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Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 6th February 2011

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  • smiles1978
    smiles1978 Posts: 3 Newbie
    I have failed miserably. It definitely makes you think about where your money actually goes though!
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,725 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    But look at it another way smiles , you havent failed if it made you think about your spending.
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  • meersy22
    meersy22 Posts: 386 Forumite
    I all

    Failed again :o. I have new job starting on monday so bought clothes etc and maybe the odd treat I shouldn't have.

    Anyhow back on the bandwagon so please put me down for 40 next week.

    thanks
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  • Karb
    Karb Posts: 853 Forumite
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    £12.51 spent this week so I'm under target :-)

    I'm going to amend my target to £15 for next week
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  • rising_from_the_ashes
    rising_from_the_ashes Posts: 12,433 Forumite
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    pointypenguin wrote: »
    lillylass/RFTA I didn't know you could change your username. What prompted the change?

    I wish I'd not changed it - I don't like it: I've used lilylass for years on forums etc:( (finding it really hard to "find" myself to catch up on threads as I just don't recognise this as me).

    It was really as I've discovered that both DF and a close colleague at work frequent the boards - much as adore DF and get on really well with my colleague - I don't really want them to know the extent of the debt I had/have. They would recognise me from other forums we both belong to and it is also my email address, so decided it was the only option.

    Guess I'll get used to it but will probably still refer to myself as Lily ("Rising" doesn't really seem very personal).
    rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »
    Didn't get off to a good start yesterday as forgot to take my flask home on Friday - couldn't face Monday (of all days) without "proper" coffee so gave into a *bucks - £1.50 gone:(.

    Sorry I've not been around much this week, not been too well:(.

    Anyway, think I've sneeked in with a GREEN: £6.53

    £1.50 mentioned above
    £1:00 Chocolate bar (but they were 2 for £1)
    £2.99 Friday lunch treat (on Thursday!)
    £1.04 lunch on Friday

    Think I'm going to keep going down this path for a while and make this for purely "unnecessary" spends so £10 for next week please Pointy.

    Well done to the underspenders and, to "the overs", next week is a new week. This is a great challenge to make you think before just buying the odd wee bit here & there.
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  • Baileys_Babe
    Baileys_Babe Posts: 6,267 Forumite
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    This week was green with £4.20 spent on library fines :o

    Next week I pledge to keep all unnecessary spends to £10 or less.

    Good luck to everyone, have a good week BB
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  • pointypenguin
    pointypenguin Posts: 1,768 Forumite
    edited 13 February 2011 at 1:24PM
    Sorry being a muppet and replied instead of starting a new thread! New thread started here
    Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
  • pointypenguin
    pointypenguin Posts: 1,768 Forumite
    edited 13 February 2011 at 1:24PM
    Ignore muppetness
    Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
  • pointypenguin
    pointypenguin Posts: 1,768 Forumite
    edited 13 February 2011 at 1:25PM
    Again more muppetness.
    Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,725 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Can I go for £10 this week too?
    AS last week was no spends I think that makes me purple?
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
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