The Unneccesary Challenge

boddy

Hi I would like to join in this too please. Im just thinking is a daily newspaper unnecessary. Mind got a bargain today. The local pharmacy are offering tester aftershaves and perfumes for a donation of £5 to a local charity. They are full as well and some expensive ones in there. So looks like a bargain xmas pressie for my grandson. Will start this tomorrow.

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Change Jar Challenge £9.42/£75.00

CAFCGirl

Spent £2.35 on a birthday card today, I know I could have got one cheaper but was in such a narky mood I couldnt be bothered looking!!

Will try and make sure I get on a bit more regularly and post on a more daily basis, we've lost focus (well I KNOW i have) and a good time (pre xmas) to get back on the wagon

boddy

Spent £1.07 on a pie today which i didnt really need and should not have ate. I did put the change in my Change Jar. I am interested to hear what others consider to be there unnecessary buys. Mine are Magazines, books, Buying something I dont need cos its a bogoff.
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Unnecessary challenge £1.07/£10
Change jar challenge. £10.35/£75.00

PeachPickle

Hi boddy, welcome

I spent £10 of my £100 today, needed some phone credit. Have to go shopping tomorrow for a few bits, forgot washing tablets doh. Also need supplies for my weekend guest

Cheery_Daff

Hi Boddy

I have budgets for Food, Van, Emergencies,Sport, Allotment, Clothes, Presents, and Toiletries (with the last four being just £5 each). Everything else is unnecessary! (well, I'm fairly new to this, so I'm still working out what I need budgets for).

Unnecessary in past 2 weeks (since I started this challenge) spent on a couple of cups of tea in cafes (far less than normal), and a book from a charity shop, and a couple of cokes in the pub So far in Sept I've spent £12.92 - this time last month I'd spent £67! I'm sure i can get it down further...


£6.15 left this week, and not spending ANYTHING today. Hooray!

kiwi88_2

Someone send a big KICK my way please

ZTD

kiwi88 wrote: »

Someone send a big KICK my way please

KICK

Why? Wozzup?

CAFCGirl

What going on Kiwi?

Did you fall off the wagon?
I've been running after the wagon for weeks now, trying to climb back on!
Its going too fast for me!

kiwi88_2

CAFCGirl wrote: »

What going on Kiwi?

Did you fall off the wagon?
I've been running after the wagon for weeks now, trying to climb back on!
Its going too fast for me!

That's it exactly cafc. I also feel like I'm swimming uphill and chasing my tail while running after the wagon which everyone's sitting on :rolleyes:

Just having a downer I think as no matter what things I do/change I can't see any financial gain. DH not helping either at mo he's playing the "I work all week so this is my freetime" card when there's so much that needs doing.

I'm fine really I just needed the kick to get out of the rut the cart made so thanks ZTD :rotfl:

CAFCGirl

ah so the wheels of your cart got stuck in the mud?

Best advice I can give, is that even just thinking about it will eventually reward you with some financial gain? Have you sat down with your OH and talked it through? Just tell him if he knuckles down and does this all now, he can have all the free time in the world afterwards....