Giving up Money for Lent

CAFCGirl

I feel suitably cleansed now!

I did buy shoes as my birthday present as well as some Barry!lol last on the big spenders me

Purpleroses

No exciting plans for me this weekend. Im helping out with a funeral lunch tomorrow so that'll be a few extra quid rock on!
hmm should actually finish my business plan too but just cant be bothered with it.
I just got an email from travel austrailia hmm i wonder if its a sign for me to go....

the_optimist

Happy belated birthday CAFGirl :bdaycake: couldn't get online yesterday and just managed to read everything I've missed.
Had to do quite a bit of shopping this week, but all essentials. Had a look at all the magazines I would have bought, if it wasn't for the challenge and worked out that I have saved at least £12, possibly even more. Can't believe I'm wasting so much money every month - think I will stick to this challenge even after Easter..... allright, maybe buy 1 magazine..... or....

CAFCGirl

thats quite a saving just from magazines!

My suggestion would be............... sign up to the one magazine you love the most and get it on subscription, will save you at least 25% off the face value.

I did that, even managed to get a relative to pay for the subscription for a christmas present

brassiclint

ciara LOVE the rock on smilie!! he's sooo funny!!

NSD for moi ... had day off work so spent all morning down gym working my @rse off and then spent the afternoon book-keeping (as well as day job, i do admin and book-keeping for my brothers company).

BF just got the usual friday night fish n chips in and brother and fiancee gave me a bottle of wine from their trip to france today as a thank you for helping organise their wedding so pretty productive day.

no plans for the weekend apart from more gym and working for big bro (all my wages from him go straight into my wedding fund from now on so really putting in the hours). ooh and we're spending mother's day round my mum's instead of going out for meal which is lucky for me as i didn't budget for it. i've offered to cook the dinner (for 9!!!) to make up for not contributing towards it.

CAFCGirl ... b'day money logic completely makes sense to me (but i'm easily swayed!!)

Optimist ... that's almost £150 a year on mags! how great would it be if you could knock that on it's head and clear even more debt!

the_optimist

brassiclint wrote: »

Optimist ... that's almost £150 a year on mags! how great would it be if you could knock that on it's head and clear even more debt!

Bl**** h*** I've never thought of it like that! (shows how stupid one can be ) You're absolutely right, I think I stick to the freeby ones. Thanks for pointing it out :T

CAFCGirl

lol we never think do we?

Maybe thats what lead us all here in the 1st place!!!

Seaxwyn

well done everyone and brassiclint, good luck with that dinner for nine.

i've spent nothing today, I didn't take my purse to the school 'family day' assembly this morning as I knew they'd be taking a collection. Now I feel a bit mean as the collection was for Comic Relief.

This weekend I'll be doing a carboot sale if the good weather lasts. Happy weekend everyone

ShirleyPark_2

the_optimist wrote: »

Bl**** h*** I've never thought of it like that! (shows how stupid one can be ) You're absolutely right, I think I stick to the freeby ones. Thanks for pointing it out :T

Have you tried your library, ours has magazines in there and some very nice comfortable sofas right next to them though usually taken up by people reading the magazines.

TurnaroundSue

Hi All, well thought I'd let you know about the cake scenario at work. Bought one slice for £1 and then said I only had £1 to give to the tea fund and they said that for my honesty (as they hadn't realised I hadn't given to the tea fund) that I needn't bother!! So I had another slice of cake and gave the £2 charity :rotfl: :rotfl:

Was saying to OH earlier this evening that I was fed up as I wanted a glass of wine and we didn't have any and I wasn't allowed to go and buy some. Went over to his mate's house and she had loads of wine - OH stated that we had none and guess what? - she didn't give me a glass - nope, she gave me a bottle :rotfl: :rotfl: So cheers m'dears:beer:

Not doing much this weekend; working in the morning, taking OH to church (sorry the pub) to watch the rugby, picking OH up from the rugby and on Sunday will watch DS PLAY rugby, see MIL for MD and then back to work on Monday - with not a shop in sight, so a nsw for me