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Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 3rd Jan 2010
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pointypenguin
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Hello everyone 
. Welcome to the weekly spend challenge. 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.
W/C 27th December Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £50
chuggingtongirl £9.50
natsing £40
pink_numbers £15 / £40
chris81418 £35 / £54.82
firestronaut £15 / £30
bloojeans £15
brokemedic £12 / £9.05
ColleenPamela £15
littlepinkstars44 £20
EC12345 £30 / £30.50
Misselvis £30
SazM030306 £20
Baileys Babe £7.50 / £0
kate_pixie £35 / £30
grrmich £30
link to last week's challenge
W/C 3rd January Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £20
brokemedic £10
EC12345 £7
pink_numbers £15
Baileys Babe £7.50
longhauladdict £30
Miss_Marple £3.50
clairewop £10
rictus123 £70
firestronaut £20
elfen £25
chuggingtongirl £50
wigwam £40
stay calm keep knitting £10
kate_pixie £15
SazM030306 £20
Tixy £14.14
littlepinkstars44 £25
TheLightFantastic £17
London Welshcake £15
grrmich £60
ColleenPamela £15
natsing £30
chris81418 £35
Casperthefriendlyghost £5
. Welcome to the weekly spend challenge. 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.
W/C 27th December Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £50
chuggingtongirl £9.50
natsing £40
pink_numbers £15 / £40
chris81418 £35 / £54.82
firestronaut £15 / £30
bloojeans £15
brokemedic £12 / £9.05
ColleenPamela £15
littlepinkstars44 £20
EC12345 £30 / £30.50
Misselvis £30
SazM030306 £20
Baileys Babe £7.50 / £0
kate_pixie £35 / £30
grrmich £30
link to last week's challenge
W/C 3rd January Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £20
brokemedic £10
EC12345 £7
pink_numbers £15
Baileys Babe £7.50
longhauladdict £30
Miss_Marple £3.50
clairewop £10
rictus123 £70
firestronaut £20
elfen £25
chuggingtongirl £50
wigwam £40
stay calm keep knitting £10
kate_pixie £15
SazM030306 £20
Tixy £14.14
littlepinkstars44 £25
TheLightFantastic £17
London Welshcake £15
grrmich £60
ColleenPamela £15
natsing £30
chris81418 £35
Casperthefriendlyghost £5
Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
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Morning budgeteers,
Welcome to the first challenge of 2010. Any lurkers or newbies please feel free to join we are a friendly bunch I promise.
Any way I was green last week as I know there is still money in my spends account I think it was in the region of £40. This week I am going to go for £20 as that seems a nice sensible number and I have nothing exciting planned for the week and this will hopefully stop me buying lunch etc.
Good luck everyone and Happy New Year :j:jWeekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
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Hi Pointy, as always, thank you for taking your time out to run this thread
and congrats on coming in budget.
I failed last week, spent erm £40 instead of the £15 goal... But I don't regret it because the money that I overspent was for the most wonderful night out in months, with friends, lots of laughter and good food. Priceless!
However, I will be good and try stick to £15 this week!0 -
I was green last week, no spends what so ever.
I'll go for £7.50 again this week.Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family0 -
Afternoon Pink
I have added you to the list hopefully 15 will be your magic number for the week.
Sounds like you had a good beginning to the new year, long may it continue.Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
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Baileys_Babe wrote: »I was green last week, no spends what so ever.
I'll go for £7.50 again this week.
Correction Baileys Babe that makes you shiney purple for the week as you spent £0
Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
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Hiya
Can you please add me for £30? I joined a while ago and did well, but then it all went pear shaped! xxPay off as much as you can in 2011: £780/£8000Vouchers through surveys/shopandscan: £10/£250Ebay/Paypal target for 2011: £109/£10000 -
:hello:Hello everyone
I used to do this many months ago, but then stopped. Am on a mission in 2010 to get my spending under control so I'm back !
My target for this week is :
£3.50[STRIKE]DFW Nerd number 729[/STRIKE]Debt Free & Proud0 -
i would like to try this too, can i just clarify i have gas and leccy tokens are these included in this spend? and food? or is it just impulsive spends that are included?Boiler pot £30.92/£10000
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ok just re read the thread, can you put me down for £10 pleaseBoiler pot £30.92/£10000
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Il need to spend £25 on a new trowel for my work, £10 for new jeans for work and £35 for diesel to fill my van up for going back to work so put me down for £70 please, not a penny more!Work in progress...Update coming July 2012.
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