£10 per day in September ** ALL WELCOME** :)

alexman

What is this McCains thing everyone is talking about? Is it the chip company?

ThriftyFelicity

Couple of bits to add for weekly update: £2.50 homemade wine savings plus £20 from DH... half of the £40 his dad gave him for doing a bit of gardening (apparently, I'm worth it :rotfl:).

Taking me to £72.71... really should list on eBay this weekend...

fairyclicks

Nothing to update yet today but just been on ebay and managed to list another 12 things - i needed to come and remind myself why i put myself through it!! Am ready for sticking pins in my eyes LOL! How any of you manage to list 50 items at a time i don't know - i think you should be paid for listing never mind having to pay hehehehehe!

Anyway, thats another wee bit done and hopefully will make a few sales at least!

Great about the free listing weekend - think i will try and do the mini challenge again and list 30 more things if i can face it

Good luck all today - hope you all make millions

Fairy xx

If_My_Pennies_Were_Pounds

All signed up to Maximiles, thanks for your help Aesop

Can I just ask, what do people typically use their miles for?

fairyclicks

If_My_Pennies_Were_Pounds wrote: »

All signed up to Maximiles, thanks for your help Aesop

Can I just ask, what do people typically use their miles for?

i usually use mine for sainsburys vouchers - theres quite a lot to choose from though

Well done Aesop on the referral - glad that means you on your way to another voucher

FYI

Galaxy Tab video on site is a 20 point one, i think the american chopper, nandos and xenoblade is too - usually if they don't say points below them they are 20 pointers

lolly101

Franby - Tesco will accept your Sainsburys money off vouchers.

Aesop wrote: »

well done!


keep an eye on the quick grabbit board if you can, there are glitches before xmas, and sales of items, so worth keeping an eye if you can during the day

Thanks for reminding me! I love the grabbit board but have never got myself into the habit of looking on there! Will have a browse today and will add it to my favourites list so I don't forget!

sweetpeas wrote: »

Well done lolly its things like that happening that make all the hassle seem worth while isn't it

I'm p'd off completely cos I've just sat and worked out our 'finance' for the next mth (we get paid tomo) and after everything we need to pay out we have about £100 left to live for the whole month.
I don't really know what to do with myself at the minute cos I've been sat with my book on my knee trying to add and add again hoping maybe it will change but of course it hasn't. So I have put comedy on in hope I might crack a smile

X

Thanks Sweetpeas

It is an awful situation to be in, I was there not long ago. As Aesop said, the OS board is great for making money go further. The Grocery Challenge has some great recipe ideas, and some people are making lovely meals on the smallest budgets - really inspirational. The only other thing I could say is (if you haven't already) go through everything that you pay out and check if you can get it cheaper. If you are out of contract on anything, then you will usually be able to get a better deal if you tell them you are planning on leaving them (just do your homework first and find a company that you can say you are moving to).

Oh also, Amazon has a grocery section - I've not looked at it yet so don't know how good it is, but it may come in handy if you are building up lots of Amazon vouchers, but not much cash for everyday things.


Great news about free listings. Hope I qualify. I don't get any free monthly listings at the mo so don't know if I'll be able to get these ones either. Fingers crossed.


Misskaytee - A Christamas challenge sounds good! I bought quite a few gifts in Boots' Jan sales (LOVE Boots sales!) but still have a lot to buy, especially the kids' stuff (I can never buy their presents early as I get too excited and give it to them early, lol).


Eco - Well done on your car insurance! :T I'd love to pay my insurance yearly as it would save a fortune, but at the mo it's just too expensive. That will probably be something to aim for next year.
My company contacted me yesterday and told me that my premium would be going up to £1100! :eek: (currently £970). That didn't sound right as by the time I renew I will have had my license a year so won't be classed as a 'new driver', I'll also have 2 years NCB so I thought it would go down, at least a little bit! I looked around a bit yesterday and have three companies offering £600 ish Will have another look around and decide nearer the time as it's not due until next month.

electric_comperella

Thanks for the guidance Kaytee/Aesop (and anyone I've forgotten after catching up with the thread )

Thanks (again) to Aesop for reminding me to go through Nectar for Amazon purchases...I always forget this which is a PITA when I buy most of my xmas pressies on there (THINK OF THE POINTS! d'oh)....so I've cut a piece of paper with the words "buy amazon thru nectar!" and stuck it on my pc monitor x

pig_let_cool

Recieved my £79 (£5 went on my annual fee sods law my new year started this month XD) from Quidco
Requested £5 voucher from Neilson mobile panel
Requested £5 paypal from a survey site I can't remember the name of...( I logged in to find I had points from 2 years ago! Easy fiver )


so....
YAY I REACHED MY TARGET

But I shall continue as I feel a bit of a cheat having such a large quidco payout ahaa :')

Going to have a look at Maximiles now, and fill in a few surveys I've been sent, more ebay things finish this weekend, so my new target is to reach £200 before the months out

fairyclicks

OMG i just had to share this one - i phoned orange to make a payment off my debt with them only to find i had £10 credit on my account........i have no idea how that happened cos i'm pretty sure i still owed £61.....:rotfl:

Wee cheque winging its way to me now :j How fab is that lol

sweetpeas_2

misskaytee wrote: »

:eek: Living on £100 for a month or £25 per week.
Jeezus, words fail me

Big hugs Aesop & Sweetpeas :grouphug:
Am i the only one who finds this Shocking, and really quite upsetting
Aesop, dont feel guilty using your child benefit, needs must!

Sorry, but just realised the time, and im running late :cool:

Best wishes to you both x

Thanks hun We'll manage somehow. I will have to use my "stash" that I've been saving up from this challenge. I like to try and save it towards something for the family but I'll have to use it this time, food and petrol are more important

It is upsetting considering we've both always worked full time

sweet xx

Aesop wrote: »

((((((((((sweetpeas)))))))))))))))

actually going to give you the dodgy hug

:grouphug:

it has been the same for us the last 2 months. once I have paid most bills, have £100 for food for month and have ended up using DS's child benefit to get us through. I hate doing that as like to use it for him for treats.

can you have a look at fairyclicks page to see if there is anything you don't do that you might have time for?

have you tried oldstyle thread? to see how you can make store cupboard food last a month?

Hi hun, I'm going to head over there over the weekend with pen and paper ready so I can note some ideas down. I'm going to have a look at fairyclicks page as well so I can pinch some of the ideas flying about. Thanks for the ideas hun, you're a saint :A

sweet xx