Summer Sizzler Challenge

Hope78

Evening folks!
It's time too look ahead to our next challenge - The Summer Sizzler :j

To honour our traditions and maintain good MSE habits The Summer Sizzler will follow the same format as our Olympic Challenges

We'll be kicking off today 22nd December and finishing on 22nd June - just in time to enjoy a Sizzling Summer! Well we can hope for some good weather!

The Levels are....
Bronze - £1009
Silver - £2009
Gold - £3009
Platinum - £4009

You can start at any level and if you want to upgrade/downgrade at any time - just drop me a PM and I'll change your challenge level.

I'll be updating the totals monthly
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The Rules.....
Money must come from anything extra to your normal income and must be obtained lawfully!!

But how do I make more money?
Try the second post for some tips/tricks and FAQs

The third post will be the list of challengers and how everyone's doing

Usual ramblings to follow in the next two posts so please wait until I've posted them to rush and sign up!

P.S Thanks MM for allowing me to unashamedly copy your posts from our previous challenge!

Hope78

Tips/tricks of trade

Sell!

Amazon
Amazon 'Sell Your Stuff'
You can sell books, CD's, DVD's, and more on Amazon. It is very easy to list them and, unlike ebay, there are no fees until you make a sale. Read more at The Amazon Thread
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Ebay
Learn how to sell
You can sell anything on Ebay (well almost!). Listing can be quite time consuming and it costs to list items even if they don't sell. Ebay can be fun and quite addictive! Read more at The Ebay Thread
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Cashback sites
Quidco - Read more on this MSE thread
RPoints
Pigsback
Greasypalm
Mutualpoints

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Mystery shopping
Become a Mystery shopper or if you already are one join another and use the extra funds towards your total.
http://www.indiefield.co.uk/
Grassroots
Retaileyes
Gapbuster
http://mshopper.5.forumer.com/
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Survey sites
ciao
valuedopinions
yougov.co.uk

This is a good focus group website:
http://www.focus4people.com/index.asp
Mostly in london, but if you are close enough to go there then you could earn some serious money. I have only matched their requirements once and wasn't accepted so I don't know yet if the focus groups are any good but it was recommended to me by someone who has done one and said it was very good and good money.
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ODDS
Another tip is to join swapit shop and collect free points, then get vouchers or goods for these free points then sell them on ebay. You can get the points from this thread:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...ghlight=swapit

http://www.aqa.issuebits.com/vacancies.htm
It's a completely flexible, do as much or as little as you want, part-time work from home job, all the details in the link. It's a text messaging service and you will be hired as a researcher to answer the questions people send in and you get paid 30p per text, you do it through a pc not your mobile phone. You need a degree though and the test to pass is not easy. If they are not hiring right now, check everyday because it seems to change daily.

http://www.slicethepie.com
A new website, earn money from rating music! Read the Slice the Pie thread here... http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=592654
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Matched betting
Try here for help
Newcomer's Guide to Matched Betting

Thread for Questions about Matched Betting (no need to read the entire thread before posting your question)
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General FAQs

[FONT=&quot]Can bank charges claimed back be included?
[FONT=&quot]As before, no.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]From annie: Quote:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]We have decided that bank charges refunds should not be included in total as it doesn't represent making huge effort to make extra money (luckily for those who have or are in the process of being refunded it simply takes (in most cases) a few letters) We are happy for you if you get them refunded but it doesn't seem fair for everyone. Please tell us if you have been successful as it is great and you should be congratulated. Maybe add it in brackets after your total. [/FONT]


Can I join after the 22nd December?
Definitely! Just PM me if you want to join later with your challenge amount

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Hope78

Here is the list of our MSE Summer Sizzlers

1. Hope78 - Silver - 2718.19
2. flying_fresian - Bronze - 1337.58
3. millyscarlett - Bronze - 197.28
4. ehallett - Gold - 74.13
5. gailey - Bronze
6. mummy2mygirls - Bronze - 166.46
7. ruthiejane - Silver - 2478.98
8. mbs1 - Gold - 417.20
9. mickey mouse - Bronze - 461.63
10. make up - Bronze - 16.00
11. iriedaughter - Bronze
12. SarahNeedle1972 - Bronze - 1803.08
13. candyblue - Bronze - 309.02
14. jjef - Bronze - 664.73
15. Rainbowchild - Bronze - 600
16. georgiebrown0 - Bronze
17. yogismum - Bronze
18. wannabefree - Bronze - 1057.69
19. retrocircles - Silver - 1958.92
20. gilly1964 - Bronze
21. honestbob - Gold
22. stressed.mum - Silver- 1225.93
23. JesaRose - Gold - 2914.88
24. sparkyt2 - Bronze - 100.84
25. blissfullydebtfreewannabe -Silver
26. Miss Saver -Bronze - 294.96
27. prudence41 - Bronze - 161.30
28. silvadebtfree - Bronze
29. Wantlotsofpennies -

mooomin

Hello,

Not sure if I can post here or if I am meant to PM, but could I maybe be bronze? One quick query - does overtime count?

Cheers :beer:

Hope78

flying_fresian, Added you to sizzlers list! Overtime absoultely counts for this challenge! Good luck!

Hope x

Hope78

Thought I'd make a start by going through all my survey sites and cashback sites etc and to my surprise I was able to order quite a few vouchers. £5 John Lewis voucher from Ipsos, £20 Arcadia from Valued Opinions and £10 M&S from ipoints. Got some money in other sites but not enough to redeem so will wait beofre adding them! £35 isn't a bad start!

pixiechick99

Hello,
Can I join in, just a Bronze please!! It might be hard as I seem to have ebayed most of my decent stuff, but will have a go....!;)

ehallett

I would love to join please and as 'stop procrastinating' is one of my new years resolutions, I have to finish this challenge .

I will go for Gold please.

I have already made a start today by receiving £6 worth of luncheon vouchers through from Pinecone.

Emily x

gailey_2

Ok must be mad joining another challange but may motivate me.
Just wanted to clarify this is savings? As already joined debt free by xmas challange so if I put myself down for bronze £1009 tyen at end of challange I can use to pay off debts?
I already do lots of ebay and few surveys but looking into other things as well.

mummy2mygirls

Hi can i join in on this aswell! Want to start selling my (lots) of stuff about the house, so will help towards this! Can i go for Bronze. Also started on the cashback sites and surveys etc so will see how i go!
Love being part of these kind of challenges...

Good luck all
xx

Hope78

millyscarlett, ehallett, gailey and mummy2mygirls I have added you all to our sizzlers list. Best of luck I'm sure you'll do a fantastic job! Challenges always boost my staying power.

gailey - yip, this is savings, some people spend as they go with their extra money e.g. birthdays etc while others wait until the end of the challenge and use it for a specific purpose e.g. clearing a debt. I usually spend as I go/need but this time I'm keeping it all until the end.

Hope x