Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 18th September 2010

youngmummy

can i join .... what does the money include ie. does it include groceries and bills .... xxxxx

hedgesparrow

youngmummy - Hello and welcome - I was new to this just two weeks ago. I think most people are just including personal spending money - I include gifts, entertainment, clothes and random things I buy into mine. But I think the idea is you can do it how ever you want. So you might have a seperate budget for clothes or gifts for example outside of personal spending money.

I have found it really useful to track all those spends that aren't included somewhere else in the budget. I also do the grocery spending challenge monthly on the Debt free wannabee board.

Forgot to add: I spent £2.65 yesterday posting a packet to the US.

pointypenguin

youngmummy wrote: »

can i join .... what does the money include ie. does it include groceries and bills .... xxxxx

Of course you can join just let us know what amount you are pledging and I will add you.

You can decide what to include. Most people just count incidental spends but if you find it easier you can include groceries and bills.

meersy22

Hi all

Spends so far -

Sun - £2.50 papers
Mon - £1 xmas cards & token 99p Xmas present
Tues -NSD
Wed -£2 WI bars
Total = £6.49/£30

Swimming tmw so my spends will start creeping up

pointypenguin

Evening peeps,

Spends yesterday

• £2.50 on caustic soda for the sink
• £1 on milky ways to keep at work
• £22.50 on drinks and dinner in pub :eek:

Today

• £1 on breakfast at work.

Total £27. Total for the week £44.50 / £32 so I am red already:mad:

All would have been fine if I hadn't been persuaded to go the pub. When will I learn:o

hedgesparrow

Yesterday I went to a botanical garden on a trip with work. I spent £2.49 on coffee and £2.50 on banana palm seeds.

Under Ms_london's advice I put some things on ebay - and they have sold! so I will put the profit up when they pay (profit after paypal and ebay fees - found a calculator online that tells me what it is). I have been thinking of setting myself a goal of putting one thing on ebay a week. I can't see myself ever being a serious seller but it would be a good way of getting rid of clutter and earning a few pounds here and there.

natsing

Good Morning All

Have had three no spend days, just one more to go and then spend my £1 on derss down day at work, payday Friday thank god!

Baileys_Babe

Yesterday was a NSD same planned for today, total spent this week so far £2.80

psychopathbabble

Well done Hedgesparrow!! I was thinking about ebaying yesterday but I don't think it's worth it with the stuff I'm clearing out so saving them for a car boot next year.

No spends so far except that book..... yay!

meersy22

Today's spends - £6.20 (taking nephews swimming) & pizza with BF afterwards £ 7.40

Total = £20.09/£30