Stingy month: week 1

The results are in for week 1!

So far, Graeme has spent £34.69.

I have spent £63.92.

This consists of:
- £16 on flights to Berlin
- £10.73 on junk food/snacks
- £1.70 on a bus fare
- £27.01 on three birthday presents
- £8.48 on a CD for me.

Therefore I must spend less money on crap food, holidays and music. However, I am going to London tomorrow, which does not bode well...

Income includes £10 that I found on the floor, and £5.55 my mum gave me for a train ticket.

Stingy month begins!

So here are the rules for mine and Graeme's competition to spend as little money as possible in November:

1) Only money spent during the month counts, ie. electricity or water bills that have been prepaid don't count.
2) Rent doesn't count.
3) Heavily relying on the generousity/lending of friends will be seen as 'not in the spirit of the rules'.
4) Our own accounts of our spending will be official.
5) We are allowed to ask for details of each other's spending.
6) We each should publish a weekly total.
7) Cheques count on the day they are written.
8) Income cannot be deducted from expenditure, but can be taken note of for side interest.
9) The prize has something to do with German Christmas markets.

As I will update this every Monday, I'll give my lowdown for yesterday here:
1/11/09 - £16 on return flights to Berlin

I'm not dead

I am still here! Fun times have been had in Dublin, two forms of employment have been found and a throat infection has been overcome!

The month of November will be my so-called 'Stingy Month' - I'm having a competition with my friend Graeme to see who can spend the least money in November. There will be weekly updates with full financial breakdowns, how exciting!