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Mortgage Free for a better life for me (and the family)

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  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,356 Forumite
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    edited 14 April 2015 at 8:41PM
    Hi,


    Still on my craft room tidying mission so again not many things from me today but I am hoping to get a few "little things" done today:-


    1/ Swagbucks - DONE 72/70 bonus 7 swagbucks :)
    2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE - none close enough :(
    3/ Check for any surveys on Nectar or YouGov - DONE 50 point YouGov survey:)
    4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE - not a winner :(
    5/ Check for new coupons - DONE £2 off gluten free :)
    6/ NSD - DONE - Another one this month :)
    7/ GiftHulk - DONE 413 :)
    8/ Plan dinner for tonight - DONE Eggy bread/omelette & salad :)
    9/ Resist urge to phone/text hubby and try not to use phone all day - DONE:)
    10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE :)
    11/ Turn off mobile whilst at home to save battery - DONE :)
    12/Find 5 things to de-clutter and sell - DONE sitting in a box waiting to be listed :)


    And the really good news is that I have been shortlisted for the job. I have an interview on Thursday :)
    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
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    edited 18 April 2015 at 9:17AM
    Morning all,


    Still tidying my craft room but almost done and it looks so much better :)


    My "little things" today include:-


    1/ Swagbucks -
    2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE - none close enough :(
    3/ Check for any surveys on Nectar or YouGov - DONE - none :(
    4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE - not a winner :(
    5/ Check for new coupons - DONE requested £1 to be sent :)
    6/ NSD - DONE :)
    7/ GiftHulk - DONE 1051 including 80 bonus for target :)
    8/ Plan dinner for tonight - DONE Pie :)
    9/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE :)
    10/ Turn off mobile whilst at home to save battery - DONE :)
    11/ Find 5 things to de-clutter and sell - DONE now have four boxes of craft items and craft magazines to list on Facebook :)
    12/ Prepare for interview tomorrow - DONE -I'm as ready as I'll ever be :)
    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: 3,356 Forumite
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    edited 18 April 2015 at 1:57PM
    Morning all,


    Have had a crazy two days so not had any time to post my list of "little things" but have managed to use a 45p coupon in Tesco's and be good with my spending etc.


    Sadly I didn't get the job but hey ho ....


    Anyway the sun is shining here so I think the park may be calling for us today but my "little things" list for today is:-


    1/ Swagbucks - DONE 87/74 bonus 7 swagbucks :)
    2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE - Accepted a £15 mystery shop for Monday as I will be in the town anyway :)
    3/ Check for any surveys on Nectar or YouGov - DONE 60 point nectar survey :)
    4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE - not a winner :(
    5/ Check for new coupons - DONE 50p off Um Bongo (which is on offer in Tesco at moment for 65p so that will make it 15p) , Actimel and Activia 50p coupons through post and cut out coupons from Tesco magazines inc £1 off £5 Birds Eye spend :) Also updated coupon spreadsheet :)
    6/ NSD -
    7/ GiftHulk - DONE 170/800 target. Keep getting disqualified from surveys and things are now not crediting so stopping for now. May try later :)
    8/ Plan dinner for tonight - DONE - Spag Bol with salad and garlic bread - yum yum :)
    9/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) -
    10/ Turn off mobile whilst at home to save battery - DONE :)
    11/ List an item on Facebook to sell - DONE - big Avon lot listed for £50 :)
    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
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    edited 19 April 2015 at 6:12PM
    Morning all,


    A real change in weather here today. Its cold and miserable so no going out for us today. Instead a day of homework and housework. And the "little things" of course.


    Here's today's list:-


    1/ Swagbucks - DONE 61/50 bonus 5 swagbucks :)
    2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE - none close enough :(
    3/ Check for any surveys on Nectar or YouGov - DONE - 10 point Nectar survey :)
    4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE - not a winner :(
    5/ Get rid of 100 emails from inbox - DONE 231 deleted :)
    6/ Enter 10 competitions - DONE 17 entered :)
    7/ Check for new coupons -     DONE -no new ones found :(
    8/ No heating on until at least 5pm - DONE - put on at 5.15pm for showers for the kids (also airing school uniforms after washing at same time :)
    9/ GiftHulk - DONE 244/750 no bonus but no surveys working for me and disqualification points not being added so giving up :)
    10/ Plan dinner for tonight - DONE Roast Chicken with all trimmings :)
    11/ Resist urge to phone/text hubby - DONE mobile phone been switched off all day :)
    12/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE - lettuce and spinach started to sprout :)
    13/ NSD - DONE :)
    14/ Turn off mobile whilst at home to save battery - DONE :)
    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: 3,356 Forumite
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    edited 20 April 2015 at 7:09PM
    Morning,


    My little things today:-


    1/ Swagbucks - DONE 94/70 bonus 7 swagbucks :)
    2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE - none close enough :(
    3/ Check for any surveys on Nectar or YouGov - DONE kicked out 3 so stopped :(
    4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE - not a winner :(
    5/ Get rid of 100 emails from inbox - DONE 159 deleted :)
    6/ Enter 10 competitions - DONE 20 entered :)
    7/ Check for new coupons - DONE free independent newspaper coupon :)
    8/ No heating on until at least 6pm - DONE aiming to not turn it on at all today as quite mild still :)
    9/ GiftHulk - DONE only 261/900 target but better than nothing :)
    10/ Plan dinner for tonight - DONE Lasagne salad and garlic bread (made using left over spag bol from Sat) :)
    11/ Resist urge to phone/text hubby - DONE didn't even reply to his text as it was him sending silly messages :)
    12/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE - mixed salad, strawberries and spinach growing nicely. No sign of life for sugar snap peas yet:)
    13/ NSD - DONE :)
    14/ Reclaim money owed from my face painting company - £166 - DONE - was actually told to take some petrol money from my business partner as well so claimed £180. Transferred to savings account :)
    15/ Contact mortgage company regarding shortfall - DONE :)
    16/ Free lunch at business networking meeting - DONE - and very yummy it was :)
    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: 3,356 Forumite
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    edited 21 April 2015 at 8:03PM
    Morning all,


