Weekly Spend Challenge w/c 18th Mar 2012

pointypenguin

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 11th Mar Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
pointypenguin £60
elsiepac £20 / so red you may as well call me Santa Claus
abundant1972 £10 / £13.66
freebyfifty £5 / £0
EverTheOptimist £30 / £10
Barbeduk £25 / £18.85
Bailey's Babe £5 / £0
wannabee_in_credit £10 / £18.80
daisy_butterfly £10 / ?!
EC12345 £15 / £11.05
WelshDreamer £20
acl2009 £10
donna dynamo £25
koike09 £10

link to last week's challenge

W/C 18th Mar Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £40 / £39
elsiepac £10
abundant1972 £10 / £16.45
EC12345 £15
EverTheOptimist £10 / £8.90
Barbeduk £10 / £9.09
Bailey's Babe £5 / £1.85
chris81418 £60
wannabee_in_credit £20
vala £10
zephyr21 £10

pointypenguin

Morning all,

My week got rather chaotic after the beauty night as I went for a few drinks and didn't get home until midnight. I had a great night but definitely blew the budget. I am in London this weekend for my sister's birthday and don't get back until late tonight so I am using a "foreign" computer so the formatting on the first post looks a bit weird. I will fix it when I get back to my own computer tomorrow night.

Let me know any results and pledges and I will update. I am going for £40 this week I don't think I have anything planned but things do crop up!

LC I can cover the thread while you are away, thank you so much for covering the last few weeks. Sorry to hear things have not been great for you but I do hope your SA trip helps.

EverTheOptimist

Morning all

Thanks for the new thread pp

I am going to pledge £10 for the week as i have a busy work week but not a busy social one.

Hope you start to feel better soon LC. It sounds like you are having a rough old time. Its good to know the Dr and your work understand and are supporting you.

Have a good week all.

elsiepac

Hey guys

Thanks for the good wishes. Just realised I haven't pledged this week, so I'll go for £10 please. Already spent £2.95 today on naughty treats to nibble :cool:

LC

Barbeduk

Hi all, can I go for £10 please but am really hoping to come in quite a bit under! Have a good week everyone.:)

Baileys_Babe

Last week I was purple :j we are staying with my parents for a few days, its great to see them and have a bit of a break.

Next week I would like to try for £5

LC sorry to here things aren't going to well at the moment, hopefully the new drugs work for you.

chris81418

Good morning everyone! :wave:

Pointy - Thanks for this week's thread! :T

I was AWOL last week, as it was a big spendy one with pressies to buy and insurance to fork out for etc ... insurance has risen by approx 25% even though I haven't made any claims - I shopped around but was surprised to find that my renewal quote was the cheapest - even with a 25% increase on last year! :eek:

Anyway, things are back to normal here, so I'd like to pledge £60 for this week please - thank you Pointy! :T

Sorry to hear that you've been having a rough time LC! (((Hugs)))

Have a good week everyone, and good luck staying within budget!

wannabee_in_credit

Hi everyone
Sorry I disappeared off for the past few days... the doctor has upped my migraine medication and I'm taking a bit of getting used to it unfortunately.
I blew my budget last week on a takeaway and beer, and spent a grand total of £18.80, so very red for me unfortunately.
I'm pledging £20 for this week, hoping for less.

zephyr21

Hi guys,
Although I joined this forum in 2010 it is only now that I am posting for first time.
I would like to pledge £10 for this week for groceries - I am living with my partner and we have lots and lots of canned and frozen goods that needs using so I think this is just fantastic idea.
I am jumping with excitement!
:j

pointypenguin

Evening all

First post has been updated let me know if I have missed anything.

Welcome Vala I have added you to the list let us know how you get on over the week.

Spends for me today were:

• £2.50 on coffee and breakfast at work
• £4 on fruit and snacks to go with my lunch
• £5 dinner from M&S

Total £11.50 / £40

wannabee_in_credit

Well I've managed to start the week with a nsd. Here's hoping I can carry it on for the rest of the week.