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  • littlemrtinkle
    littlemrtinkle Posts: 680 Forumite
    edited 6 June 2009 at 10:16AM
    This weeks earnings.
    One poll now up to £9.50 for me & £8.00 for mrs

    Free £7 from jackpot joy to celebrate their birthday, luckily won £58.65

    £40 from match betting.

    £2.00 from daily clicks (wondering is it worth it? ) I know its £104 a year but i could end up with RSI :-)

    £10 m & s voucher redeemed in pigsback more yummy food in my tummy.

    and not forgetting 10p from pureprofile lol it all helps :-)
    Just checked topcashback and am actually getting 288 and not 120 i thought so an extra £166 winging its way into my account.
    Total 40+58.65+2+10+166 = £276.65 extra this week

    Made another Overpayment of £100 making it £400 for the month.
    Mortgage Start jun 2007 £88500 Outstanding Balance £51000
    Overpayments 2007 Nil 2008 £1040 2009 £7853 2010 £10000 2011 aiming for £18000 (6k so far)
    The Early Bird Gets the Worm, but the Second Mouse Gets the Cheese!!
  • financialbliss
    financialbliss Posts: 1,952 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    This weeks earnings...

    Ha, I got 29p this week off Quidco. Just a small e-bay item, but I was purchasing anyway, so why not use quidco?

    FB.
    Mortgage and debt free. Building up savings...
  • hi i do use quidco and tcb. Just withstrained myself from buying this week. roll on payday :@)
    Mortgage Start jun 2007 £88500 Outstanding Balance £51000
    Overpayments 2007 Nil 2008 £1040 2009 £7853 2010 £10000 2011 aiming for £18000 (6k so far)
    The Early Bird Gets the Worm, but the Second Mouse Gets the Cheese!!
  • StuartGMC
    StuartGMC Posts: 2,175 Forumite
    Ha, I got 29p this week off Quidco. Just a small e-bay item, but I was purchasing anyway, so why not use quidco?

    FB.
    If the rate is the same on TopCashBack I prefer them as there is no annual £5 taken from the earnings.
  • and not forgetting the top ups (up to 10% based on previous months earnings)
    Mortgage Start jun 2007 £88500 Outstanding Balance £51000
    Overpayments 2007 Nil 2008 £1040 2009 £7853 2010 £10000 2011 aiming for £18000 (6k so far)
    The Early Bird Gets the Worm, but the Second Mouse Gets the Cheese!!
  • StuartGMC
    StuartGMC Posts: 2,175 Forumite
    Good point thanks
  • Another overpayment today of £100 making it max £500 again this month

    £4053 paid off this year already :-)

    Would be higher but we are saving £400 a month towards our cyrpus wedding next year.

    Finding it hard at the moment but it will be all worthwhile in the end.
    Mortgage Start jun 2007 £88500 Outstanding Balance £51000
    Overpayments 2007 Nil 2008 £1040 2009 £7853 2010 £10000 2011 aiming for £18000 (6k so far)
    The Early Bird Gets the Worm, but the Second Mouse Gets the Cheese!!
  • StuartGMC
    StuartGMC Posts: 2,175 Forumite
    Those are excellent numbers, well done and best wishes on being able to maintain them. I hope you are both also enjoying the planning for the wedding?
  • littlemrtinkle
    littlemrtinkle Posts: 680 Forumite
    edited 8 June 2009 at 9:43PM
    thanks stu. Hell no its a nightmare. This member of family can't come on this date, this member of family is going skiing, blah blah blah :-) As long as the mrs turns up i'll be happy but she is getting very stressed at mo.

    Currently saving £200 each in a barclays regular saver to pay for wedding, wish sometimes i had the extra £400 a month to overpay mortgage. Think i am clinically obessed (with mortgage freedom anyway ).
    Mortgage Start jun 2007 £88500 Outstanding Balance £51000
    Overpayments 2007 Nil 2008 £1040 2009 £7853 2010 £10000 2011 aiming for £18000 (6k so far)
    The Early Bird Gets the Worm, but the Second Mouse Gets the Cheese!!
  • setmefree2
    setmefree2 Posts: 9,072 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Another overpayment today of £100 making it max £500 again this month

    £4053 paid off this year already :-)

    ClapHappy.gif well done :T
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