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pap/moozies weekly challenge w/c 9th march 08

Welcome all... Coucou24.gif

I hope you have had a great week and kept it low... and are you ready to be turned red/green? Everyone can join, just post a target in keeping with you/your debts/your spends, don’t worry about everyone else’s budgets. Then each day post on the daily spends thread and add them all up ready to post the following Saturday/Sunday. The challenge runs from Sunday to the Friday... Everyone welcome... Please don't worry if you have gone over budget and will be turned red it happens... to me more than anyone else. Have a great week drinks.gif

And a word from our sponser ~
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
Last weeks thread ~ http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=9017769#post9017769

postingalwaysposting ~ £20.00 ~ £16.00

EverTheOptimist ~ £20.00 ~ £21.05
beanielou ~ £10.00 ~ £9.00
redsquirrel80 ~ £10.00 ~ £10.95
rb6ac ~ £21.00 ~ £6.30
Gemmzie ~ £10.00 ~ £0.00
SarahNeedle1872 ~ £10.00 ~ £9.96
babes21 ~ £35.00 ~ £46.98
juno ~ £30.00
Candy0107 ~ £10.00
Intergalactic Floozie ~ £10.00
savvykaz ~ £15.00 ~ £1.90
judi24 ~ £20.00
Queen.Bess ~ £10.00
lil monkey ~ £10.00
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  • Hi all :j Sorry this is late... had a mega busy Saturday :o Anyways I spent £16.00 last week, a major achievement. Now this week I am going for £0 untill friday night as I have no money and then its payday (fri) and I can pay some bills and order some treats :shhh: :rotfl:

    Have a brill week all :j
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    I spent nothing this week from the budget :D (Over £100 otherwise though :whistle:)

    This week, £10 again should do it.
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  • EverTheOptimist
    EverTheOptimist Posts: 2,695 Forumite
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    Hi Pap

    have to admit to spending £21.05 so slightly over my budget, thats a big fat red for me. (i took another £10 out of the bank so the remaining £8.95 now goes in my sealed tin and start afresh this week)

    i actually set my weekly budget from mon - sat but it keeps me motivated to post on the daily thread and this weekly thread, so i will continue and set £20, have a busy few days coming up, out for lunch, tea and going to a concert this week, so will be desperately trying to keep it under £20.

    have a good week all

    ETO
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  • SarahNeedle1872
    SarahNeedle1872 Posts: 6,166 Forumite
    Hiya Pap and everyone......

    I managed to stay within my budget by a whole 4p this week! But within budget is within budget, so I happy to go GREEN

    Please put me down for £100 :eek: this week, as OH wants us to go out for my birthday on Saturday (altho I'd much rather stay at home :o )
    I *hope* we don't spend anywhere near that much, but I'll say £100 just in case

    Sarah x
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  • babes21
    babes21 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
    Hello pap and everyone.

    My budget was £35 and i spent £46.98 :mad:.

    Will you put me down for a budget of £40 for next week please xx
  • thepinklady
    thepinklady Posts: 1,459 Forumite
    I think I will join in this week - hopefully this will stop me spending money I just don't have.

    I think £10 will be enough to last the week, I have already paid for my travel for the week, and bought some bits for lunch, so starting today I won't need to buy anything else, oh apart from cinema on Wednesday (orange Wednesday).
  • savvykaz
    savvykaz Posts: 890 Forumite
    Hiya pap,

    Last week I budgeted £15 and incredibly I only spent £1.90:eek: - don't know how I did it?

    This week I'll say £15 again.
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,613 Ambassador
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    £9 odds for me=green!
    £10 for me this week as well.
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  • Candy0107
    Candy0107 Posts: 1,645 Forumite
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    Hi,

    Please can you add me to this. I have set myself a budget of £20 (although I have my hubbys and sis in laws birthday (30 - me next year!:eek:), and tomorrow I am going to be an auntie (same sis in law), and a social gathering on Friday, so it could be a 'challenging' week!)
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  • rb6ac
    rb6ac Posts: 611 Forumite
    good luck on your first week rb6ac :D
    Thanks for the welcome PaP!

    rb6ac wrote: »
    Hi PaP, I'd love to join in this week if that's ok. I would like to go for £21 for this weeks spends. As this is my first week, I am going to count all unnecessary spends, phone credit and leisure activities. Thanks, rb x :A
    Well I spent a total of £6.30 / £21, so can I be turned green please? This week, can you put me down for £10? Thank you! xx
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