My Over 50's Spending Diary
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I must admit, Im not one for pre-loved clothes. I will happily accept items from people I know - I recently received a bundle of clothes for DD from a cousin. I just dont like not knowing where clothes have been. I would wear stuff that was BNWT (brand new with tags).0
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£3.92 Quidco Cashback (added to my holiday savings)
Poundland Bargains:
2 X Mr Kipling French Fancies half price saved me £1
6 X 2 finger Kit Kats multi packs X 4 half price saved me £2
Morrisons Bargain:
4 X Haribo Tangtastics sharing bags reduced from 77p to 50p each which saved me 88p
My daughter gave me £20 for washing, conditioning, drying and corn rowing her hair (added to my holiday savings)
My Weekly Online Grocery shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £23.44 this week :T
I bought Calvin Klein Obsession for Men 125ml EDT from eBay for £23.50 which saved me £15.47 compared to the next cheapest price (£38.97) I could find on Amazon :T
Free Metro newspaper 60p (7th Aug)
2 hopper bus journeys £1.50 (4th Aug)
1 hopper bus journey 75p (8th Aug)
Current Total = £7189.140 -
Poundland Bargains:
6 X 2 Finger Kit Kat Multipack X 4 half price saved me £2
2 X Hardback Books for myself saved me £36.99 :T
2 X Pukka Ring Binders saved me £3.98 compared to the next cheapest price I could find in Ryman
A pair of Reading Glasses saved me 99p compared to the next cheapest price for a similar pair in a local shop
TK Maxx Bargains:
2 X DKNY Bath Sheets £8 each
KAHLA Porcelain 18 piece cup and plate set £24
2 X Clear Bubble Non-slip Bath Mat £5 each
7 X Christy Hand Towels £4 each
Free delivery worth £3.99
I saved a total of £186 buying these items online from TK Maxx Clearance :T:D:j
Free Evening Standard newspaper 60p (11th Aug)
Current Total = £7423.690 -
I got a lift home from the pub from my friend A which saved me the 75p bus fare (11th Aug)
2 hopper bus journeys £1.50 (11th Aug)
My friend T bought me a bottle of water at Karaoke £1.50 (12th Aug)
Wayne drove me home from Karaoke which saved me the 75p bus fare (12th Aug)
2 hopper bus journeys £1.50 (12th Aug)
I bought 2 X 250ml Satsuma Shower Gel from The Body Shop online £10 and used a 25% code for a £2.50 discount and a Love Your Body voucher which took another £5 off and I also got free delivery worth £2.49
I joined CHILI digital rentals on Tuesday through a Groupon deal and I got a free e- ticket for my local Odeon (worth £14.50) when I registered and £10 credit for film rentals with CHILI for only £5.99 which saved me £18.51 :T
1st film rental free with CHILI which saved me £4.99
Free Metro newspaper 60p (14th Aug)
I bought myself a hardback book from Poundland which saved me £15.99
Current Total = £7478.270 -
I bought 2 X School Cracked Heel Repair Cream from Boots on buy one get one half price for £8.08 which saved me £2.70
Silver Screen Odeon adult ticket £3 which saved me £9.50 compared to the usual adult ticket price
I got a free cup of tea at the Odeon which I will claim £1 for, as they are now not giving us the full sized cup which would normally cost £1.90
My Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £20.23 this week :T
£8.31 Bank account interest
I bought 10 wooden suit hangers with a non-slip rail and 20 black plastic hangers for my son to use at University from eBay for £20.55 including P & P costs and I used a 15% off code which saved me £3.08
4 hopper bus journeys £3 (14th Aug)
3 hopper bus journeys £2.25 (15th Aug)
1 hopper bus journey 75p (17th Aug)
Free Metro newspaper 60p
Current Total + £7529.090 -
Free Metro newspaper 60p (20th Aug)
1 hopper bu journey 75p (20th Aug)
My children and I had a 2 course meal at Chicago Rib Shack in Clapham with a Groupon for £31.90 which saved me
£37.10
Current Total = £7567.540 -
A Silver Screen Odeon ticket £3, which saved me £9.50 compared to the normal price of an adult ticket
A free cup of tea at the Odeon cinema £1
2 hopper bus journeys £1.50 (22nd Aug)
Lidl Bargains:
Sweet & Salty Popcorn 200g 79p, I saved myself £1.19 as I usually buy 2 X 100g Butterkist sweet & salty popcorn when it is on offer for 99p each in Tesco.
