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Second Purse Challenge 2012

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  • My 2nd purse is very poor at the moment :(, can't wait til payday to top it back up again :).

    This week I've added a bottle of B00ts conditioner to my stockpile - it was on 2-4-1 and I bought them both from my points instead of paying the £1.99 :D. One bottle went straight to the bathroom the other is in the stockpile ready and waiting ;).

    I'm enjoying reading the posts, even though I'm not posting very often...hope that changes soon ;).

    Been
    Full LBM 26 Sept 11
  • All my purses are very poor at the moment :rotfl:- can't wait to get paid!
    Pay debt in 2012 #278 £2347/£5364
    Sealed Pot 5 #1713 £78.57 //Crazy Clothes Challenge #97 £79.49/£100
    Grocery Challenge:
    Feb £359/£360 Mar £390/£450 Apr £335/£320
    May £330/£320 Jun £455/£400 Jul £321/£320
    Aug £399/£370 Sep £345/£300 Oct £421/£400 Nov £0/£320
  • My 2nd purse is still empty.......I owe it around £20. :(

    And my 1st purse is empty because I gave the little bit left to my Sealed Pot. :(

    However, if anyone wants any clothes washing or fabric conditioning, dishes washed or botties wiped - I am positively AWASH with stuff to do that!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    I orgainsed my fridge/freezer (it's one of those American side by side ones and SO hard to find stuff in) - I found loads of 1/2 price meat I had been getting YS from the little Co-op.

    Only ever find the occassional thing, but I must have been buying it, freezing it and then forgetting about it, cos there was loads ;)

    My youngest DD and Grandson are moving into their own flat, so I have filled her freezer and cupboards with stuff from Sallys Stores (at no charge of course, sorry SP :o ) .

    I have managed to leave one shelf empty in the freezer, ready for my DR order which is due on Monday.......and I cannot wait to get it :T even though I only found the discount code AFTER I placed the order :p
  • Thanks Mrs A & Fozzie :), it's good to know I'm not the only one :p.

    I've had a couple of bargains this evening -

    went to Te$co and got a 3m turkey foil reduced to 75p, the box was damaged and had been sellotaped. Then, in £-strchr, Typh00 tea bags - 240 for £2.99. Just checked 4sda and these are normally £1.50 for 80, so well pleased :D.

    I've put 40 teabags into the jar, but the rest and the foil have gone into my stash :p.

    Happy Been ;)
    Full LBM 26 Sept 11
  • Mothership wrote: »
    No they are meant for 2 but have a look at their pot roasts there's quite a few of them, they are fairly big, heres a few, I've had these they are lovely.

    http://www.donaldrussell.com/pork-shoulder-with-crackling-9894.html

    http://www.donaldrussell.com/sale/beef-sale/b-roasting-sale/beef-shoulder-pot-roast.html

    If you go through Quidco, you will get 12% off ( I think there's only 4 days left of this offer) then put this code in when your checking out CHS11E5118 you will get a further 10% off all delivery is free.

    I worked out the £22 mince deal with both of the above comes in at around £18.32 with Quidco and the code. That works out at around £2.22 per pack. GREAT DEAL!

    Thanks Mothership, I have ordered that with some pork meatballs and pork mince (enjoyed the other stuff I had the other day, so am going to order some more) but when I put your code in, it doesn't change the total? Maybe that code is just for you? I did put in the code they gave me with the letter for a 20% discount, but that just come up with a £3 discount, whereas it should be £9.60 - not sure what I am doing wrong here either :question:
    When you were born, you were crying and everyone around was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying!:rotfl:


    June GC - £352.04/£350
    SP challenge 3P £171.28:j:j:j
  • Totaled up my second purse before my food shop. Was chuffed to bits to find it was at £40.

