April Budget Challenge
The February-March Lunch Challenge was such a success that I decided to do an April Challenge as well.
The month of April is going to be a Budget Challenge. Can you think of one category that you always overspend in, or that you really want to cut back on? It could be anything – groceries, clothing, cell phone, gas, beauty products, magazines/books, etc. – basically any variable expense you have.
The challenge for April is to set a budget for a particular category, and stick to it. If you would like to join me in my challenge, please leave a comment and indicate what the category is you’re going to set your budget in, and how much your budget is for.
At the end of every week, I’ll post a weekly recap, and you can report back with how much you spent, and how much you have left!
The great thing about this challenge is that you get to set a budget for your lifestyle, and for the category that you want to work the most at.
Dining Out:
- eking out – $0 for lunch
- The Bright Side – $0 for lunch/snacks/drinks out
- Triskit - $0 for lunch
- Debt in Seattle – $15 for lunch
- Rhonda – $30 for lunch
- anonymous – $50 (while at work) <— name, please!?
- change is a good thing – $50
- clubneary – $50 (while at work)
- Ginger - $50
- krystalatwork – $50
- Slalom is not extinct – $50
- VineLady - $50
- Mary Sue – $80
- pennypincher – $100
- JanePlain – $200
Groceries:
- Shanti @ Antishay – $25/week
- Frugalista Files – $50/week (includes all food)
- D.C. 2 – $80
- Chicky – $100 (for 2 people)
- A – $120
- SheGazelle – $120 (for 2 people)
- Bouncing Back – $125
- Alex – $150
- BeachGirl – $150
- Ellen – $150 (includes all food)
- Natalie - $200 (includes all food)
- SpillingBuckets - $250 (for 2 people)
- Debt Dieter – $300 (includes all food)
- The Bright Side – $300
Beauty/Health Products:
- Ginger – $60
Clothing:
- desiarabi - $0
- JusBComingFrugalat21 – $0
- NIUiceprincess – $50
- J. Savings – $50
- Dolly Iris – $200 (from tax refund)
Entertainment:
- Pirj – $50
- Kate - $60
- HighClassLowIncome – $180
Miscellaneous:
Car:
- VixenOnABudget – $100 (gas)
Other:
- DIVA1984 – to bring lunch to work every day.
- Erin – $100 into savings.
- GildedButterfly – to not go over-budget in any category for April.
- Hyperchondriac – to only buy 2 Starbucks drinks per week.
- L – $1,400 into savings.
- LisaClark – $200 for spending.
- Meli – to not buy random snacks throughout the week.
- shinyruby2 – $150 into savings.
- Shuchong – to refrain from taking any cash out of the ATM machine.
- Slalom is not extinct – to develop a budget.
- Tough Broad – $1,200 towards CC debt.
- vrs – to develop a budget.
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