Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 18th August 2013 18 August 2013 at 3:35PM edited 21 August 2013 at 9:03PM in Debt-free wannabe challenges 32 replies 2.4K views

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 - over budget
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 11th August 2013 challengers / pledges / totals

EverTheOptimist - £10 / £4.70
Eyes wide open - £15
Casperthefriendlyghost - £8 / £3.89
WantToBeSE - £50
Flyinggiraffe - £15
Tinkermcjingles - £25 / £26.72
MissE001 - £70 / £69.51
ShootForTheMoon - £30 / £26.20
Danih - £120

W/C 18th August 2013 challengers / pledges / totals

EverTheOptimist - £35
Casperthefriendlyghost - £10
MissE001 - £12
happy_bunny - £15
smokies - £40
flyinggiraffe - £30
Tinkermcjingles - £25
ShootForTheMoon - £0
MissMelLady - £20

EverTheOptimist

My plan for the week

Sunday - NSD
Monday - NSD
Tuesday - £5 coffee with a friend
Wednesday - £20 spa day. :j:j
Thursday - NSD
Friday - NSD
Saturday - £5

Total £30

Will set £35 just to make sure, in case I have missed anything.

happy_bunny_2

Will try and stick to £15.

Not much on this week so should be possible

HB

smokies

Ok if I join in.... I have put £40.00 in my purse today

Monday 19th parking fee (unless I can find a free slot on the side road) if not £2.50 fee... might need to fill the car £20.00

Tuesday 20th NO SPEND DAY

Wed 21st NSD

Thursday 22nd Again parking fee ( as above) £2.50

Friday 23rd Parking fee (as above) £2.50



This is what I know I will/could be spending this week - but as we all know life is not that easy.......

Smokies

flyinggiraffe_2

Good evening.

Thanks for the thread eTO.

I've had the laziest day ever. Literally changed from pjs, into clean pjs all day. Using my Netflix subscription well today!

This week I shall be spending no more than £30.00

tinkermcjingles

I'll go for £25 this week and I WILL NOT GO OVER, I WILL NOT GO OVER, I WILL NOT G0 OVER! If I keep repeating I might listen! :j

flyinggiraffe_2

Monday: NSD - good start to the week.

MissE001

Hi everyone - and thanks for this week's thread ETO

Pledging £12 for the rest of the week (got petrol and groceries out of the way yesterday)

And off to a good start with today's NSD :A

smokies

smokies wrote: »

Ok if I join in.... I have put £40.00 in my purse today

Monday 19th parking fee (unless I can find a free slot on the side road) if not £2.50 fee... might need to fill the car £20.00


Smokies

Ok Monday 19th Got a parking space on the side road today, so no parking fee :j Also the car is not asking to be feed yet !! (maybe tomorrow) so just had my first NSD in a long time, and still got £40.00 in my purse xx

EverTheOptimist

Welcome along smokies. :wave:

Well so far so good.

Sun - NSD
Mon - NSD

Yay me. Although I did have some grocery spends so not a true no spend day, but good going for this challenge.

tinkermcjingles

Monday Spent £3.79 - Went the chippy for tea and got some goodies as the kitchen is a bit of a mess due to work being done at home! So £21.21 left in the budget (although the 21p has gone in the less than 50p jar!)