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My Over 50's Spending Diary

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  • sugarbaby125
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    Free Metro newspaper 60p (28th Feb)

    Free ticket to see I'm a Phoenix B***ch at The Battersea Arts Centre which saved me £24 (1st March)

    2 hopper bus journeys (1st March) £1.50

    Free Metro newspaper 60p (4th March)

    Free Metro newspaper 60p (5th March)

    4 hopper bus journeys (5th March) £3

    Morrisons Bargains: (6th March)

    Island Deligh Curried Chicken with Rice and Peas meal reduced from £3.95 to £3 saving me 95p

    2 X Thin & Crispy Meat Feast Pizzas on offer for 2 for £3 saved me £1

    Free Evening Standard newspaper (6th March) 60p

    1 hardback and 1 paperback book for myself from Poundland saved me £25.99 (6th March)

    Free ticket for The Queen's Gallery exhibitions saved me £12 (6th March)

    1 hopper bus journey (6th March) 75p

    My Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £9.08 this week

    Free Metro newspaper 60p (8th March)

    Free ticket for The Queen's Gallery International Women's Day Event saved me £12 (8th March)

    Current Total = £2263.18
  • sugarbaby125
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    I bought 9kg (3 X 3kg Poly bags) of Ariel Professional Colour and Style from my local chemist for £14.97 which saved me £10.23 compared to buying it from Tesco (9th March) :D

    I found 2p Roadkill (9th March)

    Morrison's Bargains: (11th March) :D

    2 X Punnets of White Seedless Grapes on 2 for £3 offer saved me £1

    3 x 600g bags of Clementines reduced from £1 each to 30p each which saved me £2.10


    Free Metro newspaper (11th March) 60p

    Qudico Cashback (12th March) £3.56 :)

    I bought Advance return Virgin train tickets to/from Birmingham for a trip in April and saved myself £19 :D

    Current Total = £2299.69
  • chanie
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    You are really getting good use out of your odeon cinema membership.
  • sugarbaby125
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    chanie wrote: »
    You are really getting good use out of your odeon cinema membership.

    Chanie
    it is great to be able to watch any film that I want to and can find the time to watch :j
  • sugarbaby125
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    Savers Bargains: (11th March) :D

    4 X 4 Dove bars of soap for £5.96 compared to buying them from Poundland I saved myself £2.04

    4 X Boxes of Bodyform Pantyliners for £3.56 which saved me 44p compared to buying them from Poundland

    2 X Boxes of Paracetamol 38p which saved me 28p compared to buying them from Poundland

    2 X Febreze Cotton Fresh 300ml £2.69 which saved me £1.31 compared to buying them from Tesco


    Boots Online Order: (12th March)

    3 X Equazen Fish Oils Citrus Liquid on 3 for 2 offer saved me £11.99 :D

    6 X Bassetts Adult Multivitamins on 3 for 2 offer saved me £10.58 :D

    I got 580 Advantage card points worth £5.80 as I got 400 bonus points. (I will count these points when I am spending them) :D


    I washed, deep conditioned, towel dried then corn rowed my daughter's hair for which she paid me £25 (12th March) :D

    3 hopper bus journeys (8th March) £2.25

    2 hopper bus journeys (9th March) £1.50

    5 hopper bus journeys (11th March) £5.25

    Current Total = £2360.33
  • chanie
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    keep up the good work, sugar.
  • sugarbaby125
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    chanie wrote: »
    keep up the good work, sugar.

    Thanks Chanie, you too :)
  • sugarbaby125
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    I got a free ticket for the talk The Greatest Literary Anti-Heroes at The National Theatre which saved me £4.50 (13th March) :)

    2 hopper bus journeys (13th March) £1.50 :)

    Council Tax Support from 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019 £680.23 :T :D

    My Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £20.08 this week (14th March) :D

    Current Total = £3066.64
  • sugarbaby125
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    edited 21 March 2019 at 1:25AM
    Free Evening Standard newspaper (13th March) 60p

    eBay Bargains: (15th March) :j

    I bought a new pair of Van Dal White/Silver/Gold Sandals for £22.50 including P & P costs which saved me £52.50 compared to buying them from the Van Dal website

    I bought a new pair of Van Dal Black Leather and Suede Sandals for £19.90 including P & P costs which saved me £55.10 compared to buying them from the Van Dal website

    I bought a lovely pair of black Ultimo women's briefs for £4.50 which saved me £7.50 on the tagged price


    Qudico Cashback £3.85 (15th March) :D

    I bought a sandwich meal deal from my local Co-Op and saved myself £1.35 (16th March) :D

    4 hopper bus journeys (16th March) £3

    Current Total = £3190.54
  • chanie
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    You are going to look fab for your holiday. All the better for getting your stuff at bargain prices.
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