£1000 in 100 days: 20th July - 27th October 2009

ILoveSaving

Hi guys,

I just wanted to say that I missed the start of this challenge so did not register my name with you, but thought I would try going along to see how much I could make in 100 days myself.

I started on the 8th August and as of today (only 81 days into my challenge) I have just gone over the £1000 mark! So I made it the day that your challenge ended.

I just thought I'd break it down for you to see how I managed it, hope all my extra money making comes under your rules. Let me know if any of these are not accepted and I'll do something else.

8.8.09 - £12.00 Saved into bank from our jar.
9.8.09 - £14.00 Made at a 'poor' car boot sale, I normally make more than this.
13.8.09 - £ 5.00 Used a voucher at Tesco
14.8.09 - £22.00 Won raffle at Virgin Vie party, chose £22 worth of products for xmas presys.
18.8.09 - £19.00 Made selling old jewellry.
18.8.09 - £ 1.50 Ebay sale
22.8.09 - £25.00 Sold a reader's letter to Prima magazine. (This was sent in 6 months earlier).
23.8.09 - £ 1.50 Ebay sale
24.8.09 - £10.00 Sold an old rug to colleague at work
24.8.09 - £212.00 Saved by switching home insurance and paying up front instead of monthly.
25.8.09 - £13.60 Ebay sale
29.8.09 - £13.00 Exchanged old books for other second hand ones at 'Barter Book' shop. (My favourite shop in the world - which is in Alnwick).
30.8.09 - £25.21 Used vouchers and bought offers, that we will use, at Tesco.
8.9.09 - £ 5.00 Won at pub quiz
9.9.09 - £222.00 saved by using Tesco reward points on buying our wine. All boxes chosen were half price and I spent over a certain amount to get free delivery too.
12.9.09 - £30.00 Refund by ordeing a Canon printer and claimin the cash back using the receipt.
14.9.09 - £18.50 Saved when ordering business cards, for my tutoring business I decided to set up.
17.9.09 - £35.20 Using other vouchers and BOGOF's at Tesco, icluding a petrol coupon.
19.9.09 - £7.74 Used Boots points.
24.9.09 - £20.00 Tutoring.
27.9.09 - £15.00 Saved by cleaning our own car, instead of having done at car park.
29.9.09 - £18.20 Used voucher for half price food at Pizza Hut.
30.9.09 - £20.00 Tutoring.
4.10.09 - £13.00 Saved using vouchers at Tesco and buying offers.
11.10.09 - £17.99 Bought 3 pans, got 4th free.
14.10.09 - £60.00 Birthday money.
23.10.09 - £70.58 Gas rebate (this is one months payment, repaid to us every year from Atlantic energy suppliers).
23.10.09 - £36.75 Elec rebate (Also yearly from Atlantic).
24.10.09 - £ 7.50 Saved buying 2 xmas presys at Boots, getting 3rd free.
24.10.09 - £10.00 Saved off price of ear rings bought as a presy in a sale.
26.10.09 - £10.00 Cashback from using my Halifax credit card.
27.10.09 - £10.54 Saved on my Morrisons shop.

TOTAL = £1001.81p :T:T

I did not think I would do this in 100 days never mind 81 days.

lola34

another £22.48 from Ebay for me, I just under the £1000 mark but had fun trying!!! Thanks nyk for putting the challenge together!!!
Just off to update my sig!

tirlittan

Hey, are we doing a roll call and checking how much money we made and who reached the target?

Frugaldom

I can update the forst post with totals if anyone is interested? Just leave your final total inLARGE COLOURED TEXT so it's easy to pick up

I achieved a final total of £925.31

tirlittan

My total was £768.28

Thanks nykmedia!!! :beer:

Sparkle80

Mines was £312.00 -thanks!

dizzytina

Mine was £1402.56

pavan_2

Feel free to join us and compare notes on how we each earn our extras. 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 take on a second job, set up a home-based business or 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.

longhill

my total this time was £406.36 hope to do better next time

welshgirl78

Well I have had a rather amazing 100 days and ended up with

£2784.05

I am amazed at adding it up - mostly from Matched betting, bit of bingo and other unmentionables - woooooooooo all towards the wedding!!