Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 10th February 2013

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 3rd February 2013 Challengers / Pledges / Total Spent

EverTheOptimist - £75 / £87.83
Abundant1972 - £40 / £38.59
Clairey em - £15 / £13.50
MissE001 - £75 / £92.10
Zaleska3 - £150 / £136.19
Skint_Catt - £20
365days - £80
Bt1 - £20 / £19.93
Flyinggiraffe - £20 / £16.76
DD265 - £15 / £12.90
Lottie1987 - £70 / £43.17
Rising from the ashes - £45 / £48.32
Casperthefriendlyghost - £10 / £10.01
Verityemilia - £30 / £31.50
Munchin - £30 / £28.60
Beth3735 - £40 / £42
Babes21 - £30
Baileys Babe - £5 / £1.65
frizz2 - £30
Missmoneysave - £35 / £108.30
jakdalad - £10
rebekahR - £9
Kevvlar - £25 / £9.30

W/C 10th February 2013 Challengers / Pledges / Total Spent

EverTheOptimist - £60
Abundant1972 - £40
Clairey em - £15
Zaleska3 - £100
Lottie1987 - £70
Verityemilia - £30
MissMelLady - £40
bt1 - £15
Beth3735 - £60
Rising from the ashes - £45
Jonesy88 - £10
Happy Ju - £40
Baileys Babe - £5
Flyinggiraffe - £20
DD265 - £15
Loulybooly - £15
MissE001 - £50
Munchin - £30
Missmoneysave - £35
Casperthefriendlyghost - £10
3431Anna - £50
Kevvlar - £70
BringTheStoneshome - £20

bt1

Thanks (again!!) for starting eto

Going for £25
X

EverTheOptimist

Right well budget set of £60 is week. I've got to be green

£25 - petrol
£10 - misc
£25 - sawdust and groceries. :eek:

No plans for the week, other than work and cr4p tv in the evening. Just need to remember to get my evening meal out of the freezer before work.

Making a BIG Spag Bol today, (with added carrot and courgette to bulk it out!!!!) and baking some cakes over the weekend so will do for dessert. Get all my lunches at work for free. :j

beth3735

Can i join please again I am going to budget £60 this week due to my 3 children off school and im off to Somerset to see my parents for 3 days. Don't want to spend that much at all, but can't go dump myself upon my parents with my kids and expect them to feed us for 3 days lol

Good luck this week

rising_from_the_ashes

Hi everyone thanks ETO for running the thread :T

So .... another RED last week

Still the bloomin' groceries that are the problem

Anyway... this week - have to go to the hospital (again unfortunately) so .....

Shaping up to be an expensive month as I'm due at the Opticians next Sat (and def need glasses - 2 pairs min but prob 3 pairs :eek:) but think I'll leave them out of this challenge as they'll be at least £200 - £250:eek: AND my car tax is due too :eek::eek:

Groceries - £0 / £35
Misc + Hospital - £0 / £10
Total = £0 / £45

Good luck everyone

Verityemilia

£30 again for me

Jonesy88

Can I join in please? :wave:

I love the idea of a challenge - so can you put me down for £10 please?

I've got no reason to spend this week so fingers crossed is should be doable. Plus free listings weekend means i could possibly make money!

EverTheOptimist

First post updated to here.

Welcome along Jonesy88 and good luck. :wave:

Welcome back everyone. Here's to having a low spend week. :beer:

Rosie_D

Hiya, please could I join, I'm gonna say £40, thanks :j

Baileys_Babe

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Hi everyone thanks ETO for running the thread :T

So .... another RED last week

Still the bloomin' groceries that are the problem

Anyway... this week - have to go to the hospital (again unfortunately) so .....

Shaping up to be an expensive month as I'm due at the Opticians next Sat (and def need glasses - 2 pairs min but prob 3 pairs :eek:) but think I'll leave them out of this challenge as they'll be at least £200 - £250:eek: AND my car tax is due too :eek::eek:

Groceries - £0 / £35
Misc + Hospital - £0 / £10
Total = £0 / £45

Good luck everyone

rising that all sounds very expensive, have you thought about buying your glasses online? hope it goes well at the hospital.

Baileys_Babe

Thanks for the challenge ETO

This week I pledge to spend no more than £5