Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 20th October 2013

splodgethefirst

Good evening, all!

I was successful until the end of work Friday for my purple week

This week I am pledging £5 as I expect to get some money back that I am owed.

mooomin

Hi

Could I join in please?

I have a very spendy week coming up, so it's probably not the best time to join!

The things I know I'll be spending on that I can't avoid are:

Boiler service: £90
Petrol for a trip: £50 (approx)

So I'm going to take these out of my calculations and I'm budgeting £20 for my week please. This will be for all non-grocery/bills spends. I would love to come in far under this, but I have been in bad spending habits for a while so I don't want to aim too high

EverTheOptimist

Evening everyone

First post updated to here.

Welcome back Jonesy88 and MissMelLady. :wave:

And welcome along Mooomin. :hello: oooo forgot to say good luck.

And welcome back to all other regulars, good to see some of the newer members sticking with us.

My plans for the week

Sun - NSD :j
Mon - NSD
Tues - baby group - parking £1.20
Weds - baby group - NSD
Thurs - baby group - NSD
Fri - NSD
Sat - 1 yr old's birthday party - NSD

Looks like a 'boring' week for us, however hoping to see a friend at her house, need to do small grocery shop (grocery budget) and need to buy pressie for sat.

So really hoping my £10 lasts.

Thrifty_Fashionista

Hello

Can I join Please. Going to aim for £15 budget

Sun - NSD
Mon - £5 Need cough medicine and milk
Tues - £1.50 Got an early work meeting will buy a coffee on route
Wed - £3.00 lunch bits for rest of week
Thurs - DO NSD
Fri - NSD and Payday!
Sat £5 wine!

Thank you!

EverTheOptimist

Welcome Thrifty Fashionista :hello: good luck with your budget.

Pop back as often as you like to help keep you on track. I try and come on daily, I often feel embarrassed if I have to own up to spends to everyone on here, especially if they were unnecessary. Helps to stop me spending, although that clearly didn't work last week.

bt1

Morning

Been so busy at work last week so didn't get a chance to post. Total spend for last week was £26.58 / £30

I didn't get petrol at the weekend - not sure how I've managed 3 weeks on £20 - but the light came on yesterday so I will have to get some at some point this week!

Plan for this week:

Sun - NSD - didn't even leave the flat!
Mon - £10 Petrol + £10 tube
Tues - £5 - meeting bf after work for a drink..
Wed - NSD
Thu - NSD
Fri - NSD
Sat - £20 weekly shop

So that £45 for the week - hoping for another green week tho

Jonesy88

Update from me:

Sunday: NSD
Monday: £5 (£4 tea money, 99p orange juice from the shop at work, 1p to charity)

Only half the budget left!

mooomin

NSD for today and yesterday. I'm going to be over budget this week as I have a friend visiting and we're going out for dinner on Wednesday and I completely forgot about a charity work thing on Thursday which is costing me £5 before any drinks or food. I will just need to be as thrifty as I can and try not to go completely barmy!

splodgethefirst

Spotted a bargain magic C word gift on amazon so declaring £2.81 ! Eeep going to be tight til Friday

MissMelLady

Sunday: £3.20
Monday: NSD Yay!!
Tomorrow will be a spend day because I have an overdue library book (oops) and also need to buy some pharmaceutical items. Oh and I owe £6 tea money to work.

Hope you're all okay and had a nice Monday.