Weekly Spend Challenge w/c 6th November 2011

elsiepac

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
Orange - 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 30th Oct Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
pointypenguin £50 / £55
elsiepac £40 / £83.82
emylou £30
meersy22 £40 / £28.28
banwa £85 / £49.06
frogletina £54 / £62.18
ShrinkingSavingKaren £30
freebyfifty £25 / £6.84
PhiBi £50
Smaz £50 / £49.94
snozberry £60
chris81418 £50 / £49.52
antonia1 £6
D3lphine3 £20
saorsie £380 / £377.75

link to last week's challenge

W/C 6th Nov Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
pointypenguin £70
elsiepac £40 / £53.60
cleggie £10
freebyfifty £20
Frogletina £44 / £17.51
saorsie £30 / £33.87
chris81418 £50 / £72.77
D3lphine3 £20
Smaz £60
Cherryjack £20
RhiBi £50
meersy22 £45
banwa £120

elsiepac

Hi guys

Getting in early with tomorrow's thread. I'm pledging £40 again from tomorrow...hope I don't hit it but we'll see...

Enjoy your weekends everyone

LC

cleggie

£10 for me please!

elsiepac

Welcome cleggie! I've added you to the list... good luck!

LC

freebyfifty

Hooray - a new week

I did well last week so I am going to try and put a bit of pressure on and say £20 for me this week please. £5 less than the last two weeks

Thank you elsiepac x x

elsiepac

Thanks freebyfifty, you're on the list! Have a great week!

LC

Frogletina

£44 for this week please

saorsie

EveningLC and thank you for running the thread this week I was very spendy last week so am going to pledge a far more respectable £30 for this week please :cool:


-s-

pointypenguin

Evening all

Thanks for running the thread LC. I am reporting in as red for last week with £55/£50 as I ended up buying breakfast and lunch on Friday.

I have a busy week next week with things on every evening Tuesday to Saturday so going to be expensive. I am going to go for £70 please.

Saorise 4S is good but not much different just better screen/resolution and it processes much quicker. I am still trying to get the voice activated stuff to work as it is a bit temperamental!

Have a good week everyone.

chris81418

Good morning everyone! :wave:

Sorry to hear that things aren't so great at work again LC - (((hugs)))!

Popping to report that I was green last week with a spend of £49.52 out of my pledged £50! :j

So this week, I think I'll pledge £50 again - thank you LC!

Have a good rest of the weekend everyone, and good luck staying within budget!

D3lphine3

Think I'll try for £20 again this week.

I know I was under last week but I haven't had chance to work out by how much yet

Did end up with an extra few hours work aswell which gave me an extra £34