My Thrifty Ways to Save Money

I_Love_comps · 28 August 2016 at 7:52AM

Thank you JIL for posting on this thread..

We did not smash the pot my husband cut a round hole at the bottom and then put a piece of plastic back into the hole.

What amazes me though is the price of these pots and that they are sold saying to smash them - we had ours as a gift - I would not have spent that much buying one.

I_Love_comps · 28 August 2016 at 7:56AM

Morning. Lovely and sunny here today.

No coins to put in the pot today.

Thanks to the Tesco Orchard Programme I have my meat part of the Sunday Dinner free today.

Surveys are another thing I take part in.

oystercatcher · 28 August 2016 at 12:23PM

I used to like the Boots rewards system but then I noticed that many things I was buying in there are actually much cheaper elswhere .
Basics like Paracetamol, allergy tablets, plasters, moisturiser, shampoo. They are significantly cheaper in Wilkinsons. It is well worth shopping around.

[Deleted User] · 29 August 2016 at 10:21AM

Wilkinsons are really good for over-the counter stuff far cheaper than Boots or Lloyds.I always check there first before I go into a chemist nowadays .My late Dad would be horrified as he was a chemist all of his life and I was born 'over the shop'

:):) But when he was dispensing stuff there wasn't the mass markets there are today and often he would be making stuff on the premises.I can remember counting and stacking prescriptions that my Dad had to parcel up and send off somewhere when I was a little girl, and I think back then a Drs. prescriptions was 1/- (5p) for the 'script no matter how many items were on there How times have changed today

JackieO xx

maman · 29 August 2016 at 4:32PM

oystercatcher wrote: »

I used to like the Boots rewards system but then I noticed that many things I was buying in there are actually much cheaper elswhere .
Basics like Paracetamol, allergy tablets, plasters, moisturiser, shampoo. They are significantly cheaper in Wilkinsons. It is well worth shopping around.

Perhaps it's not very mse but when I want to buy expensive cosmetics or perfume for myself or for gifts it's better value to go to Boots. It's very rare (unless perhaps a Blue Cross day) for the prices to vary between John Lewis, Debenhams and Boots so the points are useful.

miniondancer · 29 August 2016 at 4:48PM

I_Love_comps wrote: »

Today I have just put two 50 pence piece coins into a large bottle.

Well done ILC, :j - Definitely well worth doing

im housebound now due to poor physical health but when i was out and about and would be spending cash as opposed to now where i do everything online,

Every evening i would empty out all the change from my pockets no matter how much or how little there was and throw it into a plastic box which had a lid on it and a hole cut in the corner which was exposed to me,

one year i took it out in August time and was very pleased when i had it all counted and bagged up for the bank, i couldnt see how much was building up when in the box but by not carrying change around my pockets were in shape in all clothes so saving replacing and repairs and the total of 8 months of the box was a total of £810 which was a lovely bonus, from loose change to hard cash and i didnt miss the change at all, a lot of it was 1p, 2p and 5p pieces but they added up well

The only change that didnt go to this was my 20p bag which was kept in glove compartment of the car and covered parking fees, i had a fob for shopping trolleys on my keyring and kept a bank bag of 10 pound coins in my handbag which covered charity donations / collections / emergency chocolate etc

luxor4t · 29 August 2016 at 5:00PM

oystercatcher wrote: »

I used to like the Boots rewards system but then I noticed that many things I was buying in there are actually much cheaper elswhere .
Basics like Paracetamol, allergy tablets, plasters, moisturiser, shampoo. They are significantly cheaper in Wilkinsons. It is well worth shopping around.

I save my Boots points to use in the 70% off sale in January. I buy gifts for the birthday list, and stock up on toiletries for the year.

[Deleted User] · 29 August 2016 at 5:01PM

Love the idea of 'emergency' chocolate

:)

I_Love_comps · 30 August 2016 at 6:18AM

Morning Everyone.

Oystercatcher and JackieO I do not have a Wilkinsons within walking distance to me and as it would mean a £4 bus ride to visit it I do not go very often - maybe once a year.

I do have a very large T's which stocks all price ranges of goods. Also a Savers and a £ land which is good.

I do not use Boots as often as I used too - but they do have offers and you do get 4 points for every £ spent.

luxor4t I like the 70% off sale too - over the years I have bought many gift sets - this years sale was disappointing though.

miniondancer - Well done on saving that amount in small change.

Not spent anything over the bank holiday weekend - but need to go out today and stock up - so I will see what change I get .

Have a good day all xx

[Deleted User] · 30 August 2016 at 7:07AM

ILC make sure you have something to eat before you shop, for some reason you will spend more if you are hungry /peckish

, menu plan before you go with things you already have in stock, also make a list of essentials you NEED and only take enough cash to cover with perhaps a pound or two over just in case, that way you won't over spend either, lots of small things that will add up when put together

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