Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 21st June

euronorris

Well, we've been pretty much living together since I got here anyway (his place is bigger than mine). But, at first, his landlady refused to allow me to be added to the contract stating that it would increase the taxation costs on the property etc.

I had to have my own address to register as a resident, get a social security number, set up a bank account, have post sent to etc etc. So, I found a small studio place in the same town.

However, the private rental maket here is fierce and it's been costing me €875 per month! That does include gas, water, electricity, TV and internet though. But....it's still wasted money and I've been struggling loads (as you can imagine!).

So....my OH asked the landlady again recently (as we have now met and got on really well) and she said yes this time! We did offer more rent if needs be (didn't state a figure though - for negotiation purposes), but she hasn't requested an increase!

So...we get to live together officially AND our rent is halved!

Soooo looking forward to the start of that month. We can start saving for some storage furniture - to make better use of the space available etc - and even save for a holiday next year!

But yeah, I'm all loved up

natsing

Spent 87p on 2 pints of milk today, and no dress down day at work tomorrow so I save a pound there, may have some toast at work fr breakfast and thats 50p so coming in under budget, won't celebrate until tomorrow though!

MessyMare

NSD for me...and...and...wait for it...

I got offered the job I was being interviewed for Can't wait to start, now toddling off to write my resignation letter and ring Mr Delivery

euronorris

ColleenPamela wrote: »

NSD for me...and...and...wait for it...

I got offered the job I was being interviewed for Can't wait to start, now toddling off to write my resignation letter and ring Mr Delivery

:T:T:j:j Congratulations!! I'm very pleased for you

OK, I spent another €1.12 for a banana and diet coke at lunchtime (can you see the running theme here??), €2.30 on my train ticket back from Dutch course and €3.51 on some chicken and yoghurt (gonna make a curry tomorrow night).

So, add that to this morning's spend and my total today is €10.33 Boo hiss!

Maths was wrong: Total today is €9.33

Beencounting

Hi All

PP - hope you're having/had(!) a lovely time

Colleen - Congratulations on the job, that's great news!

Colleen/Euronorris - know what you mean about clothing budget. I have a budget of £50pm, but that's between 5 of us - 2 adults & 3 kids...why do kids wreck their shoes so often? I saw two gorgeous pairs of shoes in the Faith sale today, but managed to resist. OH says I should be them tho and stop being a martyr! It's sooo hard tho once you've had that LBM .

Anyway, spends since last post: yesterday £2.93 on drinks, packet of crisps and deodrant, and then 30p today on a nectarine. So that leaves me with £6.16. I'll porbably spend all of this tomorrow on lunch out, but am pleased to have made it to the end of the week in the green .

Been

dizzydebs27

hi all

colleenpamela - congrats on the job!
euronorris - same here, hate being skint, loving mse!!

having a good day as well within my budget for this week and just got £100 to go towards the debt from banking with FD!! and its pay day tomo (and my birthday!!) so also looking forward to paying the bills and a bit more towards the debt and also being able to work out my weekly budgets!!

have a good evening all xx

EverTheOptimist

Hey all

Hope everyone's well.

pp - hope you're having a good break.

Colleen - well done on the new job and hope everything's still good in the love dept.

Hey to all the newbies - how long is the list on page 1? - it's brill having so many attempting the weekly challenge - which i have to say for me is the hardest challenge ever.

Now - i have to say sorry for being a useless budgeteer - haven't been spending (much) but haven't been posting enough on MSE either. Bad budgeteer.

Spends so far this week £15, anyway really going to have to reign it in, have just had an offer on my house, so attempting negotiations, but need deposit, solicitors fees, EA fees etc etc etc :eek:

ETO

euronorris

OK, my spend so far today is €1.12 again for drink and banana! lol

Which means I now have €1.00 left. Mmmm, was planning on getting some rice and a couple beers to have with a homemade curry tonight. But.....since, I didn't have the time to make the sauce and marinade the chicken last night, maybe I can leave this until tomorrow night.

We still have some red wine left that my OH won at work last week, which we could have tonight.

Maybe I can get the rice for less than a €1. Not sure, need to check the shops. Mmmmmm.

Sun_Addict

Hi Pointypenguin and everyone else on this thread!

Thank goodness it's Friday :j

It's that time of the week again to declare spends and I am very pleased to announce I am very much in the green with a total of £1.80. Thankfully last week of the miserly £5 weekly spending money and back to £10 again for next week's challenge. Yipee!! :beer:

Have a great weekend everyone! Thank goodness for this challenge!

debtbegone

I've been so busy this week I haven't had the time to post.

I've got £1.27 left in my purse so declaring my spends for this week at: £13.73 :j