challenge Make £11,000 in 2011 The Dribblers Advance

trying_hard

Hi lucylema

I like the idea of a £1 a day for next Christmas what board is that challenge on please?

Many thanks
TH x

lucylema

trying_hard wrote: »

Hi lucylema

I like the idea of a £1 a day for next Christmas what board is that challenge on please?

Many thanks
TH x

Hi, I am asuming theres that challenge again. There was a 2010 one running on the debt free wannabee i think but really can't remember. basically, put £1 away in a bank or somewhere every day until next christmas, both myself and my husband are going to do this until end November next year. Hopefull will have £334 each to go and spend of gifts, food, drink or whatever really. What we don't spend will go into the £11k challenge or the following years christmas savings.

sorry waffled on a bit there

dillidalli

Hi, I'm definitely going to save £1 a day toward xmas. But, I will also do what I did at the start of the year and buy a lot of pressies in the january sale. I did that and it saved me an absolute fortune, I got lots of lovely jewellery from accessorise and calculated that I got £100 of the shiny stuff for £20.

I would advise that if there is anything that you want to buy then it might be worth doing it now and reselling later on e.g buy xmas decorations and sell them next year, buy perfume gift sets and sell on ebay as a valentines day presents or mother day presents later on. Look at the stuff that you can see on sale and think about how it can make you money later on in the year.

alja

I used up my old christmas cards this christmas so I need some new ones for next christmas, think I'll have a look out in the sales for some cheap ones to use for next crimbo! don't forget to cut the cards you received this year and make them into gift tags for next year's pressies! we do that every year

lucylema

dillidalli wrote: »

I would advise that if there is anything that you want to buy then it might be worth doing it now and reselling later on e.g buy xmas decorations and sell them next year, buy perfume gift sets and sell on ebay as a valentines day presents or mother day presents later on. Look at the stuff that you can see on sale and think about how it can make you money later on in the year.

dillidalli

thats a really good idea but i hate the sales so will give them a miss, really can't face the rest of the world scrabbling about for stuff and then standing in a huge queue for what seems like forwever.

dillidalli

lucylema wrote: »

dillidalli

thats a really good idea but i hate the sales so will give them a miss, really can't face the rest of the world scrabbling about for stuff and then standing in a huge queue for what seems like forwever.

You can alway do it online with a mug of tea, in the comfort of your home

inamin

Well I'll give it a go, I presume it means £11k of extra money...not sure how on earth that is possible but will try my best.

haras_nosirrah

please count me in. will add in quidco, vouchers, extra hours, mystery shopping and the like.

elly68

http://www.craftbits.com/project/pickled-bums

think i might be the jam jar queen next year at the craft fairs there are loads of ideas here for cheap family gifts or for the serious crafter.for jars you could ask on freecycle or ask all your work matesand family to keep theirs they might regret it though next christmas lol

siennasmummy

Hi everyone – I would really love to join the challenge too please! I watched the challenge last year with interest and have decided to take the plunge this time – I have set myself up with a separate bank account for the challenge and have the following ideas so far –

• mystery shopping
• ebay unwanted items around the house
• surveys
• recycle my old mobile phones
• matched betting
• buy wholesale to sell on ebay

I already have £276.48 in my account from matched betting so I will start with that as a bit of a float to buy some stock.

:pGood luck to everyone!:p