What DFW strategies have you attempted to implement and failed at?

Sea78

Spending diary. Not stopping impulse buying. Other things I think I'm okish at.

immoral_angeluk

Cazzdevil wrote: »

There's a limited amount you can make from signing up to newsletters/compe sites etc, but it's quite a decent amount. Once you've exhausted the one-off merchants you can make money by doing the "daily clicks" (kelkoo, high street web etc all give money on a daily basis for clicking). I think on Quidco it's about 30p a day, but between a few cashback sites you can earn a couple of quid a day for doing a few clicks.

but how do you find the clicks? This is where I get confused lol

tooties

but how do you find the clicks? This is where I get confused lol

yep me too
tooties

lynzpower

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=475596

IA and others.

If you look in here I listed Loads of the "free" or minimal spend ones for quidco cash... read through it as there were more tips put in later in the thread, but I did a couple of bulk posts that should keep you busy.

tooties

thank goodness im not the only one who has failed at a couple of things!
makes me feel a little better in those middle of the month moments
thanks everyone
tooties

Cazzdevil

You just read through some of the merchants and if it says "10p limited to 1 click per day" you know it's a daily click. A few of the other cashback sites (freefivers, moneybackmadness etc) have a dedicated link for Daily Clicks which bring up all of the merchants you can use on a daily basis.

PM EagerLearner for a copy of her daily clicks guide, it's very thorough and can help you make quite a bit towards christmas or birthdays or in my case a new car.

Storm

Stuff I've not managed to get my head around:

- spending diary (just keep forgetting to do it!)
- matched betting (cannot get my head around it!)
- Ebay listing (sold a few bits, but just never seem to make much!)

I don't bother with Quidco on a daily basis, but do a couple of searches each week for the cashback - my aim is to have had enough over the year to cover the £5 admin fee

basketcase

Possibly not what you mean, but I tried to get a (2nd) 0% credit card and was declined (by the Post Office). Was trying to follow the advice to BT to a 0% CC to stop interest payments, then pay off the outstanding balance over the interest-free period.

I have 1 CC (limit £1000, balance £950), a car loan (0%) with no missed payments and 6 more months to run, 2 small bank loans satisfied in 2002 and 2004 respectively and that's it. I've been on the electoral role at the same address for 17 years. What's wrong with me?! :mad:

Actually, it was a blessing in disguise. It made me think about my budget, realise that I only had £2.72 per week after all bills were paid :eek: ; so I cancelled all unnecessary insurances etc, looked at what I was spending on housekeeping etc and applied for - and got! - not only a payrise, but a promotion to a staff position. :j Plus I'm having to economise until September, because I've got to go from weekly pay to monthly and have 7 weeks to live on 6 weeks' money. Which will be a challenge! I've already shifted my DDs - previously spaced so that they came out of different weeks' wages - to the end of the month.

Oh and I can;t get my head round Quidco either!

painted_lady

Things I fail at
- making my money last all month, despite what I consider adequate budgeting
- SELF DISCIPLINE - must keep myself out fo the shops
- matched betting, keep trying to get my head round it but cant

Broken_hearted

Targets life keeps getting in the way. Also stopping smoking, got NiQuitin gum and it tastes worse than the cigs.