Remember you're a womble - 2016 26 December 2015 at 8:14PM edited 30 December 2016 at 8:38PM in Debt-free wannabe challenges 2K replies 147.4K views

Bobarella

Official MSE Insert 9 March 2016

Hi to everyone in the Wombling 2016 group. You're mentioned in our news story:

'Wombles' average £250/mth from hobby retrieving others' discarded receipts

Back to Bobarella's original post...

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Hi All

Following on from the 2015 thread of the same name this thread renews the challenge for 2016. To read what we got up to this year go here

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5141110

I'm guessing most people know that wombling refers to making use of things you find for financial gain. Examples could be receipts that you have added onto your loyalty cards for your own gain. Some I find are: unclaimed Nectar points, Tesco club cards points, Toys R Us gold card points, Costa card points, mcdonalds cups with the bean sticker still on (collect 6 for a free coffee) also price promise reciepts for tesco & brand match coupons for sainsburys which are better than roadkill as many are over a £1.

My total for 2015 was £1027.20 Not a bad number but I'd like to do even better this year.

I am going to keep track from Jan 1st on the value I find in the main categories & may zero sum them from the relevant budgets.

My aim for 2016 is every time I leave my house to try & find one item that makes my life cheaper!!

If you'd like to join in this challenge sign up below

Bob

Contenders who declared a score (Wombling Free 2016#) Scores accurate as of 30/12/16

1. Mickey mouse £328.67
2 Siebrie £2,69.05 Best runner up Womble 2016!!!!
4.The Only Girl £138.39
5. Bobarella £2,533.15
7. Autumn Leaves £472.34
9. Dizzy Imp £5,984.03 2nd place Womble of 2016!!
10. Sophie £8.56
11. Chocolate £28.67
16. Dexsmummy £95.15
17. Fun brum £1461.04
18. British Bibliophile £47.08
21. Foxholes £3,523.29 Bronze Womble of 2016!!!
24. Muhren £103.38
25. Nellsnest £53.15
28. Crazy Cat Lady £632
33. Sugarbaby125 £8,496.13 2016 Wombling Queen!!!
37. Basket Case £81.33
38. Determined £76.56
40. ChirpyCheap £249
43. Miss Empty Piggy £73.05
44. Florence J £456.60
47. Sachacat. £251.70
48.NOA £231
52. Crafty Witch £18.45

mickey_mouse

Can I join please ��
I am a womble with 'L' plates so looking forward to getting some tips.����

Siebrie

Thanks, Bobarella! I would love to join and will try to keep tally this time.

Tall_order

As a newbie I would love to do this, please may I join?
-Sarah

The_Only_Girl

Looking forward to more wombling in 2016. Please count me in.

Bobarella

Brilliant to see new faces and regulars I should make it clear that it's up to each of you to decide how to assign a value to the things you find. Some things are obvious like a brand match voucher but being given something or finding something may make it more obscure. So that bits your call. And we are keeping our own scores for that reason

Tall_order

I'm excited to get started, although hoping to avoid the shops as much as possible so it may be slow

Frugal_life

Oooo, this sounds like a fantastic challenge for 2016 - count me in, please!

System

Hope to make more appearances on this thread in 2016, so please count me in

Bobarella

Tall_order wrote: »

I'm excited to get started, although hoping to avoid the shops as much as possible so it may be slow

You can always try non shop based wombling like looking for roadkill or items left out by people who don't want them. I found our hoover that way.

Frugal_life wrote: »

Oooo, this sounds like a fantastic challenge for 2016 - count me in, please!

Great have signed you up. Contender list in post 1.

autumnleaves wrote: »

Hope to make more appearances on this thread in 2016, so please count me in

Great to see you back for another year

Debt_free_by_2020

This sounds interesting... I always thought this just referred to the vouchers and things people find in shops but am I correct in thinking that if someone gives you something that you yourself would have bought then this would also count through out the year? i.e. a piece of furniture, books, food/bottles of drink and stuff like that?

Sorry if I'm sounding a bit silly but not really familiar with this thread yet. I only ask as I have an aunt who never lets me leave her house without some sort of food item and I figure I should start tallying it up to see how much money I save each year on potatoes and loafs of bread etc :rotfl: