no wiser than the fool i was before-lyns' debt diary!

lynsayjane

Evening chaps, just a quickie as Gok Wan is on in two and I him!

job is going super duper well, in fact I've kinda already been offered a promotion, yup thats right after THREE WEEKS I'm going to be starting more work (once I get back from my hols) and getting more money for it. It's 'only' another 1k on top of what I now make but thats a heck of a raise after three weeks! Am really pleased with that, I seem to be storming through the work I'm given with little to no problems so bonus!

As any of you that keep an eye on the daily spends thread will know int he past two days I've spent £63 on Dior make up. In my defence it was paid cash (well switch) and it's not gotten me into any debt. It's also the only designer make up I own (unless you count no7) and I did get two £5 off vouchers and a Dior weekend bag and heaps of samples.... yeah you're right, no excuse!
Well I've come up with a plan. I am going to quidco myself to death and make back that money and any more I get will also go towards fancy make up, well I'm worth it! :rotfl:
So tonight it starts, I'll update my sig with the Dior/Quidco challenge totals so you can all shout at me! Normally I'd give myself a target of October to do this but as I'm away for 9 days I'll say within a reasonable length of time! If anyone wants to join me or give me any good tips/advice please please please do!

Love ya all but here comes my picture of homosexual chinese perfection! mwah

lynsayjane

Well off to a good start on my quidco challenge, took out a 3 for £1 magazine subscription and have £4.80 tracking so taking off the £1 (only fair) I've got £3.80 which takes me under the £60 mark woohoo.

Am going to do the blind quote thing for £20 and the Lovefilm trial for £14.50 but I'm waiting till I get back from my hols as I don't haev time at the moment, but once those track thats me half way there....easier than I expected!!!

Quick addition, did a couple of other things at lunch, so thats another £10 tracking and a cost of £1 so another £9 for the challenge! woohoo

GreenNinja

Hi lynsayjane,

Am loving your thread, have been reading it all afternoon and am currently on page 9!
Its like reading a book almost, am dying to know whats going to happen in your life next, will attempt more pages at work tomorrow.

P.S. Since reading your thread today, I have made a contact lense appointment which I have been putting off doing for weeks and sent a cheque off to my mortgage company which I kept forgetting to do! So you have completely motivated me already this afternoon.

:beer: xxx

lynsayjane

GreenNinja wrote: »

Hi lynsayjane,

Am loving your thread, have been reading it all afternoon and am currently on page 9!
Its like reading a book almost, am dying to know whats going to happen in your life next, will attempt more pages at work tomorrow.

P.S. Since reading your thread today, I have made a contact lense appointment which I have been putting off doing for weeks and sent a cheque off to my mortgage company which I kept forgetting to do! So you have completely motivated me already this afternoon.

:beer: xxx

well done you! I always love it when I get something done, it's a great sense of achievement regardless of how small the act.

This evening I went to phones for you and got a great offer, I phoned o2 who were so not interested in trying to beat it so I asked for my pac code and went back to phones for you Not only do I have a new handset (very shiny!) I'm getting £50 cashback and 75 anytime anynetwork minutes and 600 texts for £15 feeling very now. One more dd reduced and more dior make up to boot??? nah I'll put it in the savinsg account honest :rotfl:

hypno06

Hi LJ :hello: Glad to see that things are going so well for you. Bet you can't wait to go on hols now!!

lynsayjane

hypno06 wrote: »

Hi LJ :hello: Glad to see that things are going so well for you. Bet you can't wait to go on hols now!!

I know :j :j only two more work days left WOOHOO!!! am sure I've forgotten something though...ah well Crete isn't a third world country if I've forgotten something i'm sure I can pick it up there!

Hows things going with you hypno?

lynsayjane

Little quidco update,
Got another £9 thats validated already for ink club, cost £2.99 so £6.01 profit. Also my £4 for dennis publishing and £5 for inside poker are tracking twice...so I might get an extra £8 or £9 which will be a bonus! will update sig later xx

GreenNinja

Wow, I've done it! got to the last page before hometime, been reading you all day Lyns!

I think you are MSE's very own Bridget Jones. (this is a compliment by the way)

LookingAhead

Hi LJ! If the Dior hasn't got you into any debt and if you can afford it, I can't see there is too much of a problem however it is godo that you are doing to QuidCo thing!

Don't forget to do your daily 'searches' for things (anything!) on Kelkoo & The High Street Web as that will rack up a few more pence each day which of course all counts over the weeks and months.

(Kelkoo - they allow one search per day paying you 10p and The High Street Web allow you two at 8p each.)

I hope you have a SUPERB holiday!

Take care - enjoy your time off and OH MY GOD how could I have forgotten....C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on the promotion already!! :T

Bye for now.
LA xx
PS I saw the last bit of Gok Wan on "How to L.G.N" they other night....I was wondering whether he was gay.....:D Good outcome on the show...she looked fab!

lynsayjane

GreenNinja wrote: »

Wow, I've done it! got to the last page before hometime, been reading you all day Lyns!

I think you are MSE's very own Bridget Jones. (this is a compliment by the way)

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

they evidentally don't give you enough work to do!!!

hope you got something useful from it!