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Winning Wednesday

For me December was a month for me to kick back and relax. I planned most of my blog post's in November so December was a month where I could focus on family, mine and Maxwell's Birthdays as well as Christmas. This said I did have time to enter a few competitions. I did not manage to enter as many competitions as I would have liked to however I did win some fab prizes.

Winning Wednesday

Manchester United VS Liverpool Tickets
This was one of my favorite prizes as it meant me and Ben got to go to Manchester for the day and we were Maxwell free. It was lovely to spend just time with Ben and I am so glad I won the tickets as he is mad about Manchester United. It was a fab treat for Ben and I had a great time also. If we had bought the tickets we would have been looking at around £200 a ticket!

£10 Debenhams Gift Card
This was a lovely prize which I was grateful for. I am always after bits for the home and I know this voucher will come in handy. I am looking to get some new cutlery soon, so I think I will use the voucher towards a new set.

Tom Tom Sat Nav
Ben starts a new job next week and was in need of a new Sat Nav. I was extremely thrilled to have won this prize as not has it only saved us money but it will also help Ben in his new job. I think this was my favorite win because it was something we needed but did not have the money for one.
 
Spirograph Set
I remember having one of these as a child so this was a nice prize to win. Maxwell is a little small for it this year however when it arrives I think it will be a lovely prize to include in his stocking for Christmas 2015. 

Gant Scarf
I was a little shocked to win this prize but incredibly happy. I have given the prize to Ben and Ben loves it. It is keeping him warm this winter and it is something which we can not normally afford. I hope to win some more clothing luxuries in 2015.  

Take That CD III
I love Take That so this was a nice prize for me to win just before Christmas. I have been listening to the CD in my own time at night and think it is fabulous.
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Prize Wishlist Update

At the beginning of the year I wrote a prize wish list which I wanted to win for our family before Christmas. I have had not had so much time to enter competitions recently however, I have had some fantastic wins this year.

I wanted to win:

A Holiday/ Weekend Break

A Day trip somewhere I have so far managed to win some tickets to go to Paultons park and I have also managed to win some tickets to go to Wembley stadium for a tour! I have also been very lucky to win tickets to Fidelio, it is Beethoven musical and we are looking forward to going next month.

Some toys for Maxwell I have managed to win quite a few toys for Maxwell so far. I have won a few which are a little old for him however I plan to leave them in a box for next Christmas.

Disney Car Stuff

A cool Kitchen Gadget I have half completed this task as I won a ton of bakery stuff at the beginning of the year however I also managed to win a cool yogurt maker and a Russell Hobs mini chopper recently.

Some shopping/food vouchers I have managed to win a few hundreds worth of vouchers this year. Fantastic ones include Nandos, Tesco, Amazon and Costa. I love winning vouchers as they always come in handy.

A posh dinner somewhere

Some Recipe books/ Cooking class

A new changing bag/Pushchair Amazingly this month I won a Yummy Mummy changing bag. I am over the moon to have won as I have wanted a changing bag since Maxwell was tiny, however I could never justify spending a lot of money on one.

Some Fitness Equipment  I managed to win a pair of Zaggora Hotpants last month. They will help me with my fitness however I am hoping to win some work out equipment.

Some Clothing

Something Pandora related

Anything Caravan/Yacht related for my parents

Anything house related for my sister

Christmas/Birthday presents for people I have managed to win a few presents so far this year and have not spent much on Birthday presents however I need to start winning more for Christmas.

As you can see I have a little more things to complete but anything is possible before the end of the year. I need to focus on entering more competitions!
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Bargain Hunting #14


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Has anyone noticed the date today?? Its under 6 months until Christmas!!!

Since the 1st of January I have to admit I have been preparing for Christmas and I have got so much already.

This year I have plans, my plans are:
  • Save competition wins to give away as presents
  • Complete surveys and forms and gain as many Amazon vouchers as possible
  • Join every reward club that is going and gain as many rewards/points as possible
  • Save as many coupons as possible to make my Christmas shop as low as possible
  • Not spend a penny!
In January I managed to purchase a Christmas tree, it was a bargain and I didn't want to have a tiny Christmas tree like we did last year, it cost £7 and is very large. I found buying it in January made it extremely cheap... I will not be spending £50 on a tree this year. 

I have been saving as many competition prizes as I possibly can. Instead of giving prizes away to family, I have been saving as many as possible and have been putting them in my Christmas wardrobe. My family so far only have little odd bits however I have already got a lot of bits for Maxwell which range from DVDS to wooden toys.


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Now and again I do surveys but most nights I sit down and fill in forms for companies. I normally am given 50p a form and get 2-3 a day which helps me save a lot of ££ towards my Christmas fund. So far I have managed to save over £40 in my amazon account, I have also managed to buy Maxwell many things using my amazon vouchers.

This year I have made sure I have joined as many reward clubs as possible. My favorite clubs include Tesco club card, Nectar and Boots. I especially love nectar as I am able to do surveys and watch videos to gain extra points. So far I have managed to accumulate £7.50... free money = free Christmas.

I am planning to save as many coupons as I can for the Christmas shop. Last year we spent the same amount as we normally spend in a week however we got no extras or "luxuries". I am hoping this will change this year and we will eat like royalty and pay a tiny price. 

My aim for Christmas 2013 is not to spend a penny!!

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Prize Wish List

As many of you know not only do I do my blog I also spend my spare time entering competitions.
Last year was great and seeing as I only comped for 7 months I won some fantastic things that have benefited us as a family.
I managed to win a Silvercross pushchair with a photo effort comp. The pushchair was worth £120 and was welcomed into our home with arms wide open.
I won a luxury weekend away worth £800, something which we would never of been able to afford and it was lovely to get away as a family.
I won a PSP, a £50 staples voucher which I brought a printer with and many DVD's for me and ben but also a lot of children's DVD's for Maxwell.
I was also extremely lucky to win tickets to the Olympic Paralympic closing ceremony. Unfortunately me and Ben never went however we gave the tickets to my sister. She loved going and always says to us its a experience she will never ever forget.
Along with many of prizes it was a great year for us all.

This year has not started of great, with Ben having his hours reduced times are harder for us then ever. This year I want to focus my wins on our family. Things that will benefit Maxwell and Ben but also stuff for my parents and my Sister and her partner.

So here's my wishlist for 2013:
A Holiday/ Weekend Break

A Day trip somewhere

Some toys for Maxwell

Disney Car Stuff

A cool Kitchen Gadget

Some shopping/food vouchers

A posh dinner somewhere

Some Recipe books/ Cooking class

A new changing bag/Pushchair

Some Fitness Equipment

Some Clothing

Something Pandora related

Anything Caravan/Yacht related for my parents

Anything house related for my sister

Christmas/Birthday presents for people

So, that's my wishes! Is there anything you would like to win you this year?

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