Wombling our way to wealth in 2018

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  • FaceHeelTurn
    FaceHeelTurn Posts: 70 Forumite
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    Hi All,

    I'm new to the boards and would love to join the Wombling thread! My office is usually the best place to wangle some free bits and pieces, with free lunches/breakfasts every so often. Will try to keep a more concise record from now on, but in the last few weeks alone, I've managed a free bottle of Processo and 4 x 1 litre cartons of pure orange juice from a leftover work event!

    Looking forward to seeing what else I can womble :)
    Debts: CC1: [STRIKE]£1675.83[/STRIKE] £2269.40 CC2: [STRIKE]£3209.11[/STRIKE] £707.56 CC3:[STRIKE]£704.04[/STRIKE] £235.69 OWE PARTNER: £0
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  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,902 Forumite
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    edited 19 July 2018 at 2:15PM
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    Welcome to the challenge, FaceHeelTurn!


    The office is by far the best place to womble for me. Only today I found a new bouquet of flowers at Reception that they were about to throw out, as the new colleague (it's a welcome gift for new colleagues) did not want to take it home or to his desk.... it's now on my Department's shared desks.


    99 loyalty points on wombled receipts
    N1vea conditioner free-after-rebate 3,49-0,72 (stamp) = 2,77
    Are you wombling, too, in '22? € 58,96 = £ 52.09Wombling in Restrictive Times (2021) € 2.138,82 = £ 1,813.15Wombabeluba 2020! € 453,22 = £ 403.842019's wi-wa-wombles € 2.244,20 = £ 1,909.46Wombling to wealth 2018 € 972,97 = £ 879.54Still a womble 2017 #25 € 7.116,68 = £ 6,309.50Wombling Free 2016 #2 € 3.484,31 = £ 3,104.59
  • FaceHeelTurn
    FaceHeelTurn Posts: 70 Forumite
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    Invited out for lunch today, and as my colleagues are regulars at the place we went to, they gave us our drinks for free! So £2.50 saved there!
    Debts: CC1: [STRIKE]£1675.83[/STRIKE] £2269.40 CC2: [STRIKE]£3209.11[/STRIKE] £707.56 CC3:[STRIKE]£704.04[/STRIKE] £235.69 OWE PARTNER: £0
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  • FaceHeelTurn
    FaceHeelTurn Posts: 70 Forumite
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    Siebrie wrote: »
    Welcome to the challenge, FaceHeelTurn!


    The office is by far the best place to womble for me. Only today I found a new bouquet of flowers at Reception that they were about to throw out, as the new colleague (it's a welcome gift for new colleagues) did not want to take it home or to his desk.... it's now on my Department's shared desks.


    99 loyalty points on wombled receipts
    N1vea conditioner free-after-rebate 3,49-0,72 (stamp) = 2,77

    Thanks for the welcome! Your overall wombling totals from the last couple of years are seriously impressive!
    Debts: CC1: [STRIKE]£1675.83[/STRIKE] £2269.40 CC2: [STRIKE]£3209.11[/STRIKE] £707.56 CC3:[STRIKE]£704.04[/STRIKE] £235.69 OWE PARTNER: £0
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  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,902 Forumite
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    Don't let the totals fool you; a large part of those wombles is generous parents :). (For instance, they sold us their old car for half the market value, and I counted the other half as a womble.)
    Are you wombling, too, in '22? € 58,96 = £ 52.09Wombling in Restrictive Times (2021) € 2.138,82 = £ 1,813.15Wombabeluba 2020! € 453,22 = £ 403.842019's wi-wa-wombles € 2.244,20 = £ 1,909.46Wombling to wealth 2018 € 972,97 = £ 879.54Still a womble 2017 #25 € 7.116,68 = £ 6,309.50Wombling Free 2016 #2 € 3.484,31 = £ 3,104.59
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,902 Forumite
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    2 single serve butters 0,30
    company bbq lunch 1
    Are you wombling, too, in '22? € 58,96 = £ 52.09Wombling in Restrictive Times (2021) € 2.138,82 = £ 1,813.15Wombabeluba 2020! € 453,22 = £ 403.842019's wi-wa-wombles € 2.244,20 = £ 1,909.46Wombling to wealth 2018 € 972,97 = £ 879.54Still a womble 2017 #25 € 7.116,68 = £ 6,309.50Wombling Free 2016 #2 € 3.484,31 = £ 3,104.59
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,902 Forumite
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    1 nectarine and 1 banana from Reception 0,40
    1 single serve butter 0,15
    1 restaurant lunch, farewell to colleague 1
    1 sushi lunch in the office, farewell to summer student 1
    Are you wombling, too, in '22? € 58,96 = £ 52.09Wombling in Restrictive Times (2021) € 2.138,82 = £ 1,813.15Wombabeluba 2020! € 453,22 = £ 403.842019's wi-wa-wombles € 2.244,20 = £ 1,909.46Wombling to wealth 2018 € 972,97 = £ 879.54Still a womble 2017 #25 € 7.116,68 = £ 6,309.50Wombling Free 2016 #2 € 3.484,31 = £ 3,104.59
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,902 Forumite
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    1 yellow kiwi from Reception 0,20
    2 small sandwiches from Reception 0,50
    155 loyalty points on wombled receipts
    Are you wombling, too, in '22? € 58,96 = £ 52.09Wombling in Restrictive Times (2021) € 2.138,82 = £ 1,813.15Wombabeluba 2020! € 453,22 = £ 403.842019's wi-wa-wombles € 2.244,20 = £ 1,909.46Wombling to wealth 2018 € 972,97 = £ 879.54Still a womble 2017 #25 € 7.116,68 = £ 6,309.50Wombling Free 2016 #2 € 3.484,31 = £ 3,104.59
  • FaceHeelTurn
    FaceHeelTurn Posts: 70 Forumite
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    Siebrie wrote: »
    Don't let the totals fool you; a large part of those wombles is generous parents :). (For instance, they sold us their old car for half the market value, and I counted the other half as a womble.)

    That definitely still counts!

    Free gingerbread steamer for me today - £2.50
    Debts: CC1: [STRIKE]£1675.83[/STRIKE] £2269.40 CC2: [STRIKE]£3209.11[/STRIKE] £707.56 CC3:[STRIKE]£704.04[/STRIKE] £235.69 OWE PARTNER: £0
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  • FaceHeelTurn
    FaceHeelTurn Posts: 70 Forumite
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    2 x 250ml cartons Fruice Fusions - £1.00
    Debts: CC1: [STRIKE]£1675.83[/STRIKE] £2269.40 CC2: [STRIKE]£3209.11[/STRIKE] £707.56 CC3:[STRIKE]£704.04[/STRIKE] £235.69 OWE PARTNER: £0
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