Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 27th March 2011

natsing

Hi All
Missed this week, but will join you all for next weeks challenge- hoping for £10!

serendipity1985

I finished the week with £1.29 in my purse so I either mis-counted by a penny at the start of the week or I have stolen a penny that the BF left laying around and claimed it as my own!!

A No Spend Week for me!!

prophecy_grrl

I've spend £41.56 :eek:

Was aiming for £20

Next week I'm going for £45 - This will cover exercise classes, money for a work collection and a friend's birthday and meal out. I WILL do it next week!!!

karmachilovething

chris81418 wrote: »

karmachilovething - sorry to hear that you're having a tough time at work, I hope things improve for you soon!

Pointy - thanks as always for running the thread! Enjoy your mini-break, I'm more than happy for next week's thread to be delayed by a couple of days or so, until your much anticipated return! :money:

pointypenguin wrote: »

Apologies All work has been hectic. I will update everything tonight when I get home. Enjoy your day.

Thanks Chris, although it doesn't look like it Which has meant I've also had a crazy week, pointy. Thursday didn't even get to sit down for lunch - have to get an overtime agreement with my bosses, it would certainly help with the debts if not with my sanity :rotfl:

So this week was a write off I'm afraid. So consulting my spending diary . . . (such a useful thing to do GroinSexyPavement, it was totally the key for me living within my means) . . . £51.40, so red. Oh dear not good, really have to get back into managing myself a bit better.

So, I will pledge £35 for next week, please pointy!

Rock_Cakes

Managed to underspend. Total was £21.33. Another £30 target for me next week please Pointy

xx

chris81418

Hello everyone! :wave:

karmachilovething wrote: »

Thanks Chris, although it doesn't look like it Which has meant I've also had a crazy week, pointy. Thursday didn't even get to sit down for lunch - have to get an overtime agreement with my bosses, it would certainly help with the debts if not with my sanity :rotfl:

As you say, at least OT helps with debt busting!

I too was red this week with a spend of £66.81 - only £6.81 over my pledge, and that was only because I substituted one of my planned spends for a much better quality item, so I would have been green had I bought the cheaper (i.e. useless) one, so I'm not too disappointed my with red this week.

Will be back at the beginning of next week once I've worked out my budget for next week. Have a good weekend everyone!

bellkat

Can I join you in this please and pledge. £25 This should cover my planned spending and hopefully stop me buying unplanned things ie chocolate, magazines.

Kath

Rock_Cakes

bellkat wrote: »

Can I join you in this please and pledge. £25 This should cover my planned spending and hopefully stop me buying unplanned things ie chocolate, magazines.

Kath

Welcome Kath

Hope you find the challenge fun. Find it really makes me questions if I need something before I buy it.

xx

Baileys_Babe

This week I was green, I spent £2.10 on library fines , mainly due to DD being unwell . She has spent most of the week clinging to me, whimpering with a fever. We didn't leave the house/garden for 4 days and when I finally did go out on Friday it was only to do some grocery shopping. Having a lovely day today the children made me a card & some delicious chocolate truffles with the help of OH.

Next week I pledge to spend no more than £10

chris81418

Good morning everyone! :wave:

Welcome to the thread Kath!

Hope your DD gets better soon Baileys Babe - glad you had a good day yesterday.

I've worked out my budget for this week and would like to pledge £75 for W/C 3rd April 2011.

Have a good week everyone and hope the sun is shining where you are!