Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 14th Mar 2010

chris81418

Good morning everyone,

Talking about sales and bargains, I picked up a bargain this week:

One of my colleagues at work was talking about selling his motorbike which has a current list price of £1400, but he didn't think that he could get less than half that, due to the current climate and the bike's dischevelled looks - I jokingly offered him £200 and he accepted!

The bike looks very tatty but the engine is mechanically sound - I've helped him with it since he bought it 3 or so years ago, so I know it's history well - and it has an alarm/immobiliser, and other accessories. I couldn't believe it, so I double checked and treble checked that he was happy to take £200, and he explained that he would rather have an easy transaction with me, than have the hassle that comes with advertising the bike, and trying to sell it/convince a load of strangers to buy it.

So, it's a win win situation - he gets an easy quick hassle-free cash transaction, and I get a bargin - I reackon that I can sell the bike in a year (should I wish) and the sale will more than cover the costs spent using the bike - so fingers crossed, leaving me in profit!

Anyway, with that spend, and other associated costs (insurance, etc) my pledge has been blown out of the water this week - so I'm definitely red.

Good luck everyone else with bargain hunting - this week appears to be the week for it!

pointypenguin

I hope you are all ready for the weekend. I have the below spends to declare

scone 75p
lunch £3.30
flowers for the MIL £4.99
payment of bowling night for next week £12

pointypenguin

I hope you are all ready for the weekend. I have the below spends to declare

scone 75p
lunch £3.30
flowers for the MIL £4.99
payment of bowling night for next week £12

enjoy the rest of your weekend

chickywiggle

Friday: £3 for brekkie & dinner
£1.50 on book postage
£6 for 2 bras from m&s in their sale
50p for squirty cream as it was reduced and we never have it at full price.

Total to date: £33.60/ £40 (woo that was close). 3 NSD's coming up (i hope).

chickywiggle

chickywiggle wrote: »

Friday: £3 for brekkie & dinner
£1.50 on book postage
£6 for 2 bras from m&s in their sale
50p for squirty cream as it was reduced and we never have it at full price.

Total to date: £33.60/ £40 (woo that was close). 3 NSD's coming up (i hope).

OHHH FIDDLESTICKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just remembered i had to get 3pks of vitamins (which i couldn't get in poundland, so got on the 3for2 in Boots) which cost me £8!!!

£42.60/ £40

Ches

Finished up with £3.30p so within budget but not as much within as I had planned. Have taken my £80 cash for the week today but it was my turn to pay for my friends lunch so £10.70p already spent. I have to do the grocery shopping tomorrow and I have a birthday to fund on Monday so its going to be a tight week this week and I still haven't saved anything to pay off the credit card.

SazM030306

Got a couple of bargains in Tesco last night! A pair of ugg type boots in brown, reduced to £5 with 20% off so £4! And a pair of lovely purple flats reduced to £7 with 20% off so £5.60!
Total £9.60

So I have just scraped in at green with 40p left to spare!

£19.60 / £20 :T

Saz xxx

EC12345

Haven't done too well this week. Please put me down as red for £14.19. Most of this was meals out/sandwiches at work.:mad:

Am determined for green next week.

Am off to consider my budget for next week.

Good luck.

determined_new_ms

Oh no failed miserably at this challenge!! £91.84/£70 :(:(

£15.94 on food - good
£32.93 on petrol - within budget
Took dd to pizza hut £12.49 - not accounted for
£7 + £5 ticket on drinks on Tuesday at a comedy club
£10.51 on a plant pot for mils birthday - again not in budget but really glad I got it
£7.48 on seeds + soil
49p on choc bar (totally glad I did it )

Will try again next week for £75 for food petrol and any additonal cost and aim to do better. Am completely broke despite being paid yesterday so shouldn't be too much of a problem

natsing

Spent £2 on bingo at work, and won a tenner- NSD today so declaring green for this week at £7.05, £10 again next week please Pointy, luckily its pay day on Thursday