September Pin Money Savings Challenge

16011996

can i ask a question? i've just ordered some stuff from boots, some on 3 for 2, and i got bonus points. i've only ben counting food shopping as pin money, so would you add in the free item on 3 for 2, or the points, or both or neither? i'm a bit flummoxed really.

squeaky

Anyway you like Decide for yourself what you'd like to include as Pin Money and then, though again there are no hard and fast rules, just keep to it each time you shop...

..personally I'd be happy to go for both but it really is your choice as to what you feel comfortable with

johanne

im up to £9.43

Thats in 2 days! (savings off mulitbuys and reduced etc)..

AND not inlcuding my BOGOF Radox from boots.. £1.79 each.. bogof.. so got a bath soak and a shower gel.. paid with points.. £3.58 worth of goods for "free" and only used 179 points! (which ive been collecting for about 4 years and never used before)

jo_b_2

16011996 wrote:

can i ask a question? i've just ordered some stuff from boots, some on 3 for 2, and i got bonus points. i've only ben counting food shopping as pin money, so would you add in the free item on 3 for 2, or the points, or both or neither? i'm a bit flummoxed really.

I count all BOGOFs as Pin money, whether it's groceries or other items. It's all savings. I don't count points until I actually spend them.

brummiebabe

PIN money from Tesco shop today is £3.38. September's grand total therefore £54.04!

October's target (still virtual though!) is £50:D

16011996

due to a super shop fri night, my pin has passed £40 mark. i feel fantastic, and its going ona nice treat for the kids.

edited cos i counted it properly last night (28-09) and its actually

£51.11.

omega_2

Ummm, have had a busy couple of weeks with salaried work, so PIN money tracking has slipped. Have probably got half way there, but I'm going to start again in October.

tootles_2

I use all the free points I can at Tesco, but do not count them as pin money as they go towards my shopping for Christmas......

I have just made £75 selling a nealy new BBQ and £25 selling an unwanted sky box, thats pin money to go against the cost of the gates we had made for the back garden so we can store our caravan at the house, saving me £200 a year.

Arranged with a friend to take 8 slabs which she had taken up from her back garden which will complete the run in. Now have to repay the £235 it cost me to have the pavement run in done by the council.........

magni

I am up to £16.99 now:T although I have already used £10 for my neice's birthday present and £3.99 is virtual as I couldn't afford to put that much to one side this week. So I still have £3 in hard cash. It can become quite addictive this pin money lark:D