Fiona Lippey

Fiona Lippey,
Miser Extraordinaire and
founder of Simple Savings

Save-O-Meter Total Saved: $7,470,111

Here are the most recent entries:

my old habitcost/weekmy new habitcost/weeksaving/week
Getting eyelashes dyed at salon$3Buying at-home kit and doing it myself$0$3
buying prepaRED FOOD $9BRING FOOD FROM HOME $0$9
Buying small packets of chips in a box for playlunches$8.00Buying large pckets of chips and filling freezer bags with a handfull.$4.00$4
Social club membership$1.00Cancelling membership$0$1
Buying a morning coffee$9.00Not buying them$0$9
Buying breakfast drinks$11.50Making Oats & Fruit$2.50$9
Phone bill$42Changed plan$27$15
Buying lunch 3 days a week$30Go home for lunch$0$30
Car insurance$46New car insurance$13$33
Buying monthly Metcard ticket$37Buying a yearly discounted one$32$5
Buying coffee every day $9Bringing my own $1$8
Home and internet separate$53Bundled package$30$23
Mobile with Virgin$7Mobile with Telstra$3$4
Selecting recipes$125.00Creating recipes from sale items$60.00$65
Buying expensive face creams and foundations$23Buying cheaper brands$2$21
Disposable nappy wipes$9Cloth wipes plus water$0$9
Disposal nappies$35Cloth nappy system plus disposals$16$19
Driving to work$20Walking to work$0$20
Shopping at Woolies$115Shopping at Aldi$67$48
Take away food$200Dinner at home$100$100
Buying lunch 5 days per week x 3$185Making lunches$25$160
Cost of free range eggs$6Have our own Chickens x 2$3$3
Internet and Phone bill$23.75DS got us free usage for a year$0.$23.75
Paying for petrol on 2nd car$25DS shares costs$15$10
Buying vegies$20Growing own buying some$10$10
Internet Plan$12Rang & changed plan$9$3
Buying from normal chemist supermarket$2Buying from chemist warehouse$.5$1.5
House Insurance$19House Insurance$18$1
Car Remote$1Car remote$0$1
Op shopping$10Op shopping$3$7
Newspapers$5.30Newspapers$0$5.3
Husband buying lunch$35Takes food himself$15$20
Canteen lunches$25canteen lunches$12$13
Groceries$280Groceries$230$50
Hairdresser for son$11Hairdresser for son$10$1
Take away meals$40Don't buy it$20$20
Cappuccino$3.30Jarrah$.12$3.18
Buying full cream milk$3.09Using powdered milk$2.09$1
Nifti$1Kitchen bench spray$0$1
Eating Thai every Sat night$40Thai every 2nd week$0.00$40
Shopping daily or weekly$300Doing monthly-6wk shops$165$135
Paying for gym$20Find an exercise partner$0$20
Buying new DVDs$20Borrow or buy second hand$5$15
Fees on Books and Movies returned late$2Returning borrowed items on time$0$2
Buying credit mobile/internet on phone/credit card$13Getting discount from Tandy/Dick Smith$12$1
Using Metlink ticket for weekly travel$50Using MYKI for weekly travel$35$15
Buying Pizza at work every week$7Only buying Pizza once a month$2$5
Buying Razors$5Using my Braun$0$5
Food and Drinks at Uni$7Taking Food and Drinks to Uni$0$7
Weight Watchers Membership$7Calorie King Website$0$7
weekly saving$121,250
yearly saving$6,305,000

One-Time Savings: $1,165,111 so far

The most recent entries are:

what I didamount
$21 challenge$100
DIDNT BUY PAPER $1
Buying older car for cash$10,000
W.S.S. paid for partner's wet weather gear for new job$100
My partner bought safety boots for $50.00 on sale instead of $130.00 Rossi boots$80
Made Father's Day cards $5
Sold my cot! (SEPTEMBER)$100
Early bird swimming discount$20
Needed to buy a washing machine, asked the sales rep how much for cash. Saved $180.00$180
More shoes from Trade Me that would have cost over $300.00 retail$240
Used points on Franklins Card$21
Free Hallmark Fathers Day card - Take5 mag$6
Free Hallmark card - SS forum$6
Redeemed Wish card from Valued Opinions$20
Coles Fuel card from Continental$5
Free Burts Bees Lip Balm for referral$7
Banditfm credit (Banditfm newsletter)$5
Buying compost bin, seedling tray and saw heavily discounted at Green Day expo$171
Buying 55L storage boxes half price at Woolworths$32
Underpants sale at DFO-10$86

Total amount saved (weekly + one-offs) : $7,470,111

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