My Over 50's Spending Diary

sugarbaby125

Free School Meal for my son last week (11th-15th June) saved me £11.50

I saved £2.80 buying two main meals and two sides in Morrisons (13th June)

Wayne gave me a lift to the pub and a lift home which saved me the £1.50 bus fares (14th June)

Free Metro 60p (15th June)

Wayne bought me a bottle of water and a packet of peanuts £2.50 and gave me a lift home in his car which saved me the 75p bus fare

2 hopper bus journeys £1.50 (15th June)

1 hopper bus journey 75p (17th June)

Current Total = £5390.11

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4 X Epsom Salts with Lavender from Poundland which saved me £6

7 X Haribo Supermix sharing bags from Poundland half price saved me £3.50

Free Metro Newspaper 60p (20th June)

Wayne bought me a meal and a small bottle of sparkling water from Nando's which cost him £11.85

I bought 6 X Dove Nourishing Care In Shower Argan Oil from Superdrug online for £12.40 (they are currently on offer, was £4.99 each now £2.48 each) which saved me £12.55 and I also qualified for free delivery worth £3

My Weekly Online Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £16.69 this week :T

Free School Meal for my son on Monday 18th June saved me £2.30 His last ever as he has now finished 6th Form and his A Level exams

2 X Big Macs and Medium Fries with vouchers for £3.98 which saved me £3.98

Current Total = £5448.28

lessonlearned

I do like reading your diary. You are doing so well. Over £5k saved in just 6 months. ......just goes to show.:D

Well done you :T

sugarbaby125

Thanks LL, I do try to find my shopping and other spending at the least expensive prices possible.

I keep my spending diary because it shows me just how much I can save if I make considered decisions when I am spending rather than impulse buys.

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I got a free 400g tub of Muller butter with my weekly online shopping worth £3

1 hopper bus journey 75p (20th June)

Credit from Tesco after I made a complaint about a product £4.50

Morrison's Bargains:

Large Pizza Express American Pizza half price saved myself £3

3 X Chilli Heatwave 180g packets of Doritos on offer for 3 for £2 saved me £1

Cadbury's Fruit and Nut 200g on offer for £1.50 saved me 50p

Poundland Bargains:

2 X Areo Peppermint Bubbles Pouches half price saved me £1

12 X Haribo Supermix Sharing Bags half price saved me £6

Free Evening Standard newspaper 60p (22nd June)

3 hopper bus journeys £2.25 (22nd June)

Wayne bought me 3 bottles of water at Karaoke £4.50 and drove me home which saved me the 75p bus fare

5p roadkill on my way to Karaoke

1 hopper bus journey 75p (24th June)


Current Total = £5475.93

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The Body Shop Bargains:

1. Glitter Dust was £7 now £3

2. Frosted Berries Body Butter 50ml was £6 now £2

3. 4 X Frosted Berries Bath Foam 300ml was £10 each now £4 each

4. 2 X Frosted Berries Sugar Scrub was £15 each now £6 each

I used a 35% code for this order which reduced the total by £11.55

I got free delivery worth £2.49 as I had spent over £20

Total Order Price was £21.45 which saved me a total of £64.04 :j:D:T

£5 deposit on a textbook returned to me by my son's 6th Form also received the £8.35 that was in my son's Parent Pay dinner money account

Free Metro and Evening Standard newspapers £1.20 (27th June)

I saved 44p on 2 punnets of seedless grapes in Morrisons

Wayne bought me a Caribbean take away £6 and he gave me £20

My elder son gave me £50 :T

My Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £43.07 :T

2 hopper bus journeys £1.50 (27th June)

Current Total = £5692.34

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I went to celebrate my son's 18th with him, his sister and my grandson at a Caribbean/Nigerian restaurant. I used the Groupon I had bought earlier in the year for steak, chips and cocktails for the 4 of us for £35.70 after a 15% discount code which saved me a total of £42.10

I bought 4 re-manufactured cartridges for my Lexmark printer from eBay for £12.78 which saved me £27.18 compared to buying them from Cartridge Discount at £9.99 each

Wayne gave me £20 and paid for my shopping in Lidl which cost £21.26 (our 1st shopping trip together on 29th June)

Wayne bought me a bottle of water £1.50 and he gave me £20 (30th June)

Wayne bought me a bottle of water at Karaoke £1.50 (1st July)

I used my Clubcard Pizza Express vouchers £230

I bought 3 X Bassetts Adult multivitamins on 3 for 2 offer from Superdrug online and saved £5.29 and I also got free delivery worth £3 as I had spent over £10

Current total = £6022.91

chanie

Pleased you all had a nice time for your sons 18th and that you managed to save money on your meals.

sugarbaby125

Thanks Chanie, it was really a great time for everyone.

I bought Equazen Liquid Fish Oils from Boots on 3 for 2 offer which saved me £11.99 and I also got the Boots Health and Beauty magazine for free because I have a Boots Advantage card which saved me £1

1 hopper bus journey 75p (30th June)

5 hopper bus journeys £3.75 (1st July)

I used one of my Groupon Odeon vouchers which saved me £5 on the price of my cinema ticket today to see the film Book Club

I bought a sandwich meal deal for my lunch today in Sainsbury's which saved me £1.40

Lidl Bargains:

4 X Cien Handwash 500ml for £2.60 which saved me £1.40 compared to buy a similar product in Poundland

Sweet and Crunch Salad bag 87p saved me 13p compared to buying it from Morrisons

2 X Cien Sensitive 25 Facial Wipes 45p each which saved me £2 compared to buying a double pack of Simple facial wipes from Savers


Savers Bargains:

2 X Shower caps 99p each saving me £1.40 compared to buying my usual Superdrug brand shower caps

3 X Colgate Gel 100ml Toothpast 75p each saved me 75p compared to buying a similar Colgate toothpaste in Poundland

2 X Febreeze Air Freshener £2.79 saving me £1.21 compared to buying this product in Poundland

6 X Oral B Pulsar Toothbrushes at £5.99 for 2 saved me £9.06 compared to buying them on offer in Tesco 2 for £9

2 X Dove Antiperspirant 250ml £1.69 each which saved me 62p compared to buying them on offer for £2 each from Tesco

2 X Box of Paracetamol 19p each compared to buying them in Poundland for 33p each saved me 28p


I bought my son a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge mobile phone from eBay for £275 after researching online major retailers and finding them all selling this model for £399.99 which saved me £124.99 :T:D:j

Free Metro newspaper 60p (3rd July)

Current Total = £6193.69

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4 hopper bus journeys £3 (3rd July)

My Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £22.46

I bought a Marks & Spencer Autograph shirt for Wayne's birthday from eBay for £13 which saved me £22 compared to buying it from Marks & Spencer :T

Poundland Bargains:

6 X 100ml Colgate Sensitive Sensifoam Toothpaste for £6 which saved me £6 compared to buying them on offer in Asda

2 books for myself for £2 which saved me £19.98

Morrisons Bargains:

4 X ready cooked chicken breast quarters from the hot counter for £8 on offer which saved me £3 as normally they are £2.75 each

2 X Florette Sweet & Crunchy Salad Bowls on offer for £1.20 each (normally £1.30 each) saved me 20p

Free Metro and Evening Standard newspapers £1.20

Current Total = £6271.53