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Max's Debt Free Diary.........

MoneyMax
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edited 16 August 2011 at 11:25AM in Debt free diaries
New day new debt free diary, I will try my best to update every day and every time i do good!

I am mum of 3 growing boys with a partner and a full time job.

Ive finally go the guts to write down everything I spend.
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  • MoneyMax
    MoneyMax Posts: 129 Forumite
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    edited 15 July 2011 at 11:05AM
    Ideas for making money!

    Ebay - Free to list all weekend.
    Retrieve all my boxes of "stuff" from D's mums and my sisters house and sell sell sell!!
    Sell books on Amazon
    Surveys online
    ..........................more ideas welcome!

    Jobs for tonight, take pictures of ebay items and list while sat watching TV (relaxing). I know, only 1 job but baby steps:j
  • MoneyMax
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    edited 15 July 2011 at 11:44AM
    Thought of more jobs for tonight, ill make a £2 coin savings jar, make Oscars (2nd) birthday cake to take o Pizza hut tomorrow thus using up ingredients and still do ebay!

    Super busy as taking the boys pony riding after tea! (Free!!! We look after a pony for someone and in exchange Im teaching my boys to ride)

    Also need to make sure D takes lunches and flask of tea to work instead of spending £5+ a day on lunch and drinks, that's approx £1150 a year!!
  • ooooh shiny new diary.....well done on your first, second and third post.....seems like you have got your head around what needs to be done and are making a good start.

    So good luck with your Debt free diary and will drop by now and again to say hello and have a catch up....

    bf
    Total debt £[STRIKE]37864.78 [/STRIKECOLOR=purple][FONT=Arial Narrow][SIZE=1 [/STRIKE][STRIKE] £31681.03[/STRIKE] -[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]£16700
    Paid off so far.....[STRIKE]£15495.84[/STRIKE]£20364
  • MoneyMax
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    Oooh 1st reply!
    Thanks BF

    Ive yet to add my partner D's debts!!

    Another good thing is that our youngest starts school next Sept so we will be at least £500 a month up! Wow!!

    Still need to sit down an decide what to pay off 1st, highest intrest i guess??
  • MoneyMax
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    So today was the cinema and Pizza hut for Oscars 10th birthday. Had a good day, spent about £60 in all for tickets, drinks, sweets and pizza hut for 5 of us, not bad really I think!

    I made my sealed pot and put a few £££'s in, completely sealed with cardboard, sellotape, more cardboard, pink and glittery butterfly wrapping paper (re-used) and even more sellotape!! Too pretty to break into:j

    D got some of my boxes from his mum's garage and after sorting through them this evening I have 1 large box of "stuff to sell". NOw to amazon and ebay......wish me luck.....my eyes are closing ;)
  • MoneyMax
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    I am now a seller on Amazon and I have listed my 1st item! Woohoo!
  • MoneyMax
    MoneyMax Posts: 129 Forumite
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    18 items listed on Amazon and 1 pair of shoes on ebay :-)
  • MoneyMax
    MoneyMax Posts: 129 Forumite
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    5 items on ebay to make the most of free listings!!!!
  • jwil
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    Well done on the ebay and amazon listings!
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • MoneyMax
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    1st Ebay item sold for £57 & Postage, this is great as I only paid £62 for it! As were going away on Thursday this will pay for our food shop for the week in our FREE accomodation!:j

    God I cant wait for 10 whole days no work, no children, no nothing!! And just been upgraded to D's brothers beach house instead of his empty spare house nextdoor!:T

    Also did the packed lunches for D so he cant spen his usual £3 - £5 on food PER DAY!!!
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