Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 20th March 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 13th March Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £50 / £80
tattooed_lady £130 / £110
Decluttering £5
karmachilovething £30 / £20
MiaowMiaow £100
karb £20
natsing £10 / £10
DragonflyCandy £70 / £67
fuzzybear01 £75 / £74.70
twoboysmamma79 £5
rising from the ashes £10
CurlyLocks £70
jesssy £30
ColleenPamela £20 / £19.80
cocoribbon £80 / £65.87
ferriswheeljunkie £100
MiaowMioaw £100 / £117.34
SmilingEyes £55
chris81418 £65 / £62.55
Baileys Babe £10
ElmerFudd £20

link to last week's challenge

W/C 20th March Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £60
karb £20
Rock_cakes £30
jessy £25
MiaowMioaw £60
fuzzybear01 £20
karmachilovething £30
cocoribbon £80
ColleenPamela £20
DragonflyCandy £70
mildredalien £30
natsing £8
CurlyLocks £20
chris81418 £50
ElmerFudd £40

pointypenguin

Morning budgeteers

Last week got a bit out of control towards the end of the week as I ended up going out lots. I have been bad and keep justifying this by the fact I got a payrise that is coming through on Friday's wage and it is being backdated for 3 months but I need that cash to pay for holiday.

So anyway back on the wagon this week with £60 as I have a meal out on Wednesday with bookgroup.

Well done the greens and commiserations to the reds. Let me know if I have missed anything.

DragonflyCandy

im green for last week £67.00/£70.00 yay! this week budget is £70 againfingrs crossed

mildredalien

Hi all, I'm new to this so I'd like to start by budgeting for £30 this week please!

natsing

Morning all

Spent my full £10 this week so green, got £8 in my purse til payday on Friday, so I'll be pledging that please Pointy.

MiaowMiaow

Hi all!!!! really hope I stick to my budget this week £60
best of luck everyone!!!

xx

MessyMare

Hi all! Good luck this week, I'm hoping to be seriously under budget as I'm going away this weekend for OH birthday and really could do with some extra spends to add to what I've already budgeted for!

CurlyLocks

I failed to keep track of my money, although I think it was green for last week. So am going to try harder this week. Setting a target of £20. Starting tomorrow through to Saturday.

Wish me luck. . .

chris81418

Good morning everyone! :wave:

Checking in to report that I kept within budget and was green last week with a spend of £62.55! Woo hoo!

Pointy - I'd like to pledge £50 for this week please - thank you as always for running the thread! :T

mildredalien - welcome to the WSC thread!

Good luck and have a good week everyone! Must dash - am running late for work!

pointypenguin

Evening all

First post has been updated let me know if I have missed anything.

Welcome to mildredalien let us know how your week goes.

No spends for me today.

pointypenguin

Evening all

Spends for me today were £3 on breakfast and coffee at work.

Hump day tomorrow.:j:j:j