    My little things today will hopefully be:-


    1/ Swagbucks - DONE 42/80 :)
    2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE - none close enough :(
    3/ Check for any surveys on Nectar or YouGov - DONE 40 point Nectar Survey :)
    4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE - not a winner :(
    5/ Get rid of 100 emails from inbox - DONE 190 deleted :)
    6/ Enter 10 competitions -
    7/ Check for new coupons -     DONE - Free bread from Iceland on Checkoutsmart app :)
    8/ No heating on until at least 6pm - DONE not going on at all :)
    9/ GiftHulk -
    10/ Plan dinner for tonight - DONE - Posh ham, chips & salad :)
    11/ Resist urge to phone/text hubby - :(had to phone regarding remortgage :(
    12/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE :)
    13/ Pay outstanding balance to new mortgage company so remortgage completion can take place today (will save us £80 a month) - DONE but remortgage not taking place until tomorrow :(
    14/ Pick up free newspaper and free bread (mentioned above) whilst in town - DONE -free paper but saving bread until Sat :)
    15/ Make a list and stick to it so that can claim back £1 sainsburys parking cost in town - DONE also used another £1.40 of coupons :)
    16/ Mystery shop whilst in town - didn't do as had to purchase something and everything over £48 :(
    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: 3,356 Forumite
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    edited 24 April 2015 at 4:43PM
    Hi all,


    Had a busy day yesterday finally managing to get the remortgage completed so this will save us £80 a month :) My daughter was also off school poorly but she is feeling better today :)


    Today my "little things" list is:-


    1/ Swagbucks - DONE 24/50 :)
    2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE - applied for one at shopping centre for £10 amazon voucher. Will have to wait to see if I get selected :)
    3/ Check for any surveys on Nectar or YouGov - DONE 50 point You Gov survey and 20 nectar point survey :)
    4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE - not a winner :(
    5/ Get rid of 100 emails from inbox - DONE 124 deleted :)
    6/ Enter 10 competitions - DONE 10 entered :)
    7/ Check for new coupons -     DONE - no new ones found and still cant print from supersavyme :( But have been credited additional 100 nectar points today from a coupon used on Tuesday :)
    8/ No heating on - DONE :)
    9/ GiftHulk - DONE 682/900 :)
    10/ Plan dinner for tonight - DONE - Chicken Pie, mash & Veg (kids choice) :)
    11/ Shop around for cheapest car battery - DONE local garage £5 cheaper than Halfords even with trade discount :)
    12/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE - growing nicely :)
    13/ Charge phone and ipad at judo - Didn't go to Judo as car not working because of battery :(
    14/ List item for sale on Facebook - DONE :)
    15/ Work on tattoo packs to sell on stall on Saturday - DONE - just need to make up the kits now :)
    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
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    edited 24 April 2015 at 9:33PM
    My "little things" for today:-


    1/ Swagbucks - DONE 14/80 :)
    2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE - none close enough :(
    3/ Check for any surveys - DONE Completed Pinecone survey (not sure how much for) and 80 point Nectar survey :)
    4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE - not a winner :(
    5/ Get rid of 100 emails from inbox - DONE 102 deleted :)
    6/ Enter 10 competitions - DONE - 10 entered :)
    7/ Check for new coupons -     DONE -no new coupons found :(
    8/ No heating on - DONE none on all day :)
    9/ GiftHulk - DONE 303/900 :)
    10/ Plan dinner for tonight - DONE Mince tatties, veg & puff pastry :)
    11/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE spinach and lettace really growing well. Strawberries also coming along nicely and finally I think the sugar snap peas have starting to shoot :)
    12/ List item for sale on Facebook
    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: 3,356 Forumite
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    edited 26 April 2015 at 8:09AM
    Hi all,


    My hubby is home for the weekend after working away for nearly 3 weeks so am intending to have some quality family time over the next few days. However I am still hoping to carry on with a few "little things" each day so heres today's list:-


    1/ Swagbucks - DONE 69/65 bonus 6 swagbucks :)
    2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE no close enough for payments offered :(
    3/ Check for any surveys -
    4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE - not a winner :(
    5/ Enter 10 competitions - 4 entered :)
    6/ Check for new coupons - DONE -none found :(
    7/ No heating on - DONE -no heating all day :)
    8/ GiftHulk -
    9/ Plan dinner for tonight - DONE Burger & chips with salad :)
    10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE rained hard last night so no need to water:)
    11/ List item for sale on Facebook
    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
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    We've got another family day planned today but I'm hoping to get a few more "little things" done than yesterday:

    1/ Swagbucks -
    2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE no close enough for payments offered :(
    3/ Check for any surveys -
    4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE - not a winner :(
    5/ Enter 10 competitions -
    6/ Check for new coupons -
    7/ No heating on until 6pm -
    8/ GiftHulk -
    9/ Plan dinner for tonight -
    10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) -
    11/ List item for sale on Facebook
    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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