get rid of £1000 debt in 2 months challenge!!

WELSH-DRAGON_2

well at around midnight last night I decided to try matched betting - um not my best time to read and absorb such information.

I placed 2 x £10 bets with betfair and Coral - then had my £10 bonus with Coral and my bet won £16.10 with betfair (pure luck I reckon).

So £20 I paid out in return I have = £16.10 winnings, a £10 free bonus which I used to bet on a horse in the 2.35 (fingers crossed) and I gained by using quidco = £55.20

So total made = £71.30 - £20 of my own money = £51.30 and ..........

I have the free bet on a horse today and a bet on Liam to win Big Brother. I may not alot about horses/footie but Big Brother I'm not too bad on LOL.

So £51.30 for abit of reading last night was actually not bad at all !!! BUT I won't be dabbling again, well maybe just the grand national

Welshy x

jo1972

rachelja wrote: »

Hi Dezzi, where do you get the Littlewoods codes from pls? I want to order some baby stuff. ta. Rachel

http://www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers-static.html

If there's nothing there just google 'littlewoods codes' and it'll come up with summat

Applecider_2

hiya!! The littlewoods codes are

ZQ055 for the £23.00 off a £50 order

go to s a v a c o d e

dot com for the saving codes. I have no idea why im not allowed to paste this address here does anyone else know its not spam its a website I always use to get my codes, very strange. Ive tried posting it on the vouchers section and it wasnt allowed . Theres millions of saving codes on there that u can use if u have to get them anyway!!!but no naughty shopping!! Ha xx

lynzpower

hey kids :wave:

Yeah doing ok.

Im just a bit slumpy tbh.

I sold something on ebay, thats being posted. Few watchers. someone emailed me how much is a t shirt to send to germany :wall: thought id have sorted that one to be uk only :eek: carrying on with the surveys, and more stuff to list on ebay tomorrow.

Im still awaiting buying my new camera so I am not doing any of my 2nd job at the mo, mustm get back into that one. its certainly lucrative.

I think this weekend im going to sit down and try adn fathom some matched betting. Dont suppose any of you lovely folk who have got tiher brains round it wouldnt mind mentoring me over MSN on saturday?

Dr_Hook

Hey all! I'm after your opinions:

Remember I said I was reclaiming bank charges? Yesterday I received a letter from Barclays offering £170 as a "goodwill gesture in full & final settlement of my claim", and now I'm not sure what to do

I claimed for £390 in total (£350 charges + £40 interest at 8%). I was hoping for a better offer than £170, but I don't really want to take it to court if I can help it.

170 quid is 170 quid and there's no question it'd come in handy right now. I've considered giving them a call and trying to haggle their offer up a bit but I've been put off a bit after reading the reclaiming bank charges forum where others have tried this tact and Barclays have consistently refused to play ball.

So... what does everyone think I should do?


P.S. Lynz, I've only just started matched betting myself but you're welcome to PM me with any questions (can't promise I'll be around on saturday though sorry). The folk on the gambling forum are all very helpful and prompt answering questions - best you post on the newbie thread & get expert advice there.

jo1972

Lynz, I'm too new at MB too although happy to help, PM me and if I'm about I'll help where I can. The newbie thread right at the top of the gambling board is excellent, so many people there will give their time up to help us newbies!

Doc, I know what you mean, £170 is £170 and it's more than you had before but I think I personally would press for more. There must be a Barclay thread over on the reclaiming your bank charges board, the Halifax insider hints thread is what helped me get the full amount so have a read through and if not post your query over there and I'm sure there'll be someone that's with Barclays that can help. Good luck!!

WELSH-DRAGON_2

after my success I have taken my MB and I am running ! far too much info for me.

Dr Hook I claimed from both HSBC and RBS for unfair charges. Both times I stood my ground and with HSBC on the 2nd letter they paid out. RBS was a closed account which I shut down 2 years ago when my overdraft was nearly £2,000 at one stage. They offered me an amount but I decided to take them to court and filed the papers with MOCL and paid the court fee. Anyway, 4 days before the date of the court hearing they offered me the full amount PLUS my court charges. I would say definitely go for it, it's worth holding out for the full amount. After all, if the boot was on the other foot they wouldn't hesitate to claw it all back. Good luck.

Welshy x

WELSH-DRAGON_2

well some good news, my sister is having a clear out and wondered rather than binning the items, did I want them ! this includes one of those 3 wheeler prams which she hardly used and a king size metal bedstead. So I am hoping to sell these and boost my total.

I am planning on doing a car boot on the weekend, fingers crossed the weather is OK. My quidco total is going up nicely at the moment, wish I had discovered it sooner.

Welshy x

kbarty

Hi all,

been a bit quiet as it's been my little boys birthday yesterday and then today it looks like he's come down with chicken pox! Argh! Anyways, mnaged to make another £33 from a bet today so that's been good. Willt ry to do clicks in a bit as missed them last night and also sold a few bits and bobs so will add that once I work out what I've made!

kbarty

meant to say - Dr Hook, if it was me I wouldn't phone cos I'm a bit scared of phones. But then I'm not remotely normal in that way! What I would do (if *I* wasn't me but someone else more normal) would be to call and see if they'd budge, then if they don't just accept the £170. You've already decided that the £170 is a good sum and much needed, so as far as I can see you've already won and just seeing if it can get better. You won't lose it.

Lynz, if I'm around on Sat feel free to pm me. been doing MB'ing for over a year now (that long?? :eek:) on and off.

ok really off to do clicks now...