***New*** Thrifty Gifty Money Making for Christmas and all occasions 2011***

Queen.Bess

Hi everyone, I've been doing this for a couple of years now, and have managed it each time. It's so great to be able to see how much I'm spending on others and how that can be balanced out with a bit of thought and ingenuity!

So for this year I shall be doing the same and keeping a full record of what I've done! So, from 1st January 2011, I have:

1. Joined the Credit Union Christmas club, where I pay £10 per month until November and I can either get out £107 (£110 less £2 joining fee and £1 balance), or up to 3 times that amount in a loan, which has a really low rate of interest to pay back next year.
2. Created a new spreadsheet for me to keep track of birthdays and events during the year so I can write down what I buy and how much and then set that against money made or vouchers used.
3. Used £20 given to me when I was taxi driver for a relative as money for buying presents. I even have it in a separate purse in my handbag! So far I've spent just under £10 when Boots had their 75% sale a couple of weeks ago!

And during this year I will:

1. Continue to complete surveys online for My Survey and Valued Opinions (just remember to cash in VO a lot sooner than last year as voucher didn't arrive in time for Xmas!)
2. Keep collecting Coke Zone codes to transfer them to points so I can get either HMV or New Look vouchers.
3. Continue with mystery shopping and possibly join more companies.

I love the challenges that have been set so far and so I’ve done 1 from January and will continue during the year and I love the ‘roadkill’ challenge, so will have a go at that too!

Good Luck Everyone!! QB xx

elysia2003

Hiya Queen Bee - you've been hiding and now you're here, you're not allowed to hide anymore . Please post regularly we love to here how things are going, it helps motivate us too

Well done on all you've achieved - you've done a wonderful job. I must admit, I did go a bit wild in the boots 50% sale, but I was treating myself to perfume, and it was a bargain so I'm allowed. Not much in my 75% sale - how did you find it?

Sam that so kind to offer to help. That's what I love about this site. Someone kindly offered me a £15 Red letterdays Voucher today, because mine expired before it even got emailed to me, that is sooo nice. I'm a happy girly today.:)

Legendmum

Ooh Elysia what you buying I signed up for one of them vouchers!?
Sam thanks hun I will have a look and see if I have any local if not will PM you and pay you through Paypal? Thank you for your kind offer! x

Sam-mumof4

elysia2003 wrote: »

Hiya Queen Bee - you've been hiding and now you're here, you're not allowed to hide anymore . Please post regularly we love to here how things are going, it helps motivate us too

Well done on all you've achieved - you've done a wonderful job. I must admit, I did go a bit wild in the boots 50% sale, but I was treating myself to perfume, and it was a bargain so I'm allowed. Not much in my 75% sale - how did you find it?

Sam that so kind to offer to help. That's what I love about this site. Someone kindly offered me a £15 Red letterdays Voucher today, because mine expired before it even got emailed to me, that is sooo nice. I'm a happy girly today.:)

What a lovely thing for someone to do. I can imagine the smile it put on your face. A lovely woman sent me a ben 10 water gun which she managed to get a couple of reduced from £10.xx to £1 as my tesco did not have any in, i was very very greatful and it ended up being one of my ds1 favourite presents

stepmum

legendmum your ds is gorgeous and those curls are adorable.

pinkfluffybabe

Am having a good afternoon on BP - have won 1700 points!

Welcome Queen Bee!

Missus_Aka

elysia thanks for the reviews i have sent you back a few as well, your reviews are amazing i think i need to step up my game
if anyone else wants reviews just let me know with your username for dooyou

Legendmum

stepmum wrote: »

legendmum your ds is gorgeous and those curls are adorable.

Thank you stepmum! At least you all now who I am talking about and when I talk of him being a big boy you can all see! And if you look through the OH is in there somewhere too so you all now have met the family! lol

Sam-mumof4

Just redeemed on mysurvey
Also just sold some of the kids old toys and made £107 so that's going in the days out pot.

This thread is fantastic, previous years i've just waited till the last minute and struggled severely. But everyone is so lovely and helps each other so thank you x

ajgrist

My totals for January

Toluna £30 (love to shop vouchers)
Quidco £5.20
One poll £40
Pinecone £8.00
What i say and do £4.00 (argos vouchers)
Ebay £39.30
Music magpie £21.68

Total £148.18

I am very happy with this, hopefully next month might be better.:j