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2007 Olympic Challenge (Part Two)

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  • Woodyrocks
    Woodyrocks Posts: 1,913 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    This is where my running total has come from. I note every single penny down as it comes in so I always know how I am doing! I have just copied and pasted but have edited mystery visit ID names.

    Started on April 1st Money from Nothing challenge
    Banked


    £310 - Excel w/e 18th April
    £90 - TNS ***
    £75 - Focus group: website Focus4People
    £60 - Focus group: beauty products Focus4People
    £158 - Excel w/e 29th April
    £12.50 - Retaileyes
    £40 - focusforce Yummy
    £50 - focusforce HeadPhones
    £50 - focus 4 people Mobile Phone
    £2 - Indifield survey
    £48 - Bt b/band savings (£4 x 12months)
    £300 - OnePoll Survey
    £165.38 - Excel w/e 13th May
    £30 - Cecure gaming
    £50 - TNS *****
    £16 - TNS ****
    £8.50 - TNS ****
    £5 - TNS *********
    £5 - Lightspeed paypal
    £30 - Grassroots *******
    £50 - Focus4People Bank
    £54.21 - Excel w/e
    £55 - FocusForce Somerfield
    £15 - Indifield RADIO (cancelled compensation)
    £32.50 - OC pulse - *******
    £50 - AWJ (money for nothing)
    £12.25 - Valued Opinion
    £2.75 - Brain juicer
    £13.50 - Grassroots ******
    £9 - TNS ****
    £15 - Indifield Van survey
    £15 - TNS *******
    £25.07 -Quidco
    £10 - BAI ************
    £22 - TNS ********
    £10 - Grassroots *******
    £8.50 - TNS ********
    £5 - Cecure gaming balance
    £50 - Credit Card FocusForce
    £17 - OC Pulse ******
    £10 - BAI *********
    £10 - Grassroots *********
    £45 - Qualityeye Sky focus group
    DEBT FREE AND LOVING LIFE
  • focus4people seem to be good for you! just signed up although it looks like its mainly for london people
    finally debt free and want to keep it that way!!
  • rumblytum
    rumblytum Posts: 474 Forumite
    Hi everyone,

    Another £3 for me from Greenmetropolis bringing my grand total to 2460.46 :T

    Here is the breakdown:

    Complaint about poor quality goods: 10.98
    Amazon: 155.11
    Babysitting: 793.48
    Mum paid for a favour I did: 43.75
    Scrapped car and cancelled insurance: 144.84
    Ebay: 810.43
    Greenmetropolis: 18.50
    Mystery shopping: 108.87
    Car Tax refund: 43.75
    Surveys: 34.20
    Next refund: 21.99
    Season ticket refund for poor service: 50.40
    Cash from piggy bank: 16.00
    Credit card cashback: 84.35
    Pigsback voucher: 10.00
    Quidco: 9.67
    PO refund for missing parcel: 8.33
    Car insurance refund (transfer of no claims): 95.81


    rumbly x
  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Well done rumbly.
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
  • I_was_a_fool
    I_was_a_fool Posts: 331 Forumite
    Yay I have hit my Bronze target, total 1010.31!

    I used the money to pay off my catalogue, car insurance & shoes & clothes for the kids.

    Sharon:beer:
    Proud to be dealing with my debts :j
    Debt free date now [strike]Nov 2020[/strike] [strike]Oct 2017[/strike] [STRIKE]Aug 2016[/STRIKE] May 2011 at present rate
  • well done sharon!!!!!
    finally debt free and want to keep it that way!!
  • wilf55
    wilf55 Posts: 3,102 Forumite
    well done everyone

    i havent got a detailed run down like some as i have just updated my sig as i went along but the way i have done it so far is

    quidco
    pigsback
    valued opinions
    tns
    indiefield
    loose change
    free broadband
    cashback from phone
    complaining about poor service
    greasypalm
    amazon
    ebay
    checking bills and asking for refunds where due
    mutual points
    global test market
    using coupons when shopping
    will think of more because there is more and update

    next challenge is need to repay £1000 to dd before end of august .....
    but still going for the gold atm 4 weeks to go approx
    Save 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/6000
  • mickey_mouse
    mickey_mouse Posts: 1,441 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Hi everyone

    here is a breakdown of how my total so far has been earnt:

    £104 vouchers from pressies or pigsback used to buy other pressies or necessities

    0.73p money found

    £300.34 ebay profit

    £6.00 didn't need for train fare for son as he had training day at college
    £212.20 overtime

    £30.00 reward from work for finding stolen fuel card
    £2 savers club 2025 #4
  • wilf55
    wilf55 Posts: 3,102 Forumite
    well done mickey!!!!! still afew weeks left keep going
    Save 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/6000
  • wilf55
    wilf55 Posts: 3,102 Forumite
    my mistake finished !!!!!!! thought i had a little longer he he he

    sums up my life totally!!
    Save 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/6000
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