Thrifty Gifty - Money Making for Christmas & All Ocassions 2009

cyclingyorkie

you lot have inspired me to keep a proper track come January!

rufusdog52

Well done Sarah :T:T:T

I didnt keep a record of what I spent/saved etc from the beginning of the year but have done for Xmas presents. I also kept a tab of what I was getting from the daily clicks etc but not sure when I started keeping them but think it was from the summer onwards. For the presents, I have tried to put what I could have paid for an item (if it is something I made myself) if I had gone to buy one in a shop. For the quilts I have gone sort of by what the woman charges in the shop where I learned how to make them but where she charges abotu £400 for a quilt I have put a more modest £100 each.

OH - Loads of dvds would have come to £110 as some are box sets. (all paid for with Amazon vouchers earned on surveys etc) and £50 of £2 coins in pot of gold towards new phone plus 50p for chocolate coins (Would have cost £160.50) (Total cost £50.50)

Dad - new winter coat £21 from Ebay sold £20 worth of stuff the week before so used this to buy it with ended up costing me £1 for brand new coat worth £100 (Would have cost £100) (Total cost £1)

Son - hand knitted jumper, and hat (wool came to about £5 from Ebay) (Would have cost £25 to buy a jumper) (Total cost £5)

Son's Girlfriend - red themed basket already have bathbombs £1.50 from charity shop and altered notebook 45p Wilks plus lovely red candle £1.25 from charity shop, L'aimant body spray and perfume £2.50 charity shop, photo went on the finished hampers thread plus hand made make up bag free as used odd bits of scrap fabric. (Would have cost £25) (Total cost £5.70)

Daughter 1 - Black hand knitted cardigan finished wool left over from another project so free, soft toy cow 50p charity shop, set of black and white make-up bags £1.25 from charity shop, 2 black coloured body sprays from Wilkinsons £1, black and sivler 2010 diary 49p Card Factory (Would have cost £25) (Total cost £4.24)

Daughter 2 - egyptian themed basket, have 2 reading books set in egypt (£5 for 4 books so about £2.50) from the works, 3 ornaments from charity shops £3, altered folder and notebook £2 wilks, Egyptian themed cross stitch kit £1 ebay; ATM style moneybox £29.99 from IWOT but had £20 voucher from Qype; 4 Twilight books Amazon vouchers, 3 Twilight special edition books (Amazon vouchers), 2 Twilight jewellery boxes free as made myself, Twilight pen, ruler and exercise books £1, quilt and 2 cushions £65, phone £50, Twilight dvd (Amazon voucher) (Would have cost £329 without the 3 special edition books, I paid £10 for the 3 but they are now selling for about £20 each so would have cost £389) (Total cost £158.50)

Grandson 1 - 2 hand knitted jackets and a hat free as wool from free cycle and how to draw book £1.25 from works, quilt about £30 for fabric etc (Would have cost £125) (Total cost £31)

Grandson 2 - 2 hand knitted jackets and a hat free as wool from free cycle and how to draw book £1.25 from works quilt about £30 for fabric etc (Would have cost £125) (Total cost £31)

Grandson 3 - 2 hand knitted jackets and a hat free as wool from free cycle and castle book £1 from charity shop quilt about £30 for fabric etc (Would have cost £125) (Total cost £31)

Grandaughter - 4 hand knitted cardigans and a hat wool cost about £6 plus Dora book £1 from boot fair quilt about £30 for fabric etc (Would have cost £145) (Total cost £37)

4 nieces presents - knitted dolls (wool cost about £15 but some left for other projects) plus patchwork bags £4 for lining material and cord for handles, altered note books £2, knitted hats with ear flaps free as used leftover wool, some pretend tattos 50p a pack, hand made make-up bags and pocket size tissue covers free as used scraps of fabric. (Would have cost £45 each or £180) (Total cost £6.25 each - £25 total)

2 Sisters - Patchwork bags free as used leftover scraps of fabric and lining, altered notebooks £1, hand made bracelet free as already had beads and chain etc and tissue covers also free as used scraps of fabric, brown bead necklace free as unwanted gift, brown candle free as left over from last year, black bead necklace 50p charity shop (Would have cost £40 each so £80) (Total cost 75p each - £1.50 total))

Brother and SIL - Food hamper, paid for mostly with vouchers (Total cost £20)

Ex Mil - hand knitted bed jacket wool cost about £4 (Would have cost £20) (Total cost £4)

2 Godsons (OH's) - knitted picture jumpers 2 finished (wool cost £5 aldis) (Would have cost £20) (Total cost £2.50 each)

Other child relatives - selection boxes x 4 (£8)

Total paid £390.44
Could have paid £1429.50
Probably saved £1102

My daily click totals for half the year -

CASH
British Rewards - £10
Cashback Cascade - £72
Cashback Chief - £54
Cashback Extreme £15
Cashback Kings £11
Cashback Rewards £20
Cashinco - £30
Ciao Surveys - £33
Fat Cheese - £35
Get Pounds Back - £80
Lightspeed £5 PayPal
Littlewoods Bingo £20
Loyalty Shopper - £30
Money Back Madness - £45
My Home Page Friends £67
Quidco £47.50
Quids In Uk - £20
Rpoints - £11
Student Money Back - £20
Top Cashback - £44

