Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 10th April 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 3rd April Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £60 / £55
natsing £10 / £8.05
prophecy_grrl £45
karmachilovething £35
Rock_Cakes £30 / £5.26
chirs81418 £75
bellkat £25 / £27.42
BaileyBabe £10 / £0
fuzzybear01 £60 / £129.89
ColleenPamela £10 / £10

link to last week's challenge

W/C 10th April Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £60
Rock_Cakes £20
natsing £10
ColleenPamela £10
twoboysmamma79 £2
BaileyBabe £10
bellkat £15
fuzzybear01 £150
chris81418 £55

pointypenguin

Evening all

It has been hard to get back into things after holiday but I have made a start. I am back to weightwatchers since yesterday and I went hillwaking today so the exercise is starting again. I just need to get back on the bugeteering wagon with gusto.

I was green last week and I am going for £60 this week as I have a few things planned like bookgroup but hopefully nothing too expensive.

Lunch is packed for tomorrow to help the dieting and bugeteering.

Good luck everyone.

I have updated the first post let me know if I have missed anything.

bellkat

Hi, can you add me for ' £15' please. I was red last week, spent £27.42, not loads over so not too bad

Kath

fuzzybear01

I'm away visiting family next week, have a lot of stuff planned so could you put me down for £150 please. Last week I was RED £60/£129.89

chris81418

Good morning everyone! :wave:

I would have been green last week with £73.79 spent out of my pledged £75; however, I unexpectedly booked our summer holiday, as my OH desperately needs a light at the end of the tunnel to aim for at the mo ... so I was very red last week!

This week, I'd like to pledge £55 please Pointy. Finger crossed !

Have a good week everyone - :beer: here's to more glorious sunshine!

Rock_Cakes

Morning all :hello:

I spend of £3.40 yesterday. Hoping for a NSD today and tomorrow. Just hoping I can resist temptation . . .

Have a good week
xx

bellkat

Hi all, my first spend out of this weeks budget today, £1.10 on chocolate!! I think I'll have to spend tomorrow, but I'm going to make a list now,

Hope everyone has a good week

Kath

pointypenguin

Evening all

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

Spends so far this week:

• £12 in £2 coins for the savings jar:eek:
• £6.50 on card for work on coffee and lunch today
• £5 on drinks and ice cream at ballet this evening

Total £23.50 / £60

karmachilovething

Umm . . . sorry I've been AWOL. I'm pretty sure I was green last week . . . shall we call it a draw?!

Bit late to join for this week :rotfl: but I will join you next week I promise!

Rock_Cakes

Hi guys

I have managed a few NSDs since Monday, so I am still on £3.40. How is everyone else getting on?

xx

bellkat

I'm green this week, my total is £12.51, really pleased because it was my first week last week and I was red.

I need to think about my pledge for next week, so will update tomorrow

Kath