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

NickyBo_2

Michelle – well done for your win on Chow, great that you get an extra £10 for it!

Legend – Happy Birthday in advance to your little boy, I hope the pirate party is a great success.

Elysia – chipped windscreen sounds like a pain in the bum but at least you got really good service.

Challenges – I’ve joined Swag but I don’t think I’m getting the most out of it yet. I’ll read through some previous posts and try to get an idea of what I should be doing with it.
I put 5 things on Ebay last night and have 2 bids already, and 4 out of 5 have watchers. The 1st birthday decorations have a bid and 3 watchers already, and a cross stitch kit has a bid and 4 watchers so I’m really pleased. Hopefully I might have a few things go for more than 99p this time

Savvybunny2009

Hope Conner has a lovely Birthday, Legend. :bdaycake:

Well done on the reviewing michelle, I can't find the energy to write a good review, I used to do lots when dd was much much younger (when she slept for hours a day lol) but know it's near impossible.

Sorry to hear about the chip Elysia, but at least it was fixed quickly.

Haven't found the energy to do much today. I won 50 spud shillings on their facebook instant win, one ips survey and will do the sony survey later for £5. Think I have enough on s&s for another £10 voucher too.

Have so much to catch up on and have to get on with finding things to ebay.

Hope everyone is doing well today, it's so quiet in here lol

rufusdog52

Evening all

I have got some more things ready for EB, have them all listed in Turbo ready to go. Not putting them all on at once though, I like to let them go on two a night or something. Also managed to do a review for DY. Got some rating to do now for an hour or so as havent gone through the last list of raters on my last review.

Nicky, me and you the same with SB lol, I found the code box and got the points but not sure what else yet xx

Savvy_sewing

Well I have been doing some surveys while DGD watches the TV. Not sure what I earned though? A couple of quid I think. I get into bored zonc out mode and just click start survey from the emails that I get. Although sometimes by the time I have worked through my emails I have missed some of them or already done them. Oh well. Eventually I will have something to cash in on.
I have had a no spend day. Miracle of miracles. Hopefully I will be earning some money in the next day or so as I made a bag for one of the Mums at Nursery, but she wasnt there at 3pm when I collected DGD. Some are on different hours then DGD is. Oh well there is always tomorrow.
I may even make a few other bits and pieces this evening, I am not sure. Depends on how late she is getting to bed. Then I can take them all to the shop on Wednesday. However its a sale or return basis so it may be a while before I see any money.

elysia2003

Mooloo - well done on selling some items. It's great that the store owner does sale or return, it does you a favour and if it doesn't sell, there's always ebay or giving it as a gift. I really wish I could sew. I've bought loads of Cath Kidston patchwork squares, I just need to sew them up now. The inspiration I get off you and Rufus is wonderful.

Rufus - as long as you do the daily poll, log in to see if any surveys, and do all searches via SB you are basically there. Don't forget to check at the bottom of the main page, to see if your name has been called too. You can earn extra by watching the TV ads and playing games. I do try and earn 50 points a day and keep going until I do. The extra SB's I've found through twitter have really helped me get to 50 per day much quicker.

Savvy_sewing

I am hoping to start to teach sewing again soon. But time is the problem, followed by space or location. There are a lot of crafters locally that I am starting to meet via the shop. There is also a Baby Fair being organised somewhere near here. I have been listening to the mums at the Nursery, so the next time I see the lady I think thats organising it, I must nab her and find out what its all about. Maybe some of the bunting with names, shoe bags, and that sort of thing can be used/adapted.
Right back to see if I have missed any surveys from my emails. Probably have. Still find it very boring though!

mum2one

elysia2003 wrote: »

LOL. Mum2one there's always something going on at your house isn't there? All these holidays to plan. If you're asking for advice, I'd say don't rush into booking flights etc. You need to see how things pan out first - give it until Christmas and then decide. I hope you don't mind me saying - It's that I worry about you.

Totally agree, its a great idea, we've had 1 meeting, its not even it was a hotel where at least you would have your own bedrm, and food etc all done, - def agree get xmas out of the way. I know there trying to make up for lost time, its enough me and miss hoodie when we got with mum and dad!!

Savvy - that baking thing is brilliant. I've signed up to loads, one of those panels is what Legend and I are both on, ours is about tissue products beginning with a K. We get $15 a month for participating and prizes too (not had one of those yet). I've had panels that lasted a year (danone activia) and ones that last a weekend (B&Q) so I recommend to anyone, if you get invited, join in. You usually get quite a high payment, for very little work.

So Sorry - I got carried away replying then - Morning everyone. Let's make this week and excellent money making one.

That panel sounds great is one that you can refer someone to if so, let me know what details you need.

Have been good today and rang that lovely lady at cafcass... has report has to be done by Fri, but she was out of the office.. so left a message throu gritted teeth!!!

made some hairgrip type thingies tonight, getting organised, and help out 2wards xmas. Get the new settee 2mor, more exicted as I'm not paying!

Totally agree, its a great idea, we've had 1 meeting, its not even it was a hotel where at least you would have your own bedrm, and food etc all done, - def agree get xmas out of the way. I know there trying to make up for lost time, its enough me and miss hoodie when we got with mum and dad!!

cha97michelle

I just had it pointed out to me that i was one of the 20 who win the first review prize draw on DY too today, so my chances of reaching £50 again soon are looking great. I'm at nearly £28.

I'm wondering what karma thing I have done to get all the luck, but????? I can't think of a single thing.

Crown day tomorrow, but I think that might be pushing my luck too far. I am hopeful for us all though that it is a good day.

elysia2003

That's good news Michelle, But I'm worried you're pushing yourself too hard. The reviews only pay pennies - so you must be rating all hours, to get that many returns. I know that the crowns/E's top it up, but that's just one thing - you're doing surveys and everything else too, besides looking after the kids. There's only so many hours in the day, and if you make yourself ill, it's just not worth it.

Mum2one - you can't be refered to the panels unfortunately. You get asked to join them via a survey, so if any survey says at the end, can they contact you about this survey in future, always say yes, because that is usually how you get picked.

Morning ladies. Hopefully we'll have a better day today, but I have got screened out of everything so far this morning. S&S points went on earlier though.

cha97michelle

Thanks for caring Elysia. I probably am pushing a bit hard at the moment, but I have been finding it too hot to go to bed early, and I am honestly only doing it when the kids don't need me. I don't know how my money went up so much yesterday. I think as well as the £2.50, they might also have added my extra 60p for the washing machine promo.

I'm going to get outside for a bit today and take care of the garden a bit before the rain comes back later in the week.