The 2008 Xmas Savings Thread

I_am_mad

how do you get money from quidco etc? I am a student and could really do with saving, i do get some good bargains as I am going around the shops sometime but it takes the fun out of christmas shopping then! xx

mummytummy

mummytummy wrote: »

Update

High Street Vouchers 550.00
Tesco Club Vouchers 23.50
Cash..................... 26.00:( (did have 226.00 but unexpected bill came)

GRAND TOTAL SO FAR = 599.50:T could be better but still 165 days til the big day

Not much change to last month:( though i did start off a asda savings card last week and have a grand total of 2.00 on it so far - "must try harder"

dodong

Saving is good. You should save to be able to have money whenever you use it.

Ice_2

Blimey no one been on here since April...OMG have you all found other christmas thread's...lol...:rotfl:
anyway getting back to christmas...I have just bought a santa christmas train set to put at the bottom of the tree...not buying much this year although it'll still be expensive...
I normally spend £200 on my brother & sister-in-law and around £400 on my son but don't usually get myself anything...
so this year as we have mostly everything we need...I thought wht could we have that we don't have...Sky HD ....so I am buying 3 HD boxes...
one each...
that'll do and I got some thorntons chocolates...770g boxes in the woolworths sale don't expire until 31st December 2008...got them for £5.50 instead of £11 each...
have also got some laptop jacks for my SIL and myself so we can jazz up our laptops...
will also have £1000 for christmas so will have fun going on christmas trips in December...and enjoying them for a change instead of thinking what can I buy in this amount of time...and hope they like what I have bought...this year I will be buying just simple stocking filler's...having a nice lunch and no pressure...just enjoy the christmas lights & decorations & music....Merry Christmas shopping everybody...:xmastree:

SugarSpun

I work in Bavaria, and they do a really cool thing with salaries - the salary payment is worked out on a 13-month basis, so in early December they'll pay out an extra salary payment to cover Christmas costs.

I'm already gift neutral for this year, so will throw the payment at my credit card bill. But it's a really nice idea...

mummytummy

Just received 14.00 in tesco vouchers so updating:D


High Street Vouchers 550.00
Tesco Club Vouchers 37.50 (probably save these for days out next summer)
Cash..................... 26.00:( (did have 226.00 but unexpected bill came)

GRAND TOTAL SO FAR = 613.50:T want to do better with only 126 days til the big day

Ice_2

mummytummy wrote: »

Just received 14.00 in tesco vouchers so updating:D


High Street Vouchers 550.00
Tesco Club Vouchers 37.50 (probably save these for days out next summer)
Cash..................... 26.00:( (did have 226.00 but unexpected bill came)

GRAND TOTAL SO FAR = 613.50:T want to do better with only 126 days til the big day

I noticed on your signature it says asda savings club...does this require you to go into the shop as I can only get asda online...thanks...:D

mummytummy

Not sure if you are able to do it on line put i picked up one of the cards that they have at the checkout and put a few pounds on it when i do the weekly shop, hope this helps...

aaranj

:rudolf: :xmastree: :xmassmile :xmassign: :snow_laug :snow_grin :santa2:

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

shelovestobuystuff

I have been thinking about christmas lots lately and had the christmas list out last week for the first time this year.Did xmas for £800 last year and aiming for the same or cheaper this year,although I have a notion to buy DD a proper rocking horse before she is too old for one and that would blow the entire budget on its own.
I did lots of selling on ebay last year to make my £800 for christmas and will do the same again.Using cashback sites too so my august quidco payment will be the first cash going into the christmas pot for this year,£119.
Still not sure what to buy for the kids or everyone else,have to get organised soon.Only 4 months to go.