We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

The new Sunday to Friday challenge - 18 March

2456

Comments

  • Purpleroses
    Purpleroses Posts: 4,125 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    action-smiley-069.gif
    Budgeted £0 and spent a huge £0! and for this week i think i'll go for ohhh £0 again. i need to buy thread for my sewing machine and a few other bits but thats budgeted for, i only have a to sew on a handle and its done but mums gone and hidden the sewing needles so i wont use the machine today grr! oh well an afternoon on MSE it is.
  • livinginhope
    livinginhope Posts: 1,897 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    :hello: Afternoon moozie and co

    Well I am VERY ashamed of myself,I have the cushion,flask of tea and a newspaper ready for my time on the naughty seat :o forgive me moozie,I stopped counting my spends after £25,well over budget,but it is only the first,well maybe second time it has happened,so not bad really and we did get a tax rebate to cover it ;)

    Next weeks budget it a STRICT £5,honest! :D

    Have a good day all and for all the yummy mummies,happy mother's day :D

    LIH
    Debt at highest £102k :eek:
    Lightbulb moment march 2006
    Debt free october2017 :j
    Finally sleeping easy in my bed :A
  • moozie_2
    moozie_2 Posts: 3,063 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    livinginhope wrote: »
    :hello: Afternoon moozie and co

    Well I am VERY ashamed of myself,I have the cushion,flask of tea and a newspaper ready for my time on the naughty seat :o forgive me moozie,I stopped counting my spends after £25,well over budget,but it is only the first,well maybe second time it has happened,so not bad really and we did get a tax rebate to cover it ;)

    Next weeks budget it a STRICT £5,honest! :D

    Have a good day all and for all the yummy mummies,happy mother's day :D

    LIH

    Hello LIH :)

    I'll go one better and send you one of my dinners! :rotfl: How does that sound for punishment?? :p

    You are doing great and I am really impressed by your control most of the time so this occasional blip is nothing to worry about :)

    Have a great week! xx
    Leason learnt :beer:
  • Skint_Catt
    Skint_Catt Posts: 11,548 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I'm really struggling with this as I'm still getting paid weekly - never had this befoe so I'm all over the place!

    I have £53 positive balance in my account, so this weeks budget is £40 (as I need petrol!)

    Catt xx
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,844 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    My budget was £10 & I spent £10 so that was spot on!!
    £10 for next week as well.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post 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 & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • moozie_2
    moozie_2 Posts: 3,063 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Skint_Catt wrote: »
    I'm really struggling with this as I'm still getting paid weekly - never had this befoe so I'm all over the place!

    I have £53 positive balance in my account, so this weeks budget is £40 (as I need petrol!)

    Catt xx

    I can see why it takes a bit of adjusting Catt. Hang in there, we have new jobs waiting for us just around the corner ;)
    Leason learnt :beer:
  • Zabl
    Zabl Posts: 232 Forumite
    Hi All,

    Last week my budget was £20 and I spent £19.95..... :) Included 3 NSD days, so i'm quite happy with that...

    Thank goodness saturday isn't in the budget, went out to watch the rugby yesterday and ended up spending £35 - v.v.v.bad Zabl!

    Anyways time to get back onto the budgetting wagon and i plan to budget another £20 this week...have spent £5.65 already so will include that!

    Good luck :)
    Lightbulb Moment April 2006.
    Pay off All Debts by 31.12.2014.
    CC1: £5594, CC2: £164, OD1: £200,
    Total:£5958
  • Casperthefriendlyghost
    Casperthefriendlyghost Posts: 960 Forumite
    Hello everyone

    I spent £ 4.87 this week only and am looking forward to spending £ 5.00 or less this week. I hope everyone has a good evening and a very good week.

    Thanx
    CTFG
    x x x x
    LBM Feb 09[STRIKE] £64 427.32[/STRIKE] £13 700.59! Sub £15 000!
    DFD July 2018
    GC 01Dec ~ 30Dec £40.00 SSF £00.00
    NSD 00/20 WSC (08~14) £13.59 SSF £00.00 DFW Nerd 319 Proud To Be Dealing With My Debts!
    "Captain Jack Harkness! When will you learn that you can't solve every problem by shagging it?!"
  • moozie_2
    moozie_2 Posts: 3,063 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Well done Zabl and Casper! Here's to another good week!

    Saturdays are good, aren't they Zabl? ;)
    Leason learnt :beer:
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,844 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Like your new avator Moozie
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post 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 & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 352.3K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.6K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454.3K Spending & Discounts
  • 245.3K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 601.1K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.6K Life & Family
  • 259.2K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture