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craftingmad

Morning all,


Well its absolutely throwing it down here today and the kids have homework which has to be done as it needs to be handed in tomorrow, so I'm using today as an opportunity to have one last push to increase all my totals for May.


So here we go todays "little things" list:-


1/ Swagbucks - DONE 76/75 bonus 7 swagbucks
2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE none close enough for amount being offered
3/ Check for any surveys - DONE none available
4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE not a winner
5/ Enter 100 competitions - DONE 100 entered
6/ Check for new coupons - DONE - no new ones found
7/ No heating on all day -
8/ GiftHulk - DONE 1371/750 including 75 bonus
9/ Plan meal for today - DONE Cold cooked chicken (reduced yesterday and left over) with roast potatoes, veg & Yorkshire puds
10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE absolutely throwing it down outside but sunflowers watered inside
11/ Turn mobile off while at home - DONE
12/ Superpoints - DONE 5 today
13/ Conserve as much of £50 half term budget as can - DONE only spent £4.30 all holiday as nothing spent today
14/ Upload receipt to Shopitize and Checkoutsmart - DONE Just waiting for them to validate
15/ Place items which were meant to be for dinner this week into the freezer - DONE
16/ NSD - DONE
17/ Read book in bed instead of play on tablet this evening -

craftingmad

Wow I can't believe it's the 1st of June today. 2015 seems to be flying by.


Its time for my monthly "little things" summary so we can all be amazed how the little things are adding up


MAY SUMMARY

Loyalty Points

Nectar - 1819 (£9.10)
Tesco Clubcard - 109 (£3.27)
The Works - 35


Savings

Checkoutsmart app - £1.00
Coupons Used - £26.00
Shopitize - £2.80
Quidco - £3.40 tracked
Using Tesco clubcard vouchers - £24.00

Survey Sites etc

Gift Hulk - 13491(£8.09)
Ipos - 10
I-Say - 165
Pinecone - 600 (£6.00)
Swagbucks - 1780 (£10.68)
You Gov - 50 (£0.50)
Superpoints - 210


Earnings

Declutter sales - £54.15
Facepainting - £95.00
Mystery Shopping - £80.00


Misc

Competitions entered - 4090
Competitions won - 2
NSD - 12


Actually Saved /Earned / Cashed Out In May 15

£ 26.00 using coupons
£ 24.00 using clubcard vouchers for days out deals
£ 54.15 decluttering sales
£ 95.00 facepainting
£ 80.00 Mystery Shopping
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£279.15

craftingmad

Ok onto my little things for today:-


1/ Swagbucks - DONE 27/80
2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE none close enough for amount being offered
3/ Check for any surveys - DONE 25 point I-Say survey
4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE not a winner but was an NR postcode so near me
5/ Enter 100 competitions - 30 entered
6/ Check for new coupons - DONE - Actimel 50p through post
7/ No heating on all day - DONE and an early night for us tonight so we can snuggle under the quilts and ignore the strong winds
8/ GiftHulk -
9/ Plan meal for today - DONE Quiche, Salad and some sort of potato items from freezer
10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DINE throwing it down outside tonight as forecast so only the sunflowers in the conservatory to water today
11/ Turn mobile off while at home - DONE
12/ Superpoints - DONE 3
13/ Reload receipt to Shopitize as saying not recognised
14/ Read Usborne bits and bobs after signing up late last night - DONE
15/ Contact Friends via Facebook to see if any of them would like a party or buy a book from Usborne in order to gauge opinion and see interest (before 14 day money back guarantee expires) - DONE facebook messaged them - 72 people contacted - 8 responses so far that they will look at a book
16/ Take daughter to hospital and try and only use 30mins free parking - DONE Just got out with 2 minutes to spare before having to pay £3.00 to park
17/ NSD - DONE
18/ Read book in bed instead of play on tablet this evening -

norfolkdream

Hi CM,
Have you tried onepoll for surveys, this one is my fave. They are normally 10p-20p a survey although yesterday got £1 one for 4 photo questions. You get payout at £40 and the surveys are quite quick.

craftingmad

Morning all,


I really must get some housework done today as it's my daughters birthday tomorrow and hubby is home for a week from Thursday


Anyway todays "little things" include:-


1/ Swagbucks - DONE 71/70 bonus 7 swagbucks
2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE none close enough for amount being offered
3/ Check for any surveys - DONE 100 Nectar points and 150 I-Say
4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE not a winner
5/ Enter 100 competitions - DONE 116 entered
6/ Check for new coupons - DONE £1.50p off Warburtons & 50p off dressing
7/ No heating on all day - DONE
8/ GiftHulk -
9/ Plan meal for today - DONE Mince, Tatties and Puff pastry
10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE
11/ Turn mobile off while at home - DONE
12/ Superpoints - DONE 4
13/ Reload receipt to Shopitize as saying not recognised - DONE
14/ Contact schools to see if any of them would like a fundraiser from Usborne in order to gauge opinion and see interest (before 14 day money back guarantee expires) -
15/ Wrap daughters presents - DONE used existing wrapping paper and gift bags so saved a couple of quid
16/ Make cards for daughter and auntie
17/ Print off and return booking forms for craft fair and face painting
18/Join onepoll (thanks norfolkdream) - DONE £3.20 already
19/ NSD - DONE
20/ Read book in bed instead of play on tablet this evening -

craftingmad

Morning all,


Today is my daughter's 12th birthday so before school was mainly taken up with her opening her cards and presents. I think she's happy so that's good. This evening we will be going out to Pizza Hut for dinner (not very MSE but great fun especially when you have just turned 12)


Anyway my little things for today are:-


1/ Swagbucks - DONE 99/98 2nd target reached bonus 10 swagbucks
2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE none close enough for amount being offered
3/ Check for any surveys - DONE 100 point I-Say
4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE not a winner
5/ Enter 100 competitions - DONE 100 entered
6/ Check for new coupons - DONE no new ones found today
7/ No heating on all day -
8/ GiftHulk - DONE 1102/800 including 80 bonus
9/ Plan meal for today - DONE Pizza Hut tonight
10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) -
11/ Turn mobile off while at home - DONE
12/ Superpoints - DONE 4
13/ Reload receipt to Shopitize as saying not recognised - DONE
14/ Contact schools to see if any of them would like a fundraiser from Usborne in order to gauge opinion and see interest (before 14 day money back guarantee expires)

15/ Print off and return booking forms for craft fair and face painting
16/ See if I can find any discount vouchers for Pizza Hut - DONE none found
17/ Read book in bed instead of play on tablet this evening -

craftingmad

Morning all,


I must confess that I didn't really get a lot of time for my "little things" yesterday but I did clock up a few swagbucks, gift hulk coins and played the super lucky button on Superpoints


Anyway we are off to London today for a long weekend so won't be doing much in the way of little things for the next few days so thought that I would try and get a few bits done before I go.


So here's my list:-


1/ Swagbucks -
2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE none close enough for amount being offered
3/ Check for any surveys -
4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE not a winner
5/ Enter 100 competitions -
6/ Check for new coupons -
7/ No heating on all day -
8/ GiftHulk -
9/ Pack up snacks for kids for the car journey
10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) -
11/ Turn mobile off while at home - DONE
12/ Superpoints -

craftingmad

Hi all,


Well we had a lovely time in London and it was actually quite MSE as I refused to buy a t-shirt for myself from the concert (saving £25) and also talked my little boy into having a toy (£9) which he has already played with loads instead of having a plastic hat and flashing microphone (£10) from the concert which I know he would have never used again. So £1 saved and £9 not wasted. He fell asleep about two thirds of the way through the concert I was also really good in the shops only spending a small amount and my son and I drank tap water in every restaurant we visited saving a few more quid. We did treat the kids a bit (although also made them use some of their birthday money so that they appreciate the value of money).


