The Thrifty Gifty Girls 'n' Guys 2009 (Organised & Money Neutral for All Occasions)

furrypig

just wanted to say the whispers brush pens are back on craftsuperstore and yes Choocie o I did order them (how mush money have I spent on craft stuff in the last week!!??)

jamtart6

Here is my first money neutral list of gifts for birthdays this year. All those in purple are sorted All those in black need a few things more buying/I ask that person what they want. For all the presents I have currently bought I have spent £46.97, but have got £116 in my 'cash pot' from surveys, cashback etc. and the rest I have bought with my vouchers or Boots points so no 'real' cash is spent.

Valentines - 2 gifts bought inc. wii game, need a home made present
Mothers day - Chanel bought, need a few other bits
Dad's birthday - smelly set & whisky bought, need a few other bits
Friends birthday - Smelly set & voucher - complete
Friends birthday - Necklace - complete
OH's birthday - smelly set, need other bits
Friends birthday - vouchers - complete
Friends birthday - Necklace - complete
Friends birthday - Smelly Set & bag - complete
Friends birthday - nothing yet will ask
Father's Day - nothing yet
Friend's baby's birthday - In the night garden toy - complete
Mum's b'day -
Dad's b'day -
Grandad's b'day -

Cash spent: £46.97
Cash fund from Cashback/survey sites etc. : £116.67
:ACash spare for other gifts: £69.70:A

Hope this helps for anyone just starting out...please ask if you are confused xx

pinkladymel

Jammy you are so lovely. I am so lucky to have met a friend like you xx I don't mind about my things.. The kids already had enough for christmas so I didn't get greedy and order loads of toys. Sylph wanted In the Night Garden things for her little boy and I just SO hope hers went through.

jamtart6

ooh well if you dont get it you can still let me know and ill send you a pressie just cos you are lovely

sylph - I got one inthenightgarden thing for a friends little one (im not up on my kids toys, I just heard another friend say this night garden thing was popular...so got a toy for my friends babys 1st birthday), but basically I can easily get something else so if you don't get your order of night garden then you are more than welcome to it

Happy Thursday everyone! xx feeling very cheerful!

SugarSpun

Hello everyone ...

Still almost nothing done in the way of Christmas shopping, but a spare present from last year is getting reassigned for a birthday later in the year and some things at least are taken care of.

In other news, my wedding is next month and things remain to be organised, but I'm no longer feeling any morning sickness at all and we're now past the bedrest and the dangerous stage. Hurrah!

Very impressed by all you people and your hard work and staying up late for Boots. I hope you all get your stuff!

pinkladymel

Jammy you have just totally made me feel so positive and happy this morning You are the best!! I think my Boots order JUST came this morning but the stupid delivery man took it next door.. HOW fast was THAT!!?

SugarSpun, I was thinking about you and your pregnancy and hoping you was doing well. I am so glad to hear you are out of the woods, when is your first scan?

ForeverBlowingBubbles

Hi all,

Just popped in to see how you're all doing (avoided coming here yesterday for fear of wanting to rush to Boots and spend more money i dont have - so not good at the money neutral thing!).

my craft superstore order arrived yesterday and my nice neighbour took it in for me so i didnt have to go collect it at the weekend my new stuff is just sooooo lovely ... i played with my new pens for ages ...prob not such a good idea as i was supposed to be preparing for an interview today but oh well!!

furrypig - glad you got your whispers pens

sylphraven & pinkladymel - i hope you get your Boots items, it'd be awful to have spent all that time trying to order them and not get it

Jamtart6 - you are soo nice offering your bits out to others, not sure i've ever known anyone like you! And thanks for posting your list, its made it a bit clearer to me how my list should be shaping up - i'd completely forgotten to include mothers/fathers day and valentines day etc

pinkladymel

I have just updated my blog with my latest Scrapbook apprentice work, for those that like to check it out:
http://pinkladymel.blogspot.com

As I promised to post sneak peeks every month to a few people

pinkladymel

ForeverBlowingBubbles wrote: »

Hi all,

Jamtart6 - you are soo nice offering your bits out to others, not sure i've ever known anyone like you!

I know.. isn't she a tart.. offering your bits out to others Jammy.. we have never known ANYTHING like you before I am kidding!!!

rufusdog52

Hi everyone, I have made up my list after seeing jamtarts list and thought I was on the way to being money neutral until I saw all the dont know yet bits lol. The green ones I have made a start on and the rest in black are to do.

Valentines - already have a card, knitting a teddy bear from a kit I was given so free
March - Grandson 2s birthday - dont know yet
May - Sons birthday - dont know yet
June - Daughter 2s camping trip to be paid - £100 owing £60 paid all from daily click sites
Fathers day - usually just send a card which I will make
July - daughter 2s birthday - dont know yet
August - OH 30th - scrapbook bought and started, want 30 presents so far have ten
Grandaughters birthday - dont know yet, would like to knit her something
September - Dads birthday - dont know yet
November - Daughter 1s birthday - knitted cardigan, had the wool given free just need a pattern
Grandon 1s birthday - dont know yet
December - OH - dont know yet
Son - dont know yet
Girlfriend - dont know yet
Daughter 1 - dont know yet
Boyfirend - dont know yet
Daughter 2 - probably a basket with make up etc
Grandson 1 - dont know yet
Grandson 2 - dont know yet
Grandson 3 - dont know yet
Grandaughter - dont know yet
4 nieces presents - knitted dolls, alreadys tarted knitting them
Other child relatives - selection boxes