***New*** Thrifty Gifty Money Making for Christmas and all occasions 2011***

pinkfluffybabe

sammr85 wrote: »

Hi all, I would like to join u please. Me and Hubby had our lightbulb moment at the weekend and need to get sorted with our debts. Have lots of occasions in the next few months, especially this month and July with several hen/stag nights, weddings and birthdays!

I am already a member of Consumer pulse so that can help. I did join some cashback websites years ago when I joined this site but I just couldn't keep up with it! I will go through the 1st post and join what I can but any tips etc would be greatfully received

Samm x

Welcome to the gang.

I'd recommend signing up to a few sites and seeing which ones work best for you. My faves are Valued Op, NewVista and YouGov but others have better success with others.

If you have time available, doing and rating reviews can be fairly well paying too

Best of luck.

bunbun2

I got my first product test from looney yesterday - fabric conditioner. what did I stock up on at the end of DTD - fabric conditioner! I'm sorted for quite a while I think:rotfl:

Legendmum

Well received my shop and scan stuff but my computer wont play the demonstration cd and it wont install driver for some reason! Gutted.com

Savvybunny2009

Legendmum wrote: »

Well received my shop and scan stuff but my computer wont play the demonstration cd and it wont install driver for some reason! Gutted.com

I didn't bother with the cd but the same happened to me when I first joined, they replied saying download the other software download (there should be two) So I did even though it was detected as the wrong one and it worked, HTH

Legendmum

Im not bothered about watching the cd its just when I click install driver it says something about a 64-bit something and to contact the people who provided the package? Tried ringing. But no joy so have emailed! Thanks savvy

Legendmum

No worries I did it! All by myself! lol Went on to their website and installed driver from there! I presume the cd has a 32 bit download as thats why it was telling me it needed a 64-bit so I downloaded the 64 bit one! Just uploaded my first receipt as did a little shop in Mr T's earlier and uploaded photo! Woohoo! I am well excited! Is that just a little sad??
Anyways any questions and I will be asking ladies as I havent been able to watch the cd videos on what to do although the book explained most of it I think! So even if I but DS a toy from Wilkos I need to scan it? and upload receipt?

Also just did 2 shops wrong forgot to enter shop and second time forgot the amount! So anyway of deleting it or will it just not go through as I did it wrong?

elysia2003

Sorry for the delay in the challenges. I've been busy with DD2 today, and suddenly realised earlier that it was the 1st today. I think the Bnk Holiday on Monday threw me out.


Challenge No 6 – June 2011



1. Take the oath – Promise you will complete every survey on so and so site. Whatever site it is, is up to you. If you’re struggling with any one imparticular, make it that one, OR if one is sending you quite a lot lately, make it that. It’s your choice.


Fill in the blanks. I, .................................. do solemnly declare to partake in every survey sent to me by....................................... , until the end of the month.



2. Pay the forfeit – Earn £2.50 a day by any means possible – using vouchers while shopping, surveys, writing reviews, eBay sales spread out over the week, etc. However you'd like to do it is ok. If by the end of the evening, you haven’t earned at least £2.50, you put 50p in your savings account.



3. Remember Quidco! I don’t know about you, but I seem to have got out of the habit of using Quidco/TCB when I’m making a small purchase, thinking, oh it’s only pennies. That could be why my payments have gone drastically down. Make sure you use cash back sites for EVERY online payment, and don’t forget your reward cards in store. You’ll soon see the benefit.



4. It’s Father’s Day this month – instead of buying cards, either you make them, or gets the kids to do it. They are more special then, and the price of some of them in the shops, is astronomical. Don’t go out and buy tonnes of card and stuff, see what you can make from what you have at home. Granddads will treasure a card off the Grandkids, the more glitter the better .


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I hope these challenges are ok for you. If any has any ideas for next months challenges, don't be afraid to make any suggestions. This thread is for all of us, so if you think of something we could all benefit from just shout out. I'm nice - honestly.


Thanks to everyone for all the support you have given me, and to each other, you've made this thread a lovely place to be. If anyone is struggling, don't forget we are here for you, and you can pm me, anytime you like. I will help in any way I can.

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Legendmum

Thanks for the challenge Elysia! Funnily enough I bought some Fathers day cards today but I am sure Connor would love to make a mess of my living room so will be doing handmade ones too! Will have a think about the oath, it should be Toluna or SurveyNetwork! As for Quidco I am getting good at that nowadays and making £2.50 a day should be fun! Maybe I should start charging OH for me doing his washing or cooking him dinner! Haha!

elysia2003

Hiya Samm - welcome hun. I hope, after reading through the first few posts, you get the gist of things. If you need any more help, let us know. You've been thrown in at the deep end, I'm afraid. It's JUNE!!!! so new challenge posted above.

Mooloo - New challenge - It's so exciting.

I must admit, it's getting harder to try and think up new ones all the while, so I had some help with this one (thanks Susan).

Legend - ooh I'm glad I'm not on shopandscan. Sounds complicated. My one, I plug it in to the phone line and go. The scanner is bulky though - it's almost as big as the landline phone.

Savvy - how are you doing hun?

Claire - Thanks for sharing about ebay - just what I need. Big kick up the backside for me please - I have loads to ebay this month.

Michelle - Great totals hun. I know it's a little deflating when the redeems don't come in time for the end of the month - but I predict June will be FAB for all of us. :D:D.

Just going to post my May totals now - I had a bit of trouble as I wiped my spreadsheet not once, but twice. :eek::eek::eek: My totals may be slightly wrong, as I could only put what I remembered receiving.

ETA: This is mostly what I earned in April but got paid out in May (ifyswim) just like what will happen this month for those of us who wrote guides. My total is...... £220.03.

dingdongavon

Hi everyone, hope you don't mind me joining I have been trying to cut down on shopping ( not very sucessfully ) and have done a car boot recently which made me £75. DH and I ( well he does mainly ) do surveys and we are saving the vouchers for xmas etc.

Legend I have received my scan and shop package today and was excited too so I must be sad as well Haven't tried the disc or anything yet, but hope it works ok. Can't wait to scan stuff in lol.

Will give some of the challenge ago.

I will try and complete all ipsos surveys as my pledge.

Will relist things this weekend and try and put more on to raise the £2.50 a day figure.

I always use TCB but trying not to buy anything else at the moment.