Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 27th September

true27

brokemedic wrote: »

I am completely addicted, it's crazy.. I wish I had been like this a few years ago.. would have saved a small fortune by now.

Weddings are lovely though huge moneypits.. Have you managed to do it in a debt-free way or are you pushing the boat out a bit? Hope you don't mind me asking but love weddings and all the planning..

brokemedic

Oh I don't mind, I'm so excited about it I can't stop talking about it!! Think the little old lady in Mr T's this avo may have thought I was a bit odd though :rotfl:!!

Its being a very DFW wedding, and if it wasn't for this site I'd never have been able to do things at all never mind just on a budget!! We're going to a small registry office so we're limited to 40 guests which makes life easier in the first place and then we're going to the pub at the top of our road for a pasty supper and everyone is paying for their own beer! We've gone from thinking about spending £4k down to about £500 and I'm still getting real champagne (only coz I bought a case of Tesco's own for £20 in the sale :beer:)!!

longhauladdict

Ah well,
I've well and truly fell off the wagon this week - £10 shopping on sunday and £8 lunch on tues!!!
Then I had to go out to get a birthday present last night so £15 for that and £6 for tea. (however I did get £38 back for some shoes that I had to return so that came out of that!)
So in effect, of my £20, I have £2 left, but really I have overspent by £20!!!
And I've got lunch out tomorrow (again for another leaving meal) and a wedding on sat night!!! I'm planning to take that out of the £18 left from the shoes which is still not good as that could have been used to pay off a debt, but oh well, back to it next week....
Good luck everyone else

natsing

spent £5 yesterday (some bits for home and a raffle ticket) NSD today and only £1 to fork out for dress down at work, so should be within budget by quite a way this week

mooomin

PP - can you pop a link to next weeks thread on my diary when you start it? I need to get back into this...

pointypenguin

flying_fresian wrote: »

PP - can you pop a link to next weeks thread on my diary when you start it? I need to get back into this...

Howdy F_F indeed I will pop you over the link when I start the new thread.

I have been lurking on your thread even if I haven't been posting. Sounds like you are making the best of what life is throwing at you.

It has been a good day for me on the money from as I only spend £2 on my card at work for muchies from the machine.

Sally22_2

I have 2p left of my £7.50...My weekly magazines came out today, usually there is 4 that i get but i cut this down to 2 and gonna try n enter the prize puzzles every week as well

Wont need to get anything tomorrow or Saturday and going out for breakfast with friends on Sunday but my OH has said he will pay as I have paid the last 2 times

pointypenguin

Sally22 I have now added you to the list apologies for my tardiness:o

Happy Friday Budgeteers.:j:j:j:j

I am off out for lunch today as I am meeting a friend who is on maternirty leave. Fingers crossed £15 should easily do it.

true27

pointypenguin wrote: »

Happy Friday Budgeteers.:j:j:j:j

THANK CRUNCHIE!! Its been a loooooooooooong week!!

NSD yesterday so I *might* come in credit again this week :T

brokemedic

Oh I am so disappointed as I have failed again this week. I definitely blew my budget last night - I wish I hadn't. :mad:

Once I had the demon drink inside of me, I threw my debt-busting ways out of the window and spent £35 for the whole night. As we were out late, ended up spending money on a cab back as well.

Better luck next week, I hope.

pointypenguin

brokemedic wrote: »

Oh I am so disappointed as I have failed again this week. I definitely blew my budget last night - I wish I hadn't. :mad:

Once I had the demon drink inside of me, I threw my debt-busting ways out of the window and spent £35 for the whole night. As we were out late, ended up spending money on a cab back as well.

Better luck next week, I hope.

That is usually my downfall, budgetting goes out the window when I am out and havng a good time.

My lunch out was £12 so woohoo I am green for this week. That is the first time in ages. So total for the week is £47 which is under budget but really is atrocious considering that is nearly £50 and I do not really have anything to show for it.