~*~ Thrifty Gifty Moneysaving Thread for Christmas and all Occasions 2012 ~*~

elysia2003

Sorry to hear your news Taylor - ss has been sent.

You need to sign up to the survey sites in the first couple of posts now - just do one or two a day or it will drive you crazy. If you can ask someone to refer you, that would be wonderful.

Now you have your spreadsheet - once you join a site, add the details to the ss, and when you redeem, you'll be able to see your money mounting up. It's brilliant inspiration to keep at it.

Savvybunny2009

Afternoon everyone, I just came back from taking my sister to the sales. We didn't have much luck finding a dress for her but I treated myself to snowcake soap and celebrate lip tint from Lush, I found the receipt for Disney store to take dd's pyjamas back as there was a huge unsewn hem in the sleeve, I paid £12 so I had a refund and bought her another set different design as they didn't have her size £5.99, some slipper boots £7.50 and a lovely scarf and glove set for £5.99.

Came home to find my ipod touch has arrived, hurray so I can now use Tesco wifi to browse mse for deals whilst I am there, but even better... came home to a letter from HMRC thinking oh dear it's never good news, a few years ago they insisted I owed them money for an incapacity claim I had never made, I had always been working and had proof ie payslips etc but they would not budge saying I owed it. They changed my tax code accordingly so I could pay it back. Anyway, the letter today was a tax rebate. After reading it I was at the conclusion I owed them less than before as I can never read them properly. Long story short, it was a system error and I have a lovely cheque for the amount they had taken off me. I am ecstatic! I can afford to fix the car now and maybe replace the oven too


Well done on getting your assignment in Mum2one, you are muhc more disciplined (sp?) than me, I am a month behind again so I best ask for an extension. Will have to get back into it again tonight before I fail the module.

Wow Rufus, all this technology, laptop, kindle and smartphone... check you out lady!

Sorry you have been poorly Emma, hope you feel better soon.

Oooh Nicky a new year baby would be fabulous, I hope you have a trouble free birth and none of the complications from last time chick.

Hope you find some bargains Elysia, still holding out on Next but my local had absolutely nothing for my daughters age group. Should have gone at stupid o clock on boxing day really.

Hello to everyone else I have missed Michelle and Chel, cornish, stepmum, claros, aspella, and all newbies. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the end of the year

Savvybunny2009

Juliejim, s&s scanners mess up from time to time. When this happened to me they said once the reset fails, disconnect from your computer and then reconnect and try sending again. Keep doing this until your scanner correctly resets. I still scan every week and have to do that a few times to reset it and some weeks it says it's sent 0 barcodes but it has actually sent them all. Hope it helps

hollieinbloom

Anyone hit the wilkinsons sales at all? i got some decorations last year for christmas for around 20-25p each usually £1.50-£2!!

want some more i think! hehe hope your all having a good afternoon! x

elysia2003

JulieJim - I'm so sorry I missed your post - we must have posted about the same time.

I've just read back having seen Savvy's post - I've been having trouble with mine for months. They told me to charge it for at least three hours, and *touch wood the problems have stopped. Try that, and if it still continues, let them know.

aspella

lindsaygalaxy wrote: »

Afternoon,
I'm ready now to start signing up to surbey sites etc. These are the ones at the moment I am ready to join - Onepoll, Opinion People, New Vista Live, Ipsos, Maximiles, Vivatic, BingoPort, Dooyoo, Ciao.
Please can people refer me. To make it fair for referal points etc, if you choose the one you want the referal on and pm me, i'll go by first come basis, but only 1 per person.

Thank you

It's always worth looking on cashback sites before signing up to a new survey site. You can get paid £1.75 for joining IPSOS via Topcashback and 55p for joining Maximiles via Getpoundsback.
Don't think Vivatic have a referral scheme.
EDIT: Thanks for the info Elysia about Opinion People and Dooyoo referral scheme - I'm not a member of these sites so wasn't sure.

elysia2003

Good point Aspella - but DooU do have a referral scheme - if other members refer you, as do opinion pe0ple (it's just started).

redmel1621

Hello...

I am so glad to have found this thread My mission is to 'earn' as much as possible towards next christmas, I am already signed up to a couple of survey sites etc but only really started getting into it this month. I had such a last minute panic trying to get gifts for everyone this year, I really want to avoid that next year.

Could I please join you all and could I have a copy of the spreadsheet, pretty please:)

If anybody would like a referral to swagbucks, I would love to refer you... as I have yet to refer anyone on it lol x

Likewise I will let you all know which sites I would like to be referred to and someone can refer me and get some points/pennies I am really excited to be joining you all, this looks like a fun place to be and I am astounded by some of your totals for last year...AMAZING!!!

Could I also ask how people organise their spreadsheets, I am somewhat of a spreadsheet virgin and so might need a bit of help to set one up properly xxx

aspella

Maxi - There are some new videos on the site Jamie, More Than, Red Cross for 5 points.

elysia2003

Redmel - The spreadsheet is all set up for you, all you need to do is fill in the sites you are a member of. It's really easy, and if you have any trouble I can help you anyway.

Could you pm me your email address, and I'll send it straight away. Welcome to the thread, we look forward to you posting often. x

ETA: Thanks Aspella - off there now.