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£1000 in 100 Days, 22nd Sept - 31st Dec 2008

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  • lonestarsky
    lonestarsky Posts: 164 Forumite
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    I FOUND 5P!!!! I've never been so excited about finding money before, it means I'm off the mark!! Made £2 on Ciao but not counting it yet. No bids on ebay yet but my mum has a few things she wants me to sell for her and I can keep 10% of each sale which, if I list a few things, should add up.
  • FrankieM
    FrankieM Posts: 2,454 Forumite
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    I'm still at zero...oh well...
    I've given up on ebay. My stuff never sells and I still have to pay..
  • System
    System Posts: 178,349 Community Admin
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    i have found 2 5ps and got a £10 piggie voucher, which i'm gonna count in this challenge, haven't decided yet if i will 'buy' it off myself out of my spending budget so that it becomes 'real' cash (if you follow my logic :rolleyes:)

    i think i will wait and see how much i spend tomorrow, im off on a day/dinner out and and excursion to primark (i WILL only buy work clothes i need, i will i will!)
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  • mogwai
    mogwai Posts: 1,252 Forumite
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    FrankieM wrote: »
    I'm still at zero...oh well...
    I've given up on ebay. My stuff never sells and I still have to pay..

    I know what you mean - I'm really losing hope with eBay. People just don't want to buy stuff anymore! (well not mine anyway!)

    I think its cos I've sold most of my 'good' stuff. I am biting the bullet and am gonna list the high end makeup I don't use (even though it looks so purty in my makeup box :rolleyes: !). That stuff always sells well. I'm glad I joined this challenge, cos I wouldn't bother to do this otherwise!

    So, does it count if we find money at home that we didn't know about? I just found a pile of coins that I had put away before my last holiday - £17. You should have seen my face when I found it, lol! :eek:
    We got rid of the kids. The cat was allergic. ;)

    Debt at LBM (Sep 07): £13,500. Current debt: [STRIKE]£680[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£480[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£560[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£13[/STRIKE] £0 overdraft :D
    Current aims - to start building up savings
    1st £1000 in 100 days - £1178.03 :D 2nd £1053.38/£1000 :D 3rd £863.59/£1000 :o
     :j
  • System
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    mogwai wrote: »
    So, does it count if we find money at home that we didn't know about? I just found a pile of coins that I had put away before my last holiday - £17. You should have seen my face when I found it, lol! :eek:

    i am counting the 2 5ps which were under my bed - but thats cos i know they must be my bf's, he is always scattering change about :rotfl:
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  • Brighton_belle
    Brighton_belle Posts: 5,223 Forumite
    Right bails, if the big stick isn't working, how about we buddy up re the getting things on ebay - at which I am also a sloth an a wastrel. I'm not doing this challenge but still need to rake in cash and I'm having a duvet afternoon. So how about we start by making a list of 5 things we can ebay, and write the description/measurements for them on note paper today? Now.:D
    I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once
  • Piquant_2
    Piquant_2 Posts: 5,769 Forumite
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    Jumble-Bee wrote: »
    i am counting the 2 5ps which were under my bed - but thats cos i know they must be my bf's, he is always scattering change about :rotfl:
    :eek::eek::eek: You need to charge more!! you've got to be worth more than 5p:rotfl::rotfl:
    Total debt at October 2008: £67,213.30
    Total debt today: £0     - debt and mortgage free 29th November 2013 :T
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  • Frugaldom
    Frugaldom Posts: 7,136 Forumite
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    Well done Bails! :D

    I'm counting every extra penny regardless of where it comes from - I haven't increased my total at all, though :o Awaiting a small payment from Ciao, tried a few clicks today - very tedious and time consuming but I'm hoping I can persevere - and still only a solitary £1 bid for my eBid items. :rolleyes: Can you tell I'm going to be struggling with this one? :rotfl:

    COUNT ANYTHING THAT'S EXTRA, I SAY... off to rake down the back of the couch now :rotfl:
    I reserve the right not to spend.
    The less I spend, the more I can afford.

    Frugal living challenge - living on little in 2025 while frugalling towards retirement.
  • System
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    Brighton_belle wrote: »
    Right bails, if the big stick isn't working, how about we buddy up re the getting things on ebay - at which I am also a sloth an a wastrel. I'm not doing this challenge but still need to rake in cash and I'm having a duvet afternoon. So how about we start by making a list of 5 things we can ebay, and write the description/measurements for them on note paper today? Now.:D


    :mad: don't make me get the spurtle... :rotfl:

    why dont you make a big mountain of stuff in the middle of your living room floor, which will shame you into action?

    :o ahem mine will soon have to be added onto ordinance survey maps...
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  • mogwai
    mogwai Posts: 1,252 Forumite
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    bails wrote: »
    Ooh, hopefully good things happening today! I've just signed up for the A&L account and been approved :T so that's £100 plus £50 from Quidco

    Thanks for the heads up bails - have just applied, waiting to hear if I've been approved. Will be a good start if it is (plus hopefully £50 from quidco)
    We got rid of the kids. The cat was allergic. ;)

    Debt at LBM (Sep 07): £13,500. Current debt: [STRIKE]£680[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£480[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£560[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£13[/STRIKE] £0 overdraft :D
    Current aims - to start building up savings
    1st £1000 in 100 days - £1178.03 :D 2nd £1053.38/£1000 :D 3rd £863.59/£1000 :o
     :j
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