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My 10 Day Challenge

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  • Cool idea! My husband's away next week as well, so I'll have a think and try and come up with five for me, if you don't mind me joining in?
  • OK, Mr Minx has been waved off Manchester-wards and here's my list:

    1) Do 50 eBay listings for clearance stock for my business

    2) Write 5 blog posts for the business blog

    3) Re-price and re-list 5 types of gemstone bead

    4) Declutter 50 items (including getting Merlin's old saddle up for sale - even if it doesn't go this week, I'm counting it as 1!)

    5) Get 25 more items (5 a day) listed in my Etsy shop

    That's quite ambitious, compared with what I normally get through in a week, so I'll see how I go....
  • Today's progress - not brilliant, but Mondays are always my busy day for posting out orders (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it :D)
    1) Do 50 eBay listings for clearance stock for my business 11 done

    2) Write 5 blog posts for the business blog 1 done

    3) Re-price and re-list 5 types of gemstone bead not started

    4) Declutter 50 items (including getting Merlin's old saddle up for sale - even if it doesn't go this week, I'm counting it as 1!) found the saddle cover!

    5) Get 25 more items (5 a day) listed in my Etsy shop not started
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,408 Forumite
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    OK, Mr Minx has been waved off Manchester-wards and here's my list:

    1) Do 50 eBay listings for clearance stock for my business

    2) Write 5 blog posts for the business blog

    3) Re-price and re-list 5 types of gemstone bead

    4) Declutter 50 items (including getting Merlin's old saddle up for sale - even if it doesn't go this week, I'm counting it as 1!)

    5) Get 25 more items (5 a day) listed in my Etsy shop

    That's quite ambitious, compared with what I normally get through in a week, so I'll see how I go....

    Welcome Caz - and well done on your progress. :T
    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
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,408 Forumite
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    Update for 1st day of challenge - 21st Oct:-

    1. Make 100 items (these can be for me to sell at craft fairs, Christmas presents, cards for people etc). 9 Lipbalm crackers made :) 9/100

    2. Book 10 Craft Fairs / Events / Parties etc for me to sell my handmade items or facepaint /tattoo. None booked :( 0/10

    3. Earn 1000 nectar points. 63 earnt watching adpoints :) 63/1000

    4. Win 1000 stars on Woohoo Free BIngo. 34 bronze, 8 silver & 3 gold won :) 45/1000

    5. 5 x NSD's NSD yesterday :j 1/5

    6. Earn / Save £100 in these 10 days Sold some more left over Avon for £20 :j £20/£100

    7. Earn 1000 Swagbucks 25 earnt - kept getting disqualified from surveys :mad: 25/1000

    8. Find 10 things and put them on Facebook Selling pages/ Ebay None found today :( 0/10

    9. Enter 100 competitions None entered as didn't get time :o 0/100

    10. Promote either of businesses on Facebook each day for 10 days Done - asked friends to like page and recommend to their friends - extra 5 likes received :) 1/10

    Not a bad start but I would have liked better :o
    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
  • ladymay
    ladymay Posts: 1,126 Forumite
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    This is such a good idea!! Can I join in?
    2019 Aim: Save £10,000
    Don't sacrifice what you want most for what you want now
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,408 Forumite
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    Of course you can ladymay - the more the merrier xx
    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
  • Hey, is it okay to join too?

    My eve's are pretty boring and I need motivation to make things :) (sew & card making)!

    Joined woohoo bingo today too. What's swagbucks? Also where do you find the comps to enter?

    Thanks :)
  • Today's progress (Great British Bake Off final means I'm not going to do any more tonight, I don't think!!)

    1) Do 50 eBay listings for clearance stock for my business - now up to 17

    2) Write 5 blog posts for the business blog - no progress today, still 1/5

    3) Re-price and re-list 5 types of gemstone bead - not started

    4) Declutter 50 items (including getting Merlin's old saddle up for sale - even if it doesn't go this week, I'm counting it as 1!) - three pairs of holey pyjamas and my two favourite fleeces (sniff - but they're about 18 years old, threadbare and have holes in) off to the recycling 5/50

    5) Get 25 more items (5 a day) listed in my Etsy shop not started
  • ladymay
    ladymay Posts: 1,126 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Thanks craftingmad! I'll have a think tomorrow, definitely got some things I can pop on ebay to sell and a lot to sort out before I move for work.
    2019 Aim: Save £10,000
    Don't sacrifice what you want most for what you want now
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