Hello, and welcome to another week of my Thrifty Finds.
This past week my Thrifty Finds included:
- I received a Tesco voucher in the post. I rarely shop at Tescos so it wasn’t worth much. However I was able to get money off a small shop so it didn’t go to waste.
- I’m starting to – very slowly – sort through the children’s toys, books and dvds before Christmas. I managed to exchange a couple of dvds they no longer wanted at the Games Exchange shop. They were only worth 61p (!) but we currently have £12+ worth of vouchers to be spent there: we might pick up a couple of new films for Christmas.
- Speaking of Christmas, I bought these three books from the Oxfam Bookshop in Bath. They had three for the price of two, so they cost me £2.99 in total:
4. Having bought a lot of second-hand books over the past few months (see my recent post here) I decided to sort through my existing books. I have been trying very hard to re-read those books that have been sitting on my shelves. That way, I feel happier about getting rid of them if I know I’m not going to read them for the third time. I managed to sort through and get rid of about a dozen books.
5. Last Thursday evening I had to work late at a function. My colleague and I popped out for tea before the event, using some money off vouchers I’d received for McDonalds.
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I’m also having a sorting out moment. Very satisfying to clear the decks a bit. We’ve also let it be known that we’d prefer experiences over things when it comes to the festive season (including edibles!). When you get to our stage in life, less is definitely more.
That sounds a lovely idea! We asked for a big family experience last Christmas and the girls remember that more than the presents they received. Good luck with the sorting out.
Is the Games Exchange shop only in your area or a national concern? Sounds great – we could use that if it exists here.
The most thrifty find for me has been buying fruit and veg from the market in Leeds. The quality isn’t always brilliant but at the rate my daughter eats cucumber and melon, we should get through them before they are only fit for the compost bin.
I call it the Games Exchange but it’s actually CEX, which I think is a national chain. Well done on finding fruit and veg from the market .
I’ll look into CEX then!