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Mennies How much have I saved? Monthly Diary
A little history to begin........................... I used to be an avid memeber of this and every survey, cashback and PTC site going. I used to be the voucher, freebie queen and ebay queen. At the time I work shifts and had the whole morning at home to do all this. Now I work more hours and have a long commute I dont…
£650+ in 5 days!!!
I used to be a avid freebie hunter, bargain hunter, saver, ebayer, tightwad, cashbacker, survey taking, mystery shopping, couon using blagger The I stated to work longer hours and had a long commute to work and didnt have the time. Last Friday whilst off work for a week, i logged onto this site and had a scout round.…
Holiday savings - thanks Martin!
I have saved ££££'s on the cost of package holidays for myself and friends over the past couple of years by following Martins haggling advice. I have just booked a week's B&B in Dusseldorf, for my sister and myself, for £160 each, booking the flight and hotel separately on cheap deals. A similar package through a city…
thanks to you all
after reading about you all saving in your sealed pots, i bought a tin from home bargains in january and started saving £2 £1 50p and 20ps for my holiday in september, it was full today so i opened it ...... £326. so we will get extra treats on holiday this year:beer:
I have just saved
My insurance renewal has just come quoting £622 fully comp I have just followed all Martins steps for cheaper insurance and have managed to get it down to £313 and £42.50 cashback and a free MOT for my car which is due next month.:D This site never fails Thanks alot Martin :beer:
fixing things
Im so pleased with my hubby and the savings we made.He is a welder (when he had a job) but can turn his hand to most things. Lately, both our tumble dryer and our main oven packed up (they are only four years old, but out of guarantee, Im sure manufacturers put something into them to make them break just after the…
i made my target £4500
hey guys well last week i made my target of £4500 i saved so hard since just before xmas, i doubled my hours at work which helped loads and kept spending to a min, i joined cashback sites and surveys sites, so i would just like to say thanks to everyone for giving me lots of ideas. this site is great. i cant post of…
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