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  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    £3.50 on 3 packets of YS liver and 2 packets of YS bacon(lots of liver and bacon casserole)
    5p roadkill
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • Bobarella
    Bobarella Posts: 10,824 Forumite
    Savvy Shopper! I've been Money Tipped!
    Morning Wombles

    A big one for me, I have managed to find a free, 4 half day workshop over the next half term for my son. It sounds amazing. Its in the creative field. Not that I like to pack him off, I dont, but if I let him stay at home he just wants to go on the computer all the time. So its for his own good too.

    I estimate this will save us around £30 a day, in activity fees! And my shopping bill :)

    Everyone is doing so well!

    Bob
    " Your vibe attracts your tribe":D

    Debt neutral :) 27/03/17 from £40k:eek: in the hole 2012.
    Roadkill 17 £56.58 2016-£62.28 2015- £84.20)
    RYSAW17 £1900 2016 £2,535.16 2015 £1027.20
  • Bobarella
    Bobarella Posts: 10,824 Forumite
    Savvy Shopper! I've been Money Tipped!
    Dizzy_Imp wrote: »
    Whaaaah! You've nicked some poor pixie's dinner money!

    :rotfl::rotfl:
    " Your vibe attracts your tribe":D

    Debt neutral :) 27/03/17 from £40k:eek: in the hole 2012.
    Roadkill 17 £56.58 2016-£62.28 2015- £84.20)
    RYSAW17 £1900 2016 £2,535.16 2015 £1027.20
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    Bobarella wrote: »
    Morning Wombles

    A big one for me, I have managed to find a free, 4 half day workshop over the next half term for my son. It sounds amazing. Its in the creative field. Not that I like to pack him off, I dont, but if I let him stay at home he just wants to go on the computer all the time. So its for his own good too.

    I estimate this will save us around £30 a day, in activity fees! And my shopping bill :)

    Everyone is doing so well!

    Bob

    Bob that is such a great find for your son. He will be able to be active for 4 days of the half term. :D

    I too have real trouble getting my soon to be 17 year old son to get off his laptop ;)
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    6 boxes of Bassetts Adult multivitamins at Boots on 3 for 2 offer saved me £10.58

    I bought No7 Quick Thinking Wipes and used my No7 £5 skincare voucher

    2 bottles of water bought for me by my friend Alston last night at Karaoke £2

    I had to make a complaint to Groupon because the Mega box of Ariel Professional Colour I bought was damaged. They gave me £13 Groupon credit :T

    I bought 2 Groupon meal deals for Rodizio Rico 02 I saved £25.40 and then got a 5% discount on the 1st deal of £1 and a 10% discount on the 2nd deal £1.99 :T

    #13 current total = £4250.23
  • Evening all

    Found £1 on the stairs at work
    25p on the classroom floor
    £7 bank rewards
    Free banana (too ripe for my friend's tastes but perfect for me) 0.20

    (I got the job btw - chuffed) xxxx
  • My mum gave me an envelope in tonight with £1k in for the wedding. Should I count that or are wedding presents not really allowed (not sure if it is in the true nature of wombling myself) but really pleased regardless.

    xx
  • Dizzy_Imp
    Dizzy_Imp Posts: 2,782 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    (I got the job btw - chuffed) xxxx

    :j:beer::T
    Well done you - hope you enjoy the new work!
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
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    Miss Empty Piggy,

    Congratulations on your new job :j:beer::D:exclamati:staradmin

    Also on the generosity of your Mother. I definitely think you should count that money.
  • miss_empty_piggy
    miss_empty_piggy Posts: 721 Forumite
    500 Posts Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 19 May 2017 at 6:04AM
    Miss Empty Piggy,

    Congratulations on your new job :j:beer::D:exclamati:staradmin

    Also on the generosity of your Mother. I definitely think you should count that money.

    Thanks Sugarbaby :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    I spent some of it last night - £50 - DOH and I had spent a hour or so trying to find a tall fridge as ours is tiny. Went online saw them for between £500 to €1500 depending on what we wanted. He wanted to buy one but I was uncomfortable spending all that on a fridge. I had a quick search on gumtree, put in the postcode and 1 advert posted 9 hours previously resulted in a gorgeous new tall fridge now standing in my kitchen. I'm so pleased I didn't spend that money I wasalmost going to. I count that as a definite saving of £450. Feeling very happy.

    Have a great day everyone. It's raining here but it's Friday - can't complain at that xxxx
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