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The 18k Challenge

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  • Can someone tell me what the searches are on Quidco, I know about Kelkoo but can't find the other ones :confused:
    Apart from the searches are there any other ways to earn cash back without having to buy something? (cheeky I know but given the circumstances am really interested in paying out as little as possible) :p

    Also TheHighStreetWeb and Car Source
    LBM: Nov 2004 Debt Apr06: £19,273.46 (Highest)
    Debt 2006: Jul:£18,552.06|Aug:£17,615.14|Sep:£16,297.98|Oct:£15,961|Nov:£15,760.66|Dec:£13,204.37
    Debt 2007: Jan:£13,183.71|Feb:£13,851.03|Mar:£13,349.15|April:£12,997.33 | May: £12,300.00 | June: £12,000 | July: £9,894.44 |Aug:£0
    Debt Free Date: 31 August 2007
    The £2 Coin Savers Club = £72
    Reclaiming my bank charges - £105 reclaimed
    My Diary: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=230561
  • Mirtos
    Mirtos Posts: 728 Forumite
    Can someone tell me what the searches are on Quidco, I know about Kelkoo but can't find the other ones :confused:
    Apart from the searches are there any other ways to earn cash back without having to buy something? (cheeky I know but given the circumstances am really interested in paying out as little as possible) :p

    I'd be keen to know that too!!!;)

    Just paid off another £100, :T AND received amazing news that I've got a freelance job that I really wanted, starting in November, which means that I can quit my evil office job! Hurrah!!! :dance:
    Official Debt Free Wannabe Nerd Club member 095! Debt Now:
    M&S £5000 £2071.49 - 3.9% |Cahoot Loan £8646.96 £7453.24 - 5.8%| Barclays OD £2250.00 £991.99 - 0% Halifax Card £1620.60 - 0% Savings: £927.59
    Grand Total = £22,540 £11,209.73 :eek:Total paid off since 31st May '06 = £11,330.27 :T Semi-DFD Dec'07?
    Savings for temporary unemployment fund: £763.05 @ 8%, £164.54@ 4% Total savings: £927.59

    £18k Challenge £18,934.21 £11,209.73 to go!
    Proud to be dealing with my debt.
  • Also TheHighStreetWeb and Car Source

    Cheers me dears ! :D
    VIRGIN CC [STRIKE] £648.87[/STRIKE]PAID OFF 08-09-09 :j
    RBS CC [STRIKE]£911.97[/STRIKE]£497.21
    Loan 2 [STRIKE]£5226.43[/STRIKE] £4988.38
    Loan 1 [STRIKE]£19676.15[/STRIKE] £17859.89
    TOTAL [STRIKE]£26586.53[/STRIKE] £23,345.48
    LBM 25/07/09 DFD November 2014 - Aiming for November 2012:D
  • Mirtos wrote:
    I'd be keen to know that too!!!;)

    Just paid off another £100, :T AND received amazing news that I've got a freelance job that I really wanted, starting in November, which means that I can quit my evil office job! Hurrah!!! :dance:

    :beer: Congrats on the job !!!! and on the extra £100.00 off ! you star !! :staradmin
    VIRGIN CC [STRIKE] £648.87[/STRIKE]PAID OFF 08-09-09 :j
    RBS CC [STRIKE]£911.97[/STRIKE]£497.21
    Loan 2 [STRIKE]£5226.43[/STRIKE] £4988.38
    Loan 1 [STRIKE]£19676.15[/STRIKE] £17859.89
    TOTAL [STRIKE]£26586.53[/STRIKE] £23,345.48
    LBM 25/07/09 DFD November 2014 - Aiming for November 2012:D
  • Mirtos wrote:
    I'd be keen to know that too!!!;)

    Just paid off another £100, :T AND received amazing news that I've got a freelance job that I really wanted, starting in November, which means that I can quit my evil office job! Hurrah!!! :dance:

    Woohoo :j

    PS Just paid off another £25.02...
    LBM: Nov 2004 Debt Apr06: £19,273.46 (Highest)
    Debt 2006: Jul:£18,552.06|Aug:£17,615.14|Sep:£16,297.98|Oct:£15,961|Nov:£15,760.66|Dec:£13,204.37
    Debt 2007: Jan:£13,183.71|Feb:£13,851.03|Mar:£13,349.15|April:£12,997.33 | May: £12,300.00 | June: £12,000 | July: £9,894.44 |Aug:£0
    Debt Free Date: 31 August 2007
    The £2 Coin Savers Club = £72
    Reclaiming my bank charges - £105 reclaimed
    My Diary: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=230561
  • Woohoo :j

    PS Just paid off another £25.02...

