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All the small things - tell me what you have done to be MF today
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lincoln-potter wrote: »How did you manage that? Every CD or DVD i have sold has gone for 0.30p unless its multi-disc.
I had a few obscure ones that went for over £2! Most were 30p - 40p.Mortgage Free Wannabe
1st April 2015
Outstanding Mortgage (1&2): £75023/£76400 Target MF date: Jun 2019 (49 payments)
Target OP (2015): £1500
Outstanding Mortgage 3: £77000
[STRIKE] Outstanding Loan: £1161 [/STRIKE] What Loan!0 -
Today I have -
Done clicks/surveys
Made work pack up
Tea from freezer
Received the £100 joining incentive from First Directdidn't expect it til mid-April
#39 - Save £12k in 20250 -
Today I have:
* gone to worky work
* done some surveys
* checked freebies board (thanks for reminder!)
* voucher for free buttons bag
* £1 off orange juice voucher
* £1 off veg pot voucher
* dinner from freezer (was lentil soup rather than the suspected daal:rotfl:! Had cooked rice to go with it, but will have this tomorrow night with chilli from freezer instead)
* buying something work related through tcb ETA: £20.36 to come :j
* made dd and I hot water bottles rather than have heating on any longer
* put tomorrows dinner from freezer out to defrost rather than use microwave to defrost itMortgage [STRIKE]16/03/2011: £190K 01/01/2017: £107,729.65 [/STRIKE] 01/07/2017: £95,979.89
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- 30p Onepoll. Now back over £12, so a little way to go for another payout though
- Wrote a Dooyoo review - took me ages and ages - managed about 1700 words though!
- Got taken out to lunch by a supplier
- Went to in law's for dinner
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Today I've :
* Entered 22 competitions on comps board
* Me & DH have completed a few surveys on one poll
* Completed a 20 minute survey on Tol – which took about 40 mins
* Entered new meter reading to new gas/electricity supplier. Saving £10 pm from April and £65 c/back due
* Kept heating, T.V AND laptop off for most of the day
* planned what to sell on ebay over the next few days
Tomorrow I will check freebies board too thanks for that Lilium & MW and Linz for first direct, I'll keep that in mind for after applied for new mortgage
Keep 'em coming !I can't be bothered updating this anymore0 -
cha97michelle wrote: »I actually jot things down in my plan a day diary as i do it so i don't forget to report in. I am queen saddo obsessive compulsive. Oh well. I will be smiling when i am mortgage free. :rotfl:I can also see if i am beating yesterday to know if my efforts have been good enough.
Bet all you other 'small things' addicts also get really, really cross when you forget to list something tooNot me of course
So today's offerings:- couple of VO surveys totally £1.50 but blimey one of them dragged on for so long, I nearly gave up
- onepoll = 30p
- received a £10 Tesco giftcard I ordered from VO
- used up loads of sprouty potatoes for dinner tonight
- received my replacement WHS £20 giftcard today (this was after contacting customer services as an old one had expired in December)
"A smile takes but a moment...
...but the memory of it lasts forever"0 -
Struggling to think of anything today...but in true addict style i will stop at nothing just so i can get my daily fix
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- Dinner made using whoopsied chicken and slightly sprouty potatoes...actually turned out lovely and i made enough potatoes for tomorrow
- SIL collected DD from school today as she was out that way..small amount of diesel saved
- Just back from visiting in laws and little ones had their supper there
- Almost forgot.....a NSD :j
- Because we were at inlaws we missed the dreaded "ice cream man" where we live .....
Credit card £4461.15Home mortgage £137117Buy to let mortgage £83,0000 -
This morning I got a greggs BOGOF tea/coffee voucher so I have printed that with my croissant voucher ready for an MSE meet up with a friend next week. I printed it on fast greyscale to save ink
I will catch the bus to the train station instead of getting a taxi.
I will try hard at the interview as a new job would be very MSEDebt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.0 -
Hi - can I join in?!
- got screened out on VO Survey today, but checked balance and now have £7.25
- took lunch to work
- shopping list done for this week - not much to getMortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
OP's to Date £8500
Renovation Fund:£511.39;
Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)0 -
Oh I'm hopeless at updating every day
Anyway, past few days have been fairly low spend:- Cutting out fizzy juice, chocolate, biscuits & crisps for lent - 2 days in and I really want a diet coke
Should save some money til easter though!
- DS decided he wanted to wear pants today after getting new ones for him this morning - so back on the potty training - fingers crossed
- 2 loads of washing out on line - v windy here
- Gas & elec bills for Feb should be around £5/6 cheaper (combined) than Jan
- Op'd £350 so far this month. Think that'll prob be it for this month unless I can get under food budget etc but not looking likely
- Store cupboard meals planned for next few days
- used amazon voucher from Toluna to start buying things for DS new room (15 saved) - decorating at end of month. Should be able to request another one by end of weekend.
- Have done quite a few onepoll surveys over past few days but still only at £24
- Should be able to request another £10 voucher from VO soon though - at £9.50 and £3.50 waiting to be credited
OPs Jan - Dec 2013: 6915/6000 :beer:OPs Jan - Dec 2014: 3900/7500Adding to savings: 550/20000 - Cutting out fizzy juice, chocolate, biscuits & crisps for lent - 2 days in and I really want a diet coke
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