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The Unneccesary Challenge

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  • twinklie
    twinklie Posts: 5,172 Forumite
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    I've already spent the majority of mine....doh! 2 x £1.99 500g bags of cashew nuts - much cheaper than tiny bags that you get in supermarkets. And £2 for my lunch....I was up town and starving....doh!

    Bought £25 worth of other stuff too, but it was cleaning products, mop and bucket etc so we needed em.
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  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    I spent £1.10 today on fruit loaf and 2 danish pastries in Tesco..... thats my uneccesary spend...

    and then £8 on household bits, cleaner, loo roll, bleach, bin liners.... that comes out of my grocery budget so thats ok....

    phew! It feels good to be back again
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  • ruthiejane
    ruthiejane Posts: 1,217 Forumite
    NSd for me :)
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  • PeachPickle
    PeachPickle Posts: 9,924 Forumite
    CAFCGirl wrote: »

    Peaches - After a while the spending will calm down.... and maybe he'll just pay for everything protection and undies!!!


    He does actually keep trying to pay for everything when we're out. I'm really uncomfortable with that though, not that kinda girl!

    No spendo today
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  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    Fair enough...

    I'll be off later on today to the BF's, staying over at his to travel to London the next morning for a work thing. Hopefully will find out about my photos as well.... or if not will at least get my portfolio back...

    Have to stop at the dreaded Bluewater though.... where all rational thought disappears.... will be very restrained, esp since I only have to wait for an hour for the BF to pick me up.....

    So will be spending today on coach ticket but will be claiming it back from work so its not too bad.
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  • ruthiejane
    ruthiejane Posts: 1,217 Forumite
    PeachPickle wrote: »
    He does actually keep trying to pay for everything when we're out. I'm really uncomfortable with that though, not that kinda girl!

    No spendo today
    Why not let him treat you? You can always treat him on another occasion. Works for me anyway! I can't believe its now Tuesday lunchtime (and I've eaten!) and I still have a £10 note untouched in my wallet :-)
    Going to to Tesco after work - but that is all for groceries, not unnecess spending for me. Got to save my cash, OH has just booked flights to USA for September :j
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  • twinklie
    twinklie Posts: 5,172 Forumite
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    I had to go to town again today....but I managed to go, do what needed doing and spend NOTHING!

    I walked in again too because it was such a nice day, and I need the excercise....ha ha
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  • poohbear59
    poohbear59 Posts: 4,866 Forumite
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    I have been really good and not spent on anything unecessary for weeks now and am now on a bit of a roll. DH won a weekend break for two at the weekend and today I won £100 worth of lingerie. I have been on their website with DD and have had a bit of a splurge, got the order to exactly £100 so we are feeling very pleased with ourselves.
    Jet77 I like the idea of putting my £10 per week in envelope so I know it is mine and don't end up spending it on grocery budget. Over the last few weeks I have ended up giving my £10 to DS3 who is skint and without a job at the moment. Luckily DH has a couple of days work for hime so it will give him some money as he is saving up to go to Alton Towers.
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  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    Back again!!!

    Happy to report a trip to Bluewater and to London and not an unnecessary penny spent!!! Defo back on track, even got taken out for dinner tuesday night and lunch and afternoon tea paid for today!

    And have also got a small photography project lined up too, just need my brief and then click click click!
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,387 Ambassador
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    Im so impressed CAFC girl!
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