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Make £10 a day challenge October 2015 - everybody most welcome

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  • somerandom
    somerandom Posts: 920 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Off to a start at last - 1p Roadkill :rotfl: I've listed 11 items on eBay today so hopefully will have something more to add next week.

    It makes a big difference not being able to add my coaching money now that it's become my main income. I've started a "debt free diary" about my new venture if anyone's interested (link in sig) - so far it's mostly me moaning about listing stuff on eBay but I'm hoping it will get a bit more interesting soon .... :)
    Shifting my energy for 2020 :heart::heart::heart:
  • somerandom, don't worry about moaning about listing on eBay, I think it's a pet hate of a lot of us:(

    Just tried the link to your diary but it doesn't work (for me anyway).
  • Wow, CatherineMM,, that's a brilliant amount so early in the month. That must have been an awesome carboot sale:j

    Thanks. I think due to heavy morning fog and only a handful of sellers that the collectors and dealers saw me as their only choice...some people came back several times :) I had a few boxes of old inherited trinkets. Nothing special though! I did get 11 fake pound coins passed to me too though... Which was not fair in my opinion... I will be sticking to my massive clear out now... This is an amazing incentive!
    Make £/day March: £1490.85 / £310
    Quidco £3,143.16 NSD Mar:14
    2024 Road Kill £1
    March Sales of Excess £240.85
  • Aesop
    Aesop Posts: 23,773 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    You should report to the police as may have been.the same person passing around the carboot
  • Aesop wrote: »
    You should report to the police as may have been.the same person passing around the carboot

    That's a good idea. I usually get one or two...haven't done a carboot sell in a year but to get 11 fakes! Hmm.

    i also got a New Zealand dollar in lieu of a coin! Hmmm
    Make £/day March: £1490.85 / £310
    Quidco £3,143.16 NSD Mar:14
    2024 Road Kill £1
    March Sales of Excess £240.85
  • Sugarplum634
    Sugarplum634 Posts: 1,047 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Can I count the money I saved - if I put something through bespoke offers and bought it?
    Make £520 a year in 2020 so far (£0 cash £0 AGC)

    (2019,£481.69) (2018, no idea!) ( 2017 £673.20) (2016 £800.97) (2015 £791.42/$312)

    Penny challenge: 21/366 (66.70/671.61)
    NSD 7/150
  • Aesop
    Aesop Posts: 23,773 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I personally say if you can take the money saved and put aside or use for bills etc, yes

    Can I count the money I saved - if I put something through bespoke offers and bought it?
  • Aesop
    Aesop Posts: 23,773 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Last day for bespoke beatmyprice folks
  • sweetpeas_2
    sweetpeas_2 Posts: 2,237 Forumite
    Hi everyone :o

    I have decided to re decorate our bedroom in two weeks as a surprise for dh (hopefully while he's at work for the day but a bit ambitious!)

    I have priced everything up online and think I could get it looking alot fresher for under £100 (lick of paint/new curtains etc) - we've lived here for 11 years and never been able to afford to do it so would be a fab thing to pull off if I can manage it.

    So I need to up my game and get myself in gear to make the money for it. Going to be a push with other existing stuff to pay for but really want to try.

    Hope everyone is doing ok xx
  • lynnejk
    lynnejk Posts: 5,732 Forumite
    Rampant Recycler Debt-free and Proud!
    Evening all :hello:


    Aesop - some words from wordhippo for 'fantastic'
    excellent, terrific, superb, great, marvellous, fabulous, wonderful, tremendous, brilliant, awesome, delicious, first-rate, sensational, unreal, A-1, best, best ever, cat's meow, far out, first-class, like wow, out of sight, out of this world, primo :rotfl:

    So a nice start to October with £380.06.
    WOW. Very well done. What a great start :dance: :dance:
    somerandom, don't worry about moaning about listing on eBay, I think it's a pet hate of a lot of us:(
    Just tried the link to your diary but it doesn't work (for me anyway).
    Can I have a moan please ?? I haven't anything to sell on ebay :(
    Diary link not working for me either !!


    Today made £ 4.10 from regular surveys and scans.


    Hope you all have a money-making Monday
    Lx
    £10day.2014=3213/2015=3421/2016=3238/2017=2702/2018=498..APR=12.03/300
    GrocC.2014=2162/2015=2083/2016=218/2017=1996/2018=450..APR=17.13/200
    Bulk buy.......APR=233.76
    GC.NSD..2015=216/2016=213/2017=229/2018=39..APR=03/15
    SPC130:staradminx61..2014=1178/2015=1287/2016=4616/2017=3843
    OS WL= -2/8 ......CC =00......Savings = £13,140
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