Thrifty Gifty - Money Making for Christmas & All Ocassions 2009

fedupandskint

Totals Update!

Ebay Sales £103 :j
Nectar £24 of points
Lightspeed e-Voucher £25


Totals so far - £152/200
£48 left to earn to make sparking star status!


Lots still on ebay still to finish - the bits that haven't sold will be relisted again and keep fingers crossed they will sell plus some other bits. I have been inspired to list all sorts of bits and bobs on there due to some things that have sold.

All to get some Christmas and car MOT/Tax coffers coming in

mum2one

My Tesco order came safely and with a massively reduced bill.
Thou small confession - I opened a box of the Hula Hoops Stars + Hoop pack, while I was reviewing, ......... the next thing the packet was empty! x

mum2one

Please be careful with Dooyoo, I have just had my account closed with them, I have been accused of basically copying reviews!

Which is completley untrue, but its there rules and regulations.

So plz take care.

the only think I can think of I reviewed about 8 carry On movies last night, and a majority of the reviews already out there for Carry On Films were by one person.

Considering I have the collection of 30 Carry On Films and magazines, I think I do know about them...... It seems to be too knowledgeable and you have had it. x

sarahf191979

Well I have finnaly got around to adding all my totals up and am very suprised and really chuffed at what I have managed (sorry if I sound like I'm braggin I'm just so chuffed)

Here Goes:

Outstanding totals wiating to be redeemed/ payout:

YourSay = .60p
TopCashBack = £96.75
Quidco = £12.75
Valued Opinions = £2.25

Toluna = 20,495 points
Ipoints = 149 points
Lightspeed (me) = 200 points
Lightspeed (OH) = 240 points

Tescos = 2893
Boots = £2.87
Nectar = 8900


BP = 5200 points

Money and Vouchers made so far this year (already claimed/ redeemed/ payout)

£557.37 :j



All occasions break down of whats been spent:

Christmas

Family & Friends (not including DS1/ 2 and OH)
completed for this year

Spent so Far on Gifts = £48.34
Real Cost of gifts = £266.03

DS1

Spent so far on gifts = £24.79
Real cost of gifts = £60.22

DS2

Spent so far on gifts = £19.76
Real cost of gifts = £75.05

OH

Spent so far on gifts = £3.91
Real cost of gifts = £27.48

Birthdays

Family & Friends (not including DS1/ 2 and OH)
completed for this year

Spent on gifts = £25.19
Real cost of gifts = £251.96

DS1

Spent so far on gifts = £15.99
Real cost of gifts = £53.48

DS2

Spent so far on gifts = £15.66
Real cost of gifts = £72.98

OH
completed for this year

Spent on gifts = £55.45
Real cost of gifts = £255.45

All other Occassions (including easter, valentines, mothers day, fathers day, kids leaving school, new babies etc...)

Spent on gifts = £43.28
Real cost of gifts = £183.70

Extra's (including cards, crafts stuff, gift wrap etc...)

Spent so far = £41.41
Real Cost = £92.39

Grand Totals

Spent on all Special Occasion = £294.77
Real Cost of gifts etc... = £1243.74:eek:

Total saving = £948.97:D:D:D:D:D

I wouldn't have managed this without this thread and Jammy for giving me the idea of money nuertral so Thanks Jammy and everyone else on the thread. I have saved so much money and everone has had and will get some really great stuff. I've had tons of vouchers and freebies that have gone into gifts and I've recycled a few bits too

sarahf191979

I never picked what status to go for on the challenge so will now pick angle status if thats ok jammy.

sarahf191979

mum2one wrote: »

Please be careful with Dooyoo, I have just had my account closed with them, I have been accused of basically copying reviews!

Which is completley untrue, but its there rules and regulations.

So plz take care.

the only think I can think of I reviewed about 8 carry On movies last night, and a majority of the reviews already out there for Carry On Films were by one person.

Considering I have the collection of 30 Carry On Films and magazines, I think I do know about them...... It seems to be too knowledgeable and you have had it. x

OMG :eek: did you loose all your money too:eek:

sarahf191979

Ddraig wrote: »

I have recieved my first £5 Amazon voucher from Bingoport and Just qualified and requested my first £5 Amazon voucher from Lightspeed.

I also today hit 20500 on Dooyoo.Just got to wait for the points to clear.Thats £30 in vouchers.Whoohoo.
Im loving it.

Hubby said Dont you get bored of it?

I said ,Ask me that when we are on holiday with spending money I got,lol.

