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Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 22nd Feb
pointypenguin
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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 15th Feb Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £30 / £28
Purpletea65 £30
Tixy £10 / £4.55
sadsadjenjen £10 / £24
ladymay £30
flying_fresian £27 / £7.75
Olliegami £0 / £0
Lula-Hula £26 / £35.61
Beencounting £10
babs2008 £10 / £8.10
Piquant £0 / £0
mcjordi £15
sheba £45.90 / £58.51
Raychee £15 / £13.73
Miss_Marple £8 / £7.96
Diana Prince £15 / £14
savvykaz £40
sazzledazzle £30 / £27.03
wit40iwtwan £20
Hayz £10
link to last week's challenge
W/C 22nd Feb Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £30
Tixy £15
sheba £10
Raychee £10
Diana Prince £10
Piquant £5
savvykaz £25
Lula_Hula £20
mrssainted76 £20
flying_fresian £40
chrissie57 £20
babs2008 £20
sadsadjenjen £20
Miss_Marple £6
Olliegami £30
TismE £30
sazzledazzle £10
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 15th Feb Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £30 / £28
Purpletea65 £30
Tixy £10 / £4.55
sadsadjenjen £10 / £24
ladymay £30
flying_fresian £27 / £7.75
Olliegami £0 / £0
Lula-Hula £26 / £35.61
Beencounting £10
babs2008 £10 / £8.10
Piquant £0 / £0
mcjordi £15
sheba £45.90 / £58.51
Raychee £15 / £13.73
Miss_Marple £8 / £7.96
Diana Prince £15 / £14
savvykaz £40
sazzledazzle £30 / £27.03
wit40iwtwan £20
Hayz £10
link to last week's challenge
W/C 22nd Feb Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £30
Tixy £15
sheba £10
Raychee £10
Diana Prince £10
Piquant £5
savvykaz £25
Lula_Hula £20
mrssainted76 £20
flying_fresian £40
chrissie57 £20
babs2008 £20
sadsadjenjen £20
Miss_Marple £6
Olliegami £30
TismE £30
sazzledazzle £10
Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
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Comments
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Well budgeteers even though I came in under budget last week I had a really bad week with making lunch for work etc. so need to really pull my socks up next week. I have spend quite a lot this weekend with my nephew coming to visit.
Budget for next week is the usual £30 for everything except groceries and things budgeted elsewhere. Payday on Thursday so I am trying to keep most of my budget for a treat at the end of the week hopefully.
Let me know your totals and pledges and I will add them to the first post. Any newbies out there please feel free to join I was a lurker for a very long time before I joined our merry band of budgeteers.Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
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Oh dear I don't like seeing my name in RED!! So must do better then can be lovely and green!! Fingers crossed!!0
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Good evening PP! How are you?
Please can I be put down for £5 this week, it's payday on Wednesday, so maybe some chocolate might wing it's way my way!
PiqTotal debt at October 2008: £67,213.30
Total debt today: £0 - debt and mortgage free 29th November 2013 :T
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Save £12K in 2014 - £6,521.90/£6K member 138
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Thanks for the new thread again Pointypenguin.
Maybe we should have a special colour for the people who manage a NSW like Piquant? Or a smiley?A smile enriches those who receive without making poorer those who giveor "It costs nowt to be nice"0 -
Thanks for the new thread again Pointypenguin.
Maybe we should have a special colour for the people who manage a NSW like Piquant? Or a smiley?
I think you're right!
Could we go purple for a NSD? That might give me some more motivation!
(even though I'm already £2 into this week's budget... :rolleyes: ) Natwest CC - [STRIKE]£2545[/STRIKE] now £0 :j
Overdraft - £2668 :eek:- to be cleared by February 2010
Wedding - 11 September 2010
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Evening everyone - I have a big confession to make - totally forgotten I'd joined this challenge last week, so haven't been keeping track
. This week I WILL remember and my budget is £25 DMP starts June 2012, £38,180.
Balance June 2015 £26,046 (paid off 32%)
DMP mutual support thread no 4340 -
Hello, thanks for running this again PP & I pledge £20 for this week
lula0 -
newbie here hoping to join
can you put me down for £20 please although i have 5 nsd's to find from somewhere so hopefully won't be spending much at all lol0 -
Good evening PP! How are you?
Please can I be put down for £5 this week, it's payday on Wednesday, so maybe some chocolate might wing it's way my way!
Piq
I am very well thank you. I must say you are a star and by far my yardstick for this challenge. How do you manage it week after week? I have turned you purple as suggested and think it is well and truley deserved. You can have a smiley I am sure F_F will find you one her's are always fab.
sheba good luck I am sure you will make green next week.:D
:hello:savvykaz I have added you for this week. Let us know how you get on.
Lula and mrssainted76 I have updated you both on the first post.Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
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Smileys you say? I gots smileys
If you like animals how about a happy kitty?
A good one for budgeteering...
Celebrate a NSW with a drink...
I have a selection of budgeteering smileys too ...
Enjoy!0
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