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craftingmad

ourcornercottage wrote: »

Can I ask how you manage to enter 300 competitions in a day? Is it via some automated sites? Thx

Hi ourcornercottage and thanks for joining me on y quest


I mainly enter web based competitions where all you have to do is register with the site (magazine sites such as take a break etc I find are the best) and then you just enter your email address to enter. This is so much quicker than typing in all your details for each competition which means I can enter more in a shorter space of time.


Hope this helps and happy comping

craftingmad

tattycath wrote: »

Hi crafting mad! I have just read your thread. You're doing really well. I shall watch you're progress with interest.
It's inspiring to see how you're getting on.

Ah thank you tattycath, that's lovely


I'm really determined to help with the money side of things since my hubby got made redundant and had to take a massive cut.


Even I'm amazed how all my "little things" are really adding up


Please keep checking by as its lovely to know that I'm not alone

craftingmad

Morning,


I had a day off from my "little things" yesterday as my kids were fighting at the Regional Judo Championships. They both done really well as they have both moved up a belt colour so were fighting much older and bigger kids. My daughter even had to fight a girl 5 years older and two belts higher but they both done me proud. My son came home with a silver medal and my daughter a bronze so I am so very proud of both of them


Anyway another week begins so here's my "little things" list for today:-


1/ Swagbucks - DONE 37/70
2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE Applied for 5 (just waiting to see if I'm accepted now)
3/ Check for any surveys - DONE got chucked out of Nectar survey right near end and just keep getting an error message on my YouGov survey invites so have emailed them
4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE not a winner
5/ Enter 100 competitions - DONE 115 entered:)
6/ Check for new coupons - DONE no new ones found
7/ No heating on all day - DONE had to turn it on for an hour or so just to dry daughters coat and uniform as she got soaked walking home from school
8/ GiftHulk - DONE 23 (awful but no time to take any surveys)
9/ Plan meals for week - DONE Pizza tonight
10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE throwing it down at the moment so no need to water today
11/ List item for sale on Facebook -
12/ Chase buyers for payment for items sold on Facebook - DONE
13/ Turn mobile off while at home - DONE
14/ Make some samples for fathers fair for friends of school to hopefully get some orders - DONE 12 different things made read for meeting tomorrow
15/ Sort out logo for supermums craft shop I have just opened on the internet - DONE
16/ Upload three items into said internet shop - DONE
17/ Contact enquiries regarding face painting - DONE given them prices and waiting for them to get back to us
18/Read book in bed instead of play on tablet this evening - DONE
19/ NSD - DONE

tattycath

craftingmad wrote: »

Ah thank you tattycath, that's lovely


I'm really determined to help with the money side of things since my hubby got made redundant and had to take a massive cut.


Even I'm amazed how all my "little things" are really adding up


Please keep checking by as its lovely to know that I'm not alone

Yes, the little things really do add up.
I have a diary too and sometimes it's only me that [STRIKE]rambles on[/STRIKE]posts for most of a page! :rotfl::rotfl:
If ever you're low on inspiration, I recommend this thread https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3594273
You may have come across it before. I find this lady and other posters on this thread very inspirational.
I got Tilly tidies from this thread. This is a Tilly tidy: check your online banking and if for example, you have £231.45 in your current account 'Tilly tidy' 45p into a savings account. I have to confess though, that it is addictive and I often will move the £1.45 or whatever oddments it happens to be ( this is a 'Tilly Tidy deluxe' lol). It soon adds up. I check my accounts most days and over a month I can save between £70-£100 just by 'Tilly tidying' my accounts. I hope this helps you craftingmad.:)

craftingmad

Morning,


Thanks for the link tattycath - I am devouring the thread and loving it. Think I will definitely start the "Tilly tidy"


Today "little things" from me will hopefully be:-


1/ Swagbucks - DONE 93/70 bonus 7 swagbucks
2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE None close enough for money offered
3/ Check for any surveys - DONE Nectar Survey 80 points
4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE not a winner
5/ Enter 100 competitions - DONE 114 entered:)
6/ Check for new coupons - DONE 50p off Santa Maria range, £1 off Domestos toilet wipes & 50p yogurt lollies:)
7/ No heating on all day - DONE
8/ GiftHulk - DONE 1094/850 including 80 bonus for target
9/ Plan meal for today - DONE Pasta bake with left oversausages from Saturday evening
10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE - raining hard so no need to water again
11/ List item for sale on Facebook -
12/ Turn mobile off while at home - DONE
13/ Deliver samples to school ready for meeting - DONE
14/ Upload three items into said internet shop -
15/ Contact enquiry re: face painting - DONE voice message left again
16/Read book in bed instead of play on tablet this evening - DONE
17/ NSD - DONE

tattycath

craftingmad wrote: »

Morning,


Thanks for the link tattycath - I am devouring the thread and loving it. Think I will definitely start the "Tilly tidy"


