Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 25th Jan

pointypenguin · 26 January 2009 at 12:14AM

This challenge used to run every week (thanks to Moozie and PAP) but I have not seen it in a while so I hope no one minds but I need this to keep me on track ...

Hello everyone

. Welcome to the weekly spend challenege. This challenge is open to anybody, no matter what financial place they are in.

On this thread please post an amount of money you wish to stay below within the week (Sunday to end of working day on Friday). This can be pennies or thousands it depends on the individual. Then next Saturday report back and pledge for the following week. Feel free to update this thread with daily spends if that keeps you on track.

This is a little bit of fun but for many it highlights the fact that maybe that magazine/chocolate bar isn't needed. Hopefully your spending habits can be changed forever.

Moozie was the founder of this challenge and here is a quote taken from her around last year

Originally Posted by Moozie
Good afternoon lovely DFWs Now for anyone looking in, please feel free to join - the more the merrier! Basically, decide on the amount you want to spend up to from Sunday until the end of the working day on Friday then pledge it here and off we go! The challenge is about incidental spending and not for stuff that should be budgeted elsewhere such as bills, groceries, debt repayment etc but you decide what to include at the end - this is about changing your habits and improving your recording of your spends more than anything else. Have a great week everyone and keep it low!!! Moozie x

Good luck everyone.:T

W/C 18th Jan Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent

Pointypenguin £30
sofa_bean £20 / £13
Raychee £15 /£11.94
Purpletea65 £20
Lula-Hula £40 /£32.58
babs2008 £30 / £27.07
AlwaysAngelic £30
Diana Prince £20 / £10.45
utopiah £10 / £0
flying_fresian £15
ladymay £20 / £19.38
sazzledazzle £20
Miss Piggy £10
Kmac_Edin £15
**purpleprincess** £20 / £14.17

link to last week's challenge

W/C 25th Jan Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £30
flying_fresian £30
Raychee £15
Lula-Hula £30
utopiah £25
ladymay £20
Diana Prince £15
babs2008 £20.16
sofa_bean £20
**purpleprincess* £20
pink_numbers £30
hopehope £30
debtbegone £20
sazzledazzle £20
Piquant £0
debtdesperado £42
catherine h £20
Tixy £20

mooomin · 26 January 2009 at 12:26AM

Hi Pointy!

Thanks for doing the challenge again

I'm going for £30, although this might not include budgeted for stuff like entertainment (I have a set amount I use for this each month)

NSD for me today, so a good start to the week!

Good luck all challengers!

pointypenguin · 26 January 2009 at 12:37AM

F_F hope you are well.

I am going for £30 this week but starting from tomorrow and this will include everything except groceries and my ticket for the theatre on Wednesday night but will include anything else I spend on Wednesday night.

Payday tomorrow so going to try and keep on budget and stop that dreaded last week before payday feeling at the end of the month.

Also need to get back to doing my PAD as have totally fallen off that wagon since about the middle of last week.

mooomin · 26 January 2009 at 12:54AM

I'm very well thanks, how's Glasvegas?

What are you off to see at the theatre?

pink_numbers · 26 January 2009 at 1:00AM

I would like to try for £30, this includes everything except for the veg box that is arriving tomorrow.

hopehope · 26 January 2009 at 1:31AM

Hi , please can I join:j :j

My aim is to spend no more than £30 this week:D

Thanks

debtbegone · 26 January 2009 at 1:38AM

Hello! Can I join in?

I've been doing the nsd challenge but I think this one will be easier for me to keep my unneccesary spends to a minimum.

Can you put me down for £20 please to start with, not spent anything yesterday or today so going good so far

ladymay · 26 January 2009 at 8:13AM

i've decided to include Saturdays into my budget - just to stop me spending loads on a day off...;)

Sooooo, spent £2.50 on an engagement card Saturday and £1.99 on sweets for the cinema last night (cinema was free courtesy of my friend who works there!) leaving £15.51 left for the week.

pointypenguin · 26 January 2009 at 9:08AM

flying_fresian wrote: »

I'm very well thanks, how's Glasvegas?

What are you off to see at the theatre?

Glasvegas is as grey as usual.

I am going to see a play called Sub Rosa which is a promenade performance so you walk from one part of the theatre to another for each scene it has got quite good reviews so I am looking forward to it.

I will update the pledges, challengers etc later on tonight or else I will be late for work:eek:

Happy low spending:D

Diana_Prince · 26 January 2009 at 11:16AM

Thanks Pointy!! I'm not going to include gym this week as I think it will be a regular thing again so may start up a direct debit (works out a lot cheaper for me!).

Got a poorly car as well so hoping its nothing major!! That obv wont be included in my £15!!!

Oh well pay day on Friday - then got to wait another week for it to clear!

sazzledazzle · 26 January 2009 at 1:36PM

Can I please be put down for £20 this week, I determined to make it this week.

Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 25th Jan

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