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The Completely Crazy 2012 Clothes Challenge
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Lula-Hula
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Yes, oh yessy, yes, yes; it's that time of year again :j
The time of year when I can just sense that some of you are either doing physical battle in the shops, some are hovering over the 'pay now' button online & the veterans of past challenges are sat there quite content with what they already have :A.
For me, 2011 has been an 'experimental' year in terms of all things clothes, shoes & accessories. I've never previously counted what I spend on DD throughout the year, so that was interesting :think: . There was a whole new school uniform to be bought; not so interesting, but rather costly.
I had a rough budget in mind for the both of us, but managed to exceed it (quite considerably in fact :whistle:). Still, the majority of my own purchases were via ebay & about 85 % succesful. The remaining 15% were either donated on to family or friends or charitized. I do get a bit competitive, & on more than one occasion have gone over my initial bid; just so that I win
. This is not always a succesful strategy - the raincoat I bought nearly a year ago for more than twice my original bid makes me look like Inspector Gadget - :rotfl:
I bought many lovely frocks, as after years of wearing jeans / trousers, I am now embracing my feminine side & reckon that you just can't go wrong with a dress that fits well, flatters your colouring & shape & puts a bit of a sashay in your stride
I'm keen for a new pair of boots, but refuse to buy a pair that aren't quite perfect, just because they're cheaper than the ones I really love & want. I'm therefore saving all my £2 coins towards a new pair for autmn/winter 2012, so not including the money saved towards those as part of my budget.
EVERYTHINGelse is in the budget though, and I mean EVERYTHING; clothes, shoes, lingerie, swimwear ( ha ha ha) bags, belts, scarves ... the whole shabang.
I'm not doing a budget, as such, for DDs clothes & shoes, she's still growing & wearing stuff out, but I will be keeping a record of my spends.
My budget for 2012 is to be £100 :eek: + any gifted money, vouchers or those earned as survey rewards.
Yes I can do this; I have plenty of everything, but my white tops, t-shirts, shirts etc will need to be replaced at some point.
So who's joining me ?
You don't have to stick to £100, you can set your own budget if you really think you can't manage on £100; but I bet you could if you tried ( pregnancy , medical situations / accidents aside).
Membership list to follow in post number 2 ...
( hopes for more than just own name :rotfl:)
The time of year when I can just sense that some of you are either doing physical battle in the shops, some are hovering over the 'pay now' button online & the veterans of past challenges are sat there quite content with what they already have :A.
For me, 2011 has been an 'experimental' year in terms of all things clothes, shoes & accessories. I've never previously counted what I spend on DD throughout the year, so that was interesting :think: . There was a whole new school uniform to be bought; not so interesting, but rather costly.
I had a rough budget in mind for the both of us, but managed to exceed it (quite considerably in fact :whistle:). Still, the majority of my own purchases were via ebay & about 85 % succesful. The remaining 15% were either donated on to family or friends or charitized. I do get a bit competitive, & on more than one occasion have gone over my initial bid; just so that I win

I bought many lovely frocks, as after years of wearing jeans / trousers, I am now embracing my feminine side & reckon that you just can't go wrong with a dress that fits well, flatters your colouring & shape & puts a bit of a sashay in your stride

I'm keen for a new pair of boots, but refuse to buy a pair that aren't quite perfect, just because they're cheaper than the ones I really love & want. I'm therefore saving all my £2 coins towards a new pair for autmn/winter 2012, so not including the money saved towards those as part of my budget.
EVERYTHINGelse is in the budget though, and I mean EVERYTHING; clothes, shoes, lingerie, swimwear ( ha ha ha) bags, belts, scarves ... the whole shabang.
I'm not doing a budget, as such, for DDs clothes & shoes, she's still growing & wearing stuff out, but I will be keeping a record of my spends.
My budget for 2012 is to be £100 :eek: + any gifted money, vouchers or those earned as survey rewards.
Yes I can do this; I have plenty of everything, but my white tops, t-shirts, shirts etc will need to be replaced at some point.
So who's joining me ?
You don't have to stick to £100, you can set your own budget if you really think you can't manage on £100; but I bet you could if you tried ( pregnancy , medical situations / accidents aside).
