2007 Olympic Challenge

Wings_of_Ambition

Just noticed the Olympics got a plug on the most recent Martin's Money Tips email - yay!

freebird65

I thought I'd do a little list of how I've got my total together.....to see what's been the most profitable.....

Mystery Shopping = £75
Online survey = £12 (never thought this would pay but got a chq)
Focus Groups = £165 (£20 off for fares...booo hiss)
Matched betting = £294.03 (since Jan 7th)
Ebay = £96.65
Loose change found = £0.39
Sold contents of my old foreign money pot to friends and family = £12.00
TOTAL.......£655.05 :T

Isn't it lovely seeing money come TO you isntead of running away!!

The Focus Groups were lucky - they don't usually pay so well - on average it's £30-£40 a session, but once in a while you get a great one. Go online for them too - there's a company called Indiefield that I use.

We've also sorted out the garage etc so there lots to try and flog.....a spare fridge, a bathroom sink, car tyres, a Sony cd player (car), loads of tiles....and even my slightly dead car (worth about £10 methinks!).

Thanks to WoA for all the work that's going into doing the totals!!!

Roll on car-booting weather.

leebarton

freebird65 wrote:

We've also sorted out the garage etc so there lots to try and flog.....a spare fridge, a bathroom sink, car tyres, a Sony cd player (car), loads of tiles....and even my slightly dead car (worth about £10 methinks!).

I sold my old, non tax, non mot - needs work car for £50 in the free ads. Worth a try!

Uniscots97

More money due to me through this morning. 4.75 so brings total to 551.59. :j

My bank manager must be wondering whats going on all the little credits to my account!

wilf55

think bank managers are happier when they see us going overdrawn!!!!

wonder do they have a saddistic streak!!!!

Uniscots97

very true! Mine phoned me up for a chat I thought I was in bother as I'd used my overdraft last month...........No they just wondered whether I fancied transferring my mortgage to them. Though the weird thing was they said my credit (with them) was paid off in full..........if only!!!!!!!! Very weird they said that. They had all correct details etc apart from that.

Boomdocker

Woo Hoo!!! :j

I knew it would be worth the effort of listing yesterday, took me ages as I am soooooooooo slow.

Rushed to my PC this morning and to my excitement had 3 sales on Amazon, yay. That's £11.45 profit into the pot so far this week! (Although they were some of the better items, won't be getting that level of return every time sadly. Much better than what I would have got at a bootie though)

I am so happy and excited to be finally off the mark. :T

mophead

unable do to anything this week as im feeling like cr*p with the flu and two of the kids are ill so all i've been doing are my pigsback and mutual points click throughs And i'll have £16.80 to add from not smoking. Hope to be better next week and back with a vengence.

Claire

nicbates

I am going to aim for bronze, but I have a disadvantage of starting a month later

wilf55

welcome aboard nicbates