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Benbens moneymaking adventure

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  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,365 Forumite
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    Quidco have now randomly validated my vc sportsbook transaction, having already declined it :j :j Not so good news ... I spent 60.00 in tesco :eek: instead of the budgeted 37.00 :mad: This did include a tin of sweets to go away for xmas (5.00), new socks for ds (desperately needed 4.00), batteries (4.00), and more than a weeks worth of several cupboard bits that I keep running out of :o:o

    We went and saw Wall-E this morning, it was sooo dull, eaily the worst pixar film ever :rolleyes: Ds seemed fairly entertained though ;) Right, time to crack on with a few houseworky things for a couple of hours before tea and then strictly :D
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
  • hypno06
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    yay for quidco!! Don't worry so much about Tesco - you don't sound as though you have exactly wasted your money on things you don't need.

    I've not seen wall-e, but if DS liked it, then that is good enough, I suppose! Better a bored mum than a bored child at something like that !

    Hope the rest of your weekend is good x
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • skint_spice
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    my DS liked WallE too but I remember it being quite dull, ok though and the cheap screenings are always good! might pop onto Avon in a minute and see what's going.
    Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £35,463

    Declutter 16/244

    Money making challenge £58/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • skint_spice
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    Just came back to say thanks - got a whole load of stuff from avon for £9 but then used the code and it's validated already on quidco. I bought a room spray too...figuring if I do sell up soon I can make the place smell nice and maybe they won't notice all the defects!
    Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £35,463

    Declutter 16/244

    Money making challenge £58/400

    ”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: 12,365 Forumite
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    I've managed to do enough aqa to guarantee a payout next month :D I'm currently up to 20.60, but its painful :rolleyes: :D Might wander off to bed soon ;)
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
  • hypno06
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    Another £20.60 for the pot though......and i bet it is not as painful as slice the pie :rolleyes:
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,365 Forumite
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    Morning :D Today is a list day as we've got lots of bits to get done again :rolleyes:
    • Ironing
    • Clear washing pile
    • Clean guinea pigs
    • Write a list of xmas cards ds needs to write and get started
    • Xmas shoebox
    • Clean/tidy lounge
    • " " bathroom
    • " " kitchen
    • " " my bedroom
    • " " ds bedroom
    • Make soup
    • Clear coffee table
    • Update xmas shopping planner
    • Reply to another party invite for ds
    • Ebay
    • Fill in Spots diary
    Ebay must happen today, I'm fed up of moving the piles of stuff round the room :o I want to aim to get 100.00 from it this time but more than that, really I want the space back ;)

    If I get it all done i might try a bit more aqa'ing too.
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
  • hypno06
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    just mind you don't get bored today.......I am not sure there is QUITE enough on that list :cool:
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,365 Forumite
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    Lol Hypno, some of them won't take long, I did quite a bit of tidying yesterday so most rooms aren't too bad, but they all need cleaning / hoovering and bits putting away / beds making etc.

    Some of them ds will be involved with too (xmas cards, shoebox, guinea-pigs, tidying his room) so that, in theory, should make them a bit quicker :rolleyes: :D
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
  • HI

    I have been following your diary for a bit and think you are doing great !

    Your day sounds a bit like mine at least you have got your ebay stuff in a pile i am going to spend today finding ebay stuff and putting it into a pile. :rolleyes:

    know what you mean about wall.e i was dissapointed and i found it boring but dd loved it after i explained what was happening .

    hope you have a good day:D
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