Second Purse Challenge 2012

fozziebeartoo

Worth popping into Superdrug if you are passing......

I got 40 x essential fragranced pedal bin liners and 793g Clean n Fresh 2in1 lavender soap powder (13 washes) for 20p each, 3 lots of soap powder and 2 lots of bags for £1.00!! :j

I also got 6 lovely 1/2 price Yankee Candles from Clintons......a definite LUXURY, not a necessity and I may pay using my 3rd Purse.....because I am worth it!! :T

Rosielady

fozziebeartoo wrote: »

Worth popping into Superdrug if you are passing......

I got 40 x essential fragranced pedal bin liners and 793g Clean n Fresh 2in1 lavender soap powder (13 washes) for 20p each, 3 lots of soap powder and 2 lots of bags for £1.00!! :j

I also got 6 lovely 1/2 price Yankee Candles from Clintons......a definite LUXURY, not a necessity and I may pay using my 3rd Purse.....because I am worth it!! :T

You are def, worth it. Good shop in superdrug for you, nothing for me today:(

jakes-mum

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! I just bought a meat slicer from lakeland :j :j I just got me severence pay through from my work and it was more than I expected so DH said 'it aint all going on debt, buy that bl**dy slicer!' im sooooooo happy! I love kitchen appliances :rotfl:

fozziebeartoo

thriftymanc wrote: »

I'll be honest, I must have read the first post at least ten times since this thread was started and I still don't have the faintest idea what's going on. Am I really that thick or does anyone else just not get it?

You're are in good company if you are, because most of us struggled with the concept at 1st, but once you start, it suddenly becomes very clear! :T

I wrote a very very basic example a page or two back, see if that helps at all:-

Example:-

SP has £10 float.

You see your fave cereal for 1/2 price and pay £1.00 out of your SP.

SP now has £9 and you have a packet of cereal in your shop.

When you need to open a new box of cereal, you take it from YOUR shop and not a supermarket and pay yourself the usual supermarket price of £2.00.....

So £1.00 goes to SP to bring you back up to your balance of £10 and the £1 "profit" goes in 3rd Purse.

That's how I do it.

Some people keep putting profit into SP until it gets to the level they want but I am too impatient! :rotfl:

fozziebeartoo

jakes-mum wrote: »

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! I just bought a meat slicer from lakeland :j :j I just got me severence pay through from my work and it was more than I expected so DH said 'it aint all going on debt, buy that bl**dy slicer!' im sooooooo happy! I love kitchen appliances :rotfl:

Good for you jakes-mum, you definitely deserved something you wanted from your severance pay! :T

A meat slicer is on my list of wants too

I opened a tiny tin of ham at the start of the week, have been slicing it thinly for sarnies (instead of my usual hacking away) and it is still going strong!!

So your slicer will SAVE you money in the long term

fozziebeartoo

Right, I have decided my new 1/2 price Yankee Candle hoard will be my 1st 3rd Purse luxury pressie to myself :j

They are safely stored in my cupboard under the stairs and should last me a good year so I am reasoning £1 a week is acceptable for a treat

I look after 2 year old DGS full time and he is exhausting, so when he goes home, I put fresh flowers in a pretty vase on my coffee table and light a scented candle.....and relax.....

It is my bit of indulgent ME time

jakes-mum

fozziebeartoo wrote: »

Good for you jakes-mum, you definitely deserved something you wanted from your severance pay! :T

A meat slicer is on my list of wants too

I opened a tiny tin of ham at the start of the week, have been slicing it thinly for sarnies (instead of my usual hacking away) and it is still going strong!!

So your slicer will SAVE you money in the long term

This is what DH said too worst thing for us is that I like wafer thin ham and he likes 'a bit of meat with all that bread' so theres the SM battle of whos going to have cac meat this week (normally him :rotfl:) so this way we can both have what we want . We priced up uncut meat in Mr T a few days ago and a 500g pack was the same price as a 420g of wafer thin so even with him having thicker slices I shouldnt pay any more money :T:T

Little_K

jakes-mum wrote: »

This is what DH said too worst thing for us is that I like wafer thin ham and he likes 'a bit of meat with all that bread' so theres the SM battle of whos going to have cac meat this week (normally him :rotfl:) so this way we can both have what we want . We priced up uncut meat in Mr T a few days ago and a 500g pack was the same price as a 420g of wafer thin so even with him having thicker slices I shouldnt pay any more money :T:T

Jakes-mum, you will love your slicer - I have one and it's fab for gammon/ham and also chicken. I cooked one of Aldi's frozen chicken breast joints a couple of weeks ago when I had a voucher to make it half price (£1.50) and got loads of slices for sandwiches. It would have cost that much for about four slices pre-packed.

Muppet_baby

Hi Little K, welcome to the team!

You've probably all seen on the grabbit thread, but thought I'd just point this out for anyone that needs to stock up on dental products. Some people have a coupon for 250 points when you buy 3 dental products in the ACM at shoes, if you buy the essentials range (or the aquafresh toothpaste that is half price) you can get 3 products for around £1.50, as well as having 250 points added to your card. :beer:

System

jakes-mum wrote: »

Eeeeeeeeeeee! My Donald Russell order arrived :j :j I just love opening that big box and seeing all the goodies My free gift was in there too, the steak selection OMG those packs of diced steak are huuuuuuuuuge! Lots of left overs on the next stew day (which will have to be soon as im dying to try it as I dont eat mince or burgers so havent tried any DR meat yet :rotfl:)

Had to force it all in the freezer as I really did think we would have got through some of the food in the freezer by now but no, it was still choc full so I have had a shuffle round and just got it all in . . . no more freezer food for this month at least, will order the burgers for end of may I think :rotfl:

Hiya my delivery arrived yesterday and I've just had the mini lamb burgers for my dinner with new potatoes it was yummy thanks for the info and code

Rx