Get yourself a 'Mortgage Pig'

pavlovs_dog

halloweenqueen.. im so impressed by your progress this month..over half way to a £1000 off the mortgage. you go girl :beer:

hope karma is balancing out in the aliasjo household too

halloweenqueen_2

thanks Pavlov - I've got my brain ticking over most of the time now in how i can raise extra cash to pay a bit more off. I'm really shocked at the amounts I have been able to drum up in the last couple of months, first month was about £150. I've been trying to turn all my unwanted junk into cash, found some more that I'm hoping to sell soon! I've sold books on Amazon, i think I've registered for most of the survey sites to get cash/vouchers/freebies. Ebay has been graced with my presence once again and I managed to pick up a couple of odd jobs that may become a regular thing. Luckily for me two impulse buys I wasn't very happy with broke down so i was able to get full refunds on them (didn't sabotage them!) which helped as well.
I'm clicking away on pigsback every day and have managed to get a couple of vouchers which will come in very handy either to use or give as presents!
I'm really hoping to reach £700 now. £400 was about what I expected/hoped for this month so very happy.
Hope aliasjo is getting on better this week!

aliwatts

jessicamb wrote:

Wow -just read this whole thread and am totally inspired!

In between reading I've just got two pigs off e-bay (I know ridiculous postage but it will get me off to a good start) and am now the proud owner of a large ladybird (I guess called lady until I get a better idea) and a cute little dog (tramp I guess to fit the theme).

I've got a couple of hundred quid to go off the credit card and another few hundred off an overdraft (interest free thank God!) but then am saving for a new bathroom.

I'm thinking spend a penny at the moment (except inflation has it going up to £1). At £1 a go several times a day and spare change when available I should be somewhere near over the next few months.

Good luck, everyone on this site is an inspiration arent they? Any money off will help.

pavlovs_dog

im told by jo from the old style board that vouchers sell for (pretty much) face value on ebay. could be an avenue to look into to try and raise a bit more?

halloweenqueen_2

Its worth a thought, I did sell some money off vouchers a few times when i was given job lots of them!

catznine

Finally got myself a piggy bank (pretty irridescent pink one!) and have started to save 10% of the housekeeping and then any little savings I can make. It is going to take a while to grow into a worthwhile amount to set against the mortgage but every little helps!

aliwatts

catznine wrote:

Finally got myself a piggy bank (pretty irridescent pink one!) and have started to save 10% of the housekeeping and then any little savings I can make. It is going to take a while to grow into a worthwhile amount to set against the mortgage but every little helps!

What r u going to call it?

helenstuff

halloweenqueen wrote:

You need to get some money bags and put it in as it says on the bags, for example £20 in £1 coins or £5 in 20p coins, £1 in 1p OR 2ps - not mixed, the bank will give you the bags free of charge. Some place a limit on the number of bags you can take in at one time.

Where's the best place to get money bags, please? Can I just ask my bank?

pavlovs_dog

yep, if you ask at the counter in your local bank, they should give you a nice big pile of them :beer:

halloweenqueen_2

As pavlov has said they will give you them quite happily, you may come across one or two bank clerks who are a bit miserly with them but if you don't get given enough just sweetly ask for a few more!