Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 27th February 2011

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. The challenge runs from Sunday to Friday so we don't include Saturdays but feel free to change the rules to suit you and include Saturdays or start on a different day.

Feel free to update this thread with daily spends if that keeps you on track. We colour code the results as below:

Green - within budget
Red - overbudget
Purple - zero spend
Yellow - made money over the week

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:

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 20th February Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £60
natsing £2
karmachilovething £25 / £13.55
welshkaz £20
**Rock_Cakes £30 / -£85**
karb £100 / £90.18
karom £30
meersy22 £35
Baileys Babe £10 / £0
chris81418 £95 / £53.58
ferriswheeljunkie £60

link to last week's challenge

W/C 27th February Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £60
karb £20
Baileys Babe £10
cleggie £20
tattooed_lady £130
rock_cakes £30
karmachilovething £20
shezam £15
ColleenPamela £20
chris81418 £25
karom £30

pointypenguin

Afternoon Budgeteers

I was green last week think I came in at about £45 over the week. I am going for £60 this week, no plans but I need to get back to the gym and healthly living.

Think I am going to be leaving the cards at home this week and be cash only as it is a new month and want to stay on top of things as I am on holiday at the end of the month.

Let me know any results and pledges and I will update the first post.

Any newbies or lurkers come and join us. Just let me know what your target for the week is and I will add you to the list.

cleggie

Hi,
i am a newbie and have been watching the Feb one, so think i will attempt to join in if thats ok!?

Ok then, i will start off slowly and go for £20 this week...wish me luck!

pointypenguin

cleggie wrote: »

Hi,
i am a newbie and have been watching the Feb one, so think i will attempt to join in if thats ok!?

Ok then, i will start off slowly and go for £20 this week...wish me luck!

Welcome to the gang cleggie I have added you to the list. Let us know how you get on over the week.

I have been looking at holidays for August so that has given me some motivation to try and save the pennies. Must not spend:cool:

cleggie

Thanks PointyPenguin!

tattooed_lady

Hi :wave:

Can I join please? I would like to set a of £130 a week

Thanks

xx

Rock_Cakes

Hi all :wave:

I am going to go for £30 again this week. Hope everyone has had a good weekend?
xx

pointypenguin

tattooed_lady wrote: »

Hi :wave:

Can I join please? I would like to set a of £130 a week

Thanks

xx

Welcome to the thread I have added you to the list. Let us know how you get on throughout the week.

Rock_Cakes wrote: »

Hi all :wave:

I am going to go for £30 again this week. Hope everyone has had a good weekend?
xx

Hi RC I have added you to the list for this week. My weekend has been rather subdued after an eventful Friday night. Although I did spend a fair bit in Ikea and now have lots of lovely new bedlinen:j:j

karmachilovething

Hello Everybody!

Sorry I was a bit AWOL last week - I had 4 NSD in a row, so didn't really have anything to share.

Friday was a spendy day though so have a total for last week of £13.55

And I would like to pledge £20 for this week please!

pointypenguin

Evening all

No spends today, only purchases were food which came out of the grocery budget.:D

Rock_Cakes

Evening

Two spends today, yoga class and bus ticket which came to a grand total of £6.25. Would have been more but the bus driver was numpty

x