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Frugalistamama
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The second purse challenge? That was great and could really help some people now I think.... It helped me so much when I had a very limited grocery budget and was struggling.
Look it up if you are interested. I'm thinking of revisiting it as a challenge.
Look it up if you are interested. I'm thinking of revisiting it as a challenge.
Grocery challenge:
Oct 24.£/£400
Sept 24 £500/£500
Dec 2023
Debt pay down: from move
loan: £11500
CC £4222, Jan 24 £3831,
Oct 2024 new debt pay down
Personal loan £10000
Cc: £3758
Barclaycard (£187) £0
Debt to family - (£200) £0
Tesco (£2200) (£5343) 0
Halifax (£488) £298 =£0
Virgin £3611 = £3572
Santander = £1500
Total: Mar 2020 (£6486 ) Apr £6109 May £5665 (+£106 tranfer fee); June £5331 Sept (£950 added) £5343, Dec £5070 April 2021 PAID OFF!!
Oct 24.£/£400
Sept 24 £500/£500
Dec 2023
Debt pay down: from move
loan: £11500
CC £4222, Jan 24 £3831,
Oct 2024 new debt pay down
Personal loan £10000
Cc: £3758
Barclaycard (£187) £0
Debt to family - (£200) £0
Tesco (£2200) (£5343) 0
Halifax (£488) £298 =£0
Virgin £3611 = £3572
Santander = £1500
Total: Mar 2020 (£6486 ) Apr £6109 May £5665 (+£106 tranfer fee); June £5331 Sept (£950 added) £5343, Dec £5070 April 2021 PAID OFF!!
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Me! I adopted this for a number of years (think I ran the challenge for a while too). Not so many bargains nowadays - used to quite easily get BOGOF’s for the second purse cupboard. Shall we revive it?
Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 20/25 Currently reading Finding Hildasaay by Christian Lewis1 -
I reckon we should! You could still use yellow stickers and other offers.Grocery challenge:
Oct 24.£/£400
Sept 24 £500/£500
Dec 2023
Debt pay down: from move
loan: £11500
CC £4222, Jan 24 £3831,
Oct 2024 new debt pay down
Personal loan £10000
Cc: £3758
Barclaycard (£187) £0
Debt to family - (£200) £0
Tesco (£2200) (£5343) 0
Halifax (£488) £298 =£0
Virgin £3611 = £3572
Santander = £1500
Total: Mar 2020 (£6486 ) Apr £6109 May £5665 (+£106 tranfer fee); June £5331 Sept (£950 added) £5343, Dec £5070 April 2021 PAID OFF!!0 -
I’m seriously tempted. I used to set aside £25 of my £400 food budget for the second purse. My budget is now £600. I managed to buy my Kitchen Aid mixer and a Bose iPod dock with my 2nd purse savings. Still have the mixer. Think this was 10+ years ago.Could start in October??Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 20/25 Currently reading Finding Hildasaay by Christian Lewis0
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I treated myself to a new dressing gown with savings from flash sales over a month period, just imagine what I could do with that amount over a year.I will look out for that.0
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Is anyone able to set this up and post the old instructions? I've only got my phone at the moment so that would be tricky for me.Grocery challenge:
Oct 24.£/£400
Sept 24 £500/£500
Dec 2023
Debt pay down: from move
loan: £11500
CC £4222, Jan 24 £3831,
Oct 2024 new debt pay down
Personal loan £10000
Cc: £3758
Barclaycard (£187) £0
Debt to family - (£200) £0
Tesco (£2200) (£5343) 0
Halifax (£488) £298 =£0
Virgin £3611 = £3572
Santander = £1500
Total: Mar 2020 (£6486 ) Apr £6109 May £5665 (+£106 tranfer fee); June £5331 Sept (£950 added) £5343, Dec £5070 April 2021 PAID OFF!!1 -
I will do - just back from a long drive home after a weekend away. Will sort tomorrow 😊Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 20/25 Currently reading Finding Hildasaay by Christian Lewis2
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Ooh, I remember this from MANY moons ago!
I can’t quite remember the rules, if someone can remind me or repost the original I’d deffo like to join in! 👏🏻October GC 🧡🫶 £501.27/£400
September GC 🥨🍕 - £475.63/£600
PAD Oct 💰 - £38.12PAD Sept 💪 - £205.50PAD August 🤑 - £151.90
PAD July 💷 - £305.60
NSD Oct 💳 - 2/10
NSD Sept 🙏 - 8/10
NSD August ✋ - 3/10NSD July 🚫 - 12/10
Debt Marstons - paid off (June 25)Debt Clearpay - paid off (July 25)
Debt Ovo - paid off (July 25)
Debt Klarna- paid off (September 25)
Debt Capitol one- £479.83Debt Barclaycard - £1,190.51
Debt Uksl - £1,384.830 -
I believe this is it?I hope you guys can see it. I found it via the grocery challenge, under the recipes
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/40549766#Comment_40549766October GC 🧡🫶 £501.27/£400
September GC 🥨🍕 - £475.63/£600
PAD Oct 💰 - £38.12PAD Sept 💪 - £205.50PAD August 🤑 - £151.90
PAD July 💷 - £305.60
NSD Oct 💳 - 2/10
NSD Sept 🙏 - 8/10
NSD August ✋ - 3/10NSD July 🚫 - 12/10
Debt Marstons - paid off (June 25)Debt Clearpay - paid off (July 25)
Debt Ovo - paid off (July 25)
Debt Klarna- paid off (September 25)
Debt Capitol one- £479.83Debt Barclaycard - £1,190.51
Debt Uksl - £1,384.830 -
Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 20/25 Currently reading Finding Hildasaay by Christian Lewis1
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