giving up 1 thing a month challenge

castri09_2

i waste money on silly thing during the year so i was thinking to start off i would give up my biggest expense alcohol then i though why stop there i would try to give up one thing a month challenge or change one thing a month. not sure if there is allready a thread like this but if there isnt does anyone want to join me.




feb= alcohol (save me about £50 plus a month £600 + a year saving)
march=tv mag ( read them on day of getting them never look at them again) (save me about £2 amonth £26 a year saving)
april=cups of tea (saving ? )
may=stop buying bithday and christmas cards make them with the kids instead (save me about £30ish a year)
june= to be continued
july=
aug=
sept=
oct=
nov=
dec=

HalfPint

I'll join in...though mine isn't entirely about the money saving side of things (though it is a good side effect:D) I want to change the way I eat by cutting out the junk, in exactly the same way i,e. giving up one thing/changing something every month.

January - Coca Cola - :T successful
February - Butter - successful ( I now use low fat olive spread cheaper too) :T
March - crisps - I usually have 1 x packet every day changing this to once a week
April - Sugar (keep putting this one off)
May - tbc
june - tbc
July - tbc
August - tbc
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

HP x

littlemisschocolate

Hi castri09, I'd love to join.

Jan - coke - done.
Feb - takeaway coffee. Done.
March - buying ready made sandwiches once a week for my lunch.
April - magazines. I buy the OK magazine combo but after reading it once, I dump it to one side.
May - tbc.
June - tbc.
July - tbc.
aug - tbc.
Sept - tbc.
Oct - tbc.
Nov - tbc.
Dec - tbc..

cx

HellsGranny

What a great idea!

Unfortunately I can't join in as I have already given up on almost everything. Don't smoke, booze gone, don't gamble, car gone, only buy one pair of walking boots per year (no other footwear), using up old clothes and only buying supermarket jeans at £3 per pair. No holidays or social life.Freeview TV only, PAYG phone (only about £5 per month), using daughter's internet. Can't think of anything else to cut.

Cheers HG

fedupandskint

Hi castri09 - nice to see you! I'd like to join in to focus my mind on what I need to cut back on

My list is

Jan - takeaways (completed)
Feb - make up (completed)
March - cancel magazine subscription
April - no lunchtime sandwiches
May - ready meals
June - DVD rentals
July - TV shopping
Aug - chocolate buying at lunchtimes
Sept - crisp buying at lunchtimes
Oct - magazines full stop
Nov - tbc
Dec - tbc

graemecarter

Just make sure that Alcohol remains your number one target castri09

Don't let the other things derail your cutting down alcohol quest

barbiedoll

I've just given up the fags . It's been a bit of a struggle and I won't pretend that I haven't lapsed a few times. But the thought of saving over 30 quid a week has been a great incentive and it's been four weeks now so I treated myself to a bottle of perfume last night! (bought online at half price )
Next month, my daily newspaper, which I hardly ever get time to read anyway. is going. I'm just going to buy the weekend edition with all the mags and stuff so that should last me a week anyway.

castri09_2

its the last day of the month so tomorrow is my month to stop buying tv mags .this year i am going to make a change to my life for the better in health and in pocket feb is wine which i am doing very well.good luck to everyone if they are giving anything up

fedupandskint

For March my thing to give up is my magazine subscription which I hardly ever read when it arrives and it's time to cancel.

I've found the paperwork out ready to do and just need to do it now!

Good luck castri on the TV mags!