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pap/moozies weekly challenge ~ w/c 6th april 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 ~
Moozie wrote:
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

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SarahNeedle1872 ~ £9.00 ~ £61.25
babes21 ~ £30.00 ~ £41.57
jennyred ~ £10.00 ~ £0
EverTheOptimist ~ £30.00 ~ £14.99
mrsmortenharket ~ £10.00
savvykaz ~ £50.00 ~£45.00
postingalwaysposting ~ £11.30 ~ £6.53
redsquirrel80 ~ £50.00 ~ £81.00
Queen.Bess ~ £14.50
cat4772 ~ £50.00 ~ £40.00
Gemmzie ~ £30.00 ~ £19.44
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Comments

  • Well I budgetted £11.30 and spent £6.53, the remainder has gone into my sealed pots. This week I am going to say £5, but I also have to send an ebay parcel so that will be £10 ish but wont include that :D
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    I put down £30 as I knew I had the dentist and needed some bits in Boots but managed to spend £19.44 and dentist was £15.90 so not bad at all :D Totally forgot I get the £15.90 back for dentist too (health insurance) :j


    This week, I have no idea what I'm doing Weds onwards (looooong story) so guess I'll go with £20 as that's the more expensive scenario (the other one should be about £10).
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  • cat4772
    cat4772 Posts: 2,467 Forumite
    Pap - I budgeted £50 and a quick glance in my purse shows I have £40 left :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j

    Can I try for £40 this next week? (i'm hoping not to have to go to the bank at all this next week but we shall see)...

    Cat.x
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  • EverTheOptimist
    EverTheOptimist Posts: 2,695 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    hi PaP and everyone

    getting the hang of this not spending lark :rotfl:

    spent £14.99 out of a budget of £30 :j

    so setting a budget of £15 this week please

    Thank you

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

    I budgetted £30 and i spent £41.57 :rolleyes:, could you put me down for £25 for next week please?

    xx
  • savvykaz
    savvykaz Posts: 890 Forumite
    Hiya pap,

    Last week my budget was £50 and with my trip to the seaside on Wednesday I managed to come in at £45

    Next week I'm back at work, so put me down for £25 please.
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  • jennyred
    jennyred Posts: 421 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    good evening all
    a nice big £0 for me this week - woo hoo :T

    Have been on nights all week so have had no opportunity to spend anything and have resisted the urge to stop off at the shop on the way - am very pleased with myself.

    am setting next weeks challenge at £60 as am going away to see friends next week for a couple of days and I think this should be an reasonable amount.

    have a nice week everyone
  • SarahNeedle1872
    SarahNeedle1872 Posts: 6,166 Forumite
    Goodness, can't believe its Saturday already!!!

    Big huge RED for me Pap, I spent a total of £61.25 :eek: :mad:

    I can't afford to spend anything at all this week, so I am gonna say £0.... scary, but if I'm organised, I will be able to do it..... I hope!

    Sarah x
    'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' - Oscar Wilde
  • redsquirrel80
    redsquirrel80 Posts: 12,457 Forumite
    Very red last week, budgeted £50, spent £81 :eek: Will try to counteract that with a £10 week this time round!!
    Debt@16.12.09 £10,362.38, now debt free as of 29.02.2012.
    "I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better."
  • I want to play! £15 please ... that's how much is in my purse so it should be easy to keep track of.
    All efforts are focused on paying off my credit card - was £5k Sept 08 - NOW £800! This will definately be gone by end of May 09. Then save save save save save save and a bit more saving!
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