Starting again, 1% at a time. 100 ways to make £80!

craftingmad

Hi everyone,

Thanks decluttering for your congratulations :T
And well done everyone on all the progress %'s. Keep going - it is definately possible.

Well spurred on by my sucess I have decided to set a new target. As the Florida holiday next year is costing £10k (it is going to be a holiday of a lifetime ), I have decided to see if I can pay for half of it by the middle of March. So, as I have already added £3k to the pot, my new target is £2000.

So

Member 17 - £2000 = New 1% = £20

Here goes .......

craftingmad

I can already declare 7% on my new target as I had already exceeded original target by £127 and have just returned a fancy dress out for halloween for myself (along with a couple of accessories which the kids don't really need for one night) which added up to £20. Before this thread I would have kept it and never worn it or just worn it for one night so this challenge has made me be more thoughtful about money which can only be a good thing - I would rather have a % anyday!!!!

This money has been transferred into the savings and I have done myself a new list of 100 ways to make £20.

So:-

Member 17 = Challenge 2 = 7% :j

Spurred on by this challenge I have also carried out 2 mystery shops today (one was only a web enquiry) and so am waiting for £13 to be paid to me, signed up for 4 more mystery shops for tomorrow (another £31 once paid) and completed and sent off booking forms for two more craft events.

Little_Miss_Uni-Debt

craftingmad wrote: »

Member 17 = 104% :j:j:j:j:j:j

I've done it - I've made my £3k target with almost 3 months to spare and I could not have done it without this thread so a massive thank you to everyone.

Now I've got to think about a new target as I don't want to leave the thread - its so motivating and full of lovely people

Back later after getting kids and reading through xx

Well done Crafting! So what's the plan then! New target on the horizon? Will you be starting from zero or heading into the hundreds of percent? I've added a little star to your number in the list - first saver to reach their goal! Amazing!

Quok

I would love to join this challenge. Does it make a difference that I would be posting in Dollars and not Pounds? This is the most fascinating debt-management forum that I have come across.

THEMONEYSPIDER_2

Quok wrote: »

I would love to join this challenge. Does it make a difference that I would be posting in Dollars and not Pounds? This is the most fascinating debt-management forum that I have come across.

Hi and welcome :wave:

I dont see it making any difference ~ Its all about the percentages BABY!! :rotfl:

I also this Forum, it seems to cover everything and has (mostly) lovely friendly people.

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Im in the midst of a really tough month so No % saved for me, infact feels like im going backwards at the moment

Still plodding along though and im sure things will get back on track soon

Well done craftingmad :T

Quok

:j

Join in on the challenge! - Post in BIG colourful letters, your name, 1% and total so far. I'll add you to the list.

Okay, I'm going to focus on the credit card debt, so here goes:

Name: Quok
1%: $50.00
Total so far: 0%

happytails

Not much done today, posted my parcels and cashed in my £8 cheque. Got 6 tubes of toothpaste reduced from £1.20 to 32p :j Is my favourite aswell (though i do chop and change depending whats on offer). I did slip up and buy £2 worth of chocolates and £1 scratchcard - which i won a big fat nothing on Oh and i picked my £3 ebay bargain baby chair up today, its for my mums house so the loopy lab pup doesnt trample on the baby

Sarah x

liz-paul

No actual money made here recently but I have finished the first draft of 3 out of 5 chapters of my ebook. Here's hoping lol :rotfl:

fedupandskint

fedupandskint wrote: »

1% = £160

I've made a start by finding out a phone to sell, listed 7 things on ebay and found out some more to go on there when my selling allowance increases.

Also calculated amount owed which comes to £16,000 meaning new 1 % is £160 as now stands above.

skintsue

No 45 back in action.

My 1% is £30, and I managed to add another 1% to the total this week.

I've collected another £24 in loose change in the jar, and sold two pairs of earrings I've made at £3.50 a set.

I'm doing a Craft Fair this weekend, which I've been preparing for over the last few weeks - using stuff I already had, so I've not paid out extra in speculative planning.
I've made lots of easy things I could manage with my stroke problems so hopefully I can sell them cheaply, and plenty of them.

I only have to pay for the table fee (£10) so once that is covered anything else will be added to my %'age total.
Keeping my fingers crossed.

I'm carrying on the search for stuff I can get rid off on e-bay on the next free week listings - about a dozen photographed so far, and some more books to be split between Amazon and Greenmetropolis.
I have to be careful not to overdo it, especially in this weather, as it makes me feel very wobbly, and I don't want to take any risks with my health.