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How much have you spent today Sunday 18/2 and the new Sun to Fri challenge :)
moozie_2
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Good morning lovely DFWs 
Hope you are having a great weekend!
After all my dancing around yesterday afternoon, I felt quite tired so we just watched DVDs and drunk wine in the evening - bliss!
I am going to be pottering around thew house today. Dinner is in the slow cooker from last night and will be ready soon. OH just took a loaf out of the breadmaker so we are just about to have breakie
Let's have some updates from last week then and new budgets please! Here's the list:
Challenger Amount Actual
As you can see, I'm the first on the naughty step this week - warming it up for the next person :rotfl: I will stick with the £25 for the week again and hope to make it this week!
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 anythng else.
The reason the challenge is up to Friday is that I like to give myself a day off the counting and let my hair down a bit
Have a great week everyone and keep it low!!!
Moozie x
PS Rog2.....hope you are OK x
Hope you are having a great weekend!
After all my dancing around yesterday afternoon, I felt quite tired so we just watched DVDs and drunk wine in the evening - bliss!
I am going to be pottering around thew house today. Dinner is in the slow cooker from last night and will be ready soon. OH just took a loaf out of the breadmaker so we are just about to have breakie
Let's have some updates from last week then and new budgets please! Here's the list:
Challenger Amount Actual
- Moozie 25 45.62
- emzig123 75
- angelite 35
- immoral_angeluk 30 41.92
- GirlRacer 20
- beanielou 10
- MinnieSpender 10
- janiegs 60 56.63
- LookingAhead 60 83.88
- Tinkerbell21 20 17.70
- temba 40
- newmum1 20
- livinginhope 20
- postingalwaysposting 19
- sammiboo 30
- sans 70
- vixtress 50
- savvykaz 50
- brummiebabe 52
- whatatwit 40
- corsanita 5
- bobble_hat 30
- Mrs(no)money 20
- flowerofscotland 22.50
- ancasta 50
- Imelda 15
- miss-sixty 25
- The Boss 120 105
As you can see, I'm the first on the naughty step this week - warming it up for the next person :rotfl: I will stick with the £25 for the week again and hope to make it this week!
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 anythng else.
The reason the challenge is up to Friday is that I like to give myself a day off the counting and let my hair down a bit
Have a great week everyone and keep it low!!!
Moozie x
PS Rog2.....hope you are OK x
Leason learnt :beer:
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Morning Moozie beautiful day just been on the beach with the dog!
Had such a hectic week last week (protesting is such hard work!) didnt really spend anything. This week i'll set it at £7. Hope your keeping well. C x0 -
Morning Moozie,
Didn't do very well last week. Budgeted £20, actually spen £30!!!! I've got £10 in my purse for this week. The kids are on half-term so no money there and I'm only in work 4 days so I should be OK.0 -
morning moozie
I didnt do too bad last week, didnt keep in buget though
I spent £37 in total last week - but had birthdays at work to put in for and unfortunately a friend at work had lost her twins she was expecting, so we had a collection for the SANDS charity.
I will allow a little extra this week. £50 to inlclude petrol and extras!March 2006 £15,200+ in debt April £843.64 in debt - Debt Free date Sept 2009
Egg Credit Card - £843.64 5.7%0 -
Hello Moozie, and thanks!
I budgeted £60 last week and spent £56.63. It was a real eye opener though. I spent far too much in Asda, and in a normal week would have just taken that "little bit more" out of the bank to get by on.
Today will be a NSD. I will also stick to my £60 budget for the coming week, hopefully with less than 3/4 of it to be spent in Asda!0 -
:j woohoo moozies coming to my house!....and by the looks of it so far with lots of company :rotfl:moozie wrote:As you can see, I'm the first on the naughty step this week - warming it up for the next person :rotfl:
well today i'm planning a nsd. normally on a sunday i spend 49p on a bag of crisps in asda as my treat for the week while watching 24....but i don't think i deserve it this week, not been my bestest has it?
as for the rest of this week, in an effort to fix myself somewhat i'm giving myself a budget of £20 to last me till friday (payday). i have a night out on wedesday and this is included in that. think the best plan of action is that i don't leave the house all week!
have a good day all, keep
xxx
edited to add...just forgot my dad's coming up at some point to help me sort out a bit of diy, so i may have a bigish spend in bnq...now either i don't count this as budget or i blow the budget badly...i shall look on it as an investment!0 -
I feel really pretentious when I look at others in the list and see others whose budget is a lot less.
You guys do a really great job, and I have a lot of respect for you since I could never do that.0 -
Morning all,
Last week I budgeted £20 and spent £17.70p so am pleased with that :j
It is pay day on Thursday and I have holiday from work on Friday so will budget a little more this week, so £30 it is
Today will be a NSD.
Have a good day all
Tinkerbell21 x
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Oh dear. So, for about the third week running I have blown the budget quite dramatically! Hmmm.
Half of me thinks I should "step away from the challenge" for a while but the other half knows that's just a cop out. I wonder if I have been totally realistic with my budget setting originally or if I am just reverting back to my old forgetful ways as I just keep, err, forgetting, about stuff I need! :doh:
Anyway, I set the budget of £60.....and spent £83.88 :eek:
RUBBISH eh?
I have been including spends for every day of the week as well, not just Sunday to Friday. This week I will do it differently because I am away for the weekend and will *have* to spend money Friday night, Saturday & Sunday (food & drink) and I have no idea what it will be (although I will try to keep it low).
So, totalling up the cheques I wrote yesterday (I can't ignore them!) and what I will need to spend to get top up groceries, I think my new budget will be £150.
As for today, I am aiming for a NSD however I *may* have to sneak across the road for some biscuits later as BF is going out for the afternoon so I might snuggle down on the sofa to watch an old Bette Davis film on DVD with tea & naughty snacks!
Wow - sorry for the ramble...I'm sure there's a thread elsewhere for that isn't there
Bank Balance: In the black for the moment.
Sainsburys Loan: Cleared July 2010
Credit cards: AMEX Airmiles Card: direct debit set to clear balance monthly
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No spend day today!
i'm going to have a go at this challenge. I need to get the fridge and freezer emptied before the end of Thursday so if I don't have it, I'm not buying it!
No bills to pay, no petrol needed. No excuses really.
Right then, put me on the list for £10. I'll put it in my purse and see how I get on.0 -
Finally, a NSD for me!! I think this is a first in a long long time. However, am going to have to ask to borrow flat shoes for work and if I can't I'm not sure what I'm going to do - won't find out til the shops are closed later eek.
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