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Remember you're STILL a Womble - 2017 challenge

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  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    12 loyalty points on wombled receipts.
    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
  • crazy_cat_lady
    crazy_cat_lady Posts: 7,063 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    miss_empty_piggy wrote: »

    In other news....DOH's house finally went through and we are now totally debt free (excluding mortgage). I just wanted to share as feel totally amazing at the minute.

    xxx

    Fantastic news - huge congratulations to you. :j Enjoy the feeling.
    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
    just got 3 packs of seeds through the post from my seed swapping friend - rrp on packets says I've saved £5.60 :) (I know that these were freebies via a mag and she sent them for dgd to do some gardening)
    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
  • muppets
    muppets Posts: 1,476 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!
    Dizzy_Imp wrote: »
    Being thick here....what are these? My first thought was fruit and veg capsules :rotfl: Then I thought... "Wow, excellent way to give kids their 5 a day"... :o

    £6 egg money from friends. The girls are on a roll :T
    You are exactly right Dizzy, 4 months supply of Adult fruit and veg Capsules, you either get 4 months supply of the same capsules or kids chews (depending on the age of the kids)
    PAYDBX 2020 - #01 Pd £15,029.29 / £13,140.66 - 114% 🎉

    MFiT-T5 #36
    3-6 mth EF #5     €2,445 / 11,100
    Mortgage - PD 126,846.35/ 271,495.07 46.72%[ MF was Aug 2038 now Sept 2035 😲
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    Afternoon Womblers
    Just 18p on YS pitta bread. Trying to use up massive amount of stores that we have so not a lot of savings going on.
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • crazy_cat_lady
    crazy_cat_lady Posts: 7,063 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Wombled £3.78 on YS shopping at Mr T this evening
    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
  • LuckyPenny
    LuckyPenny Posts: 1,315 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    edited 4 February 2017 at 9:52PM
    2p roadkill today
    Wombled 3 Costa receipts worth about £2 and 2 boots receipts worth £1 in points. Won't add these until I've had these added to my loyalty cards and spent them.
    LP x
    Competition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]
  • determined_new_ms
    determined_new_ms Posts: 7,867 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    small womble of £4.52 for buying gifts for oh on 4mazon used rather than new and polished halo of sticking to my "not buying anything new for a year" challenge. Had a small hiccup in the week when I got my bff a birthday gift and earings for night out...
    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
  • VintageHistorian
    VintageHistorian Posts: 1,062 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    25 clubcard points for taking part in the Clubcard survey (Google Calendar reminder popped up this morning as I kept forgetting last year), plus 2 points from wombling a receipt. So that's 27p for me.

    I also had a dream last night where I spotted £1 roadkill, but someone got to it and picked it up before I did! I woke up feeling very annoyed at this dream person XD
    "You won't bloom until you're planted" - Graffiti spotted in Newcastle.

    Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind - Doctor Who

    Total mortgage overpayments 2017 - 2024 - £8945.62!
  • The_Only_Girl
    The_Only_Girl Posts: 873 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 500 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    A few pennies saved from a couple of direct debits. £2.33 saved on the water bill and £0.62 on Sky even after the evening and weekend calls rate has been slashed. Total of £2.95.

    New total: £240.20
    "There is Life AFTER DEBT."LBM 2009 Total Debt £49046.24 Debt Free as of 27/08/2015
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