The 'complete this challenge' challenge...suitable for all!

Sea78

oooh - how proud am I?!! I have continued with no.3 - decluttering the house, and I've cleared out a cupboard - one bin bag of rubbish and FOUR, yes 4!!, bin bags of stuff for the charity shop later, and it's much better - still a little full, but better!

SarahNeedle1872

Well done! Its very theraputic isn't it!?! I'm half tempted to send the entire contents of my house to the charity shop and start all over again!

Karmacat

I love it! When I accidentally tidied those cupboards, I was *so* pleased. And I have a bloke coming round tomorrow for some stuff I put on freecycle this afternoon!

mumps

I've been reading MSE for a few months but only started posting recently. Joined my first challenge, £10 a day for January, but I've just gone for £5 for the first month, hope to do £10 in February.

I've already started to do things the MSE way, joined Quidco, got cheaper home and car insurance and got cashback. I've started doing daily scratchcards and clickthroughs. Today I have written my first Dooyoo reviews so very pleased with that.

For my main challenge for 2009 I want to make enough to pay for all birthday and Christmas presents in 2009. My plan is every month I will try to make £10 a day (after January) If I succeed I will save £50, if I don't make £50 I will save what I can and roll the outstanding balance to the following month. So I should have £600 for presents. Fingers crossed, I have saved/made just ove £100 this month already so I will start my saving account this month.

Don't know if I should aim a bit higher, £600 for Christmas is great but with lots of family to get birthday presents for I might not have a lot left by December? Any suggestions welcome.

Sea78

It's really freeing isn't it?! And even better - the kids were in bed so saw nothing

Karmacat

Hi Sea - thats exactly it, very freeing!

mumps - surveys, for one, to get vouchers for amazon or whatever. Bingoport - check out the site, it gives you 200 points per post, you get to 8000 and you have a £5 amazon voucher. It adds up. Check out the boost your income article from Martin, and the Up Your Income board on here.

Good luck.

mumps

Karmacat wrote: »

Hi Sea - thats exactly it, very freeing!

mumps - surveys, for one, to get vouchers for amazon or whatever. Bingoport - check out the site, it gives you 200 points per post, you get to 8000 and you have a £5 amazon voucher. It adds up. Check out the boost your income article from Martin, and the Up Your Income board on here.

Good luck.

Thanks Karmacat, I am really starting to enjoy this. The first few months I was just reading and taking it all in but now I am really feeling I am getting somewhere. I will have a look at surveys and bingoport, thanks for the tips.

SarahNeedle1872

Sea78 wrote: »

It's really freeing isn't it?! And even better - the kids were in bed so saw nothing

Chances are they won't miss anything of theirs that you sent anyway.... luckily with DS only being young, as long as I don't get rid of anything Noddy, I'm fine... in fact, I could probably make a game of putting stuff into the bags with him

nellis10

Doing pants so far with my challenges as I new i would...But have managed to list 2 items on Ebay, got £10 withdrawn from Free Scratchcards and found £8.04 in my Moneybookers account which I will save until I can find out how to get it out!! Also have found £9.44 in my other account and put £4 in my sealed jar....woohooo!! :j

SarahNeedle1872

Computer table is disassembled and outside getting frosty until I can take it to the tip.... Plus I listed two more things on ebay
Failed with the laundry, so that is tomorrows job, along with the musicmagpie/amazon listings..... aswell as thinking up some longer term goals....hmmmm

night all x