September 2014 - Make £10 a day challenge

emmaglet

A friend once told me that September is like January to her - time to still make changes in this year and start afresh. So let's make this one a good one!

This is the 85th month of this challenge, which was first started by Batgirl, in September 2007. :money:We have been going strong for 7 years!:money:

Thanks to Batgirl for starting it, Nat21luv, Monkeynut, Sweetpeas, Purpleroses, JesaRose, MizMir and of course special thanks to Aesop for keeping the thread going.

I know this first post is long, but please read as it give tips on how this challenge works. Some of the content has changed

If you're new to the challenge don't be scared - here's how it works:

The aim of this challenge is to make £10 extra a day everyday for the month. A lot of people think this is impossible but it can and has been done, over and over. If you feel £10 is too much why not start at £5 or if you're brave join those who aim for £20 a day! Anything extra you make is great so set whatever target you think you can manage.
It also doesn't have to be £10 each and every day - some days you make more and some days you make less, but aim for £300 extra at the end of the month.

The idea is that everyone posts how they are making extra money and these shared ideas help all of us to learn new ways to help cut debt or earn/save money.

What cannot be added:
Wages from your main job

What can be added:
Overtime
Income from a second job
Daily clicks
Interest
Vouchers
Mystery shopping
And much, much more.

This board moves pretty quickly, so be sure to subscribe and read it regularly. Below are some ideas to get you started and a great place to read when you're in need of inspiration.

Sell your old books/DVDs/CDs/games:
Playtrade
Amazon marketplace
Amazon Trade in
CEX
Zapper
WeBuyBooks
Fat Brain
Ziffit

Sell old mobiles, laptops and other electronics:
Mobile valuer - http://mobilevaluer.com/
Cash converters
CEX
Broken GHDs - http://www.ghdspares.com/

Sell everything else:
eBay
Car boot sales
Jumble sales
Gumtree
Facebook selling
Folksy and Etsy for crafty bits you've made
Cash4clothes - http://www.cash4clothes.co.uk/
ASOS marketplace (decent quality/branded clothing) - https://marketplace.asos.com/help/selling
Old ink cartridges http://www.therecyclingfactory.com/sell-ink-cartridges
Foreign coins - http://www.cash4coins.co.uk/

Get cashback on your usual purchases:
Quidco
Topcashback
Fat Cheese
iMutual
Nectar
Boots Treat Street - http://www.treatstreet.boots.com/ref/pghome_nu

Get paid for writing:
BubbleWS
Textbroker

Smart phone apps:
Roamler
iPoll
AppTrailers
Qustodian
AppXpert
VoxPopMe
Field Agent
Quidco click snap
Shopitize

Surveys:
Valued Opinions
MySurvey
OnePoll
YouGov
Crowdology
Pinecone - sign up link http://mysurvey123.com/pinecone-research/

Other bits:
Shop and Scan and Consumer Pulse panel - http://www.volunteer4panels.com/
Topcashback Snap and Save http://www.shopscansave.co.uk/

Trying to find other ways to make money? Check out the Boost Your Income board. It is full of ideas, including survey companies and product testing.

Want to help someone else out? Sign up through their referral on the referral board, and leave yours, so someone else can do the same for you.

Keep reading for lots more ideas on how to make more money each month.

This month's challenge is to try and make £300 (or any amount of course!)

Good luck everybody. Remember to post any questions or comments that you have, and let's go on encouraging each other throughout this month. We can and we will do it. Who's in?

emmaglet

1 emmaglet £10 a day
2 boredofbeingathome £10 a day
3 Listerbelle $200 and £20
4 Emzilla £20 a day
5 MinnieMousesMumy £400
6 Vicky496 £10 a day
7 Sarah-Jean £10 a day
8 ChevalierTialys £2.50a day
9 MrsSave £5 a day
10 lynnejk £10 a day
11 kirstydriver £200
12 Rosie £10 a day
13 fairyclicks £500
14 Caramel147 £5 a day
15 rylee12 £10 a day
16 Horace £2.50 a day
17 jiggles £10 a day
18 hostie £20 a day
19 please-let-me-be-lucky £10 a day
20 Casper123 £5 a day
21 gothrockchic1 £5 a day
22 Aesop £10 a day
23 haybel19 £10 a day NOW £20 A DAY
24 karens100dayys £5 a day
25 franby £2.50 a day
26 Divingmad £10 a day
27 LionessInwinter $5 a day
28 nat21luv £10 a day
29 GJNA £5 a day
30 Nicolasburness £500
31 dorajar £10 a day
32 shariann £10 a day
33 mavvymoo £10 a day
34 bex2002 £10 a day
35 emmigrant-immigrant £2.50 a day
36 sweetpea26 £10 a day
37 jess444 £10 a day
38 charliedaydream £10 a day
39 hummingbird £900
40 purple.sarah £10 a day
41 killielila £85 in September
42 bramalfie £10 a day
43 CountingPennies £10 a day
44 CatherineMM £10 a day
45 Lina T £75 in September

emmaglet

Abbreviations - a list of useful abbreviations if there are any we say you don't understand, please let us know and I will update this post.

