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Remember you're STILL a Womble - 2017 challenge

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  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    2 hopper bus journeys to and from work £3

    I got a free Metro newspaper for which I claim 50p

    I found 9p on various classroom floors

    #13 current total = £396.92
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    1 chair massage, courtesy of work €15 (this amount varies, depending on how interesting/painful/helpful it was :))
    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
  • f0xh0les
    f0xh0les Posts: 7,762 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Photogenic
    wombled a 37 point receipt at Mr T

    Going out to pizza express on Saturday with £60 vouchers courtesy of £15 clubcard points. Really looking forward to it.
    4/10/25Three Years Mortgage Free Yay!
    NSTurtle # 55 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢🐢🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢
    No Turtle gets left behind.[/b]
    ******PROUD MEMBER OF THE TOFU EATING COALITION OF CHAOS !!!******
  • crazy_cat_lady
    crazy_cat_lady Posts: 7,063 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    All very quiet on the wombling front for me. Nothing to report...
    Not giving up
    Working hard to pay off my debt
    Time to take back control
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6290156/crazy-cat-lady-chapter-5-trying-to-recover-from-the-pandemic/p1?new=1
  • determined_new_ms
    determined_new_ms Posts: 7,867 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    me too cat! 2 wombled points added to the card and then found 2 more will do them next time I'm there. That's 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
  • Bobarella
    Bobarella Posts: 10,824 Forumite
    Savvy Shopper! I've been Money Tipped!
    squishylove1989 wrote: »
    I've never done this type of challenge before but would love to take part if I am still able? Looking forward to hearing all about your wombling ways!

    Please do join us :j
    " 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
    Savings and offers on my weekly Tesco online grocery shop £22.32 :T

    2 hopper bus journeys to and from work worth £3

    Free Evening Standard newspaper and ES magazine for which I will claim 50p

    #13 current total = £422.74
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    Yesterday found 37p at various locations whilst out shopping and saved 99p at Co-op.

    Wombling total - £117.93
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 20 January 2017 at 1:46PM
    A colleague gave me a wrapped Knoppers biscuit, which I put in my dd's snack box for school €1.

    A biscuit in the supermarket €0,05

    Tuna baguette and veggie wrap from Reception for afternoon snack €2.

    One fairytale apple from Reception, glossy dark red €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
  • nellsnest
    nellsnest Posts: 46 Forumite
    edited 20 January 2017 at 12:03PM
    Hello all wombles, quiet on the wombling front here.
    I'm just counting free items I'm given or finding for this years challenge . Points on cards or big discounts on items.
    So not counting wombled work hours or surveys.

    Yesterdays wombles a loreal shampoo used once and given to me and a few chocolates and couple of biscuits. I'll say £2.50.
    Will update my total at the end of January for the month.
    Wombling in 2016 and 2017
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