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Your Two Cents: Do You Spend More Money on Weekends?

Sun, 02/03/2008 - 11:01am by SavvySugar
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Sometimes budgets are treated much like diets, which could be why it's tough for a lot of people to stick to them. Diets are harder to implement over the weekend because of eating out and drinking more and budgets follow a similar cycle. It's easier to follow a budget during the week because there's less free time to spend money. What's an easy fix? Just factor your extra weekend spending into your overall budget so that you don't end up dry before your next paycheck.

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  • snowbunny11's picture
    snowbunny11
    2

    Er, aren't 1 and 2 compatible answers? Like...spending more money on the weekend is given, but I budget for that? I don't think any of the guilt associated with extra weekend calories is the same as extra weekend cash. You grocery shop on the weekends, and you do most of your entertainment and clothes shopping on the weekends. There is nothing wrong with that!

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • snowbunny11's picture
    snowbunny11
    3

    I mean, if I'm spending money during the week, it means I'm buying Starbucks and lunch, not necessarily the most prudent purchases...though I love my coffee!

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • emalove's picture
    emalove
    6

    Oh yes...I usually go shopping on the weekends with my mom! My husband and I also do our grocery shopping and have a dinner/drinks night on the weekends too. So

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • tee0206's picture
    tee0206
    7

    Oh, yeah. I usually do a lot of grocery shopping on weekends, and I go out a lot. What can I say? I'm enjoying my 20s!

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • GlowingMoon's picture
    GlowingMoon
    8

    Yes, hubbie and I dine-out on the weekends, and it's factored within our budget. So it's cool.

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • acupofjoy's picture
    acupofjoy
    9

    Budget conscious...pinching pennies right now...so keeping it even all week long...saving to splurge a little on our first anniversary in a month. Smiling

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • verily's picture
    verily
    10

    I shop on the weekends. I only buy little things during the week.

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • tiff58's picture
    tiff58
    11

    Without a doubt. We barely spend anything during the week- except for gas, which is a HUGE expense for us (about $1,000/month).

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • pyleela's picture
    pyleela
    13

    My spending is pretty steady all days...wish I could say the same for my diet. **sigh**

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • julieulie's picture
    julieulie
    14

    Of course I do. We do our grocery shopping on the weekends, so that's $100 right there for groceries, which is way more than I spend during the week. Honestly, I often don't spend ANY money during the week -- I pack my lunch every day, don't have time to go shopping, very very rarely eat out, etc.

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • ames3560's picture
    ames3560
    15

    I spend less on the weekend, because grad school takes over my life on the weekend and I rarely go out Sad

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • Lovely_1's picture
    Lovely_1
    16

    Of course I do! I factor it in though as well Sticking out tongue

    I barely spend any money durning the weekends unless I go shopping at lunchtime or go for a grocery run. And my company pays for my gas...

    Weekends usually call for a mall trip, or a case of beer or some Grey Goose to enjoy somde drinks at home.
    I barely even go out to the bar either...maybe once or twice a month Smiling

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • Veekore's picture
    Veekore
    17

    I always spend more because of grocery shopping, errands, etc, that I don't get done during the week.

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • Advah's picture
    Advah
    18

    Yeah, but it's because I leave early and come back pretty late after work and tutoring in the evenings, so the weekend is the only moment where I can be out of my flat and not in my office. Smiling I don't even spend money on my lunch break since there's absolutely nothing around here, apart from a terrible deli!

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • ilanac13's picture
    ilanac13
    19

    i actually spend less on the weekends. during the week i buy food for lunch at work and then something on the way home for dinner but on the weekends - i don't usually have to pay. either my boyfriend or my mom takes care of the meals - so i have it easier. and i don't really go shopping on the weekends anymore. i used to be bad about it - but until i like my self image more - there will be no weekend shopping trips for me!

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • aimeeb's picture
    aimeeb
    20

    Eh not really. I don't try to go overboard just because I have more free time on my hands.

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • mandy_frost's picture
    mandy_frost
    21

    I chose the weekends are cheaper... but that's because I tend to be a HUGE fan of cheap happy hours, and less of a fan of going out on weekends.

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • Liss's picture
    Liss
    22

    I spend more on the weekends. I do my grocery shopping, any clothes shopping and stuff like that on the weekends. Plus we tend to eat out on the weekends.

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • Happsmjc's picture
    Happsmjc
    24

    ugh---this weekend i spent wayyyy too much money! I'm def. regretting it this morning!

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • swt strwbrry sgr's picture
    swt strwbrry sgr
    25

    i actually spend less on the weekends. mostly because i have no life and no where to go. i usually stay around the house and don't eat out. so I would say i save money on the weekends

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • alikat07's picture
    alikat07
    26

    I'm trying to spend less on the weekdays - like on lunch, etc. I enjoy spending more money of the weekends because it is normally a social function.

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • kissmesteph's picture
    kissmesteph
    27

    My spending is factored into my budget 90% of the time, I'd say. I do most of my errands on the weekend because I work full-time, so that's when most of my spending occurs.

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • bizzybee's picture
    bizzybee
    28

    I try to balance out my spending and budget my fun. I also try to do things that don't focus so much on shopping.

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • chancleta's picture
    chancleta
    29

    totally
    always do
    but then i factor it into the budget come monday
    if i over spent then the week is tight

    48 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • squeila's picture
    squeila
    30

    i think my weekends are pretty much the only time i spend money through the term. during term between work and uni i just don't have time to spend money other than food and transport.

    48 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • artsugar's picture
    artsugar
    31

    @mandy_frost: me too! I am a sucker for coffee breaks with pals and happy hours during the week... on the weekend I stay in, read and rest from my long week!

    48 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • DreaAST's picture
    DreaAST
    32

    I dread the weekends! We spend more and eat more, so I end up feeling fat and poor!!!!!

    48 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment

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