Thrifty Gifty - Money Making for Christmas & All Ocassions 2009

sheyo

Just want to say a massive thank you to jam tart and mum2one for a fantastic year of money saving and candid spending of saved money and for once I am organised for christmas YAAAAYYY!! Sorry I havent posted much this year but only found it in September. Once again thank you both so very much xx

pammyj74

had another BP amazon this week so have £29 in there, have just wrapped family pressies and the one I got for my mum I have changed my mind and gave it to my sister instead so now need to get my mum 2 more pressies.
Also need to get my boss something still arrghhh!
Got another £10 from free scratchies and another couple are not far from £10 so should get them this month too.

Got £25 in the post from ex in laws which was nice.
I hate the stress of getting pressies that are suitable for people

jamtart6

Posted on other thread too:
:T Thanks so much to everyone and mum2one for all her hard work and to Sarahf for keeping the blog up to date :T I really appreciate it. I'm so sorry I haven't been here as much as I usually am (its probably a blessing for you all!) I have had the crappest year ever and am SOOOO looking forward to 2010 and can't wait to get started on the money making! Dooyoo is looking like a favourite site for me next year and I have a few ideas to keep you all going. I usually do many more challenges but just have not had the time this year I'll be back next year with avengence :eek::rotfl::D Thanks again to you all for making the thread what it is, a lovely friendly place to come to! Thanks folks! xox

mum2one

jammy - don't be daft you've had they year from hell, but you have come through it so positively, and with the doctorate. You are a wonderful person and don't you forget that. xx

sarahf191979

Finally managed to do my totals for this year, anything after today I'm going to carry on over to next year

Money and Vouchers made this year (Through Surveys, bingo, Cashback, refunds, reviews etc...)

£899.76 :j

Aiming for Angel Status £750 :j:j:j:j:D



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 = £46.69
Real Cost of gifts = £433.08
Saving = £386.39

DS1
completed for this year

Spent so far on gifts = £78.72
Real cost of gifts = £182.51
Saving = £103.79

DS2
completed for this year

Spent so far on gifts = £47.06
Real cost of gifts = £189.66
Saving = £142.60

OH
completed for this year

Spent so far on gifts = £47.90
Real cost of gifts = £233.94
Saving = £186.04

Birthdays

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

Spent on gifts = £25.19
Real cost of gifts = £251.96
Saving = 226,77

DS1
completed for this year

Spent so far on gifts = £74.99
Real cost of gifts = £190.48
Saving = 115.49

DS2
completed for this year

Spent so far on gifts = £47.14
Real cost of gifts = £147.96
Saving = £100.82

OH
completed for this year

Spent on gifts = £55.45
Real cost of gifts = £255.45
Saving = 200.00

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
Saving = £162. 55

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

Spent so far = £47.22
Real Cost = £103.89
saving = 56.67

Grand Totals

Spent on all Special Occasion = £571.19

Real Cost of gifts etc... = £2309.98:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Total saving = £1878.79 :D:D:D:D

Thanks everyone for helping me to achive this, without the 2 wonderful thrifty gifty threads and all the other great threads on MSE I wouldn't have done this, I'm so pleased and Can't wait for next year to start all over again.

Sarah
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jamtart6

:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WELL DONE SARAH! Thanks so much for keeping the blog updated, you have been a star for me :A:A

They are some hefty savings, you should be so proud of yourself xxxx

sarahf191979

jamtart6 wrote: »

:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WELL DONE SARAH! Thanks so much for keeping the blog updated, you have been a star for me :A:A

They are some hefty savings, you should be so proud of yourself xxxx

I have saved so much and got so many things free off theis site and for nothing due to doing surveys etc... but the best bargins this year have def been the Franklin Mint Models for OH that I have paid £25 for rather than the retail price of £125 (Last year paid £137 for one :eek:) also got some mega bargins in January Sales:j:j:j and Home bargins.

No probs regards the Blog hun glad to be of help.

Sarah
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mum2one

sarah - those savings are amazing, u've done brilliantly.......

Started the wrapping of the presents, its never ending..... think I've done half 2ngt... xx

pammyj74

wow an amazing total and well done for keeping the tot ups of each one, I think i might do that starting January.
Where you say actual cost, is that the cost you would have paid if you didnt pay with vouchers or is that the price before reductions etc?
ie if you paid with amazon vouchers then it costs you nothing but say the item was also reduced anyway so was £20 reduced to £10 paid with vouchers is that a saving of £20 or £10?
I hope you understand what I am trying to say lol

sarahf191979

PammyJ

For the Main Total I add everything up that I have made doing surveys, cashback, reviews etc.... I try to keep a running total of this

I then keep Seperate lists in my folder to keep track of what I spend and split it into

Familily & Friends Birthdays
DS1 Birthday
DS2 Birthday
OH Birthday
All other Occassions (Easter/ Valentines/ Mothers Day Etc...)
Familiy & Friends Xmas
DS1 Xmas
DS2 Xmas
OH Xmas
Extras (Wrap/ Cards/ bags etc....)

For each list I put persons names, present, Cost & Real cost so I have 2 totals running, in the cost I put what I paid and in the real cost put The RRP so if I paid £2 in the sale but it was £15 originally the £2 goes in the cost colum and £15 in the real cost colum.

If I recycle a gift I put £0 in the cost colum and the RRP in the real cost colum as that is what I would have spent.

If I get a freebie that would have cost me I do the same

Hope that makes sense.

At the End off each month I add up What Ive made, then the totals of what I have spent, and the real cost.

So if I've made £100 for the pot

and spent £50 (of money/ vouchers etc)

I still have £50 in the pot to spend

but the total cost of what I have spent had a RRP of £200

So I minus the £50 Ive spent and that gives me the saving of £150

Hope that all makes sense, it is early so might sound a bit long winded.

Sarah
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