My Debt-Free-Wannabe Diary

DontDoDebtKids

Fantastic Idea on the main board, two of which interest me (but I doubt anything would come from it):

Thread here: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=370631

Hand-modelling
If you have lovely hands that you have kept nicely moisturised and manicured - whether you're male or female - you can make money out of them. Most of the work is in London, although some major cities such as Birmingham or Manchester will also have jobs. You can make anything from about £100 a week to a £1,000s a week if you get some adverts that take a long time to film.

Useful contact:
- Derek's Hands: https://www.derekshands.com | 020 7924 2484

Film/TV extra
Anyone can be a film extra or have a walk-on part. You don't need any acting ability or particular looks. Simply contact some extras agencies and get yourself on their books, although you should be careful who you sign up with. There are some rogue agencies that will charge you money to register with them and then do nothing for you.

You can earn up to £200 if you have to do an hour or two overtime, use your own uniform or special props, do a night shoot, or all sorts of other things. Most filming work is on weekdays - and it really helps if you have a car so that you can get to the more rural shoots.

Useful contact:
- Casting Collective | https://www.castingcollective.co.uk | 020 8962 0099

Fantastic!

DDDK

DontDoDebtKids

OK, so I've paid my Quidco cashback for this month (£10.05) to my Lloyds card as I thought I'd set up the payment in internet banking - I'm always worried that it won't work first time! So hopefully it will show up on the next statement and then it's debt payment time!!!

Debt Totals

M&S: £6,430.03
Lloyds: £2147.03
Amex: £5383.82 (next payment £135 on 14/2)

Total: £13960.88

DontDoDebtKids

OK, so I'm a pain. I've also paid 89p to my M&S card to set it up on Internet Banking and 1p to my American Express card to set it up on Internet banking.

The 1p I paid to Amex was the interest on my balance in the HSBC account!

Debt Totals

M&S: £6,429.14
Lloyds: £2147.03
Amex: £5383.81 (next payment £135 on 14/2)

Total: £13959.98

deliciosa

DontDoDebtKids wrote:

OK, so I'm a pain. I've also paid 89p to my M&S card to set it up on Internet Banking and 1p to my American Express card to set it up on Internet banking.

The 1p I paid to Amex was the interest on my balance in the HSBC account!

Debt Totals

M&S: £6,429.14
Lloyds: £2147.03
Amex: £5383.81 (next payment £135 on 14/2)

Total: £13959.98

Hi!

how did you set up your M&S card for internet banking??

please could you let me know, I thought they did not have this facility...

DontDoDebtKids

deliciosa wrote:

Hi!

how did you set up your M&S card for internet banking??

please could you let me know, I thought they did not have this facility...

Oh, I meant on my HSBC account - so I can send payments electronically rather than by cheque.

I don't think you can check your balance on M&S on the internet - only by phone! I'm annoyed about this too!

DontDoDebtKids

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DontDoDebtKids

Oh yeah, I received some post from FD yesterday (that I didn't get until I got home) and they are giving me my £50 - woooohoooo

:j

DontDoDebtKids

Right, I'm officially cross with Halifax!

I have got a really old current account with them, with £5.92 in it. I phoned them to ask if I could change to their new high interest current account and get the £100 incentive but they said no as I was an existing customer.

Apparently if I close my account it then I'd have to wait a month before I could open a new one and by then the promotion will have finished.

I wanted to change to them because they offer £100 to change to them, so I thought why not as they pay 6.2% interest.

But apparently they don't want my business.

So, in true MSE style, I plan to kick up a stink. Then close my account. Pah.

I've escalated the issue to a more senior person. Hopefully they'll phone back today and then I can complain. If they don't then I will probably write them a stroppy letter. I'll close my account as soon as I am able - apparently I can't do it over the phone, only in branch. Not a chance. I'll do it by letter if I have to.

Grrrrrr :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

EDIT: I've transferred the £5.92 from the account to my HSBC account in preparation for closing it.

gallygirl

DontDoDebtKids wrote:

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:snow_grin how do you know you've finallygrown up? When you go AARRRGGGHHHH instead of OOOOOHHHHH when you open the curtains and see the snow :snow_grin

Glad am still at the OOOOOHHHHHHH stage!

Snaggles

Hi DDDK, hope you are enjoying the snow....we haven't got any yet

Oooh, actually, just peered out of the window, and it IS just about snowing I think - hurray!!

Good luck with the Halifax, hope you manage to get your £100.