Mince Pies, Mulled Wine, frugal festive frolics. Yuletide budgeting banter & Merry Saving Shenanigans for all 🎁🎄🦌🎅🤶☃️

[MaryGreenhill]

Welcome to the Christmas Frugal thread . We are a super friendly group here & everyone is welcome 🤗 .
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Thanks for the new thread!

I’m looking at where I have points to spend for stocking fillers, I’ve got a few in boots, Tesco and Sainsbury.

AHH you are welcome @FurForksSake l hope you like the title 😁
I had my Tesco clubcard vouchers today .

I love the title. Thank you!

Thanks for the new shiny thread Mary :-)

I still can't face Christmas! I ordered some gifts from boots for friends children but one reason or another never got round to collecting it I just can't be bothered this year.

Great title, thanks Mary

Ooh! A nice shiny new tinselly thread!! 🎄✨☃

Good idea @FurForksSake I was planning on making a start on the DC stockings this weekend and I have some Boots points.

Thanks for the new thread @MaryGreenhill great title. V festive. 🎄

Sainsbury's have Lindor chocolates for £5.50 instead of £7.50 with a loyalty card.

Like this- asda chocolate tubs eg heroes etc are the cheapest now

Thanks for the new thread!
I’ve had a decent start to the month. I sold a few things on vinted so will have £95 fo transfer to my account soon.

Can I join please? I have some Boots points saved up and am going to make gifts for extended family 🎄

It was a break even day today! Spent a fiver on soft drinks for me and a friend at a funeral wake but then got a fiver refund from Vinted for a parcel which was never delivered last month! Can't complain! 🤔

Welcome and join in @LetsGoDoDoDo 🤗

We've done half of an operation Christmas child box so I'm going to buy a few more things. I missed the main drop off last weekend but can take it to someones house before this weekend. DH wants me to buy bits with DS today but I hate shopping with him and he'll want all the toys. So I might go on my own this evening when he's gone. I went for a walk around town yesterday on my lunch break and didn't buy anything. I did like some Christmas tea bag advent calendars. One was about £5 and the other £10.

Pizza express doing triple value clubcard points again, I'm chuffed that's back!

Thanks Mary for the new thread

nor much to report here.

Ooh love the title 😊 Got my Tesco points too. Over the moon 😁🎄🎄

I got on with listing my trousers on vinted, one pair I should have looked up as I’ve obviously under valued them. They got 13 favourites and sold before I’d finished holding everything! Someone got a bargain and £7 is fine for me.

And another sale! I’ve made £12 this morning. I’ll list another load tomorrow I think, I’ve got some dresses and a coat to list. I always feel a bit nervous of reviews.

Found a direct debit that we didn’t need, got dh to nix it.

we’ve got a lot of octopus credit and I’m trying to decide whether to get some of it out.

Checking in, morning.

Thank you so much for the new thread mary.

Like life - nothing much to report here! Got family visiting today so should be a NSD.

And then I spent £20 on a shortbread hamper 😆 to be fair it will bulk out dh’s stocking so that’s ok.

I’m going to make my red cabbage and Christmas cake today. I make enough gravy and red cabbage for mil, she has a slightly difficult companion who she lives with. We get on, but it’s hard work, so we don’t do Christmas with them for the whole day, they’ll come in for sandwiches and tea. But I make sure they have some special bits. He’s late 60s and she’s early 70s and perfectly fit and sharp. It’s worked out well being the four of us for Christmas Day. Some years we’ve gone on a very long walk, but usually we have just a quiet one.

im trying to spread the cost a little and make some sensible choices this year as I’ve got to reign in the spending.

Thanks @MaryGreenhill for the new thread and i love the title.

So the plumbing repair came in at €180 and we now have a woking willis immersion heater that we didn't even realise existed. We now know what one more switch in the hotpress operates. We will have to replace our hotwater tank though, its original to the house and we will probably look at january/Fenruary for a replacement. I also want to get a few more plumbing jobs done then too so i'll need to start saving.

This month is very tight, the repair, a large electricity bill (i switched after getting it) and small childs birthday have cleared out the joint so we will have to fund this more. We will also need a fill of oil soon. i'm coming down around to the idea of cancelling the family membership for the gym and just signing up myself. They do 20% off in December and i get 10 free passes with that so DH could still join for family swims etc.

Good afternoon everyone 😊
AHH thank you for the liking of the thread title 😁
Waitrose £16
Aldi £25
A few mid week bits to carry us through to the big shop on Friday 😊
It has finally stopped raining yay!

Thank you for the help in closing the last thread @ChipshopPickledEgg 🤣🤣
& @FurForksSake 🤣🤣🤣