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Remember you're STILL a Womble - 2017 challenge

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  • Bobarella
    Bobarella Posts: 10,824 Forumite
    Savvy Shopper! I've been Money Tipped!
    edited 4 May 2017 at 10:06PM
    Had a good one today. Found two Ercol style chairs that had nothing wrong with them just sitting outside a house that was being renovated. The builders confirmed they were rubbish, so I took them back to my lair :) That will save me at least £30.

    I also found 52p.

    I meant to ask if anyone else had wombled Mr S reciepts at the weekend? They were doing triple points as standard. I managed to grab a few high pointers.
    " 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
    This week's online grocery shopping price reductions and special offers saved me £23.81

    Free Evening Standard newspaper 50p

    #13 current total = £3956.75
  • Kumamon
    Kumamon Posts: 18 Forumite
    I can tell this is going to be great! I'm going to dive on in.

    Although the debt is scary, I am quite excited about the sense of achievement in tackling it - and rather than looking for a way to shift a huge amount immediately, gaining huge satisfaction from making lifestyle changes that I am in control of.

    Last night we ate a delicious meal, all from food we already had in the kitchen and freezer - not exactly rocket science, but I can't ever remember doing that. We also didn't buy a bottle of wine. I did the maths recently, and I think I could save £3000 a year on wine.:eek:

    Anyway, I'll stick to wombling on here. It occurred to me that saving on bus fare by running home is great, but not really wombling. So I'll deduct that £1.60 from yesterday's total. Once I've done a month I'll add it to my signature.

    Thanks all for the welcome and the support.
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    £1.69 on YS chicken yesterday
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • Dizzy_Imp
    Dizzy_Imp Posts: 2,782 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Kumamon - why don't you save the bus fare and join another of the challenges, maybe PAD (payment a day) or the SPC/VSPC (sealed/virtual sealed pot challenge) to keep a record of the growing saving? You could build up an emergency fund by stealth using little amounts that you probably wouldn't miss day to day...ignore me if this doesn't appeal ;)

    £2 egg sales to report today.
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    Poundland Offers:

    Thorton's Moments £2 saved me £2

    1 hardback and 7 paperback books for myself £8 saved me £71.92 :j

    Cadbury's buttons tube 50p saved me 50p

    Maltesers tube 50p saved me 50p

    Cadbury's Dairy Mini Eggs 50p saved me 50p

    3 X Colgate Max White 100ml £3 saved me £4.47

    #13 current total = £4036.64
  • Kumamon
    Kumamon Posts: 18 Forumite
    Good idea, Dizzy Imp - I think I am going to try Wombling, SPC, and Make £5 a day. I'm getting myself a good spreadsheet on the go.

    Sugarbaby125 - can I ask you what '#13 current total' refers to?

    Thanks
  • Jo_Blogs
    Jo_Blogs Posts: 753 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    Good evening everyone :);)

    Super going with all the wombles :T

    No wombles to declare at the moment..............

    Wishing you all a great evening!:);)
    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
  • sistercas
    sistercas Posts: 4,803 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Everyone is doing so well :T:T

    I have one womble , I went to boots for some medication cost £9.30 so instead went to an independent chemist ...30p :D :j
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    edited 6 May 2017 at 9:35AM
    Kumamon welcome to the wonderful world of Wombling. :)

    #13 current total = is my year to date total and 13 is my number on the leader board on the first page of this thread. I try to update my total each day. We started on the 1st January 2017. There are so many different ways to be MSE when we have to spend money, but I find that when I am recording the ways in which I get 'free' money, 'free' goods or make a really good saving make me feel immense satisfaction.
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