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Weekly Spend Challenge w/c 25th September 2011

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  • ooo found you, yhanks elisepax x. After 2 NSD have a spend to report £9.01 on food, and £4,00 for ds for karate, yet another thing that should be in my budget but doesn't appear to be, off to budget now, that will fix next week.

    so 36.99 left, going well positivity is the key, have decided that is not that I can;t afford it but because I choose not to buy, makes me feel better,
    Jan 13/15 Feb 16/15 March 19/20 April 17/15:D May 0/17
    Jan £170.47/£155:D Feb £260.86/£290 March £1050.92/£310:D:D April 70.72/£300:( May 0/£310
    Sealed Pot Number 1496
    Self Imposed Grocery Challenge Apr £133.69/£150 May £91.37/£150
    Completely Crazy 2012 clothes challenge, [STRIKE]£350[/STRIKE] £206.34
  • elsiepac
    elsiepac Posts: 2,686 Ambassador
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    Hi all

    Welcome princess_shopoholic - good luck with your first week on the challenge. And for your marathon, rather you than me! :D

    Thanks for your pledge chris81418, it's been a while since I've been green too, need to get back in the zone!!!

    karen is trying - it could be worse, you've still got over a tenner left and only 3 days including today so I'm sure you'll be fine!

    What are seeing at the cinema pointypenguin? I always have ice cream at the cinema too...yumyum ;)

    Well done for finding us freshair - it's good that you're finding things that should be in your budget so you can rectify - exactly the point of threads like this!

    I didn't have my planned NSD yesterday in the end as went for a drink after work with my friend but he paid and i gave him the change in my purse towards it :D Also bought ten cigs. Today and Thursday will have to be NSDs as I have exactly no money! But have a few cigs and rollie stuff, and plenty of food and I'm off work tomorrow anyway. Then payday Friday, yay! :j

    Update:

    Sun 25 Sep: NSD

    Mon 26 Sep: Tesco Shop - £7.29
    Tue 27 Sep: Refund from Tesco - £0.68
    Tue 27 Sep: Cigs - £3.47
    Tue 27 Sep: Towards a drink: £1.61

    Total so far: £11.69/£40


    LC
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  • Gah ive spent £15.00 today!!! on lunches for the next week some dinner for tonight and 3 toothpastes (on special offer) I now have £5.00 left for the week eeep. fingers crossed i can do it! x
    Money Wasting Expert :o
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  • Hello, can I join? I would like to budget £25 for the week.

    Do you keep an record when you spend money?? I did start to but then forgot to enter it on my spreadsheet. Ops!!!See where my guilty pleasures are lol!!I get paid on the 30th. But want to keep this budget as I want to save any other money I have left over.
  • elsiepac
    elsiepac Posts: 2,686 Ambassador
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    Hi everyone and welcome Kellylouise88 - yes I keep everything I spend recorded in a super duper spreadsheet I made :) very important to do it on the day if you can otherwise you do end up forgetting to put things in!

    Are you all having a nice thursday? I have a day off in Lieu for a Sunday I worked a while ago, and so far, even though I didn't get much of a lie in so have been up since before 7, I've had a lovely day thinking about money and budgets and planning for next month when I get paid tomorrow. It's just so nice to do "nothing" although actually I'm working hard on my spreadsheets, working out the first weeks shopping and meal plan etc.

    yesterday was NSD for me and today is as well, then pay day tomorrow. Later this afternoon I'm going to see my friend as she only works Mondays and Fridays as child under two, and we're going to take her daughter to the park, it's free, it's lovely and I'm looking forward to it.

    Update:

    Sun 25 Sep: NSD

    Mon 26 Sep: Tesco Shop - £7.29
    Tue 27 Sep: Refund from Tesco - £0.68
    Tue 27 Sep: Cigs - £3.47
    Tue 27 Sep: Towards a drink: £1.61
    Wed 28 Sep: NSD
    Thu 29 Sep: NSD

    Total so far: £11.69/£40

    LC

    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Old Style, Crafting and Techie Stuff boards.If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
    GC: May 22 £tbc/£250 Vegan 27-8-13
  • Evening all

    LC I went to see Fright Night on Tuesday and One Day last night. Both were good. One day wasn't as good as the book but that is to be expected. Glad you are enjoying your day off.

    Anyway spends:
    • £1.50 on 3D film at cinema
    • £3.50 on ice cream at cinema
    • £15 in dinner at pizza express
    • £7 on coffee, soup etc at work
    • £5 at poundshop on snacks etc.
    Total £33.50 / £31.50 so I am red already by not by too much. Dinner was a bit more than expected as we had coffee and dessert.

    Only spends tomorrow should be £1 on dressdown day at work and anything extra for lunch or coffee at work. Should be under £40 which isn't too bad.
    Weekly Spend Challenge: £0/£30


  • elsiepac
    elsiepac Posts: 2,686 Ambassador
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    I so want to see Fright Night!! One Day...not so much - looked like it was going to be sad (I haven't read the book) and so put me off, then a friend told me what happens and I'm glad I didn't see it. :o

    I just know today's going to be gross - I've been awake since 0330 and have to get up at six so there's no point having half an hour of sleep now, I'll feel worse. TGIF huh! It's no surprise - I've not been sleeping well for ages but I've always managed to get my head back down after my middle-of-the-night wake up, not so much tonight I guess! :mad:

    Still, I've checked my online banking, and I've been paid and so checked my budgets, and paid my phone bill and done my Tesco Wine order and read a lot of a blog called "And then She Saved" which was entertaining. And looked on Old Style for more meal ideas and found some and updated my spreadsheets... again, and my hard copy in my FiloFax (which is literally bank account activity whereas spreadsheets are budgets). And I'm tired...I might sleep for half an hour... seems pointless though.

    Either way, have a great Friday everyone - I'll soooooo be in a bad mood all day. Definitely Starbucks day (they gave me a free one the other day, ha!)

    LC
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    GC: May 22 £tbc/£250 Vegan 27-8-13
  • Well I spent 28.00 in total this week so 8.00 over budget :(

    still could be worse I guess!
    Money Wasting Expert :o
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  • elsiepac
    elsiepac Posts: 2,686 Ambassador
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    edited 30 September 2011 at 2:12PM
    Gah! I'm struggling!!!!! Only 4 hours to go... not that I'm counting :rotfl: soooooo tired :D

    Just had good news - I'm doing 3 hours overtime every evening next week... AND GETTING PAID FOR IT!!! Those of you who are familiar with my posts know that I often work long hours as I have a huge and frankly unmanagable workload at the moment. However as a one off limited time only we were offered this paid overtime to try and catch up, so that's 12 hours extra pay I can expect, hopefully next month!!! Woo hoo!!! Off to get my calculator out!

    Been spendy today, but who cares, it's payday, it's budgeted for and it could be a lot worse :cool: Going to do my food shopping after work tonight as have no other plans (may change but I doubt it!) - luckily I used my time productively when I was awake at stupid o clock and have my shopping list at the ready based on my meal plan I created! Ha! I'm soooooooo moneysupermar.... I mean, moneysavingexpert....... :D:D:D

    Update:

    Sun 25 Sep: NSD
    Mon 26 Sep: Tesco Shop - £7.29
    Tue 27 Sep: Refund from Tesco - £0.68
    Tue 27 Sep: Cigs - £3.47
    Tue 27 Sep: Towards a drink: £1.61
    Wed 28 Sep: NSD
    Thu 29 Sep: NSD
    Fri 30 Sep: Cigs - £6.90
    Fri 30 Sep: Starbucks for me and friend (the one who bought me a drink on Tue) - £5.90
    Fri 30 Sep: Sandwich Lady for lunch as payday and Friday! - £3.65 (yummy ham salad 'vienna' - like a granary small baguette thing and a chocolate thing which is YUM)
    Fri 30 Sep: Squash - £1.25

    Total so far: £29.39/£40

    LC
    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Old Style, Crafting and Techie Stuff boards.If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
    GC: May 22 £tbc/£250 Vegan 27-8-13
  • another £10for me today but it is payday so going to have a wander round shops later £32.49/£35.00
    1414-sealed pot challenge :j157-virtual sealed pot challenge:) £10.23..
    £175.73/£280 october grocery challenge:eek: 3/15 NSD October ;)
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