£1024 in 11 Weeks from Nothing

minniepoos_2

Just spent the morning loading up a trailer FULL of scrap metal.

Result: The garden looks MUCH better, and sometime this week I should have a pocket full of cash!! :beer:

jet77

Brillian Minniepoos!!! Let us know how you got on

Rachelja - any thoughts about doubling your target ;D

Norfolk_Jim

minniepoos wrote: »

Just spent the morning loading up a trailer FULL of scrap metal.

Result: The garden looks MUCH better, and sometime this week I should have a pocket full of cash!! :beer:

I don't mean to rain on your parade Minniepoos but scrap metal is on the floor at the moment - The scrappy accross the estate from my work went bust things are so bad (Never heard of such a thing before and I was once a scappy myself) - So before driving down to your merchant it would be wise to give them a ring and ask the price (If they are paying at all) before you go. Let us know how you get on.

System

jet77 wrote: »

Brillian Minniepoos!!! Let us know how you got on

Rachelja - any thoughts about doubling your target ;D

I wish Jet :rotfl:I am mad busy with the kids at the moment but haven't forgotten about the challenge lol Did you do that matched bet yet I got a nice reload from Betclick so an easy £20. :T

minniepoos_2

Norfolk_Jim wrote: »

I don't mean to rain on your parade Minniepoos but scrap metal is on the floor at the moment - The scrappy accross the estate from my work went bust things are so bad (Never heard of such a thing before and I was once a scappy myself) - So before driving down to your merchant it would be wise to give them a ring and ask the price (If they are paying at all) before you go. Let us know how you get on.

I knew the price of scrap had gone down, but didn't know it was that bad

I suppose any money and a tidy garden is better than no money and a garden full of rubbish

One of my friends is supposed to be taking it in this week (or maybe next week), so I might get him to ring up first.

Thanks Norfolk_Jim

Norfolk_Jim

Most domestic scrap is the grade known as "Light Iron", it's also the least valuable. When I was in business I got 40 a tonne for it, then it went down to 1 pound a tonne and I went out of business. Aluminium still has some value as does copper, brass, genuine stainless steel (that is a magnet wont stick to it) and lead have some value still but its a shodow of what it used to be - All part of the global economic slowdown. Also metal is priced in US$ so the pounds decline also affects the prices. Just didn't want you to be disappointed or worse still, use up valuable fuel needlessly. A quick call on the phone will let you know the true situation where you are. If you are close to a steelworks there might be a better price than here in the sticks.

System

Good luck with the scrap minniepoos, but like you say least you have a nice tidy garden, roll on summer lol

Only £3.33 to add from Quidco for me, must focus more!

For anyone interested in the free bingo/scratchcards Cally has started a fab new thread with all the info on it here: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=18738203

System

How's it going Jet? You haven't posted in a while, you must be busy reading the MB threads I just placed my 8th bet on Bet356, taking some time to work through these! But then again I am being more careful and taking the time to find better odds :j

jet77

I'm just rubbish at the mo I'm afraid ...have been doing nothing towards the challenge apart from re-listing anything that didn't sell on ebay. I need a HUGE kick up the backside!! I've got a couple of days of next week so will have to get a wiggle on.

System

Just won another £61.51 on the bingo (Minxy) lol plus £30 cashback, the luck is with me this month! :beer:

You do well to list on ebay Jet, for me that is the hardest thing because it is so boring actually doing it, but worthwhile after lol