How to add a signature - at the top of the page, you will see a green toolbar, click on User CP, on the left hand side, scroll down, until you see Edit Signature. You can then type in your signature, but you are limited by number of lines and characters, but it will tell you if it is too long. Try to make the font smaller usually helps. You can edit colours and add smileys too.

Edit Avatar - if you want a nice picture like mine do the same as above, USER CP, then scroll down to edit Avatar. There are size restrictions, but you can have most things you like. Just be careful if you are using google images they are free images and not patented/copyrighted.

Private Message - you can send someone a PM (Private message) again using User CP (Control Panel). It is on the left hand side. You need to have the right user name otherwise it will go to the wrong person. To find out if you have messages, look at the top of the page, where it says private messages, (PMs) and there will be a number in bold if you have any unread. You can subscribe to email so you receive them in your email too, which is useful for reading without logging into MSE. But to reply you do need to log in.

Roadkill - roadkill is money found abandoned with no owner, on the streets, in washing machines, in the pockets of beloved's clothes when you are about to put them into the washing machine, , on the floor of your car, etc.

iPhone

http://www.textbroker.co.uk/ - textbroker
http://www.apptrailers.com/ - apptrailers
http://uk.qustodian.com/ - qustodian
http://www.fieldagent.co.uk/ - fieldagent
http://www.wikets.com/ - wikets
http://www.jokeroo.com/ - jokeroo
http://www.quidco.com/app/ - quidco
https://www.ipoll.com/ - iPoll

Android Phone
http://uk.qustodian.com/ - qustodian
https://www.ipoll.com/ - iPoll
http://www.wikets.com/ - wikets
http://www.jokeroo.com/ - jokeroo
http://www.apptrailers.com/ - apptrailers

emmaglet

After a very successful August (£450 and counting) I am aiming for £10 a day in September - I'm actually away (again, I know!) for just over a week - I'm going to Florida on a trip funded solely from this challenge!

Good luck everyone.

boredofbeingathome

Think i will join in with this one as well as i have to make up a shortfall due to new glasses and general repairs to house from my fund. This will be very tidy. £10 please.

BOB X

Listerbelle

I'm in again - thanks Emma!

A total of $200 & £20 please

Emzilla

Hi Emma and everyone else

I'd like to join in please. I've just got a part-time job after being self-employed for the past 4 years, and need to top my money up to full-time wages.

So, I'll be aiming for £20 a day this month.

Emz xx

MinnieMousesMummy

Hi, Please can I join in this month. I got completely lost with the challenge last month. I am back at college this month so I will try for £400

Vicky496

Go on then, I'll give it a go again... it's been a while!

Put me down for £300 (£10 a day).
Though I will be giving birth at some point so I might not quite make it
Any help for the maternity leave fund would be good right now!

Here's my ideas!

I'm going to sell my microsoft surface RT tablet... possibly to CEX as I don't want the hassle of doing ebay - unless someone has another easy option that pays more?

I'm going to clear out and go through all the books we've accumulated (I hoard them) and use ziffit (with the help of DH to pack them up for me!). I looked at amazon's trade in scheme, but they don't have as many books listed and you get vouchers rather than cash (and I hardly ever use amazon).
Then I'm going to go and get a library card!

I'm going to also track my grocery savings and vouchers used.

I think I'll also count roadkill (picked up lost pennies).

Was also considering doing a car boot sale, but I don't think I have the stamina at the moment. So instead I'll start to fill a box with stuff to go to a car boot in a future month.

Also, if the baby is running late and I get bored I have a box of monsoon clothes that will never fit me again that I might spend the time to put on ebay.

Do people count monetary gifts? e.g. from birthdays?

All this should be enough to get reasonably far in the September challenge and/or start me off on the challenge again in a future month!

Oh also, I'll keep working on surveys... but I won't count it til it pays out (I seem to have been doing onepoll for YEARS).

Oh, and quidco cashback payments.

Sarah-Jean

Count me in please! I'm aiming for £10 a day!

ChevalierTialys

Just the £2.50 a day again for me. So a total of £75 for the month!