Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 18th May 2014
DD265
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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 12th May challengers / pledges / totals
DD265 - £11.63/£17.20
Munchin - £30
Mrs Cheshire - £14.65/£15
W/C 18th May challengers / pledges / totals
DD265 - £5.57
Busymumofthreeplusdog - £25
chiefsfanuk - £3
Mrs Cheshire - £14
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 12th May challengers / pledges / totals
DD265 - £11.63/£17.20
Munchin - £30
Mrs Cheshire - £14.65/£15
W/C 18th May challengers / pledges / totals
DD265 - £5.57
Busymumofthreeplusdog - £25
chiefsfanuk - £3
Mrs Cheshire - £14
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We don't get paid until the 27th and I'm pretty skint so doing another contents-of-my-purse-only week.
Sun - NSD
Mon - Work (long day) NSD
Tues - Work NSD
wed - work CIRCUITS £1
Thur - work NSD
Fri - DD needs new undies!! £15-20
Sat - no plans, hoping for NSD
SUN - spring fling duties hopefully NSD but the artwork is difficult to resist.
Total £25 hopefully.....
..............on a mission to curtail the spending and build up the savings
2015 NSD total - 5
I will start tomorrow as I have just seen this sooo...
Monday Work - LSD - Need Milk at home & owe work tea float contribution £3
Tuesday -Work - NSD
Wednesday - Work - NSD
Thursday - Work - NSD (But this is grocery day and I am gonna try to keep it under £60 instead of my usual £70)
Fri - No work & DH payday
Hmmmm so I think I should have a weekly spend of £3 and four NSD's... I think that sounds somewhat over ambitious but I genuinely can not think of anything I will need to get
Total £3!!
:idea: LBM 5/4/16 :idea:
DMP Journey starts April 2016. Time to take control once and for all!
Unsecured Debt £20583/£20583 Emergency fund £0/£1000
Sun- £4 funday at local park
Mon- NSD
Tues- £3.30
Weds - NSD
Thurs - NSD
Fri - Hubby may do something with eldest as he has a teacher training day!
Jan £377.98/£380, Feb £417.83/£370 March /£400
:idea: LBM 5/4/16 :idea:
DMP Journey starts April 2016. Time to take control once and for all!
Unsecured Debt £20583/£20583 Emergency fund £0/£1000
Jan £377.98/£380, Feb £417.83/£370 March /£400
..............on a mission to curtail the spending and build up the savings
2015 NSD total - 5
I still have £4.82 to my name :rotfl:
..............on a mission to curtail the spending and build up the savings
2015 NSD total - 5
Jan £377.98/£380, Feb £417.83/£370 March /£400