Wholemeal Farmhouse thick sliced loaf of bread 65p compared to the Hovis Wholemeal thick sliced loaf of bread I usually buy from Tesco for £1.05, so I saved myself 40p
Fruit & Nut Chocolate 200g £1.30 compared to the chocolate I would normally buy in Tesco for £2, so I saved myself 70p
3 Mixed Peppers 99p, which saved me 30p compared to buying them from Tesco
A Punnet of Seedless White Grapes 99p which saved me 75p compared to buying them in Morrisons
£10.94 Quidco Cashback
My Weekly Online Grocery hopping special offers and price reductions saved me £25.95 this week :T
Current Total = £7619.770 -
I bought a copy of the film Tully from CHILI with a half price code so I saved £4.50
Free Evening Standard newspaper 60p (25th Aug)
I saved £1.50 buying cooked chicken wings from the hot counter in Morrisons
Wayne bought me 3 bottles of water and a packet of peanuts in the pub £5.50 plus a jerk chicken meal to takeaway £7 (25th Aug)
2 hopper bus journeys £1.50 (25th Aug)
2 hopper bus journeys £1.50 (28th Aug)
3 hopper bus journeys £2.25 (29th Aug)
I bought 3 theatre tickets to see Dreamgirls in September with my sisters H & R for £135 which saved me £103.50 :T
2 X 10 A4 Plastic Subject Dividers from W H Smith half price for £4.98 which saved me £4.98
Free Metro newspaper 60p (29th Aug)
Littlewoods Clearance Bargains from eBay:
1. Adidas Originals Pin Stripe Tokyo Track Top £15.99 was £60
2. Samsung Premium Leather Camera Case £2.99 was £13
3. Start Your Day With Katie Book 99p was £9.99
4. Come Dine With Me - Special Occasions Book 99p was £14.99
5. V By Very Men's Navy V-Neck Jumper £9.59 was £25
£7.90 Post & Package Discount
Total cost of Order = £34.50 which saved me £96.38 :T
Screen Unseen Odeon Adult ticket £5 which saved me £9.50 on the usual price of an evening adult ticket (28th Aug)
Silver Screen Odeon adult ticket £3 which saved me £7.50 on the usual price of a morning adult ticket (29th Aug)
My Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £23.10 this week :T
Current Total = £7889.680 -
Free Metro newspaper 60p (30th Aug)
Morrisons Bargains:
100g Ground Cumin 50p saved myself 14p
100g Ground Coriander 50p saved myself 14p
Poundland Bargains:
2 X Quality Street Toffees and Fudge 93g on offer for only 50p which saved me £1.50
3 X Epsom Salts with Lavender £3 which saved me £2.97 (they are now sold locally for £1.99 each which is the next cheapest price I can find)
2 hopper bus journeys £1.50
Current Total = £7896.530 -
Free Metro newspaper 60p (4th Sept)
Poundland: I bought 3 X 5 Penquin cake bars and 4 packets of Quality Street toffees and fudge 93g all half price saved me £3.50
£3.06 Quidco Cashback
My friend A bought me a bottle of water at Karaoke £1
I got £5.20 from Sky Bingo Burst
My daughter gave me £20 for washing, deep conditioning, towel drying and corn rowing her hair
£10 from my Grandson finally repaid to me
I bought a special offer ticket to see SYLVIA at The Old Vic for £10 which saved me £35 :T
1 hopper bus journey 75p (4th Sept)
My Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £11.40
Free Metro newspaper 60p (6th Sept)
Current Total = £7987.690
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