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14th Nov 08

trying2save — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:52:27 +0000

Not spent anything so far this week but picked up a few bits at lunch time today.

Throat Lozenges: £1.69

Eye Shadow: £5.75

4 Cereal Bars: £1.84

Crisps: £0.40

Total Spend: £9.68

Budget Remaining: £130.63

There are three weekends remaining and I haven’t got much planned so I’m hoping that £130 should be a doddle.

10th Nov 08 –

trying2save — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:36:26 +0000

Had a really quiet weekend and went to a Bonfire so my weekend was free free free.

Budget Remaining:

£140.31

6th Nov 08 – A small slip up but no major casualty

trying2save — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:54:50 +0000

So this week’s spending has been pretty good so far, had a bit of a slip up by buying lunch on Monday when I’d already brought a homemade lunch from home :

Subway: £3.19 (Meatballs with extra cheese and south west sauce, good but unnecessary)

Budget Remaining: £140.31

3rd Nov 08 – A Very Productive Start

trying2save — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:50:43 +0000

I’m very pleased with how its gone this weekend, had a really busy one but didn’t spend too much at all.

Saturday

Gig tickets: £0 (Paid for month’s ago)

Taxis: £10 & £14.50

Drinks: £4.50 (Helped out by the fact that the bar was so busy it was impossible to buy more)

Sunday

Bus Fare: £2.50

Meal: Free

Gig ticket: Free

CD: Free

Drinks: Free. Hurrah, what a great night for the budget, my friend won a competition so the night was fully paid for.

Total Spending: £31.50

Budget Remaining: £143.50

29th Oct 08. Back at it for Christmas

trying2save — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:54:18 +0000

I have been very bad indeed with my lack of budget tracking, I can’t believe its been so long since I did this. Luckily my spending hasn’t got too out of control in that time but I know that when I’m not jotting everything down I definately buy a few things here and there that I shouldn’t. So I’m back on track with a new budget and renewed commitment. As punishment I’m allowing myself just £175 for November. Plus I’m going to keep track of my Christmas and Birthday present fund, which is going to be £450 in total. Its frightening to see it in one lump sum like that, especially considering I’m having a budget Christmas this year. Its my boyfriend’s, sister’s and niece’s birthdays in November and December though so they’ll also be included.

So I’ll get back to it from Saturday and it will hopefully help me to keep Christmas on track, especially all those extra nights out that seem to happen.

Cheap Weekend Spending

trying2save — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:46:10 +0000

Due to the bad falling day of payday it had to be a quiet one this weekend. Managed to keep spending below £10.00 to keep me within monthly budget:

bottle wine – £4.50
stilton – £2.59
sherbert dib dabs – £1.20

28th July 08 – Too much eating out, bad for hips, bad for the pocket

trying2save — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:10:30 +0000

FRIDAY

KFC lunch: £4.49

Dinner (Goats cheese tart and wine): £23

2 drinks: £5.00

SATURDAY:

Gym shorts: £7.99 (in the sale)

Vest Top: £5.00

Lunch (pizza and Strawberry and mascapone tart): £13

Cinema ticket: £5.00 (Mama Mia, awful film, truly dreadful)

SUNDAY:

Drinks: £11.00

TOTAL WEEKEND SPEND: £68.49

Budget remaining: £18.56

22nd Jul 08

trying2save — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:21:02 +0000

Taxi: £13.50

Round of Drinks £9.80

2 Coffees: £3.30

Steak Bake, Sausage Roll & Pasty: £2.78

Total Spend: £29.38

Budget Remaining: £93.04

15th Jul 08 – The Cheapest Weeked Away In History

trying2save — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:56:58 +0000

Had a real bargain weekend away, stayed at a friends new holiday cottage for free (in payment for helping decorate previously)

Pub Meal & Drink: £10.50

Sandwich & Snacks: £3.09

Toll Road: £2.50

Booze from supermarket: £8.00

Drinks: £0 (Everywhere shuts very early in the sleepy Welsh town so never got chance to get a round in. What a shame!)

McDonalds Big Mac Meal: £3.49

Total Spend: £27.58. Very Inpressed.

Budget Remaining: £122.42

11th Jul 08 – Back to Frugality

trying2save — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:39:40 +0000

Ok, well we know that I went a little lazy back there, a bit too relaxed after the holiday, however I’m back to be frugal again now. Had a cheap, or should I say free, week so far. Going away for the weekend but its a free stay in a friend’s cottage so shouldn’t blow the budget.

Budget remaining: £150