How much do you allow for yourself...

Hell1

Hi everyone, just wondering how much cash you allow for personal "spends"? I am trying to be really hard on myself, but often just give up and get another tenner out for those 10 fags or a coffee and a croissant or a lunch at work... thinking £20 a week, but am I being generous? Ideas please!:rotfl:

poorandindenial

I allow myself £70 per week for food, toiletries, cleaning stuff, going out, random stuff etc I hope to get this down when I am used to it but at the moment am just about managing to make £70-80 per week. I know that this is loads more than lots of other people allow themselves and I am sure I could try harder but I know that if I over do it I will get frustrated and slip up big time - hey I used to spend about £300 a week so this is still a BIG improvement.

nomoneytoday

£10 a day / £300 month for food for 2 adults, 1 child and 2 cats, £10 day for me to spend on "stuff"

Buffythedebtslayer

50 quid a week, although the demon of internet shopping has shafted that this month

but up till this week, that worked and sometimes I even had money left.........

RoxieW

Hubby and I have a couple of different pots - we allow £100 per month for going out/fun stuff, plus £50 each per month 'pocket money' (mostly clothes for me and computer games for him lol).

I think keeping track of its the key - its not the amount thats importants, its whether you can afford it. Its when I dont keep track and just start spending willy nilly that things go tits up

BartGirl

Oh my goodness. I must be the tighest cow in town..I allow myself £10 - £15 a week!! That doesnt include any food, toiletries etc cos i try and buy those during the 1 big monthly shop.

bathgatebuyer

I allow myself about £15 on pay day for treats - which usually consists of bargain hunting at the charity shop! Although, for that I usually end up with clothes, books, albums, or DVDs (second hand of course). Last week's purchases were a next striped shirt (a la Martin Lewis) for work and a pair of Next trousers which still had the tags on. Not bad getting both for £7!

postingalwaysposting

Well i work week to week but generally i have around £150~£200 per month to play with. However weekly i generally give myself £15 depending on what i am doing. If you want a challange look out for moozies/paps weekly challenge thats posted on saturdays. You pledge what you will spend sunday ~ friday inclusive to help you budget/check your spends etc.

livinginhope

I allow roughly £15/week to pay for 'treats' for me,kids clubs and any outings we may do,sometimes I have less than this,but rarely more.

sparky0107

Hell1 wrote: »

Hi everyone, just wondering how much cash you allow for personal "spends"? I am trying to be really hard on myself, but often just give up and get another tenner out for those 10 fags or a coffee and a croissant or a lunch at work... thinking £20 a week, but am I being generous? Ideas please!:rotfl:

Hell1,
£20 is the same as my DW & I have each per week for "pocket money", if we don't spend it we just have more for next week, why not keep a spending diary and then you can be the judge of how much you need each week

dubgirl

Nothing! we don't budget for treat money, as it would mean cutting something else and rarely have any so just got used to it I suppose. If we are going to have anything then it would be at the end of the month when everything else has been paid etc.