, pork rinds)
April 3 - $70 in fuel (traveled to my dentist in the Big City)
April 3 - $15 at the store to stock up on ice cream, caramel and hot fudge due to the above
April 4-6 No spend.  As ❤ mollymouser ❤ says above, staying home helps. 

I should mention except for the fuel, none of the above spending (or the groceries below) was planned.  Usually I try and go to the store only once during the month.  Have been spending some of our escrow refund from when we refinanced the house. 

April 7 - $65.03 grocery store:  Produce, dairy, 10/$10 canned good special (for stockpiling purposes), pepperoni, BACON   Saved 20% including $2.75 in coupons.

April 7 - $3.85 business related postage.  Wasn't sure if I wanted to include this or not because it is a necessary business expense.

[coffeegrl]

Sunday, April 6 through Tuesday, April 8 were all no spend days.

6 No Spend Days
2 Spend Days

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

I was doing SO well until I went on Amazon today (oops!)

Arguably, the new bacon Ritz crackers probably could be counted as "budgeted" (groceries) but the 4 Hello Kitty items for a friends daughter were definitely unplanned (but adorable).

April 6, 7, 8 .... no unbudgeted spending.
April 9 ........... had a lovely time on Amazon

[Iggy aka IG]

❤ mollymouser ❤, LOL!  I tried the bacon Ritz crackers for the first time last night.  Mmhmm....

April 8 - No spend
April 9 - $35 took a high profile client out to lunch



ETA:  Er, I think they were bacon?  IDK, they were the new Ritz buffalo sandwich crackers...? 

[coffeegrl]

Wednesday, April 9--No Spend Day

Thursday, April 10--Soda from the vending machine--$1.50
                           Personal items from Walgreens--$9.36 ($9.00 in coupons!!!)
                           Personal pan pizza from Target Cafe--$4.68
                           Prescription from Target Pharmacy--$6.00 (had intended to pay with HSA but had handed over cash before I                             remembered; oh well)

Total No Spend Days--7
Spend Days--3

Total money spent for April--$113.39

[coffeegrl]

Friday, April 11--$1 for a bottle of juice at work
                      $24.50 groceries
                      $4.99 for a pretty plant for my home
                      $1.62 tax

7 No Spend Days
4 Spend Days

Total spent for April--$145.50

[coffeegrl]

Saturday, April 12--$3.75 for Chinese
                          $24.75 for a movie ticket and concessions (OUCH!)
                          $5.39 for a shirt at Penny's (had a $10/$10 Q)

Total No Spend Days--7
Total Spend Days--5

Total $ spent in April--$179.39 

No more money should be spent until Thursday at the earliest when our Farmer's Market opens for the season.  And that just depends on what they have this early in the season.

[Iggy aka IG]

Oh my.  This month has been expensive!

April 10 no spend
April 11 $22 liquor store
April 12 $90 fuel (filled up in the Big City at 30 cents cheaper in our home town in anticipation for this week's business trip)
$1.30 Redbox (the niece was over for a sleepover and it was fun to pick out a DVD using the Espanol screens )
$7.99 Sonic (she and I split a #5)
$67.99 Wally World for snacks, water and extra pantyhose for my sales trip this week, 2 small BD presents, Easter candy for the nieces and DH, movie snacks, and 2 pairs of tights on sale for next winter.
$23.50 pizza for 5

6/14 No spend days.

ETA:  Used a .75/2 coupon at WW for my almonds. 

[coffeegrl]

Sunday, April 13 through Tuesday, April 15 were no spend days.  Had wanted to wait until tomorrow to spend again but will have to gas up after work.

No Spend Days--10
Spend Days (not counting today yet)--5

[coffeegrl]

Today, Wednesday, April 16--Gas--$34.20
                                       Chinese Take Out--$8.71

Total No Spend Days--10
Total Spend Days--6

Total $ Spent for April--$222.30 (Not bad for halfway through the month.)

