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Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 24th May

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  • EverTheOptimist
    EverTheOptimist Posts: 2,695 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    :T well done kezlou :T

    Think we are the total opposites this week.

    And thanks pp will wear the crown with(out) pride.

    Will be a better week for me as working 4 days in the next challenge week. so will not go to the shops on those days, and will try and hold it together on my days off. I will go for £15 please

    Have a good weekend all

    ETO
    SPC 18 Target £200 /
  • Debtoxing
    Debtoxing Posts: 67 Forumite
    Well done, KezLou! :A

    I've also managed another week of spending no money. 23 out of the last 24 days have been NSDs for us! Unfortunately, we are almost completely out of essentials now - no milk, no cheese, no eggs, no bread, no fresh fruit and vegetables, no petrol...! So on Monday I am going to have to do some serious shopping. I don't know yet how much I will have to spend - I will probably end up trying to stock up for the whole month again and blow most of my budget like I did in May. :rolleyes:

    So I think I'd better be excluded from this week's challenge - hopefully I'll be back next week. (And hopefully not TOO skint!)

    Thanks for all the inspiration you gave me in May - I don't think I could have stuck to my budget without you all!

    L.
    x
    Total debts at LBM (04/11/08): £39,000 approx.
    Total debts now: £17,377.76 all at 0% interest
    Debt-free date: June 2010
  • Elsas_mamma
    Elsas_mamma Posts: 152 Forumite
    I DID IT!!!!!!:j:j:j:j

    Up to yesterday I had spent £18 of my £30. My youngest went to a friends house for the whole day yesterday, giving me the whole day to myself and it was great!
    As a thank you, I brought her a bottle of wine costing £4.99.

    And that is it. I still have £7.01 in my purse:j

    Kids are back to school next week, so should not need very much. Can I please be put down for £15.
    Thanks
    K
    Finally dealing with our debts.
    May NSD15/15:j June NSD 10/15.
    Sealed pot(1)£36. Sealed pot(2)£14.00. Sealed pot(3) £6.50. June GC £214/£350-
    weekly spend challenge 7th June 16.70/£15:confused:
    Never thought dealing with debt would be FUN!!:j
  • kezlou
    kezlou Posts: 3,283 Forumite
    Thanks all, don't know how i've done it :confused: considering we only spent two days in the house. Hmmm think next week will be totally opposite known me will spend a load of money.

    EVO:- aw chocoalte eclairs hmmmm nice, hows the wedding plans coming along?
    Well done to you both though its hard actually budgeting for everything, don't think i could have it without the support form all of you.

    Well off to have a cuppa and some cheesecake nom nom nom
    Got no booze so tea will have to do
  • pointypenguin
    pointypenguin Posts: 1,768 Forumite
    Morning all I have set up the new thread here
    Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30


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