I hold my hands up – I have always been a bit of a bargain hunter. Hubby despairs of me sometimes as I drag him round the shops to find what I want and then come home and trawl the internet to find it cheaper.
It works though. We had a new kitchen installed in 2010 after years of saving hard, and I saved hundreds of £’s.
Last year’s finances worried me as I was on maternity leave and we simply didn’t have a great deal of money coming in (we still don’t), but I wanted to share with you how we did Christmas for £50
I am guessing you have all heard of the Nectar Card from Sainsbury’s. I had one in my wallet, but unlike Tesco Clubcard, I didn’t really get it and didn’t use it – until last year.
Did you know that you can collect Nectar points just by searching online?
Just download the Toolbar and away you go.
You can also earn Nectar points on purchases from Amazon, eBay, Thorntons, Homebase etc the list goes on and on!
There are often triple / double points offers on and these can really rack up your points!! You have to be strict with yourself and not redeem them throughout the year to get the benefit at Christmas, but it really is worth it.
We rarely shop at Sainsbury’s but by using the toolbar and earning points through general shopping online, we had over £125 worth of points for Christmas 2011.
Add this to our Tesco Clubcard vouchers which we also save for Christmas and their double up promotion, we saved around £400!!
What are you waiting for – starting collecting those points now!
My other tip is to shop online and make sure you check discount code websites such as Deals Daddy as they often feature deals that are not available in stores.
For more thrifty tips why not visit Family Budgeting and her Thrifty Families Blog Carnival