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what have/will you spend 22nd/july & moozies weekly challenge!

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 anythng else.

Have a great week everyone and keep it low!!!

Moozie x
last weeks thread ~ http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=502513

welcome all... I hope you have had a great week and kept it low... and are you ready to be turned red/green? Everyone can join, just post a target in keeping with you/your debts/your spends, don’t worry about everyone else’s budgets. Then each day post on the daily spends thread and add them all up ready to post the following Sunday. The challenge runs from Sunday to the Friday... everyone welcome...

Postingalwaysposting ~ £5.00 ~ £15.80
Irishmist ~ £10.00
Hypno06 ~ NSW
Sea78 ~ £10.00
Rog2 ~ £25.00
Babes21 ~ £35.00
Redsquirrel80 ~ £12.00 ~ £15.18
Gemmzie ~ £10.00
James&Shell ~ NSW
Brummiebabe ~ £24.00 ~ £0.00
Savvykaz ~ £50.00
Looking Ahead ~ £80.00 ~ £65.99
Badmuthar ~ £5.00

good luck all and keep it low for today and the week coming sc0877dq.gif
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  • *joins in*

    Well Sunday-Wednesday this week I have £0.00 to spend :(

    However, I have a work day out on Thursday so, will take £20 with me.

    So £20, which should last Friday too...
  • x_raphael_xx
    x_raphael_xx Posts: 4,411 Forumite
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    I am aiming for a NSD today. And I will also try to make it to the end of the month without spending.

    I am trying to resist the temptation to buy the new Harry Potter book, so I am going to read all the old ones from the beginning (got thru half the first book last night) and buy it when I am done.
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  • JAMIEDODGER
    JAMIEDODGER Posts: 4,339 Forumite
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    hello PAP and all who follow:)

    well now ive paid off the debt i am trying to save as much as possible! which means i still need to be vigillant about keeping an eye on where every penny goes!

    this week i am giving myself £10, which to be honest is quite a lot seeing as i dont actually 'need' anything:D we shall see though!

    good luck to everyone
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  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    I'm having a NSD today, and I'm going to aim to spend £15 this week :) x
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  • LookingAhead
    LookingAhead Posts: 4,633 Forumite
    Hi PAP. Well, I think I triumphed this week. I spent £65.99!
    I went out a few times in the week and came home with the cash I had allocated to myself so that's really helped. Hooray! :j

    I am going for a no spend day today as I don't have to go anywhere and I'm just trying to catch up with washing whilst the sun shines and it's quite windy. Should keep me busy!

    My target for this coming week, not including travel to work & groceries, is: £70. Got a few personal things to pay for/appointment but hopefully will get change out of that and I have budgeted for them too.

    Good luck everyone! :)
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  • redsquirrel80
    redsquirrel80 Posts: 12,457 Forumite
    Overspent a bit this week, £15.18, mainly due to being a bit lazy with taking lunches to work :o Should be a normal sort of week this week, so I'll go for £15.

    Spent £1.10 on a bus fare today, might go and do some food shopping later if I can drag my sleepy self out :)
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  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    Well I spent £4 but got £5 in that day too ... think that's it this week!

    Being off work certainly saves money
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  • afternoon all... well done on all the low/nsd :)

    i went way over budget last week which i really do regret :( this week i have £6.50 to spend today i spent 90p in a charity pot for greyhounds on the way out of the garden centre :D
  • mariagti
    mariagti Posts: 3,207 Forumite
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    i got really hungry whilst having a sunday drive about with my other half looking for nice areas to live and splashed out on £7 for mcdonalds!

    btw there new flake sundaes are to die for!!!:p
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  • emzig123
    emzig123 Posts: 193 Forumite
    Hiya, haven't done this for a while but really need to. I have £10 for this week. food in the cupboard and petrol in the car so shouldn't need anything!
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