Thrifty Gifty

A question about : Thrifty Gifty

:xma ssign:
A few people may already know me as I have been active on a few threads.

Let me introduce you to my thoughts behind this thread
This thread is for anyone to come and say hi, post your thoughts,
comments and chat how your christmas planning is coming on,
Its not just Christmas, Birthdays and any other ocassion is covered
Setting a Santas Challenge on 24th of each Month, as Santa visits us on 24th December
Crafts from card making, presents, hampers
mini challenges througout the month- from the lovely Elf - Chocolate Orange
Hows your christmas shopping coming on,
People to buy for
If your stuck for ideas, post and I'm sure someone will help
When the sales start
Bargains on HalfCost (I'm totally addicted)
Also touching on money neutral of the christmas presents,
Will say there is a brilliant thread started by Jamtart6, where we aim to be money neutral, by making money, surveys, cash back sites, how organised we are
Most of all haveing great support from old and new friends
This thread is open to all, espically those Christmas fanatics among us, dont be shy come and say hi.

For Santa's challenges, they will be set on the 24th, all be Christmas themed, some of the challenges you may of done, then let us know how your getting on, some you might say I dont fancy that, no problem, we don't mind, there be there to help us all have an organised xmas, and a stress free one,

So come Christmas eve when everyone is running round like a headless chick, we can sit back, put our feet up, watch a xmas dvd!! and smile and say we did it.

There is an American company Organized for Chriatmas (on website) they do 3 sets of Christmas planning, but as its American there plannings rather different from ours, so part of our Santas Challenge will relate to organising,

Please feel free to post any suggestions, ideas, help or anything.

xx

LINK TO FOLDER CHALLENGE -
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...=#post23186199

LINK TO ORGANISED CHRISTMAS
https://organizedchristmas.com/

LINK TO JULYS SANTA CHALLENGE (AS IF WE NEED REMINDINF OF FREEZERS!!)
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...=#post23184383

LINK TO BATTERIES
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...=#post23290849

LINK TO FREE PRINTABLES
https://www.freeprintable.net/

LINK TO THE RECIPIE SHEETS MENTIONED
https://www.freeprintablerecipecards.net/

LINK TO JULY 21ST - SANTAS CHALLENGE
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...=#post23497999

LINK TO AUGUST MINI CHALLENGE
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...=#post24004641

LINK TO augusts- SANTA CHALLENGE
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...=#post24485229

LINK TO SECRET SANTAS - FULL REVEAL
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...=#post25399137

LINK TO SEPTEMBERS SANTAS CHALLENGE
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...=#post25401001

LINK TO OCTOBERS SECRET SANTA
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...=#post26267617

link to Novembers santas challenge
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...=#post27213725

NAMES FOR SANTAS CHALLENGE - MYSTERY SANTAS SURPRISE.
cdsmiler
chocolate.orange
mum2one
sammy-kay18
rufusd!!!2
NickyBo
Foxy219
lmb4wcb
mary-op
snickers0607
tq16
tiger888
sarah191979
erm
KALOJAC
PipsMum
mumofjust2
3-cheeky-princesses
Kaleigh N
fedupandskint
p-pincher
xx-Jo-xx
ragz
confuzzled
jamtart6
nannyboo1
cyclingyorkie
mrsow
djstar80

dd - mum2one
bunbun2 (apologies missed her off)
xx

LINK TO 2010 THREAD
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...1#post28067685

Best answers:

