Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 31 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

b-h

W/C 31st August 2014 challengers/ pledges/ totals

mooomin - £40.00
SOMam - £20.00
beach-holiday £40.00 / £32.65
Claree_x - £20.00

beach-holiday

Not sure of my budget yet, will be back in a bit...

mooomin

Morning

Can I go for £40 this week please? I've spent £9.05 already (yesterday) on snacks and Weight Watchers weekly payment.

SOMam

I am in again this week with my usual £20 please

Hope everyone is well!

Mam x

beach-holiday

Hi mooomin and SOMam, good to see you :hello:

My budget is £40 this week. I've spent £16.00 on lunch out with a friend (my turn to pay and planned ). Remaining = £24.00

b-h

Claree__x

Ooh can I join? I've never done it before

My budget is £20 for this week and so far I've spent £2.80 on lunch today.

mooomin

NSD yesterday, hoping for the same again today

Claree__x

Nearly ruined my NSD before it even started! Baby had me up half the night so I considered lying in for a bit and getting a taxi to work but changed my mind and walked instead.

Lunch & snack have been consumed. Still hungry though, hope there's something in the office biscuit tin!

beach-holiday

Welcome Claree_x, have added you to the first post...good luck!

Update for yesterday - bought a book for my K1ndle - £4.50, 80p on a drink and £2.70 on cards. Total = £8.00. Remaining = £16.00.

I have a few things I need to pick up today, so more spends afoot

b-h

Claree__x

Nearly made a NSD yesterday but my friend didn't make college so I had to get the train home. £2.20 spent, £5 for the week.

beach-holiday

Here's my latest spends update from Wednesday, was a NSD yesterday

Toiletries - £2.28
Cards - £1.49
Snacks - £3.88
Total - £7.65

Remaining = £8.35

Not sure what I'm going to be up to today, so could be all spent or a NSD!

b-h