The I will not buy "XYZ" for a month challenge.

mrsmortenharket

Yet ANOTHER challenge if anyone wishes to join!

I buy far too many magazines.

So I am going to challenge myself to a month (well to the end of Jan this 'month' will be) of not buying any magazines.

I will put in a money box what I would have spent on the magazine I fancy or normally buy & count it up at the end of the month.

I think seeing how much I spend will shock me into stopping with them. The demotorvator tool doesn't work with me as I 'forget'. Having a proper personal challenge will work for me!

If anyone wants to join in with this with something frivoulous they buy, then go ahead. Either save the money or note it down & give a savings total on 31st Jan.

Things to 'give up' could be that morning latte or newspaper, can of coke etc etc....

If this is successful I will start it again in Feb.


Right adding in our personal challenges!

Me- no magazines
Lucy 1982 - poss choc (thru xmas! :eek: )
zcrat41 - no magazines
madmich666 - no buying food at work & cutting down the fags
gillypen - no buying diet coke at work (buying cheaper elsewhere)
lindsaygalaxy - no buying food at work
loubie-loo - no ready meals
Rayday - no coldplay purchases
Hypno06 - no buying food & coffee at work
jamtart6 - no buying tea & biccies at work
Sarahneedle1872 - no buying food at work
esthomizzy - no starbucks
postingalwaysposting - no vending machine purchases at work
marc.faulkner - no cans of drink
pjala - no takeaway coffee/starbucks
bluepanther - no cafe coffees
spendaholic chick - no magazines
British Ninja - no ready meals
Penguin83 - no buying lunch at work
FunBrum - no wine buying!
nethesi - no food at work & no unneseccary treats
G-G - limit food shopping to £40PW
stressed.mum - no magazines
turtlemouse - no food, only perishibles
marks&sparksgal - no kebabs & booze!
philwantstobedebtfree - no luch at work
littlepickle - no lunch at work
nana - no more books
Becky - no food at work & no chocolate
debrag - cutting back the coke & no food at work
JM28 - no games or lads mags
Lelc - no food at work
elantan - no alcohol & shockingly, no chocolate!
moneysavingmumofone - no chocolate
mzab - no charity shop toys
LJDL - no prepacked sandwiches
yeslek - no cd's/dvds/games
Sarah93 - No mags or bought lunch
Pippo - no sales shopping

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WE ARE A WEEK INTO JAN NOW SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO DO THIS AS A PERSONAL CHALLENGE, FEEL FREE BUT NOONE ELSE FOR JAN NOW! WILL BE STARTING ONE FOR FEB TOWARDS END OF JAN!



If poss keep a running total on paper (or actually in a money box!) of how much money you have saved.

I will update anyone else as & when they join.

Lucy1982_2

Sounds like a good idea.

I will have to think about what I can give up. I'm thinking it might have to be chocolate or something similar.

I'll let you know!

zcrat41

I'm in with the magazine one - its ridiculous how often I buy them - I think oh, its only 99p or 1.10, but do that once or twice a week and its adding up for me! Not quite the same reading a library book in the bath though!!

madmich666

Hiya..

I always like a challenge... not sure what to give up though maybe I should challenge myself to always bring in a packed lunch for work even on the days I get up late and can't be bothered to make my lunch... bit like this morning...

gillypen

oh this sounds good

i'm going to stop buying diet coke at work

we have a home bargins nar us whch sells it cheap so i will save the difference

mrsmortenharket

So I normally buy the glossies. Already have some. Anyway they had Red & Good Housekeeping & also weekly Love It!. Those added up to £7.25

My gosh, my money box will be nice by the end of the month. Thing is, normally I put the magazines with the groceries so I don't notice the price tbh. Even though I keep an eye on the price of food

How much money have I wasted over the years though doesn't bear thinking about! :eek:

lindsaygalaxy

Im in! Mine is going to be packed lunches, as nomatter how much i try, i always end up buying lunch/snacks while at work.

loubie_lou

Hello

I'd like to join too!

I'm going to challenge myself not to buy a SINGLE ready meal in the whole of January and to possibly bring breakfast and lunch into work with me everyday from home!

I can do it!!!!

Loubie

rayday2

Isin't XYZ a COldplay album? If thats a case I definately would nto get one of them for about 20 years

Good luck with the magazines though

madmich666

Ive just had a brain wave.... Im not buying food from the food vans at work this next month, for my second job im not buying food from the machine my value crisps are much cheaper per bag and I know Im not completely cutting it out but Im going to halve the amout of fags I smoke (im like a steam train at the mo if im honest) which if I cut down by half wil save me £312 :eek: a year to clear debts with and will be a start to going smoke free

hypno06

What a fab idea - I will not buy lunches/coffee at work or college - I will take in packed lunches and my own coffee.

The only day of the week that I will not take in a packed lunch is Tuesdays as I go straight from work to college and if I don't have a "proper" lunch I am in real danger of not eating at all until 10pm when I am then too tired to cook, so generally go without.