Sunday 4 December 2011

A busy start to a busy month

I've got lots planned for this month but I have also got it all accounted for , time and money. This week has been busy but fun. I've seen lots of people and had a good time socially but managed to keep spending down to a minimum.

Wednesday , my daughter was off school due to the strikes. We spent the day together, firstly we went for a long walk then we went into town. We had a pizza buffet, my daughter ate free with the voucher downloaded off the Internet. It cost me £6.99 just for my buffet, her food and drink was free. In the afternoon we went to see the new film 'Arthur Christmas', for free ! This was due to a friend kindly giving me two tickets as they had no use for them. My daughter was delighted as she wanted to see the film and we had a nice day together. Afterwards we went to visit relatives.

Thursday , I went to meet a friend which was a longstanding arrangement. We went to the cinema again, this time to see ' My week with Marilyn'. Despite me insisting otherwise, my friend wanted to pay for me so I enjoyed a pleasant afternoon in the company of my friend and didn't spend any money. I also refrained from sharing her popcorn so was I being good too !

Friday, after school club for my daughter then we went to a Church Service. This was in respect of thanks giving for recent building works & improvements which was followed by a lovely buffet afterwards. No cost involved and a pleasant evening socialising with other people.

Saturday, the three of us went to the cinema again. This time to see Cars 2 which was released earlier in the summer. I always try to wait to see these films at the kids showings when they are drastically cheaper. We paid £1 each to see the film. After the cinema, some friends popped round to see us, then some relatives so we had a nice afternoon with a house full , drinking tea.

Today, cinema again !! We took my daughter and a friend to see Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2. A kids showing at another cinema, £1.25 each. Afterwards we went into Birmingham to see the German Market. It was really busy but we didn't buy anything, just window shopped. We did have a meal at Pizza Express. My husband was given some time ago two £15 gift vouchers that we decided to keep for a rainy day. I also had an email voucher for £5 off a £20 spend. Then this week they emailed me a voucher for a free bottle of prosecco as a birthday treat and upon enquiring they said I could use both vouchers together. The bill should have come to £66.65 but minus the email vouchers £24.95 then the £30 gift vouchers, I only had £11.70 of real money to pay. The meal was nice but not worth £66.65, but the wine should have been £19.95 which I find hard to believe, I'm just glad it was a birthday treat ! Its not something I would normally buy. My daughter and her friend had a great time and the meal and cinema came to £16.70, not bad for 4 people.

11 comments:

  1. I'd like to nominate you for a Liebster award. Hope you accept. Will blog about it later on.

    Sft x

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  2. Fantastic money saving. I've had a naughty weekend but I'm back in the saddle now.

    Sft x

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  3. sounds like a great week. I bet you are filmed out!. Was Marilyn good?. Great you got your bill down so much at pizza express x x

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  4. Wow, you have packed in a lot of fun in the past few days! My son wants to go see Arthur Christmas and I want to see My Week With Marilyn. We've already seen Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 and my son is getting it in his Christmas stocking. Haven't seen Cars 2 yet, but my son is getting that for Christmas, too, because we're sure he'll love it!

    What did you think of My Week With Marilyn? How long will your daughter be off of school due to the strike?

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  5. Oh, not sure my comment went through!

    Great money saving! Wow! You saved a fortune.

    Hope you'll accept my Liebster award for you.

    Sft x

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  6. Wow what a great week you had and hardly any cash spent. I'm really impressed!

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  7. Sounds like a busy and fun social week!

    Just FYI, I nominated you for a Liebster Blog Award. :)

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  8. I have nominated you on my blog Dian’s Timpanalley for the Leibster Award. This award is usually given to those of us who have less than 100 followers. http://dianstimpanalley.blogspot.com/
    Ruth

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  9. I have nominated you for a Liebster Award on my blog http://justine-jazzysplace.blogspot.com

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  10. Hi Miss Piggy Bank, I've been out of it for a while, but I'm back and I'm presenting you with the Leibster Award! Congrats. Please pop over to pick it up: apennysaver.blogspot.com

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  11. Hi hope you are ok x x Have a lovely christmas time if I do not catch you before! (so to speak)

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