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Weekly Spend Challenge w/c 24 Jun 12
elsiepac
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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 17 June Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £20
elsiepac £20
EverTheOptimist £20 / £19.78
Flat Eric £20 / £?
Fae £15
Jazee £0
Baileys Babe £5 / £5.21
flyinggiraffe £30 / £20
badger_ £35
ladymay £100 / £164.36
lindsaygalaxy £20
magni £20 / £33.14
YORKSHIRELASS £20
mandz1 £25 / £37.59
emylou £20 / £25
link to last week's challenge
W/C 24 June Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £
elsiepac £10.99 / RED
EverTheOptimist £10 / RED
magni £20 / RED
KissyKissyKaren41 £6 odd / RED
Munchin £40
mandz1 £25 / £41.22
Flat Eric £20
moohound £20 / £20.70
flyinggiraffe £10 / £1
Baileys Babe £5
emylou £20
ladymay £20 / £17.09
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 17 June Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £20
elsiepac £20
EverTheOptimist £20 / £19.78
Flat Eric £20 / £?
Fae £15
Jazee £0
Baileys Babe £5 / £5.21
flyinggiraffe £30 / £20
badger_ £35
ladymay £100 / £164.36
lindsaygalaxy £20
magni £20 / £33.14
YORKSHIRELASS £20
mandz1 £25 / £37.59
emylou £20 / £25
link to last week's challenge
W/C 24 June Challengers / Pledges /Total Spent
Pointypenguin £
elsiepac £10.99 / RED
EverTheOptimist £10 / RED
magni £20 / RED
KissyKissyKaren41 £6 odd / RED
Munchin £40
mandz1 £25 / £41.22
Flat Eric £20
moohound £20 / £20.70
flyinggiraffe £10 / £1
Baileys Babe £5
emylou £20
ladymay £20 / £17.09
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Hi guys
I'm not sure where pp is so I've just taken the chance and started this week's thread, please update as and when you can...
Hope you're ok pp!!!
LC xI’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Old Style, Crafting and Techie Stuff boards.If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.GC: May 22 £tbc/£250 Vegan 27-8-130 -
im in. £25 this week please.
spent so far £6.66 in morrisons todayPAD Maker0 -
£20 for me this week. No total to report for last week - it all got very confusing.
£2.50 spent so far (lunch meal deal)
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Can I join please,( moohound )put me down for £20
Most of it will go on the mini moohound I suspect.
Sunday £ 3.60 on two coffees EEP!
£ 0.60 twix from vending machine
(Spent £4.45 in Boots but that was with points does that count?)
Monday nil so farISA £1675
MiniMoohound savings £3685.86 :T Plus £3800 CTF 
'MrMoneyMuststache' my new hero, Martin Lewis my long time hero
Poacher turned Gamekeeper
Roadkill rebel No 52 Aug £1.34p Sept 24p Oct 5p Nov 5p Sealed pot Challenge No 403 £176.66(2014) :staradmin NOV NST No 200 -
Thanks for starting the thread LC! Hope everyone else is doing wel.
I'm going to say £10 this week as I'm only in work for 3 days.0 -
nil today- hurrah
will be £1 tomorrow for football subs (hopefully that will be all)ISA £1675MiniMoohound savings £3685.86 :T Plus £3800 CTF
'MrMoneyMuststache' my new hero, Martin Lewis my long time hero
Poacher turned Gamekeeper
Roadkill rebel No 52 Aug £1.34p Sept 24p Oct 5p Nov 5p Sealed pot Challenge No 403 £176.66(2014) :staradmin NOV NST No 200 -
Blooming heck A NSD its a rare breed of late nut have put a £1 in my £1 a day vase for xmas grand total of £2 in there lol only started yesterday tho when I found a christmas countdown there are exactly 182 days 2 hrs 45 mins and 43 seconds til xmas day whoohoo....:santa2:
So I figure £180 is a nice little sum to have a splurge with .....
£5 odd left now xLOST 7ST 1/2LB July-groc chal £209/£300
POALYDBX2012:santa2: #342 £2192.00/£2842 1 debt vs 100 days 9...£10/£123 8/11 NSD in July..0 -
Hey guys
I'll update properly tomorrow as need to get to bed... long day... waiting for some potentially big news now... will share if it happens... :cool: not holding out much hope at this point though, I'll be honest!
First post updated, shout if I've missed anything...hope pp's ok?!!!
LC
I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Old Style, Crafting and Techie Stuff boards.If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.GC: May 22 £tbc/£250 Vegan 27-8-130 -
NSD for me today:) not bad seeing as I left home at 6am to go on a course and only just got home. Knackered, but wanted to check my online banking before bed (payday today!)0
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Wow, quiet week!
Hope everyone's ok! :j
I've spent £10.96 so far... ho hum!
LC
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