Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 22nd November

kate_pixie

Howdy Peeps!

I'm soooo late checking in this week, so won't join but will lurk and keep my eye on you all.

Back to work today after all of last week off with the flu. Great for not spending the pennies and even better for losing weight - 10lb in 7 days, woop!

Hope you're all having productive week xxx

psychopathbabble

Just updated spreadsheet and without using my grocery budget again (!) I am currently in the red with -£1.49!
Got just £3.02 left til Monday now (payday!) and thats the remainder of my grocery budget so I better not need anything for the rest of the week as I don't want to use my credit card (last used on Nov 11th!)
Have £18 left in my petrol budget as I used £3 from that to buy a drink at the cinema! Normally take a bottle of water but completely forgot.
Bad week!!!

chuggingtongirl

Hi everyone

Ooh its really interesting hear what people do...we are a varied bunch here : ) I love hearing about what people do so good question True! : )

True ...I think I need to do a placement (still deciding which course as it starts in sept ). I help alot at school anyway and its so enjoyable.Its been interesting to 'pick up' tips on how they deal with situations so I think it would deff help the course.

Ive spent £1 on lunch....so £9 left I think

Hope everyones doing well

chuggingtongirl

Katie - Hope you are feeling better.yay on losing 10lbs...see some advantages of being ill : )

regan.lottie

Today has been fantastic! Well, freezing cold, but I haven't spent a penny! I even won the vodkat cocktail shaker comp
Hope everyone is doing well

pink_numbers

Spent £4.32 on some MORE tupperwares and couple of house warming presents (yes, tupperwares)... So that's £7.32 spent out of £15... doing worse than last week

theticketinspector

Completely blown my budget this week despite a couple of NSDs at the beginning. Will try again next week! :-(

pointypenguin

Evening bugeteers,

pink_numbers I must confess I am also a tuperware addict I have cupboard full:D

ticketinspector don't worry too much the first week is always the worst, it does get easier

spends today were £2 in work canteen and £2.60 on ice cream at the cinema. I went to see A Serious Man which was really good.

We are inching closer to the weekend. Woohoo:j

pink_numbers

pointypenguin, we just got a huge new freezer, so OF COURSE I need tuperware to fill the freezer with!

theticketinspector: pointy is right, it is always hard when you first try this challenge - I failed at it for months at £50/week, but now, I can get down to £10 to £15 a week, but it took a loooooong time for me. It will get easier, you will do the challenge some week, and other weeks you want to ignore, but you keep coming back until your average weekly spend becomes the level you are happy with

chris81418

true27 wrote: »

How long have you been a paramedic? Did you have to do a degree to get into it or is it on the job training?

I trained on the job; however, unfortunately, that appears to be being phased out, as training is becoming more and more scarce, and more and more applicants with a BSc (Hons) in Paramedic Science are being taken on instead.

true27 wrote: »

I remember one man coming to me with divorce papers from his wife citing violence who sat in front of me and said "yeah i did it, so can you get me the house?".... that was a toughy.

Rather you, than me - I think I would have walked out, to say the least!