All the small things - tell me what you have done to be MF today

usa1

So far:

DH found €2.00 at Luton Parkway
1 Survey Savvy for $1.00

shala_moo

Bits i've done in the last week..

- 25% off voucher for Dotty p's - bought new winter coat, cardy and jeans and saved £25!
- ordered £10 amazon voucher from Ipsos - half way to my next one already
- meal planned for the week (need to use up freezer stocks)
- used nectar search bar thingy to get my 50 points for free - worth 25p lol :T
- used heated airer instead of putting the heating on to dry washing (3p an hour instead of gas prices)
- joined Panelbase - £3
- joined Mccains spud shillings campaign - 300 points so far
- won £90 on euromillions (to share between 20 of us)

wantabetterlife

• Another 2 things listed on ebay bringing the total to 12 items...bids of £10 so far
• Havent spent a penny in days except £3 for bread and milk, partly because the kids have been sick and i havent been at the shops
• Bought shoes for DS and boots for DD on ebay at a fraction of the retail price :j
• Also the kids being sick means my car hasnt left the drive in 3 days so no money wasted on fuel
• Bought DVDS for the camcorder for £4 on ebay...the exact same ones are £12 in argos
• Was really tempted to get a take away today as i was sooo peeved off cleaning sick but i resisted and pulled a lasagne out of the freezer...i was so glad afterwards as the takeaway would have cost almost £15
• At the weekend i used a bonus nectar voucher in homebase for 1000 points (£5)...the brings my total to about £18 :j

usa1

Listed a few items on eBay
I got a booking for the half term break to host some overseas students over the half term from the Guardianship agency.... yaay--

Absolutely

- Walked my daughter to school and back for most of the past 2 weeks (saving on diesel)

- Bought the kids Xmas presents whilst there was an offer on at Argos, saved £90 :money:

- Been eating mainly what's in the freezer for tea instead of going out buying again

- took my own lunch to bingo yesterday instead of buying it there

curlygirl1971

Not posted in ages. Here are the little bits that I've been up to, trying to make a difference, even whilst on hols:-

1) Went on holiday to US (all booked via Quidco and also got Nectar points). Before I went I registered with some food chains (eg Red Lobster, Ruby Tuesday, Outback) in the hope that I would get some offers and Ruby Tuesday came back good with a BOGOF offer on main courses. (The others also sent offers but not at the right time - so it's worth doing)

2) Picked up every leaflet going on holiday and scoured them for vouchers and coupons on attractions - got money off Intrepid, Top of the Rock and also $5 off Toys R Us. Also found other coupons but didn't use them - so again this is worth doing.

3) Made sure I packed light and bought some Childrens Xmas pressies whilst on holiday - whilst everything else seems to have gone up in the states, Disney items still seem cheaper than in UK

4) Took own drinks to Broadway show - it seems perfectly acceptable thing to do there so didn't have to smuggle it in like we do in UK . Saved $7 per soda.

5) I must admit that I was quite frugal with myself on hols - I kept seeing things that I really wanted but I just kept walking away! I saw an offer for the perfume I use at $30! So bought that and that only.

6) All foreign currency items paid for on Halifax Clarity Card - £5 reward earned and excellent conversion rates. Card already paid off in full.

7) Spent an hour doing Nectar searches - I now have £30 in Nectar points which am saving for Christmas presents.

8) Now have £40 in Tesco clubcard vouchers which I will save until Feb when my Car Breakdown is due.

9) Kept up with my YouGov surveys - now have 3050 points

10) When I got back from holiday wrote a couple of reviews via Quidco and earned £3

11) Received some 'Spend £20 and get £4 off' vouchers from Sainsburys so am using those - firstly checking on mysupermarket.com that Sainsburys is not more than £4 more expensive than anywhere else for the same shopping basket

12) Full review of where my savings are, moved funds around to get best return

13) Continued to OP every month - budget amount, Quidco earnings, Halifax Rewards etc

14) Heating remains off. Not sure how much longer I will last - house is old and draughty and I don't take the cold very well! But have lasted longer than most people I know.

15) Charging mobile at work

Confessions:-

1) Totally forgot to cancel my Audiobook account after the 14 days trial (well I was two hours late actually) so incurred £7.99 but I've got two Audiobooks and to be honest I really do like them

2) Signed up to Tesco Diets a couple of months ago. £14.95 a month. But strict daily monitoring and reporting of intake is the only thing that works for me. It's working slowly and at the moment I feel its worth the money. £20 cash back earned Will review and see what other deals are around and swap to something new.

3) Forgot to pick up my flight socks on the morning of my hol and had to spend £13.49 on another pair at the airport - was VERY ANNOYED :mad:

Peonie

curlygirl1971 wrote: »

10) When I got back from holiday wrote a couple of reviews via Quidco and earned £3

Hi Curlygirl, you have been busy. How do you review via Quidco?

curlygirl1971

Hi

It's Holidays Uncovered £1 a review. I think there is a max of 5 per member

pink_poppy

Been all quiet on the MFW small things front

• 2 NSDs so far this week
• £10 Boots voucher requested from VO & already half way to next one
• A few OP surveys completed ~ it's possible I'll reach payout before Christmas
• Letter received from Halifax with new mortgage payment details ~ have finally come to the end of a rubbish fixed rate, so overpayments here I come!! :j

Mortgage_Reduction_Novice

Today I have:
-Hung washing outside to dry
-Charged mobile phone and car-hands free kit at work
-Had a free lunch by attending a seminar
-Checked Valued Opinions but still waiting for final 5p
-Transferred mystery shopping reimbursement & fee straight into MOP Savings Account (interest paid annually so we save then overpay).
-Double checked the local car boot is still running - might attend to sell this Sunday if I can fill another box.
-Called (cheap number) to redeem Sony credit card pulse beats in exchange for a Christmas present for Mr MRN

Still to do today:
-Two mystery shops this evening
-More sorting for possible car booting or might give freecycle a browse for people offering specifically for car boot
-Microwaved leftovers from the freezer
-Check mystery shopping websites for new jobs
- Any other online surveys that pop into my inbox!