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  • I'll write it first then PM one or more of them for opinions on what I've written. Am up to step 4 so far.
  • blackangeluk
    blackangeluk Posts: 837 Forumite
    I'll write it first then PM one or more of them for opinions on what I've written. Am up to step 4 so far.

    That would be brilliant - thanks :j
  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
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    tha's brilliant warburton
  • pinkkaz
    pinkkaz Posts: 538 Forumite
    I think that kind of intro would fit in well on this board, as it really is making money from a bit of initial investment and a bit of your time (less and less of your time as you get the hang of it). I started doing it just over a week ago and have already made approx. £170 from betting and cashback.

    It was very scary placing my first bet, just because it's been drummed into me from an early age that gambling is wrong. But this isn't gambling - it's a sure thing! (unless you make a major mistake).

    Read through the FAQ thread on the Gambling Loopholes - it really does tell you all you need to know, although I like the idea of a 10-step introduction!
  • pinkkaz wrote: »
    But this isn't gambling - it's a sure thing!

    Hi kaz

    This is the kind of comment that the MB board jumps on every time! It's definitely gambling, and it's not a sure thing!

    but none of that is a reason to not do it... it's just the odds are massively stacked in your favour.

    You're really gambling against your own ability to make mistakes and against bookies abilities to screw you over.

    Warby
  • SarahNeedle1872
    SarahNeedle1872 Posts: 6,166 Forumite
    I'll write it first then PM one or more of them for opinions on what I've written. Am up to step 4 so far.

    This would be great, thanks very much. I think there are secretly quite a few of us that wants to get into Matched Betting, but it all looks a bit confusing to begin with

    Sarah x
    'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' - Oscar Wilde
  • divorcingjack
    divorcingjack Posts: 557 Forumite
    I'm definately in - my mum and I were discussing it over the weekend; fancy trying to fund a week away for the two of us later in the year.

    when does the football season start again? (shows how much I know!!)

    Should we start a challenge based around this? I'd love to have a member number somewhere in my sig!

    Good luck with understanding the FAQs though .. my head is nippin and it's my fourth time reading them. :eek:

    dj
    Self-building fund :eek:: £4259
    Savings target: 1 rainy year 10000/10000 :j

    WINS 2011: Briggs & Reilly Suitcase, Nail Polish, Book, AEGON international tennis tickets x2, 4* trip to London including Michelin Star dinner :j
  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
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    What is matched betting? Am I being thick :confused:
    DFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!
  • Up to step 7 and thinking I might need 12 steps! Damn my promise of a ten step programme!
  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
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    well alot of people do follow a 12 step programme so there may be a reason 12 is better
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