The life and times of Dolly.........

[Deleted User]

So Quidco have declined my car hire cashback, they confirmed it has been paid to another referrer!

Well thanks for letting me know :mad::mad::mad:

Waiting on one more cashback claim then I am closing that account, really annoyed me so they have!

Dxxx

[Deleted User]

£25.00 - Onepoll (cash out £40.00)
£46.00 - Populuslive (cash out £50.00)
£7.05 - Prolific Academic (cash out £20.00 so no fee)
£3.00 - Valued Opinions
£0.00 - Pinecone Research (cash out at £3.00)
0 points - Opinion Outpost (50 points = £2.50 Paypal)
430 points - Receipt Hog (1000 points = £3.00 Amazon)
£11.87 - Paypal (gained through surveys)
£7.76 - Amazon (gained through surveys)
£46.68 - Nectar
£59.89 - Boots
£4.46 - Superdrug

£211.71 - Totals :T:T:T

Just need to stop spending it on myself & we'll be sorted :rotfl:

Dxxx

monz

treat yo self sometimes :P xxx

[Deleted User]

Okay so I did it, I counted all my nail polishes etc & I am disgusted to say I have 67, yes 67 in total.

This is a mix of polishes, strips & stick on nails :mad::mad::mad:

There is no way I am wasting any more money on stuff like this till I use up the massive amounts I have lying around this house!

So currently using up:

OPI orange
Nail hardener
Top coat

Will keep going with these till they are done then choose another colour from the many in my drawer :rotfl:

Dxxx

in_need_of_direction

think how much space you will free up. better stock up on nail polish remover!

armchairexpert

67! Goodness, you could have a different colour for every nail and still not repeat a look for a week.

I can't believe you're on P4 and nobody's asked you for an SOA yet, Dolly. Are we all slipping?

[Deleted User]

Off out for dinner tonight so I am about to paint my nails again.

Operation use up before I buy more is underway!

Dxxx

Poor_Single_lady

67 is amazing! But yes would not have helped on the debt payments. I only have 8 but only paint toes.
Love that you are using what you have got. This is my aim all the time but not always easy. Easy on paper but harder to actually-do.
Thing is with nail varnish in my experience it pays not to buy too cheap. Cheap cheaper ones dry harder and are more brittle I think.
Also was reading yesterday that just recently overall people have stopped spending so much money- but sales of low value cosmetics like high end lipsticks have soared and retailers are calling this the "lipstick effect" but it's not a new thing and was first seen in the downturn in the 1930s. So if you are buying lipsticks and other small things you are not alone.

[Deleted User]

It all stops now, I am only buying when the last drop has been used.

Will save me quite a bit over the next year I would imagine.

Dxxx

MistyMountainTop

I'm taking the same approach now with makeup. I used to find something I really liked and then stocked up as it seemed as soon as I found something reliable it was discontinued. As I get older I'm wearing less makeup and what I do use is much more subtle - the makeup I stocked up on is too harsh now and makes me look like a sad old mutton. I have 6 unopened black eyeliners, lots of foundation and blush that I won't use, so will donate them to charity and not buy new until what I have is nearly gone.