Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 21st June

pointypenguin

This challenge used to run every week (thanks to Moozie and PAP) but I have not seen it in a while so I hope no one minds but I need this to keep me on track ...

Hello everyone . Welcome to the weekly spend challenege. 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. Then next Saturday report back and pledge for the following week. Feel free to update this thread with daily spends if that keeps you on track.

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 around last year


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.:T

W/C 14th June Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £30 / £24.63
throughlybrokemillie £7.50 / £1.50
debtbegone £20 / £19.43
Beencounting £10
LondonWelshcake £15 / £12.50
ColleenPamela £5
Baileys Babe £30 / £1.08
EverTheOptimist £30
SazM030306 £30
so here we are £30
bigbeff £10 / £11.30
kezlou £10 / £9.60
ghostmadlittlemiss £20
Tixy £12 / £12.46
AngelaSinclair £12 / £20
flying_fresian £30
dizzydebs27 £30 / £28.40
miniscule_mule £20 / £15.98
jomilne £30
Sun Addict £5 / £4.26

link to last week's challenge

W/C 21st June Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £20
Sun Addict £5
dizzydebs27 £30
kezlou £10
Tixy £22
EverTheOptimist £30
AngelaSinclair £90
absolutelynomoney £5
Baileys Babe £50
London Welshcake £0
debtbegone £15
SazM030306 £30
throughlybrokemillie £7.50
gabriella90 £30
miniscule_mule £10
bigbeff £10
euronorris €20
Beencounting £12
Maisie M £10
natsing £25
ColleenPamela £0
The Boss £100

pointypenguin

Morning all,

I made it green last week so I am pleased :j but I need to keep it up

Anyway I am pledging £20 for this week (until Wed) as I am going to Portugal on Wednesday for my cousin's wedding until Sunday so that has a separate budget.

This has to cover going to the theatre on Tuesday but the tickets for that are already paid for it should just be drinks etc. so £20 should be plenty.

Congrats to all the greens, for anyone that is red, it happens to us all don't get disheartened just keep going next week will be better.:T

absolutelynomoney

I am pledging £5, including groceries!

At the moment I only have £2.82 in my bank account and I won't make anymore 'useable' money until Tuesday afternoon, so although until then I don't have a choice about not spending anything, its going to be really hard once I do get some cash not to get excited!

Good Luck everyone, I really hope I can do this!

Baileys_Babe

I am pledging £50, this is for all non budgeted for spends, my challenge runs Monday to Sunday. We are off on holiday next week, so this includes ice creams entrance fees etc.

I will declare this week tommorrow, but so far no spends.

London_Welshcake

Ooh I just posted on the previous thread... sorry! My first week and I didn't realise you switch so soon, will remember next time

I came in at £15/£12.50 so I'm green!

Anyway I'm going for £0 this week... not because I'm a glutten for punishment but because I am off to Glastonbury on Wednesday. Glasto has been budgeted for so doesn't count but Mon Tues still count... and to save extra spends for the festival I'm going for two NSD this week so please put me down for

£0

I hope you are a having a great weekend

xx

debtbegone

I'm declaring £19.43 for last week :j though I know I still wasted dosh :rolleyes:

I'm pledging £15 for this week, get me motivated a bit more!

dizzydebs27

hi all
thanks for putting me down for £30. managed to stay in the green last week so hoping can do it again!!
Have a good weekend xx

SazM030306

£30 again for me please!
Got a party on Wednesday night so I'll try to be very good.

AngelaSinclair

This is a big holiday week in Scotland...£90 for me please. Good luck!! xx

thoroughlybrokemillie

Hello all,

I'm reporting in at £1.50 for last week so i'm green, yay! I've been avoiding magazines they are my biggest culprits for unplanned spends.

I'll put myself down for £7.50 again for this week please. I'm going to include all the non essential spends during the week. Good luck to everyone.

pointypenguin

Morning Budgeteers,

I have updated the first post let me know if there are any more results or pledges and I will add them.

I've not got much planned today other than cleaning, tidying and packing for holiday on Wednesday so hopefully no spends here.