We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
The MSE Forum Team would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas. However, we know this time of year can be difficult for some. If you're struggling during the festive period, here's a list of organisations that might be able to help
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
Has MSE helped you to save or reclaim money this year? Share your 2025 MoneySaving success stories!
Remember you're STILL a Womble - 2017 challenge
Comments
-
Grapefruit from Reception €0,20Are 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 = £ 3,104.590
-
20p roadkill" 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 £1027.200 -
morning gosh haven't had any wombles for ages! got 30p off a ys loaf of bread. Appropriated some black sheeting from a defunct storage space on the allotment. It was enough to cover a 3 x 2 m bed. So will conservatively claim £10
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: £1950 -
Free entry for Race for Life 2017 courtesy of a code from Tesco because I am a Delivery Saver customer saving me £14.99
Free Metro newspaper for which I claim 50p
2 hopper bus journeys to and from work worth £3
Lift home from a friend from Karaoke saving me the £1.50 bus fare
1p found on a classroom floor
I got a small bar of Green & Black chocolate from a teacher yesterday for which I claim 33p
#13 current total = £2127.330 -
Finally!
25p on my classroom floor today
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=10 -
Hello
Cashed out £8.46 cashback
Bought a pair of shorts with 30% off and skirt with 50% off saving £32.50
LP xCompetition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]0 -
picked up a garden table and chairs yesterday from shpock. Got it for £20, haggled from £30 so I'll claim a tenner. It needs a repaint, but nearest similar style on fleabay is going for £70
I think with a bit of love it's going to look great
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: £1950 -
A big Mac and medium fries with a voucher on the back of an Oyster receipt £1.99 saving me £1.99
Offers and price reductions on my Tesco weekly grocery shop £22.56
I bought Obsession for Men EDT from Superdrug online on special offer for £20 saving me £30 on the usual price :T
I found £1.10 on classroom floors
Free Metro newspaper for which I will claim 50p
#13 current total = £2183.480 -
2 viennoiserie, half a pizza bagel €0,00 (I dedided that food that I womble and eat, but is not actually good for me, won't count towards by womble total...)
5 walnuts from Reception €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 = £ 3,104.590 -
Crikey! I bought some trainers online with a 20% discount and they've cancelled my order and refunded so I think I'll have to work that out and deduct it from my womble today :-(
However on the positive side I cashed out £25 from iPoll
Bob, I've signed up for Blue Rewards on my Barclays account. I pay £3 per month, but get £7 cash reward so I 'earn' £4 per month. I think that's a womble, do you agree?
Thanks, LP xCompetition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 352.9K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.9K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 454.7K Spending & Discounts
- 246K Work, Benefits & Business
- 602.1K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.8K Life & Family
- 259.9K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards
