Do you leave your purse/wallet at home?

evab_2

Hi all,

Just a little query - I am always tempted to take out money to buy something during the week e.g. a drink at work or a magazine even though DH and I agreed to have a personal spending budget of £15 a week!! I have serious will power failure I'm afraid and at the end of the week have nothing to show for it.

I have considered leaving my purse at home to avoid this but am always worried that if I break down in my car (travel to appointments) I would be stuck, I have a phone but worry that I might need my debit card.

Anyway do any of you leave your wallet/purse at home to avoid spending, or should I stop worrying so much and control myself be nice!

Ev

Shineyhappy

hmmmm thats a toughie!

I get a lift into work with OH so I dont worry about breaking down, but I think if I was driving my debt card wouldnt help anyway. I often go out without cash or cards as it helps to resist temptation.

If there was something I desperatly needed I could borrow money from someone at work or the petty cash tin.

I tend to keep extra food at work and a bottle of squash so that if I fancy something I can have it. That reminds me I have three chocolate biscuits in my packed lunch that really should be eaten!

evab_2

thanks thats a good idea about leaving spare food at work, perhaps
i should put a mousetrap in my purse to prevent me opening it lol.

James&Shell

Im goining to buy enough squash and nibbles for the whole month and leave them at work and just bring a sandwich in each day to save money.

I dont bring my wallet with me if i dont desperatly have to as the temptation is to hard to overcome.

tsharp

If you do leave your wallet/purse at home, please PM your address and times of work etc....

James&Shell

Also got my sister to take something back to next for me yesterday for a refund as there sale would have been to tempting.

evab_2

lol thanks tsharp you'd have to beware of the savage fish by the front door though!

Shineyhappy

tsharp wrote: »

If you do leave your wallet/purse at home, please PM your address and times of work etc....

I dont think mine is worth the effort of robbing:p

betti911

I don't carry any money but take my switch card with me in case of emergencies. I make a point though of not leaving the office at lunchtimes unless I really need to go to the bank.

misspoppy

you could put your spends money in a different purse then you can see when its getting close to nothing, it makes you realise what you are spending it on.

nzmegs

I only work from 8-1pm so I go home for lunch. I always leave my money at home unless I have to catch the bus after work to go to the shops (for legit reasons of course) I walk to and from work too . So going to work can most weeks cost me nothing at all! - Which is good cause i get paid b**g*r all!

I have a budget of £10 a week for little extras and some weeks I have most of it left. I keep it to myself (ie away from hubby...) and add the following weeks money and buy myself something nice. Clothes usually. this keeps me on the straight and narrow!