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Weekly Spend Challenge w/c 13th September

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crazy_cat_lady
crazy_cat_lady Posts: 7,063 Forumite
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edited 15 September 2015 at 8:35PM in Debt-free wannabe challenges
I'm going for a frugal week ahead. It's DD's birthday next weekend and I need to make sure I have a bit of £ even though I already have her pressie. Please sign up and keep me company

Hello everyone. Welcome to the Weekly Spend Challenge. This challenge is open to anybody, no matter what financial place they are in.

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 - overbudget
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"

W/C 13th September challenger/spends/pledge
1. crazy_cat_lady £0/£10
2. Baileys Babe £43/£80.34
3. Determined new ms £0/£15
4. 32b3 £18.18/£50

W/C 6th September Results
1. crazy_cat_lady £21.31/£30
2. curlywurly82 £0/£50
3. Frugal surf £33/£40
4. determined new ms £108.77/£25
5. BaileysBabe £8.66/£50
6. Munchin £65.24/40
7. sunshine81 £4.74/£10
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  • Oooh, I hope I'm not on my own this week!
    Come and say hello everyone.
    I've managed a NSD today - made £25 at tutoring so if I'm very careful I may actually come out of this week in profit.
  • Hello CCL

    Sorry for the late start we have been so busy this weekend that I have not been on the forum :eek:

    My spends for last week were £8.66/£50 and that was all groceries.

    This week's budget is £80.34
    Miscellaneous spends £10 + £20 rolled over from previous weeks = £30
    Groceries £30 + £20.34 rolled over from previous weeks = £50.34
    Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
    79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases

    One
     income, home educating family 
  • Sunday was a NSD, today is likely to involve some grocery spends. I'll try and report back later with the numbers.
    Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
    79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases

    One
     income, home educating family 
  • Am pledging £15 this week - £5 for activity with dgd & £10 (or less!) for everything else!

    Need to make up for how shockingly overspent I was last week!
    DF as at 30/12/16
    Wombling 2025: £87.12
    NSD March: YTD: 35
    Grocery spend challenge March £253.38/£285 £20/£70 Eating out
    GC annual £449.80/£4500
    Eating out budget: £55/£420
    Extra cash earned 2025: £195
  • NSD for me today... The beginning of the week is just SO busy. But if I'm not spending then I'm not complaining.
  • Evening
    Today I spent over £30 on groceries, I've either left the receipt down stairs or in OH car, I'll give a proper update when I lay my hands on it.
    Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
    79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases

    One
     income, home educating family 
  • Ha managed to get through yesterday without spending a bean :p
    DF as at 30/12/16
    Wombling 2025: £87.12
    NSD March: YTD: 35
    Grocery spend challenge March £253.38/£285 £20/£70 Eating out
    GC annual £449.80/£4500
    Eating out budget: £55/£420
    Extra cash earned 2025: £195
  • Receipt found, yesterday I spent £43 on groceries.
    Groceries £50.34 - £43 = £7.34
    Miscellaneous £30

    I'm planning on today being a NSD.
    Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
    79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases

    One
     income, home educating family 
  • 32b3in2013
    32b3in2013 Posts: 2,470 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Hi

    Could I join in? I would like a budget of £50.

    I have spent the following so far.

    Monday - £6.40 (breakfast and paracetamol)
    Tuesday - £11.78 (breakfast, lunch for me and a homeless person and a muffin)

    Total remaining £31.82.

    I hope its OK to join in again.

    32b3
    SPC9 #125 - £816.85
    SPC10 #125 - £851.81
    SPC 11 #7 - £968.46
    SPC 12 #7 - £2682.90
    SPC 13 #7 - £4829.85
    SPC 17 #7 - £7313.63
  • Course it is 32b3 :D
    The more the merrier.
    Another NSD - joys of being so very busy at work.
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