Anyway after my few days away it's back to my "little things" for today:-


1/ Swagbucks - DONE 64/60 bonus 6 swagbucks
2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE none available
3/ Check for any surveys - DONE 60 Nectar
4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE not a winner
5/ Enter 100 competitions - DONE 107 entered
6/ Check for new coupons - DONE 40 bonus Nectar points for buying bread rolls added to my Nectar card, 50poff dressings and checked Shopitize and Checkoutsmart
7/ GiftHulk - DONE 605
8/ Plan meal for today - DONE Corned Beef Hash with veg
9/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE
10/ Turn mobile off while at home - DONE
11/ Superpoints - DONE 2
12/ Reload receipt to Shopitize as saying not recognised -
13/ Print off and return booking forms for craft fair and face painting
14 /Upload new receipts to Shopitize and CheckoutSmart - DONE
15/ Read book in bed instead of play on tablet this evening -

craftingmad

Morning all,


Well I have just managed to spend £50 in Macro but in my defense I have bought loads of toilet rolls and kitchen towels, 4kg of butter and a massive bag of potatoes (along with a few other bits) so had I bought the same amount in Asda or Tesco's it would have come to at least double that


Anyway hubby goes back to Scotland today to work so I wont see him for at least 3 weeks but I'm still ploughing on with my "little things" for today:-


1/ Swagbucks - DONE 88/60 bonus 6 swagbucks
2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE none in area
3/ Check for any surveys - DONE 115 I-Say, 90p OnePoll and 50 You Gov points
4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE not a winner
5/ Enter 100 competitions - DONE 110 entered
6/ Check for new coupons - DONE Free Volvic juiced drink from WH Smiths at airport for hubby
7/ No heating on all day - DONE
8/ GiftHulk - DONE 1158/900 including 90 bonus
9/ Plan meal for today - DONE Pasta Bake and garlic bread
10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE including the French bean plant my son came home from school with today
11/ Turn mobile off while at home - DONE
12/ Superpoints -DONE 104
13/ Reload receipt to Shopitize as saying not recognised - DONE
14/ Give Usborne brochures to those who requested them to see if they would like to order - DONE 2 handed out (other parents must be collecting kids from afterschool clubs after I've gone so will take in tomorrow).
15/ Make 9 notebooks to complete order for school fathers day fair and produce invoice
16/ Print off and return booking forms for craft fair and face painting
17/ Meal plan for week - DONE
18/ Read book in bed instead of play on tablet this evening -

craftingmad

Morning all,


Thought I'd make a start nice and early today as want to get lots of "little things" done today:-


1/ Swagbucks - DONE 70/70 bonus 7 swagbucks
2/ Check mystery shopping jobs in my area - DONE none
3/ Check for any surveys - DONE 60 Nectar and 10p OnePoll
4/ Check freepostcode lottery - DONE not a winner
5/ Enter 100 competitions -
6/ Check for new coupons - DONE no new ones found
7/ No heating on all day - DONE lovely day although it was cold this morning when I had my shower:)
8/ GiftHulk - DONE - 992/850 including 85 bonus
9/ Plan meal for today - DONE Jacket Potatoes with Chicken in white sauce, cheese and salad
10/ Water plants (if it doesn't rain!) - DONE all watered including the two tomato, 5 pepper and aubergine plants given tome by a friend today
11/ Turn mobile off while at home - DONE
12/ Superpoints - DONE 4
13/ Contact schools to see if any of them would like a fundraiser from Usborne in order to gauge opinion and see interest (before 14 day money back guarantee expires) -
14/ Make card for auntie and post off
15/ Print off and return booking forms for craft fair and face painting
16/ Contact Face painting enquiry with price - DONE
17/ Give out 2 Usborne catalogues to parents at school who I did not see yesterday - 1 given out. Other parent not there this morning
18/ Sort through bathroom toiletries to see what we have and what needs using - DONE 4 empty bottle thrown away (I cut them all open first to check) Now Proud owner of 4 x Shampoo, 8 x Conditioner, 3 x Dry Shampoo, 4x Body Wash, 3x Mouthwash, 4 x Soap Bars, 8 x Liquid Soap, 5 x Deodorant, 3 x Handcream 3 x E45 and 4 x Toothbrushes (excluding heads for electrics) - Must use all these up before buying more
19/ Find some things to sell / car boot (aiming for 300 things by end of month) - DONE I sorted through my CD collection and found some duplicates and also lots of kids CD's like wheels on the bus which are too young for my little ones now. Daughter also went through her collection and added some Hannah Montanna and other Disney shows she now hates 29/300
20/ Make 9 notebooks to complete school fathers day order and invoice
21/ NSD - DONE
22/ Read book in bed instead of play on tablet this evening -