The turn £100.00 into £10.000.00+ by the end of 2010 official thread

pammyj74

I too have had 3 free holidays with tesco points but since they stopped taking coupons I shop elsewhere and only get my petrol from them. I have a few vouchers left to convert so we might have some days out in the hols.
I shop at the end of the day now to get discounts on stuff going OOD and then I freeze it if I dont need it yet

molit

tempted to give this a go, add me in - will aim to get some of this from overtime, quidco, and ebaying etc,
Need to pay for an extension next year...

xxamypxx

I have worked through my spreadsheets and have spent £101! Lets see how much this makes me!

This is such a good idea!!:T

moneymakestheworldgoround

oooh, lots of new joiners - this is going to be great !:jWell done to everyone joining - I've found the hardest bit is commiting in the first place so half the battle done !:T

I hope we can all keep each other motivated - if anyone is struggling feel free to PM me for a chat or a kick up the bum - I'll chat to anyone, me

I was contemplating having a separate bank account - a great tool to see it increasing ! So thanks for the Halifax suggestion.:D

From a previous challenge, I pinched someone's idea of a bingo board. You decide on a smaller amount to aim for( £100, £850, £1000 for example) then you make a bingo board with each square relating to £10 or £50. You then get to colour in a square when you reach that amount. Its great for sticking on the fridge, in your diary, or on the cupboard door to keep you motivated. Or you can make a Blue Peter style thermometer thingy ( totalizer ?)with your little goal at the top and smaller increments along the way then you colour in or mark each time you make money.

Its not everyones cup of tea, but it is a way of breaking down the £10k into smaller more manageable goals.

Spreasheets are good, but I do get a little OCD with them ! Little notebooks are fab - ideas will come to you in the strangest places - in bed, on the bus, in the middle of a meeting, in the park etc..

Some people work better with one extra idea and devote 100%, others like lots of little things to focus on to avoid getting bogged down or bored - it may sound obvious but work out which type of person you are - I have seen so many people try and become someone they are not because they think thats the way it 'should' be done. Be true to yourself and work within your family commitments, financial capabilities, personality, morals etc...

skintbint - the lady at our local car boot makes £1000 each Sunday on selling cupcakes and slices of fudge cake etc.. So I think your idea is FANTASTIC !!!

jamespir - I am no ebay expert but apparently selling worldwide increases your sales for unusual things. The Americans or Japanese might love your mirror. You would need to research postage costs though. Someone recently told me they sold a common tin kitchen bread bin to a Japanese man who paid a fortune - they love kitchenalia !

julie-toots - I wish I had known - I just bought 10 on ebay ! But what a great way of reacting to the market. There are the new ones coming out in Feb - someone on the hamster thread said they would love ones to colour co-ordinate to the hamsters with their names on - is that something you could consider? Also sleeping bags and little outfits were being mentioned ! Do you go on the thread?

Great idea about Tesco points - this is something I admit I dont use to its full potential. I will definitely be doing this in 2010.

Also matchbetting - anyone do this ?

jamespir

people mentiond spread sheet is there already done up or do i have to make my own

xxamypxx

jamespir wrote: »

people mentiond spread sheet is there already done up or do i have to make my own

I have made my own - used Excel and created some calculations to automatically work out the eBay fees, Paypal fees, and total profit. Definately worth doing!

scrooge2008

Skintbint, there was an article in the Express or Mail this week about a lady who was selling cakes in night clubs and was making a lot of money.

Pammy, I really miss the couponing too, I used to save about 20% on my Tesco shop using them, but there are a lot more points opportunities than there used to be.

I think you are right moneymakestheworldgoround about finding the money making ways that suit you. I have been experimenting with quite a number of things and I am going to specialise more this year in the areas where I get the best bang for my buck, but I like to have my finger in a number of pies.

System

Great thread, can you count me in too please?

scrooge2008

As for matched betting and bingo. I personally don't do them, but Benbenandme and Hypno06 on the DFW diary thread, seem to pick all the best deals and highlight them on their threads.

iamsamsmum

julie_toots wrote: »

Hi, can i join please?
Just had a great few weeks making and selling Hamster beds on ebay,362 so far :T, so my aim will be to come up with other things to make and sell.

Hi julie toots, I was just interested to know, are these GoGo Hamsters beds? I've been looking into these GoGo hamsters they look like they could be a good seller on ebay with so many being sold in the run up to xmas