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£1000 in 100 Days, 1st Jan - 10th Apr 2009
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£72.18 from Quidco.
Think thats it now unless I get any easter suprises!Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month0 -
With one week to go, I have now made it to £570.90, helped along by ANOTHER premium bond win , this time one of the new £25 wins
I'm still nowhere near £1000 despite having spent about that amount since January 1st, but it's all worthwhile. I will continue working towards my cash neutral balance as I still NEED to recoup £88.41 to totally neutralise all my personal, non-household spending since 1st January.
Another plus point - on the free daily scratchcards, I have now neutralised my house contents insurance, which is what I was hoping to do over the period of a full year! I've already won that in the first quarter and that isn't counting the £65 cashback still owed from Asda.
I reserve the right not to spend.
The less I spend, the more I can afford.
Frugal living challenge - living on little in 2025 while frugalling towards retirement.0 -
Have made it to over £2K thanks to wages from second job of £336.59 and £20.85 from quidco
Will carry on until the end of the 100 days, but will then just do my £20 a day challenge, as I'm starting a new job on 5th May and won't be able to spend time on the internet during the day, so need to reduce the number of theads I subscribe to so I'm not on here all night, every night.Married 19th May 2011 to the love of my lifeCross Stitch Cafe Member Number 44CSC Challenge - to complete LEGS by end of December
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£14.20 from quidco.Due to budget cuts the light at the end of the tunnel will be switched off.
Debt free Olympic challenger No.11
Paid off so far: £3274.750 -
£12 in tips on Friday night and found a penny this morning!Married 19th May 2011 to the love of my lifeCross Stitch Cafe Member Number 44CSC Challenge - to complete LEGS by end of December
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£24.29 from bingo winnings and £50 for being a taxi lol yay
so £74.29 adding to my total.
Due to budget cuts the light at the end of the tunnel will be switched off.
Debt free Olympic challenger No.11
Paid off so far: £3274.750 -
WELCOME TO THE '£1000 IN 100 DAYS' CHALLENGE
1st January 2009 - 10th April 2009
This challenger list is now closed but please feel free to join us in a practice run for the next one. It's 100 days, no more and no less.
Link to 1st challenge
The rules are simple - you do not need to make £10 every day, you just aim to save, earn, win or raise an EXTRA £1000 over the period of 100 days. The 100 day period begins on Thursday 1st January 2009 and ends on Friday 10th April 2009, which happens to be Easter weekend.
All income that is not part of your normal, regular income can be counted and gets used to either pay off a debt, buy something special, neutralise your current spending or to increase your savings.
Feel free to join us and compare notes on how we each earn our extras. Last challenge saw some spectacular results! There's matched betting, free bingo, free scratchcards, cashback, vouchers, competitions, decluttering via online auctions & classifieds, car boot sales or you may even decide to work extra overtime, take on a second job, set up a home-based business or even start a cottage-style industry. Whatever you do, have fun finding those extra pennies that make the pounds that make the debts disappear and the rewards much richer! Above all, have a great year debt-busting and saving.
Small print - if in doubt about how this extra income may affect your current employment contract, tax, national insurance or any benefits you may receive etc, please check with the relevant agencies or authorities.
CHALLENGER LIST- **kym**
- Alibell2003
- Aliwali
- Babes21
- Bails
- Bikerchick1066
- Blissfullydebtfreewannabe
- Bluesky333
- Boomdocker
- Buffythedebtslayer
- Cannp123165
- Coco2972
- Completely Lost
- Curly Cabbage
- Evans17
- Floxxie
- FrankieM
- Gillypen
- Jacci45
- Jem_angelic
- JenJade
- Jenna1239
- JennyBee
- Jo1972
- Kaitlinsmummy2006
- Karie
- Karmacat
- Lilmissmup
- Little Chicken
- Lonestarsky
- Longhill
- Longing to be debt free
- Mickey Mouse
- Mogwai
- MollyPolly
- Mrs Tooti-frooti
- Nigdeb2002
- NYKMedia
- Panda Paws
- Pebblespop
- PetitePeche
- Pollydaydream
- Princess leia
- Purpleroses
- Shabbychicfan
- Sophiesmum
- Squidykins
- Stacy
- Taka
- Traveller
- Trex170104
- Welshgirl78
- Wit40iwtwan
- Xanthe06
- Yukkibear
Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
6 credit accounts closed in 2010!
Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.100 -
Made £85 profit on jackpot joy this weekend playing some bonus and some real cash too but hey at least I left up!Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month0
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Innocent_Guy wrote: »Can I join in the 11/04/09 one please??
I'll add your name to the list so it's there for the new challenge, that way I can't forget.Welcome on board and good luck
I reserve the right not to spend.
The less I spend, the more I can afford.
Frugal living challenge - living on little in 2025 while frugalling towards retirement.0 -
£25.02 from topcashback.Due to budget cuts the light at the end of the tunnel will be switched off.
Debt free Olympic challenger No.11
Paid off so far: £3274.750
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