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Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 21st Mar 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 14th March Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £50 / £33.42
SazM030306 £20 / £19.60
natsing £10 / £7.05
determined new ms £70 / £91.84
EC12345 £10 / £14.19
Ches £80 / £76.70
chuggingtongirl £10 / £12.30
heatherykins £70
MrsBrown30 £10
chris81418 £150 / £200+
Emski31 £10
Chickywiggle £40
Baileys Babe £5 / £1.50
link to last week's challenge
W/C 21st March Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £48
Ches £80
determined new ms £75
natsing £10
Chickywiggle £300
SazM030306 £10
psychopathbabble £10
EC12345 £10
TaschaC £30
Baileys Babe £50
nolongerindenial £30
chris81418 £35
dancingfairy £60

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 14th March Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £50 / £33.42
SazM030306 £20 / £19.60
natsing £10 / £7.05
determined new ms £70 / £91.84
EC12345 £10 / £14.19
Ches £80 / £76.70
chuggingtongirl £10 / £12.30
heatherykins £70
MrsBrown30 £10
chris81418 £150 / £200+
Emski31 £10
Chickywiggle £40
Baileys Babe £5 / £1.50
link to last week's challenge
W/C 21st March Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £48
Ches £80
determined new ms £75
natsing £10
Chickywiggle £300
SazM030306 £10
psychopathbabble £10
EC12345 £10
TaschaC £30
Baileys Babe £50
nolongerindenial £30
chris81418 £35
dancingfairy £60
Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
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Afternoon Budgeteers,
I was green for last week which is good. I have £18 in my purse and £30 in my spends account with payday on Friday so I am pledging £48 for this week. Nothing exciting planned other than bowling night on Thursday but that is already paid for (including a drink) so hopefully should be easily manageable.
I have updated the first post with results and pledges from last week's thread. Let me know if I have missed anything.Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
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i was red last week.
this will look like a cop-out but I'm going for £300 next week. Reason being we are away from home wednesday to the following monday and need to book train tickets, travel and going places there and a party in village hall on the Sunday, also may still need to book a hotel.for that night.
lets see how I get on...............................loves how my "I've been censored" signature has been censored. LOL. Happy Christmas. :xmastree:0 -
Hi everyone
I was red last week : ( -£12.30
Im going to miss this week but come back next week and try harder, but good luck to those doing it again this weekWeekly Spend Challenge £200 -
I'm going for £10 this week please.
Good luck everyone!!
xxx
:heart2: THANK YOU MARTIN!! :heart2:0 -
Morning all,
I hope you are enjoying your Sunday, the sun is shining here.
I have upated the first post, bit of a mixed bag of red and green this week.Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
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£10 this week please PP. I have 10 days til payday so really this needs to last me until then!
Also been looking at cheap meal ideas threads to get a shopping list together on a budget of £10 to last me til payday.... not sure I can handle it but we will see!Became Mrs Scotland 16.01.16Became homeowners 26.02.16
Baby girl arrived 27.10.16
Baby boy arrived 16.09.2018
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I was also red last week .... :mad:
Want a cheap week this week. Please put me down for £10.00 this week.
Thanks as ever PP.
EC:TMortgage FreeSave £5,000 in 2020[CENTER:j0 -
Can you put me down for £30 am back in money saving mode!0
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An NSD today, more of the same planned for tomorrow!
Have a good week allDebt free 11/05/11!
Savings £4000/ £3000 -
I was green last week, spent £1.50. I'm budgeting £50 for this week as we have lots on including DD's 1st birthdayFashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
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