Two weeks in
This challenge of spending only £5 a day has been much harder than I had anticipated. For instance, do I count buying after school snacks for the children within this budget, and what exactly is a necessity? The weather here is freezing and I would love go get some thermals but are they really necessary or would an extra t-shirt do instead? I also discover how easy it is to mindlessly spend, when I'm out and about I think 'oh must get a paper' and then I remember I can't or I'm peckish and start looking eagerly at the rows of snacks and again I have to literally hold myself back as it is so easy to think, it's only 60p! It's these 'onlys' that have resulted in a larger than desired credit card balance, a muffin top and a house full of clutter! So I simply choose not to buy, and soothe my rumbling tummy with the fact there are some uneaten biscuits at home. There have been many failures though, meeting friends and staying in budget has been almost imp