Thrifty Gifty Santas Challenge 2014

7roland8

Well cannot get out to shops so do my buying online.

Sorted next years card list and mostly have enough cards in stock.
Made list of items still in my present drawer - not a lot!

Did £10 order with Superdrug - 2 x Lynx sets, 2 x Impulses (for gifts) plus five boxes of candy canes @ 49p each to decorate my pink tree next year - we don't eat them so don't mind the dates!

Also ordered stacks of wrap, labels, few more cards, cupcake sewing set plus 4 x jigsaws from Studio for about £23 - so that will be me supplied plus 5 gifts.

Keeping a running total of these Xmas expenses in my new 79p diary!

On this Christmas - son said his best two gifts were a bottle stopper and screwdriver set I got from £1 shop - would you believe it!

7roland8

Wow Mum2one - you did well in Boots - bet you have a cupboard full now!!

mum2one

7roland8 wrote: »

Wow Mum2one - you did well in Boots - bet you have a cupboard full now!!

Should be when its out of the car boot, poor Grandad Hoodie had to go back to the car 3 times today!!...

xx

DundeeDoll

Have knitted 2 little stockings from wool stash using pattern mum2one put on another thread earlier this year. They sooooo sweet. Shall knit loads and fill them with sweeties. So far one red and one rainbow. Will try different patterns so 3 wins - cool pressies, learning more knitting and using up wool stash

7roland8

DundeeDoll wrote: »

Have knitted 2 little stockings from wool stash using pattern mum2one put on another thread earlier this year. They sooooo sweet. Shall knit loads and fill them with sweeties. So far one red and one rainbow. Will try different patterns so 3 wins - cool pressies, learning more knitting and using up wool stash

Sounds lovely. How about red and white for candy canes - love that look.

mum2one

Forget to say saved £100 on the house insurance, found a better quote online, so our current insurer, knocked £100 off their renewal quote.

We went a got a bottle of wine for the lady who arranged, sent Grandad Hoodie back to take the wine, the girl was apparently close to tears as no-one else had done anything like that for her bar us. £5 bottle of wine - very well invested! x

7roland8

How lovely to show gratitude like that.

Its not the cost is it - its the fact you took the trouble to show appreciation. I'll bet she'll remember that for years.

susan42

Dundee doll - well done on the stockings

Mum2one - what a thoughtful thing to do

Can some one post the link to the little stockings so I can make some. Take me all year. Lol . If I can make enough I can do advents for the kids for Xmas

7roland8 sounds like you have some fab bargains too. Well done and candy canes sound ace in the little stockings.

I have a full house until jan. Then a week off before more friends come. To be honest with you I'm fed up with eating.. And got a rotten cold , which is not much in itself because I had a flu injection but it's got onto my chest :-(
Sorry to grumble , I'm happy really lol. We're having the 2 nd christmas today with all the boyfriends and girlfriends , I could do with a day in bed lol

7roland8

Susan - can so sympathise!

One or two days and I am sick of sweets and chocolate biscuits and long to get back to just normal.

Didn't buy any really but got given loads - and how can you tell people you don't want them - I just accept graciously!!

Don't think some people appreciate how draining this all can be - especially if you feeling below par to begin with.

Bambisbelle

Hello everyone,

Can l rejoin the challenge this year? 2013 passed me by in such a blur although l did manage to join in a couple of challenges, l intend to do a much better job this year besides l will have more time on my hands what with being on maternity leave with little miss Bambi

I know it's not very money neutral however i did manage to save a lot of money in the sales. I brought enough clothes to last little miss Bambi for the next 2 years!! Instead of spending the RRP price of £370 in all the sales, l actually spent £170!!!! Now that is what I call an absolute saving. And genuinely have made sure she is immaculately dressed for the next two years thanks to buying in a wide range of sizes.

Now my challenge I'd like to set myself this year is to keep as money neutral and saving as possible especially seeing as I will have a culture / lifestyle shock over the next coming weeks.

B xx