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

Pablosmummy

Argh havent posted on here for a week now! I've not even been busy, went to see blackpool illuminations last night with Oh's family and ended up walking MILES. My sciatica got so bad in the end I was hobbling along it was awful. I cant move today haha oh well I bought one of those giant sweety dummies for myself so thats made up for it a bit.

Not had much at all on the surveys this week, going to raid the house for things to stick on ebay this afternoon and hopefully list a few bits, we've lived here for 5 months now and I've only just noticed the post office if 2 minutes away so easy for me to post stuff! doh

Having a problem with T at the moment, I have not been put through to a survey for a week and a half now! every single one says I dont fit the quota, now the thing is I updated my details but I cant think what I've changed that would make me that different to before!!! sob sob
Did get another £2 on viva last week, £2 before I can redeem so I dont know if I'll manage it before it changes. Although I havent had any of my 85p ones track, been doing it nearly a month.
Got my 20 week scan tomorrow afternoon so I'm terrified about that at the moment, just want to know everything is still ok (although going by the amount of kicks I was getting last night standing next to a loud ride in Blackpool, the baby should be fine...) and we're hoping to find out boy or girl! My sister found out last week shes having another girl (that will make it 1 boy and 4 girls for her! my poor nephew haha) Ok waffle over, off to do my survey checing routine!

emmad5689

I have managed 2 reviews this morning so am quite pleased with myself, one for DY and a travel one for chow which has been given an E so very happy at the minute, going to have some dinner and bake some cakes with my eldest and then I may see if i can squeeze another review in today as tomorrow night I need to sort through all the toys as my baby is one on Tuesday so there will be loads of new things, warn you now there will be plenty of toy reviews coming!!

butterfly2001

just dropping in to say hello- not done money making in a while but got £100 amazon saved for christmas and 1 or two vouchers in house hope all is well for everyone,,, shall be back once i get used to my new job

cornish.chick

Well done rufus, did you get the amazon vouchers from ipsos in the end? I got mine last week
Pablo, good luck with the scan, do you have any ideas on what you are having? Everyone thought I was having a boy!

Well that's DDs cot converted into a bed, I'm dreading tonight! I can see the 6-8 routine going straight out the window! If I'm not back on in a couple of days you know the transition has gone bad and I'm tearing my hair out lol. She won't be having a nap and she's.got some new books for storytime so fingers crossed!

No moneymaking for me today, hopefully get a review done tonight, going to give a travel one a go I think. Hope everyone is ok

Pablosmummy

Well I think boy, but everyone else thinks girl. MIL has even bought a load a girl clothes! I'll feel really guilty if it is a boy now! I just really hope we can find out tomorrow, if not we'll book a private scan but would be nice to save the £75 (and I'm also really impatient! I want to start knitting!!)

When my eldest neice went into a proper bed, it was when I was living with my sister during uni summer holidays and I shared a room with her. My advice...dont talk, if she gets up just put her back in bed and walk out..good luck!

elysia2003

Pablos - sounds like you have the parenting tips down to a tee already. Sounds like you're a natural. Ohh let us know how it goes tomorrow. I'm so excited about all these babies. My cousin had a little girl yesterday Lily Faith, and I have my Cousins daughter Due October (boy) and OH's Neice due January. I love babies. I just wished I had had another.

Emma - well done on the reviews hun. Have been and rated the Whitby one - add some pictures and put some titles in, You'll get more E's then. Do you know how to do it. For the main bold title you put two equals signs either side of it like - ==Whitby== and then for sub headings you put three, ===Getting Here=== You will see a vast improvement in your rates then. With the pics like Michelle says the photograph is too detailed, you need to reduce the sizes in Paint. What I tend to do know though, is reduce my camera setting from 13 megapixel to around 5 and they upload in seconds. If your photos still don't work, look for some off the internet click 'save as' and you'll find them in your Picture folder.

Rufus - thanks for the T info - I've jumped up too, only 20,000, but it's more than I had before. Getting fed up - I've been posting polls and opinions on T and they've been removing them

Butterfly - well done on all the vouchers youve stashed. I'm glad the new job is going well. How do you like it?

Cornish - come on hun. You live in the best part of the country for daytrip reviews - think of all those 50p's you could be earning. I would concentrate on those for the next week.

Knit - I hope you feel better tomorrow.

Michelle - I hope you managed to drag yourself away from the comp this afternoon. Thanks for the dooU info - fingers crossed one of us here are lucky

Quick Reminder - If you haven't listed 5 things on ebay, you still have time Also S&S needs to be done, and tissue for Legend.

cha97michelle

I've had an hour or so away from the computer. I went to bed at 1, got up at 6.

The time off was spent making a batch of carrot and pineapple muffins, and some pastry to make a pie for lunch. Still working on keeping the food budget a bit lower too seems though we are finding less coming in through me.

We are about to head off over to my parents house for a little bit.

Savvybunny2009

Afternoon all, well done on reviews and money making.

Hope all goes well tomorrow Pablos, do let us know.

Well done on returning and starting the reviews Emma, sounds like your back into the swing of things again.

Well done on loony Rufus, mine has gone up a little but I have been screened out of all of the surveys, think loony may have my age down wrong again said I was 32 last time I checked the cheeky so and so's.

Well done on your vouchers Butterfly, they are all adding up and plenty of time before Christmas to stash some more.

Ahh Cornish, I remember the first time dd hoisted herself over her cot, luckily we were in the room and dashed over before she toppled one way or the other - she was perfectlly balanced on the edge. It was scary but we had to tell her not to do it and after a few weeks she didn't do it again, gives you a fright when the do though doesn't it.

Knit, hope you enjoyed your brew, I read it and treated myself to a tiramisu hot choc as I am off coffee, it hit the spot nicely. Hope you feel better soon hun x

Michelle you certainly know your way around dy and chow now, perhaps you could write a guide on how to write a good review for those starting out on thrifty gifty money making, tips and hints etc

Thanks for the reminder Elysia, done and done and up to date on my other panel. Clicker reset without any hassle today, must have been a problem their end, although they would never say. How have you been, how is the money making coming along this month?

Been a little quiet my end, like pink I am up to my eyeballs with uni work but still money making. Checked my spreadsheet, have beaten last months total already so am aiming to beat my all time highest.

Have a plan to put some items that haven't sold on facebook onto ebay later, was quite surprised the random things that sold well on facebook. Will have a quick hop around the survey sites in a mo too.

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend

Savvybunny2009

Also thought I would post Martin's top 10 must do's for Christmas now.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/shopping/2011/09/100-days-to-christmas--top-ten-must-dos-now?utm_source=forum&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=box

Think we are way ahead of the the game here but there are some good ideas which may be useful to some of you, I like the DemoHoHotivator, lol

emmad5689

Cha97michelle - Thanks for the E

Elysia - Thanks for the advice i'm going to try and add a pic now, what do you mean you owe me an E tomorrow I thought we got 3 Es to give per month and tomorrows not a new month unless i'm missing something lol!

Savvybunny - thanks for the welcome back, really have to get back into the swing of things just seem so sidetracked recently.