My diary - over 50k of debt to clear!!

LordNolo

Hello all.


Over a month so my last post so I thought I'd give an update!


First off I've hit my first target - I managed to put together over £70 in amazon vouchers from survey sites (in fact I hit over a £100!) so managed to get the new printer I wanted without having to spend a penny. Even better I got £10 cashback into my bank account for my purchase. So that's a free printer and a tenner!


Disappointingly during this time I was advised by Lionbridge that they were putting my application on hold as they currently have enough candidates. So my hopes for getting some extra money without leaving home have failed to be fulfilled.


However, on a happier note I have hit my second target of having saved £2000 for my trip to America! Income from my lodger, mystery shopping, online surveys and task based apps has ensured that my bank account is now in a very healthy state. This coupled with a reduction in expenditures has successfully conspired to give me the money I need for my trip.


The full breakdown is £1200 from the lodger, £150 from online surveys, £500 from mystery shopping, £200 plus from task based apps which means that I've put together a little over £2000.


To be honest I could easily increase on this if I had been a bit more dedicated during July but weeks of travelling for work have taken their toll. I have noticed though that there's about £17 of work to pick up in my local town this afternoon though so I will be finishing work early today to grab some of this money while it's still out there!


Anyway - I just wanted to share with you the news that I'd hit my first major milestones. As well as managing to save £2000 I've also reduced my debt by £1500 during the same period and paid for 6 months road tax up front so I'm definitely heading in the right direction!


August is the month where I'm in America so I will have a quiet month then. But September is when my car insurance is due so my next target then will be to pay that off all in one go if I can as that'll be one less worry for the year ahead (I hate paying off things by direct debit if I can save money by paying for them all in one go).


My birthday tomorrow so I'm going to celebrate my achievements with a couple of quiet pints!


All the best :-)

Hiddenidenity

Amazing achievements well done!

I hope you have an amazing time next month