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Mortgage free by 2023 (!)

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  • Checked top cashback to find another £1.16 payable so am@zon voucher requested. Saw an awesome advent calendar idea tonight so trawled through to see if I can find it reduced. No luck so far. 
    Felt really rubbish today but glad to have got outside and feeling bit better tonight. 
    Quiet day on surveys as I was out most of it. 
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • debtfreeoneday
    debtfreeoneday Posts: 5,013 Forumite
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    edited 2 December 2020 at 8:01AM
    No premium bonds win for us this month!  Guess it’s back to the surveys then. 😂

    High on the priority list is getting a refund from centerparcs this month.  Have submitted the form but I guess they are busy and they took ages to answer any query I’ve sent this year. 
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • Took the bill by the horns and bombarded centerparcs on their social media. Surprise in that it seemed to work and they processed my refund. Just need it to hit the bank now. 

    Prolific is frustrating me!  So close to payout and numerous surveys waiting to be approved.  Cue me refreshing my account more times than I like to each day. 

    Surveys will start to go quiet I guess with holidays coming up. So trying to get as many in as possible now. 
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • greent
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    You're doing brilliantly on extra money earned - I might have to keep a tally next year and see how I fare (not as well as you, I suspect!)
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • greent said:
    You're doing brilliantly on extra money earned - I might have to keep a tally next year and see how I fare (not as well as you, I suspect!)
    Thanks greent. I think I’ve surprised myself this year on how much I do earn. 
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • debtfreeoneday
    debtfreeoneday Posts: 5,013 Forumite
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    edited 4 December 2020 at 5:55AM
    The universe must have heard me as prolific approved one survey. So £6.81 cashed out and put towards savings. Then it went mad and I’ve done about 5/6 surveys tonight. Just got a bonus 28p from one as well. Not sure what I did to deserve that. 

    Did a naughty international purchase this morning of two games I’ve been after for ever for the kids. They will really hold their value if we look after them and I’m likely to get our money back if we do sell so I figured it was ok!  

    Ipsos been busy tonight as well. So well on the way to the next £5 payout. 
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • Woke up to a £3.75 survey on prolific which had started the day nicely!  Bank account checked and tallied. Quiet at home day today so hoping to tick off a few surveys. Edging towards £21 on one poll and super hopeful that might reach payout this month. 
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • becky170
    becky170 Posts: 879 Forumite
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    Wow you are doing really well with the surveys  I used to do them but haven't for a while...maybe I should get back into them!
    Mortgage-free wannabe 2025 £571/3000
  • becky170 said:
    Wow you are doing really well with the surveys  I used to do them but haven't for a while...maybe I should get back into them!
    As I’m really sad I looked at my claim history on a few recently and when I’m focussed and on it, they do go up at a decent rate.  Next year I’m going to track them all and have a definitive figure for the year. 
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • Another YouGov survey this morning bringing me within 55p of payout. That 5p is going to be so annoying when I do the next survey!  

    Also diverted slightly to a different petrol station last night and nabbed 200 nectar points for my trouble. 

    The snow has blown in off the Moor last night and the road was so bad for a few miles stretch. Cars were skidding and three had gone off the road in just a few minutes. Not a nice drive at all. 
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
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