Weekly Spend Challenge w/c 14th August 2011

katie07

Hi all!

Sorry I haven't been around - had a few developments midweek last week which basically means I haven't been at work and so haven't really been on the computer. Spends again were a bit out of control :undecided But again, I had to buy a couple of things for the weekend. I'm going to V Festival, and a car parking ticket is either a fiver in advance, or £15 on the day! So of course I bought one in advance, but hadn't included it (pr the booking fees!) in my budget,

Anyway, total spend for last week was £59.65 Ok, so that's not actually as bad as I thought it was going to be! But again, I have gone over budget :mad:

As I said, I'm going to V Festival at the weekend (leaving Friday) so will only budget up until then - I have a separate budget for the weekend/petrol etc. I'm not working this week, but I have enough food in the house that I shouldn't need to go out for anything. Am meeting my friend in the week for lunch though, so will set a total spend of £25 but, as I seem to say every week (!) I shouldn't need to go near that!! We'll see what happens!

Have a good week everyone
Kxx

karen_is_trying

Hiyas all can i go down for £25 again please this week i was green with £14.91/£25.00 last week, im away for a week on saturday but ive been good and been saving for that so hope to really get out of overdraft completely this month altho we are nearly there most months lol...

Does anyone know where theres any nice pyjama offers on for 5 year old boys by any chance just ironed my sons and their all getting a little snug so will need 5 pairs really, good luck all for next week lets hope summer shows its head eh x

elsiepac

Hi guys

VERY spendy day for me yesterday (even worse considering I was working for a good portion!!!) and I would be potentially over budget right now if I hadn't sold something on Amazon...phew!

Story so far:

14 Aug - Part of Starbucks - £2.49
14 Aug - Milk - £0.89
14 Aug - Drinks £4.40
14 Aug - Cigs - £3.30
14 Aug - Cigs - £3.45
14 Aug - Drink - £4.90
14 Aug - Parking - £3.00
14 Aug - Amazon Sale - £32.38+

Total so far: £9.95 IN CREDIT! :j

Yes, I failed on the non smoking but it was exceptional circumstance and both of those packs of 10 were shared with friends...excuses excuses. I'm back on the inhalator today which does do some good so I'm perservering.

Have a great day all, first post updated and welcome to all the new joiners! Have a great money saving week everyone!

LC x

meersy22

Hi all

Can you put me down for £20 this week.

Thanks

M

jo-urney

morning all. well done on coming in, in credit elsie same has happened with me even tho i thought i had gone well over budget last week initially. i think i ended up being about £27 in credit from my ebay sale - hence i have now listed 4 more items, hoping to do the same thing this week!!!!

ive decided to run my budget from monday - sunday as it makes more sense for me that way - cant get to grips with starting on a sunday! saved myself £2.70 this morning by checking all my work emails from home instead of going into the office and paying for parking. won't be allowed to do this every time, but each time counts, right! am hoping for a nsd today - working tonight as extra so i get to have wed afternoon off, so not much opportunity to spend any cash lol.

gl this week everyone!

alibob_1986

Running mine Monday-Sunday too, pledging £40 this week as got top up grocery shop to do, someone's birthday and had to pay some postage for ebay today (hate when you underestimate!)

jo-urney

well, after listing an auction for a camera yesterday that i thought i would end up with 20 quid for (that should have ended this sunday coming), i was contacted this morning by somebody wanting to purchase it from me straight away.
now i usually shy away from these things, but asked what his offer would be and he said £60. i had already done my research and the camera i was selling had been sold on ebay many times, for, on average, £37. anyway, end of a long story, but i now have £60 plus an extra £8 for postage costs currently being moved from my paypal account, into my bank account as we speak - and the camera is ready to be posted lol. happy days

this will be going towards next weeks budget for both myself (and my partner, who has spent all her money for this month already!)

pointypenguin

Evening all

Nothing to report on the spending front today as only spends were out of the grocery budget.

May2013

NSD here.....1 day down...6 to go !! Fairly certain most of my spends will be over the weekend.....focus, focus, focus!!!

shezam

Hi all,

Spent at the shops yesterday £6.58, came home and chucked the pennies in the tin so i've now for £33 left in my purse. Hoping it will last me but got an unexpected night out on Fri and still need to get the eyebrows done haha.

so £7/£40.
Sx