PMS Challenge - June 2007

Queenie

WTG Catz :T :T You are doing so well!!! :beer:
Ok, just tallied up my PMS from my mini shop on Saturday. Last week I received 3 letters with money off coupons inside. I planned a trip to Sainsburys for late in the day. I'm living off the pantry/freezer, but as the freezer runs down, I needed to fill it with breads to economise on fuel consumption. I knew if I went to Sainsburys around 6pm I'd get some yellow stickered breads to fill the void.
Using the coupons, plus items with 33% extra free, plus yellow stickered items, the result = £13.86 :j
Mainly accrued from breads reduced down to 20p a time.

Aril

Well done everyone so far! The challenge is going well for me aswell although shan't have the extra bonus to boost the funds I got last month! So far have managed to get the PMS pot up to about £8 and I've got a couple more bits to add in. Have spent more this weekend as went to Dorset but it was all accounted for and every spend was reasonable [eg found clothes on the reduced £5 rail] Yesterday we went back to our local garden centre and picked up one of their lovely glazed pots for my SIL for Chrimbo and it was £3 instead of £6. Will also check my stash of books in my gift box as it's my sister's birthday next week before I go out and buy her anything and last Friday I found the small person a pair of trainers which were £8 instead of £16 in the sales so also chuffed about that! Unfortunately May and June are always the most expensive months of the year for me. Ah well never mind!
Aril

halia

just received photo prints in the mail, I'm using them as thank you cards/notes for after our anniversary.
Cost of 3 x pack of 10 nice thank you cards in local newsagents = £5.97
Cost of prints = £4.35

Also customised fathers day card for DH with piccie of littleun on it.
Average cost of nice card = £1.99
Cost of online print card = £1

using up stuff in my jam packed freezer for tea rather than buying more food and cooking some dried chickpeas to make hummus.


PMS = £2.61

JAMIEDODGER

well, ive had my national insurance rebate:) £85.96!!!!!! Straight in the PMS pot:D it looks like being a fantastic month.

saved another 1.98 on a BOGOF in tescos this morning too!

Queenie

Blimey, that's a nice little bonus, Jamie! :T :T :T
I saved £2.39 on a punnet of organic strawberries (£2.99 down to .60p) Mine will be a virtual saving though

JAMIEDODGER

thanks queenie:) strawberrys yum!

the kids have bullied me into saving for a new tv as we have a tiny portable in out front room at the moment, so thats what we are saving our pms for:)

catznine

Wow Jamie! Well done! :T
Queenie - I am now dreaming of strawberries! Can't wait for the ones in the garden to ripen (they are taking their time though!):rolleyes:
I stopped oh from spending £400 on a personalised number plate!:eek: I fail to see the point of them myself! Will that count as a virtual saving? or just common sense winning out over vanity!;)
Oh bought a book he has been wanting for some time in a charity shop today, in new condition for 32.99 which was £5 less than at the book shop! Just wish I could get him on board with the pms saving, it would mount up far more quickly!:D

Queenie

Oh definately a virtual saving, Catz! Naughty men wanting to splurge their hard earned How would they survive without us? :T That'll be a £395 virtual saving then Catz, seeing as you were generous enough to let him splurge a fiver on his book *snigger, snort* :rotfl:
I still, even now, boast of my savings to my dh - he chuckles and calls me the "commodity broker" :rotfl: After years and years of trying to teach him the fine art of money saving, he would still rather phone me and ask if he's getting a good deal and he's absolutely chuffed to little mint balls if he finds yellow stickered goods :laugh:
Jamie, a TV is a good thing to save for, especially as the family will be united in the ultimate aim/goal - not to mention the fantastic lesson you are teaching them along the way! :T :T

Queenie

halia - did you find out about a savings a/c that has "jars"? Aww, your dh is going to love that photo card :T

catznine

Oops! Just edited last post as book was £2.99 (a £5 saving though!) so virtual saving at £397.01 :j