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Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 5th April

pointypenguin
pointypenguin Posts: 1,768 Forumite
edited 7 April 2009 at 11:00PM in Debt-free wannabe
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 a010.gif. 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. clapping.gif

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 29th March Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £10
flying_fresian £70
Tixy £15 / £11.60
babs2008 £20 / £19.91
sadsadjenjen £20
ghostmadlittlemiss £10 / £8.18
kate_pixie £50 / £47
Sazzledazzle £20
Raychee £10
poshstock66 £30 / £32.06
Sun Addict £10 / £6.58
EverTheOptimist £35

link to last week's challenge

W/C 5th April Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £10
Sun Addict £10
Tixy £15
beanielou £11
EverTheOptimist £15
Mar_tan £50
poshstock66 £30
babs2008 £20
kate_pixie £30
Sazzledazzle £20
sadsadjenjen £30
ghostmadlittlemiss £10
Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
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  • pointypenguin
    pointypenguin Posts: 1,768 Forumite
    Ok to be put plainly this week was a total and utter disaster on the budgeting front. I think my spends must in the region of £60 but could be more. So I am drawing a line under it and starting a fresh today. Going to be strict with myself this week and try to go for £15 as that gives me a bit of a buffer and try and reduce it next week.

    £15 to include any extra spends but not groceries and other things budgeted for elsewhere.

    Anyway I hope you are all well. I was climbing mountains earlier today so am cream-crackered!

    Let me know your results and pledges and I will update the first post.
    Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,697 Ambassador
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    hi again

    Will try for £11 this week.
    Need to write it down this time & not forget!
    Mind you so little money little chance of that!!
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  • EverTheOptimist
    EverTheOptimist Posts: 2,695 Forumite
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    Hi all

    I haven't even added my spends up, too scared!! Knew it would be a bad one. So definitely RED

    Anyway will get back on track for this week, out with my friend on tues eve for her birthday, so at least £7 for that, then should be a pretty quiet week.

    Will go for £15 just to make sure, anything left from that can be put over to next week.

    Thanks PP
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  • Mar-tan
    Mar-tan Posts: 45 Forumite
    Hello!

    Could i join in for this week and hopefully many more? I would like to spend no more than £50 for the entire week including travel and a night out on saturday!

    Cheers Mar-tan
    On the long haul for a house deposit!
  • mooomin
    mooomin Posts: 13,703 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Oi! I should be green :D

    Not taking part this week as I'm blowing my holiday budget, but will join next week!
  • pointypenguin
    pointypenguin Posts: 1,768 Forumite
    All updated.

    Welcome Mar_tan hope you have a good week.

    F_F enjoy your holiday I hpoe you have a great time.
    Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
  • poshstock66
    poshstock66 Posts: 813 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Over spent by £2.06! not bad for my 1st attempt! but could do better.

    Will try £30 again this week.
    Only spent £3 on ice creams this weekend!

    Have got to be very organised as the kids are on easter hols, and will have me in the shops for sweet and treats every day, so i think this week will be very challenging to say the least!!

    Hope everyone has a good week. xx
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  • babs2008
    babs2008 Posts: 576 Forumite
    Hey everyone.

    Once again I've managed to stick to budget only by the skin of my teeth. I have 9p left in my purse.

    Next week I'll attempt £20 again - athough I've a couple of nights out on the horizon, so I may completely blow that.

    Have a good week all!
    Looking forward to the future.
  • kate_pixie
    kate_pixie Posts: 333 Forumite
    So glad the forum is open again :D

    I finished last week with £3 in purse, so that's another green week for me! :j

    Can you put me down for £30 again this week? Thanks xx

    Finally a Homeowner 04.10.13 :j

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  • sazzledazzle
    sazzledazzle Posts: 407 Forumite
    £20 for me this week please as had some really bad days over the last few weeks.

    Spent £1.55 today.
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