Project 200
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£170
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This will be the challenge of the month. I'm challenging myself to live on £200 this month. This money excludes my rent but includes everything else I spend- phone bill, monthly bus pass, groceries and other stuff.
I did a calculation last month. I should be able to live comfortably but not lavishly. After all, after deducting transport costs (About £50 a month on a monthly bus pass) and £30 on phone bill, I'll have £120 left. Groceries will take about 1/3 of the £120 so I should have about £80 to spend on shopping(cough!), eating out and what not.
The credit card and debit cards are evil so they are out of the wallet for the month. From today onwards, I will only carry cash when I go out. I aim to make this blog a diary to keep track of my spending this month.
Let's see if I'm up to this challenge! ;)
£170
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This will be the challenge of the month. I'm challenging myself to live on £200 this month. This money excludes my rent but includes everything else I spend- phone bill, monthly bus pass, groceries and other stuff.
I did a calculation last month. I should be able to live comfortably but not lavishly. After all, after deducting transport costs (About £50 a month on a monthly bus pass) and £30 on phone bill, I'll have £120 left. Groceries will take about 1/3 of the £120 so I should have about £80 to spend on shopping(cough!), eating out and what not.
The credit card and debit cards are evil so they are out of the wallet for the month. From today onwards, I will only carry cash when I go out. I aim to make this blog a diary to keep track of my spending this month.
Let's see if I'm up to this challenge! ;)
Hehe, good luck with that! :D
Posted by
Jason Lioh |
19:27
the trouble with moderated comments is I could have swore I commented something in here about that, but now I am not so sure I did!!!
Anyhow, I wished I made proper budget programs earlier.. many years ago. I have no idea where everything disappeared to.. Now I use my pocket quicken on my pda, backed up by a simple excel sheet to keep better track..
Hope yours work too!
Posted by
L B |
23:47
Thanks, jason
I don't want spam, dear LB. It's annoying. I'm never good with budgeting. Did that once when I first came to UK but didn't seem to work. Dad just sent me more and more money. Now he stopped.. that's why I'm up for that challenge! :P
Posted by
MooPig |
02:36