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  • Bambywamby
    Bambywamby Posts: 1,608 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Today I have saved -

    £47 I brought back in Euros from my hols that I didn't spend :)

    And I walked home from work rather than getting a bus...so thats a total of

    £48.50 savings today :D
  • EagerLearner
    EagerLearner Posts: 4,976 Forumite
    On Saturday I bought more from the £1 shop! Normally 2 x kitchen paper rolls are £1 at Sommerfield - I bought 6 for a quid at the £1 shop! This saved £2.
    MFW #185
    Mortgage slowly being offset! £86,987 /58,742 virtual balance
    Original mortgage free date 2037/ Now Nov 2034 and counting :T
    YNAB lover :D
  • crawley_girl
    crawley_girl Posts: 2,010 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well I saved £32 by using coupons and getting BOGOFs in Asda today. Not sure that I would have bought everything that I did if I hadn't got the vouchers, but I did... ha!

    :heartpuls CG :heartpuls
    Ever wonder about those people who spend £2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward.
  • crawley_girl
    crawley_girl Posts: 2,010 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    EagerLearner wrote:
    What coupons do you get? I would like to shop at ASDA and a friend has offered to drive me there sometime - where can I get vouchers though? :confused:

    Hop over to the coupons and vouchers and discounts board... have a peek. Is always worth checking out the newspaper summary (and the rest of the board really!!!)...

    :heartpuls CG :heartpuls
    Ever wonder about those people who spend £2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward.
  • LookingAhead
    LookingAhead Posts: 4,633 Forumite
    I saved £2 by getting lifts to & from work - woohoo!
    I have also put some loose change in the pot which collects coppers & 5p's, all to be banked very soon. Only about another 9p though, tee hee.

    I also have a novelty piggy bank which I put 10p into today.

    So that's a whopping £2.19 saved today.
    Bank Balance: In the black for the moment.
    Sainsburys Loan: Cleared July 2010
    Credit cards: AMEX Airmiles Card: direct debit set to clear balance monthly
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    I saved £78 by shopping around for car insurance.
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • EagerLearner
    EagerLearner Posts: 4,976 Forumite
    Well done everyone - that's a good amount saved in the last 48 hours - any more for any more? Only a few days to go til the end of September!
    MFW #185
    Mortgage slowly being offset! £86,987 /58,742 virtual balance
    Original mortgage free date 2037/ Now Nov 2034 and counting :T
    YNAB lover :D
  • EagerLearner
    EagerLearner Posts: 4,976 Forumite
    :T :T :T Total for September: £463.56 :T :T :T

    Can we beat this in October?
    MFW #185
    Mortgage slowly being offset! £86,987 /58,742 virtual balance
    Original mortgage free date 2037/ Now Nov 2034 and counting :T
    YNAB lover :D
  • EagerLearner
    EagerLearner Posts: 4,976 Forumite
    Today I saved £1.99 by buying a shampoo with Advantage card points rather than cash...

    Plus I went to London for the whole weekend with friends - instead of paying £25 each return via train, we paid £2 each via MegaBus - £75 became £6!

    Saving £1.99 + £69 = £70.99
    MFW #185
    Mortgage slowly being offset! £86,987 /58,742 virtual balance
    Original mortgage free date 2037/ Now Nov 2034 and counting :T
    YNAB lover :D
  • EagerLearner
    EagerLearner Posts: 4,976 Forumite
    Today I saved £3.50 by buying a facewash from the £1 store rather than Boots - it's lovely and for sensitive/dry skin - By Neutrogena.

    I also found Stardrops in Savers - at £0.69, which I reckon will save me at least £14 over the year in kitchen counter sprays, floor cleaner, general cleaner etc.

    Total saved: £17.50
    MFW #185
    Mortgage slowly being offset! £86,987 /58,742 virtual balance
    Original mortgage free date 2037/ Now Nov 2034 and counting :T
    YNAB lover :D
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