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Can I bet on myself at the bookies to earn money?
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I am coming at this from a totally naive perspective and haven't been able to work out the answer by googling.
Ok, I need to love weight but am also looking to get my teeth fixed which will have to done privately and is likely to cost anything from £6-20K :eek:
So given that my starting point is to lose lbs and gain £'s to pay for the teeth can I go into a bookies and ask them to give me odds to bet on myself to lose weight? If so how do I go about this as I have never even been in a bookies in my life never mind actually place a bet.
Any advice welcome
Ok, I need to love weight but am also looking to get my teeth fixed which will have to done privately and is likely to cost anything from £6-20K :eek:
So given that my starting point is to lose lbs and gain £'s to pay for the teeth can I go into a bookies and ask them to give me odds to bet on myself to lose weight? If so how do I go about this as I have never even been in a bookies in my life never mind actually place a bet.
Any advice welcome
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Good luck with both goals though!
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It's not going to happen. Let's say the bookies will take the bet. How much do you think you'll have to wager? Can you afford 6-20k up front on an evens bet?
Sorry, I don't even know what that means
I was thinking that if I could lose 5 stone by the end of the year which works out at around 2.5lbs every week for the next 24 weeks until the end of the year. That is realistic and a healthy rate to lose it at.
If I was to bet £100 that I could do it, could I realistically get £400 or £500 back? That would be a strong motivator for me and would help add to the new teeth pot. Obviously I would have to find other ways to boost the new teeth pot but was hoping I might be able to kill 2 birds with one stone and get started.
Right, off to come up with some other ways to come up with the £'s.
Lots of items written up and just needing photos for the next ebay free listing weekend.
Wonder if friends and family will sponsor me if a bet isn't the way forward? Hmmm...
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1562577
Interesting reading and did require a letter from the GP.
You could ask your friends or family and see what they say. Or, if you know someone else is trying to lose weight, how about having a wager with them.
Alternatively, if one of your food vices is something quite specific (eg takeaways, a bar of chocolate from the corner shop etc) then every time you resist buying it, how about putting that money into a jar instead? It only needs to be a clean jam jar or something and you could mark it up "Shiny new teeth fund"
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Whilst you are losing weight, you will be motivated by the growth of your account... 24 x £20 = £480
If you don't lose weight one week then don't put into your pot.
You will soon find a determination to reach your £480 goal.