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2007 Olympic Challenge

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  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Used some vouchers I got given for Christmas to buy some new clothes yesterday and got 50p change so have added that to my challenge. currently at £91.47 - really want to break the £100 barrier.

    Almost everything on amazon also on GM now and 2 more ebay auctions listed - 1 has bids already the other a watcher. Have another ending tonight - currently only on 99p but it was an unwanted Christmas present so can't complain too much.

    Did 2 MS's yesterday and have 1 to go to in a minute so hopefully that will help push my total up later in the month.

    Better go and get ready - good luck for week 5 everyone.
    Initial Mortgage January 2024 - £160,000
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  • Hi all,
    I have added £35.00 to my total from Ebay and Amazon sales (after fees and postage). I have listed a few more things on Amazon and loads on Green Metropolis, but not having much luck with them. Am spending a lot of time digging up my garden! Plan to grow lots of veg this year and save tons of money :rolleyes:
    Wings of Ambition - I have Pm'd you my grand total, sorry I have not been paying attention. Great newsletter. Thanks.
    Olympic Bronze Challenge Target £1007
    Started 7/1/07 - Total so far £713.66
  • wilf55
    wilf55 Posts: 3,102 Forumite
    well done everyone keep going!!!
    Save 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/6000
  • monki_man
    monki_man Posts: 368 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Without alienating those not into match betting too much, Good week for match betting this week, no c**k ups either which always helps. I made roughly £520 in horse racing and football. There is also money coming in from the sale of my LG chocolate phone.

    My realistic forecast suggests there is a good chance I can reach the Olympic Gold target now. So as of today I’m going to up my target. To £3,007.
    [size=-5]Olympic 2007 challenge Started 9 Jan 2007[strike]Aim Silver 2007.00[/strike] Aim Gold 3007.00 Achieved so far:782
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    [size=-5]Feb 2007 Grocery Challenge

    28th-03rdFeb £17.75
    04th-10thFeb £13.31
    11th-17thfeb £18.54
    18th-24thfeb £17.19
    25th-3rdmar £3.70
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  • moxie_2
    moxie_2 Posts: 609 Forumite
    Just totted up my earnings this week, £35.46 in total. Will update my sig and send total to WOA. Next week could be quiet, unless I get invited to a focus group, fingers crossed cos that would be £60. haven't had a chance to look at matched betting yet, maybe this afternoon I'll have a read through.
    Total debt May 2005 £83,232 :eek:
    Total Debt November 2009 £0! DEBT FREE!
    Proud to have dealt with my debts
    Official DFW Nerd Club member no. 028
  • I have had no luck over the last couple of days! I am joining a few of you by the looks of it and am going to start growing my own veg, going to go to the local garden centre and take a look this afternoon (sorry off topic I know!)
    finally debt free and want to keep it that way!!
  • mizmir
    mizmir Posts: 3,710 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Start of week 5 - have made £46.89 matched betting taking my total to £610.99. Also done a qualifier for another £50 freebie - so will hopefully play that through Monday/Tuesday - and am moving through my Bet365 betbasket!
  • hazzie123
    hazzie123 Posts: 2,755 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    I sold two things on ebay,sadly one was on UKpost only and was bid on by a Yank so got nowt for that as I aint posting over seas.The other Item I miss calculated the Postage and will probably use the money I earned off it to post the Bloody thing.
    But I did find 2p.

    So my grand total is 2p.lol. It`s not looking likely I`ll even make bronze in the next 5 years!
    Debt Free Date:10/09/2007 :j :money:
  • god, I really need to get a handle on matched betting. I placed a bet which they told me on teh MB thread was an 'arb' so I was well chuffed. When it came to the end of the match though, only £2 was taken from my account not the £4 (£2 on each bet) so I lost it. Dunno how it went wrong, but can't seem to follow it at all and have £8 in my betfair account to use up!
    :D GOD BLESS DURAN DURAN :D
    Official DFW Nerd Club - Member no 293 Proud to be dealing with my debts
    March NSD 5/10 March Make £5 Day £99.28/£155
  • freebird65
    freebird65 Posts: 1,751 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Have done very well on matched betting yesterday/today....and was planning on adding another £50 on the goals Tottenham will almost certainly concede against Man Utd this afternoon.......only to find Betfair has gone down with severe technical problems. Have rung them and they don't know when it'll be fixed. :mad:
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