Hypno's "no more boom or bust" diary

InaPickle

taxi73 wrote: »

Just withdraw the£20..it will not close your account andtomorrow when you log in play the£5 bonus money.

EssexHebridean wrote: »

Well done Pickle! :j

Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »

Hello, sorry have been reading but not posting, I just joined BB and wondered when you withdraw does it have to be to a bank account or will it pay back to your CC?

Thanks guys!

I've been playing the bingo of the fox for this past little while until I got paid to free up funds for BB and I haven't had any win whatsoever despite playing through the best part or £20 over quite a long period of time so I was just wondering if perhaps the bingo god(esse)s didn't like me and whether it was worth signing up for BB or not. Answer: yes!

Even if I never make another penny, I've made my initial stake back, and a fair bit of profit, so I'm happy. Naturally, further income will be wonderful, and I've just withdrawn the £20, but it says that you have to get it sent to the CC you used to pay, then afterwards you can use any method you like. Does this mean that this first time I had to get it sent to my CC, then if I hypothetically win a second time I can get it sent to my bank account? (Not that I'm ungrateful it's coming off my CC but I would currently rather pop it in my savings account.)

Tra la la, happy days! Best of luck the rest of you! :T

taxi73

please be careful that your CC doesn't chargeyou a fee as most do for gambling transactions.
A Debit card is best to use.

Buffythedebtslayer

shoot i didn't know that.............. cheers Taxi (And Skint for answering my q) xx

hypno06

I've only ever used a debit card, and withdrawn to the same card each time, so I don't know about using another method for future transactions - sorry.....might just be a case of try and see.

And yes, you can see the games as you play them - just log in and they are there.....

Mudbath, you are so close to getting that school trip covered for free - I really hope you manage another win or two to cover the whole lot! How fab would that be!!

Mark88man - welcome to my world.......hold onto your hat!!

sea - I have plenty still to sell, I didn't do a car boot this year, but really should make the effort next year to do one or two. Truth is, I really hate doing them, but I do like the odd bits of money they bring in!

benben, there is just under £1200 to find.......I have pad money put aside of about £260 that I could use, so that brings it down to £940.......still hoping for that Christmas bonus though

hypno06

So, Sunday morning is upon us.....this time next week, I will be getting ready to get onto the slopes Just a few days to get through, but I have so much to do!

I need to finish Christmas shopping, and start writing Christmas cards.......wrapping could wait until I get home if needed.

I have told the kids that if they help me do a mega tidy downstairs today, we could put the tree up during the week. This morning I have to take DS to a football match, it is away, so actually will take up a fair chunk of the day.......but hopefully the bribe of the tree will be enough to get me some help later this afternoon!

OH is at work, and then he has his work do this evening, so no help from him, although he did do a bit yesterday while I was at the ski sale, so no complaints.

I need to buy an onion, then I am going to make a broccoli and stilton soup.......not made it before but should be yummy, and then I can take some in a flask to work and stink out the office

20p on one scratch today took me to payout - so £10 on its way to the bank, and then to the ski pot, in the course of the week. I did get my free fiver on bb this morning but have won nothing from it.....

Hope you all have a good day today x

gilligansyle

InaPickle wrote: »

Does this mean that this first time I had to get it sent to my CC, then if I hypothetically win a second time I can get it sent to my bank account? (Not that I'm ungrateful it's coming off my CC but I would currently rather pop it in my savings account.)

Tra la la, happy days! Best of luck the rest of you! :T

I made my initial deposit with a pre-paid credit card, and withdrew my first winnings to that, next time I won a fiver, made the deposit with debit card, and all withdrawals then went to debit card. Debit card transactions are quicker, generally within 48 hours.

Well done on the win.

hypno06

£5 bb winnings have been credited to my bank account today, so they have been transferred to the ski fund........I will do a proper tot up of what I still need to find later today, together with the various "what if" scenarios.....

gilligansyle

Well done on the ski sale hypno, much more than you planned on. And a walk as well.
I need to get fit, feeling really sluggish especially since having a cold. If it stays dry today, may go out for a walk.

My time on BB has ended no bonus today, thinking of DS getting an interest in bingo. Just not sure how I can swing it so I get some of the winnings but it has definitely been worth it £150 free money.

se999

Well done on the ski sale yesterday.

Looks like we're on the move again, so got until end of Dec to empty the freezer etc., declutter and pack. So going to be 'fun' with Christmas in the time frame too.

hypno06

OK, so have done the numbers.........

I still need to find £900.80. That is after using the PAD money, the cash raised yesterday, and the odds and ends of money I have already put aside towards the ski fund. £400 of that is not until 8th January, so that leaves £500 to find before the end of December.

I can use the £178 council tax money for January that still forms part of my SOA but that I don't actually need to find because of our refund. So that leaves £722.80 in total to find.

If I get a bonus at Christmas, it should more than cover that.

If I don't get a bonus then I can either cash in OH ISA that we have for "emergencies"........that is valued at about £700 but is our only savings, because I have this week cashed mine in (£990) to go towards the ski fund.

Alternatively, virgin sent me some 0% cheques for a 3% fee. This would be a last resort, as it would mean increasing my debt, but it is there as a "don't panic" option.

So.....one way or another, we are covered - and the worst case scenarios are that we either wipe out our savings completely, or increase our debt temporarily by £700 or so.

Not the end of the world......but if the bonus comes through, it will be a much rosier picture and I might even have some left over to make an overpayment on the debt, bringing me to under £20k owing.

Fingers crossed!