Thrifty Gifty - Money Making for Christmas & All Ocassions 2009

jamtart6

good luck. i had to wave good bye to my file

mum2one

focus888 wrote: »

morning everyone,

havent posted on this thread since bingoport banned me, that was the only thing i was actually doing to get some money in for xmas nothing else appeals to be because its such a long process to get any rewards, doesnt motivate me as much as bp did sorry girls.

Think should say join the club, they did the same to me, mum and dad, yet they were seperate emails, seperate telephone numbers, thought things were weird, as we all had £15 waiting to be converted.

We were the same as you saveing them up for xmas as I wanted to get dd a laptop, the vouchers would of been perfect as they would of swallowed a bulk of it.

But, thank you to Jamtart for her help with a laptop, and Halifax for doing me a very nice 0% deal for 6mths..... (mum and dad are going halves with me), dd is haveing a laptop, but for her bday.....

what i wanted was to ask you some advice about buying electric gifts for gadgets. ive been window shopping for electric gifts and its for my mum so i will be using them too anyway i saw some kitchen stuff that were about £5-£10 but can i trust they be reliable. I mean a sandwich toastie maker is £5 from wilksinson, im worried it will break within a few days or it blew up. its so attractive the price but im worried that the price means it not good quality. should i just save up for a decent price gadget? i wouldnt be so bothered if it wasnt plugged in appliances. help please!!

If its any help, I have actually found the Argos value kettle last longer than the last 2 that we had pd £30 for. In all honestly a lot of the time ur paying for the name, and even if you purchase a £5 sandwich toaster if anything went wrong you'd still have the same rights.

I find the value / cheaper Wilko items just as good xx

jamtart6

Hi Guys,
Will try and pop on on Wednesday!

I think for this update, as we are half way through the year you should update us on:


Summary of the things you have set aside for all Christmas festivities e.g.:

• Vouchers
• Cash from cashback sites
• Other cash e.g. eBay
• Loyalty Points

Things you already have e.g.

• How many people you buy for
• How many people you have already got sorted
• How many people you need to buy for still

Totals e.g.

• How much have you spent?
• How much have you saved?
• How much do you still need?
• Your best moneymaking tip for others on the thread?
• Best bargain up to now..

If you want to add birthdays/weddings etc. to the list then feel free but with only 179 days to go until the big day, we need to get a wiggle on !! :T

mum2one

was going to say ladies and gents (if any), but prefer to say friends.;)

We had some brilliant news, we had the house inspection today by the doggie charity, and we got the all clear :j:j

All system go, we are now just waiting for a phone call to go and meet a rescue Springer,( they match u up with a suitable dog) and if all goes well the dog likes us, we like him (or her), then we're be a pet home again.

Nearly had a heart attack, rang a breeder in relation to a pedigree Springer pup, ( 14 yrs ago we paid £150 for Whisky), the average price is £500:eek::eek:

xx

jamtart6

Great news about the new dog!! The little one will be made up! I am definitely in the wrong line of work! £500 is ridiculous!

mum2one

jamtart6 wrote: »

Great news about the new dog!! The little one will be made up! I am definitely in the wrong line of work! £500 is ridiculous!

exactly a usual litter between 8 and 16 ........
The breeder she has 2 dogs that are expecting...... she only breeds once a yr....... !!

sylphraven

Thats fab news mum2one. Cats are similar prices as well, my sil paid £450 for a bengal kitten, she is beautiful! Funny thing is that my sil ended up not "taking" to her (she wasnt as clean a cat as ours, which my sil just presumed she would be) so my parents-in-law got an expensive pedigree for free!

mummy2mygirls

well done on the house inspection!! bet you and dd cant wait now!!
We sadly paid £500 for our dog a west highland terrior - i wanted one of them and wanted a pedigree because they can have loads of problems so wanted to limit them......(was all before i had my lbm, and even before my debt!!:rolleyes:) must sa se hasnt had any and is a lovely doggy so well worth it!! - not that dh thinks so some times!!

I got my first voucher since joining here today from bingoport so thank you all for recomending it (well i have redeemed it so should be here soon....)

my totals for he half yr though will only includ that!! as i have ony joined recently an started with being sensible and thinking about christmas....

hope you have all had a good weekend x

scattymam1

ooooh exciting - am working on my progress for the 1st as we speak... I only have 19 weeks of pregnancy left to get organised (til my little BOY arrives) - amazing how quickly time flies by - am getting there but need to boost efforts a bit i.e. buying pressies and selling on ebay. My dad gave me the money for a pram - there was a massive discount off the one we wanted at the sale at mothercare ...so we came home and ordered it online, then I had a 10% code and I still went through topcashback so still hoping for some cashback to add to my neutral pot...

all is well see you all on the 1st...look forward to seeing how everyone else is doing...

sylphraven

I got about £10 from my ebay sales last night after fees, have relisted the items that didnt sell and shall put more on this week.

Hows your ebay going Hayley?

Wow Scatty, thats the way to be Thrifty!!

Hi Mummy2mygirls, you've made a start, thats the main thing by posting on the 1st each month you'll be able to look back and see how well you've progressed.

Loving the list Jammy, nice to have a few days to get the info collected.