My Over 50's Spending Diary

sugarbaby125

2 x tickets for my trip to Birmingham with West Midlands Trains for £12 in advance saving me £11

£2 Quidco Cashback

My younger son gave me the £5 Love to Shop voucher he received for 100% attendance this term

Free Metro newspapers on 28th and 29th March £1.20

Silver Screen Odeon ticket for £3 saving me £7 on the off peak adult ticket price

Free cup of tea at the Odeon worth £1.90

Free dessert voucher that I used at my local Pizza Express. saved me £5.50

My Weekly Online Grocery shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £24.44 :T

I got a £1 discount on the 2 whole fried fishes I bought from a stall in Brixton Market

Free school meals for my son this week £9.20 (26th March - 29th March)

Current Total = £3757.04

pollypenny

sugarbaby125 wrote: »

PollyPenny, the group is an Open Mic event for poets, writers and singers called Blackfriars Vocal. It is run by a husband and wife team for anyone that wants to participate or just watch the participants perform. Everyone is very welcoming and friendly.

What is your Poetry Group like? How often do you run it?

U3A group, once a month. We take turns to present a poet with 8 or poems to read and discuss.

We range from Byron to Lemn Sissy.

sugarbaby125

Hi PollyPenny,

I must confess that I had to google U3A to find out what they were all about. I really believe in everyone being a lifelong learner, so this sounds ideal.

chanie

sugarbaby125 wrote: »

I really believe in everyone being a lifelong learner, so this sounds ideal.

I agree.

Learning doesnt have to be in a formal classroom setting. It can be poetry nights, reading a book, visiting a Museum, trying a new recipe or growing a garden.

sugarbaby125

Poundland Bargains:

Paperback book for myself saved me £5.99

Mr Kipling Mini Battenbergs half price saved me 50p

2 X Litte Rolo's reduced to 25p each saved me £1.50

Haribo Starmis 160g half price saved me 50p

2 X 152g Skittle Gift Box half price saved me £1

Morrisons Bargains:

1Kg Brown Onions reduced to 50p saved me 18p

Anchor Spreadable 500g reduced to £2.50 saved me 75p

Baby Plum Tomatoes reduced to 92p saved me 8p

Whole Cucumber reduced to 50p saved me 9p

1 hopper bus journey 75p (28th March)

2 hopper bus journeys £1.50 (29th March)

1 hopper bus journey 75p (2nd April)

Current Total = £3771.63

chanie

Well done on your savings Sugar.

sugarbaby125

I found £5 roadkill in Camberwell Green. I was so happy! :j:D

£1.92 Qudico Cashback

Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £13.50

Poundland Bargains:

2 X 5 Cadbury's Cake Bars half price saved me £1

2 X Haribo Supermix sharing bag 140g half price saved me £1

2 X 6 Kitkats (2 fingers) half price saved me £1

Free Metro newspaper 60p

1 hopper bus journey 75p (6th April)

Current Total = £3797.40

sugarbaby125

1 hopper bus journey 75p (9th April)

Poundland Half Price Bargains:

2 x 5 cadbury's cake bars saved me £1

6 X 152g Skittles Gift Box saved me £3

4 x 6 2 finger Kitkats saved me £2

2 X Foxes Mini Rounds saved me £1

Areo Peppermint Bubbles saved me 50p

4 X Boost multi pack saved me 50p

2 x Pouches of Picnic Bites saved me £1



£5 Goodwill E-coupon from Tesco because my shopping had washing up liquid spilled all over it and I made a complaint over the telephone to Tesco Customer Service

My Weekly Online Grocery special offers and price reductions saved me £12.89

Free ticket to see the preview of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society at the Curzon Mayfair saved me £9.50

Free ticket to The Story of John Hooker at The Blues Kitchen saved me £8.50

Free 3 month membership to Tastecard and Tastecard Plus worth £20

Free £5 Pizza Express Gift Card (from Tastecard)

Free Evening Standard and Metro newspapers £1.20

2 hopper bus journeys £1.50 (10th April)

Current Total = £3865.74

chanie

Well done sugar

Happy birthday

sugarbaby125

Thanks Chanie

2 hopper bus journeys £1.50 (12th April)

£2.50 refund from Tesco as they failed to deliver a meal I ordered and paid for in my shopping last week

I bought myself the paperback book Molly's Game from eBay for £3.77 which saved me £3.22

Groupon Indian 2 Course meal with a bottle of Prosecco for 2 people for £20.40 which saved me £36.04 on the price of the meal

Free bottle of Prosecco given to us by a couple in the venue we were dining in that only had one glass of wine poured out worth £19.50 (based on the full bottle price of £26.50)

I took part in a Focus Group about Cultural Activities in London for which I received £50 :j

3 X Sanctuary Spa Body Scrub from eBay £3.99 which saved me £19.98 compared to buying the same product from Boots on 3 for 2 offer

Current total = £3999.03