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Hypno's "no more boom or bust" diary

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  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    macgirl, it is very easy to do - just read, read and read...and just when you think you have got it, read again! But in the early days there is mucho money to be made......it gets harder over time as the offers are more complicated but you always start off doing the easy ones so you can easily build up a few hundred pounds in the first month!

    Just don't do it until you know what you are doing, and don't do it when in a rush, when tired, or when under the influence!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • Ah you're there :)

    Have signed up for BB, got my first bonus today. Won £10 but it said I still had £4.20 in my bonus?? Do I have to play the whole bonus through as one and then the money will go to my cash account as I am very very confused? If I played another game it took it out of my cash account rather than my bonus pot.....:confused: Am I being very thick?
    1st debt - Next [STRIKE]£583.32[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£408.71 [/STRIKE] £0 :j
    2nd debt - MBNA - £6,618.52
    First in many many to go - baby steps and all that!
    First lump sum to go - fingers crossed!
    08/06/09 - [STRIKE]£11,497.68[/STRIKE] NOW - £9,757.75
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    So, you have £10 in your cash account - so deposit £10 of your own money to take that up to £20, then withdraw £20.

    You should still have the £4.20 bonus money there to buy more tickets with, although if you win again before you have used all the bonus money, you won't be able to withdraw cash for 24 hours, so potentially could then lose whatever is left.

    I would:

    Deposit £10
    Withdraw £20
    pre-buy tickets with the remaining £4.20 for later in the day

    That way, if you win again later, you just withdraw the whole lot tomorrow before you play through tomorrow's £5 freebie.....
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • Oh my blummin word, just played everything that was in cash and bonus pot and won £63.73 :j:j:j:j:j:j:j

    Can I withdraw that now :j:j:j:j:j
    1st debt - Next [STRIKE]£583.32[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£408.71 [/STRIKE] £0 :j
    2nd debt - MBNA - £6,618.52
    First in many many to go - baby steps and all that!
    First lump sum to go - fingers crossed!
    08/06/09 - [STRIKE]£11,497.68[/STRIKE] NOW - £9,757.75
  • duchy wrote: »
    I need to get into the bingo again but did have a lucky lemons time last night.
    On my birthday two months ago I was given a birthday bonus of Maximum tickets on any bingo game of my choice-went for the expensive room and somehow managed to wager £25 of my own money too due to the poor way it was explained to me. I rang the company and complained they said they would escalate it -check the logs and get back to me within 48 hours. They didn't so couple of days ago I emailed them-I got an email saying-Oh this was settled at the time -have a tenner though. I replied nicely saying that it wasn't settled at the time and I wasn't happy. I got a call yesterday from a lovely chap apologising saying he'd listened to my original call-giving me back my £25 as well as the £10 already offered. Now as a good MSE-er I should have withdrawn the money there and then I suppose -but I didn't-I played slots with it instead as it was "free money" I never expected to get back and won £300 so I deposited £250 and played with the £50 that was left-and kept winning ! Total profit £550 !!! (and yes it's all sitting in pending waiting for the withdrawal I'm not pushing my luck any further ! I love JackpotJoy :)

    OMG- i would have so lost all of that, get your self on who wants to be a millionaire- i can see you going through to the end.:D
    Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
    Still lurking around with a hope of some salvation:cool:
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    Can I withdraw that now :j:j:j:j:j

    Certainly can! Well done!!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • duchy
    duchy Posts: 19,511 Forumite
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    OMG- i would have so lost all of that, get your self on who wants to be a millionaire- i can see you going through to the end.:D


    LOL I did win four grand on the telly about seven years ago -that was fun :j
    I Would Rather Climb A Mountain Than Crawl Into A Hole

    MSE Florida wedding .....no problem
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,997 Forumite
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    well done imd I am so pleased for you. Make sure you don't get sucked in tho
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.1/£127.5K target 24.4% 15/8/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    I would end up in the 1p club on deal or no deal :rolleyes:
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • Mudbath
    Mudbath Posts: 5,479 Forumite
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    Wow duchy - i'm impressed!

    I've had a very good money saving day! I went shopping (with DH's debit card after the dog chewed mine!!). I wanted to buy a couple of tops but only had the money to buy one. Went to debenhams......saw three tops I loved. I was offered a store card and they'd knock the £17.50 of the tops if I took it out (basically i'd get two of the tops I liked for free!!!). So, i've signed up and ripped up the temporary card. When it comes in the post i'll pay it off and cut the real card up.

    Then we needed paint for DD's bedroom. Went in and found perfect paint reduced by 50% BUT I'd remembered the 15% off at B&Q from this sight so we got it even cheaper. That's what I call a good day.

    Just need to stay awake long enough to withdraw my money tonight at bingo. Need to find out what time I withdrew but I think it was quite late.

    Hypno.....how exciting about the new houses. When will you get an idea of what they'll look like?
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