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AUGUST make £10 a day challenge!
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Hi,
Just updated my sig and have achieved this months target. :j :j
Really pleased as I didn't think I would be able to do it. Most of the money has come from MB and cashback sites. Also a few MS - there doesn't seem to be many in my area - but have signed up for a few more sites to try to increase this.
Have also arranged some extra work for next month - so I am prepared for the September challenge. :rolleyes:0 -
I need to add a couple of amazon sales and small ms jobs, but I just thought I would report that I think I may be in love with the concept of matched betting.
So far, joined betfair and paddy power, both through Quidco, which should bring me £30 in cashback (which I will count when it comes back to me). Placed a qualifying matched bet through each which cost me £2.77, but earned me a £10 credit from betfair and a £20 free bet from paddy power. Placed the £20 free bet on PP and matched it on betfair which should have brought me £15.45 in actual money.
But then the bets were voided, and rather than giving me my £20 free bet back, PP just credited my account with £20.
So, £30 cashback + £10 credit from betfair + £20 credit from PP - £2.77 cost of qualifying bet = £58.23 either in my bank or winging its merry way towards me.
Oct Challenges: Make £5 a day - £5.18/£155 Grocery Challenge - £0/£2000 -
Sold a few items on ebay this evening so I will include them after paid and posted - should be about £45 worth hopefullyNot been here in years! Hi everyone. Make £10 a day challenge = £78.45/1550
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Well I've printed £10.50s worth of vouchers plus bought NOTW for 90p for the £5 Tesco voucher so I am off to try it out tomorrow - I'll update you and let you know how I get on.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 -
Couple of items sold on ebay, will update me total once they've been paid!The debtWILLbegone - taking it 1% at a time
Grand Total Owed: [STRIKE]£11,000[/STRIKE]£9962 Kicking the evil HBOS card's butt: [STRIKE]£4920[/STRIKE]£4495
1% (£50) at a time member #121 - 11/100
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First overtime in 2 years!! £116 to add!!
£37.25 from ebay, but everything else very slow.
MUST TRY HARDER!!0 -
morning
£17.26 profit from ebay0 -
at last!! I hadnt done anything for ages
£4.64 refund on a top from ages ago:D
£5.50 from ebay:D
will update sig0 -
I found £2 (2 seperate £1 coins) in the park! YEY!I miss using my infinite coupons at Tesco!
2010 was the worst year ever
But 2011 so far has been a lot of fun! :j
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Very productive weekend.
Boot fair £34.37
Pets at home voucher £5.00
Reduced motor oil £1.91
Ebay £8.48
Nearly at target, and enough stuff left for another bootfair next weekend.Married 19th May 2011 to the love of my lifeCross Stitch Cafe Member Number 44CSC Challenge - to complete LEGS by end of December
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