Scuba's Spending and Life in the South Diary

scubaangel

Only managed run number 1 today - managed to do my shortest route 1.3 miles, and really struggled to breathe, my cold is now a nice tickly cough which just won't leave me alone.

But on the second run over to the house took alot of our DVD's and my two small suitcases - filled with miscellaneous rubbish and clothes which didn't fit last time I tried to wear them.

Currently watching as many SBTV videos as I can stomach as they've got the new team challenge up and running - a snow ball fight - and it makes a good excuse to look at boosting my points as much as I can (the difference between the winners prize and runners up is only 15 swagbucks which isn't exactly going to bust the bank but nice to have regardless).

scubaangel

Sooooo tired. Lots of working over the weekend, more mystery shops than I would normally attempt in one day and moving.....

On the upside a large part of the small stuff is now in the house, the furniture will be moving early next week. I've been doing my best to keep up with my survey invites, managed some but quite alot have expired, but I have managed to cash out for the first time with opinion outpost, have been with them for a while and had pretty much given up but had a couple of surveys I started without noticing who they were from which I managed to complete, and now I've managed to cash out for the first time I reckon it's worth keeping up with them. Payout is to paypal after you get 50 points which = £2.50, finished a survey this evening which on its own was worth 50 points, and the payout is instant just like opinion world - in fact it looks like they may be part of the same company.

I've also completed a survey from pinecone so will be pulling money out of paypal as soon as that gets paid (usually in the evening the day after the survey).

scubaangel

Just requested £12.50 from paypal, my current ebay fees are about 30p, so won't be invoiced until I do some more selling in the NY but have left enough in the account to cover it anyway.

It looks like the final move will happen early next week - according to the pet boy that is!

I appear to have finished most of my christmas shopping, just need to wrap and post it all now!

scubaangel

Meh I hate pressie wrapping, have about an hour to wrap all my family pressies and get them to the post office before I start work.

Small cheque went in to the bank today so I'll be paying that off the credit card shortly after it clears, and have just finished a couple more surveys from product tests so should have a couple more redemptions to play with from varied survey sites soon too.

scubaangel

Managed to reach payout on another suvey site but need to request a cheque and don't know my new postcode so need to remember to go back and redeem when I have the paperwork for the house to hand so I know it's coming to the right address - and to remind myself to do so its Rewarded Opinions.

scubaangel

Address changed and payout requested.

The internet is going to be turned off tomorrow at the flat so I should be back online by the weekend as they're meant to be turning on the interweb mid week at the new place.

pennywisepoundstupid

Good luck with the move, will be lovely to be in a new place for christmas.

chevalier

good luck with the continued moving. So glad you got somewhere you liked at last, and before your partner has to go away. That is ace
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scubaangel

Interweb back on, think its new diary time but can't think of a suitable title due to tiredness and stupidity!

In the mean time, the move went fairly well, all the furniture is in the house and mostly the boxes of stuff are here, there are still a few things at the flat, like the cooking oil and the microwave as we keep forgetting to put them in the cars when we go back to do the cleaning.

Spent far too much over the last couple of days stocking up on fresh food and after spending the last couple of months eating the contents of the cupboards I need to look at restocking those too, although I reckon with some careful planning and walking to the Coop (2 miles away roughly) I think we can get away without needing to visit a supermarket until the new year.

scubaangel

Hope everyone has had a fab Christmas. New diary here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/49665279#Comment_49665279