£1000 in 100 Days, 22nd Sept - 31st Dec 2008

mogwai

Hi Trex - thanks for the free listing tip! ..will def list the rest of my stuff this weekend then.

How did you get into proofreading? Do you do it professionally or ido you do it as a side thing?

lonestarsky

Thanks Nyk, for helping me find the free scratchcards! Will give it a try when I get home as I can't access it at work :mad:

A bit extra to my total today! I refinanced my loan - paid some of it off with my (now non-existent!) savings so now have a smaller loan at a slightly lower rate, with lower monthly payments :j That means I've saved £202.33 as no payment this month, plus I'll save £28.46 from Nov and Dec payments which gives me £230.79 extra cash! I've added it to my total and I'm going to put it towards other debts so I'm not tempted to spend it!!!

Frugaldom

WELL DONE LONESTARSKY! :j Refinancing must be a bit like credit card shuffling to get onto lower rates and quicker pay-offs

I've just received £28.50 for the box of stuff I had advertised on G*mtree. I've deducted all my costs and added £20 to my total. The G*mtree ads are still tracking at 30p each, that's 15 listed so far, plus I'm sticking rigidly to the 2 x free scratchcards each day but not adding any of that to my total until I cash it in; slowly but surely I WILL make it to my £1000. I'm also tempted to list on eB*y this weekend as I really could do with shifting some stuff quickly but it takes so long to photograph & list. Hmm... need to think about it.

Update: Another 22p added from savings on postage of the above box. Payment fees were 75p and courier was only £7.53 (not £7.75 as expected)

I need to add a word about couriers - I checked several cashback sites and you can get up to 5% cashback or points for using services like Interpost, which divert to DHL and similar, however, when you click through, the cheapest service is £6.49 (for 5% in points) or £6.99 (for 5% cashback), whereas if you go via the parcel2go website without cashback, the starting price is £6.19, PLUS you have the option to email a friend a £1 off voucher and they do regular special offers. I got half price delivery when posting out the old laptop last week It really does pay to shop around even for a few pence extra savings.

Brighton_belle

Just a quickie: re the 'free ebay listing' I originally posted - I'm not sure if peeps are picking up from my original that it is only free if you list at 99p or less.

taka

Well I've "made" a whole £2.50 so far since Sat - nectar points used (gained through surveys mostly). Must try and loose my ebay "cherry" this weekend or I'll never make it in this challenge. At least I've now found (a) a couple of things to sell and (b) my camera so I'm part of the way there! :rolleyes:

I'm plodding away with surveys etc but they are a bit thin on the ground this week. One I thought I qualified for last week I haven't had a call back on so it looks like its not going to happen - boo - that would have been for £50 worth of vouchers. Ho hum... At least my "well known soft drink" 2 month long survey thing is still happening - 2 weeks down and 6 to go :rotfl: It'll get me ~£10 profit after I've got the stuff delivered whenever I need to. 1st order arrived today at work - I got such a slagging off for having fizzy drink delivered to work but I'm never at home when the courier is able to deliver

Brighton_belle

Hi taka: the relief when you finally conquer the ebay demon is great:D . Mind you, I've only got 3 on so far and having to face the same demons to do more:rolleyes: .(I have yet to ace the 'can't face getting a better phonedeal/internet shenanigins' demon, or the switch utilities or the matched betting ditto:o )

taka

Brighton_belle wrote: »

Hi taka: the relief when you finally conquer the ebay demon is great:D . Mind you, I've only got 3 on so far and having to face the same demons to do more:rolleyes: .(I have yet to ace the 'can't face getting a better phonedeal/internet shenanigins' demon, or the switch utilities or the matched betting ditto:o )

Hmmmm those other demons are sounding very familiar too... :rotfl: The other demons such as looking for the best insurance deal and switching my TV licence DD to yearly also appear to be lurking :rolleyes:

Piquant_2

I find ebay a bit scary too taka, that's why I only put a couple of items on at a time! Plus it saves me having to carry a lot of parcels at once! Once you get going it's still a bit scary but addictive too...

I've added a lottery win 10.00 and an Amazon sale of 10.32 today bringing me to 383.70

Brighton_belle

taka wrote: »

Hmmmm those other demons are sounding very familiar too... :rotfl: The other demons such as looking for the best insurance deal and switching my TV licence DD to yearly also appear to be lurking :rolleyes:

Ah, a demon buddy:D . Excellent. Is it cheaper to do TV annually then - I thought it was the same. Must check.

taka

Brighton_belle wrote: »

Ah, a demon buddy:D . Excellent. Is it cheaper to do TV annually then - I thought it was the same. Must check.

I've been paying quarterly which incurs a small charge I think but as I'm doing the 4k challenge next year I may as well pay it all upfront - Thanks to this challenge I now have the money without having to change my savings plans which are rather tightish until March/April...