Membership list to follow in post number 2 ...
( hopes for more than just own name :rotfl:)
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001 - Lula-Hula : £300
002 - wit40iwtwan
003 - Munchin : £300
004 - mandz1 : £100 - NSMar:T NSMay :TNSJun :T NSNovember :T
005 - wannabee_in_credit : £100
006 - shebangs : 300
007 - supasick : £100 - NSJan :T
008 - Rosa Bernicia : £500
009 - Standingtall : £75
010 - SuziQ1962 : £100
011 - Flacos Floozie : £ 350 - NSFeb :T
012 - determined new ms : £400
013 - katy271 : £100
014 - Angela : £260
015 - dobs : £300
016 - Florenceem : £250 NSMay :TNSJun:T
017 - twirly 09 : £250
018 - fedupandskint : £250 - NSApr :T
019 - NGlady2 : £1000
020 - mrsdwhite : £480
021 - aberdeensaver : £500
022 - but_do_i_need_it : £500
023 - kerri gt : £500
024 - short_bird : £250 - NSJan :T - NSApr :TNSJun:T NSJuly :T NSAugust :T
025 - zepsgal : £200
026 - Tallgirl : €75
027 - FrugalinStrood : £300
028 - LuckyLouise : £100
029 - BabyJayne : £300
030 - chloo : £300
031 - ms_night_ryder : £260
032 - debt_anna : £300
033 - tink 1981 : £120
034 - oldestgnome : £300
035 - youngmummy : £300
036 - PurpleJay : £100
037 - greeneyedone : £200
038 - Chocolatedrinker : £150
039 - catslovelycats
040 - muchowing : £ 250
041 - Shoe Gal : £360
042 - flyingmamma : £ 100
043 - dumpling : £250
044 - Lianne H : £250
045 - dragonlily : £360 + £360
046 - Kellykelly27 : £500
047 - debbiedebt : £250
048 - hismissus : £500 NSJuly :T
049 - WelshDreamer : £200
050 - quintwins : £200
051 - Xandersmum : £100
052 - Pickle_99_uk : £100
053 - Hiddentity : £100
054 - thriftwizard : £150
055 - lotti379 : £300 - NSOctober :T
056 - MarilynMonroe : £75
057 - darwins_mum : £100
058 - kdalwayskint : £100
059 - MOGGYMALONE : £150
060 - the_cat : £250
061 - km1977 : 50
062 - julytex : £75
063 - mishmogs : 700
064 - oldtractor : £120 - NSJan :T NSFeb :T
065 - bohemia : £150
066 - destroyerofdebt : £100
067 - Kerfuffle : $100 - NSJan :T NSFeb :TNSMar:T NSApr :TNSMay:TNSJun :T NSJuly :TNSAugust :T NSSeptember:T NSOctober :TNSNovember :T
068 - medsdemon : £300 - NSMay
069 - Pink_Giraffe : £120
070 - Callisto : £250 NSJun:T
071 - P.Whitaker : £200
072 - debbideejay : £100
073 - TraceyJ : £300
074 - alliboy03 : £100
075 - rosemary54 : £500 - NSFeb :T
076 - joyce63 : £300
077 - wishfullthinking : £200
078 - mad_scientist : £100 - NSFeb :T NSApr :TNSJun:T NSSeptember :T NSNovember :T
079 - babystpes24 : £50
080 - Miss149 : £100
081 - ruby_eskimo : £50 - NSJan :T
082 - Eltee12 : £300 - NSFeb :T NSApr :T
083 - Silvermist05 : £480
084 - stup1d80 : £150
085 - candylucy : £200
086 - black cat : £500
087 - Nikadi : £400
088 - immie : £240
089 - kellbobs : £ 50
090 - Cabby : £250
091 - VJsmum : £250
092 - tintingirl : £120
093 - blackberrycurved : £300
094 - swarovski : £200
095 - Adela31 : £200 - NSFeb :T
096 - fritillaria : £250
097 - Mrs Addicted to Spending : £100 - NSMar :T
098 - Primula : £100
099 - Sylvia1982 : £400 NSFeb :T NSMar :TNSApr :TNSMay :T NSJune :T NSJuly :T
100 - fairy : £500
101 - salesaddict : £500
102 - scotmumof3 : £75
103 - trying_2_b_good : £200- NSFeb :T
104 - Dedicated DFW : £200
105 - keys : £200
106 - freshair : £350
107 - Brassic Park : £1000
108 - actually 2006 : £100
109 - jess 1011 : £150 - NSJan :T
110 - bubbles32 : £200 - NSApr :T
111 - verynewmoneysaver : £300
112 - Antwacky : £000 - NSJan :T NSFeb :T NSMar :TNSApr :TNSMay :TNSJun :T NSJuly :TNSAugust :T NSSeptember :T NSOctober :T NSNovember :T
113 - **tracey** : £500 NSAugust :T
114 - StrangeShadow : £150
115 - nannygladys : £100
116 - JAMIEDODGER : £400
117 - mcculloch 29 : £100 - NSFeb :T NSApr :T
118 - pippo : £150
