Must try harder!

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WinterWarrior said:

@moving_forward £20 a week seems tight for chocolate AND craft stuff 😧
I tried and failed with £50 a week some time ago, but it’s not a bad idea to try again with a small contingency. Clothes and alcohol and books would also come out of this. Books and chocolate tend to be my biggest vice 🫢

You can do it. Just because it didn't work straight away doesn't mean it can't work. 

So week one. Do you NEED any clothing? Use the £50 for that or keep half to one side towards more expensive items like shoes coats etc. Keep back say tenner towards choc and booze.
Week two. You stuck to budget in week one so now the £50 is yours to spend  on good stuff. Buy an Amazon gift card for £40 to use when you see books etc you want. Again £10 choc and booze.
Week three. Time to go back to needs. Anymore need putting aside for that winter coat? Yup stuff that £25 away for expensive clothing. Buy a pack of knickers at the supermarket £10 that leaves £15 for choc and booze. Ah but you still have some choc left from week one and two. Ok now the £15 is put towards the month end blow out.
Week four. Well done you made it this far. Is it a five week month? Yes. Ok another £40 on the Amazon gift card. £10 choc and booze (you ate the stores last week).
Last week of the month time to party. £300 budget less week one to four/five plus the £15 you saved in week 3. Now it's all yours to blow on crafts choc gifts anything you want. 😘

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dawnybabes said:

Deni_debt-free_dreamer said:

evening WW and friends

When i stopped for petrol this morning i saw white choc Tw!x bars - I didn't know they were a thing so I had to buy some on the grounds of research

Yuk yuk yuk yuk ! 

Ive de cluttered today, 3 small bounties and 4 bags to the CS 😁

I agree.ewwwwwgh

Sun_Addict

Great idea from @moving_forward and you get a blow out week to look forward to. Do you think it sounds like a plan?

WinterWarrior

Good morning and happy Tuesday ☕️📚🍫
a white chocolate twin sounds excellent to me! 

I only buy the odd clothes item once or twice a year, so I don’t think I need to worry about that.
I had to go into town first thing to collect MrWW as his car is in the garage, but now it’s ready so I’ll have to squeeze in another trip at lunchtime 😧 Dog is happy though!
Still on the count down to pay day here 😬

Deni_debt-free_dreamer

WinterWarrior said:

Good morning and happy Tuesday ☕️📚🍫
a white chocolate twin sounds excellent to me! 

I only buy the odd clothes item once or twice a year, so I don’t think I need to worry about that.
I had to go into town first thing to collect MrWW as his car is in the garage, but now it’s ready so I’ll have to squeeze in another trip at lunchtime 😧 Dog is happy though!
Still on the count down to pay day here 😬

thank you WW - they looked yummy to me and i'm thinking similar to gold bars Assuming you meant tw!x not twin - i don't want to eat one of those

WinterWarrior

@Deni_debt-free_dreamer yes! Definitely twix, not twin. But my auto correct tried to change it again!

nannygladys

Lovely and sunny here but still a but nippy without a jumper. Chocolate, sorry I'm Cadburys all the way but dd3 preferred galaxy, but honestly if someone gives me galaxy I wouldn't turn it down
I need to give my shed a good clear out, I haven't the foggiest what's in there from about halfway back! And also the airing cupboard as dd1 wants to start putting 'C' presents in there!
Nannyg

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Omg do not say the C word already Nanny 🥴

WinterWarrior

I could murder a galaxy ripple about now! 

It’s never too early for the C word in my book (either of them 🤣)  🎅🏻 

moving_forward

I'm more likely to be using the other one 🤣🤣🤣