£669.50

Gold Trade Direct - £48 for some scrap gold
Music Magpie £20
Baby sitting - £90

£158

£827.50

VOUCHERS
Bingoports £60 Amazon vouchers
British Rewards £10 Amazon voucher
Cashback Kings £20 Amazon vouchers
Valued Opinions £20 Amazon vouchers
Lightspeed £20 Amazon vouchers
Dooyoo £40 Amazon vouchers
Freesnacks £10 Tesco voucher

£180

Total £1007.50

rufusdog52

Just posted the above post and then checked my email and have recieved £20 Amazon voucher from Love Films, £6 in Paypal from Ciao and £5 in bank from Topcashback.

sarahf191979

Wow Well done Rufus:j:j:T

Do you just do the daily clicks on the cashback sites? and do you have to clear all your cookies all the time? I only really do Topcashback but want to try and get stuck in more with it next year, so any tips would be great

kemo_2002

how much of the day do daily clicks take? i imagine its time consuming??? Id like to get started! all i do right now is consumer pluse and valued opinion.

rufusdog52

sarahf191979 wrote: »

Wow Well done Rufus:j:j:T

Do you just do the daily clicks on the cashback sites? and do you have to clear all your cookies all the time? I only really do Topcashback but want to try and get stuck in more with it next year, so any tips would be great

Yes I only really do daily clicks on the sites. I do a lot of sites though. And yes I do clear cookies but inbetween each cashback site. I have downloaded Google Chrome to use for daily clicks as my Firefox seems to get so slow once I start opening tabs. But I have found that a few sites dont track now so have gone back to using Firefox again for Cashback Rewards and Student Money Back to see if they pick up again.

I have lapsed a bit the last few weeks as I have been really busy trying to get my quilts done but will get back into a routine again soon.

Usual routine is I put the computer on when I get up to check bank and emails etc then from about 7.15 I start doing the clicks and usually finish now about 9.30 ish. When I was doing them all in Firefox somedays it was getting nearly 12 oclock and I was still doing them as it was so slow. I find getting them done first thing in the morning I then have the rest of the day to do whatever. My daughter gets herself ready for school, I just do her lunch before I come on here.

Some days, if I am going out shopping or something I will just get as far as I can down the list of sites and then the next day I will start where I left off.

Hope this helps xx

kemo_2002

rufusd!!!2 wrote: »

Yes I only really do daily clicks on the sites. I do a lot of sites though. And yes I do clear cookies but inbetween each cashback site. I have downloaded Google Chrome to use for daily clicks as my Firefox seems to get so slow once I start opening tabs. But I have found that a few sites dont track now so have gone back to using Firefox again for Cashback Rewards and Student Money Back to see if they pick up again.

I have lapsed a bit the last few weeks as I have been really busy trying to get my quilts done but will get back into a routine again soon.

Usual routine is I put the computer on when I get up to check bank and emails etc then from about 7.15 I start doing the clicks and usually finish now about 9.30 ish. When I was doing them all in Firefox somedays it was getting nearly 12 oclock and I was still doing them as it was so slow. I find getting them done first thing in the morning I then have the rest of the day to do whatever. My daughter gets herself ready for school, I just do her lunch before I come on here.

Some days, if I am going out shopping or something I will just get as far as I can down the list of sites and then the next day I will start where I left off.

Hope this helps xx

so about 2 hours a day? and how much would you say to earn a day? I would like to start up but would probably forget what sites to do, do you have it saved? or a certsain system or list?

Sorry for all the questions!

mum2one

Its a flying visit, as just had to register my post, been wrapping xmas orezzies since 10am, bar 3 hrs..... still not finished.... dd had her school disco, I was on toilet duty, ( looking a right idiot on a seat outside the loo, apparently if there not checked thegirls spend to long doing their make up... I had no probs, think I scared them off.. one of her teachers popped by, sh'd just come out of the hall, apparently dd was doijng all the moves, and singing, she said she looked she should be on stage, apparently she was word perfect and dance move perfect.

Quick flick through emails to see if anything mega urgent, and there was an email off my old tutor, sending congratulations I'd passed the course......so exicted.
xx
Will catch up 2mor, ttfn xx

sarahf191979

mum2one wrote: »

its a flying visit, as just had to register my post, been wrapping xmas orezzies since 10am, bar 3 hrs..... Still not finished.... Dd had her school disco, i was on toilet duty, ( looking a right idiot on a seat outside the loo, apparently if there not checked thegirls spend to long doing their make up... I had no probs, think i scared them off.. One of her teachers popped by, sh'd just come out of the hall, apparently dd was doijng all the moves, and singing, she said she looked she should be on stage, apparently she was word perfect and dance move perfect.

Quick flick through emails to see if anything mega urgent, and there was an email off my old tutor, sending congratulations i'd passed the course......so exicted.
Xx
will catch up 2mor, ttfn xx

well done
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jonedan

Hey,
Good point I shall probably stick with 5 too. Sometimes I get into it and list loads but mostly it does my head in. I like the money at the end of it mind you!

Thanks.