119 - rosyq : £500 - NSFeb :T
120 - natlie : £400
121 - new leaf 88 : £100 - NSFeb :T
122 - ilf999 : £100
123 - kiplingmoney : £500
124 - LadyMorticia : £250
125 - moneymanager : £100
126 - hudswell : £150 NSFeb :T NSMar :T NSApr :TNSMay:TNSJun:TNSAugust :TNSSeptember :TNSNovember:T
127 - Midnightsparkle : £150
128 - thatlemming : £050
129 - hollykb : £150
130 - LilySue : £150
131 - pencake26 : £50
132 - mummy2threeboys : £0 NSJuly :T
133 - firestronaut : £150
134 - Swapmonster : £100
135 - Goldblend : £100
136 - emslovesmickey :
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Count me in... I have more clothes than I need to be honest and as OH and I are in the final sprint of saving for a deposit on a house, any savings on unnecessary clothing will be welcome! I not sure I am ready to set a limit as such but count me in and lets see how I get on...Well lets see - I dip in and out of MSE all the time but I still come back - have done since 2007!!!
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wit40iwtwan wrote: »Count me in... I have more clothes than I need to be honest and as OH and I are in the final sprint of saving for a deposit on a house, any savings on unnecessary clothing will be welcome! I not sure I am ready to set a limit as such but count me in and lets see how I get on...
Hello wit40iwtwan,
it sounds as though you have a very valid reason for not spending too much on clothes. Welcome to the challenge I'll sign you up to the list immediately0 -
Hi all
I would like to join this challenge. I'm going to aim for £300 for the year as I think I have a wedding to go to and might need clothes for this.
I know this is a higher than £100 but don't want to set myself up for a fall:D0 -
Count me in. £100 for me, not including buying for the kids though. I am trying to lose weight, but will not be updating my wardrobe for a while until the weight comes off.PAD Maker0
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Can I join as well please? More clothes than I know what to do with. I'll go for £100 for myself - it's almost certainly more including the kids.Ninja Saving Turtle0
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Can i join please? i'm setting a budget of £100 plus any other money i earn in surveys, ebaying or if i get any cash in hand work. I really do need a massive clearout. I do not need two wardrobes of clothes considering i rarely wear most of it! My biggest weakness is horse riding stuff..in fact horse stuff in general! I know i have at least 6 pairs of jods that fit. i will not be buying anymore. i wont. the only thing i actually need is bra's. I've changed shape yet again (4th time in a year) and nothing seems to fit properly. i seem tp be staying at this weight for awhile now so time to get the girls sorted out!Was debt free then ex walked out and COVID hit.0
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yes please - £75 - really going to cut down as I have a wardrobe full of clothes that are, unfortunately, to small as need to lose weight. Therefore the challenge will also encourage me to get rid of those suplus pounds:jLBM August 2011. DFD somewhere post [STRIKE]2025[/STRIKE]2022 :eek:
Total debts October 2011 circa GBP 17,700 September 2018 GBP 0 DMP with Payplan
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You sound like me standingtall. I have clothes ranging from size 14 through to 20 in my wardrobe and at the moment I can only get into the larger ones unfortunately. Hopefully this is a bit of an incentive to get back on the wagon foodwise.Ninja Saving Turtle0
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