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My Over 50's Spending Diary
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My Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £22.08 this week (24th Sept)
Free Metro newspaper (25th Sept) 65p
Lidl Bargains: 25th Sept
Deluxe Lamb rogan josh reduced from £2.59 to £1.81 I saved 78p
8 Coated ice cream sandwiches £1.35 Tesco own brand £1.60 I saved 35p
Deluxe petit pois 89p Tesco finest petit pois £2 I saved £1.11
18 X 100g bars of milk chocolate with hazelnuts on half price offer 29p each, usual price 59p each I saved £5.40
Sweet & crunchy salad 59p Tesco own brand 79p I saved 20p
3 X Diced chicken breast on offer £2.49 each Tesco price £3.80 each I saved £3.93
2 X 6 Fresh salmon fillets on offer £14.58 Tesco price £25 I saved £10.42
12 X Cien herbal bath 750ml on offer (55p each) £6.60 compared to 18 X Radox herbal bath 500ml (£1.09 each) £19.62 I saved £13.02
eBay Bargains: 25th Sept
New Coast evening top £7.70 including P & P tagged price £40 I saved £32.30
New Van Dal navy sandals £8.30 including P & P next cheapest on Van Dal UK website for £37.50 I saved £29.20
Current Total = £4053.82
2 hopper bus journeys on 25th & 26th Sept £3
CYO Make up bundle worth £56 from Boots online I saved £46 (28th Sept)
Free metro newspapers 28th & 30th Sept £3
Lidl Bargains: 30th Sept
Basa fillets £1.99 Tesco price £3.30 I saved £1.31
8 X Coated ice cream sandwiches £1.35 Tesco own brand £1.60 I saved 25p
2 X Cod fish fingers £2.98 Tesco own brand £4 I saved £1.02
Organic fair trade bananas £1.15 Tesco price £1.35 I saved 20p
2 X Vegetable stir fry £1.70 Tesco price £2 I saved 30p
Sweet & crunchy salad 59p Tesco price 79p I saved 20p
Sweet mixed peppers £1.29 Tesco price £1.35 I saved 6p
1kg Brown onions 59p Tesco price 85p I saved 26p
Deluxe Alexandra potatoes 750g 69p compared to Tesco Finest baby potatoes £1.50 I saved 81p
Current Total = £4111.74
1 hopper bus journey (30th Sept) 75p
My Online Grocery Shopping special offer saved me £12.38 this week (1st Oct)
I received 4p interest on my savings account (2nd Oct)
Lidl Bargains: 2nd October
3 X 1Kg Chicken legs £4.17 Tesco Clubcard price £5.40 I saved £1.23
2 X Tomato Passata on offer 57p each Tesco price for Napolina Passata £1.30 each I saved £1.46
1 hopper bus journey (2nd Oct) 75p
Free Metro newspaper (7th Oct) 65p
Lidl Bargains: 7th October
Haddock frozen fillets 475g £3.19 Tesco frozen haddock fillets 400g £3.30 I saved 11p
2 X 1kg Chicken legs on offer £2.78 Tesco Clubcard price £3.70 I saved 92p
Stonebaked pepperoni pizza £1.39 Tesco own brand £3.50 I saved £2.11
4 Birds Eye chicken burgers 99p Tesco price £1.65 I saved 66p
2 X Vegetable stir fry £1.78 Tesco price £2 I saved 22p
Royal gala apples on offer 79p Tesco Clubcard price 89p I saved 10p
2 X White seedless grapes £2.48 Tesco price £4 I saved £1.51
6 X Cien Herbal bath 750ml £3.30 compared to 9 X Radox herbal bath 500ml from Lil £9.81 I saved £6.51
2 X Whole wheat fusilli pasta 500g 45p each Tesco own brand 55p each I saved 20p
Poundland Bargains: 7th October
3 X Hardbacked books worth £44.97 I saved £41.97
6 X Neutradol Gel £1 each Tesco price £1.75 each I saved £4.50
2 X Vanish oxi action spray 250ml £2 Tesco price for Vanish oxi action spray 500ml £3.75 I saved £1.75
Mua lip assortment £1 Superdrug price £3 I saved £2
Mua Eyeshadow palette £1 Superdrug price £3.50 I saved £2.50
Current Total = £4195.46
5 hopper bus journeys (7th Oct) £3.75
Free Evening Standard & Metro newspapers (9th Oct) £1.30
Lil Bargains: 9th October
6 X 500ml Hand wash £3 compared to similar in Poundland for £6 I saved £3
3 Large red onions on offer 39p Tesco price 85p I saved 46p
2 X 100g Ground coriander from Morrisons £1 Tesco offer price £1.58 I saved 58p
4 X Neutradol gel from Poundland £4 Tesco price £7 I saved £3
Superdrug Online Order: 10th October
2 X Nivea Men's Sensitive gift sets reduced from £20 each to £10 each I saved £20
CK Obsession for Men EDT 125ml reduced from £59 to £23 I saved £36
Free delivery worth £3
1 hopper bus journey (9th Oct) 75p
Current Total = £4293.27
Free Metro newspaper (11th Oct) 65p
Lidl Bargains: 12th Oct
8 Coated ice cream wafers £1.35 Tesco price £1.60 I saved 25p
360g Deluxe jumbo king prawns £4.38 Tesco price £7 I saved £2.62
Alexandra potatoes 99p compared to Tesco Finest baby potatoes £1.50 I saved 51p
1kg Chicken breasts on offer £4.19 Tesco price £5.27 I saved £1.06
Vegetable stir fry 89p Tesco price £1 I saved 11p
White seedless grapes £1.24 Tesco price £2 I saved 76p
Free Metro newspaper (14th Oct) 65p
Lidl Bargains: 14th Oct
4 X Cien Hand wash 500ml 50p each compared to similar from Poundland for £1 each I saved £2
2 X 1kg Chicken wings £2.98 Morrisons price £6.20 I saved £3.22
1kg Chicken breasts on offer £4.19 Tesco price £5.27 I saved £1.06
1kg Pork shoulder steaks £4.19 Tesco price £5.29 I saved £1.10
Frozen Basa fillets £1.99 Tesco price £3.3o I saved £1.31
Current Total = £4313.57
My Online Grocery Shopping special offers & Clubcard prices saved me £32.51 this week (15th Oct)
Lidl Bargains: 16th Oct
4 X 500ml Hand wash £2 compared to similar from Poundland £4 I saved £2
2 X 100g Premium milk chocolate on offer 69p each usual price £1.39 each I saved £1.40
500g Smoked back bacon £2.59 Tesco price £2.84 I saved 25p
2 X Deluxe Curry & pilau rice meals £5.58 compared to 2 X Tesco finest curry & rice meals on offer £6 I saved 42p
500g Whole wheat fusilli 45p Tesco price 53p I saved 8p
Vegetable stir fry 89p Tesco price £1 I saved 11p
White seedless grapes £1.19 Tesco price £2 I saved 81p
Steak seasoning 69p compared to my usual Schwartz steak seasoning from Tesco on offer £1.25 I saved 56p
Jot paprika 59p Tesco own brand 90p I saved 31p
Jazz apples £1.75 Tesco price £2.40 I saved 65p
Golden delicious apples £1.15 Tesco price £1.60 I saved 45p
Free Metro newspaper 19th & 20th Oct £1.30
Hardback book from Poundland worth £16.99 I saved £15.99 (19th Oct)
Poundland Bargains: 20th Oct
2 Hardback books worth £29.98 I saved £27.98
6 X Epsom salts with lavender £6 next cheapest £1.99 in my local chemist I saved £5.94
Lidl Bargains: 20th Oct
2 X 75m Cling film £2.18 Tesco own brand £5 I saved £2.82
Basa fillets £1.99 Tesco price £3.30 I saved £1.31
Deluxe jumbo king prawns 360g £4.38 Tesco price £7 I saved £2.62
Current Total = £4411.09
3 X White seedless grapes £1.19 each Tesco price £2 each I saved £2.34
1 Litre olive oil £2.29 Tesco own brand £3 I saved 71p
8 Coated Ice cream wafers £1.35 Tesco price £1.60 I saved 25p
Diced beef steak £4.45 Tesco price £5 I saved 55p
Royal gala apples 99p Tesco price £1.60 I saved 61p
Vegetable stir fry 89p Tesco price £1 I saved 11p
1kg Brown onions 59p Tesco price 85p I saved 26p
3 Large red onions 47p Tesco price 85p I saved 38p
My Online Grocery Shopping special offers saved me £6.40 this week (22nd Oct)
1 hopper bus journey (16th & 19th Oct) £1.50
2 hopper bus journeys (20th Oct) £1.50
1 hopper bus journey (21st Oct) 75p
Free Metro newspapers (21st & 22nd Oct) £1.30
Current Total = £4427.75
1 hopper bus journey (22nd & 26th Oct) £1.50
Lidl Bargains: 26th October
8 Coated ice cream wafers £1.35 Tesco own brand £1.60 I saved 25p
Stonebaked pepperoni pizza £1.39 Tesco own brand on offer £1.75 I saved 36p
Stonebaked spicy meat feast pizza Tesco own brand on offer £1.75 I saved 26p
360g Deluxe Jumbo king prawns £4.38 Tesco Finest jumbo king prawns £7 I saved £2.62
Golden delicious apples £1.15 Tesco price £1.60 I saved 45p
Mixed peppers 89p Tesco sweet peppers £1.39 I saved 46p
3 X Large red onions 47p Tesco price 85p I saved 38p
Vegetable stir fry 89p Tesco price £1 I saved 11p
White seedless grapes £1.19 Tesco price £2 I saved 81p
Current Total = £4435.60
Lidl Bargains: 28th Oct
8 Coated Ice cream wafers £1.35 Tesco own brand £1.60 I saved 25p
2 X 10 Cod fish fingers £1.59 each Tesco own brand £2 each I saved 82p
Frozen Skinless and boneless Cod fillets 475g £3.19 Tesco price £4.40 I saved £1.21
2 X Deluxe petit pois 89p each Tesco finest petit pois £2 each I saved £2.22
500g Smoked back bacon £2.59 Tesco price £2.84 I saved 25p
Lighter mature grated cheddar £1.49 Tesco price £1.70 I saved 21p
Deluxe red seedless grapes £1.59 Tesco price £2 I saved 41p
Vegetable stir fry 89p Tesco price £1 I saved 11p
My Online Grocery Shopping special offers saved me £7.47 this week (29th Oct)
1 hopper bus journey (26th & 28th Oct) £1.50
2 hopper bus journeys (29th Oct) £1.50
Saver Bargains: 1st November
Shower cap £1 Superdrug own brand £2.49 I saved £1.49
Ariel Colour pods (63) £9.49 Tesco price for 57 £9.79 I saved 30p
Dove intensive body lotion 400ml £1.99 Tesco price £3 I saved £1.01
4 X Sure Advanced deodorant 200ml £2 each Tesco price £3 each I saved £4
2 X 40 Carefree Ultra with wings £5.98 compared to buying 8 x 10 Carefree ultra with wings from Poundland £8 I saved £2.02
Free Metro newspapers (28th & 29th Oct) £1.30
Current Total = £4462.32
Savers Bargains: 2nd November
4 Dove soaps X 2 £1.79 each Poundland price £2 each I saved 42p
2 X Dove Intensive body lotion 400ml £1.99 each Tesco price £3 each I saved £2.02
6 X Neutradol Gel £6 Tesco price £10.50 I saved £4.50
3 Shower caps £3 Superdrug own brand £2.49 each I saved £4.47
West Lab bath salts 1kg £2 next cheapest local chemist £3.99 I saved £1.99
£10 from my survey company (2nd Nov)
Lidl Bargains: 3rd November
2 X 1kg Chicken legs £3.38 Tesco price £4 I saved 62p
2 X Deluxe Jumbo king prawns £4.38 Tesco Finest Jumbo king prawns £7 I saved £2.62
Deluxe Lasagne for 2 800g £3.49 2 X Tesco Finest Lasagne 400g on offer £6 I saved £2.51
Vegetable stir fry 89p Tesco price £1 I saved 11p
2 X Steak seasoning £1.38 compare to my usual 2 X Schwartz steak seasoning from Tesco for £3.20 I saved £1.82
White seedless grapes £1.19 Tesco price £2 I saved 81p
Free Metro newspapers (2nd, 5th & 6th Nov) £1.95
5 hopper bus journeys (1st Nov) £3.75
2 hopper bus journeys (2nd Nov) £1.50
1 hopper bus journey (3rd & 5th Nov) £1.50
My Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers saved me £14.79 this week |(5th Nov)
Current Total = £4518.69