Weekly Spend Challenge w/c 28th August 2011

chris81418

Good morning everyone! :wave:

Just quickly popping in to report that I've spent £38 so far this week, so I'm still within budget ...

Have a good week everyone and good luck staying within budget!

elsiepac

Hi guys

I'll update the first post later, just nipping on quickly to updatespends (oh, and my visit to site yesterday went brilliantly, everything worked! Phew!!!) :j

Sun 28 Aug - Night out - £30
Mon 29 Aug - Tesco etc - £10
Tue 30 Aug - Cigs - £10.67

Total so far: £50.67/£90

elsiepac

Hi guys

First post updated with pledges. Well done to those of you still under budget :j just blown mine!!!

Sun 28 Aug - Night out - £30
Mon 29 Aug - Tesco etc - £10
Tue 30 Aug - Cigs - £10.67
Wed 31 Aug - Too much to list - £50.32 :eek:

Total so far: £100.99/£90 OVER BUDGET!!!

Extortionate days spending for me unfortunately, but that's the big stuff out of the way except for driving license next week and passport photos for said license next week!

Hope everyone has had a great day - I'm full of cold annoyingly, came on suddenly yesterday.

May2013

Hi All

I'm doing really well so far this week, just £5.95 on cigs up to now. The thread is really helping keep my horrid habit in check...determined not to buy more than 3pkts a week...who knows I might even manage to give up altogether!

Total so far £5.95/£30

Hope your cold clears up soon LC x

MissLJays

Spent £14:20 already. Eek. My partner failed his driving test today so I bought him some beers to cheer him up.

£25:80 left. Night out on friday. Uh oh.

karen_is_trying

NSD monday and tuesday did have a spend yesterday tho approx £15 rest hubby paid for as it was his payday lol also raided my boots points and stocked up on toiletries but that was free money

thegirlintheattic

NSD today! Thankfully parents are visiting so have taken us out for food and paid for a new battery for my poor old car. So far only £17 but I feel that I'm cheating. I am never going for a £10 hair cut again though! I draw the line at that. My usual £25 is well spent.

Defently making me more aware of my spending on non-essentials.

*Update*

BBQ Food - £7
Haircut - £10
Posh Cheese - £3.69
Cleaning Products - £4.50

Total £24.19 / £40 - Yay! Under-budget but still spent more than I really needed too.

robedha_2

Totally blown my budget. No idea how much I actually spent but I have a week off work from tomorrow and I tend to spend less then.

elsiepac

Hi everyone :hello:

Happy Saturday!

I am thoroughly in the red this week - I always lose all self control in pay day week, it's terrible! Although to be fair, this is DEFINITELY one of my more restrained ones, so I don't feel awful

I've updated the first post with results so far, although not many yet!! Hopefully you're all off on fun, money-saving adventures somewhere!

I'm still a bit out of it from my cold but the worst of it has blown over now, thank goodness! Wednesday and Thursday were the worst, my eyes were literally just crying, I had to sit in work with a tissure pressed to my face. All my make up came off and smudged and stuff, and everyone told me how awful I looked. Which obviously made me feel tons better! Not

Anyway, glad it's clearing up.

I've made myself a clothing budget this month, as I am in DIRE need of EVERYTHING. I kid ye not. I bought a few things from Mr T last night, but going through the till, I had added them up to be £48 total, and they were actually £33.50!!! I love it when they do that! Especially one thing, a lovely pink and purple stripey waterfall thin knit cardigan, it said £20 and wasn't reduced, and I agonised over it, then thought I can buy it, and return it if I change my mind. I love it, I just didn't want to spend £20 on one item! Anyway, it went through at £10! Problem solved! So I still have £34.89 of my special budget for clothes left this month (assuming I take nothing back that I have so far) so that means I can justify a trip to the mall!!! Yay! And get toiletries whilst I'm there too, which bizarrely I love! So I'm debating whether to go today or save it for another weekend. But it's so exciting to have a bit of money to spend!!! :j On "fun" stuff I mean!:rotfl:

Anyway, waffle waffle from me...

I'll check in later, have a lovely day all!

LC xx

May2013

Hi All

Still on track for this week. Had a small blow out in the local co-op yesterday (£6.38) on snacky, nibbly, naughty food.....rubbish for the diet!! So that puts me on £12.33/£30 but I've still got to get through Saturday yet so won't declare until tomorrow.

LC - glad your feeling a bit better, nothing like a little bit of 'budgeted' retail therapy to speed up the recovery process!!

MissLJays - sorry OH failed his driving test...2nd time lucky??

Have a great weekend everyone x