January 2012's "Wasted" Money Challenge!

**Natalia** · 01-06-2012, 12:16 PM

Thanks!
So, wasted money so far would be
Pizza Delight $29.00 takeout for family earlier in week
Scratch card win of $2 put toward new $3 scratchcard= $1 wasted

**Natalia** · 01-06-2012, 12:19 PM

Libby, ive done the sme thing. After dropping off older ds at school, i'd get a coffee and snack pack timbits to bring home.

Maybe when driving dh, only bring your licence/reg/ins card and no cash or interac cards? After a week your car shouldnt be on autopilot to the breakkie place

**Libby** · 01-06-2012, 12:33 PM

Natalia - thanks.

Im at the point of examining *why* I feel compelled to stop for breakky (besides the convenience aspect). Its not like the food tastes that much better. (but yes any food that you don't cook yourself usually tastes better, no?

) I hope my desire to save $ over convenience will help me get through this.

**Cricketlegs** · 01-06-2012, 04:02 PM

While I have spent $52.13 this month so far all of it was planned and most of it ended up in the stockpile so that I could take advantages of deals and coupons.

by spending that $52.13 I got $33.02 in completely free items like HBAs, meds, and household items for the stockpile.

So I say no waste so far.

**ladytoysdream** · 01-06-2012, 04:45 PM

I was in Walmart this morning. They had some Xmas stuff marked down 75 %.
Bought some candy...like $ 10 worth.
That was not needed, but I figure the chocalate could be broke up and used in future baking

And then the thrift store find...bag of yarn 14 #...just over $ 3, after the rewards card took off $ 5 ....guess I better make more hats to sell.......I'm loosing the destash game....

**smk0817** · 01-06-2012, 06:21 PM

Jan. 6th--spent $20.45 at the grocery store. We were getting low on meats. I stuck to my list and got 2 Boston Butt pork butts, 2 packages of sausage, 2 packages of bacon, 1 package of ground sirloin, and 2 bottles of apple juice. Pretty good for all of that.

The biggest part is when I went to pay I thought I had $100 in my purse and couldn't find it anywhere. Talk about freaking out! I used my debit card and panicked until I got home. I tore my purse apart and YES! I found the money inside a bank envelope. Whew. I immediately took it and put it away for part of upcoming dance fees. That will teach me to be better organized!

While I was cleaning my purse, I went through all of my gift cards and checked the remaining balances. "Found" about $40 I had forgotten about.

Stephanie

**Lindsey** · 01-06-2012, 06:23 PM

Didn't leave today, so no wasted money.

Yesterday I went out...
Stuck to my list at Kroger's. $50. of stuff, paid $14.
Walgreens spent $5 and got two triminic meds and 4 boxes of GM cereal. Stuck to my list.
Target...They had little girls turtle necks on sale for $2. I bought 2 for DD1 for next year. They also had Christmas 90% off, I got wrapping paper and ribbon. WP was 50cents and the ribbon rolls were 30 cents a piece and I got 4. Since this was for stockpile, I don't consider it wasted. Better than paying full price next year.

**Debbie-cat** · 01-06-2012, 09:20 PM

No wasted money today.

**madhen** · 01-06-2012, 10:34 PM

Went to dinner with a couple of friends, one of whom didn't bring any money (There is always one!!), so $22 wasted tonight.

**Palooka** · 01-06-2012, 11:25 PM

I'm gonna say wasted money since we went out to eat.

**hmcart** · 01-06-2012, 11:33 PM

We have not wasted any money this year so far! Of course we really havent had much to waste!

**Libby** · 01-07-2012, 06:40 PM

Jan 1 - $0
Jan 2 - $0
Jan 3 - $0
Jan 4 - $5.28
Jan 5 - $0
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Jan 6 - $52.68

Life happens, thats all I gotta say.

[$5.28 breakky out + $1.65 coffee out while running errands + $45.75 late night Pizza Hut take out b/c we had a last minute planned guest - he doesn't get to eat home cooked nor take out often now so it was totally worth it to indulge him - though not needed]

Jan 7 - $0 (not going out anymore today either)

Total wasted so far $57.96 for the first 'week' of January. I hope the rest of January goes better

**madhen** · 01-07-2012, 06:42 PM

No money spent, so none wasted. Meeting my sister and mother for lunch tomorrow, so I will be adding to my total then!

**smk0817** · 01-07-2012, 08:17 PM

Jan. 7th--bought dinner at Subway. Used a giftcard that covered most of the balance. Spent $3.08 out of pocket. That's my wasted money for the week. Not too bad!

Stephanie