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Debt-free wannabe challenges

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Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 10th March 2013
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.…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 3rd March 2013
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.…
Feb-YOU-ary 2013 - Take your lunch to work thread
Hello everyone :j Here's the thread for February where the theme this month is "it's all about you" by that I mean you can take your LTW and you can save some money to put to better uses than wasting it on bought lunches (and breakfasts). So including the list from last month as compiled by Shortie :A here we go into Feb…
The Ultimate February Challenge
The Ultimate February Challenge; 28 days Later!!! “Take Only What You Need” We have all heard of or watched the zombie film 28 Days Later. A man wakes up in a deserted, litter strewn and creepy London. He realizes the world has been taken over by the walking dead so he runs. What does he take with him - only what he needs!…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 17th February 2013
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.…
Sealed Pot Challenge 5 ~ Part 2
Yes, we're back again all dedicated Sealed Pot Savers! We're off again with yet another Sealed Pot Challenge! This time it's "No 5" and this is Part 2!! We've had 4 extremely successful money-saving years thanks to you ALL!! For all newcomers please read through the whole of this post to see what the SPC is all about. The…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 10th February 2013
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.…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 3rd February 2013
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.…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 27th January 2013
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.…
January's Big Financial Freeze!!!
January’s Big Financial Freeze; Stop the Spending & Clear The Debt! I am making a pledge to myself to clear my debts by the end of 2013. Through ruthless determination, persistence and a large dose of humour I will succeed. Refining my goals and direction as life takes its toll each month is the definitive way that I will…
Ja-NEW-ary 2013 - Take your lunch to work thread
Hi Everyone I did a search but couldn't find a take your lunch to work thread like there used to be so I hope no-one minds me starting it up again. I really need to start saving some money and because I don't have the opportunity to do overtime the easiest way for me to earn money is to make some cutbacks. I currently…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 20th January 2013
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.…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 23rd December 2012
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.…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 13th January 2013
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.…
Virtual Sealed Pot Challenge 2012
Hey Everyone, Spam.Jam started a thread in 2009 for a VSP (Virtual Sealed Pot) Challenge. I continued the Challenge on in 2010 and 2011. Now we are going into 2012 so here is the new thread!! Linky to the 2009 challenge Linky to the 2010 challenge Linky to the 2011 challenge [FONT=&quot][/FONT] [FONT=&quot] The aim is very…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 6th January 2013
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.…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 30th December 2012
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.…
December Debt Destruction!!!
December Debt Destruction – Are YOU Tough Enough? :xmastree:Clear Up, Clean Up, And Take Control:xmastree: I hate New Year’s resolutions. It’s almost a prerequisite that you should have already decided to stop resoluting by February. With your debts it can’t be like that. Many of us are in for the long haul so we should…
The 'extra payment every week' challenge
Hi everyone. I have started this thread because although I am a member of some of the other challenged on here I find most of them are out of my reach financially. In my house there really is a tiny amount of wiggle room so trying to pay off all my debt in a year or make apayment everyday or things like that are almost…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 16th December 2012
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.…

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