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  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,346 Forumite
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    just back from todays craft fair so two days updates in one post today:-

    5/5/2013

    1. Craft Fair - £77 made

    2. Made 15 items for craft fair

    3. Checked freepostcode lottery - not a winner :(

    4. Wahoo Bingo - 16 stars won

    5. Swagbucks - 17/90 :(

    6. NSD - :j


    6/5/2013

    1. Craft Fair - £155 earnt :j

    2. Swagbucks - 4 (only had a few minutes this morning - may get a few more later but not sure if I'll have time) :(

    3. Wahoo Bingo - 21 stars won

    4. Free postcode lottery - not a winner :(

    5. Another NSD :j
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,346 Forumite
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    7/5/13 Update

    1. Craft Fair - £35 earnt

    2. NSD :j

    3. Nectar Ad Points - 6 added to account :o

    4. Swagbucks - 4 earnt :( ran out of time for more

    5. Wahoo Bingo - no stars won but at least I tried :(:(

    6. Freepostcode lottery checked - not a winner :(
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,346 Forumite
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    its time for my daily update so here goes:-

    8/5/2013

    1. 50 points from YouGov survey :)

    2. Swagbucks 106/90 so target met and extra 9 swagbucks to be awarded at start of June :j

    3. Wahoo Bingo - 48 stars won :)

    4. Free Postcode Lottery checked - did'nt win :(

    5. Nectar Adpoints - 13 points added :)

    6. Walked to youth club with kids to save petrol :)
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,346 Forumite
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    Sorry for absence - been a very busy bunny but here goes for a bumper update:-

    9/5/13

    1. Postcode Lottery checked - not a winner :(

    2. Applied for two mystery shops - waiting to see if approved :o

    3. Wahoo Bingo - 93 stars won :j:j

    4. Entered craft competition

    5. Signed up for and checked BIrthday Bingo :D not a winner


    10/5/13

    1. Swagbucks - 43 :o

    2. Paid money into bank and transferred into savings account

    3. Disney Photopass (when we went on holiday we bought a disney photo pass which allowed us to get all our photos for one price - you can also add borders and effects to each photo and edit and crop each one - we had over a 1000 photos taken - however the pass runs out after 30 days so I have to keep buying a $19.99 extension :mad: - done it twice now but hoping to get them all done before next renewal 19th May) - 10 photos edited. :o

    4. Nectar Ad Points - 37 points earned

    5. Found present for sons friends birthday party in present drawer to save buying
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,346 Forumite
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    edited 13 May 2013 at 7:33AM
    11/5/13

    1. Nectar Adpoints - 14

    2. Swagbucks - 2 :(

    3. Wahoo Bingo - 21 stars won ;)

    4. Made 10 things for craft fair

    5. Disney photo pass pictures - 10 edited

    6. NSD :j


    12/5/13

    1. Craft Fair - £35 made to add to savings

    2. NSD :j

    3. Nectar Ad Points - none available :(

    4. Took own popcorn and drinks to cinema (hubby's treat) :D

    5. Wahoo Bingo - 71 stars won :j
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,346 Forumite
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    Yesterday's update:-

    13/05/13

    1. Wahoo BIngo - 19 stars won :o

    2. Swagbucks - 96/120 :o

    3. Postcode Lottery and Birthday Bingo both checked - no wins :(

    4. Nectar Ad Points - 8 points earnt :)

    5. Disney Photopass - 25 photos edited :j

    6. NSD :T
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,346 Forumite
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    OK are you ready here come updates for the past 7 days:-

    14/05/13

    1. Made 15 items ready for craft fair

    2. Swagbucks - 43 bucks :o

    3. Wahoo Bingo - 15 stars won :o

    4. Nectar Ad Points - 47 points :)

    5. Postcode lottery & birthday bingo - not a winner :(

    6. NSD :j

    7. No Heating on all day :D


    15/05/13

    1. Postcode Lottery & Birthday Bingo - not a winner :(

    2. Wahoo Bingo - 14 stars won :o

    3. Made a packed lunch for hubby :D

    4. Disney Photopass - 16 photos edited :)

    5. No heating on again all day :)

    6. NSD :j

    7. Swagbucks - only 14 bucks :(
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • craftingmad
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    16/05/13

    1. Wahoo Bingo - 72 stars won :j

    2. Swagbucks - 62 bucks :)

    3. Postcode Lottery & Birthday Bingo - not a winner :(

    4. Used £1 coupon on bread and milk shop :)

    5. Disney Photopass - 16 photos edited :)


    17/05/13

    1. Nectar Adpoints - 34 :)

    2. Postcode Lottery & Birthday Bingo - not a winner :(

    3. Disney Photopass - finished editing meaning no more extension costs :j:j

    4. Wahoo Bingo - 3 stars won :(

    5. Swagbucks - 3 swagbucks


    18/05/13

    1. Craft Fair - £150 earnt :j:j:j

    2. NSD :j

    3. Made 14 things whilst at craft fair to sell :j

    4. Had chips instead of an expensive chinese for dinner (paid for by OH) :D

    5. Packed up all food for craft fair so had to spend nothing on food :)
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • craftingmad
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    19/05/13

    1. Craft Fair - £35 for savings pot :j

    2. Nectar Ad Points - 12 :o

    3. Swagbucks - 88/70 :j Bonus bucks will be awarded

    4. Postcode Lottery & Birthday Bingo - not a winner :(

    5. Wahoo Bingo - 21 stars won :o

    6. Resisted a take away and ate food from freezer and stores which needed using up :j:j
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • ajmoney
    ajmoney Posts: 6,459 Forumite
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    Hi crafting mad, I might start keeping a list of what I do through the day, I reckon I do far more than I realise. I also need to look at the 1% challenge. I have subscribed to your thread.
    MFW 2025 No. 7 £700/£1200
    MFiT-T7 No. 6 £2392.98/£30,000
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