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Remember you're STILL a Womble - 2017 challenge

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  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    £8.32 on offers and ys items in Lidl
    £2.73 on cheese in Coop
    C found 5p yesterday but he's lost it again. At any rate he doesn't know where he's put it.
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • LuckyPenny
    LuckyPenny Posts: 1,315 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    Hi
    Wombled 1 Costa receipt.
    Used £5.00 M&Co loyalty voucher.
    YS items:
    Chinese ready meal £2.17 reduced to £1.65 save 52p
    Satay stir fry sauce £1.21 to 49p saves 72p
    Quiche £4.00 to £1.75 saves £2.25
    Oreos £1 reduced to 50p saves 50p
    Total YS save £3.99

    Bagged 400 extra Morrisons points with vouchers.

    LP x
    Competition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]
  • Dizzy_Imp
    Dizzy_Imp Posts: 2,782 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    An absolutely whopping 45p price match to declare ;)
  • Jo_Blogs
    Jo_Blogs Posts: 753 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hi folks and well done with all the wombles :T - Keep up the great efforts :);)

    Ye oldie womblies for today are:

    6 x creams from chemist at a discounted £1 each saving £15

    £10.68 off SM shopping, plus 128 wombled SM points
    Saved Nitty Gritty £7440.75 [149%] / £5000-[Sep] £58.44:starmod: for the 'Save 12k in 2017' #157
    2017 Womble #35 £3463.27 ;)Sept NSDs 4/15:staradminCCCChl 9/12 months:D    Sept PPChl#002 Pts 71
  • determined_new_ms
    determined_new_ms Posts: 7,867 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    was given 1.1kg of artichoke tubers yesterday £3.85 :) oh my I love the allotment!
    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
  • nellsnest
    nellsnest Posts: 46 Forumite
    Hi all , 20p sons room cleaning sweep.
    £54.00 saving on jeans in tkmaxx
    £58.00 saving on duvet and pillows from tkmaxx
    £1.00 cream cake .
    £113.20 saved wombled yesterday.
    Wombling in 2016 and 2017
  • crazy_cat_lady
    crazy_cat_lady Posts: 7,063 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    70p for me on discontinued kitchen roll :D
    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
  • Jo_Blogs
    Jo_Blogs Posts: 753 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    edited 5 March 2017 at 3:54PM
    Some great wombles once again folks - well done:T

    Got given some cakes and biscuits £3, and coupons £8
    Lunch & dinner £5
    QM cashout £0.79

    Forgot to add, a no spend day today. Going to try for a few NSD's over the next week - let's see how it goes :D;)
    Saved Nitty Gritty £7440.75 [149%] / £5000-[Sep] £58.44:starmod: for the 'Save 12k in 2017' #157
    2017 Womble #35 £3463.27 ;)Sept NSDs 4/15:staradminCCCChl 9/12 months:D    Sept PPChl#002 Pts 71
  • VintageHistorian
    VintageHistorian Posts: 1,062 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    25 clubcard points from doing the survey.
    £0.03 from Mr T price match on my shopping.
    £1.17 in Mr W from their "My Offers" on the loyalty card.
    Total: £1.45

    YTD total: £1.97
    "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!
  • Bobarella
    Bobarella Posts: 10,824 Forumite
    Savvy Shopper! I've been Money Tipped!
    LuckyPenny wrote: »
    Hi
    Wombled 1 Costa receipt.
    Used £5.00 M&Co loyalty voucher.
    YS items:
    Chinese ready meal £2.17 reduced to £1.65 save 52p
    Satay stir fry sauce £1.21 to 49p saves 72p
    Quiche £4.00 to £1.75 saves £2.25
    Oreos £1 reduced to 50p saves 50p
    Total YS save £3.99

    Bagged 400 extra Morrisons points with vouchers.

    LP x

    LP - I FINALLY wombled a Costalotta receipt and they wouldn't add it on for me:mad: it didn't have the number of points on it! Boo but I thought of you ;)
    " 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
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