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  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
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    georgiebrown0 wrote: »
    Hi can you add another £21 to my total please #74 forgot to post last week.

    Thank you


    Hi Georgie,


    Totals updated, I make that £51 is that correct?


    Ellie x
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  • triple_choc_chip
    triple_choc_chip Posts: 1,130 Forumite
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    Just £2 to add this week but never mind, it's going in the right direction. Recently I've found that my tcb purchases are not tracking and I now have about six appeals on the go. It seems to have been since upgrading to windows 10 although it may not be connected.
    Anyways.... #3 £117/£732 :)
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  • Scottishmummy
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    #69

    Another £21 added today bringing me up to £105 :j
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  • triple_choc_chip
    triple_choc_chip Posts: 1,130 Forumite
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    Tesco vouchers have arrived so adding the £6 taking me up to:

    #3 £123/£732

    Thanks Ellie :)
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
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  • lbm2016
    lbm2016 Posts: 24 Forumite
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    Quick question I get £30 next vouchers as part of my job 3 times a year can I add these instead of money? as I always use them in the sales to put away presents for Christmas
    DWP £45/£420 Left £355.00 Mum £1,154.00/ £5,750.00 Left £4,596.00
    Over draft £400/£2000 Left £1,600.00 Friend £300/£300 PAID :T
    Total £1,919.00/£8470.00 Left £6,551.00 23% Paid
    PAYDBX16- #129 £1,919.00/ £8,470.00 23% paid
    £1 a day for Christmas #92 £92/£365
    Crazy clothes challenge #35 £0 / £0
  • triple_choc_chip
    triple_choc_chip Posts: 1,130 Forumite
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    lbm2016 wrote: »
    Quick question I get £30 next vouchers as part of my job 3 times a year can I add these instead of money? as I always use them in the sales to put away presents for Christmas
    Well I would say definitely! (because all of mine is vouchers and points :D) Anything that has a monetary value and is being saved towards Xmas must surely count.
    You're very good to save those by the way, I don't think I could make them last! :rotfl:
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
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    It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this tub of ice-cream, 🍨 but the important thing is that I tried...
  • triple_choc_chip
    triple_choc_chip Posts: 1,130 Forumite
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    On the subject of not saving... I have accumulated 6000 points (£60) on surveys. I'm tempted to:
    a) cash in for an e-voucher and spend on me :j
    b) get a voucher and send to Sis (struggling at the moment and won't accept any help) :A
    c) leave in until Xmas - it isn't counted in my total as yet :money:

    So what to you think? Should it be :j or:A or :money:?
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for🎄Xmas ☃️ 🎁 2024 £107/£365 29.3%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £6.9k/£63.1k
    It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this tub of ice-cream, 🍨 but the important thing is that I tried...
  • lbm2016
    lbm2016 Posts: 24 Forumite
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    triple_choc_chip wrote: »
    Well I would say definitely! (because all of mine is vouchers and points :D) Anything that has a monetary value and is being saved towards Xmas must surely count.
    You're very good to save those by the way, I don't think I could make them last! :rotfl:

    Thank you for your help thought they could be wanted to check as it's the first year of doing this :) it's hard to keep them lol I try to see them as wages else I would waste them
    DWP £45/£420 Left £355.00 Mum £1,154.00/ £5,750.00 Left £4,596.00
    Over draft £400/£2000 Left £1,600.00 Friend £300/£300 PAID :T
    Total £1,919.00/£8470.00 Left £6,551.00 23% Paid
    PAYDBX16- #129 £1,919.00/ £8,470.00 23% paid
    £1 a day for Christmas #92 £92/£365
    Crazy clothes challenge #35 £0 / £0
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
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    lbm2016 wrote: »
    Quick question I get £30 next vouchers as part of my job 3 times a year can I add these instead of money? as I always use them in the sales to put away presents for Christmas

    Great idea! You can add your cash anyway you like, if it works for you then go for it;)

    Ellie x
    Debt Free 1st March 2017

    My diary: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2599257&page=36
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
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    triple_choc_chip wrote: »
    On the subject of not saving... I have accumulated 6000 points (£60) on surveys. I'm tempted to:
    a) cash in for an e-voucher and spend on me :j
    b) get a voucher and send to Sis (struggling at the moment and won't accept any help) :A
    c) leave in until Xmas - it isn't counted in my total as yet :money:

    So what to you think? Should it be :j or:A or :money:?

    You're doing well with your saving so that would be a nice treat. Could you split it in two and have half for your sister and half for you?

    Ellie x
    Debt Free 1st March 2017

    My diary: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2599257&page=36
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