Remember you're STILL a Womble - 2017 challenge

determined_new_ms

Florence_J wrote: »

15p as the Library let me off my fine.

OMG library fines are my nemesis! Pinch pennies everywhere only to get massive fines ALL THE TIME

yay finally a decent womble :j £26.20 on price of entrance to Walmer Castle as borrowed the outlaw's cards

2 washing tabs 22p

50 extra reward points at Mr T for using the app to pay

LuckyPenny

Bought two packs of cotton wool pads from Boots, buy one get one half price, then I paid with points! Save £3.38

Bought a new belt from Primark as mine is falling to pieces, £3 reduced to £1.

Total womble today £5.38 :-)

sugarbaby125

Siebrie wrote: »

A car.

Siebrie you must be jumping for joy at being given a car. :j Who was so generous to you?

LuckyPenny

£4.22 top cashback cash out

Bobarella

Dizzy_Imp wrote: »

Is it cocktail hour yet?

No wombles to report. DH is in hospital after his knee operation and it's half-term here, so feral kids are driving me wild already....

Somewhere in the world yes. And I have the ice:rotfl:

Sorry you are on your jack holding down the fort.

I came home with an enormous bunch of mint tonight so Mojitos?

Bobarella

determined_new_ms wrote: »

OMG library fines are my nemesis! Pinch pennies everywhere only to get massive fines ALL THE TIME

yay finally a decent womble :j £26.20 on price of entrance to Walmer Castle as borrowed the outlaw's cards

2 washing tabs 22p

50 extra reward points at Mr T for using the app to pay

Why don't you just use your DGDs card, kids don't get fines. Mind you maybe different in Kent?

Bobarella

sugarbaby125 wrote: »

Siebrie you must be jumping for joy at being given a car. :j Who was so generous to you?

Siebre you can't just throw that one in the mix and leave

Although we too have been given a car before. It was a gorgeous old Mercedes. Sadly it was written off in an accident.

Jo_Blogs

So far today (this very early morning:rotfl:) £1.17 Qmee cashout and £0.43 roadkill.
I'm going to try a few no spend days before the end of the month .

Siebrie

Bobarella wrote: »

Siebre you can't just throw that one in the mix and leave

Although we too have been given a car before. It was a gorgeous old Mercedes. Sadly it was written off in an accident.

:rotfl: Longish version: my uncle and aunt can no longer drive their car due to health problems. They are selling their Kia [name I forgot] hybrid to my parents for a discount, along with chauffeuring duties for my father. My parents are selling their Kia Picanto to us for less than half the secondhand trading price, so €2,500 (GBP 2,100) instead of €6,500 (GBP 5,500). They can't afford to give it to us completely free, but are happy to give a good discount. We will sell my Renault Clio, which I love to drive, and has been very useful, but is a diesel, and I don't drive long distances with it. We use my dh's company car for that.

I feel sooo spoilt! Until I was 36 I only had bicycles and used public transport for longer distances. We only bought a secondhand car when dh got a job in a different city to where we lived; we replaced this car with a new one after about 3 years. Then he made promotion and got a company car with a petrol card. I took the newish car for my commute, and am now saving up for an electric bicycle, as it's only 7km to work, flat roads, with good bicycle lanes. It feels as if we are reaping the harvest of years of diligent attention to work and money.

Jo_Blogs

Siebrie wrote: »

:rotfl: Longish version: my uncle and aunt can no longer drive their car due to health problems. They are selling their Kia [name I forgot] hybrid to my parents for a discount, along with chauffeuring duties for my father. My parents are selling their Kia Picanto to us for less than half the secondhand trading price, so €2,500 (GBP 2,100) instead of €6,500 (GBP 5,500). They can't afford to give it to us completely free, but are happy to give a good discount. We will sell my Renault Clio, which I love to drive, and has been very useful, but is a diesel, and I don't drive long distances with it. We use my dh's company car for that.

I feel sooo spoilt! Until I was 36 I only had bicycles and used public transport for longer distances. We only bought a secondhand car when dh got a job in a different city to where we lived; we replaced this car with a new one after about 3 years. Then he made promotion and got a company car with a petrol card. I took the newish car for my commute, and am now saving up for an electric bicycle, as it's only 7km to work, flat roads, with good bicycle lanes. It feels as if we are reaping the harvest of years of diligent attention to work and money.

Brilliant! :T:T