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The Unneccesary Challenge

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  • blackangeluk
    blackangeluk Posts: 837 Forumite
    Good luck Ciara!!

    Another NSD for me :j I hate going in my purse now, I am the official scrooge :rotfl:
  • Tia0101
    Tia0101 Posts: 96 Forumite
    Woohoo....

    Count me in! :beer:

    I have gone off the rails a bit lately and need reigned back in! :eek:

    Tia0101 x
  • beanielou
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    Best of Scottish ciara for Friday hun.
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  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    Right one and all!

    I'm off to work in a bit, and then off to my ma's and then off to the boyfriends for what I can only describe as a very chav-tastic 21st birthday party for his sister!!

    I'll be spending money, but I knew I'd want to get something new when she told me about it, so I sneakily put £100 aside from after Lent, so thats my budget for if I see something, if not I'm going in my combats and trainers!

    Going to see Simon Webbe in concert with my mum tonight so I'm sure we'll be very careful money-wise :)

    So I wont be around till at least sunday evening so just wanted to say welcome to all the newbies, and good luck to everyone for the weekend :) Hope it's low/no :)
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  • Cazzdevil
    Cazzdevil Posts: 1,054 Forumite
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    Hi everyone, this sounds like a great challenge for me to do. OH reckons most of my money gets spent on unnecessary things (bottles of pop, crisps & chocolate, sarnies here and there even when I'm not hungry...) so limiting myself to £10 a week sounds ideal.

    It will hopefully prompt me to save it up for something more worthwhile (is that the idea?).
  • Purpleroses
    Purpleroses Posts: 4,125 Forumite
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    hello
    im gutted my plans for a no spend week has failed! i spent 46p on a can of diet coke! the beach was soo hot it all i could think was how refreshing it would be. i think i need help!

    anyhoo gotta get back, so much to do for tomorrow!
    Hope evryone has a nice weekend.
  • beckseven
    beckseven Posts: 877 Forumite
    I'm joining this challange-what a good idea for a money waster like me! I'm going on hols on the 22nd (saved up for for once and not put on credit card!) so I need to save some extra money for holiday spending money. I've got £115 extra saved up already so need a bit more to add to my spends. What day does everyone start?
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  • mattfiona
    mattfiona Posts: 132 Forumite
    Great idea for a challenge - I've decided I'm going to start this on Monday :)

    beckseven - looking forward to joining this challenge together with you!
    Fiona xx

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  • poohbear59
    poohbear59 Posts: 4,866 Forumite
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    Hi, I still have 3 weeks of no spends so I am going to go out to the pub tonight as I think I deserve it. DSs have friends staying and I only have 5 more days in the 'house of trouser' until my DD gets home. Then I will have lots more opportunity to spend though.
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  • Queen.Bess
    Queen.Bess Posts: 1,062 Forumite
    Day 5 of no spends and the £10 note is still in tact! Will break into it tomorrow when I go for a drink at lunchtime, but I've not done too bad this week and am feeling quite pleased with myself!
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