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Remember you're STILL a Womble - 2017 challenge

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  • Sanctuary gift set from Boots bought with my Boots Advantage card points which saved me £8 :)

    £20 found on my Estate on Saturday :j and 1p roadkill

    Poundland Bargains:

    I bought Olay Anti Wrinkle day cream 50ml for £5 with a free Olay Mirror which saved me £4.99 :)

    Maybelline lipstick saved me £5.99 :)

    Thorntons Moments box of chocolates saved me £2 :)

    #13 current total = £12,604.61
  • LuckyPenny
    LuckyPenny Posts: 1,315 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    Sorry to hear about Bob, sending you positive vibes and good wishes if you are reading this.
    A few wombles: £3 cashback on Costa voucher top up, £2.40 Costa points, £6.92 discount at Toby Carvery. I booked a table at Toby Carvery on Sunday we had to wait 20 minutes for our table so they gave us a 25% discount!
    LP x
    Competition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]
  • Florence_J
    Florence_J Posts: 1,942 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    A weekend with my sister and her kids where as much as I offered to I couldn't pay for anything!

    Free Pizza Express meal £30 (but my brother in law used tesco clubcard vouchers so I didn't feel too bad, so can I womble another persons womble?)

    Free teacake and cup of tea £3

    Free crisps 39p
    Debt Free Stage 1 - Completed 27/08/2020
    Debt Free Stage 2 - Completed 50/181 Payments
  • Florence_J
    Florence_J Posts: 1,942 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    My target is to womble over £2000 before the end of the year, not far to go, I never in a million years thought I would womble this much.
    Debt Free Stage 1 - Completed 27/08/2020
    Debt Free Stage 2 - Completed 50/181 Payments
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    It's nice to keep track, isn't it? When I was a poor student, I kept all the money I found on the street in a piggy bank, and once every 2 years it would be enough for a theatre ticket. I really enjoyed that free night out.


    1 banana and a handful of walnuts 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
  • Florence_J
    Florence_J Posts: 1,942 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Wombled £62 at Sainsbury's. Had £10 to double up to £20, then spent that £20 plus £2 cash on clothes in the sale that had a pre-sale value of £64.

    Have also changed energy supplier but need to work out that womble total first.
    Debt Free Stage 1 - Completed 27/08/2020
    Debt Free Stage 2 - Completed 50/181 Payments
  • I saved £17.45 on my weekly online grocery shop from Sainsburys from special offers and I used £85 of Nectar points online to pay for my groceries :T:D:j

    Silver Screen cinema ticket at my local Odeon £3 which saved me £6.25 on the standard adult ticket price. I got a free cup of tea worth £1.90 :)

    I bought 2 bottles of Italian Apple Presse in Lidl on offer which saved me 38p :)

    3 hopper bus journeys on Thursday worth £4.50 :)

    #13 current total = £12,790.09
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Our Purchasing Department had put a (moving) box of goodies at Reception, the first of the Halloween/Christmas hampers they receive. These goodies were a bit weird, though: pineapple-curry-mango-peanut-almond bar (no chocolate), anyone? I have about €5 worth of goodies.
    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
  • Wayne gave me £20 and he bought me 2 bottles of water and a small packet of peanuts in the pub £4 :D

    1 hopper bus journey on Friday and another 1 on Saturday worth £3

    Morrisons Bargains:

    2 X yellow sticker Indian chilled meals saved me £2.40

    2 X The Best Lasagne Al Forno for £4 saved me £3.20

    2 X Punnets of seedless green grapes saved me 44p

    20 packets of Walks meaty crisps for £2 saved me £1.64

    Littlewoods Clearance via eBay Bargains:

    Jack & Jones Originals Ray Shirt £4.99 saved me £34.01 :T

    Jack & Jones Premium Wayne Blazer £29.99 saved me £130.01 :T

    Jack & Jones Premium Wayne Trousers £9.99 saved me £60.01 :T

    Goodsouls Fleece Jogger Grey Shorts £5.99 saved me £16.01 :T

    V by Very Slim Fit Tuxedo Trousers £9.99 saved me £6.51 :)

    I also saved £15.80 on P & P costs and a I got a further £20 discount as I had spent over £60 on this order :)

    #13 current total = £13,037.12
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    30 loyalty points on wombled receipts
    3 dried apricots from the fruit basket at Reception
    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
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