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Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 17 August 2014
beach-holiday
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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
b-h
W/C 17th August 2014 challengers/ pledges/ totals
beach-holiday - £20.00 / £ ???
Chopinonabudget - £20.00 / £44.00
tatabubbly - Euro50.00
Idhme - £10.00
SOMam - £20.00 / £1.00
so very confused - £20.00
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
b-h
W/C 17th August 2014 challengers/ pledges/ totals
beach-holiday - £20.00 / £ ???
Chopinonabudget - £20.00 / £44.00
tatabubbly - Euro50.00
Idhme - £10.00
SOMam - £20.00 / £1.00
so very confused - £20.00
PAYDBX 2019 - #166 - £395 / £5,683
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I'm in for £20.00 this week
b-hPAYDBX 2019 - #166 - £395 / £5,6830 -
Hi
your week starts on a different day to mine... (I start Saturdays and already ahem had to dip into this week's a little early....
Leaving me a £20 budget with £15.75 left
Still green!
In our house, when things break, we just pretend they still work0 -
I'm in.. Stick €50 down for me! The only amount I should be spending is on Wednesday for dinner and whatever I get up to on Friday/Saturday.. I already take a packed lunch every day to work!094 Sealed pot member! :beer: (7) €185 (8) €138 (9) €€250
Saving for our first home!0 -
Welcome fellow challengers
My spends today = £3.00 for a sandwich, leaving £17.00
b-hPAYDBX 2019 - #166 - £395 / £5,6830 -
My very strict midweek budget, Monday to Friday (while I'm at work) is £10. This is for food and drink at work, I'm there to earn money after all lol.
I have a budget of £30 for the weekends for enjoying myself, even then I try and save as much of this as possible haha. Pretty strict but I need to build up my safety net before something comes along and wipes me out. Credit was so much easier lol. Stuck to it now for 2 months and it's getting easier every week.
Anyway I'm on budget as last night at work I spent 85p lol, £9.15 left til Friday.0 -
Hello all I would like to join this week please. This is my first time with this challenge and as I have already had 2 NSD's already since this challenge started
I think I could get away with £20!
Mam xDFD - 12/2016 with 6.7% paid as of 07/14
£ saved = 168.16 lbs lost = 4
Weekly Spend Challenge(7/9) £20/£0
Sept GC - £78.11/£300 Sept NSD's = 4
OS Weight Loss Challenge - 0lb/5lb0 -
Welcome Idhme and SOMam, good to have you on board
First post updated.PAYDBX 2019 - #166 - £395 / £5,6830 -
Hello I'm new but up for the challenge. I am using cupboard and freezer food this week so want to keep to £20 for incidentals.SCP # 034
The £1000 emergency fund #590 -
Hi Everyone,
I've spent around £8 since Sunday on food and the cupboards are quite full now so don't want to spend anymore!
Had a NSD today Aiming for a few more of those until Friday when I might be going for a drink after work (dangerous for the wallet).
Will set a target of £20. So currently on: £8/20
Good luck to the other contenders! Starting 2016 debt-free
Emergency Fund: £350/£10000 -
Good afternoon all!
Well today is a NSD but I did give in and spent £1 on a pack of macaroons yesterday (I'm addicted) :doh:
So £19 left (believe it or not that's amazing for me )
Hope you are all well!
Mam xDFD - 12/2016 with 6.7% paid as of 07/14
£ saved = 168.16 lbs lost = 4
Weekly Spend Challenge(7/9) £20/£0
Sept GC - £78.11/£300 Sept NSD's = 4
OS Weight Loss Challenge - 0lb/5lb0
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