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AUGUST make £10 a day challenge!
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Hi everyone, have made £40 over the weekend selling lots of Barbies through the local paper. Actually I got £80, but decided to give my DD's £20 each as it was their stuff that I sold and it'll stop them nagging me for money to keep them amused in this rubbish weather. Off to update sig0
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added £4 luncheon vouchers from pinecones:j Proud mum to Jade age 10 years and Baby Ellie born Christmas Day:eek: with a broke heart
Proven to be a little fighter and battling on with her heart condition :j
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I am now on £98 for the month as I got £10 for OH's very old phone!Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.3K Equity 36.55%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £30.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 35.5/£127.5K target 27.8% 14/11/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 62K or 48.6%)
4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
5) SIPP £5.1K updated 14/11/250 -
Finally getting a chance to update the thread with my progress. Why do parents decide to make unplanned week-long visits? Don't they read mse forums? Bah.
Anyway, what with our new Tesco opening and doing its darndest to put the Coop out of business (more power to them, I say
) and the parents taking us out for lunch a couple of times, I've actaully managed to save a fair amount this month so far. And made a tenner on Gala bingo last Thursday.
So day 11, at £86.08 so far. A bit under target, but now that the folks are gone, it's focus, focus, focus for the rest of the month.
Aye right."In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted." - Bertrand Russell0 -
I've updated my signature with another £6.97 from ebay sales. Was a nice surpise when I came home this evening.0
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had a cheque this morning for £140 from when i took out my oh's phone contract
hooray im offExtra payment every week challenge £15 so far
Pay one debt in 2012 £35/£2940 -
Taken other posters' advice and put three old uni textbooks on amazon. We'll see what happens with them.
Anyone interested in Organic Chemistry "In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted." - Bertrand Russell0 -
evening gang. not much to report. Found out am going to Japan with work in October! oh yes!
not made anything. did buy news of the world (not that i admit that to anyone else) to get the £5 tesco voucher
heggied - are you from a wee island by any chance.....0 -
hi everyone :hello:
Not posted all weekend, been at the caravan
Everyone seems to be doing really well. I have nothing myself to add at the moment, still waiting for that e-cheque for the ebay item, but I have counted it in my total already, cos I'm cheeky!
ciara, that defo makes up for the back packing trip you're missing out on! mmm... sushi... 0 -
I made £1 today from a Lightspeed survey but not done anything else. Got a few bids on ebay thoughNot been here in years! Hi everyone. Make £10 a day challenge = £78.45/1550
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