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My 10 Day Challenge

craftingmad
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Hi All,
Well it is the start of a new month and my hubby has just left to work away for 10 days (since the end of Aug he has only been home for 4 days!! :mad:)
So to pass the time I decided that as well as the 1% challenge and make £10 a day challenges I enter I would set myself my own 10 day challenge to see how much I can I can do whilst he is away again.
Well it is the start of a new month and my hubby has just left to work away for 10 days (since the end of Aug he has only been home for 4 days!! :mad:)
So to pass the time I decided that as well as the 1% challenge and make £10 a day challenges I enter I would set myself my own 10 day challenge to see how much I can I can do whilst he is away again.
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
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So as he is away for 10 days I've thought of 10 different challenges. These are:-
1. Make 100 items (these can be for me to sell at craft fairs, Christmas presents, cards for people etc).
2. Book 10 Craft Fairs / Events / Parties etc for me to sell my handmade items or facepaint /tattoo.
3. Earn 1000 nectar points.
4. Win 1000 stars on Woohoo Free BIngo.
5. 5 x NSD's
6. Earn / Save £100 in these 10 days
7. Earn 1000 Swagbucks
8. Find 10 things and put them on Facebook Selling pages/ Ebay
9. Enter 100 competitions
10. Return £100 of demos / unwanted to Avon
So let the challenge begin:-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 £77,497.020 -
Brilliant idea!!!
What a fab, fun and productive way to pass the time!!
Some great goals there - best of luck with it!!!
Shoot x:T DEBT FREE AS OF APRIL 2013! :T"I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul"0 -
Top idea! Good luck
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Make £10 a day, October 2023 - £105/£3100 -
Update for 1st Octcraftingmad wrote: »
1. Make 100 items (these can be for me to sell at craft fairs, Christmas presents, cards for people etc). Nothing finished but one thing started 0/100
2. Book 10 Craft Fairs / Events / Parties etc for me to sell my handmade items or facepaint /tattoo. One craft fair booked 1/10
3. Earn 1000 nectar points. 74 earnt from Nectaradpoints 74/1000
4. Win 1000 stars on Woohoo Free BIngo. 50 won (42 bronze, 5 silver & 3 gold) 50/1000
5. 5 x NSD's Spent yesterday0/5
6. Earn / Save £100 in these 10 days Paid £20 for a mystery shop £20/£100
7. Earn 1000 Swagbucks 110 earnt - met daily target 110/1000
8. Find 10 things and put them on Facebook Selling pages/ Ebay Decided not to do Avon anymore as too time consuming and costs too much in fuel for me to make any money so going to put next campaigns books along with samples, bags etc onto facebook for £15 - not put on yet 0/10
9. Enter 100 competitions 2 entered 2/100
10. Return £100 of demos / unwanted to Avon Sorted all items which can be returned and have now applied for credit of £404.63TARGET MET :j
I already have woohoo running in background at mo so off to an early startMortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 -
Update for 2nd Oct:-craftingmad wrote: »
1. Make 100 items (these can be for me to sell at craft fairs, Christmas presents, cards for people etc). 6 cards made :)6/100
2. Book 10 Craft Fairs / Events / Parties etc for me to sell my handmade items or facepaint /tattoo. 1 facepainting gig booked2/10
3. Earn 1000 nectar points. 19 earnt from adpoints93/1000
Kept trying to complete a survey at nectar canvass but screen froze each time :mad:
4. Win 1000 stars on Woohoo Free BIngo. 57 stars won - bronze 49, silver 5 and gold 3107/1000
5. 5 x NSD's spent yesterday as had to pay for parking to go to meeting re facepainting gig - also may have had a sneaky McD's0/5
6. Earn / Save £100 in these 10 days Nothing earnt / saved£20/£100
7. Earn 1000 Swagbucks 33 earnt - 143/1000
8. Find 10 things and put them on Facebook Selling pages/ Ebay - Did'nt have time to put avon books on facebook but did find a bundle of craft toppers to also list when get a minute0/10
9. Enter 100 competitions No comps enteredbut did receive a prize from a comp entered a couple of weeks ago worth £100
2/100
10. Return £100 of demos / unwanted to Avon Found £10.80 more Avon be returned£146.80/£100 :j:j
So let the challenge begin:-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 £77,497.020 -
Update for 3rd Oct:-craftingmad wrote: »1. Make 100 items (these can be for me to sell at craft fairs, Christmas presents, cards for people etc). No time to make anything
6/100
2. Book 10 Craft Fairs / Events / Parties etc for me to sell my handmade items or facepaint /tattoo. Nothing booked today but did request booking form2/10
3. Earn 1000 nectar points. 128 from canvass & adpoints :j 221/1000
4. Win 1000 stars on Woohoo Free BIngo. 38 won bronze 29 silver 7 gold 2145/1000
5. 5 x NSD's NSD :j 1/5
6. Earn / Save £100 in these 10 days Got Quidco payment £16.18 :j £36.18/£100
7. Earn 1000 Swagbucks 110/100 :j 253/1000
8. Find 10 things and put them on Facebook Selling pages/ Ebay Nothing else found or put onto selling pages0/10
9. Enter 100 competitions None entered2/100
10. Return £100 of demos / unwanted to Avon Already exceeded target :j:j:j:j:j
So let the challenge begin:-
Total no of challenges completed = 1/10 :jMortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 -
Well done! Love this idea! Sometimes it's easier to focus when the hubby isn't around to distract you. Best of luck nailing the other 9 goals!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!!!!:j0
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Me again with update for 4th Octcraftingmad wrote: »
1. Make 100 items (these can be for me to sell at craft fairs, Christmas presents, cards for people etc). 16 items made (part of a large order for party bag pieces so watch this space as total will be hopefully moving quickly over next couple of days as all needed by Sun :eek:) 22/100
2. Book 10 Craft Fairs / Events / Parties etc for me to sell my handmade items or facepaint /tattoo. No more booked although have printed out another booking form2/10
3. Earn 1000 nectar points. None earnt yesterday as no adpoints available and no time to take a survey221/1000
4. Win 1000 stars on Woohoo Free BIngo. Not working so no stars able to be won145/1000
5. 5 x NSD's NSD :j 2/5
6. Earn / Save £100 in these 10 days Nothing earnt / saved as yet but did get an order for £50 of my handmade items (see above)£36.18/£100
7. Earn 1000 Swagbucks 27 earnt - no more as busy crafting for order280/1000
8. Find 10 things and put them on Facebook Selling pages/ Ebay No more things found or put on selling pages0/10
9. Enter 100 competitions 2 comps entered4/100
10. Return £100 of demos / unwanted to Avon TASK ALREADY COMPLETED :j
Challenges completed 1/10Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 -
Well sadly I lost my internet connection for most of this challenge so as my hubby is going away again in a couple of days time I have decided to start again. So:-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 £77,497.020
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I've thought of 10 different challenges. These are:-
1. Make 100 items (these can be for me to sell at craft fairs, Christmas presents, cards for people etc).
2. Book 10 Craft Fairs / Events / Parties etc for me to sell my handmade items or facepaint /tattoo.
3. Earn 1000 nectar points.
4. Win 1000 stars on Woohoo Free BIngo.
5. 5 x NSD's
6. Earn / Save £100 in these 10 days
7. Earn 1000 Swagbucks
8. Find 10 things and put them on Facebook Selling pages/ Ebay
9. Enter 100 competitions
10. Promote either of businesses on Facebook each day for 10 days
So let the challenge begin:-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 £77,497.020
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