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Debt Free by September 2014 - SOA included

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  • HOK3Y
    HOK3Y Posts: 1,667 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    No matter what you decide, I wish you the best outcome. It's not easy to feel it hangs over your head, I'm sure. Hugs and kindness to you. Xxx
    Credit Card Freedom gained 14 Feb 2014!!
    Total Debt Freedom gained 29 Apr 2014!!
    Savings goal 30/9/23: £72,000/£538,001.....yes I'm serious!
    Total Debt August 2013: [STRIKE]$21,587[/STRIKE] April 2014: $0!!!!:j
  • wegle
    wegle Posts: 546 Forumite
    Too tired and worn out to write a full reply so just a quick tot up.

    £1.60 parking at hospital
    £3.40 Sealed Pot

    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  • wegle
    wegle Posts: 546 Forumite
    Right I am a bit more revitalised today, not much but a bit! :p

    Hospital yesterday went well, I need to wait 3 weeks for my results of my biopsy but the consultant thinks things are looking good, so I'm really happy about that. Feeling a bit sore today though, so will milk it later at home and get hubby to cook me tea and look after me! :rotfl:

    Since I had to pay for parking I got change for a £5 note, the parking cost £1.60 so I put the remaining £3.40 in my sealed pot. :j

    Done all my surveys this lunchtime. I'm signed up to 30 different sites, and get surveys from all of them, but there are about 6 that are really regular. I'm close to being able to get a £10 payout from 2 of them. :j Considering I only really started doing them 2 weeks ago I think that's pretty good going. Some of them have higher payout thresholds so even though I've accumulated quite a bit of money I can't cash out yet. Anyway I'm enjoying it and it's a good little bit extra. I've also had a couple of trial products to test, just food so far, but nothing wrong with a bit of free food! :rotfl:

    Today will be a NSD, wallet is safely tucked up at home and I'm not doing anything this evening that will cost money, actually I'm probably not doing anything at all this evening!! :j
  • HOK3Y
    HOK3Y Posts: 1,667 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Sounds like you are doing marvellously! Bravo! :beer: I have signed up to Quidco's surveys and Crowdology but am not doing well with either. :( Crowdology keep sending me surveys but then I never seem to be suitable when I click through. Quidco haven't sent me anything and I've just earned the 10p for filling in theirs. It will change I am sure.......or I'll just find better places to sign up!

    Fingers crossed everything comes back perfect from the docs and you can just concentrate on financial freedom - I am definitely running alongside you all the way! :T
    Credit Card Freedom gained 14 Feb 2014!!
    Total Debt Freedom gained 29 Apr 2014!!
    Savings goal 30/9/23: £72,000/£538,001.....yes I'm serious!
    Total Debt August 2013: [STRIKE]$21,587[/STRIKE] April 2014: $0!!!!:j
  • wegle
    wegle Posts: 546 Forumite
    Good day today. Plucked up the courage to speak to the GP regarding the hereditary breast cancer and she says that whilst I do have a strong family history, she doesn't believe that I am currently any higher risk than the general population at my age. Her advice was to continue to self monitor and in 5 years time talk to them again to re-assess. This is such a massive weight off my mind!! She was really nice as well, and explained everything really well. Top marks to my GP surgery!!

    I've also done my surveys and out of interest thought I would go through them all and do a tot up of where I am with each with regards to pay outs etc. I've done a little spreadsheet which I've put a piccy of below.

    SurveySep2013.png

    I'm amazed how much it totals up!! Few points to note:

    *YouGov - I've actually been a member of this site for a year so that's why my earnings are already high for that.
    *Toluna - It looks like my points are tiny but I actually have 34 surveys I have completed where the points are pending being added to my account, so hopefully this will go up by a lot.
    *Opinion Outpost - I didn't even realise that I had hit the threshold for payout. Payment requested today to my Paypal, £2.75 coming my way!! - Edit - Immediate payment to my Paypal, transferred to bank and paid to the CC!! :j:j
    *Springboard, Crowdology, Panel Opinion & Survey Friends - I'm really not getting a lot from these ones but I'll stick with it but not expect hitting thresholds anytime soon.

    I've also managed to get myself invited to Pinecone research which payout £3 a survey so fingers crossed I start hearing from them soon.

    Finally I have something to add to my make £5 a day, challenge!! :rotfl: It's only taken me until nearly the end of the 1st week of the month! Doh! Oh well, I'm going to list my 5 things on eBay tomorrow so hopefully that will help too.

    Today will not be a NSD as it is Friday and hubby and I always have chips for tea on Friday so that will be £4 spent. I also need to get some Lemon Curd for tomorrows baking activity but there will only be value stuff so definitely not more than a £1.
    HOK3Y wrote: »
    Sounds like you are doing marvellously! Bravo! :beer: I have signed up to Quidco's surveys and Crowdology but am not doing well with either. :( Crowdology keep sending me surveys but then I never seem to be suitable when I click through. Quidco haven't sent me anything and I've just earned the 10p for filling in theirs. It will change I am sure.......or I'll just find better places to sign up!

    Fingers crossed everything comes back perfect from the docs and you can just concentrate on financial freedom - I am definitely running alongside you all the way! :T

    Hey HOK3Y!! Happy Friday! :beer: I didn't realise Quidco did surveys, I'm signed up to them for cashback so might look into the surveys too, don't worry if you're not earning loads, it's all just a little extra and if it takes 5 years to earn £10 it will still be £10 more than you had before!!

    Hope you have a lovely weekend!! xxxx
  • wegle
    wegle Posts: 546 Forumite
    The thank you cards are posted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :j:j:j:j:j:j:j
  • HOK3Y
    HOK3Y Posts: 1,667 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Ooooooo! Now I know where to sign up for surveys - thanks wegle!

    Sitting here laughing because you reminded me of something. Hubster has a habit of mixing his words up and he is still getting his American tongue around some Englishisms. We were in Thomas the Bakers a few weeks ago and he asked the lady behind the counter if they had any lemon turd carts!!! I nearly wet myself!
    Credit Card Freedom gained 14 Feb 2014!!
    Total Debt Freedom gained 29 Apr 2014!!
    Savings goal 30/9/23: £72,000/£538,001.....yes I'm serious!
    Total Debt August 2013: [STRIKE]$21,587[/STRIKE] April 2014: $0!!!!:j
  • wegle
    wegle Posts: 546 Forumite
    Haha! Lemon turd.... Yummy!!! Think I'll avoid that ingredient!
  • HOK3Y
    HOK3Y Posts: 1,667 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Hiya wegle! How is your weekend going?
    Credit Card Freedom gained 14 Feb 2014!!
    Total Debt Freedom gained 29 Apr 2014!!
    Savings goal 30/9/23: £72,000/£538,001.....yes I'm serious!
    Total Debt August 2013: [STRIKE]$21,587[/STRIKE] April 2014: $0!!!!:j
  • wegle
    wegle Posts: 546 Forumite
    HOK3Y wrote: »
    Hiya wegle! How is your weekend going?

    Hey hun, not bad. Spent yesterday baking, managed to avoid the lemon turd tarts! Made lemon butter biscuits and lemon whoopie pies, so pretty successful. NSD yesterday as well so that's good.

    Today I'm catching up on laundry and going to find my 5 things for eBay. So far I've got a wii fit board + game, an accessorise handbag that I bought for the wedding but didn't use, a twilight make up kit I got given for Xmas from my great aunt (I think she reckons I'm still 12!!) and that's it so far. Gonna raid the spare room later to find more.

    I'll do a proper catch up tomorrow when I can get on a computer. Typing on my phone is a pain in the bum!! Xx
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