Wednesday 30.01.08 – Something for the Wife

Seen as it’s payday I’m going to treat the Wife to something special. It will have an impact on the spend.

Wednesday 30.01.08
Fuel – £15.00
Lunch – £2.20
Gift for Wife – £45.00
Total Spend – £62.70

Could have left
Nothing
Could have saved total = £0.00

Tuesday 29.01.08

NB – Didn’t buy a bottle of wine last night so I’m knocking £3.25 off today’s spend:

Tuesday 29.01.08
Train Fare – £14.00
Soft Mints – £0.50
KitKat – £0.50
6 Bottles Beer – £4.40
(Minus wine from last night – £3.25)
Total Spend – £16.15

Could have left:
Soft Mints – £0.50
KitKat – £0.50
6 Bottles Beer – £4.40
Could have saved total = £5.40

Monday 28.01.08 – Train Fare, Bacon Buttys & Pick Me Ups

Work day today, let’s try and keep it cheap:

Monday 28.01.08
Train fare – £8.50
Bacon butty – £1.50
Bus fare – £1.00
Bottle red wine – £3.25
Total spend – £14.25

Could have left:
Bacon butty – £1.50
Bus fare – £1.00
Bottle red wine – £3.25
Could have saved total = £5.75

Welcome to Daily Spends

Hi there. Daily spends is my new blog where I’m going to keep track of my daily spending habits. Every so often I’m going to look back at what’s been spent and see where I can make some changes.

I’m gonna start with yesterday’s spends. A cold January Sunday with not much to do except spend a little cash:

Sunday 28.01.08
Petrol – £10.06
Portion of Scallops from chippy – £1.76
Supermarket Shop – £9.96
*Wine
*Nappies
*Ice Cream
*Apples
Total Spend = £21.78What could I have left?:
Scallops – £1.76
Wine – £2.25
Total I Could Have Left = £4.05