https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:59:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-896149 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:02:36 +0000 scotchbonnet 896149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ooh, this is good! I am joining for next week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-895943 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 21:32:29 +0000 Bao 895943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: good idea, Monday starts a new month so a fresh start :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-895938 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 21:30:23 +0000 regberadaisy 895938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: yup! I'm just going to do a monthly thread from now I'm though. But still weekly challenges. ;)</p> <p>@silver1: baby steps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-895874 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:39:51 +0000 silver1 895874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omg you ladies are so good!! I ended up buying snack almost every day this past week because I am so hungry in afternoons. I am planning to pack plenty of snacks for this next week. Since its short work week I am going to have small goal of not spending Mon-Wed!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-895795 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:39:22 +0000 Bao 895795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm starting next weeks no spend challenge tomorrow, a day early. We are on a tight boat right now! Can't wait to jump on the new thread to keep me motivated :) @regberadaisy: you will be making one Monday, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-893088 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:06:47 +0000 .twist. 893088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: OMG. I missed your BFP! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </p> <p>I'm out this week! Due to our city flooding and stuff, some costs and expenses came up that were unforseeeeen. I'll hop back on the bandwagon next week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-892982 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:34:34 +0000 looch 892982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to buy a mattress for my son's room, so I had to spend money, but they couldn't deliver it when promised, so when I called to cancel the order and I told the rep I was going to get it at another store, they agreed to refund me $100 on the cost if I rescheduled the delivery for another day! Woo hooo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-892979 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:33:19 +0000 HLK208 892979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I missed this thread BUT...I went 11 days without spending any money!! That's the longest I have ever gone. I'm going to try to make it two more weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-892055 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 22:06:22 +0000 mlm2934 892055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>this is an awesome challenge!! i am just now getting back into the HB scene, but I will definitely be joining this next week... the DH and I are all settled after making the move back to our hometown, except I am still unemployed from the move, so I def need a challenge like this to encourage me to do better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-886977 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 17:50:56 +0000 LovelyPlum 886977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I'd say the effort counts, even if technically you're not abiding strictly by the rules.</p> <p>And I did well today, even though doughnuts called my name All. Day. Long. Seriously, all day. That's all I wanted. But I resisted! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-886015 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:19:42 +0000 regberadaisy 886015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: bahah I feel like it should! haha ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-885935 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:04:51 +0000 runsyellowlites 885935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Awww boo! Don't emergencies count?</p> <p>I think I may be out... I got the planned hpt's yesterday BUT since I got a bfp I *needed* to get a digi (I didn't get one last time &amp; I really wanted to see the "pregnant"). Otherwise I haven't spent anything else. tehe </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-885910 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:58:17 +0000 regberadaisy 885910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm out this week. :(</p> <p>A emergency came up this morning and DH wasn't able to take anything out of the freezer so we'll be grabbing takeout for dinner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-883096 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:31:45 +0000 Springtime 883096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Joining! Today was my first day to bring my lunch to work. Yesterday I stayed at home so didn't make any purchases yesterday either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-881646 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 07:18:41 +0000 mediagirl 881646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Doing well this week so far. Yesterday I didn't leave the office. Leaving the office always leads to me spending money somehow, someway. </p> <p>We got a new coffee maker at work and it's making the coffee taste better, I swear it!</p> <p>I'm waking up at 5:30 and popping out of bed before I hit snooze. This gives me time to get a shower, get dressed and hair dried, plus time to make some eggs, pop a couple of english muffins in the toaster oven and start my coffee. Then I go up and get M ready to go. By the time we come back downstairs, the toast and coffee are ready, so we sit down to eat. This helps me from stopping for breakfast somewhere. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-881637 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 07:15:54 +0000 regberadaisy 881637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: you can do this!!!<br /> @T.H.O.U.: woohoo! Great job!</p> <p>I knew today was going to have to be a 2 cup of coffee day so I made an extra travel mug to bring to work with me. I probably looked a little crazy carrying 2 travel mugs of coffee on the train.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-881553 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 06:34:30 +0000 T.H.O.U. 881553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Thanks for the reminder! I brought my tea today to work and even though I don't love the lunch I have I am determined not to buy lunch today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-881246 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:15:02 +0000 LovelyPlum 881246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I mega fell off the bandwagon last week, but I'm down for this week! I did well today :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-881199 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 20:57:10 +0000 regberadaisy 881199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: woohoo! It's getting warm enough that's should make some iced coffee too!</p> <p>@T.H.O.U.: you can do this!</p> <p>@looch: don't think about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-879363 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:31:56 +0000 looch 879363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am joining this week, because I started the week off with a credit to an online purchase I made last week! $79 back in my bank account just by calling and asking for the price adjustment.</p> <p>Challenge is going to be not spending that $79. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-879349 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:26:58 +0000 T.H.O.U. 879349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love to try to join! I think I am going to try to limit myself to only purchasing 1 glass of tea per day (usually I grab 2 plus breakfast or lunch). </p> <p>We have dinner ready for tonight but we will have to go grocery shopping for the rest of the week. I really need new ideas for breakfasts and lunches! </p> <p>@runsyellowlites: Good job for not buying HPTs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-879250 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:00:08 +0000 runsyellowlites 879250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in this week! No spending for me... I'll use my freebie an a hpt either Wed or Fri if af still hasn't shown but otherwise every cent this week has been delegated &amp; accounted for and the checkbook has been locked down!</p> <p>I even went &amp; dug out my coffee pot so I can make my own iced coffee (I had been using via b/c I didn't want to go drag out the pot) Saved 2 bucks at the check out &amp; I get WAY more coffee! AND I didn't buy anymore hpt's yesterday! lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-challenge-week-4-624-628#post-879234 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 09:56:49 +0000 regberadaisy 879234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How did everyone do last week?</p> <p>************<br /> Welcome to week FOUR of our "no spending" challenge.</p> <p>Here are the official unofficial rules:</p> <p>1) This will take place Monday - Friday.</p> <p>2) What can you NOT spend money on?</p> <p>Generally speaking anything that will fall under your "fun money/allowance" category:<br /> Starbucks (coffee), lunch, candy bar from the gas station, a soda from the vending machine, etc.<br /> Grocery shopping and house improvement purchase do not count! But picking up a bag of chips or a hanging basket you don't "need" does! </p> <p>3) Because life happens we're given one "freebie". This could be a lunch or a cup of coffee in the morning, etc bc you were just running late or perhaps had a meeting.</p> <p>4) Generally speaking, shower, birthday, holiday, anniversary gifts, etc for other people are exempt! </p> <p>Let's check in with each other throughout the day and I will def check in every night! Don't admit defeat before even starting! If we can't do it all the way this week, aim to do better next time! </p> <p>HAPPY NO SPENDING!</p> <p>************</p> <p>Who's joining this week?!</p> <p>I already used my freebie :( for an emergency breakfast sandwich. I forgot breakfast this morning and was <i>starving</i>!!!</p> <p>P.S. Starting next week I'm just going to start a monthly thread! Try to pare down the # of threads. </p>