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All the small things - tell me what you have done to be MF today

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  • LilacPixie
    LilacPixie Posts: 8,052 Forumite
    Did bulk food shop online or March. Grocery budget is £300 but thats including nappies and formula.. £180 approx spent but thats formula and nappies for a month plus stocking the storecupboard with tinned toms, veg etc..

    Enquired about a milkman. £1.60 for 2l fresh milk delivered to the doorstep compared to 2x2l for £2 in the local supermarket which means using fuel then spending extras of either my doing or sweets/magazine for the kids or £1.63 in the local corner shop. We use about 2l a day so where as the actual unit cost will be more I think the savings on fuel and n-needed spending will be worth it..
    MF aim 10th December 2020 :j:eek:
    MFW 2012 no86 OP 0/2000 :D
  • mennie
    mennie Posts: 493 Forumite
    earned 15p on pigsback
    45p of one poll
    2p of archerfish
    2014 = New Year, New Me
  • Iris_Blue
    Iris_Blue Posts: 1,421 Forumite
    Today I :

    Completed surveys on Onepoll and got £1.50
    Played Tiki on JPJ

    Completed loads of surveys on toluna -now on 63k with lots of survey totals to be added. I only bother with sponsered or quick vote ones not the "friend non paying ones". I don't get that side of Toluna - What's the benefit from doing it?

    £2.10 on New vista through Tcb - never have any probs with that.
    5p clicks on TCB

    I saved fuel ( shock horror I went out! ) and drove to 2 hospital appointments - but went from one hospital to another and avoided coming back home in between.


    Whilst I was out my microwave oven blew up - it's not the fuse , its tripping my electrics. I really hope I don't have to buy another one. It's my only cooker too. I have a gas hob but no actual cooker. I knew I shouldn't have gone out! See it pays to stay in! Literally :)
    I can't be bothered updating this anymore
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,924 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    OOh - I'll join in here:

    Today I've clicked through Rewrad MAil emails and earned 50 points (if all credited)
    Bought m-i-ls present on line - used discount code, vouchers, got a freebie and clubcard points from Tesco CC for the small balance of £5.68 (but had more than that back in clubcard points)
    Made an OP from NCT sales money, £2 + 1ps money, ebay £12.50 & rounded it up
    Combined trips to 7 different places in one car journey
    Got years free membershopt o YHA, giving 10% discount on rail tickets (both OH & I will use the discount card)
    chased my long outstanding quidco cashback of £70 - and its been received - yeay! So that will be in teh payrun next month (an get OP'd stright off mtge)
    ate leftovers for lunch - just about ok! :)
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • What a great day on onepoll. Im up to £26 so far and have only been doing it since the middle of Jan.
    Quick question though. When I get to enough for a payout I beleive that Im supposed to pay tax on it. Will they do it for me or can I do it through my tax code or what ? Sorry if this is a thick question !
  • Iris_Blue
    Iris_Blue Posts: 1,421 Forumite
    They just pay you the full amount , you have to request what method of payment you want - tax isn't mentioned.
    I can't be bothered updating this anymore
  • XSpender
    XSpender Posts: 3,811 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Today I have:
    • not done much :money:at all :(
    • spent £10.06 in sains but paid £10 with nectar points. Its amazing how quick they add up now I get double:)
    • DH got fed for free as at a meeting all day
    • bought value spuds as they looked just as nice as the 'normal' ones
    • snapped up a couple of whoopsie pints of milk:T
    • not turned the heating on
    • listed 4 books on green met but might put them on Amazon instead
    • been offered an interview for a job £5k more and with a car than the temp job I am supposed to start in March:eek:
    Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
    Pay off £7000 - £1743 - 19.4%
    Make £2021 extra income - £99.75
  • yukkibear
    yukkibear Posts: 5,556 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Today I have

    - put £1.70 into my "coin" pot
    - sold 2 items on Ebay
    - worked 4 extra hours at work
  • Courgette
    Courgette Posts: 3,242 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Cleared loads of plants/weeds from the garden and took some tree stumps to the tip. Increases the value of the house if we do decide to move

    Saw a mortgage advisor who laughed when I said we only have £20k on the current mortgage - that's not a mortgage, it's a credit card bill apparently :T:T
    Updating soon...
  • LilacPixie
    LilacPixie Posts: 8,052 Forumite
    iris tell me about tiki......
    MF aim 10th December 2020 :j:eek:
    MFW 2012 no86 OP 0/2000 :D
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