tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post2025521180725838219..comments2024-01-07T01:43:55.486+00:00Comments on Words That Can Only Be Your Own: Spending ban update: Month twojbistheinitialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-14401727484128573002014-11-17T13:57:19.848+00:002014-11-17T13:57:19.848+00:00That sounds hard. I am not doing badly at keeping ...That sounds hard. I am not doing badly at keeping my spending in check too. I might try this spending ban thing from January.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414010663277948166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-8085364444723780572014-11-05T08:03:43.006+00:002014-11-05T08:03:43.006+00:00That's pretty impressive. I've always foun...That's pretty impressive. I've always found that whatever my budget - whether I'm earning £600 a month working in Waterstones, as I did for 3 years in my early 20s, or 3 times that now as a teacher - I ALWAYS spend every penny I earn and then some. It's frustrating; in theory I can easily survive on £50 a month spending money, because I did it for years, but I seem to find it incredibly difficult to remind myself of that.jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-1927696597581062382014-11-04T21:54:27.449+00:002014-11-04T21:54:27.449+00:00£33 is all I have to spend per month on EVERYTHING...£33 is all I have to spend per month on EVERYTHING that's not food or bills! But I guess having a toddler helps because my socialising is all home based or, in the summer, at the beach or park. Tbh gifts use up about 50% of my spare cash, the rest goes on books I can't get from the library (& then I wait until they are only few quid secondhand) & occasionally clothes or craft materials. I'm pretty used to just not buying stuff or doing things that cost £ so it doesn't really bother me as much as people might expect. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-43127466019456396042014-11-04T15:10:01.396+00:002014-11-04T15:10:01.396+00:00I didn't have a car until I was 30 and I suppo...I didn't have a car until I was 30 and I suppose if I had to, I could live without it. But it makes life so, so much easier!jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-83417898126549133162014-11-04T15:09:25.645+00:002014-11-04T15:09:25.645+00:00Well we're 4 days into November and the washin...Well we're 4 days into November and the washing machine's just broken, so don't hold out much hope of this month being any better!jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-85564622391632812232014-11-03T19:49:55.025+00:002014-11-03T19:49:55.025+00:00Oh lordy more than that some months and don't ...Oh lordy more than that some months and don't even have a car. :( I feel ta, there always seems to be something big that needs paying for it loads of little money sucking events; birthdays, leaving parties, work socials etc. Sigh. I hope next month is more of what you want it to be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363295171683526903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-42281735111980958172014-11-03T19:42:10.129+00:002014-11-03T19:42:10.129+00:00Yup, cars are a pain. I've toyed with giving m...Yup, cars are a pain. I've toyed with giving mine up so many times but I need it too much. Shame it's not been a good month for the spending ban, but that's how those things go. It's so easy to 'justify' spending that it can be hard to stay on track. And bearing in mind this is a shit time of year for saving....<br /><br />But you'll get there :)lonestarskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160504585185665463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-30023907990879249842014-11-03T18:44:34.786+00:002014-11-03T18:44:34.786+00:00Good luck! It's both harder and easier than I ...Good luck! It's both harder and easier than I thought it would be (which makes zero sense, I know!)jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-21477155363880294942014-11-03T18:44:10.098+00:002014-11-03T18:44:10.098+00:00Ooh exciting news about the car! But yep, they'...Ooh exciting news about the car! But yep, they're a total money-suck unfortunately. My big Christmas craft this year is going to be personalised tote bags, I'm hoping to do a DIY v soon.jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-23769248009009316942014-11-03T16:07:40.904+00:002014-11-03T16:07:40.904+00:00I'm going to do this; no unnecessary spending....I'm going to do this; no unnecessary spending. charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424341312136077664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-85695042932846825302014-11-03T08:25:49.955+00:002014-11-03T08:25:49.955+00:00Ah, cars are such a nightmare for expense aren'...Ah, cars are such a nightmare for expense aren't they. We just bought a new one yesterday so need to try and save more whenever we can. I'm trying to think of good handmade Christmas ideas, do you have any new ones this year? xLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474638740952798868noreply@blogger.com