Countdown to 40 from a new MFW

LilacViolet

I also got £3.00 from Pinecone research into my Paypal account, so will have to wait until I have some more to cash it out, but it wont be going anywhere.

I feel a bit sad at doing all these drip drip payments, but once our holiday is paid off in June I will be able to make much bigger payments. Plus our set up DD's for £200 will go in at the end of the month so the account will start looking healthier then.

Still waiting for Quidco money - but it might hit tomorrow.

LilacViolet

Just realised that because of the Easter holidays I wont need to pay 2 weeks of preschool fees this month, so will save £57.00, so will put that over at the end of the month too.

pavlovs_dog

i too stopped doing ciao as they weren't as reliable at paying up as other companies.

LilacViolet

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

i too stopped doing ciao as they weren't as reliable at paying up as other companies.

It seems to take a long time and I find the whole process of reading and rating quite time consuming. I also seem to find that there is loads more auto-translate reviews nowadays and thats an even bigger waste of time.

Have a bid on one of my Ebay items :j Still lots of watchers and just under 4 days to go.

cha97michelle

Don't knock all the little payments. They do all add up. It is my main way of paying, and it adds up to several hundreds over a few months. Surveys and reviews are time consuming, so just do what you can. Best of luck.

LilacViolet

Payment from Quidco this morning for £70.60 so that goes straight into the Overpayment Jar - My total isnt looking too bad as I have only been doing it since Sunday.

DH and I are quite competitive, so we have decided that we are going to save our O/P seperately and on Christmas day we will reveal who has managed to save the most - the loser has to cook Boxing Day dinner for us and my Mum, My sister and her Fiancee. I have made sure that DH cant include our ISA emergency fund (because he did try ) just purely overpayments. Let the challenge begin! I dont mind cooking so its not the end of the world if I lose, but I still want to win!

2 of my items have bids on Ebay now, and one is up to £10.50 :j.

cha97michelle

That is a great challenge. I would find that really motivating too. Of course you have to win.

LilacViolet

Have applied for a 3-year Ebond with Northern Rock this morning, so I am going to save a minimum of £200 in there a month (via DD) and then all the other incidentals can go into my IF account.

Feeling realy organised, done another couple of surveys with mysurvey this morning, enough to cash out another £3

kingster2069

You sound very organised, I'm sure you'll whip Mr Violet on the saving front, especially if you use the great advice from the people here. There are some great posts on how to cook from a family for under £200 per month. Also make sure your Gas & Electric are on the best deals as this can save some serious money over the year.
You're on a great mortgage rate too, which will all help OP'ing.
Good luck

newgirly

Wow, you are really lucky to have an OH who is so on board with the oping, all you need to do now is beat him and enjoy your dinner :beer: