Weekly Spend Challenge w/c 18th Dec 2011

laisbojar83

Hi everyone,

Thanks LC for starting the thread.

I hope you are all well and ready for Christmas.

I can finally breath :rotfl:after having a really crazy few days, work is mental at the moment with the whole Christmas rush but I am glad it is my weekend off and I dont have to work this Xmas :j.

I was doing pretty well, NSDs until yesterday when I made the terrible mistake of taking hubby and the boys to the supermarket . I must admit, DH was worse than the kids lol. And my food budget went out the window, of course :eek:. I am glad these are very rare occasions.

Anyway, yesterday my total spendings were £ 103.00.

I shall update my signature in a bit.

Have a lovely day savers.

L. x

CuppyCake

Yesterday I didn't update but I spent £30.24 on last minute Christmas bits. Not bad going- I even avoided buying anything in H&M sale, which is usually my downfall

elsiepac

Hi all :santa2:

NIpping on quickly in lunch... my mini budget today is £50 as you can see below, here is a mini tracker of that one!

Cigs: £13.51 - £36.49 remaining
Starbucks £2.50 - £33.99 remaining
Parking at hotel £8 - £25.99 remaining (to pay in morning)

So £25.99 potentially to spend on drinks... should be ok, I've got two bottles of wine with about a glass worth in each left, which I will have while I'm getting ready in the hotel, then there will be drinks on the table and it's onlyu after that we have to buy drinks, I really really really want some change! And not to drink obscene amounts! And not to stay up too too late! Hmmm.......


Updated:

Sun 18 Dec: NSD
Mon 19 Dec: 20 cigs £6.42 (not true NSD as milk and clementines from food budget and postage of a present to Scotland from surplus pot)
Tue 20 Dec: sandwich lady £3.10 (must stop this bad habit!)
Wed 21 Dec: NSD for challenge
Thu 22 Dec: £6.50 to lady in work for fab Christmas pudding, £50 budget set for work night out
Planned - Fri 23 Dec: Cigs etc £9

Total so far: £9.52/£80

:xmastree:

LC

:xmassign:

Munchin

Hi all -

Hibernation is working . I've also gone out shopping with OH and he has paid for odds and sods so far

Sun - £5.68 (Papers, milk & fire lighters)
Mon - I managed an NSD
Tues - £27.58 more Xmas shopping.
Wed - NSD
Thurs - NSD
Fri ?

Total - £45/£11.74

I think it's too much to hope that there will be no spends tmw:o

wannabee_in_credit

My budget is blown...
Today I have spent £430.25
The car is back but I just keep looking at it with general hatred - I even rang Ford just to vent at them for a bit. Not that they're remotely interested in the fact that a 6 year old car has cost me close to £1000 to repair and maintain in the past year.
After the stress of the car I then went to my friend's hubby's shop (butcher) and spent £23 on meat to last the next few weeks. Plus £15 in b m on a couple of very last minute gifts for the kids (my dad gave me the cash for this).
That really is it for now though - has to be as I'm out of cash.

CuppyCake

wannabee_in_credit wrote: »

My budget is blown...
Today I have spent £430.25
The car is back but I just keep looking at it with general hatred - I even rang Ford just to vent at them for a bit. Not that they're remotely interested in the fact that a 6 year old car has cost me close to £1000 to repair and maintain in the past year.
After the stress of the car I then went to my friend's hubby's shop (butcher) and spent £23 on meat to last the next few weeks. Plus £15 in b m on a couple of very last minute gifts for the kids (my dad gave me the cash for this).
That really is it for now though - has to be as I'm out of cash.

So sorry to hear about your car issues, that's terrible. I don't drive so I have no useful comments unfortunately, but offer you virtual hugs.

freebyfifty

wannabee_in_credit wrote: »

My budget is blown...
Today I have spent £430.25
The car is back but I just keep looking at it with general hatred - I even rang Ford just to vent at them for a bit. Not that they're remotely interested in the fact that a 6 year old car has cost me close to £1000 to repair and maintain in the past year.
After the stress of the car I then went to my friend's hubby's shop (butcher) and spent £23 on meat to last the next few weeks. Plus £15 in b m on a couple of very last minute gifts for the kids (my dad gave me the cash for this).
That really is it for now though - has to be as I'm out of cash.

I am sending you a ((hug)). Good for you having a go at Ford. Even if they don't do anything it's good that you had a vent at them - maybe we should all try that.
Hope that's it for you and you have a fantastic 2012

freebyfifty

I am not doing very well this week........

Sunday - NSD
Monday - NSD
Tuesday - £1.00 into tea fund at work, £3.15 to post ebay parcel = £4.15. Also bought some diesel but not from this budget
Wednesday - £5.60 on a chippy shop lunch and 25p into 'dross' jar = £5.85
Thursday - £3.85 on cigs and milk 15p into 'dross' jar = £4.00


= £15/£14

I have £1 left if I want to stay green Oh dear!

elsiepac

Hi all :santa2:

My head hurts...

I failed on 2 of 3 points...

I DID stay out late...

I DID drink too much...

But I DIDN'T spend ANY money!!! Woop woop!


Cigs: £13.51 - £36.49 remaining
Starbucks £2.50 - £33.99 remaining
Parking at hotel £8 - £25.99 remaining (to pay in morning)
Nothing else! £25.99 change! £24.01 spent! Yay!

Updated:

Sun 18 Dec: NSD
Mon 19 Dec: 20 cigs £6.42 (not true NSD as milk and clementines from food budget and postage of a present to Scotland from surplus pot)
Tue 20 Dec: sandwich lady £3.10 (must stop this bad habit!)
Wed 21 Dec: NSD for challenge
Thu 22 Dec: £6.50 to lady in work for fab Christmas pudding, £24.01 work night out
Planned - Fri 23 Dec: Cigs etc £9

Total so far: £33.53/£80

:xmastree:

LC

:xmassign:

elsiepac

Hi all :santa2:

I bought a sandwich... am going to buy cigs at lunch in a min, can't remember right now what else I needed to buy... oh the pounding head.

Updated:

Sun 18 Dec: NSD
Mon 19 Dec: 20 cigs £6.42 (not true NSD as milk and clementines from food budget and postage of a present to Scotland from surplus pot)
Tue 20 Dec: sandwich lady £3.10 (must stop this bad habit!)
Wed 21 Dec: NSD for challenge
Thu 22 Dec: £6.50 to lady in work for fab Christmas pudding, £24.01 work night out
Fri 23 Dec: £2 sandwich lady, £ cigs

Total so far: £35.53/£80

:xmastree:

LC

:xmassign: