The 2008 Money Neutral Gift Challenge

sophiesmum_2

Hi Jamtart
Just been credited with some piggypoints that I thought they were not going to honour so another £40 worth of vouchers ordered. Going for the arcadia ones this time so can use for DD for topshop, dorothy perkins etc:j :j as part of her xmas pressie.
Got quite a lot of my pressies sorted now.:D and not spent hardly any actual cash:D

jamtart6

sophiesmum wrote: »

Hi Jamtart
Just been credited with some piggypoints that I thought they were not going to honour so another £40 worth of vouchers ordered. Going for the arcadia ones this time so can use for DD for topshop, dorothy perkins etc:j :j as part of her xmas pressie.
Got quite a lot of my pressies sorted now.:D and not spent hardly any actual cash:D

well done sophiesmum! great news! I've got all my presents sorted for people I don't ask by spending £4!! Gifts are worth over £100 though, all done through vouchers/points.

For the people I do ask..I am currently neutral which is fab. Christmas will be hard for those though, I spent probably £450 cash on mum/dad/OH so need to get back into eBaying!

sophiesmum_2

Another pressie sorted today:D
Just received from postie a set of L'aimant products - 2 perfumes, talc and body spray(supposed to be worth £25) these were freebies that were part of deal when OH ordered me a mag subscription through quidco at xmas.
They are now in my pressie box and will def do for one pressie - maybe two as they are all packaged separately;) .

I have now covered all birthdays through year,and quite a few xmas pressies, all easter pressies, and mother's day.
Need father's day sorting yet and same as jamtart still need close family xmas pressies.

Must update my spreadsheets.

sammy_kaye18

Just a quick update for me on how well im doing since joining 2 days ago.


Postie busting. - 21st feb - awaiting starter pack and my free stamps

pigsback - £ 2.35 on here (2 x £5 blockbuster vouchers claimed, 1 £10 boots voucher claimed)

Mutual points - 300 points

Toluna: 12,825 points

Tesco: 35 points - extra to claim in deals - £6.50 voucher

Lightspeed panel :160 points

sophiesmum_2

Hi sammy kaye:D
You are doing great, welcome on board.
If you do as well with this challenge as you do with your food spends you will have no problem.
I love reading your thread on OS:T

halia

well I've got a big boost, £35 of garden vouchers and £100 of capital bond vouchers. I intend to spend half of each on stuff for the house and half on presents.

Does anyone know how easy it is to use capital bond vouchers, do you just hand them over like other vouchers?

mum2one

Ive done well, only got £2.00 left to cover for dd next set of ballet + tap lessons the Easter to summer term £50.00, got £48.00 left in tin that has just mutual ponits money, Im really plzed as we had to have new pr of ballet shoes £10.00, but when she goes Sept - Xmas term, wil need new leatard, skirt, tap shoes, (so its go through the extras on m points.). Im lucky as mum and dad put there mutual points money so touch wood, were breaking even. x

mum2one

halia wrote: »

well I've got a big boost, £35 of garden vouchers and £100 of capital bond vouchers. I intend to spend half of each on stuff for the house and half on presents.

Does anyone know how easy it is to use capital bond vouchers, do you just hand them over like other vouchers?

Being nosey, noticed your OU bit at the bottom, what are you studying? For my sins I did Level 1, Law, Business and Finance last yr, now on B201 Business and DD100 Social sciences, me and my bright ideas, havent planned exactly when i get a life!! x

mum2one

Forgot to say have just had the best free gift 2day.

Use a catalogue, went through Quidco so get 6% back, as finished paying the club off, order some new quilts for the summer, (3 beds), the order came to £50. fair enough, but got a free 5mp camera for spending over £50.00 so thats been earmarked for best mates bday, normally spend £40, thats from me, dd and parents, she always gets things throughout the yr for dd, and shes no children, so normally £20.00 presents, £20 gft voucher Next, Havent got to spend a penny!
x

tarky84

Here's my update:
Spent £44 so far this year on presents
£16.45 was in vouchers earned from Pigsback and I have earned £6.70 back through ebay so my total spend has been about £22 so I'm only halfway to being money neutral... Need to put some more things on ebay!
I also have £33 pending on Quidco & £7 odd on Pigsback, plus various survey points!