MFin5 - my diary to make it happen

cha97michelle

Nice to see you back.

pammyj74

Hi welcome back to the mad world of MFWs
Glad you have sorted things out at home, good luck with your mf challenge, hope you can carry on the great start hun x

CathT

Have just caught up with your diary, glad things are more settled at home.

greent

Good to see you back again x

craftingmad

Hello everyone,

Thanks for the welcome backs. It makes me feel like part of another big, happy family all over again.

Well I promised an update so here goes:-

I'll start with the good news:-

My little boy is now fully toilet trained so I no longer buy pull up pants and nappies and I have also found I am using far less baby wipes so am saving at least £40 a month on these - yippeeee!

We have a savings policy which matures at the end of next month so at the end of Sep we are on course to receive a lovely payout of approx £20k all of which my hubby has agreed will go towards the mortgage. Maybe finally this paying off the mortgage early thing is rubbing off.

We are now overpaying our mortgage by £700 each month.

Whilst I was away from MSE I won a dishwasher in a competition from supersavvyme which is worth £250 so will be adveryising this for sale asap in order to get some cash for it (unfortunately we had just bought a new dishwasher as our old one went wrong so we do not need it)

I've sold approximately £20 of cards in the time I have been away.

I've signed up to become a cardmaker at CraftsUprint and earn money from clicks.

I've recently become a designer at www.card-making-downloads.com and have sold my first few sheets to earn £1.20 in commission - every little helps - its along term plan - thats what I keep telling myself.

OK all good news above but here comes the bad bits:-

Sadly the village magazine I used to deliver and sell advertising space for is currently not being published so I am currently not earning my £50 delivering money or any commission on any advertising which I could have sold.

Whilst going through my relationship problems I yurned back to my crafting to keep me from going insane and starting buying all the magazines and craft items I used too so have not been saving any money on these for several months.

Everything is about to change again though as I am back on the MFW bandwagon and ready to pay it off asap.

To show my commitments back, today I have done the following:-

Little

1. Sent away for 4 free teabag samples
2. Sent away for a free cereal bar (I can just taste it now - yum)
3. Sent away for shampoo & conditioner samples
4. Entered 3 competitions
5. Wrote 2 600 point reviews on DooYoo

Large

1. Returned unused hair straightners to Argos for refund of £39.99
2. Doubled up Tesco vouchers to buy daughters new uniform for school (saving £40)

Cash Added To Pot Today

£10.67 - £10 found in old purse found whilst sorting out wardrobe and 67p loose change from OH


OK now to set tomorrows and weekly challenges (I shall leave the monthly challenge until the beginning of Sept)

Challenge for 24th August 2010 - Add affilate links onto my blog to gain cashback through clicks

Challenge for W/c 23rd August 2010 - Return at least £30 of items back to QVC for refunds and make 10 cards ready to sell at toddler groups

Its great to be back xx

craftingmad

Hi everyone,

Well its day two of my second MFW surge and I've done more things to help me on my way today:-

Little

1. Turned off printer this morning at 9.00am as not using it for the rest of day
2. Bought Tesco own make toothpaste costing 57p instead of usual Aquafresh one which costs £2.55
3. Added affilate links onto my blog (see challenge details below)

Large

1. Used Tesco Clubcard deal vouchers to pay for day out with kids & hubby (saving £30).
2. Packed up picnic for above to save buying food & drinks whilst out (saving at least £20)

Cash added to pot today - 39p (from emptying out purse of coppers & 5ps)

Challenge for 24th August 2010 - Add affilate links onto my blog to gain cashback through clicks

- completed (and I've already earned 4p from clickthroughs (every penny counts as I keep saying)

Challenge for 25th August 2010 - Tidy craft room desk

SmlSave

Corr - its full steam ahead craftingmad!!!!!:T keep it up!

craftingmad

Thanks SmlSave,

Its encouragement like yours that keeps me going and determined so thanks again.

Well I'm full of cold and generally feel rough hence why I have'nt posted for a few days but thought I would quickly update you on the last few days progress:-

25/08/2010

Little

1. Wrote 2 600 point reviews on DooYoo
2. Quidco daily cashback click - 4p
3. Used 30p coupon off bread purchase at Tesco

Large

1. Returned items to QVC totalling £34.43
2. Resisted buying anything from QVC today including the Anna Griffin TSV (I love Anna so its a real acheievement for me!)

Cash added to pot - 50p (found under bed when tidying up)

Challenge for 25th August 2010 - Tidy craft room desk

- not completed - I'm such a failure!!!

No daily challenge set for 26th.

26/08/2010

Little

1. Wrote 2 600 point reviews on DooYoo
2. Entered 2 competitions
3. Sent away for one free sample
4. Daily Quidco Cashback Click - 4p

Large

1. Claimed back £131.11 for items purchased etc since running toddler group (I had been putting off claiming but as everyone else claims for everything and there was lots of money in the pot after a fundraising drive by me I decided this money would be nice for the OP to mortgage)

Cash added to pot today - £1.25 (hubby left loose change on sofa so fair pickings as far as I'm concerned!)

No daily challenge set

27/08/2010

Nothing today as I was feeling really poorly

Queen-Bee_2

Hello Craftingmad :wave:

Chin up and stick at it! We all have our weaknesses (mine takes the form of biscuits and chocolate which wreaks a different sort of havoc), so try and be kind to yourself for a few days, 'specially if you;re feeling poorly.

I'd love to read your blog... can you post a link?
QB

craftingmad

Hi everyone,

Sorry have been so busy over the last few days trying to make the most of the last few days of the holidays before the kids go back to school & nursery.

Queen-Bee my new blog can be found at http://ilovecraftychallenges.blogspot.com/ as I had trouble with my previous one (this old blog address can be found somewhere near the start of this thread I think). I'd love you to have a read so I don't think I'm talking to myself each day.

Don't worry been doing lots of small steps to still achieving my goal to becoming MF in 5 years so will update you again very soon.

However for all of you who would like to help me I have a little favour to ask - I have started entering challenges on the net (one to build my confidence in my papercrafting skills, two to try and use up what supplies I have and stop me buying anymore and three 'cos they are so much fun (if you read my blog mentioned above you will see my entries). Voting has now started on the card-making-downloads challenge which I entered with my Milly Swing card so if any of you would like to vote for me it really would be greatefully appreciated (last time I looked I was in joint second place so thats not so bad is it?).

Happy MF and crafting everyone xxx