The End of No Spend

Week 4 Expenses:
Groceries: $60.00
Christmas Presents: $27.50
Groceries: $7.43

Total for week: $94.93

Total for No Spend Month:  $2235.25
Total without Christmas Spending: $1894.78

Total Savings, depending on which total you prefer: $264.75 ($605.22)

Woo Hoo!  I’ve completed No Spend Month!  I took a survey from friends and coworkers, asking whether or not I should count Christmas spending in my expenses for [...]

Brrr!

I went to the Fredericksburg Christmas Parade last night.  I froze, of course, and it was snowing.  SNOWING!  I know I live in Virginia, but this was the first experience I had with snow in the place I live.  It made the parade actually seem magical, albeit very cold.

Admittedly, it did snow on us last [...]

More No Spend Month

Alright.  I’ve thought a lot about my performance during No Spend Month.  Why have I sucked it up?  I always thought my spending habits were good.  I thought I was relatively frugal.

I suppose that, if one takes out Christmas shopping, I’ve done alright.  Technically, I’m even under budget (at $1827.35).  Still, my intent was to [...]

No Spend Month: Week Three

Here we go with Week 3:

Thanksgiving Groceries: $43.99
Car Payment: $270.55
Morning Coffee: $4.40
Utilities: $110.34
Netflix: $14.69
Toiletries: $46.61
Coat*: $50.00
Ink Cartridges: $50.00
Christmas Presents: $112.97
Groceries: $95.20
Commuter Train Pass*:  $138.80
DC Metro Pass:  $9.90

Total for week: $900.84

Total for No Spend Month:  $2140.32

*The coat is a partial payment on a Christmas present to me.

Cripes!  I’ve already blown it!  By a lot!  I’m practically [...]