Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 12th May 2014

DD265

Hello everyone. Welcome to the Weekly Spend Challenge. This challenge is open to anybody, no matter what financial place they are in. Everyone is welcome here.

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

link to last weeks thread

W/C 4th May challengers / pledges / totals

DD265 - -£2/£15
EverTheOptimist - £20
Munchin - £28.36/£30
Busymumofthreeplusdog - £1/£5

W/C 12th May challengers / pledges / totals

DD265 - £17.20

DD265

I managed to come in Orange last week, and will do so again this week thanks to eBay sales. However I'm a bit skint so my budget is literally the contents of my purse - £17.20 - and anything else that comes in can be transferred to my bank account!

I really should only need to buy the horse's groceries this week and some cordial to take to work, I'll do that today and then see if I can manage a run of NSD

Munchin

Hi

I will go for £30 this week, I have lunch made for tomorrow so hopefully I will kick of the week with an NSD:)

Mrs_Cheshire

Hi all, hope everyone is well. Had a busy week last week celebrating our sons birthdays. Kept within budget though so thats good.
Can you put me down for £15 please this week!

Munchin

Morning all

I had a spend yesterday as I ran out of hair mousse - it was a necessity as my hair would have turned into a fuzzy affro:o

Sun - NSD
Mon - £8 (3 cans mousse - special offer)

Total - £8/£30

Mrs_Cheshire

Hi all
Sun- Nsd
Mon - £3.75 afternoon tea with a friend (bogof voucher so we spilt the cost)
Tues - £4.90 ( drinks and toast with my friend before toddler group)

£8.65/£15

Mrs_Cheshire

Weds - £6 craft club

so declaring £14.65/£15

Busymumofthreeplusdog

Hi all, sorry didn't get in to it this wk life was manic! but I'm back as soon as new thread posted

DD265

Sorry for my absence all - it's been one of those weeks!

New thread here:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/65557808#Comment_65557808