Deposit Diary

nat21luv

Ok, so I did it and its not pretty:

My savings now stand at £6202.39 :eek

I spent £3000, wow. Oh, that hurts so much! Back to business now, time to batten down the hatches and get saving!

Free BirdsEye fish x2 (CheckOutSmart and also its a try me free offer so I'll be in profit. I'll add it when the cheque arrives!)
Free Warburtons burger thins x2 (COS again)
Free Pancake mix x2 (COS...again!)
£1.25 off maple syrup (Clicksnap) I use it all the time as a sweetener
£5 OnDevice payment arrived in paypal.

Tonight Im going to work out my finances for the month and find otherways to make money

Edit: Finances done and before I even count my wages I can put away £500 comfortably this month. That makes me happy! It really helps having no extras to pay for (sky/nights out/boyfriend:D) so I can be as frugal as I like and squirrel it all away.
So by my calculations, at £500 a month minimum savings I should be at £9702 by the end of the year. Thats great as its not even counting my extra earning so I *should* comfortably smash that pesky £10k barrier!

nat21luv

£6819

£500 saved
FREE screenwash from O2 priority

Im enrolled on a secret testing app that pays me £2.50 for every mission and yesterday I spent 5 hours with my friend driving around and doing missions in my area. We did 27@2.50 and 2@4.50 so made a nice sum of money! hes fallen on hard times so I asked if he fancied earning with me and he jumped at the chance. He coming around on friday so I really hope they are still available so we can do more I may get out today and do a few myself.

Just completed a pinecone survey so I'll add it when it hits my account.

Ebay very slow at the moment, not a single sale in the last week so I need to ramp up the listings i think. My ebay pile is evergrowing so need to tackle that today.

Lala2015

Nat21luv!


I just want to say I have read your posts and you have done amazingly well!!
You've really inspired me - I completely understand when you speak about being held accountable...


I am 26, single, saving for my first home and privately renting without the option of staying with family/friends.
I am in the process of applying for new jobs and my tenancy runs out in January. I have £32k which I have slowly saved since I was 18 and the only 'loan' as such I have is my car finance payment of £140 p/m which I plan to clear asap.


I'm taking a leaf out of your book!!

nat21luv

Lala2015- arent you sweet I read your message and went out in the garden to water the plants, I could not stop smiling! Nice to know I've helped in some way. You've saved a huge amount, very well done to you! I can only dream of having that amount...one day...

Do keep posting though, would love to hear how your saving goes.

nat21luv

FREE Kingsmill thins (Clicksnap app)
FREE Birds eye cod (Clicksnap)
FREE domestos wipes (MyMailOnline coupon)
£1 off Cif floor cleaner coupon making it 70p.

Nothing too exciting today, Ive spent the day doinng surveys, shopping, doing the garden and making craft things for Mums surprise garden makeover tomorrow. My sister and I are doing it as part of mums bday so I've made some bunting, jam jar tealight holders with twine bows, plants in terracotta pots, herb garden and im going to paint the wall a summer grey colour as the bunting is light pink with white polka dots and the plants are lavender so will look great againt grey. Bought her a comfy chair with cushions too so will be lovely to have a coffee and read a book in on a sunny day. Mother wont appreciate it but never mind

Just redeemed a pinecone reward so that'll hit paypal soon.

Theres a new app in town that allows you to refer friends and get £10. Its a bit like paypal and doesnt cost anything. If you want to try yourself, send me a PM and I can post the link for you

nat21luv

£3 paypal pincone
£13.70 APG vouchers

Managed to get my shopping for £1.75 today by using the vouchers (24 items) I went throught he smart price items and just added anything I'd use so the cupboards are full and I have plenty of cleaning products.

Mothers garden makeover went well and its looking good. The patio had never seen a jet wash-its over 23 years old and the tiles were black. Imagine my surprise when I sprayed them to find they are red slabs! Managed to find some miracle grow type product in a 99p store so that saved me a bit as I was considering purchasing the real stuff.

Tomatoes are coming along nicely as well as my spinach, lettuce and courgettes. Look forward to free salad!

twiglet66

Hi Nat

Just found your diary, you are doing brilliantly, think I need to take a leaf out of your book as lost my money saving mojo at the moment!

Sugarplum634

Hey sweetie - good to know you're back on the bandwagon. I shall be joining you on the recoup florida spending in Aug!

Is CheckOutSmart an app?

nat21luv

Thanks Twiglet! I also lost my mojo but I cant stress enough how important it is to stay on this site to suceed, I really need to take my own advice!

Hey sexy SugarP Yes, its an app and a ruddy fabulous one at that! Theres free chocolate milkshake things on there today and I still have a loaf of bread to redeem- the seeded bread is divine! I hope Florida isnt costing you too much, its soul destroying when the figures are totted up!

nat21luv

Sorry Ive been quiet the last few days, Ive been out earning I should have a minimum of £200 coming my way from it and Ive been to some beautiful places to earn it Tomorrow im off to Dartmouth and later in the week im off to St Ives

£20 earned from a survey that should be hitting my account tomorrow. I had to answer questions about the Indian banking market (when I havent got a clue!) and I promise you, that was the easiest and hardest survey I have ever had to do! I sweated and cringed my way through it

Ive also done a few MS' so thats a few extra quid to add to the pot when they pay out. That reminds me, must fill out a MS questionnaire from this morning...