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Can I make £1,024 in 11 weeks from nothing?

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  • yay!!

    i have my first pound already :D
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  • System
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    Me too Bangra, another late starter like you lol gl
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  • Frugal_Fox
    Frugal_Fox Posts: 1,002 Forumite
    Phew..... What a fantastic week!

    Here are the current totals :

    We now have 31 participants and we have generated £1825.40 from nothing !! :beer:

    Congratulations to: hannah2082 who tops the chart at £394.83.

    Welcome to our Newbies who joined this week:
    josie301
    bigspender2
    deepindebt
    COOLTRIKERCHICK
    KittyKate
    BangraMonkey
    ********** Still time to join if you wish - just find that pound and jump right in ! **********

    TARGET FOR NEXT WEEK: £4 by 16th October

    The Chart:

    Position Username Amount
    1 hannah2082 £394.83
    2 ehallet £275.50
    3 Annie021063 £180.13
    4 josie301 £135.98
    5 tinkerbell1978 £135.85
    6 jpet77 £122.54
    7 Frugal Fox £78.49
    8 clarkylou £59.79
    9 KittyKate £55.00
    10 littlestar1981 £52.96
    11 benedictadams £47.32
    12 lubava £41.73
    13 rebl43 £34.86
    14 sandhabibi £31.03
    15 Dodger £29.50
    16 Deepindebt £20.24
    17 Biskit £20.00
    18 FrugalJo £20.00
    19 freebird65 £17.33
    20 efrieze £14.63
    21 bigspender2 £10.00
    22 jpwhittle £10.00
    23 kathfisch £10.00
    24 Tibbie's mum £10.00
    25 mrslawrence2003 £7.49
    26 Kelinik £6.20
    27 EagerLearner £4.00
    28 COOLTRIKERCHICK £3.23
    29 sazzler £1.50
    30 BangraMonkey £1.00
    31 MORPH3US £0.00

    Good luck everyone - and well done ! :j

    Does anyone know who to insert a table into these posts??? Its all on an excel spreadsheet - but I can't paste it in :confused:
    "A simple life freely chosen is a source of strength. Do not be pursuaded into buying what you do not need or cannot afford." Quaker Faith & Practice 1.02.41
  • rubytuesday
    rubytuesday Posts: 22,383 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    ehallett wrote:
    Woohoo - another player :D
    Any ideas on how to get your first pound then?
    :j :j
    Might take a little while but I seem to find money on the street every day!
    Here dead we lie because we did not choose
    To live and shame the land from which we sprung.
    Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose,
    But young men think it is,
    And we were young.
    A E Housman
  • System
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    Free instant win comp (for lip colour) on Avon if you're looking for something else to sell on ebay - http://avonshop.co.uk/avonshop/default.asp?department=sweep
    I didn't win :embarasse
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  • debzi
    debzi Posts: 67 Forumite
    Hiya! Can I join in?

    This morning I got a statement from a little-used bank account showing me I'd accrued a massive £1.01 in interest. I've taken it as a sign from the gods that they want me to have a crack at this challenge.

    Plus got given some old car boot stuff to get rid of at the weekend, not much good stuff but enough to make a few quid to get started.
  • FrugalJo
    FrugalJo Posts: 549 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I'm getting nowhere fast, seem to be doing everything and accomplishing nothing.
    However got the best part of three weeks off and definetly going charity shop hunting with my £20 in my sweaty little palm tomorrow.

    However two amazing - although small - freebies this weekend, sons bike pedal crank came off, took it to bike shop, he usually takes a day and costs a fiver, did there and then for free :) The needle for the football pump was sort of bent, local sports shop usually sell them for 95p, none on display so he gave us one from store room for free.:T

    I know this doesn't count but that's £6 better off, and don't these things come in three's ?
    The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. - Chinese Proverb
    Jo
  • jpet you are not supposed to carboot freecycle items.

    The idea is people give them to you for free for your own personal use. This is very much against the ethos and karma of freecylce.

    Good challenge though Emily, too chicken to have a go myself.

    Louise
    Nobody is perfect - not even me.
  • Mrs_Sparkle
    Mrs_Sparkle Posts: 1,805 Forumite
    OK, I've been reading this thread with interest and have decided to give it a go myself- you're a persuasive bunch! Now I am off to find my first £1 and will confirm when I've managed to do that.
    Debt at highest May 2006: £27,472.24
    currently: £13,353.25
    DFW Nerd 178
    Proud to be dealing with my debts
  • Does it count if you buy something and get a free gift with it, and you sell the free gift? Or not, because in a way you've had to pay for the free gift? I've sold a few things that I've recieved on ebay, and so far made about £30, so doing ok. My OH said I could have his car radio that he no longer needed, and I was gonna ebay that, but he's sold it at work now, so not mine, lol.
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