• Santas July Challenge - Headstart this month only
  I know its not the 24th but as need a couple of things get them ready
  If everyone could grab a A4 folder, (Tesco value does the job if you haven't got a spare to hand) and a cheap set of dividers, and a small note pad.
  Bit like Blue Peter - heres one I prepared earlier.
  All will be revealed on the 24th xxx
  ADDED- PREGNANCY LIST
  1ST-NEW ARRIVAL - SUGARSPUN - DAUGHTER MOLLY ELIZABETH 03/08/09 7LB 3oz,
  BUMPS and BABIES
  Updated pregnancy list:
  princesswoo - 9th September 2009 - lovely little girl - Lilly
  scatty mam - 11th November 2009 - 17th November 2009 - Jack
  cdsmiler - 15th(ish) December 2009 - 17TH December 2009 - bethany
  Fruit loop - 30th December 2009
  ragz - 24th January 2009
  mummy2mygirls - April 2010
• I'm going to be mum2ones little elf
  I will help with setting a few fun craft challenges and little ones that help to save you a few important pounds ( or pennies)
  The craft challenges will run at the start of the month until 21st and then you have a week to show us your craftiness
  The saving challenges will be on no set dates, just to keep us on our toes These will link us, well those who want to link in with Jamtarts moneysaving to get money neutral thread which can be found here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...html?t=1678781
  Since Christmas is the next big 'holiday' for us We will concentrate on this. But please feel free to add any other occasion thats important to you. Birthdays, anniversarys, even halloween
  Choccy xx
  mums summer holiday challenge https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...&postcount=130
  none mums challenge https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...&postcount=138
• Awh how exciting is this!! I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about Christmas! Would love to be part of this thread, my folder and dividers are at the ready!! x
• Hi mum2one and chocolate.orange what a fantastic idea. I'd love to join you all, I especially like that you added "you may not fancy all the challenges" as I think this will apply to me as I don't have much crafting to do and not many to buy for and think this will be perfect for me.
  Thank you for taking the time to do this.
  As hels said "folder and dividers at the ready."
• Ohhhhhh I'm all excited now. I have my Tesco Value folder and diveider already and waiting for my crisp new printouts of the OC website( not printing them all off this year as some I didn't use) and I have tons of dividers spare so can I use the same file?? or will a I need 2??
  Oh I really am all excited now, mini challenges and Santa challenges this really is going to keep me on my toes and get me motivated to be super organised for Xmas 09
  Love in it Already
  Sarah
  x
• Hi
  Hels and soblivion. and Sarah .... Welcome to Christmas
  Hopefully the thread will fill all your Christmas desires, Whether they are crafty or not ... Im a nice elf
  Glad to hear that you have all your stuff ready to go .... I am so excited about the Challenges that mum2one has in store
  Choccy xx
• Hey ladies! I got that christmassy feeling :xma ssign:
  Looking forward to the challenges
  I have a folder with dividers & pad already for the 24th.
• hi all I am now onto my 3rd Christmas thread on here!!!
  I think I will have to chooses just one to stick with as I can't possibly cope with keeping up to date with 3 and reading and posting on them!
  This all sounds very exciting with challenges and Rudolph day still so I will look forward to seeing what you guys do next!
• hi can I join please? I might stand a chance of following if i start at the beginning! I like the idea of a challenge every month and will help get me organised. I follow the thrifty thread but am saving for my summer hols at the moment so Christmas won't be money neutral. I do however look for bargains and buy throughout the year. I will go and buy my folder and dividers once ds2 is back at school - he is off with shingles at the moment. Looking forward to the 24th!!
• Hello Sylphraven and furrypig
  Glad you have come to join us on our magical Christmas adventure
• -Sees the word 'Christmas' and refuses to stop clinging to the thread-
  Erm.. yeah.. hi... xD
  I love Christmas as I'm sure most of you know already so I hope you don't mind me clinging to the thread. I'll try not to squash it with all the clinging
• Hi guys! Very excited by the shiny new thread! If you are feeling short of cash for the big day, I would urge you to come and check out how to earn a few extra pennies on the Money Making thread. This is the sister thread to this lovely new thread, and should be viewed as "complimentary" rather than "competition" - come and see us - we won't bite! (unless you ask nicely!!)
• Can we all post pics of our folders to get us REALLY in the mood??
• Ok I have held back all day til now ....
  Count me in I may not do everything you ask me to but I promise to try I am also up for some challenges to earn money, my best one to date was set by the lovely Jamtart (who even shares my birthday ) and she did an ebay challenge
  Does it have to be the 24th? Could it not be earlier?? does it have to be a folder? would a notebook not work?
  I have no folder ... yet but I have a few notebooks which is why I was asking.
• rustyyyyyyyy i havent seen you for AGES!