[Iggy aka IG]

April 13 $6 at the liquor store
April 14 $8 at Qdoba while traveling, $9.95 for hotel internet in my room (yeah, it might be time to finally buy that %#@$ smart phone)
April 15 $8 in tips during cocktail hour, $2 vending machine
April 16 (still on the road) $5 coffee (rare treat these days), $9 Arby's (which I rarely do, and now I remember why ), $14 at Panera (treated my home office gal), $60 fuel
April 17 Monthly bill paying day.  Mortgage, gas/elect, water/sewer, cell phone, life ins prem, office land line, transfer to savings

6/17 no spending days

Total spent $551.81 (a majority of this is the travel spending, which is rare), not including today's monthly bills.

[coffeegrl]

Thursday, April 17

Treat at Starbucks on campus--$4.77
Flowers at the local farmer's market--$5.00
Groceries--$37.62
Personal items--$11.85
Household--$6.42
Decorative--$3.97
Tax--$3.28

Total No Spend Days--10
Total Spend Days--7

Total $ spent for April--$295.21

If all goes as planned, I should actually come in UNDER budget for the month of April for total money spent.  This is exciting!

[Iggy aka IG]

April 18 $304 monthly grocery store trip, $12.46 business postage, $49.66 at the liquor store
April 19 No spend

7/19 no spend days

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

I seem to have fallen off the wagon (financially speaking) this week and ordered a new doormat, a few books, and bought a new lime green cat bed today at Petco. Nothing that will break the bank ... but not specifically budgeted. I've decided to label them all "anniversary presents to me" so that I can account for them under "Gifts." (grin)

[coffeegrl]

Friday, April 18 through Sunday, April 20--No Spend Days

Total No Spend Days--13
Total Spend Days--7

Total $ Spent for April--$295.21

[Iggy aka IG]

April 20 No spend
April 21 $68.34 at Wally World for a few HBAs I couldn't find at the store Friday night, TP, clothes soap, and 5 canned items

9/21 no spend days

[coffeegrl]

Monday, April 21--$20.04 gas
                        $6.47 laundry detergent at Walgreens (B1G1)

Total No Spend Days--13
Total Spend Days--8

Total $ spent for April--$321.72

[Iggy aka IG]

April 22 $2.87 Business postage

9/22 no spend days

[Iggy aka IG]

April 23 $15.55 Produce, eggs, 50% off Easter candy for DH.  Was charged for a regular avocado when the organic was on sale for $1.  Going to get my $ back this evening.

9/23 no spend days

[coffeegrl]

Tuesday, April 22--No Spend Day
Wednesday, April 23--$6.37 for Chick Fil A on campus where I work (really didn't want what I brought for lunch)
                              $1.50 soda from the vending machine
                              $14.85 for a bra (had $10 Kohls cash from a gift card purchase + some of the gift card $ still)


Total No Spend Days--14
Total Spend Days--9

Total $ spent for April--$344.44

[coffeegrl]

Thursday, April 24 (Target)--$7.98 household
                                      $1.37 frozen pizza
                                      $1.68 personal
                                      $0.75 tax

Friday, April 25--Mary Kay foundation--$16.20

Saturday, April 26--$54.66 groceries
                          $2.50 newspaper for coupons
                          $2.92 tax

Total No Spend Days--14
Total Spend Days--12

Total $ Spent in April--$432.50
                         

[Iggy aka IG]

April 24 No spend
April 25 $10 gift certificate for a friend, $20 thank you gift card for a client, received .63 back for Wed's avocado overcharge
April 26 $7.45 liquor store
April 27 $112 at the home and garden store, $1,698 at the furniture store (includes tax and delivery charge), $77.44 DH and I dinner out

Again, as mentioned before, it's been an expensive month! 

10/27 no spend days

[Iggy aka IG]

April 28 No spend
April 29 No spend

12/29 no spend days