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

jamtart6

scuzz- i got my jar from avon but they are available from lots of places nowadays!

The Rudolph Club is hosted on the 25th of each and every month by none other than our Pink Lady Mel on this very thread! It is basically dedicating some time on each 25th of the month to Christmas, whether it is 15 minutes sorting out presents or a couple of hours making xmas cards to be ready for the big day, and also updating one another on the preparations for Christmas, and basically allowing us Christmas nuts to be organised and chat about the big day at least once a month


Bit random but if anyone ever fancied a Lumie alarm clock but can't afford silly money, AVON do a battery operated one for £10 (until midnight tonight, free del and 15% Quidco) here . I posted on the grabbit board and it was quite popular. Might be a good present for an older person....?

scuzz

Ah thank you for that. A great idea dedicating time once a month. I'll have to get involved:cool:

candyblue

Well I must say everyone seems to be doing well, I have got my notebook sorted and am getting everything organised to update on 25th.

I am having a break in Jan from xmas cards and then will start making some every month until xmas.Hopefully this year I wont have 80 cards to make as a last minute order with 5 days notice!!

JordanShannon

I'm writing down every idea i get as i go along, also the 25th of every month(apart from december) is now marked on my calendar and diary
Connexions emailed me back today so i have to send off a CV and a cover letter to them where they may or may not accept me.:rotfl: I have officially been bitten by the crafting bug, and i am now ITCHING to get stuck in. I have a four page list of exactly what i want to get me crafting
AND okay i know this is really sad but i got to sit in a car today and its the car that i want!!! lol :rotfl:
..xx

scattymam1

My notebook is sorted for birthdays and christmas 2009 - excited to get going.:T

Thought I would let you all know what surveys I do and what rewards I can get from them - thought it might help someone

Like you Jammy I am really concentrating on argos or amazon as most money spent is either on toys for kids or dvds so they would be helpful.
I would really like to find a review site deal like the qype one but I'm too slow and I keep missing out.

here goes:

IPSOS (or iap interactive)(my best rewarder) Whsmith, argos, john lewis, amazon, boots arcadia, leisure vouchers

Lightspeed (my joint best rewarder over the last few months especially)
amazon, paypal, boots, argos, hmv, currys and absolutely loads more

Toluna (takes a while but you do get there eventually) halfords, hmv, amazon, sainsburys

pinecone research - was getting lucheon vouchers but changed to paypal credit

I've started quidco, slicethepie and I do tesco and boots points. I am an avid collector of coke zone points and use the points for gifts for people or for cinema tickets when we have a brithday or special occasion.

Onepoll - pay out cash when you reach £40 - (takes a while too but hey what else am I doing while dd watches wall-e for like the tenth time!!!

I just have to add that I either get vouchers sent to my address, vouchers received through my e-mail or money paid through paypal but I don't do any where I would have to give my bank details - I also never answer a survey where they ask questions about who I bank with or ask for my mobile phone number - if those questions come up I just give up on that survey.:D

Also, keep an eye out on here but also on the 'up your income' board as often survey sites or one off surveys are posted there.

jamtart6

Thanks Scattymam that is really useful! Hello mum2one as well I can see you are lurking about! How are you and my favourite little hoodie doing?

Can I just say a massive thank you to chocolate.orange, pinkladymel and furrypig for all the fun we had doing Chrimbo Bingo on Quidco(Quidco christmas promotion) ....we each got a Grand Total of.....................................................*drum roll* ....................... £7.50 bonus cashback EACH (plus normal cashback) just for shopping at the places we would normally shop (well if you include Saville Row and the Body Shop but thats another story ) I am made up as I wouldn't have even got one card on my own without you guys ...OK I promise never to mention Chrimbo Bingo again...thanks to you all who read this thread who let us natter about it even if it did you head in *MWAH*

JordanShannon

Okay i now have another thing to add to my list....stray sock sewing lol
Please help, i'm getting a massive starter kit for everything on my birthday BUT i want to know of things that i can buy and would be useful to me when i actually start making and creating my crafts, is there anything you can recommend??
..xx

pretzelnut

hi,
im reading through this site and i just cant get my head around the cashback sites, i know its probably really simple, but i have tried to get into using them for the last year, but i always forget. Can anyone point me in the best direction of where to get the best advice to get myself started. I did a lot of online shopping this year so i really shouldnt be throwing money away should I?

mum2one

jamtart6 wrote: »

Thanks Scattymam that is really useful! Hello mum2one as well I can see you are lurking about! How are you and my favourite little hoodie doing?

My little hoodie has just started Marshal Arts, shes been asking since her bday, so I gave in arranged a freebie intro session, and she took to it like a duck to water, in one way Im plzed, but more money......... We get 4 weeks worth of lessons free, that helps, the novelty may of worn of by then. If it doesnt its lessons £4.00 a time, (payable in advance!!), then the white karate suit!!
She has a better social life than me, swimming lessons, ballet and tap, now this marshall arts saga!

Think it may be time to look a sugar daddy!

sarahf191979

Morning Everyone

been really busy here, just wanted to say Thankyou to Pink Lady Mel for your kind words yesterday

"Sarah, I am wishing you some love and strength to get through this month as I know it will be hard. Being a wife and mother you never get time to think for yourself because you have to think and love everyone else... I hope you are ok x"

you really choked me up, as you hit the nail on the head and I hadn't realised it myself until you said it honey. You are so Lovely and kind I don't know what I would have done if I hadn't joind your wonderful thread and found all my ORGANISED FRIENDS!!

Thanks Mel your Brill! and Thanks to all my ORGANISED FRIENDS too!!

Got Loads to do today, just don't seem to be getting anywhere at the mo, am gonna try and get somewhere today as the tomorrow and the weekend are already taken up with other things.

Catch you all in a bit

Love

Sarah
xx