    Alas, I then went & spent all of it :)
    From MrS: 4x CountryLife 500g butter at two for £4
    3x I can't believe it's not butter 500g reduced to £1 each

    From MrT: 5x Cadbury Easter Eggs reduced from £3 to £1.25
    4x Kellogs Start cereal half price @ £1.34
    2x Richmond Sausages half price @ £1.50
    2x Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief 75ml Toothpastes @ £2.75minus 2x50p coupons
    4x Coke 2L bottles - buy 2 get 2 free
    1x 6pk faggots reduced to £1
    2x Whole chickens 2 for £7 - rather than £5 each
    1x Fairy liquid 900ml £1 - using a £1 coupon

    I have to say I don't mind using my Second Purse money, after all that's what it's for :)
    Sealed Pot Challenge Member 164
    SPC5 £270 / £200
    SPC6 £237.96 / £300
    SP7 £ / £300
    LBM: Jan 2012
    / DFD May 2016
  • polkadot
    polkadot Posts: 1,867 Forumite
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    I'm a member of bookers and it's 5 mins from me so i may have a little wander round there on payday as i'm running low on a few things. Polkadot- If I plan to go to lakeside i will see if you are around first :D i rarely go though as DD gets car sick so bad it puts me off going further than 5 mins from home lol

    is that the one at Crayford DFW? I didnt rate B00kers at all compared with C0stc0-from a stock point of view, but more from service-there wasnt any. How old i your DD?I plan to kee C0stc0 trips for weekdays whist DS1 is in school and Ill do B00kers for chocolate mice on the wekend after my weight watcher meeting as I felt like a criminal in there the other day as I had dd in the sling and DS2 in the buggy:(
    jakes-mum wrote: »
    Dh is taking us all to the local farm who make their own sausages, we are not sure how much they cost or what else they sell so are off to have a scout round and it seems they let the kids go see all their animals as well (dont think i'll inform DD where some of them will end up :eek:)
    I have a Kenwood Major and a few yearrs ago I used rainforest voucher to get a mincer and sausage press for the major-We often buy a pork belly and beef joint for DH to make boerewors with.We still have to go to the South African shop for the right spices-and that can get pretty expensive...but we have boerie for ages after:)

    Speaking of chocolate mice, I raided the baking cupboard last night and hunted down all the packets of chocolate buttons as Ive nt really kept track.I found 16 packets so I paid the purse £6.40 and have written them off. Ill let DS's finish them at will and then track the mice. So after that I have £19.18 in the purse,and also cant wait for payday...and Im one of the lucky ones who gets 2 each month;)

    Weight Watchers today was terrible,only lost 0.5Lbs,although if Im honest I really didnt try at all this week. So i have my water bottle filled,Ive tidied my desk so I can find all the food magazines Ive taken out for inspiration, and my ww magazine arrived today too. I did send an impromtu £40 at meeting on a weight watchers scale (kitchen) as I thought with DH cooking so often he could at least have a rough idea of what points cost,so I know it was a valuable spend.
    I got home to find DH running up and down the stairs with DD as it was the only thing he could do to keep her happy. I took her from her and fed her (he says she wont take the haberman feeder at all) and then we went for a nap on my bed (we were up until 3am this morning and I was shattered. woke up after dark and tthen cuddled more on the couch:)Now she's i her basket next to my desk whilst I catch up here:D
  • I've changed my mind about not buying DH beer - just put in my first ROSSPA order and they have 12 cans(440ml) Ste!!a for £7.50! Think I can make a profit out of him :rotfl:
  • I've changed my mind about not buying DH beer - just put in my first ROSSPA order and they have 12 cans(440ml) Ste!!a for £7.50! Think I can make a profit out of him :rotfl:

    Thats my girl LOL :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    1st Purse £114.19 Monthly GB
    2nd Purse ££100
    :rotfl::j:wave::j:rotfl:
    Fridge Freezer £300 3rd Purse /£290.94
  • mooomin
    mooomin Posts: 13,703 Forumite
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    I'm just about to sit down and work out what's happening with my purses. I went to Costco yesterday but had to use my card as I was buying for a friend too, so there's some maths to be done!

    I've also opened a new bag of catfood and another packet of biscuits for Mr Fresian, so there's funds to go into the SP from there. I think I will shortly have a headache :D
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