Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 14 September 2014

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beach-holiday
beach-holiday Posts: 142 Forumite
edited 15 September 2014 at 7:55PM in Debt-free wannabe
Hello everyone. Welcome to the Weekly Spend Challenge. This challenge is open to anybody, no matter what financial place they are in. Everyone is welcome here.

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. The challenge runs from Sunday to Friday so we don't include Saturdays but feel free to change the rules to suit you and include Saturdays or start on a different day.

Feel free to update this thread with daily spends if that keeps you on track. We colour code the results as below:

Green - within budget
Red - over budget
Purple - zero spend
Orange - made money over the week

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:

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

b-h

W/C 14th September 2014 challengers/ pledges/ totals

beach-holiday - £15.00
PAYDBX 2019 - #166 - £395 / £5,683

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  • beach-holiday
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    Hi everyone :)

    Sorry for the late start :(

    I have a budget of £15 this week.

    b-h
    PAYDBX 2019 - #166 - £395 / £5,683
  • beach-holiday
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    £1.85 spent today on a drink and chocolate, leaving £13.15.

    Hope I'm not playing on my own this week :o!

    b-h
    PAYDBX 2019 - #166 - £395 / £5,683
  • beach-holiday
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    £2.40 on lunch snack and 99p spent on kind1e book = £3.39 spent.

    Remaining = £9.76

    b-h
    PAYDBX 2019 - #166 - £395 / £5,683
  • beach-holiday
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    I had coffee with a friend yesterday - spent £2.70 and managed to resist the cake :)

    Remaining = £7.06

    b-h
    PAYDBX 2019 - #166 - £395 / £5,683
  • beach-holiday
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    NSD today :)

    Spent 78p on a bar of chocolate yesterday. That should be it for this week. Remaining = £6.28 :)
    b-h
    PAYDBX 2019 - #166 - £395 / £5,683
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