Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 9th May 2010

pointypenguin

Hello everyone . Welcome to the weekly spend challenge. This challenge is open to anybody, no matter what financial place they are in.

On this thread please post an amount of money you wish to stay below within the week (Sunday to end of working day on Friday). This can be pennies or thousands it depends on the individual. Then next Saturday report back and pledge for the following week. Feel free to update this thread with daily spends if that keeps you on track.

This is a little bit of fun but for many it highlights the fact that maybe that magazine/chocolate bar isn't needed. Hopefully your spending habits can be changed forever.

Moozie was the founder of this challenge and here is a quote taken from her around last year


Originally Posted by Moozie
Good afternoon lovely DFWs Now for anyone looking in, please feel free to join - the more the merrier! Basically, decide on the amount you want to spend up to from Sunday until the end of the working day on Friday then pledge it here and off we go! The challenge is about incidental spending and not for stuff that should be budgeted elsewhere such as bills, groceries, debt repayment etc but you decide what to include at the end - this is about changing your habits and improving your recording of your spends more than anything else. Have a great week everyone and keep it low!!! Moozie x

Good luck everyone.

W/C 2nd May Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £30
Baileys Babe £5 / £4.55
natsing £15 / £7.50
chickywiggle £20
SazM030306 £8 / £7
EC12345 £10 / £4.25
solongmarianne £40 / £39.91
loopylorial £5
chris81418 £35 / £38.67
flying_fresian £30
ches £7.20
psychopathbabble £10 / £14.90
karmachilovething £15 / £29.91
elfen £35
NGlady £37
sadsadjenjen £15 / £26.58
firewalker £5 / £3.20

link to last week's challenge

W/C 9th May Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £45
ches £14.68
natsing £10
karmachilovething £20
firewalker £5
solongmarianne £20
Baileys Babe £5
determined new ms £25
flying_fresian £30
chickywiggle £30
chris81418 £100
EC12345 £2
SazM030306 £20
sadsadjenjen £20
psychopathbabble £10

pointypenguin

Morning budgeteers

I had a big fat red week last week due to going out too much. On a positive note I was at a hen night last night and spent much less than I expected and still have cash in my purse so I must be getting better

I am out for a lunch with my friend today, we meet at least one a month for a gossip as she lives in the burgh. Likely it is not my turn to go across there as I would need to include train fare. So I am going for £45 this week and hoping not to spent more than £25 today.

Have a good week:beer:

mooomin

Can I go for £30 again please?

I am going to be paying for a lot of dinners etc this week as I'm away from home for work, but they will be claimed back so I'm not including them.

chickywiggle

hmmm what have I already spent today.......lunch for me and DS £6.10 better go for £30 please.

natsing

Afternoon All

Had a good spend free weekend (personal spends at least) so a NSD for today, hoping to keep it that way until Thursday and my exercise class!
Have a great week everyone.

chris81418

I only had one spend episode last week, that was the weekly food shop - unfortunately, we're feeling very unhealthy at the mo, so we splashed out a little on organic stuff which pushed me into the red, so I'm declaring red with £38.67.

This week we've got a wedding to go to, so I'm going to pledge £100 and try really hard not to get carried away!

Have a good week everyone!

EC12345

Hello all.

Hey PP, was under budget last week so please put me down as green at £4.25 - thanks.

Need to have a really tight week this week so please put me down at £2 for the week - many thanks PP.

Good luck everyone.

mooomin

Bah, the shiny internet has led me to spend £19.75 on new jewellery. This leaves me £10.25 for the week now.

B*gger.

SazM030306

Good evening all

PP can I go for £20 this week please. I have a meal out planned for my friend's birthday on Wednesday, so I shall have to be strict with my choices!

Saz xxx

pointypenguin

Morning all

I spent £16 on lunch and stuff yesterday leaving £9 in my purse and £20 in my spends account for the rest of the week. I have an exam for work in a few weeks so I need to start studying for that so hopefully not much spending this week.

sadsadjenjen

Hi All
final spend for last week £26.58 :mad:

Put me down for £20.00 this week will be better;)