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Short term, medium term and long terms goals

captainjack2
captainjack2 Posts: 274 Forumite
Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts
in Compers chat corner
I am curious with what your goals are with comping.

Here's my goals below

Short term - enter 300+ comps in the next 24 hours
Medium - win a decent amount of cash in the next month
Long term - complete my achieveable wishlist

Competition wishlist 2015
Mixer
Iron
Camera
Bike
Headphones - ACHIEVED
Laptop
Cinema system
CD player
MacBook Pro
MacBook Air
iMac
Touchscreen Laptop
Holiday Abroad
£1,000 plus in cash
Free bet
£100 plus in Amazon vouchers
Crisps
Beer
Whiskey
Rum
Lager
Years supply of chocolate
New front door
Patio set
Gardening tools
Archery stuff
Squash racket
Tennis racket
Badminton racket
Subscription to spotify
iTunes vouchers
Tesco gift card
Iceland vouchers
£100 plus in love 2 shop vouchers
Dress
Clothes - ACHIEVED
3D TV
Cinema tickets
Coffee machine -ACHIEVED
Kettle
PS4
Xbox one
DS
Wii U
Mobile phone
Blu-Ray player
Kindle fire
IPad Air
iPad Mini
Flowers
Wine
Steam mop
Freezer
Fridge freezer - ACHIEVED
Bathroom - ACHIEVED £100 B&Q vouchers which will help towards bathroom repairs
Bed
Kitchen money
Dishwasher
Tablet - Galaxy tablet, nexus tablet
Hoover
Gaming chair
Trip on orient express
Curtains
Cupboard
Carpets
New flooring
Shoes
Boots
Slippers - ACHIEVED
ITV win
Gadget show win
Tables
Chairs
BBQ
Computer chair
Notepad - ACHIEVED
Glasses
Plates
Bowls
Grinder
Toaster
Bread maker
Soup maker
Ice cream maker
Smoothies maker
Cake maker
Popcorn maker
Saucepan set
Christmas hamper
Christmas tree
Christmas decorations
Turkey
Christmas dinner
iPod dock station
Ginger bread
Cabinet
Muffins
Oven
Nutribullet
Kenwood mixer
Actifry
Soda stream
Slush machine
Dining set
Earrings
Ring
Bracelet - ACHIEVED
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Comments

  • Marg2k8
    Marg2k8 Posts: 5,841 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 30 July 2015 at 6:48AM
    Short term - spend a couple of hours comping today.
    Medium term - try and complete my year of winning 20 prizes worth £15 or more in the year and find some competitions to post on the forum.
    Long term - not to have to join compers anonymous and simply enjoy the hobby.
  • emmaandbunni
    emmaandbunni Posts: 127 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary
    short term - keep a record of my comp entries to see how many I actually enter (just brought a counter of ebay for 99p)
    medium - get a wish ready for next year
    long term - as above not have my family do an intervention :)
    my wish list is sounding a bit optimistic but I am trying to win experiences rather than money (aiming for only 10) so far I have on my list
    a family holiday to florida
    a ipad
    a shopping trip for me and daughter (anywhere)
    some festival tickets
    a London break for me and hubby
    a garden wendy house for my daughter
  • nikanika0
    nikanika0 Posts: 160 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper
    @captainjack2,

    hiya mate, I do apologize for my possibly rude reply, but I have to ask: are you w*a*n*k*i*n*g your ego here posting these threads ?

    We all would like to win posh prizes including me, but on the other side I don't let comping to take over my life and I certainly wouldn't bother fellow compers with lists every other day.
    I work 6 days a week, long hours and nights to save for house deposit, I enter comps mostly for house furniture and accessories, if I have a will power to come here and enter some comps I do, if not no problem. But you are getting bit obsessed.
  • irenah
    irenah Posts: 7 Forumite
    I agree. This should be enjoyable and a bit of fun. This level of obsession is to my mind unhealthy and like any other obsessions/compulsions/addictions should be controlled.
  • hertzyabazas
    hertzyabazas Posts: 34,134 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 30 July 2015 at 1:42PM
    Disappointed not to see a fish slice on your list!

    Not sure why you need a Touchscreen Laptop, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac and the games consoles at the same time. Each to their own I suppose.

    I'm grateful for any prize I win and don't do lists as I'll only end up disappointed when the majority of things I really want don't get won.
    I eventually end up saving up for the stuff I want which actually is far more satisfying then winnning it (obviously not everyone can do this).
  • mansey
    mansey Posts: 4,585 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Feeding time at the bridge :rotfl:
    “I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.” - Billy Joel
    C2W........718/1000......FB...........526/1000
    IG...........667/1000......MD..........652/1000
    2020 January Challenge
    Simply Media 423/1000
    Winning Moments 85/1000
  • SwishFlares
    SwishFlares Posts: 213 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper
    captain jack just tries this every week trying to rile people, just ignore him :rotfl:
    ====================================
    Best win all time - World Cup Final Trip to Japan :j
  • Biker*Chick
    Biker*Chick Posts: 10,037 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    SwishFlares wrote: »
    captain jack just tries this every week trying to rile people, just ignore him :rotfl:

    I agree. That's why he's now on my ignore list :cool:

    Anyway, nikanika0 probably expressed it best... ;)
    =^._.^= You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats =^._.^=
  • mansey
    mansey Posts: 4,585 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    We have him on our challenge next month ;)

    Banter is banter :)
    “I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.” - Billy Joel
    C2W........718/1000......FB...........526/1000
    IG...........667/1000......MD..........652/1000
    2020 January Challenge
    Simply Media 423/1000
    Winning Moments 85/1000
  • emmaandbunni
    emmaandbunni Posts: 127 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary
    i'll always join, any adult interaction is good for me :)
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