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January PMS Challenge 2007
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Just to report that thanks to Mr T I've exceeded my £10 target already..they'd had lovely sequinned box and photo frame sets reduced from £8 to £2 to have stuck one of those in my newly A la Queenie gift boxes I've just set up!
ArilAiming for a life of elegant frugality wearing a new-to-me silk shirt rather than one of hair!0 -
:T :T :T WTG Aril :T :T :T
I had a chuckle at your "A la Queenie Gift Box" ... when I was [STRIKE]buying up[/STRIKE] investing in sale items the guy remarked on my goods, so I said, "They're for the gift cupboard"
He replied: "Gift cupboard? Blimey, I use a chair!":o~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PMS Pot: £57.53 Pigsback Pot: £23.00
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I've come in at £38.71 for the month. I won't be shopping again i don't think.
£10 voucher from pigsback spent in boots
£6 savings on nappies - special offers plus money off vouchers
£2.50 - window cleaner didn't turn up due to bad weather
£13.86 taken from a giftcard (reward at Debenhams for spending on my storecard, only used in this type of event)
£3.89 plus £2.46 in multibuy savings at ASDA.
Most of this has appeared over the last week or so, as i didn't think i had done that well. I'm really pleased with my start to 2007.
Michelle0 -
Hi all,
Have to admit was completely pants at keeping track on the PMS challenge! So on totting up am very pleased.
Mr T plea to come back with an incentive £10.00
£5 boots voucher used against Xmas pressies
Boots freebie worth £5.99
Boots points to the value of £9.90 on loads of toiletries Total £30.89
In my defence m'ladies (and m'lords) have been using loads of storecupboard stuff, keeping a diary, menuplanning, given up smoking and batch freezing! Think I might have got a bit giddy with it all. Oh and I came in under £82 on the grocery challenge so not too disappointed.
Will try much harder next month I promise, and set a target.
Well done all
J
XJanuary 2020 Grocery challenge £119.45/£200
February 2020 Grocery challenge £195.22 /£200
March 2020 - gone to pot...
April 2020 - £339.45/£200
May 2020 - £194.99/£3000 -
have not changed my sig yet but i reached the £40 i usually hit the sales after xmas but i resisted this year as i never really need anything i normally buy,only cards wrapping paper but i was already well stocked up on these and i never really saw any must have bargains to put away for gifts,so im goging to pop my savings into my account tomorrow get the ball rolling:j:xmastree:Is loving life right now,yes I am a soppy fool who believes in the simple things in life :xmastree:0
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