Well done on your vouchers hun. Your OH sounds like mine, always moaning at me, don't you get fed up sitting there doing boring things He wont be moaning come christmas :rotfl:

mum2one

Put the same post on xmas thread, (haven't gone mad) incase anyone reads one thread and not the other. x

There is a massive price war now on Nintendo Wiis, Argos in all honeslty always have the Wii + accessories package at a very competative price.

Now amazon have jumped onto the band wagon -

wii accessoires and games are reduced as well -
Standad Wii inc Wii sports - £139.99

or Wii consule + wii sports + wii sports resort + motion plus controller £179.99

+ you can buy one of the games displayed for £5.00 (the discount is applied at checkout)

Nintendo Wii Console with Wii Sports + Wii Sports Resort and Motion Plus Controller (Wii)
Our Price:£179.99 2 used & new from £179.99
In stock
FIFA 10 (Wii)
RRP:£39.99Our Price:£29.99 You Save:£10.00 (25%)9 used & new from £29.99
In stock
Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii) - Wii Remote Not Included
RRP:£39.99Our Price:£27.99 You Save:£12.00 (30%)48 used & new from £22.50
In stock
MySims Agents (Wii)
RRP:£39.99Our Price:£29.99 You Save:£10.00 (25%)8 used & new from £28.99
In stock

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
RRP:£34.99Our Price:£26.36 You Save:£8.63 (25%)42 used & new from £15.25
In stock
Wii Music (Wii)
RRP:£39.99Our Price:£22.44 You Save:£17.55 (44%)55 used & new from £14.25
In stock
Harvest Moon: Magicial Melody (Wii)
RRP:£39.99Our Price:£14.50 You Save:£25.49 (64%)33 used & new from £6.99
In stock
UP (Wii)
RRP:£34.99Our Price:£29.99 You Save:£5.00 (14%)7 used & new from £22.35
In stock

Trauma Centre: New Blood (Wii)
RRP:£39.99Our Price:£23.82 You Save:£16.17 (40%)33 used & new from £9.59
In stock
G-force (Wii)
RRP:£29.99Our Price:£24.99 You Save:£5.00 (17%)12 used & new from £18.99
In stock
Toy Story Mania (Wii)
RRP:£29.99Our Price:£19.50 You Save:£10.49 (35%)18 used & new from £17.25
In stock

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ALTERNATIVE ACCESSORIES -

ARGOS -
Wii Compatible Steering Wheel with Stand. 566/7077 £2.99



EBAY - ARGOS CLEARANCE

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

wii wireless nuc adaptor £4.99 each - free posting

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DD now has the £179.00 package coming, so used £117.00 vouchers that had, so its only cost me £63.00, bless her mums paying that for me, - courtesty of fathers credit card - he doesn't know that bit yet! x

mum2one

sarahf191979 wrote: »

OMG :eek: did you loose all your money too:eek:

yes and No, I already had a £20 voucher, but I had £40.00 of vouchers on order and there refusing to pay out.

Basically I was working my rear off to get DD a Wii, I know she had the laptop for her birthday, so to an extent it was an added luxury, but in all honestly, coz of being stuck with the lovely crutches + damm back injury, theres been heck of a lot that I haven't been able to do with her, simple things like playing a game of football in the garden, or teaching her to ride a bike, dad has to do all that side of things for me, and when its just the 2 of us, (more this yr as it was the 1st time we'd been away together) she has to help out a lot more, silly things like she has to put my socks on, or go and get something for me. Shes not known any different as shes never seen me without the crutches, so its something she has been brought up with.

Hense it was my way of saying thank you. You get some kids that have everything and are spolit brats (esp one of her friends), but with dd she never asks for anything.

But with the great reductions and mum paying the rest, excuse the expression but Dooyoo can stuff it where the sun don't shine.

Can't wait to see her face at xmas. She had the choice of a wii or laptop, for hr bday, she choose laptop, (she said now she only wanted a little one), but as I said to her sh'e got a descent one, that will grow with her, and its birthday come xmas, but off me, and mum+ dad. She knows she will have a few bits to open, but not the tradational big present. xx

mum2one

sarahf191979 wrote: »

Well done on your vouchers hun. Your OH sounds like mine, always moaning at me, don't you get fed up sitting there doing boring things He wont be moaning come christmas :rotfl:

Thats my father as well, and he moans when birthday + xmas presents keep appearing in the house, so I keep aying if you want to spend £400 getting your share of the xmas presents fine, or do it my way for a fraction of the cost its only at xmas when his wallet doesn't come open that far that he finally realises I was right, + when theres a bottle of Malt off Santa xx