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Remember you're STILL a Womble - 2017 challenge

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  • LuckyPenny
    LuckyPenny Posts: 1,315 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    Gosh. Me again. I sold my daughters high sleeper bed today on eBay and went to buy her a single bed at Bensons. I was cheeky and asked for a discount and the manager gave me £50 off the bed I wanted. Kerrrching.


    LP x
    Competition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    one half baguette with goat's cheese, leftover from business lunch, for today's lunch €0,50 (it's not enough to fill me up)
    1 banana and 1 kiwi from Reception €0,40
    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
  • Lift home from Bar 127 from my friend which saved me the £1.50 bus fare

    3 hopper bus journeys ( Monday) £4.50 and 2 hopper bus journeys (Tuesday) £3

    3 X Eye Q Fish Oils from Boots on their 3 for 2 offer which saved me £11.99 :)

    I bought myself a hardback book from Poundland which saved me £11.99 :)

    My Body Shop order 5 X 750ml Satsuma Shower Gel, I saved £40 as they were on sale and I also used a 30% off code. I also got free delivery worth £2.49 :T

    Lift home from Karaoke with my friend, saved me the £1.50 bus fare

    #13 current total = £11,353.20
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Part of a pizza for lunch for a company event €1
    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
  • £15 on ys items yesterday :) and was given £10 as a good will gesture from Mr T as their central number said they had something in stock so I schelpt over there (14 miles) only to discover they didn't after all
    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
  • LuckyPenny
    LuckyPenny Posts: 1,315 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    £429.84 refund as I've now transferred to company health insurance as I was paying for my own at the same time, so asked them to refund when I had the two policies running at once. LP x
    Competition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £23.80 :T

    I saved £1.80 when I was ordering a cartridge for my printer using a 15% code

    £20
    from a friend and a bottle of water bought fro me 60p :)

    3 hopper bus journeys £4.50

    5 Luxury Egyptian Cotton 700gsm Bath Sheets via eBay £40 including P & P which saved me £60 :T

    #13 current total = £11,463.90
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    bunch of grapes and some chocolates from Reception €0,50
    loyalty points from wombled receipts 6
    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
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    Poundland Bargains:

    4 X Ibuprofen Gel saved me £2.32 compared to buying the same product in Morrisons

    4 X Cadbury's Brunch Cereal Bars saved me £3.96

    250g Mini Toblerone saved me £1.50



    3 hopper bus journeys on Saturday worth £4.50

    I was bought a pkt of peanuts in the bar £1

    A friend gave me £13.50 :)

    Lift home from a friend from Karaoke last night saved me the £1.50 bus fare

    I bought 2 X Dove 4 Piece Gift Sets from eBay for £12.60 which saved me £23.40 :)

    #13 current total = £11,515.58
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    Groupon Caribbean Meal for 2 persons, starters, mains, side dish and cocktail each for £21 saving me £46 :D

    My daughter gave me £10.50 :)

    Lift home from my friend from Karaoke saved me the £1.50 bus fare

    2 X punnets of seedless grapes from Morrisons saved me 44p

    3 X travel size Sensodyne Sensitive Toothpaste on 3 for £3 offer in Superdrug saved me £1.50

    Savings Account Interest £4.87

    #13 current total = £11,580.39
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