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OCTOBER Make £10 A Day Challenge

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  • tinkerbel
    tinkerbel Posts: 1,795 Forumite
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    ***tinkerbell**
    when did you open the A and L account, i opend mine through quidco on 26/09 but its still not showing as having tracked!! im getting worried now, i mean i've received cards, pins and cheque books from a and l, so i know its all went through,
    going by teh website, it says it can take between 0-26 days to track, and will track at 0.00 first, then later will show as £50...

    *trying not to worry too much right now!!!*

    how long did yours take to track...
    i cant wait till quidco money pays out! will be over £100!! woop! that'll be a good month for this challenge i hope!

    cheers in advance!

    I can't get online too much at the moment but this is what my quidco acount says and I hope this helps!
    22 Aug 2008 18:12:00Alliance & Leicester Current Accounts0.000.00paid01 Oct 2008
    22 Aug 2008 18:12:00Alliance & Leicester Current Accounts50.0050.00paid01 Oct 2008
    So I guess I did mine a month or so before yours - I think it tracked as 0 and 50 together after about 2 weeks - 10 days? But I can't remember sorry!

    Hope this helps,
    Tink
  • Very poor weekend for me indeed - friends from Uni visited and speant a total fortune on drink and food and nightclub entry at weekend! Eeeek.

    However managed two mystery shops worth £16 and got another for £20 lined up tomm. Oh well Monday is a new week.
  • andan
    andan Posts: 2,110 Forumite
    andan you've done you're xmas shopping already?!?!?!?!?! man i wish i was as organised as you. i can't even think about xmas yet. i was in tesco the other day and they have xmas stuff out already. is it me or do shops seems to put that stuff out earlier every year?! sigh.

    anyhoo nothing to add last few days, have a few bids on items ending tomorrow on ebay and i caved in and bought a book from ebay (ended up £1.16 cheaper than other places i could buy it how mse of me :D ). been trying not to buy anything on there managed to last about 2 months which im pretty happy with.

    Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.

    purpleroses, i did my xmas shopping in january and february and already have several presents for birthdays for next year. I just see things people like during the year and end up buying them, then often have too many:rotfl:

    Christmas stuff is definitely out too early!!
    :j Live on £4500, £2531/£4500:T 101 in 1001 (52/101):j:beer::j


  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Am late in joining this month :rolleyes: and going back to £5 a day this month as work is really busy and so don't know how much I'll get done :o

    So far:

    Ebay £10.99 (finished ages ago, paid by cheque which they took ages to post :rolleyes:)
    P*necone £4
    Quidco - £5.32 (tomorrow but already showing on internet banking)

    £20.31
    Initial Mortgage January 2024 - £160,000
    Initial Mortgage free date - January 2058
    Mortgage as of 1st February 2024 - £159,134.98
    Overpayments to date - £79.62
    Current Mortgage free date - January 2058
  • JesaRose
    JesaRose Posts: 4,457 Forumite
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    y1psN-wyPNvHCs2WXj8BW4yGaOaYMAhDLntNPHBCYshesQaiFtWRS3sRgkjfFRrEurMthanks everyone for your lovely birthday wishes

    Just popped on quick as I had a couple of ebay items ending tonight - about £25 but will update when they are paid and posted

    My boyfriend gave me the best birthday present ever! An engagement ring - I'm chuffed to bits :Dy1p_Y81J3OwfjI8qpUPewEXUW6CXlJiwM93f7pfbuPkat74Mx492EL73ORIu2LOb01K
    Not been here in years! Hi everyone. Make £10 a day challenge = £78.45/155
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Congratulations Jesarose!!

    :T :T :T
    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)
  • ruthiejane
    ruthiejane Posts: 1,217 Forumite
    Congratulations Jesarose
    ilovefreegle.org - give it away don't throw it away :)
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,049 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Congrats Jessarose:j Make sure you visit the weddings thread on the special occasions board for ideas!:D My sister's halved her budget and brought her wedding forward a whole year using ideas from there!:j
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £172.5K Equity 36.11%
    2) £1.8K Net savings after CCs 13/9/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £26.8K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 32.6/£127.5K target 25.6% 13/9/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 54.5K or 42.7%)
    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 £4.8K updated 13/9/25
  • JesaRose
    JesaRose Posts: 4,457 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    oooh thanks for the tip savingholmes - he knows how good I am at saving now so there is no way I'll be wasting money. Summer BBQ and vintage dress are more fun to me than big formal three course dinner and OTT cake etc. One bridesmaid only too, my niece - there is no way I am buying dresses for my group of mates as we usually hang around in a group of about 10 and I wouldn't want to choose between them all

    Thanks all x
    Not been here in years! Hi everyone. Make £10 a day challenge = £78.45/155
  • sarahb123_3
    sarahb123_3 Posts: 2,767 Forumite
    Am not doing very well this month at all.:o Just ordered some books from waterstones and used a £5 off code, went through quidco so should get some money there, but I don't count it until it arrives in my account, also got some points on my waterstones card, but I don't count points until I spend them. Must try harder!
    Pay/save £20k in 2010 £5888.75/£20,000
    June Mini target 0/5lbs Total 23/40
    Ebay profit 2010: March £207:) April £95:) May £130:) June £0 Total £432:j
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