Daily spending log ~ sharing ideas

**nodmicks** · 01-24-2005, 10:07 AM

Would any one be interested in starting a daily spending thread? I think its really interesting and inspiring to see it in the grocery threads.  I got the idea from the no spend thread kind of. I've been tracking my spending all on paper to see the no spend days.

 I think it might be really beneficial to see how other frugalites spend or don't spend. We could very likely learn some new things!!!!

here the last few days of mine

Jan 18   

14.00 2 icecream, sandwich makers on clearance for gift closet (hsn)

Jan 19

no spend day

Jan 20

no spend day

Jan 21

$10 grocery

$8 me gas

$30 dh gas $

$25 school lunch

$40 clinic bill

$115.43 electric bill

Jan 22

$10 drinks for Dh and I at holiday party

Jan 23

$6 jerky seasoning

$7. gas me

$11 Old Navy (new coat on clearance for DS2 for next year mens med)

$1.75 newspaper

**Mamawolf** · 01-24-2005, 10:10 AM

Oh, gosh. I'm so upset with myself! We went out yesterday to pick up a free mattress from freecycle, and here's what we ended up with:

$40 at Texas Roadhouse for dinner (5 people)

$114 on games at the gamestore. I only got those because dh complains he never gets anything and he's the one making all the money, so I figured he deserved it.

**nodmicks** · 01-24-2005, 10:35 AM

Originally posted by Mamawolf
Oh, gosh. I'm so upset with myself! We went out yesterday to pick up a free mattress from freecycle, and here's what we ended up with:

$40 at Texas Roadhouse for dinner (5 people)

$114 on games at the gamestore. I only got those because dh complains he never gets anything and he's the one making all the money, so I figured he deserved it.

Well, one good thing every day is a fresh strart Mamawolf!  Sounds familiar on the Dh thing. Everyonce in a while you just need to blow it I guess. Well, games do last along time and give alot of use.

**RuthNY** · 01-24-2005, 12:50 PM

I can do this if you want...

Jan 17...
no spend

Jan 18...Bad day...
9.18 food (most was lunch out

)
1.08 canned food for Jake
8.64 personal items
10.00 laundry
2.00 vend at work

Jan 19...
14.10 groceries
1.85 stamps
2.00 vending at work

Jan 20...
no spend

Jan 21...
no spend

Jan 22...
22.15 gas for car

Jan 23...
3.31 junk food bought on impulse while buying dog food
10.78 Jake's dry food

Jan 24...
will be no spend

**Michele Annette** · 01-24-2005, 01:02 PM

I like this idea for a thread too!

Jan. 24

No spend day.

**RuthNY** · 01-25-2005, 11:42 AM

Jan 25...

No spend (called in sick today

)

**nodmicks** · 01-25-2005, 04:04 PM

Heres my spending for today. I went o the Amish scratch and dent store and stocked up. Great deals!

1~ 3.15 lb friskies special diet~ 1.50
2~ boxes Atkins bread machine mix ~ free
1~ 180 pack dixie cups ~1.50
1~ 100 pack dixie cups ~ .50
72~ carbrite sugar free choc bars ~3.50
12~ carbrite coconut choc bars ~ 1.00
3~ boxes sugar free koolaid (4 pck)~ 1.50
20~ boxes poptarts (3 pck) ~ 1.00 (yep~.05 a pack~)
1~ pace mexican creations~ .50
1~ hunts spagetti sauce ~.50
1~ 2lb bag popcorn ~ 1.00
2~ night-lights~ 2.00
1~ box fudge sundae pop tarts (3 pck)~ .80
1~ can campbells nacho cheese soup ~.30
1~ box quacker breakfast squares~ .60
6~ boxes of cereal~ 6.00
1~ loaf of bread ~ 2.19
40~ juice packs ~ 2.00
1~ bottle window wash for the car~ 1.00
She totalled our order as 26.00. Upon adding it at home it looked like it was over a bit (I think it should have been (23.75). I paid 226.00 so thats the total!!

Other spending
7.00 for Ds2's field trip to snowboard
6.00 for Ds2's field trip to a play (sheesh a bit close together I think~)

Todays total: $36.75

**Mamawolf** · 01-25-2005, 04:15 PM

Last night we spent $5.

Bought two tomatoes, one package egg noodles, and dh bought two bottles of soda we had in the fridge. lol

Today is a no spend day.

**nicsmom** · 01-25-2005, 04:28 PM

I work third shift , and this morning on my way home from work I stopped at the store and bought a can of whipped cream for 2.99 (I know, not very frugal) but the kids love it on jello (which is frugal - I bought jello awhile ago at 5 for 1.00 and had a .30 coupon) and I bought 2 bags of chips (1.00 each - reg. 1.50 each) I also let the kids each have hotlunch today at school instead of bringing bag lunches (2.00 each)
2.99 (whipped cream)
2.00 (chips)
4.00 (hotlunch)

8.99 total

**nodmicks** · 01-25-2005, 04:34 PM

Thanks for joining me in tracking!
BTW I love real whipping cream and don't care if it's frugal

cuz it's yummy!!!!

**ScrapMama** · 01-25-2005, 05:19 PM

1/24
5.10 hot chocolate, water, and muffin for ds
63.00 Target(pull ups, easter dress for dd, 3 pair of shorts for dd, mints for me, 2 buckets of wipes)

1/25
4.30 hot chocolate, water, and muffin for ds
8.00 eyebrow waxing
50.00 nails
10.00 dinner tonight

**AmyBoz** · 01-25-2005, 05:35 PM

January 25, 2005

I donated $5.00 to sponsor one of my students in the CHETS program. (Kinda like 4H for the inner city kids.)

**dmvezina** · 01-25-2005, 07:02 PM

I'm pretty good usually!! lol

today dh had a day off from work, so he spent $7.15 on lunch for us. Usually, this does not happen!!

Another bad one on me, I spent $3.40 on a pack of cigarettes.

Some day I hope to quit!

**nodmicks** · 01-25-2005, 10:15 PM

I need to add on her! for 1/25
Ds needed pennies for a pennie war~the classes all collect pennies in a jar in their home room. All bills or silver coins go in the competing classes jar. The total of any bills or silver coins in the classes jars (from other class) is deducted from the classes total number of pennies. So if a competing class puts alot of silver or coins in their competitions jar a class can actually go in the negative!!!!
Any way.................. I gave Dh all my pennies (maybe 3.00) plus the only cash I had ($2).
The class that wins the penny war gets icecream and all proceddes go to the tsunami victims.