Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 3rd November 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 - 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 27th October 2013 challengers / pledges / totals

EverTheOptimist - £25 / £22.67
Mooomin - £20 / £60
Munchin - £20
Flyinggiraffe - £105
DellyC - £25 / £20
Thrifty Fashionista - £10
FreyaWillow - £10
MissE001 - £10
MissMelLady - £40 / £38.69
Jonesy88 - +£10 / + £10.63
Verityemilia - £40 - £40
aartisuk - £30

W/C 3rd November 2013 challengers / pledges / totals

EverTheOptimist - £30
Jonesy88 - £10
SpecialBrew - £70
aartisuk - £60
DellyC - £20
Townses - £30
splodgethefirst - £5
Rosepetal1701 - £10
Mooomin - £20
Casperthefriendlyghost - £5
Sedge123 - £40
MissMelLady - £10

EverTheOptimist

Hi everyone. :hello:

Well after a green week but only just I am setting £20 for this week.

Sun - NSD
Mon - NSD
Tues - baby group & car parking
Weds - baby group and lunch
Thurs - pick hubby up. :j:j:j - NSD
Fri - out for tea but from joint acc - NSD
Sat - family gathering - hopefully NSD

Ooooo just remembered we may be out for lunch twice this week.

I had to reschedule lunch from last week with a friend as little man was ill. And we decided to go for a lunch after one of the baby groups which I thought would be nice to socialise.

So actually better set £30. But could try and just have a starter for one of my lunches that would help the diet too.

And I'm always scuppered by hubby, so will see how I go.

Jonesy88

Good Afternoon ETO,

I'm declaring today as i have no intentions of leaving the house.

Last week went as follows:

Sunday: NSD (+£20)
Monday: -£11.38 + £3
Tuesday: NSD
Wednesday: NSD
Thursday: -0.99
Friday: NSD
Saturday: NSD

Total: +£10.63/+£10 :j

This week i have to pay for my monthly parking pass at £6 but i'm not expecting any other misc expenditure so please can i have my usual £10 target please?

ETA: i'm also going to try for 5 NSDs this week.

SpecialBrew_2

I'd like to join in too, please. I really need to keep cash expenses (including our groceries) below £70 this week and this thread is just what I need to help keep me on track.

aartisuk

Hello! After the total disaster that was last week, I am back. Upping my budget to £60 as I have a trip to bath planned with OH. Will be checking in on spending xx

DellyC

Hiya all I spent £20/£25 this week. I'm aiming for £20 I'm on nights so hopefully no picking up junk food on my way to work

Townses

I'm back in again please. Can I set at £30 for this week. Thanks.

SpecialBrew_2

Sunday's spend - £1.75 on stuff for oldest daughter's packed lunches through the week. £68.25 remaining.

splodgethefirst

Good evening all!

Thanks ETO for the thread.

Sorry I have been AWOL due to (a very spendy eeep) half term. I have joined NSK's just say NOvember thread so am tracking NSDs there. I am budgeting a whopping £5 for drinks and snacks for work this week. not intending on spending anything else due to NSK's spending restrictions!

Good luck one and all!

Rosepetal1701

Last week was way too spendy even if most of it was in the budget. Back to work tomorrow after the half term so everything will return to normal
I will set £10 for this week please

mooomin

Can I go for £20 again this week? Was horribly over budget last week but will be good this week!

Starting as I mean to go on with a NSD today :A