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Benbens moneymaking adventure

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  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Its the instructions on the packets of Quorn that got me.... :rotfl:
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,400 Forumite
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    Seeing as we haven't made it outside the front door yet today I'm now aiming for a no spend day ;) We're off to make some muffins and fairy cakes now :D:D
    Mortgage Total: £50,550/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1680
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Nice one.... I had a cuppa tea with my partner, seen a new client and been over to Snaggles' thread to throw happy smileys around, and now its going to be a Stargate evening - DVD'ing 2 episodes I haven't got, and the 2nd DVD movie is on tv tonight for the first time, so I'll be glued to the tv all evening, except for Waitrose pesto, of course..... I like the sound of fairy cakes tho.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,400 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    Ended up being fairy cakes and rock cakes instead of muffins ;) Tonight will hopefully be an early one for ds as he's had a few late ones recently, and then a bath and mooching on here, keeping one eye on the carling cup scores to see if I've won a few pennies :D
    Mortgage Total: £50,550/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1680
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,400 Forumite
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    Another 115 points from a Lightspeed survey and have got 5.00 on its way to my payapl account :beer:
    Mortgage Total: £50,550/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1680
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,400 Forumite
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    Just settled down to see how my footie bets are coming along ... Bournemouth are losing 2-0 after 12 minutes; I put one bet on them to win and another on them to draw :rolleyes: :rolleyes: The other two bets are still at 0-0;) and my matched bet one hasn't kicked off yet :D
    Mortgage Total: £50,550/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1680
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,400 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    All the bets are going against me at the moment :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :o:o
    Mortgage Total: £50,550/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1680
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,400 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    I lost all the mystery shopping bets :o:D
    Mortgage Total: £50,550/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1680
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,610 Forumite
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    ah well, at least it wasn't "real money".
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7700/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £33,821

    Boiler fund £925/3000

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,400 Forumite
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    My matched bet has settled and I won 23.28 :j :j I also sold another bin on ebay for 1.99 :D
    Mortgage Total: £50,550/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1680
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