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  • I bought 3 X Dove body lotion 400ml for £11.97 saving myself £6 as they have a third off at the moment online at Boots :)

    I bought 3 X Dove body lotion 400ml for 1.197 Advantage card points saving myself £11.97 :T

    #13 current total = £920.40
  • determined_new_ms
    determined_new_ms Posts: 7,867 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 30 January 2017 at 4:16PM
    super impressed with my wombling today :money:

    I went into town to get my godson a birthday gift and got:

    gs a ted baker t-shirt for £18 down to £10.80
    1 pair of french frost pjs £30 down to £9
    1 black pj top £14 down to £7
    pack of 5 pairs socks £6 down to £1.80
    a necklace for my bff's birthday (was £16.50 paid £3 :money:)
    a pair of earings for my 70s night in a couple of weeks £10 down to £2

    total before discounts £94.50, I paid £5.64 because I had £28 vouchers from my cashback cc :money:

    Also got free McD latte £1.99 & 30 sachets of sweetner - hahahahaha trying to hold of buying any until next month!

    Womabling total for the day £91.15 :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
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    Away at the moment. Will update totals when I get back tomorrow.
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • Ive saved £8.50 prescription charge. Lots of savings on present buying. £1.00 recycled gift bag.
    £1.00 cream cake.
    My January total is £153.50 .
    Wombling in 2016 and 2017
  • sistercas
    sistercas Posts: 4,803 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Another £5.95 today went for a girly lunch , one of the girls had a 20% off whole meal voucher and then they didn't charge us for any drinks :beer:

    total for me for Jan. 197.91
  • LuckyPenny
    LuckyPenny Posts: 1,315 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    Wombled a bag of crisps that was leftover from a buffet lunch - that will save me from the vending machine one day! In my 'emergency ' snack draw! Only counting as 20 pence.

    LP x
    Competition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]
  • Bobarella
    Bobarella Posts: 10,824 Forumite
    Savvy Shopper! I've been Money Tipped!
    super impressed with my wombling today :money:

    I went into town to get my godson a birthday gift and got:

    gs a ted baker t-shirt for £18 down to £10.80
    1 pair of french frost pjs £30 down to £9
    1 black pj top £14 down to £7
    pack of 5 pairs socks £6 down to £1.80
    a necklace for my bff's birthday (was £16.50 paid £3 :money:)
    a pair of earings for my 70s night in a couple of weeks £10 down to £2

    total before discounts £94.50, I paid £5.64 because I had £28 vouchers from my cashback cc :money:

    Also got free McD latte £1.99 & 30 sachets of sweetner - hahahahaha trying to hold of buying any until next month!

    Womabling total for the day £91.15 :T

    Wow you hit the jackpot today!:T:T:T
    " 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
  • Florence_J
    Florence_J Posts: 1,942 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    £5 off Am@z0n shop with phone app voucher

    £2.99 off postage and packaging with free delivery offer

    £1 voucher off am@z0n video gift for placing the above order

    Total £8.99
    Debt Free Stage 1 - Completed 27/08/2020
    Debt Free Stage 2 - Completed 50/181 Payments
  • Hi Bob and fellow womblers, It's been a few months since I last posted here in the MSE forums and I've missed you all, I've decided to resurface. If it's okay with you all, may I please join in?
    "There is Life AFTER DEBT."LBM 2009 Total Debt £49046.24 Debt Free as of 27/08/2015
  • f0xh0les
    f0xh0les Posts: 7,762 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Photogenic
    Hi Bob and fellow womblers, It's been a few months since I last posted here in the MSE forums and I've missed you all, I've decided to resurface. If it's okay with you all, may I please join in?

    Hello!!! :hello:Wondered where you had got to. Glad you ok and back again.
    4/10/25Three Years Mortgage Free Yay!
    NSTurtle # 55 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢🐢🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢
    No Turtle gets left behind.[/b]
    ******PROUD MEMBER OF THE TOFU EATING COALITION OF CHAOS !!!******
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