Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 29th September 2013

Verityemilia

Hi EverTheOptimist

I went AWOL for a while had a lot going on

I wanted to know if I could join the thread from Sunday if poss

I need to get back on track ready for Christmas xx

EverTheOptimist

Hey everyone

Well I managed to do a food shop yesterday as baba had improved but then he deteriorated again in the evening.

Still didn't spend from this budget.

My sister came for tea last night but was a bit of a nightmare as had to take little man to the out of hours GP. So she's coming back tonight and I needed more peppers. But that was my only spend today from grocery budget. Made stuffed peppers that were gorgeous. Completely made up recipe but lush.

Hey Verityemilia :wave:

Welcome back, hope you've been keeping well.

Just2Ashamed

Main grocery shop yesterday was £41 with a voucher, and today has been a NSD so looking well on track to stay within budget :j

Verityemilia

EverTheOptimist wrote: »

Hey Verityemilia :wave:

Welcome back, hope you've been keeping well.

Hi ... I'm good ... Lots happened - went to NYC - got married :j

Now need to get back on track for Chrimbo :xmastree:

Hope all is good with you x

flyinggiraffe_2

I hope little ETO starts to feel better soon, ETO

Went a bit off the rails, we're celebrating a big contract at work being agreed so went out last night!

sunday: £6.78 kids toys for the little relatives
Monday: £6.98 lightbulb and lamp, £8.44 on a meal
Tuesday: NSdD
Wednesday: £5 at fat club ( and I lost 5lbs! Hurrah) £3.40 slice of cake
Thursday: £22.75 meal and many drinks
Friday: £1 parking

EverTheOptimist

Just2Ashamed wrote: »

Main grocery shop yesterday was £41 with a voucher, and today has been a NSD so looking well on track to stay within budget :j

Well done with staying on track.

Verityemilia wrote: »

Hi ... I'm good ... Lots happened - went to NYC - got married :j

Now need to get back on track for Chrimbo :xmastree:

Hope all is good with you x

Ooooo congratulations Verityemilia. :beer: How exciting. Did you actually get married over there are is that two separate events that occurred whilst you were AWOL?

flyinggiraffe wrote: »

I hope little ETO starts to feel better soon, ETO

Went a bit off the rails, we're celebrating a big contract at work being agreed so went out last night!

sunday: £6.78 kids toys for the little relatives
Monday: £6.98 lightbulb and lamp, £8.44 on a meal
Tuesday: NSdD
Wednesday: £5 at fat club ( and I lost 5lbs! Hurrah) £3.40 slice of cake
Thursday: £22.75 meal and many drinks
Friday: £1 parking

Amazingly he is much better today. Thank you. Apart from cutting his first two teeth, he also had a virus. Bless him. Hoping his night sleeping now improves again.

Congrats on the big contract and your weight loss. :T

Well NSD from this budget. So looking like it'll be a good green this week. Will post final total tomorrow just in case I have a sneaky spend tomorrow.

£5.50 / £35

splodgethefirst

Hi all,

I was red again this week ... But I have just paid off my overdraft! just set up a regular saver with some of the money I was using to pay it down!

Thanks ETO, and everyone else, for your support! Will still be here though - next goal is £1,000 in an ISA by the end of the tax year!

MissE001

I did really well at not spending any non-budgeted money from Sunday to Thursday.....night out last night took me into the red - but it could have been so much worse. And I think we were overcharged for our drinks at the theatre....£59.92 for 6 glasses of wine and 2 cans of pepsi :eek:. That was between 4 of us.....I've checked the receipt properly today and it looks like we were charged £8 each for 5 of the glasses of wine but one of them is £24 :eek::eek: Probably too late to go back and sort it out though - should've paid more attention last night

Anyway, the night out was fab - lovely meal and Ghost was fantastic :T

Big long story to say that I'm at £75 / £70

EverTheOptimist

MissE001 wrote: »

I did really well at not spending any non-budgeted money from Sunday to Thursday.....night out last night took me into the red - but it could have been so much worse. And I think we were overcharged for our drinks at the theatre....£59.92 for 6 glasses of wine and 2 cans of pepsi :eek:. That was between 4 of us.....I've checked the receipt properly today and it looks like we were charged £8 each for 5 of the glasses of wine but one of them is £24 :eek::eek: Probably too late to go back and sort it out though - should've paid more attention last night

Anyway, the night out was fab - lovely meal and Ghost was fantastic :T

Big long story to say that I'm at £75 / £70

Ouch..... It really frustrates me that they can get away with charging whatever they like. Obviously not £24 that's just disgusting if that's what happened. But glad you had a good night. And not over by too much.

Verityemilia

EverTheOptimist wrote: »

Ooooo congratulations Verityemilia. :beer: How exciting. Did you actually get married over there are is that two separate events that occurred whilst you were AWOL?

Hi there ETO

Got married out there :j:j - was a last minute decision - flew on the weds made the decision on the Mon

It was amazing loved every minute of NYC

Hope all is well with you, hubby and baby xx