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  • gothrockchic1
    gothrockchic1 Posts: 1,959 Forumite
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    Emzilla wrote: »
    Glad you enjoyed it. Have to say that I'm Team Edward though :D.

    Good news on the Amazon voucher :).

    Emz xx

    Edwards cute tho x
  • Emzilla
    Emzilla Posts: 3,846 Forumite
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    Not doing too well on Opinion World. Still need another 125 points, but have screened out of all the surveys I've tried today. I'm also close to £5 on the bingo. So nearly there.

    When I've got my mum's birthday present, I need to get another £20 to buy a new phone. When we switched to Sky, my BT phone wouldn't work anymore (one of those with the broadband hub) so we need a new phone. I've seen a single cordless one for £20, so want to get that before I start saving for my niece's birthday present.

    Nearly finished my work for the day :j. 16 questions to go.

    Emz xx
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,642 Ambassador
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    Hope it dident take you too long to do your q's.
    I am much the same on You Gov~bah.
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  • Emzilla
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    Phew, just did a mammoth survey on Opinion World and got an £11 voucher. I've just ordered the most expensive boxset. Just a single DVD to go now for £6. I've still got just under £2 in there, so I'm just going to go ahead and order it and put the other £4 towards it. Might not get them in time otherwise.

    Feeling really tired today. Need an early night tonight. My left eyelid keeps twitching - driving me mad.

    Emz xx
  • Kepp
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    My eye does that when I'm tired too - drives you insane doesn't it! :mad:

    Well done on all the vouchers :)
    Debt at LBM Apr 2010 £28,767 Debt free as of Nov 2013 :j
  • Emzilla
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    I still feel really tired, and I have no idea why. I hope I'm not coming down with something.

    Anyway, I have decided that I really need to start paying my mum back. I keep on saying it, but not actually doing it and I think she is struggling a bit with money. I'm starting off with £1,000, which is actually what I owe her. I have got some other debt in her name, but that isn't affecting her as I pay that off monthly and pay the interest, so I'll tackle that once she has her £1k back.

    I've made a little card divided into £10's and I'll tick off each £10 as I go so i know where I am. The plan is that anything above what I earn from the questions will go to my mum. I earn £900 a month from the questions and that pays for my half of the bills, other debts and tax etc. I've then got my DLA, which pays for food, petrol etc. So anything from surveys, extra jobs, JPJ etc will go to my mum.

    I've just got an extra job doing a group of 4 surveys, which I'll receive £30 for, so that's where I will start. I'll try and get those done over the weekend.

    Back to the questions for now though (74 to go).

    Emz xx
  • Kepp
    Kepp Posts: 4,390 Forumite
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    Hope you're not coming down with anything :( Try to get some rest xx

    That's an excellent idea breaking it down into £10s, makes it seem much more achievable :)
    Debt at LBM Apr 2010 £28,767 Debt free as of Nov 2013 :j
  • beanielou
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    What beccie says from me too :) xx
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  • Emzilla
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    Thanks Beccie and Lou - feeling much better today, so fingers crossed it was just an off-day.

    Woke up early and have already done 15 questions - only 85 to go. Done a couple of surveys too. Need to make a start on the £30 ones I've got at some point over the weekend though. I think OH is visiting his parents tomorrow until Monday, so my aim is to get them done by the end of Monday, as well as my 100 questions a day.

    Emz xx
  • Emzilla
    Emzilla Posts: 3,846 Forumite
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    Yay - done my 100 questions for the day. Also managed to redeem for a £5 Amazon voucher on the bingo.

    Going to watch Thor tonight with OH. He wants to see the new Avengers film when it comes out, but insists that I watch Thor, Captain America and Hulk before we watch it. Good job I like superhero movies.

    Have a good night everyone.

    Emz xx
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