Thrifty Gifty - Money Making for Christmas & All Ocassions 2009

sarahf191979

Just done tally up for end of October, here goes....

Outstanding totals wiating to be redeemed/ payout:

YourSay = £8.10
TopCashBack = £97.61
Quidco = £12.75
Valued Opinions = £6.75
Crowdology = £1.20
Onepoll = £14.35

Toluna = 39,825 points
Ipoints = 574 points
Lightspeed (me) = 105 points
Lightspeed (OH) = 455 points

Tescos = 3195
Boots = £2.87
Nectar = 9213

BP = 805 points

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

£664.62 :j

Aiming for Angel Status only £85.38 to Go :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 = £61.44
Real Cost of gifts = £355.00

DS1

Spent so far on gifts = £48.07
Real cost of gifts = £158.02

DS2

Spent so far on gifts = £43.07
Real cost of gifts = £190.95

OH

Spent so far on gifts = £28.92
Real cost of gifts = £172.48

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
completed for this year

Spent so far on gifts = £47.14
Real cost of gifts = £147.96

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 = £49.92
Real cost of gifts = £212.47

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 = £439.83
Real Cost of gifts etc... = £1889.02:eek:

Total saving = £1449.19:D:D:D:D:D

Thanks everyone for helping me to achive this, without the 2 wonderful thrifty gifty threads I wouldn't have done it

Sarah
x

jamtart6

:T:T:T:T WOW! Well done Sarah!! You are doing amazingly well!! :j

Everyone is doing so well I am really proud :A

Any doo-yoo'ers fancy a 10'000 point challenge this week? You have seven days to read and rate enough for 10'000 points (equivalent to 20 reviews (or less if you rate a lot)). Next Sunday we will come back and compare points. On your marks, get set.........GO!

rufusdog52

Well done Sarah, thats an amazing amount saved. I havent totaled mine up but the running total from when Jammy set the last challenge is £295.

Jammy. I will go and have a look in my cupboards and see what I can find to review. I have found a lot of people have only written a small amount to get the points so might try that instead of trying to write a long review. I find it easy to write long reviews on shops but not other things. May be some films would be easy?? Going to see what I can do xx

scattymam1

What with babies on the way and other children breaking their arms I have lost off a bit with the challenges and how much I've spent/earnt but I reckon I am 75% money neutral for all birthdays and christmas this year. Might do ebay once the strike stuff is over with to make the rest but am too busy for the next few weeks anyways, so may well make it to 100% neutral.

I have approx 90 cash waiting in topcashback to redeem - gonna give that to hubby to spend on my christmas presents I think.
I have also 30 argos vouchers, 30-40 amazon vouchers, 30 sainsurys, 30 ish tesco vouchers and 8.50 boots points. Just figuring out the best way to spend them to get the most for my money. Most of the other points I am getting now on survey sites I think I'll keep now and will start building up for next year :-)

ragz_2

jamtart6 wrote: »

:T:T:T:T WOW! Well done Sarah!! You are doing amazingly well!! :j

Everyone is doing so well I am really proud :A

Any doo-yoo'ers fancy a 10'000 point challenge this week? You have seven days to read and rate enough for 10'000 points (equivalent to 20 reviews (or less if you rate a lot)). Next Sunday we will come back and compare points. On your marks, get set.........GO!

Can I join in? Today my points stand at 33080 (already redeemed 25000)
I'm Rhiannon134 on DooYoo

I've been on the Thrifty Gifty thread but not doing Money Neutral (making plans for next year though!)

Sarah you have done amazingly! Wow! I don't dare ask how much time you must spend online, think I may have to get another computer - now I've taught OH to use ours I can't get a look in!

Ddraig

Well done Sarah and others .I havent learnt how to keep proper tallies.Mine are all over the place,but got 33.50 tesco vouchers thru last week,will x4 them for a 2011 holiday.
Also won £18 this morning from Virgin from playing my free scratchy money on hi-lo game,whoot.Got £10 Littlewoods last week .Bingoport 15 quid.And Lights speed 10 plus 20 Dooyoo.So that makes

£45 amazon vouchers
£28 cash
£33.50 tesco vouchers.

Because I only started last couple of days in August I havent reached payout on any dailclicks but clocked nearly £200.Have 350 lightspeed points cant remember dooyoo.

Good luck for November guys.

rufusdog52

Thanks for the push Jammy have just done 5 reviews on Dooyoo, could probs do some more but getting a bit of a back ache so will have a look round for some more films to review and do some more later on xx

ragz_2

rufusd!!!2 wrote: »

Thanks for the push Jammy have just done 5 reviews on Dooyoo, could probs do some more but getting a bit of a back ache so will have a look round for some more films to review and do some more later on xx

5! You have been busy! I've rated them

sarahf191979

thanks everyone... and good luck on the dooyoo challenge girls

xx

sarahf191979

ragz wrote: »

Sarah you have done amazingly! Wow! I don't dare ask how much time you must spend online, think I may have to get another computer - now I've taught OH to use ours I can't get a look in!

LOL... I have to fight oh to get on too some days lol. Fortunately I get most days to my self and spend about 2-3 hours spread over the day doing clicks and surveys etc... and checking MSE. It certainly made a difference, if I hadn't been doing the clicks and surveys I would have probably been playing silly online games lol:o