Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 10 August 2014

beach-holiday

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

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W/C 10th August 2014 challengers/ pledges/ totals

beach-holiday - £21.00 / £19.87
Sunshine22 - £10.00
Aphidgirl - £15.00
d17 - £75.00
GJNA - £25.00
ChopinonaBudget - £20.00 / £20.00

beach-holiday

This week I have a budget of £21.00 for incidentals and treats

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Sunshine22_2

Hi all

Can I join in? I'm aiming for £10 in incidentals as all other spends this week (£50 for 3 presents, £20 petrol & £10 grocery shop) come out of my envelopes!!

Thanks
S xx

beach-holiday

Hi Sunshine22, great to have you on board!

Aphidgirl

Hey ya,

I'll have another go this week. I've already spent £7 today! (Had a friend visiting so had to take them out for breakfast/coffee)

I shouldn't have to spend much next week (and don't have much money anyway!) so i'll go with a £15 limit on unnecessary spends (eating out/booze/food i don't need, etc.)

£7 already spent so that's £8 remaining! Must be frugal....

Good luck everyone

d17_2

Back on the boards as recently started living on my own again which is when I've lost control of my debt previously.

Pay day is on Friday and I have a wedding on Saturday. Including the wedding present id like to limit myself to £75 this week (excluding bills etc.). Hopefully my suit doesn't need dry cleaned.

*i wonder what my signature is*

GJNA

I have allocated £25 for this. Spent £10 today

ChopinonaBudget

I'm in again £20

beach-holiday

Just checking in. I had a NSD yesterdaay , but today I've spent £6.50 on lunch with a friend. Remaining is £14.50.

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ChopinonaBudget

!!!!. I blew it. £30 on an under 17 driving course (1 hour) for my nearly 17 and desperate to drive daughter. Ah, it'll be worth it! And £10 of that came out of a different budget so I didn't go over... Just blew the lot.

beach-holiday

ChopinonaBudget wrote: »

!!!!. I blew it. £30 on an under 17 driving course (1 hour) for my nearly 17 and desperate to drive daughter. Ah, it'll be worth it! And £10 of that came out of a different budget so I didn't go over... Just blew the lot.

Well it's for a good cause!