Bumbling along to be Mortgage Free

gallygirl

LilacPixie wrote: »

Thank you

And from me too - will forget about the bathroom

katsu

newgirly wrote: »

Hi Michelle,I hope you don't mind me popping in to ask a cheeky question. I was trying to register for some freebies today and i saw chance to sign up for a neilson scanner, so i've put down my details and they will get back to me if I'm suitable. I was wondering if you have to scan every single thing you buy or just your weekly shop, and how much they tend to pay, theres not too many details on the site, thanks, newgirly.

Hi Newgirly,

I do Nielson and recommend them. You scan everything with a barcode, all your weekly shopping, top up shopping and odd bits. You have a book of codes so that if you got market fruit and veg you can still enter it into the scanner.

You earn reward points for every week you scan, you save them and then spend them from the reward catalogue.

They do regular prize draws for panel members too.

Hope this helps.

Secret_Saving_Squirrel

Hello,

At least you have the two majour works done - if the pasta sauce on the walls annoys you (Personally, I think it is a conversation piece..) then you can just paint the walls cheaply as a stopgap. Must be great to have the kitchen well onits way.

Squirrel:j

LilacPixie

ooo I want this http://www.wickentoys.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=tp152 Maybe best to wait until we actuallt have moved in first hahahahaha.
Regarding the pasta sauce and graffitti have you tried these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doktor-Power-Magic-Eraser-Sponge/dp/B001PNAP10 they took wax crayon off our livingroon 'suede effect' wall without ruining the finish.

pavlovs_dog

katsu wrote: »

I do Nielson and recommend them.

is it something that you sign yourself up for or is it like pinecone where you have to wait for a banner/invite?

katsu

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

is it something that you sign yourself up for or is it like pinecone where you have to wait for a banner/invite?

Hi Pavlov,

I found the info online somewhere. The information below is cut from their welcome email and the link to sign-up works. Hope this helps you.

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Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the Nielsen Homescan Panel.
The Nielsen Homescan Panel is a UK wide panel of volunteers. Panel Members participate by scanning all their household shopping.

More about the Nielsen Homescan Panel:

* You will receive regular rewards points which can be exchanged for high quality gifts.

* We never share any of your personal contact information with any third party.

* You can leave the panel at any time.

* There is no cost to you to join the panel.

* You will never be asked to purchase anything or sent spam.


If you would like to join the Nielsen Homescan Panel, please complete the online application by pressing the CTRL key and then clicking on the link below.

http://www.nielsen-onlinereg.com/?cpid=1C03C3


If a suitable vacancy becomes available in your area we will be in touch with you.

Thank you.

Kind Regards,

The Nielsen Panel Team

CathT

How lovely, truly special moments when your children do something for the first time - you never forget it.

I really liked Angels and Demons, as always the book is always better but still an excellent film - enjoy!

newgirly

Thanks Katsu and Michelle, I signed up online for a scanner and actually got a phone call on Friday night to ask some more details, so it looks like I might be accepted. It was a close call though as I get so many calls selling stuff or asking questions I automatically say no thanks and hang up, luckily I was on the ball for once.
Hope everyone has a good weekend!

AnnaBeth

Just wanted to thank you for your thread Michelle, you were the main inspiration for me starting my own but when first started wasn't good at finding names etc and quoting so a belated thank you is better than nothing.
Good luck on your MF journey until I read your thread I thought it was quite impossible with children!
We don't have any yet but it is our plan for the next couple of years, have a good day

LilacPixie

I though tit looked like a good choice. OH says that we should wait a bit because he had a right look around the rear garden and there is alot of shrubs/bushes to the rear that if thinned away would give alot more space. Current owners have adult children and one teenager so it looks like they opted for shrubs and a bit of grass, nothing with a bit of structure though more just lots there. so he wants to remover the lot and then review with a view to having an area with bark chips up the top and an activity frame on that. Really I suspect it is because his friend works for a plant hire company and he wants to play with mini diggers but I can see his point about dealing with the bushes first. He says most have either thorns or cherry red berries and he is worried about the kids playing up there and would rather get it sorted so we could just let them out into the enclosed garden space knowing they couldn't do much and then continue with housework rather than needing to give total supervision.