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What is the ONE thing you refuse to scrimp and save on?

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  • has to be heinz sauce, no other will do.

    and my girls food, i am happy to have the less quality food but make sure the girls nearly always have the best
    total -nov07 [strike]£25,526[/strike] jan08 [strike]£23,246[/strike] May08 [STRIKE]£21,171[/STRIKE] June 08 £20,964
  • Lorne
    Lorne Posts: 770 Forumite
    Tea, shampoo and conditioner!
    Thanks for the advice Martin! :money:
    Member no. 920 - Proud to be dealing with our debts
  • Mudbath
    Mudbath Posts: 5,479 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    My 'treat' every Tuesday afternoon - it can be a cake, a posh bar of choccie or posh icecream. It's the only time I don't work, the children are at school and I read a book and have my treat! Sad eh!
  • fletch3163
    fletch3163 Posts: 900 Forumite
    Loo Roll.......... or mince
    Grocery Challenge M: £450/£425.08 A: £400/£:eek:.May -£400/£361 June £380/£230 (pages 18 & 27 explain)
  • TwinkletoeA
    TwinkletoeA Posts: 19 Forumite
    Oops I have a few.

    Butter - only anchor for me I am afraid.

    No 7 Boots make up - I do try to only get it when 3 for 2 and use my points.

    Squash - cheap squash is ewwwy

    My DH will mot compromise on tea and coffee & washing powder.
  • i'm starting to get worried, lots of people are saying mince and i always buy the asda smart price and it's really nice??? should i be worried
    total -nov07 [strike]£25,526[/strike] jan08 [strike]£23,246[/strike] May08 [STRIKE]£21,171[/STRIKE] June 08 £20,964
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Decent coffee.

    :coffee:
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • adam060577
    adam060577 Posts: 14 Forumite
    fletch3163 wrote: »
    Loo Roll.......... or mince



    Ditto, cheap mince, YUK-A-VE _pale_
  • garnettgirl
    garnettgirl Posts: 91 Forumite
    cheap mince..........bleurgh.....
    Pay off a Debt by Christmas 2008 Challenge: £1500 overdraft
    Total paid off: £235
    Comping: July wins: The Who tribute band tickets (£24), MP3 download, Man Utd DVD (£17), Life's too F'ing short book (£13)
  • prehaps i'm just an excellent cook,;) but it always tastes yummy!!
    total -nov07 [strike]£25,526[/strike] jan08 [strike]£23,246[/strike] May08 [STRIKE]£21,171[/STRIKE] June 08 £20,964
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