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How Much Have You Spent Today (Thursday 21st December)?

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  • Kazonline
    Kazonline Posts: 1,472 Forumite
    poorbutrich wrote:

    I've just spent £2 on chips and curry sauce. :o

    I'm really sorry -I've let everyone down, but most of all, I've let myself down. :rotfl:
    'phew, thank heavens for that.
    Despite having dinner planned have ahd to send DS to get 2 bags of chips (between 4) because DS3 got back so late from a school trip we wasted an hour sitting in a car park and dinner wouldn't be ready before 7:30pm :eek:

    I'll be back later to update with the rest..... you're going to have to kick me into touch (gently please)

    Kaz x
    January '06 Grocery Challenge (4th - 31st) £320.
    Week 1 - £73.99 Week 2 £5.10 (so far :p )
    Someone burst my bubble and I lost the plot so no idea what I spent now... :(I will try to work it out.
    Other Jan :- Petrol £20.41, Clothes £8.50, House £3.
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Been christmas shopping today so I've spent about £28 :) so not too bad for me. it needed to be done, so at least its over!
    nicola x
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • cheap-n-cheerful
    cheap-n-cheerful Posts: 101 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Finally managed a NSD but like LookingAhead its only coz I'm not feeling well. First day of kids school holiday so spent all day "helping" them tidy their bedroom. Was going well until I broke the youngest ones bed!! Hoping OH can fix it without it costing anything..unlikely as he normally has to nip out and buy at least one new tool for every d.i.y job I ask him to attempt!?! (yes I did try to fix it myself first, but no joy).
    I will be rich :rotfl:
  • emylou
    emylou Posts: 445 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Bottle of T lemonade 44p, tv mag 80p & 2 bags of crisps 60p total = £1.84, out to a friend's tonight so wont be spending anything else today.
    I got paid today- a week early- so trying to ignore fact that it's there but will make overpayment to cc asap & I can now write & close FD account cos it's finally paid off :j
    Married my wonderful husband February 2013!:happyhear
    I want to wear my beautiful wedding dress everyday- it would make shopping so much more fun, I mean, people go shopping in their pyjamas these days.......
    Must STOP spending!!! :)
    Proud to be dealing with my debts!
    Beautiful Rainbow Babies born on 31/12/14 @2:45am and 7/6/2017 @12:44pm
  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Xmas presents and some groceries budgeted for, but some chocolate that wasn't which was £1 for 9 flakes, sorry, I NEEDED chocolate!
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
    GC: £200
    Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    Budgeted for lunch, £4ish so no problems there :D
    No longer using this account for new posts from 2013
  • livinginhope
    livinginhope Posts: 1,897 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Evening all :hello:

    Started off thinking it was going to be a no spender,but didn't quite go to plan :o

    Spent £2 on a magazine at the hospital,£4.60 hospital parking :eek: ,then to cheer myself up we had a Mc Donalds costing £12 :o can't remember the last time we had one,but the crinkly frys were lovely :D

    Toatal spend £18.60 :o that's me over budget!

    Enjoy your evening everyone

    LIH
    Debt at highest £102k :eek:
    Lightbulb moment march 2006
    Debt free october2017 :j
    Finally sleeping easy in my bed :A
  • Penny-Pincher!!
    Penny-Pincher!! Posts: 8,325 Forumite
    £3.80 on a lovely Coronation chicken/salad baguette, plus a pasty for DD. Dont get one often but thought I would treat myself. Apart from that-nothing!

    PP
    xx
    To repeat what others have said, requires education, to challenge it,
    requires brains!
    FEB GC/DIESEL £200/4 WEEKS
  • nicola1982_2
    nicola1982_2 Posts: 593 Forumite
    80p into a birthday collection (someone I don't know so well)
    £4000 challenge

    Currently leftover - £3872.15
  • postingalwaysposting
    postingalwaysposting Posts: 13,987 Forumite
    no spend day :j
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