Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 24th March 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 17th March 2013 Challengers / Pledges / Total Spent

EverTheOptimist - £105 / £95.28
Lottie1987 - £70 / £65.57
Frugalsmurf - £20
Munchin - £40 / £25.79
Jonesy88 - £10 / £3.50
32b3in2013 - £50 / £39.45
Baileys Babe - £100
DD265 - £15 / £13.30
Abundant1972 - £20
Beth3735 - £60 / £80
Katy_ann - £5
Determined new ms - £38.41
Casperthefriendlyghost - £10 / +£2.01
Nikki25 - £100
Karens42 - £11.45
bt1 - £30 / £46.26
Flyinggiraffe - £50 / £30.85
Verityemilia - £30
MissE001 - £60 / £57.39

W/C 24th March 2013 Challengers / Pledges / Total Spent

EverTheOptimist - £40
Beth3735 - £40
Lottie1987 - £70
DD265 - £15
Jonesy88 - £10
32b3in2013 - £50
Munchin - £30
MissMelLady - £5
Inthedeep - £30
Bmma - £30
Casperthefriendlyghost - £10
FinancialSurrender - £50
Jessie4109 - £5
Flyinggiraffe - £30
Missmoneysave - £28
3431Anna - £50
Shinner - £20
bt1 - £35
MissE001 - £60
Baileys Babe - £5

MissMelLady

Hey, thanks for the new thread ETO.
I would like to pledge £5.00 this week. Thanks!

Munchin

Thanks for the new thread ETO. Please put me down for £30 this week:)

beth3735

Hi ETO, thanks for the new thread Really hoping i can be green this week before i end up red for the next 2 weeks due to kids off school AGAIN!! Im sure we never had this amount of holidays as these kids do now!

EverTheOptimist

Everyone's welcome, I'm glad everyone finds it so useful.

Well I've set £30 but I have some change in a bowl so may be able to scrape another £10 to make it £40.

£20 petrol
£10 or £20 spends

As hubby is back I am having to change things slightly. I am keeping my monthly grocery budget, but our main grocery spends will be from our joint account then my monthly £100 - £120 will be used for top up shops and bunny food.

I can't wait until payday as my new account is up and ready to go.

Good luck everyone.

32b3in2013

Thanks for the new thread ETO.

I am shopping on Thursday afternoon as I need to buy my friend a birthday present. The present isn't coming out of this weekly budget, but I am going to try to streth the £50 to a par of Gap jeans for me

I am going to an outlet centre so it is possible providing I do not spend much leading up to Thursday.

I have already bought my crisps and snacks for lunch at work, so I just need to get cans of diet pepsi and some bread as I have enough to fillings to fill 4 sandwiches

Whaddya reckon? Can I stretch the budget to a pair of jeans??

EverTheOptimist

Good luck 32b3, I don't know how much GAP jeans cost, but it sounds doable if you stick to the few bits you need, and don't spend anymore on any other wants.

bmma

running the challenge from the 23rd march to the 29th March
running the challenge from 30th march to the 5th April budget £15.00p posting this here until new thread appears

budget limit £30.00p -£29 / £30-----budget limit £15.00 / £12.76p

24th £4.04p
25th nsd
26th nsd
27th nsd
28th£3.23p
29th nsd
budget £30.00
spent £29.00

inthedeep

Thanks for the new thread.

Let the none going over budget commence

L x

Casperthefriendlyghost

Hi everyone

Thanks ETO for the new thread!:T

This is what I'm declaring for last week's challenge:

Sunday ~ £2.49
Monday ~ NSD!
Tuesday ~ NSD!
Wednesday ~ £0.50 to fax my agency timesheet!
Thursday ~ NSD!
Friday ~ NSD!
Saturday ~ NSD! (to horrid to go out!)

I made £5.00 on some surveys so I think that means I've made £ 2.01 this week.

I'd like to pledge £10.00 again for this week! Thanks!
Doubt I'll make any money this week but hey ho! LOL

Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow

Cheers
Casper
xx

FinancialSurrender

Hello! Could do with a bit of weekly discipline! Can I join and aim for £50 please?

Thank you!