World Cup Countdown

Hope78

:footie: It's time to look ahead to our next challenge and reducing our debts/increasing our savings; as we are running until 11th June 2010 - I give to you the 'World Cup Countodwn'

To honour our traditions and maintain good MSE habits World Cup Countdown' will follow the same format as our previous challenges.

We'll be kicking off 1st January 2010 (or any date you want to join in) and finishing on 11th June - just in time to watch the World Cup opening ceremony!

:footie:
The Levels are, in the spirit of the tournament are...
Yashin Award- £510
Fair Play Award - £1010
Golden Ball - £2010
Jules Rimet Trophy - £3010

You can start at any level and if you want to upgrade/downgrade at any time - just drop me a PM and I'll change your challenge level.

I'll be updating the totals monthly
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The Rules.....
Money must come from anything extra to your normal income and must be obtained lawfully!!

But how do I make more money?
Try the second post for some tips/tricks and FAQs

The third post will be the list of challengers and how everyone's doing

Hope78

Tips/tricks of trade

Sell!

Amazon
Amazon 'Sell Your Stuff'
You can sell books, CD's, DVD's, and more on Amazon. It is very easy to list them and, unlike ebay, there are no fees until you make a sale. Read more at The Amazon Thread
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Ebay
Learn how to sell
You can sell anything on Ebay (well almost!). Listing can be quite time consuming and it costs to list items even if they don't sell. Ebay can be fun and quite addictive! Read more at The Ebay Thread
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Cashback sites
Quidco - Read more on this MSE thread
RPoints
Pigsback
Greasypalm
Mutualpoints

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Mystery shopping
Become a Mystery shopper or if you already are one join another and use the extra funds towards your total.
http://www.indiefield.co.uk/
Grassroots
Retaileyes
Gapbuster
http://mshopper.5.forumer.com/
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Survey sites
ciao
valuedopinions
yougov.co.uk

This is a good focus group website:
http://www.focus4people.com/index.asp
Mostly in london, but if you are close enough to go there then you could earn some serious money. I have only matched their requirements once and wasn't accepted so I don't know yet if the focus groups are any good but it was recommended to me by someone who has done one and said it was very good and good money.
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ODDS
Another tip is to join swapit shop and collect free points, then get vouchers or goods for these free points then sell them on ebay. You can get the points from this thread:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...ghlight=swapit

http://www.aqa.issuebits.com/vacancies.htm
It's a completely flexible, do as much or as little as you want, part-time work from home job, all the details in the link. It's a text messaging service and you will be hired as a researcher to answer the questions people send in and you get paid 30p per text, you do it through a pc not your mobile phone. You need a degree though and the test to pass is not easy. If they are not hiring right now, check everyday because it seems to change daily.

http://www.slicethepie.com
A new website, earn money from rating music! Read the Slice the Pie thread here... http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=592654
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Matched betting
Try here for help
Newcomer's Guide to Matched Betting

Thread for Questions about Matched Betting (no need to read the entire thread before posting your question)
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General FAQs [FONT=&quot]

Can I join after the 1st January?
Definitely! It is already after 1st January but I know some of us have started already. Just PM me if you want to join later with your challenge amount[/FONT]

Hope78

1. Hope78 - Fair Play 1054.37
2. Purpleroses - Golden Ball 314.67
3. JesaRose - Jules Rimet 329.30
4. debtbegone - Fair Play
5. candyblue - Golden Ball
6. gwen80 - Fair Play 380.86
7. SarahNeedle1872 - Fair Play
8. Tixy - Fair Play
9. oneeyedandgreen - Fair Play
10. ruthhiejane - Fair Play
11. mickey mouse - Fair Play
12. DedicatedDFW - Jules Rimet 673.40
13. prj82 - Fair Play
14. Pollydaydream - Jules Rimet 16.69
15. Rainstar - Fair Play
16. welshgirl78 - Golden Ball
17. Buffythedebtslayer - Golden Ball
18. alamaya - Fair Play
19. kirstenc - Jules Rimet

Purpleroses

Hi hope, thanks for running the challenge again.

Think i'll go for the golden ball please

Hope78

Hey Purpleroses added you to team list, welcome welcome welcome welcome.

Hope x

JesaRose

I'm going to have to go for Jules because I have a wedding and first home to pay for in the next six months! Eek

thanks for starting the new thread too Hope

Hope78

Welcome JesaRose, I'm sure you'll be a star striker and hit your target!

Hope x

debtbegone

hello :wave:

I need some motivation to get making extra money again so this is perfect - thanks hope!

Please put me down for: Fair Play as I've got a house to kit out onto of trying to shift this blooming debt

candyblue

Ooh what a fab challenge can I join please? I would like to go for the Golden Ball level

Thanks a lot

gwen80

Hi!

Can I join in again please? I'd like to go for the Fairplay award please. Hoping I can meet my target or exceed it this time. I have an expensive year coming up with visiting family abroad, a friend's wedding abroad and I'd quite like a mini-break for me! Also have house renovations that MUST be done this year, although I'm getting there with that one. Actually I've just scared myself writing all that lot down :eek: Hopefully this challenge will inspire me to get on with making extra money!!

Gwenx

SarahNeedle1872

Hiya Hope, thanks for starting the challenge again!

I'll go for the Fair Play award to start with and see where I get to

Sx