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Remember you're STILL a Womble - 2017 challenge

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  • Went to cinema with DOH and remembered to use my NUS card got £2.40 off - £2.40

    Also got a large set of electrical screwdrivers from work as they were getting a new set so said we could have the old ones - £10

    Someone left DVDs for others to watch so I took 5, watched 1 last night, so I'll return it for others to watch - £5

    Neighbour brought round a large bunch of strawberries which were lush - £2.50

    Sister bought a bottle of red wine when we had Sunday lunch. - £2.50

    Had forgotten about half of those wombles - HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE XXXXX
  • determined_new_ms
    determined_new_ms Posts: 7,867 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 20 June 2017 at 10:31AM
    Hi guys - Lp you certainly are on a roll! :)

    things since I last posted:

    £16.47 as my fil bought us some groceries/alcohol when he popped over on sunday :)

    £4 from buying a pair of wellies for madam in sale

    £6 - I bought a jug and stacking beakers in TK Maxx yesterday for £10 went to A5da and got almost the same for £4 :) taking first one back today ;)

    £5 MOC Mr M, £5 MOC Ar9os

    £1 off for buying 2 x suncream

    £3 off a bunch of ys flowers

    £4.35 int on bank account :)

    Just looked into what it would have cost us to get a calor gas cylinder full of gas which we got free with the free bbq - £72!!! :eek: :j
    DF as at 30/12/16
    Wombling 2025: £87.12
    NSD March: YTD: 35
    Grocery spend challenge March £253.38/£285 £20/£70 Eating out
    GC annual £449.80/£4500
    Eating out budget: £55/£420
    Extra cash earned 2025: £195
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    M & S Autograph red velour girl's dress from eBay £9.50 saved £18.50

    £2.30 Interest on my Savings Account

    My Body Shop order: I spent £25 and received a free gift worth £21 and free delivery worth £2.49

    I bought a Groupon meal for 1 person for £19.90 and saved £12.70

    1 hopper bus journey today worth £1.50

    Free Evening Standard newspaper 50p

    Morrisons Bargains:


    2 X 15 cooked chicken wings from the hot counter £7 saved £2

    Strawberries and grapes on 2 for £3 offer saved 72p

    2 X small pots of fresh pineapple £2 saved 50p

    4 X packets of Haribo sweets £2 saved £1.08

    4 X Milka chocolate bars £2 saved £1.84

    M & S Autograph girls cardigan from eBay £7.99 saved £5.01

    #13 current total = £6362.89
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    One apple from Reception €0,20.
    Are you wombling, too, in '22? € 58,96 = £ 52.09Wombling in Restrictive Times (2021) € 2.138,82 = £ 1,813.15Wombabeluba 2020! € 453,22 = £ 403.842019's wi-wa-wombles € 2.244,20 = £ 1,909.46Wombling to wealth 2018 € 972,97 = £ 879.54Still a womble 2017 #25 € 7.116,68 = £ 6,309.50Wombling Free 2016 #2 € 3.484,31 = £ 3,104.59
  • 2 days in a row - I'm on a roll!

    Was given a double swing set for madam. Had a nosey round ebay and claiming £27 for it :)

    bootfair bargains - hard to put a saving on these but I'll give it a bash!

    8 glasses paid £1.30 reckon I could have got similar for £8 = £6.70

    bags x 2 paid £1 would have got them in charity shops for say £7 = £6

    2 x shoes paid £1.50 would have got similar in CS £10 = £8.50

    £48.20 :T
    DF as at 30/12/16
    Wombling 2025: £87.12
    NSD March: YTD: 35
    Grocery spend challenge March £253.38/£285 £20/£70 Eating out
    GC annual £449.80/£4500
    Eating out budget: £55/£420
    Extra cash earned 2025: £195
  • Florence_J
    Florence_J Posts: 1,942 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    OH treated us to an ice cream sundae at Kaspa's each so £3.95 wombled.
    Debt Free Stage 1 - Completed 27/08/2020
    Debt Free Stage 2 - Completed 50/181 Payments
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    Quidco cashback £1.56

    2 X hopper bus journeys today worth £3

    Free Metro newspaper 50p

    Free premium ticket to see 'Out of Order' at The Churchill Theatre in Bromley worth £39.50 :T

    A free quarter of extra hot Nando's chicken using my Nando's rewards on my Nando's card saved me £3.95

    6 X Sanctuary 200ml Body Scrub on eBay ( a 3 for 2 offer) £7.98 saved myself £21.27 :) compared to buying these products on Boots buy one get one half price offer

    #13 current total = £6432.67
  • LuckyPenny
    LuckyPenny Posts: 1,315 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    I've been away with work for the last few days
    3 lunches @ £5
    1 evening meal @ £20
    Bottle of water and can of coke £1
    Biscuits for husband 50p
    Banana for snack 20p?
    5p road kill
    Bread reduced by 40p
    TOTAL £27.15
    Competition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]
  • LuckyPenny
    LuckyPenny Posts: 1,315 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    Lucky Penny, yes it is. You have had a very fortuitous week. Happy wombling :D


    As they say...it comes in three's!
    Competition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]
  • 1p roadkill today

    got another 3 DVDs from work today. Someone is definitely having a clear out. I might follow suit eventually as we stream most things now but there is something I love about putting on a DVD and settling down to watch it. Even if I've seen it before.

    Have a great night everyone xxx
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