June 2017 No Buy

[krysenchips]

June 20 - Bought/Kinda' no buy - I bought a t-shirt for a conference I'm attending in July, but it's a fundraiser to pay for coffee and such. . .not sure if that's a buy or not. I did NOT give into temptation and buy anything else, so I think I'm calling it a no buy, because if I hadn't contributed by buying the shirt I would feel crazy guilty, and I will totally drink my weight in coffee at the event, more than paying for the shirt (and I get a nice shirt).

I would call this a no spend. If the conference is for work, then this technically a work related spend and would fall into an exemption category.

But that's just me. Good luck on reaching your goal!

 

[snarlingcoyote]

I would call this a no spend. If the conference is for work, then this technically a work related spend and would fall into an exemption category.

But that's just me. Good luck on reaching your goal!

That's what I'm thinking; it is a work conference! I didn't, technically, have to buy it, but it would have been a jerk move NOT to buy it. So I'm counting it as a no buy. Thanks for the affirmation

 

[drante]

June 1 - Juice bar treat $12.99
June 2 - No buy #1
June 3 - We took a friend out to eat. About $65.
June 4 - No buy #2
June 5 - Farmer's market (which I consider a treat due to how expensive it is) $30
June 6 - Bought two dresses online at Modcloth, had store credit, so it came out to $57 ish <- returned for full refund
June 7 - No buy #3
June 8 - Bought fancy cupcakes about $9
June 9 - No buy #4 (already know I won't be spending money today )
June 10 - Tea at Starbucks - $1.95
June 11 - No buy #5
June 12 - A vegan donut, mineral bath packet, bunch of protein bars about $25
June 13 - No buy #6
June 14 - No buy #7
June 15 - No buy #8
June 16 - Bought unnecessary snacks while grocery shopping $10
June 17 - Tea at Starbucks, and tickets to wonder woman (had a gift card) $13.45
June 18 - No buy #9
June 19 - Running clothes and a wax $200 total
June 20 - No buy #10
June 21 - No buy#11
June 22 - No buy #12
June 23 - Went to donate things at goodwill, took a peek inside, found some good stuff $43.33

Goal: 20 days of no buy.

Well, if I count June 6th as a no buy (because I returned what I bought for a refund), then I can still make my goal of 20 days of no buy if I don't buy anything else for the rest of the month!

 

[Alice Sr.]

June 18 - No buy
June 19 - No buy
June 20 - No buy, nope didn't make it, spent $1,274.85 for 3 Park Hoppers for my DD and her family at UT flash sale
June 21 - No buy (although I am hesitant to call it given what happened last night)
June 22 - No buy
June 23 - $62.10 Dinner DD and SIL

 

[Alice Sr.]

Goal: 20 days of no buy.

Well, if I count June 6th as a no buy (because I returned what I bought for a refund), then I can still make my goal of 20 days of no buy if I don't buy anything else for the rest of the month!

I would consider that a no buy, I think if 20 days is still your goal, you got it beat (just don't donate anything else until next month ). I already missed my goal but as a bonus of this exercise I am better organizing and strategizing larger spends that I know I need to buy. I am more mindful of incidentals, if that makes since to anyone other than myself lol. I appreciate this thread, thanks!

 

[drante]

June 1 - Juice bar treat $12.99
June 2 - No buy #1
June 3 - We took a friend out to eat. About $65.
June 4 - No buy #2
June 5 - Farmer's market (which I consider a treat due to how expensive it is) $30
June 6 - Bought two dresses online at Modcloth, had store credit, so it came out to $57 ish <- returned for full refund
June 7 - No buy #3
June 8 - Bought fancy cupcakes about $9
June 9 - No buy #4 (already know I won't be spending money today )
June 10 - Tea at Starbucks - $1.95
June 11 - No buy #5
June 12 - A vegan donut, mineral bath packet, bunch of protein bars about $25
June 13 - No buy #6
June 14 - No buy #7
June 15 - No buy #8
June 16 - Bought unnecessary snacks while grocery shopping $10
June 17 - Tea at Starbucks, and tickets to wonder woman (had a gift card) $13.45
June 18 - No buy #9
June 19 - Running clothes and a wax $200 total
June 20 - No buy #10
June 21 - No buy#11
June 22 - No buy #12
June 23 - Went to donate things at goodwill, took a peek inside, found some good stuff $43.33
June 24 - No buy #13
June 25 - No buy #14

Goal: 20 days of no buy.

5 days left!

 

[drante]

June 1 - Juice bar treat $12.99
June 2 - No buy #1
June 3 - We took a friend out to eat. About $65.
June 4 - No buy #2
June 5 - Farmer's market (which I consider a treat due to how expensive it is) $30
June 6 - Bought two dresses online at Modcloth, had store credit, so it came out to $57 ish <- returned for full refund
June 7 - No buy #3
June 8 - Bought fancy cupcakes about $9
June 9 - No buy #4 (already know I won't be spending money today )
June 10 - Tea at Starbucks - $1.95
June 11 - No buy #5
June 12 - A vegan donut, mineral bath packet, bunch of protein bars about $25
June 13 - No buy #6
June 14 - No buy #7
June 15 - No buy #8
June 16 - Bought unnecessary snacks while grocery shopping $10
June 17 - Tea at Starbucks, and tickets to wonder woman (had a gift card) $13.45
June 18 - No buy #9
June 19 - Running clothes and a wax $200 total
June 20 - No buy #10
June 21 - No buy#11
June 22 - No buy #12
June 23 - Went to donate things at goodwill, took a peek inside, found some good stuff $43.33
June 24 - No buy #13
June 25 - No buy #14
June 26 - No buy #15
June 27 - No buy #16

Goal: 20 days of no buy.

 

[drante]

June 1 - Juice bar treat $12.99
June 2 - No buy #1
June 3 - We took a friend out to eat. About $65.
June 4 - No buy #2
June 5 - Farmer's market (which I consider a treat due to how expensive it is) $30
June 6 - Bought two dresses online at Modcloth, had store credit, so it came out to $57 ish <- returned for full refund
June 7 - No buy #3
June 8 - Bought fancy cupcakes about $9
June 9 - No buy #4 (already know I won't be spending money today )
June 10 - Tea at Starbucks - $1.95
June 11 - No buy #5
June 12 - A vegan donut, mineral bath packet, bunch of protein bars about $25
June 13 - No buy #6
June 14 - No buy #7
June 15 - No buy #8
June 16 - Bought unnecessary snacks while grocery shopping $10
June 17 - Tea at Starbucks, and tickets to wonder woman (had a gift card) $13.45
June 18 - No buy #9
June 19 - Running clothes and a wax $200 total
June 20 - No buy #10
June 21 - No buy#11
June 22 - No buy #12
June 23 - Went to donate things at goodwill, took a peek inside, found some good stuff $43.33
June 24 - No buy #13
June 25 - No buy #14
June 26 - No buy #15
June 27 - No buy #16
June 28 - No buy #17
June 29 - No buy # 18

Goal: 20 days of no buy.

Almost at the finish line! Looks like I'm going to make my goal this month. I think for next month I'll try to control impulse buys, like buying cupcakes at the bakery section when I do groceries for example. I thought doing 20 days of no buy would be a cinch, but it wasn't! Had to have a lot of self control this week so far. Ready for a new slate in July.

Hope everyone else is doing well too!