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The mental £5000 in 90 Days Challenge!!!
idiot_spender
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I must be mad! :eek: I mean, £5000 in only 90 Days! Can it be done?
The obvious answer is...WHO CARES! It's worth a darn good try as far as I'm concerned. So here I am, laying it all on the line, telling you all I am going to make £5000 by the end of the year! (Well, a couple of days before New Years actually).
So here it is, between 29th September 2008 and 28th December 2008, a period of 90 days I am going to bring in an extra £5000 over an above my salary.
Quite a claim I know, and I wouldn't fault anyone for being skeptical so I will be as upfront as I can be and provide any proof required once underway. I would also say that I am planning to sell a laptop and a motorcycle (albeit an old one), which together will contribute in no small part to my goal, but not more than 50%.
All that out of the way now, and here is my incentive, apart from the extra £5k that is...
If I succeed, I will propose to my girlfriend on New Years Eve!!!
The extra money will give me all the confidence I need to do this as at the moment, I don't want her to have to marry a bit of a no-hoping, indebted fool. So, armed with my new found courage, £5k and the means to make more, I will ask my wonderful girlfriend to be my wife.
Well, it seems madness doesn't come in half measures. I would welcome anyone and everyone to join in with me and do their best to hit the £5k goal or whatever their personal target is and...
Lets Start 2009 in Style!!!
Ciao for now...
idiot_spender
The obvious answer is...WHO CARES! It's worth a darn good try as far as I'm concerned. So here I am, laying it all on the line, telling you all I am going to make £5000 by the end of the year! (Well, a couple of days before New Years actually).
So here it is, between 29th September 2008 and 28th December 2008, a period of 90 days I am going to bring in an extra £5000 over an above my salary.
Quite a claim I know, and I wouldn't fault anyone for being skeptical so I will be as upfront as I can be and provide any proof required once underway. I would also say that I am planning to sell a laptop and a motorcycle (albeit an old one), which together will contribute in no small part to my goal, but not more than 50%.
All that out of the way now, and here is my incentive, apart from the extra £5k that is...
If I succeed, I will propose to my girlfriend on New Years Eve!!!
The extra money will give me all the confidence I need to do this as at the moment, I don't want her to have to marry a bit of a no-hoping, indebted fool. So, armed with my new found courage, £5k and the means to make more, I will ask my wonderful girlfriend to be my wife.
Well, it seems madness doesn't come in half measures. I would welcome anyone and everyone to join in with me and do their best to hit the £5k goal or whatever their personal target is and...
Lets Start 2009 in Style!!!
Ciao for now...
idiot_spender
£5000 in 100 days challenge: £1896/£5000
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wow what a fab challange!! good luck! i am sure you will do it .
which ways are you using to make extra cash?:j Proud mum to Jade age 10 years and Baby Ellie born Christmas Day:eek: with a broke heart
Proven to be a little fighter and battling on with her heart condition :j
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All the best with your challenge. Hope you make it and make your girlfriend very happy!0
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What a brilliant challenge I wish you the best of luck and will be following your progress.Debt free and Keeping on Track0
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Good luck, a worthy cause. What sort of bike is it that you're selling? I know a couple of guys who will buy almost any bike (they bought this from me http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/280517648_19b740d56c.jpg?v=0 )0
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idiot_spender wrote: »I must be mad! :eek: I mean, £5000 in only 90 Days! Can it be done?
The obvious answer is...WHO CARES! It's worth a darn good try as far as I'm concerned.
Ohh, I am going to enjoy watching this. Sure it can be done lol.
Think you are going to need a pretty big plan to pull it off though. :rotfl:
Thats £56 per day approximately. I guess its doable if you count overtime and clear out your house
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without!!"Nov NSD: ?/30 Nov Make 10 Day ?/300Get Rid Of Debt: ?/2000 !! :mad:0 -
Good Luck!!0
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Good luck with your challenge, hope you manage to do it, will be watching with interestSparky0107 - Sealed pot challenge member #002. Total for SPC3 £1,030.57 Total For SPC 4 £2247.00 Total for SPC 5 £2574.62 :T Total for SPC 6 £4552.91:T
:rotfl:LC2 & Jakes-Mum are off their heads :rotfl
:j DEBT FREE AS OF 20/01/2012 :j0 -
Wow!! That's some challenge, good luck to you!! Keep posting, really interested to see how you get on and how you go about achieving your target!Total debt at October 2008: £67,213.30
Total debt today: £0 - debt and mortgage free 29th November 2013 :T
Sealed Pot Challenge member 14
Save £12K in 2014 - £6,521.90/£6K member 138
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Good luck and keep us updated!Debt Free - done
Mortgage Free - done
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Good luck, what a great challenge!0
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