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The 1% Challenge - 100 ways to make your 1%

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  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Free listing weekend again!
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • 7 items sold on eBay tonight, very pleased with that! Haven't totted them up yet but prob come in around £25-ish.

    Will be relisting tomorrow and them and listing some more
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Sales came in at around £40 - minus p+p approx £30 - Paypal balance totting up at £100 after fees and postage costs. Onwards and upwards today with more free listings.

    Just deciding what to use this money for - buy something for myself put into savings accounts or use some money for Christmas?

    Allybee - well done! I paid off my overdraft over the last 5 months and each time it went down I was so pleased - amazing work, keep at it! I'm determined to stay out of my overdraft - going to be close this month by a few pounds only but I will do it!
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Welcome moneysaving momma - break it down into manageable chunks and you will be amazed at how much progress can be made dealing with debt in this way, especially when the total seems so overwhelming - good luck! Keep popping on to tell us how you are doing.

    Tiggy - welcome back and excellent news on the overdraft - also good news to get more of your money back for yourself rather than the bank taking it
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • My ebay sales are going well so far - they end tomorrow and I've about £20 of bids already. Hope it all sells!
    1% at a time no. 40. £8000 (For dream family holiday) 94/100
    MFW 2013 no. 62 £10,000/£10,000
    MFW 2014 no 62 £8000/£7000
  • just sold another 8 items on ebay, £38 banked towards my first 1% :)
    Sell 100 items - 81/100 - £734.41:j Make £10 a day Dec £148.97/£350
    1 debt 100 days - £10/£1227.86
    Sealed pot #2115 (£12)
    1% challenge - 2%/£34735 (825/34735) :eek:
    Grocery challenge Dec '13. £50/£300
  • Just sat and totalled up the ones I want rid of first and the total is £34735 not £37000 as I first thought so that's a bonus! I know its not really a credit but it feels a little less daunting anyway!
    Amended my sig to show new figure.
    Sell 100 items - 81/100 - £734.41:j Make £10 a day Dec £148.97/£350
    1 debt 100 days - £10/£1227.86
    Sealed pot #2115 (£12)
    1% challenge - 2%/£34735 (825/34735) :eek:
    Grocery challenge Dec '13. £50/£300
  • Thanks Fedupandskint. It felt great looking at my online banking today and seeing that the limit had changed. 5 months is v impressive! Mine's taken a lot longer than that. Can't wait til it's fully in the black!
    "Does it spark joy?" - Marie Kondo

    "Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along." Napoleon Hill
  • liz-paul
    liz-paul Posts: 899 Forumite
    Ugh! Was feeling quite pleased that I had about £30 worth of ebay sales tonight when the buyer of my highest selling item messaged me to say she bid by mistake and could I please cancel the transaction.... !!!!!!!

    So now I have to hope that the next highest bidder will accept a second chance offer and that ebay will cancel the first transaction so I don't have to pay fvf's.... Reminds me of why I hate Ebaying so much lol
    1% at a time no. 40. £8000 (For dream family holiday) 94/100
    MFW 2013 no. 62 £10,000/£10,000
    MFW 2014 no 62 £8000/£7000
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,328 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 24 November 2013 at 10:08PM
    liz-paul wrote: »
    Ugh! Was feeling quite pleased that I had about £30 worth of ebay sales tonight when the buyer of my highest selling item messaged me to say she bid by mistake and could I please cancel the transaction.... !!!!!!!

    So now I have to hope that the next highest bidder will accept a second chance offer and that ebay will cancel the first transaction so I don't have to pay fvf's.... Reminds me of why I hate Ebaying so much lol

    What a pain. My fingers are crossed for you xx

    Everyone is putting me to shame with ebay. I still haven't managed to list anything :(
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02 Stash Busting Challenge 2024 Lost count but no craft spending
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