Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 15th Feb

pointypenguin · 14 February 2009 at 11:38AM

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 8th Feb Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £30 / £56.19
Lula-Hula £5
Tixy £15 / £8
ladymay £15 / £31.05
flying_fresian £20 / £13.12
KittyBoo £10
Beencounting £8.45 / £12.29
Raychee £30
nickynoo08 £30
babs2008 £10 / £10
Pips Mum £30
mcjordi £15 / £15
utopiah £15
pink_numbers £30
bigbeff £20
Pookie_lou £10
sadsadjenjen £20
loppy_onster £30
sazzledazzle £15 / £4.90
Piquant £5 / £2.51
Naomim £10
**purpleprincess* £20
determinedtodothis £20
wit40iwtwan £50 / £50

link to last week's challenge

W/C 15th Feb Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £30
Purpletea65 £30
Tixy £10
sadsadjenjen £10
ladymay £30
flying_fresian £27
Olliegami £0
Lula-Hula £26
Beencounting £10
babs2008 £10
Piquant £0
mcjordi £15
sheba £45.90
Raychee £15
Miss_Marple £8
Diana Prince £15
savvykaz £40
sazzledazzle £30
wit40iwtwan £20
Hayz £10

pointypenguin · 14 February 2009 at 11:44AM

Ok I am going for £30 again this week to include everything that is not budgetted elsewhere. I am hoping to make it this week as I have been red the last two weeks.:mad:

Let me know your results and pledges and I will update the first post and turn you red or green.

I have to go and buy a new wing mirror today (just the mirror bit) as I got in the car yesterday and found it was not there. No broken mirror on the ground or anything just gone not quite sure what happened.

Tixy · 14 February 2009 at 12:14PM

Yay I love GREEN.

Olliegami · 14 February 2009 at 12:22PM

I was thinking of joining this thread. This week however seems a little redudant for me, as I'm going to see my Dad and HOPEFULLY, I won't spend ANY money. (In fact, hopefully he might slip me a few quid. =D)

So, actually, I'd like to challenge myself to a £0 spend this week!

ladymay · 14 February 2009 at 1:01PM

Ouch! I don't like being red - it hurts!!!

Welcome Olliegami!! Good luck on the NSW

Forgot to say I'm going to include all entertainment, going out etc this week as I'm a tad skint. Plus I'm working or rehearsing every night this week, so I think I'll be too tired to party!:p Really need to get on with learning lines for the other play and catching up on uni work - aside from the play I've begun to let everything else slide a bit, and that needs to stop if I want to stay on course for my First!!

Lula-Hula · 14 February 2009 at 1:06PM

Thanks for new challenge pointypenguin :A

I have £26 in my (hopefully magic again) purse so that's what I set myself. This includes a trip to cinema ( on 'bargain' monday ) & any top up groceries that may be needed. DD has been invited to friends for 2 days next week

so that should help & the rest of the time can be spent in the garden, at the park or anything else that's free

:rolleyes:

Good luck all

lula

Beencounting · 14 February 2009 at 1:13PM

Hi All

I'm in for £10 this week. Will have to do better than last week, I don't like being RED :mad: !

Been

pointypenguin · 14 February 2009 at 2:42PM

Welcome Olliegami I have added you to the list. You are in good company have Piquant has tried the NSW week a few times so F_F seems to be good a multiple NSDs.

ladymay sounds as if you have a very busy week ahead. Well done on being on course for a first that is no easy feat.

Went to get my wing mirror and it cost £23 which is not great but could have been much worse. I also got the M&S dine in deal for tonight so looking forward to that, it is going to be yummy. I also got shoes reheeled for £4.50 and petrol in the car. As you can see I am trying to get all my spending out the way today. I think I am going to try and lay low for the rest of the day to make sure I don't spend anymore.

mooomin · 14 February 2009 at 3:37PM

I did a NSW once, and I haven't had a NSD since :rotfl: It's a lot harder than I thought!

I am going for £30 this week including all groceries etc. This won't include entertainment for me though as I still have some money in the Entertainment account.

Good luck budgeteers!!

pointypenguin · 14 February 2009 at 5:08PM

F_F I love the smilie on the horse I spent ages watching it thinking it would charge forward but then noticed what it actually does :rotfl:

Piquant_2 · 15 February 2009 at 11:23AM

Morning all!!

Can I aim for a zero spend this week, too many weeks in the month! Four too many to be exact....

Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 15th Feb

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