Today "little things" from me will hopefully be:-


1/ Swagbucks -
2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE None close enough for money offered
3/ Check for any surveys - DONE Nectar Survey 80 points
4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE not a winner
5/ Enter 100 competitions - DONE 114 entered:)
6/ Check for new coupons - DONE 50p off Santa Maria range, £1 off Domestos toilet wipes & 50p yogurt lollies:)
7/ No heating on all day -
8/ GiftHulk - DONE 1094/850 including 80 bonus for target
9/ Plan meal for today - DONE Pasta bake with left oversausages from Saturday evening
10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) -
11/ List item for sale on Facebook -
12/ Turn mobile off while at home - DONE
13/ Deliver samples to school ready for meeting - DONE
14/ Upload three items into said internet shop -
15/ Contact enquiry re: face painting - DONE voice message left again
16/Read book in bed instead of play on tablet this evening -
17/ NSD

Well I've been checking my e.mails and so far I have deleted about 200 and moved 300. Only got another 1300 to trawl through!

craftingmad

Morning all,


My "little things" for today are:-


1/ Swagbucks - DONE 93/90 bonus 9 swagbucks
2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE Applied for heath and safety course paying £40
3/ Check for any surveys - DONE 120 point Nectar survey
4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE not a winner
5/ Enter 100 competitions - DONE 105 entered
6/ Check for new coupons - DONE New sainsburys ones added to my wallet and Click Snap and other apps checked. Also £1 off Cif Direct to floor printed
7/ No heating on all day -
8/ GiftHulk -
9/ Plan meal for today - DONE Pasties with potatoes and veg
10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE plants inside watered but rained heavy this morning so no need to water outside ones
11/ List item for sale on Facebook - DONE sticker sheets listed for £1.50 per pack
12/ Turn mobile off while at home - DONE
13/ Make some craft items for school order - DONE 39/72 items made today
14/ Upload three items into said internet shop - DONE 5 uploaded to make up for loading anything yesterday
15/ Light shop for packed lunch items - DONE spent £12 but £5 of that was a present for daughters birthday plus I used a £1 coupon and got bonus 150 Nectar points
16/ Sort out project life photos and upload to print using £1 for 100 prints wowcher - Photos all sorted out but problem on Snapfish site at moment with uploading them
17/ Walk to youth club to save fuel - DONE
18/ Charge phone at youth club (1 hours free charging) - DONE
19/Read book in bed instead of play on tablet this evening - DONE

craftingmad

Morning all,


Well today is mainly going to be a day of housework as the house is looking an absolute tip and hubby is back in the early hours of tomorrow for a few days so need to get back on top of it!


However I am also going to be optimistic and plan some "little things" for today as well. These will hopefully be:-


1/ Swagbucks - DONE 15
2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area and phone to make an appointment to carry out one - DONE none close enough for payment offered. Cannot carry out £40mystery shop until after school holidays:)
3/ Check for any surveys - DONE 80 point Nectar Survey
4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE not a winner
5/ Enter 100 competitions - DONE 110 entered:)
6/ Check for new coupons - DONE no new ones found
7/ No heating on all day - DONE
8/ GiftHulk - DONE 1858/850 including 85 bonus
9/ Plan meal for today - DONE - Pasta
10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE gave them all a lovely long drink
11/ List item for sale on Facebook -
12/ Turn mobile off while at home - DONE
13/ Make some craft items for school order - DONE 2/32 and 8 more drying
14/ Upload three items into internet shop
15/ NSD - DONE
16/ See if I can upload photos to Snapfish today ready for £1 wowcher - DONE waiting in basket until Saturday when voucher can be used
17/ Charge phone/ipad at judo tonight - DONE 2 hours of free charging
18/ Washing out on line to dry - DONE 3 loads on line drying nicely
19/ Read book in bed instead of play on tablet this evening - DONE

norfolkdream

Hi CM,

You seem a very busy bee!
I go through stages of entering loads of competitions, it is quite time consuming. How long does it take you to do 100 comps. I have the roboform which helps, do you get them from here or Loquax?
Have you been lucky?

I also used to do loads of surveys as well but just lost the bug as it seemed to be all I was doing was being on the laptop for hours. How do you manage it? I work almost full time and have 3 kids.
Would be interested to see your new selling site Is it on facebook?

You seem to have done well in April

(just to say I am a not a complete novice to this I have been doing this since 2007 but had to start a new thread for personal reasons. I used to do all you are doing and more back in the day!)
I'll keep on eye on your thread x

craftingmad

Hi norfolkdream,


Thanks for stopping by. It normally takes me about an hour a day to enter the comps but that could just be that I live in Norfolk and the internet is painfully slow! I haven't heard of Robform or Loquax. Can you enlighten me? I mainly go onto magazine sites and enter all the daily comps etc. So far this month I've had three wins - 2 lots of tickets to shows and £100 of Amazon vouchers


My site is an online craft shop on supermums. Used to have my own site but thought I would try these out as they were offering a BOGOF offer so I got 12 months for the price of 6. Plus I don't have to worry about any other fees other than paypal. I do also have a facebook page for my handmade business but am really naughty as I don't update it very often. Think this job may have to start featuring in my "little things" list so thanks for the reminder


I love your user name. Living on the Norfolk Broads myself I know how beautiful it is so can fully appreciate your dream. Do you have any idea where you might like to settle?