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Do you need to save money for something? Starting to think about xmas?

With xmas looming i've decided to challenge myself and see if i can make an extra £150 from September - December. I will update this thread as a kind of diary telling the world how i saved money buy doing things i perhaps wouldn't normally such as picking up a store magazine and getting the coupons out, how i devoted an extra half an hour of my day to doing online surveys or maybe i've just had a sort through my ever growing pile of "i need to put that on ebay at some point" items. I will raise the money!

Anyone want to join me in the challenge? You can set your own targets, all i ask is that you keep us up to date with your money making ideas and only post legit schemes.

So how will you work it hun? If you use a 75p money coupon you will put 75p in a jar?

I think I'll join you for some spare xmas pennies ...foods & drink is always £££ alone



So my target is £200

I will have a look for new and free offers available on cashback sites
www.myshoppingarcade.co.uk
www.quidco.com

I will put the money from used coupons in a jar

...for now

2 more ways to add to my c hallenge.

Using Tesco points to buy presents - At the moment you can swap £5 for £10 online
http://www.tesco.com/clubcard/deals/...0%26%20toddler
^ So I will do that and it will save me £20 as I got £10 worth

Sainsburys Nectar points for Christmas food shopping!

Boots clubcard points

*Will grab my totals I already have later*

Well i figured everyone will have their own way of doing it.

I've been thinking about how i am going to approach the task myself.

At the end of each week i am going to gather my grocery till receipts together and tally up any vouchers I have redeemed. I don't think i'll add on any savings made by multi buy offers as I would probably have made that purchase anyway.

I am going to make sure i use a cashback site www.greasypalm.co.uk especially for ebay purchases.

I am going to make an effort to earn points doing surveys but i am going to focus on one particular site http://uk.toluna.com/Default.aspx. I will use sites i am registered with but will make Toluna my priority site rather than all these scattered funds.

I am going to make an extra effort to visit the boots advantage card atm and make sure i get all bonus points due to me.

If i get a freebie i could put a value on i will add that to my funds. For instance, I applied for a dove shower gel a few weeks ago and it later arrived. It's a 50ml bottle and these roughly retail at 20p in Home Bargains so i will add the 20p to my tally.

If i manage to find something that would suit as a gift for less than my £15 per person gift budget i will add the left over money to my tally. For instance i recently purchased a gift bag from the body shop for £7.50 in their sale (RRP £35) that will suit a friend perfectly. I'll probably buy her some chocolates aswell but i imagine i'd be well within budget of approx £2.50 - £5.

I shall be keeping a tally of my funds on here and on paper at home. Here's hoping i make my target! Good luck MS :hugs:

Gifts - Summer sales are great to start christmas shopping for family/friends

i always use vouchers so i think i will start putting them in a jar until after christmas

i will try to remember to update my savings with you all

Well folks today I have used £11.40 in vouchers for stocking up on Megans weaning needs & ontop used a £6 off spend for Sainsburys.

Todays savings = £17.40 which has gone into a christmas pot

woo check you out already! well done :thumbup:

Its because Ive already been doing it really! I spent loads of my BOOTS points other week they've been on my card over a year adding up *gulp* online promos I 'always' go for. May as well since I'd buy them anyway and they get delivered free! Nappies shampoos etc etc