A new MSE action per week Challenge 2017

MrsTinks

I am a pretty die hard MSE follower - BUT I wanted to try and get a little more structured in my targets this new year so I thought I would set myself the challenge of doing at least ONE MSE thing per week next year. Ideally a new one I haven't done before.

Some weeks no doubt it will be a "repeat" like "shopping around for car insurance", but there are so many possibilities and suggestions in all the MSE articles that I figure doing 52 MSE things should be a doddle? :money:

Anyone want to join in?


List of ideas! (thank you AliWali for starting these off!)

1. eBay week
2. Try Save 20p's week Challenge
3. Make a homemade gift week
4. Meal planning week
5. Decluttering week
6. Mend clothes week
7. Freezer Inventory week
8. Sort budget out week
9. Mindful purchasing week
10. Make soup for freezer week
11. Make all kids snacks week
12. Social media free week
13. Daily rounding of bank account to savings week
14. Try Make £10 a day challenge week
15. Throw 100 things away week
16. Walk 10,000 steps a day week
17. No spend week
18. Take lunch to work week
19. Facebook selling week
20. Eat from the cupboards challenge week
21. Try Roadkill challenge week
22. Budget holiday planning week
23. Streamline bank accounts week
24. Coupon week
25. Low spend week
26. Grocery challenge week
27. Grocery downgrade brand week
28. Try the Sealed pot challenge week
29. No alcohol week
30. Buy fruit from the market week
31. Low electricity use week
32. Boot fair week
33. Make an item of needed clothing from current supplies week
34. Meat free week
35. Try the week of new recipes challenge week
36. Batch cooking week
37. Make the most of freebies week
38. Make Christmas cards week
39. Make birthday cards week
40. Recycle paper/card to make notebooks
41. Refashion something you no longer wear so you'll wear it
42. Plan different combinations of clothes and accessories to maximise clothes use
43. Try project 333/ a capsule wardrobe
44. Shop from your closet week
45. Sign up the the Newsletter week
46. Shop around for car insurance week
47. Check for cheaper utilities week

MrsTinks

I'm kicking off my 2017 with going down a brand - in my case it's going to be hairdresser. My guilty pleasure is going to Toni and Guy (it's a luxury, it's rare but we CAN afford it, however the cost is bugging me like mad!!!) - so I'm going to try and use a local hairdresser and then work out the savings

Anyone else up for "going down a brand"?

*Jellie*

Great idea for a challenge. Maybe we should start a list of possible actions to take.
In week 1 I will probably do a clothes plan for the rest of Winter and Spring (like a meal plan I want to plan my sewing and clothes shopping in advance for each season and then not buy off list).

aliwali

Love this idea, I'll have a think about some ideas.

Penguins86

This is a great idea. I'm always trying to do too many new things at once. Maybe one thing a week will be manageable!

I've just cracked open a tin that I'd been trying to put in money each day (1p for Jan 1st up to £3.65 for Dec 31st) I lost track half way through the year but still managed to save about £315. OH was pretty impressed so we're making it a competition next year. We'll have a jar each and at the end of the week any cash we have left in our wallet/purse (unless earmarked for something specific) will go in our jar. At the end of the year we'll tot up and use the money towards something special.

MistyMountainTop

I like this - I'm definitely in! :j

aliwali

Right I have some ideas to start me off, not necessarily in this order

1. eBay week
2. Save 20p's week
3. Make a homemade gift week
4. Meal planning week
5. Decluttering week
6. Mend clothes week
7. Freezer Inventory week
8. Sort budget out week
9. Mindful purchasing week
10. Make soup for freezer week
11. Make all kids snacks week
12. Social media free week
13. Daily rounding of bank account to savings week
14. Make £10 a day challenge week
15. Throw 100 things away week
16. Walk 10,000 steps a day week
17. No spend week
18. Take lunch to work week
19. Facebook selling week
20. Eat from the cupboards challenge week
21. Roadkill week
22. Budget holiday planning week
23. Streamline bank accounts week
24. Coupon week
25. Low spend week
26. Grocery challenge week
27. Grocery downgrade brand week
28. Sealed pot challenge week
29. No alcohol week

Still need a few more, if anyone has any to add that would be great..

aliwali

30. Buy fruit from the market week
31. Low electricity use week
32. Boot fair week
33. Make an item of needed clothing from current supplies week
34. Meat free week
35. Week of new recipes challenge week
36. Batch cooking week
37. Make the most of freebies week

helejenkins1

I am loving this idea. Can I join please, I'll post 1 thing per week that I'm going to do if thats okay. If I think of a big list now, I'll just get overwhelmed.
I've started today by switching my gas and electric from a standard tariff saving £80.00 per year and went through quidco getting £55.00 cashback :j

I'm also going to sort myself out and remember to take my bags to the supermarket, I've worked it out and think that can save me at least £20.00 a year. Any tiips on how to do this because I really can't:rotfl::rotfl:

aliwali

The best way I've found is to put the bags back in the car as soon as they are unloaded. Plus always keep a fold up bag in your handbag, just in case you do any unplanned shopping.

lozzy81

If i forget the bags i then put everything in the trolley and then pack the bags at the car!! (not too good when it is pouring rain!!) :rotfl:

This is a brilliant idea so will subscribe and think of a few ideas to start off the new year :beer: