I thought it would never come, but here we are on the last day of the month. It was a quiet weekend, which helped the cause & all being well today, I will have succeeded in staying under budget this month.
Friday 28th March 2008
Bacon & egg butty: £1.70
Saturday 29th March 2008
Car parking: £1.80
Coffee x2: £3.80
Bottle of wine: £4.95
Sunday 30th March 2008
Pint of cider & a J2O: £4.20
Bunch of flowers: £5.60
Total: £22.05
Remaining: £12.73
Monday, March 31, 2008
Almost there...
Friday, March 28, 2008
The last weekend of the month....
It's been a tough one, March. 5 weekends n' all - it hasn't been easy sticking to a budget. Slightly overspend at the beginning of the month which has meant a tight few weeks. This weekend will be no different, but I'm confident I can do it! Wish me luck...
Thursday 27th March 2008
Dairy milk: £0.50
Daily Mirror: £0.45
Total: £0.95
Remaining: £34.78
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Once upon a Tuesday & Wednesday...
... I spent a LITTLE money
Tuesday 25th March 2008
Toast: £0.80
Chewing gum: £0.55
Wednesday 26th March 2008
Bacon & egg on toast: £1.70
Total: £3.05
Remaining: £35.73
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
'Bank' Holiday - without the bank!!!
Well folks, it wasn't easy - in fact, it was really hard - but I managed to curb my spending over the bank holiday weekend & leave myself with a reasonable figure left for the rest of the month:
Thursday 20th March 2008
£0.00
Friday 21st March 2008
Take-away curry: £13.95
Saturday 22nd March 2008
Take-away chinese: £8.20
Sunday 23rd March 2008
Bottle of milk: £0.80
KFC: £3.25
Monday 24th March 2008
Blackpool rock: £2.00
Bag of Quavers: £0.45
Total: £28.65
Remaining: £38.78
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Bank holiday weekend... WooHoo!!!
...or should it be uh-oh! I've not got the largest of budgets left & I still have another weekend after this long one. It's going to be tough, but I'll try my best to keep within budget. Here's the details from yesterday:
Wednesday 19th March 2008
£0.00
Total: £0.00
Remaining: £67.43
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Once upon a Tuesday...
Tuesday 18th March 2008
Toast: £0.80
Bag of crisps: £0.50
Total: £1.30
Remaining: £67.43
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Monday's grizzly details
Monday 17th March 2008
Toast: £0.80
Bottle of milk: £0.89
Total: £1.69
Remaining: £68.73
Monday, March 17, 2008
Last weeks spending
Slightly overspent, but I was a little generous with myself as I had saved so much on holiday. Not really the philosophy that is going to help me save, so i'd better get back in check this week.
Wednesday 12th March 2008
Daily Mirror: £0.40
Dairy Milk Buttons: £0.50
Thursday 13th March 2008
Alter Bridge Album: £11.00
Friday 14th March 2008
Chip butty: £1.00
Chinese meal & drinks: £44.55
Magners cider & lemonade: £4.20
Saturday 15th March 2008
Two full english breakfasts: £6.50
Bottle of wine: £4.95
Sunday 16th March 2008
£0.00
Total: £73.10
Remaining: £70.42
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Tuesday Spending
Tuesday 11th March 2008
Bacon butty: £1.50
Bottle of Coke: £0.80
Chewing gum: £0.50
Total: £2.80
Remaining: £143.52
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Back in black (not red, thankfully)
I'm back!!!
Sorry for the gap in posts - I forgot to mention that I was on holiday last week. We went to Rhodes in Greece. It was a nice break - well needed. Just a shame I had to come back :(
Though the holiday & spends had already been worked into my budget, I am pleased to say I didn't overspend - in fact I managed to return with £122.30 in my pocket. There's another boost for the savings account :)
It also makes sticking to my budget for this month a lot easier as, technically, I didn't spend any money last week - not out of my £200 a month budget anyway. Hopefully that will be at least £50 to add to the savings at the end of the month.
Here's my spending details from yesterday:
Monday 10th March 2008
Ham salad sandwich: £2.00
Flowers for the wife: £5.99
Bottle of milk: £0.69
Total: £8.68
Remaining: £146.32
Monday, March 3, 2008
Savings account boost
Well, Friday was the last day of the month, and I am pleased to say I stuck to my budget. In fact, I was left with an impressive £29.00. Not bad, eh? That went straight into the savings account & now it's time to start all over again.
This weekend was a success in that I am still within budget. £200 a month roughly works out at £50.00 a week, so I always try to stay within that each weekend. I spent heavily on one meal, which is a bit of a regret, as it would have been a fantastic start to the month without it, but it was enjoyable & at the end of the day - I stuck to my budget. Here's the details:
Friday 29th February 2008
£0.00
Saturday 1st March 2008
Italian Meal: £33.80
Sunday 2nd March 2008
Sandwiches, crisps & chocolate: £7.25
Bottle of red wine: £3.95
Total: £45.00
Remaining: £155.00
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