Getting a mortgage and then becoming mortgage-free!

atypicalblonde

I keep Schtum about our MF plans, people just do not get it so whatevers the point?

As newgirly says, thank goodness for this lovely little part of the internet x

amydoll83

KK I've spent the best part of the night reading your journey so far (my 6 week old daughter woke for a feed hut then decided she didn't want to sleep anywhere other than on mummy), very inspiring.

My oh and I are attempting to save a deposit for a property at the moment (not so easy when maternity pay is so pants), and in an attempt to save/make money elsewhere I have signed up to opinion outpost, shopprize and maximiles.

Opinion outpost pays in points which you can exchange for cash (into paypal) or vouchers (amazon)it has a low pay out threshold (50points gets you £2.50 into paypal or a £2.50 amazon e-voucher).

Maximizes is surveys, and you get points for watching videos, online purchases (although cash back from quick is far better), you exchange the points for rewards (lots of different ones, but I only exchange for gift cards, since last September I've had 2 x £25 Sainsbury gift cards, and £25 b&q - I transfer the amounts of the gift cards into my savings).

Shopprize is an app on Android phones, you take photos of your shopping receipts and receive points, you also get points just for logging in every day. You need 10000 points for a £5 amazon e-voucher or you can enter the prize draws.

I'm currently saving all amazon e-vouchers to go towards my daughter's first Christmas and first birthday (6th January 2018). Again I transfer the amount of the e-voucher into my savings.

Good luck with the over payments and i look forward to reading how you continue to bring those interest payments down xx

Kittenkirst

AmyDoll that sounds like you are making fab progress with those sites

eBay sales yesterday were just fab so an OP of £50 sent last night which we're both really pleased with.

Bought a work suit today from Sainsburys on their 25% off event- will try it on shortly and it'll do for the all day meeting next week with my suppliers big wigs and the big wigs from my place

Normal mortgage payment went out today and so I swiftly sent the additonal £89.80 to round it up to a nice £900!

About to sort out postage of all the eBay items so I can print the labels off at work/post at post office tomorrow if cheaper. No listings on this week as we're having a break from it, however we ve both been eying up other things to sell like the old damaged Fitbit of mine which they've sent me a replacement for and the old heart rate monitor strap....it's certainly addictive!

Off to wash the pots and then it's Baja fish wraps for tea tonight using up lots of the yummy veg from Aldi that I got on offer last week, that 50p old El Paso soft taco kit for 50p and some nice Basa fillets we got

Kittenkirst

NSD for the first time in a while! Busy old day at work and the lady is away for the night with work so have made dinner, washed up and now having a little Diet Coke break and reading some diaries

Rug for living room was delivered today and fits perfectly, it looks so cosy in our front room now. Other IKEA stuff is upstairs awaiting unpacking and building- very excited!!

eBay parcels all sent and remembered to use that discount code for 15% off this time yay!

Kittenkirst

Checked online banking and the £5 cashback has been received from TSB and the last of the EBay sale money £20.36 has been swept across as an OP just now.

This month is turning out pretty well! Prolific survey credit received for a survey from last night so that's creeping up nicely. Off to check Yougov and Onepoll now

new_mortgageeee

Brilliant work on the Feb OPs Kittenkirst :beer: !!

Kittenkirst

A sneaky late payment on EBay means another £7.37 sent yesterday to the mortgage and 40p tilly tidy today!

Now at £306.81 for February :cheers:

Went out for dinner last night with some ex colleagues and had an ace evening, overspent on my budget by £11 naughtily so will have to cut back elsewhere for that!

Hoping to build all the IKEA flatpack tomorrow. Fight and start moving the beads and silver stuff in over the weekend.

am off to read some diary updates and check surveys!

themadvix

You've smashed your Feb OP target, haven't you? And that EF is looking pretty healthy too.... it's all going well, don't worry about the dinner overspend!

Kittenkirst

Hi TheMadVix, yes this month has meant I've caught up and am a little incy bit ahead for where I should be for my years target

Kittenkirst

Not much to report today, had dinner at the in laws last night which was lovely and worked from home today so all food from cupboards- used up lots of leftovers

Fakeaway of a pizza express frozen pizza with oven chips for supper followed by the F&M truffles from the Christmas hamper. Had cafetière fresh coffee today as was working from home, again using fresh coffee from a Christmas pressie. It feels like a very luxurious day today!

A few onepoll surveys completed so that's racking up a little day by day, expenses claimed back and he leftover cheese from the work cheeseboard (had a supplier into my office so put on catering) has been grated and is in the freezer (nice chunk of Red Leicester and another of Stilton yummmmy!)