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 [...]

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 [...]

No Spend Month: Week Two

Here’s the spending for the week:

Commuter Train Pass: $18.20
Metro: $16.50
Rent Check to Greg: $300.00
Costco: $139.91

Caribou Coffee and a muffin*: $7.04
Utilities: $69.00
Noodles and Company (Dinner with Greg)**: $18.65
Groceries***: $22.54
Cox Communications: $161.99
Groceries: $89.82
Medication: $13.45

Total For Week: $857.10

Total for No Spend Month: $1239.48

*Caribou Coffee was cheating.  I have no excuse other than the cold, which I can’t rely [...]

No Spend Month: Week 1

Week One:

*DC Metro pass: $16.50
CVS- Carmex (It’s cold and I have really chapped lips!): $3.28
Christmas Presents: $150.00
Utilities: $210.00
**Hot Chocolate: $2.60

Total for Week: $382.38
Total for No Spend Month: $382.38

*I have an amount already on my card and am working off of that, but I figure it’s still an expenditure.

**The hot chocolate was also paid for by [...]

NO Spend Month

I’m a member of Wesabe, the website where people can track their finances, share stories and tips, and set goals for their saving/spending.  I came across one thread where a whole mess of people decided to start a NO Spend Month.  They’ve all taken different slants on what this constitutes but, essentially, people are only [...]