Making extra with MusicMagpie

It’s no secret that we are a frugal family. I hate waste, detest paying more than I should for anything and love a bargain. Better still if I can make a little extra from something I’m not using then I will.

Many of you will have heard of musicMagpie, either through word of mouth or on the TV. Basically, selling dvds with musicMagpie can free up space and make you money. I have sold DVD’s on eBay or Amazon but in truth have found it a hassle. The fees I’ve paid has made it barely worth packaging anything up and walking down to the post office and I hated waiting for items to sell, one by one. The difference with selling dvds with musicMagpie is that everything is sent at once, no repeat visits to the post office, no postage to pay and you know what you will receive payment-wise.

It is insanely easy to sell computer games for cash and recycle your dvds as you simply need to input the barcode number into the site to tell you how much your item is worth. For those of you who are a bit nifty with technology you can scan the barcodes with your webcam making it even easier or scan it in with your iPhone using the clever musicMagpie app.

I have sold DVDs, games and CDs to musicMagpie on several occasions and can personally recommend the service and ease of use. If you are decluttering and fancy making a bit of extra money check out musicMagpie first!

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Spend Vouchers, Get Rewards!

We are going to Legoland this year, or so my five year old son tells me. Looking on the Legoland website it would cost us as a family if we pay on the day £108.57 for a day pass to get in. For one day. Just one. I love Lego as much as the next person but this is not small change and if I wasn’t able to use my Tesco Clubard vouchers as part of the Clubcard Rewards scheme it may be a no- go.

If I use Clubcard vouchers I can get a day pass for £11.50 per person. Obviously I’ve had to use the calculator for this but by my reckoning I can get us all in for £34.50 in Clubcard vouchers. The debit card is safe!

This won’t be the first time we have used Clubcard vouchers for holidays, activities and treats. Last year we enjoyed a visit to Drayton Manor and have a fantastic time in Thomasland, again without having to pay a penny for the entrance fee.

There are over 600 rewards available including days out, restaurants, magazine subscriptions and hotel accomodation. You can exchange your clubcard vouchers for up to four times their face value to spend on rewards and really make the most of them. Basically every £5 in vouchers is worth £20 when you spend them on a reward. Tesco regularly add new rewards and with the February statements due any day now, why not visit the site and have a browse. With Valentines Day around the corner I might point Roy in the direction of the jewellery section. Knowing my luck he may end up looking at the activity days but either way we can treat each other and save some pennies doing it.

We enjoying treating ourselves using our Tesco Clubcard vouchers. It’s great to take the kids out all over and still have the funds left for even more treats and adventures.

You can find out more about the Clubcard Rewards scheme on the Clubcard Deals page. The hardest part is narrowing down what you want to spend the vouchers on!

 

 

 

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