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  • wilf55
    wilf55 Posts: 3,102 Forumite
    i would give it a go on amazon cos at least its cheaper...unless its a special cd worth loads of course
    Save 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/6000
  • Can't seem to get going, hoping to list some stuff later!
    All my money seems to be parting company with me as quick as it can, I'm doing all I can to keep in budget!
  • wilf55
    wilf55 Posts: 3,102 Forumite
    i have the same problem but what i have decided to do is keep a record of what i make even if i have to spend it but trying to keep within budget so can spend it on things like getting my house decorated

    i know what you mean though struggling til the end of the month just to pay bills and feed mouths let alone make any money

    at least if you do it like i intend to do you still have a record of what you have made and how even if you dont have a lump sum at the end


    am going to list incomings and outgoings into and out of the challenge fund
    Save 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/6000
  • This is my first post so hope I've done it right. I've been reading the forums for a while and they have been a real help!! I want to do the debt challenge and am going for Bronze maybe even Silver!!

    Kerry

    x

    Debt January 2007 - £11,200.00 :eek:
  • Honeybee_2
    Honeybee_2 Posts: 290 Forumite
    Quick question, do mystery shopping assignments count towards the total?
    Debt free in 2010 :beer:
    £6551.35 paid so far.

    This WILL be my debt free year! :T
  • plattinum
    plattinum Posts: 111 Forumite
    Could I join this challange please at the Bronze leval, hope I'm not too late. I was given £50 for Christmas, so this will give me a decent start.
  • Punkygoth
    Punkygoth Posts: 117 Forumite
    Just had an email from Sainsburys offering me £60 to take part in Market research. Apparently it will only take an hour and a half, can't be bad!! I am just waiting for the details but if it comes off then I will have a total of £141towards my money for nothing total, hurrah! The rest is made up from Greasy palm and ebay! :D
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    Just got credit 1000 points from shop and scan, they translate into vouchers, so just gotta find a way to convert that to cash. Hmmm...
    No longer using this account for new posts from 2013
  • Leopardlady
    Leopardlady Posts: 1,264 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I am going to go for Silver! I have found a load of books, clothes, shoes and jewellry to sell so watch out e-bay and Amazon!
    I am a member of Pigsback but spent my last voucher for christmas so starting again.
    £2007 here i come! It can only do good.

    I have a massive £25,000 of debt to get rid of so this is just the start, i hope to beat the Silver goal and get to Gold but must start somewhere!
    Leopardlady
    Got married on the 26th April 08!!!!!!!:j:T

    Bumpy Bean was due 20th Nov 2010, born 15th Nov :j:j:T
  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Sold something on amazon this morning, and just had the email to say the money's going into my account next time round so I just made the fortnightly deadline :j Don't know how much postage will be so will update total when I go to the post office tomorrow.

    My biggest challenge is to actually put my 'profit' from amazon, ebay etc into a savings account. I've been using it to top up my earnings for months now (probably why I'm short at the moment as I haven't really been selling for the last month) when I always planned to save it up, opened an ING account but that was such a faff to put the money into so have finally managed to close it and am going to open an account with the same bank as my current account (interest might not be so good but it'll be much easier to transfer the money).

    Well done to everyone so far - great to hear everyone's successes.
    Initial Mortgage January 2024 - £160,000
    Initial Mortgage free date - January 2058
    Mortgage as of 1st February 2024 - £159,134.98
    Overpayments to date - £79.62
    Current Mortgage free date - January 2058
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