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Remember you're STILL a Womble - 2017 challenge

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  • sistercas
    sistercas Posts: 4,803 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    £42 off my ocado shopping ( offers and £20 voucher)
  • determined_new_ms
    determined_new_ms Posts: 7,867 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 19 July 2017 at 3:19PM
    whoop further wombling throughout the day :)

    bought 3 xmas gifts in b00ts sale saving £10.50. That's 2 people's gifts done & a stocking filler for my dd :)

    got given a camping folding table from the inlaws - say £15

    mil had madam for 1/2 the day for me £17.50

    got 2 bottles of wine for gift for cm & cm's assistant - £6 off. Redeemed £2.50 rewards to pay towards bill ;)

    bought a coat and dress from the bootfair for £5.50 . I have been looking for a dress for a wedding we're going to in a couple of weeks. One I had been looking on ebay for would have cost me £19.50 saving £14 :) Just need to take it up a bit (too long) but perfect for what I need :) Coat I can conservatively say I saved £5 there :)

    bought a thermos flask while there for £2. I broke my last one so have had my eye out for one for ages. Saving £13

    not a bad day afterall! :)
    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
  • Jo_Blogs
    Jo_Blogs Posts: 753 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    Good morning all :);)

    Great going with all the wombles :T:T:T - Some fantastic savings folks :D

    Nothing much to report.................
    £2 magazine swap
    £5.25 Amaz0n gift vouchers
    £15 Lunch and dinner

    Wishing you all a wonderful wombling day! :);)
    Saved Nitty Gritty £7440.75 [149%] / £5000-[Sep] £58.44:starmod: for the 'Save 12k in 2017' #157
    2017 Womble #35 £3463.27 ;)Sept NSDs 4/15:staradminCCCChl 9/12 months:D    Sept PPChl#002 Pts 71
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    £1.92 on bread rolls
    £1.25 on cheesecake (didn't really need it but couldn't resist).
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    I got a free Vue cinema ticket to see the preview of Girls Trip at Vue Leicester Square which was worth £22.99. :D I was given a free glass of white wine £5 and a glass of mineral water £3

    2p roadkill

    2 hopper bus journeys on Tuesday £3 and 3 hopper bus journeys on Wednesday £4.50

    2 x Odeon Silver Screen cinema tickets on Wednesday to see the films Jackie and Rules Don't Apply which saved me £13,50. I got a free cup of tea with each film worth £3.80

    Poundland Bargains:

    8 children's books saved me £31.92 :D

    2 X 150g of Sensations crisps saved £1

    1 paperback book for me saved £6.99 :D

    1 hardback book for me saved £15.99 :D


    Quidco cashback £3.66

    Weekly Online Shopping savings £36.84 :D

    #13 current total = £7507.09
  • determined_new_ms
    determined_new_ms Posts: 7,867 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Morning :)

    realised I wombled £17.40 savings on 2 gifts. Now tucked away for Christmas and that's mil's gifts sorted for £9.60 :)

    Also got 10 red peppers from a friend's work for £2. I need red peppers to make chilli jam so a saving of £3 if I'd got them in a sm :)
    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
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    £5.03 on YS items in Lidl
    £2.00 on biscuits for the children
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    £12.75 on lots of YS chicken and meat
    2p roadkill
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • determined_new_ms
    determined_new_ms Posts: 7,867 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    £1.48 on ys items

    65p was given a Bounty :)

    £3 - bought 10 red peppers off of a friend who works in a salad place for £2 & would have cost £5 in the SMs :)

    50p as bought a bar of choc in £shop rather than SM
    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
    £53.40 Amazon order was free because I used vouchers I had earned.
    Debt Free Stage 1 - Completed 27/08/2020
    Debt Free Stage 2 - Completed 50/181 Payments
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