    Yay !!... wait a second, your all running away from me !!! Will have to step up my efforts it seems !!! ;)
    VIRGIN CC [STRIKE] £648.87[/STRIKE]PAID OFF 08-09-09 :j
    RBS CC [STRIKE]£911.97[/STRIKE]£497.21
    Loan 2 [STRIKE]£5226.43[/STRIKE] £4988.38
    Loan 1 [STRIKE]£19676.15[/STRIKE] £17859.89
    TOTAL [STRIKE]£26586.53[/STRIKE] £23,345.48
    LBM 25/07/09 DFD November 2014 - Aiming for November 2012:D
  • leon103
    leon103 Posts: 732 Forumite
    Morning all,

    Time for the first full week of our challenge! This is going to be a long slog, but I've made a really good dent in my totals (well, psychologically) as I'm standing at:

    Debt Totals

    Egg: £6659.42
    Capital One: £2906.42
    Lloyds: £1946.28
    Amex: £5987.88

    Total: £17,500.00

    I've got just under £150 coming in from ebay sales in the last week and I've got a massive 25 items listed on ebay at the moment.

    Last week's plans

    1. List as much as I can on ebay this Thursday to take advantage of a 5p listing day
    DONE - 25 items listed
    2. Do daily searches (carsource, kelkoo & highstreetweb) on quidco
    MOSTLY DONE(tracking went wrong, honest) so earned 94p
    3. Do at least one matched bet
    NOT DONE :mad:

    Plans for this week

    1. Do daily searches (carsource, kelkoo & highstreetweb) on quidco
    2. Do at least three matched bets (two for this week plus the one I didn't do last week)

    One query. A stupid one at that. BUt what do you mean Do daily searches (carsource, kelkoo & highstreetweb) on quidco???

    I know what they are but what do you search for?

    Good luck everyone with this challenge
    :p
  • The daily searches on Kelkoo can be for anything you would search for to buy, I've been looking for Lost season 1, I also searched for that on the High Street Web, at the car source you can just search for new and used cars, you have to click on the websites for the Kelkoo and High Street Web searches and then you get paid... ;)

    I hope thats of some help, seemed to come out as a bit of a garbled mess... :o
    VIRGIN CC [STRIKE] £648.87[/STRIKE]PAID OFF 08-09-09 :j
    RBS CC [STRIKE]£911.97[/STRIKE]£497.21
    Loan 2 [STRIKE]£5226.43[/STRIKE] £4988.38
    Loan 1 [STRIKE]£19676.15[/STRIKE] £17859.89
    TOTAL [STRIKE]£26586.53[/STRIKE] £23,345.48
    LBM 25/07/09 DFD November 2014 - Aiming for November 2012:D
  • Mirtos
    Mirtos Posts: 728 Forumite
    Right! That's what I'll be doing tomorrow then! :rolleyes:
    Another £64 paid into my account from amazon today, so that'll go off the debt too now! :beer: Yay! Off to update sig.
    xxx
    Official Debt Free Wannabe Nerd Club member 095! Debt Now:
    M&S £5000 £2071.49 - 3.9% |Cahoot Loan £8646.96 £7453.24 - 5.8%| Barclays OD £2250.00 £991.99 - 0% Halifax Card £1620.60 - 0% Savings: £927.59
    Grand Total = £22,540 £11,209.73 :eek:Total paid off since 31st May '06 = £11,330.27 :T Semi-DFD Dec'07?
    Savings for temporary unemployment fund: £763.05 @ 8%, £164.54@ 4% Total savings: £927.59

    £18k Challenge £18,934.21 £11,209.73 to go!
    Proud to be dealing with my debt.
  • Got my £147 from PayPal and paid it straight off my debts!

    :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

    This brings me down to less than 90% of my debt at its highest!

    :money: :money: :money: :money: :money: :money: :money:

    Now I am aiming for getting to the £17,000 level
    LBM: Nov 2004 Debt Apr06: £19,273.46 (Highest)
    Debt 2006: Jul:£18,552.06|Aug:£17,615.14|Sep:£16,297.98|Oct:£15,961|Nov:£15,760.66|Dec:£13,204.37
    Debt 2007: Jan:£13,183.71|Feb:£13,851.03|Mar:£13,349.15|April:£12,997.33 | May: £12,300.00 | June: £12,000 | July: £9,894.44 |Aug:£0
    Debt Free Date: 31 August 2007
    The £2 Coin Savers Club = £72
    Reclaiming my bank charges - £105 reclaimed
    My Diary: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=230561
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