I really shouldn't be let out alone. I went to Mr T's 'for a few essentials' to get us through to the 25th. £52 lighter, I arrive home. In my defence, there were alot of bargains in my trolley and only stuff I would have bought anyway. For example, Shampoo and conditioner not only reduced but 3 for 2, Clgate toothpaste (the only one DH likes) 3 for 2, 4 750g packs of gammon for £12 (solves the sandwich filling problem) and I walked away without things which either weren't available (didn't go for the more expensive option if I really didn't need it immediately) or had gone significantly up in price (wet wipes from 18p to 35p). By pure coincidence (I hadn't been counting) going over £50 was a stroke of luck as I qualified for the 5p off a litre of petrol voucher (Yeay!!!). DH and I are going on an essential road trip on the 24th so we'll fill up the car and use the token. I suppose instead of beating myself up over how much I've spent, I should celebrate how much I've saved then convert it to a percentage like they do on Extreme Couponing. Then I can aim to get the percentages up each trip but I think savings in the 90's are a long way off yet. Still, something to aim for.
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