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  • pozza_73
    pozza_73 Posts: 195 Forumite
    Put my money in for today. Due to the snow I worked a 16 hour shift (all double time) trying to decide whether to get a new Lulu Guinness handbag or put it in savings.....
    Saving for Christmas 2017 £120/£400 :beer:
  • Lulu Guinness handbags were on groupon before Xmas, three different styles in about 12 designs, also purses, may be worth checking out? Approx £12 instead of £20 plus.
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
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    It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this tub of ice-cream, 🍨 but the important thing is that I tried...
  • I've got question, if I want to buy some gift wrap in the sales should I take it out of the amount I've saved for next Christmas or use other money? I've also seen a couple of things that I thought I could buy that for next Christmas but I've resisted the urge!
    new challenge?
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  • scotmumof3
    scotmumof3 Posts: 1,951 Forumite
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    pozza_73 wrote: »
    Put my money in for today. Due to the snow I worked a 16 hour shift (all double time) trying to decide whether to get a new Lulu Guinness handbag or put it in savings.....
    I've got question, if I want to buy some gift wrap in the sales should I take it out of the amount I've saved for next Christmas or use other money? I've also seen a couple of things that I thought I could buy that for next Christmas but I've resisted the urge!

    pozza if you had asked me a couple of months ago I would have said handbag but now it's savings all the way :)
    kdalwayskint I would buy it out of next years xmas budget. I figure thats what it's for :)
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  • pozza_73
    pozza_73 Posts: 195 Forumite
    The Lulu Guinness bag that I want is £125 down from £200 plus (although the one that I really want isn't in the sale and it is £395) Hmmm will think about it and see what wage I get. (hey at least not putting it on a credit card!!!)
    Saving for Christmas 2017 £120/£400 :beer:
  • A few days late but MERRY XMAS!!!! :j

    I hope everyone enjoyed it and had done great laughs with family etc. I stayed at home all day and refused to go onto the internet :rotfl:

    Been feeling ill last week or so but it's finally cleared up. On the plus side I got loads of change from all my Boxing Day shopping so that's me upto £48 and way about my target. January will be quiet so no doubt it will even itself out.

    Will update spreadsheet tomorrow as I'm off for a good nights sleep :D

    MrCF
    Saving for that dream holiday
  • £2 in my tin for today, it doesn't sound so hollow now when the ££'s drop in;)

    Ellie xx
  • :o Oops, I couldn't find this thread.

    Just submitted £61, for November and December payments. Quarter of the savings year over already next month! :eek:
    Save £12k in 2022 thread #7:

    Save £10,000 Jan-May 2022 THEN RETIRE!!
    Final total for (half) year: -£4,000
  • My quid's in :)
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  • scotmumof3
    scotmumof3 Posts: 1,951 Forumite
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    That's my £1 transferred for today :)
    Hope everyone is keeping well :)
    Debt free as of 29.10.2020 🎉😁
    SPC #73 Feb NSD 0/20
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