Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 7th October 2012

EverTheOptimist

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 30th September 2012 Challengers / Pledges / Total Spent

EverTheOptimist - £25 / £22.95
Oopsadaisydoddle - £60 / £70.49
abundant1972 - £25 / £100.04
Learning2Budget - £30
Munchin - £40 / £30
Lottie1987 - £70 / £58.83
catandy - £10
mcjordi - £10 / £22
Baileys Babe - £5 / £0
brokemedic - £10 / £11.40
flyinggiraffe - £30 / £24.40
sharronej - £100
shezam - £50
helpmepayit - £60
optimistic-mummy - £60 / £58.55

W/C 7th October 2012 Challengers / Pledges / Total Spent

EverTheOptimist - £35
abundant1972 - £25
mcjordi - £16
brokemedic - £15
Lottie1987 - £70
Oopsadaisydoddle - £35
flyinggiraffe - £30
Learning2Budget - £5
optimistic-mummy - £180
Munchin - £10
JayC1987 - £9
Baileys Babe - £5

oopsadaisydoddle

Thanks ETO for starting the new thread. I think I'm going to aim for £35 this week. Should be doable but may change tomorrow when I assess what's happening this week!

Good luck everyone!x

flyinggiraffe_2

Thanks again for starting the Thread

I'm going to pledge £30 again this week. I do have a trip to the dentist but have budgeted for that elsewhere.

Have had to say no to a night out so I can go to a hen do next week so at home with a cider and watching X factor. Oh dear.

EverTheOptimist

Setting a budget of £35 this week, out for lunch tomorrow so not really sure what that will cost, but hopefully no more than £25 leaving £10 for the rest of the week.

Learning2Budget

Had a bad week last week and went over by nearly 20quid. Leaving minimal budget until payday. So will pledge £5 for this week please and have to work hard at my NSD totals!! L2B.x

optimistic-mummy

green week last week for us !!! :T £58.55p spent.
this week im aiming for

£30 eletric
£20 gas
£20 water
£20 tv licence
£15 f/bk buy
£20 petrol
£35 food
£20 other
£180 total

thanks for the thread xx

Munchin

Hi all

Can you put me down for £10 please. I'm on holiday from Thurs so I will do the challenge Sun to Wed. I'm hoping the holiday is also very budget friendly .

Thanks

EverTheOptimist

Couple of spends today

£4.57 on papers and crisps. Have to buy two if the same so i can send one to Hubby in Afghanistan. I do recycle my copy by using it in bunny's hutch.

£15 on lunch, which i expected but was cheaper than i thought, so hoping that will be pretty much it for the week.

Enjoy the week everyone.

flyinggiraffe_2

Bought some socks and leggings today, am starting to feel the cold!

£5 (Primarni)

Then went to Wilkos for deodorant, dental floss and toothpaste £4.25

£9.25/£30 so far.....

oopsadaisydoddle

I spent £2.50 today on some chips and gravy :-S! I really shouldn't have but have been so busy and it was just so easy.

That is the only thing I spent though so not too bad.

Hope everyone is well.X

JayC1987

Had a tough month it's the last week before i get paid. I've got £9 to last a week.