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Finished hampers ***PICTURES ONLY****

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  • Previously posted 18mth-2year old toddler.


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    Contents
    Basket approx 79p (Wilkos?) Had
    Circus Jigsaw £1.29 Instore
    Animal Lift the flap book £1.99 (RRP £4) Had
    Pig's Tale £1 (T)
    Scary Things book 99p (RRP £3 The Works) had
    Woody Disney bubbles £1.29 (Asda RRP £1.79)

    Cost £7.29 (new spend £3.58) - RRP value £11.79 min
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • Another finished basket to show - again for a little girl aged 4-7

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    Pink mini basket 3 set from Wilkos originally £5 paid £1.25
    2 flumps 10p each and 2 pencils 10p each with erasers
    Disney princess eau de toilette originally £6 now £3 (TJ Hughes)
    Gazillions Disney bubbles originally £2 at Asda paid £1.29

    Value £13.40, new spend £3, total spend £5.94
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • Well I've done my (winnie the pooh) garden hamper (posted previously)
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    Contents
    Childhood sweets at the bottom (cheaper than shred!)
    Winnie the pooh stickers on heavy glass jar which I've then put 12 garden journal ideas in and mostly tied with purple, silver etc ribbon - having pasted them on pretty papers first
    A printed garden in a year from the BBC website - putting in the plastic sleave (recycled)
    Winnie the pooh cross stitch RRP £2 Tesco
    Winnie the pooh books RRP £6
    Personalised journal (£1 book from Asda with picture and personalisation on the front. I've then added a couple of messages inside on how to use the journal in a jar....
    Basket RRP £3 Wilkos
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
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    Girl large basket, for partners cousin
    Soft pink blanket
    Winnie Pooh comb set
    Pink piggy bank
    Soft ted
    Soft rattle
    booties
    socks
    2 x pretty pink vests
    comforter
    2 Muslin squares , used rolled up to lft some of the items at the front

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    For my partners sister , just had a baby boy on Tuesday, from my daughter
    Its a boy gift bag , padded out with shred
    Soft toy stork with teddy rattle
    Baby's 1st's frame
    Baby's 1st Trinket box

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    Gift from us
    Cot/pram blanket,tied with ribbon
    Musical teddy
    comforter
    little book of bedtime stories
    prince rattle
    hooded towel
    bath thermometer
    5 x Johnson baby products
    soft sponge
    2x bibs
    2 x slogan vests
    scratch mitts
    socks
    6 nappies at bottom for padding and a rolled muslin square to lift items at the front
  • towel wedding cake


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  • My posts just vanished :mad: Here it is again, I think.
    Simple Shampoo & Conditioner
    Simple Antibacterial Handwash
    Simple Relax Body Wash
    Simple Nourishing Body Wash
    Simple Moisturise Bath Cream £6 (£1 each from poundland)
    Basket £1 (poundland)
    Just needs wrapping & bow for finishing touch
    Total £7
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    As above, 6 Simple products £6 (£land)
    Scrunchie (not on piccy) £0.00 (free from out of one of my many xmas boxes last yr)
    Box I recycled, was a package in post so cut top off and put metallic wrap paper on £0.00 (free)
    Total £6
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    This had to be a cheap & looks cramped til I organise it a bit better.
    Bath set (plastic case, scrunchie, body glove, exfoliating towel thingy & foot pummet) 99p (B & M)
    Radox Muscle Soak & Stress Relief twin pack £1.89 (B & M)
    Total £2.88
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  • rainmac
    rainmac Posts: 7,063 Forumite
    Home Insurance Hacker! Cashback Cashier
    Here's another tea set I've made up...

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    It's for my OH's uncle and contains: mug (99p Ikea second); teabags (£1.20ish), Galaxy mini choc bars (3 from pack of 10 £1.89 so about 60p); coaster (I cross stitched this in Xmasy colours with threads and fabric I had already and just bought a coaster to pop it in for £1); shortbread biscuits (62p Tesco).
    :wave: If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain :wave:
  • Hi everyone,
    here is my first ever basket, for SIL for Christmas.

    Contents:

    2009 hardback page per day diary - £1 - poundland
    Body shop Bath Lilly - 50p - ebay
    Socks 50p tesco
    facemask - 89p superdrug
    Flannel cup cake with strawberry heart bath bomb on top
    make up brush set, £1 tesco
    Cancer research, car air freshener and compact with brush - £2 - cancer research shop
    Radox bath smoothie 78p
    Hand cream - 50p poundland
    hot choc sachet - 20p
    funky tissues
    nail file and nail stick

    (I think that is the lot!!)

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    just the wrapping to tackle now....
    The good you do comes back to you.
    DFW Long haul supporters No: 134
    ;)
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,971 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
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    Previously posted....
    Shopaholic Mug (as you get older three things start to happen... firstly you start to forget things, and I can't remember the other 2) contains journal items £2 (supermarkets)
    personalised journal book £1 (Asda)
    Doggy fashion book £1 RRP £5 The Works
    Pooches book £1.99 RRP £5 The Works
    Doggy Tray 49p Home and Bargain
    Candle holders 29p each ikea, candles approx 10p each in the sale
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
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