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

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  • madmich666
    madmich666 Posts: 216 Forumite
    Im still doing well on this challenge and Ive even some how managed to get my OH to make my lunch... how good is that?
    DFW Nerd No: 758 :cool: Proud to be dealing with my debts!:T Proud mum to Bon-Scott my amazing 10/10/10 baby :p
  • philwantstobedebtfree
    philwantstobedebtfree Posts: 24 Forumite
    Can i join in

    I will not buy lunch at work for a month

    cheers phil
    Total Debt July/2007 [strike]£22650 [/strike]£21,889
    Egg CCard [strike]£5310 [/strike]£4,149.16 Sky CCard [strike]£6600 [/strike]£6239 Barclays Loan [strike]£12190 [/strike]£11501.23

    Long haulers supporters DFW #80!
  • Little_Pickle
    Little_Pickle Posts: 3,022 Forumite
    I'll join!
    No more buying food at work (at least for a month!)
    LP
    xox
  • mrsmortenharket
    mrsmortenharket Posts: 2,131 Forumite
    Have added the new challengers to the list on page 1!

    Today another £3.00 in my pot. Oh I love my cooking, The BBC Good Food Mag. but there is nothing in there that won't be on the site soon....

    Well done everyone, this is going really well! :D

    Lisa
  • nethesi
    nethesi Posts: 100 Forumite
    Thanks for letting me join - even though I'm not a genuine DFW (last time I posted on this board got told off!)
    So far so good - today and yesterday said no everyone who was nipping out to the shop and my OH even made lunch for me today while I made ready-brek!

    Bought some chocolates in co-op but they are presents and won't be eaten by us so that's OK :)
  • mrsmortenharket
    mrsmortenharket Posts: 2,131 Forumite
    How's everyone doing today?

    There were no magazine temptations today so nothing to add to my savings.

    Lisa
  • ltm07
    ltm07 Posts: 966 Forumite
    Good luck with this challenge. My OH & i decided to stop buying newspapers when we hit our LBM in July,saving us over £26 a month,which goes straight towards clearing our massive debts. If we want to read a paper now we just go online or pick up the free Metro paper. We always make our own pack up for work so save alot there. A friend of mine decided to stop buying coffees from the machine at work,instead bringing in a flask,saving him £5 a week. He put the £5 a week away & after a year took his family away for a nice long weekend. Just cutting out a few small things in life really helps bump your finances up.
    Debt at LBM(July 1st 07)-£35,053.92 Debt on 1st Anniversary of LBM(July 1st 08)-£33,170.11 (31st January 09)-£32,318.73Paid off so far £2,735.19(7.8%) Average paid off p.m. £143.95 L/H supporter 115 DFD target February 2018 DFD March 2028. PAD(Started 28/12/08) £253.77 £10 a day Feb £110/£280 WEDDING Paid off £1,585.96 Saved Up £925.40
  • SarahNeedle1872
    SarahNeedle1872 Posts: 6,166 Forumite
    I did really well today...... I didn't spend any money oon food at work...... because it was my day off!!!! :) I will be making my sandwiches in the morning to take with me, like a good girl, because I am skint! and still two and a half weeks til payday!:eek:

    I must admit, I haven't been saving the money I would normally have spent on food at work, as I couldn't afford it in the first place, but my acc balance is looking a little healthier because of this challenge!
    'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' - Oscar Wilde
  • marksandsparksgal
    marksandsparksgal Posts: 1,620 Forumite
    I'm doing well, but I haven't been out lol so that made it slightly easier. I'm in hiding to attempt to avoid the lurgy that's going round as I fly back home on Saturday and I do not want to be sick. Tomorrow night is our end of term night out so I'll report back on Friday!
    ...I like my coffee black, just like my metal!
    Proud member no. 15 of the [strike]asylum[/strike]     night owl thread
    ...And officially mad over Doctor Who & David Tennant!
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Another day survived!!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
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