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

ElleWoods

I've managed to sell both listings I had on eBay - a phone for £100 and a pair of knee high boots for £18. :j I'll update here once I know exactly what profit I've made after postage.

MessyMare

Looking apprehensively at my craft box....going to have a destash! Then sell the storage box on fleabay. I haven't touched my beads in forever, since we moved I just seem to have lost the motivation to be creative anywhere but the garden. My beetle passed it's MOT today so I'm hoping to get a good lump of money to start paying my mum back (would be nice to put it towards the car loan but selling the car was part of the deal).

Going to toddle off and update my spreadsheets in a procrastinatory way! I def need a kick up the bum to get going at the moment I think.

lesgeo2012

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Looking apprehensively at my craft box....going to have a destash! Then sell the storage box on fleabay. I haven't touched my beads in forever, since we moved I just seem to have lost the motivation to be creative anywhere but the garden. My beetle passed it's MOT today so I'm hoping to get a good lump of money to start paying my mum back (would be nice to put it towards the car loan but selling the car was part of the deal).

Going to toddle off and update my spreadsheets in a procrastinatory way! I def need a kick up the bum to get going at the moment I think.

Small crafty bits did well for me on ebay. I sold a load of metallic thread samples I gathered from magazine freebies. Me and metallic thread don't get along.......ever! Also sold clear stamp bundle, also freebies from magazines. Cross stitch kits on at the moment. I might get rid of the card toppers that have gathered up!

MessyMare

Lesgeo- I was going to put them all in an Etsy shop, as I have one for the jewellery supply shop I'd like to have (eventually, when I'm debt free, sigh) - the fee on there works out at 12.5p for the listing (which lasts about 3 months I think) and quite a low percentage final value like fee. I'm hoping to be able to raise quite a bit Supply/de-stash shops seem to do really well on there.

Happy tails - me and you are saving towards the same goal! I just realised

happytails

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Happy tails - me and you are saving towards the same goal! I just realised

Paying off car finance? or a Credit card? My goal changed 3 times since i started lol so now i have 2 goals. One is short term (4 months) and the other i expect will take up to a further 12 months)

I am feeling optimistic though ATM. Just done our annual accounts for our business and we are actually nearly -£400 for 2011-2012 But im guessing that means we wont pay any tax? Not sure how it works but emailed the accountant all the Info so will see what he says. Until June this year it was ran (badly ) along side husbands employed job. Now we are both employed through his business only contracting out so i guess its quite scary but luckily we are contracting 2 big companies with unlimited hours work as its ongoing projects.

Got a few more watchers on Ebay but no more bids yet. Had an expensive day. Got my bits and bobs from the village (cellotape, gift wrap etc and £8 worth of meat from the butchers), then i bought my radiator which im proud to say was budgeted for when i traded my phone in, £60. This afternoon husband got a hi vis cycle jacket for cycling to work, a further £28 :eek:(nearly died but better than him nearly dying!! He cycles to and from work everyday) and then a further £9.60 at sainsburys as husband didnt want to cook and wanted a takeaway so got oven pizzas and a few bits i really could have done without (bread rolls, reduced chinese meal and reduced mushrooms) but theyll come in handy... oh and £6.10 on tester paints at B&Q for the kids room

Good thing is ive really noticed how much ive spent today, even minus the planned radiator purchase. Which IMO is great as i wouldnt have batted an eyelid weeks ago and probably spent alot more too! So progress has been made in a way (can you tell im an optimist most of the time :rotfl:)

Tomorrow should be good as we are childfree for 3 hours, woop! so going to get some tidying done and test these paints and hopefully decide on one. then we've got a kids party in the afternoon and then it will be dinner and bed so hopefully a NSD :T

What is everyone else up to/been up to this weekend?

Sarah x

happybucket

Please can I join too?

I have a £1000 overdraft with Santander which i need rid of so my 1% is £10.

Great thread, thank you

Little_Miss_Uni-Debt

Hey Nimbo, welcome to the thread! You have a number now! Amazing start to your 100% - 10% done already, wow!

Thanks HappyBucket, you're on the list!

@Happytails - you have given me inspiration to list some really random things on ebay and see what sells. In fact I might have some razors that the buyer of your razor-less handle might appreciate

Had a lovely day today, been out to a wedding booking that is upcoming in a few months. Had a tour round the venue, got some great ideas listed down. So feeling very creative today! Just currently doing a little work on my websites.

My partner got £136 for 2 gold chains today, so my list must be rubbing off on him too

mummybearx

Well I've not gathered up any more %'s, but we did go buy another puppy today :j

Been talking of getting another dog for a few years, our dog is 5 and we though she could do with a friend. Pick up the new addition on Friday, can't wait x

bpsp10

Bad day for us..... spent the entire day ripping the washing machine apart to get to the bearings, fitted them and everything seemed fine. Then ran some calgon through the machine this evening to clean it all up again and the main bearing has ceased again. But this caused the motor to overheat and the whole thing is kaput.

The outcome is that we now need to buy a new washing machine tomorrow! Horror

SEASHELL

Hi there

Can I join in please. I have debts of £12500 :eek::eek::eek: First time I've sat down and added them all up properly . £125 is my 1% feels a lot easier to aim to clear every thing off at 1% at a time. Doesn't seem so daunting