Keeping the wolf from the door.

pennywisepoundstupid

Morning all
Quiet day at home today, done a housework jobs this morning, i've done 2 quick washes this morning and have run out of room on the washing line might hang some bits up on coat hangers around the garden  . 
Postie has been and brought £5 in clubcard vouchers, so will use that to stock up on some tinned items.
Plans for this afternoon are to enjoy the sunshine and read my book, speaking of which i'm thinking of getting a kindle, but i'm worried i won't love it as i love reading actual books and its a lot of money but i have amazon prime and will get free book so in the long run will save me money. So what do people who have a kindle think?

amber03

I joined the Xmas club at Tesco so I get all my Tesco vouchers around the end of November(I think). I save with them as well so that pays for my Xmas food and odd presents. Though years ago I used to use the vouchers to go places when you used to get 4 times the value of them if you exchanged them. Cashed them in once to go to the Tower of London when we were going on holiday down there, saved us £40 at the time.xx

Nonnadiluca

Re the kindle, not sure where in the country you are, but our library has free ebooks and audiobooks on Borrowbox. Just sign up with your library card details and you can read/listen for free. There's a really good selection and you can reserve books. You have them for two weeks and have the option to renew. If you don't they automatically return, so no more fines!! DH and I use it loads.

pennywisepoundstupid

Nonnadiluca said:

Re the kindle, not sure where in the country you are, but our library has free ebooks and audiobooks on Borrowbox. Just sign up with your library card details and you can read/listen for free. There's a really good selection and you can reserve books. You have them for two weeks and have the option to renew. If you don't they automatically return, so no more fines!! DH and I use it loads.

That sounds good thanks for posting, do you download them onto a kindle or does it need to be a tablet/ipad?

hugglemonster

Hope you're having a good week, stocking up on a few tins sounds like a good idea. I'm obviously aware of how much food prices have increased but really noticeable the difference between branded and supermarket prices too. Supermarket prices have increased for sure, but a jar of tartare sauce branded was £1.25 in L*dl and their own was 45p. Makes no sense!

Sorry ranting there!

Anyway hope you have a lovely day and enjoyable weekend, H x

Nonnadiluca

Borrowbox - I just downloaded the app on to my tablet. Hope you can get it, loads of free reading!

debtfreeoneday

We do the same with clubcard. Save our vouchers for Christmas and save extra but use the vouchers for free days out.. another rec for borrow box here. I rarely buy books now using the library and borrow box. Off to look at the nectar app now

pennywisepoundstupid

My sig has gone back to an old version, what is going on with this site it's the third time it's happened. Feel like giving up .

hugglemonster

pennywisepoundstupid said:

My sig has gone back to an old version, what is going on with this site it's the third time it's happened. Feel like giving up .

I don't bother with mine, just pop it in a post. Annoying though having to keep altering it!

H x

pennywisepoundstupid

Looks as though my sig has sorted itself out, must be gremlins in the system.

Just checked out Martins email and used one of the grocery voucher for Bother, bought petfood and washing powder and used  £15 off a £40 spend and also got free delivery, hopefully it will get delivered ok.