Money Saving Mojo 2

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I was going to trade in some games in person but decided to check online sites. Benefited from 10% Extra code and making £10 more then if I went to the shops. Requested a label to be posted to me, so waiting for that. All going well I should make £53.04!

So far made money July:
£11.05 quidco amazon voucher... Has been emailed to me
£20 gumtree sales
£87 refund of returned item bought four months ago In account now
£53.04 we buy books... pending
£171.09 so far

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Didn't manage to return the trousers and bras as got to the shop too late. I did manage to find two cheaper bras for work, they were £13 for two, so miles better then the £29 I was going to pay for one.

I used a Boots gift card I got back at Christmas and bought toiletries for the next few months. I've recorded it as a spend though, to keep me spending lower this month, so £13.40 in the shopping spends.

I discovered that my partner had a restaurant choice giftcard, so I'm going to hunt down a half price Pizza Express deal and we can take her brother out for food when he is down using the £25 voucher. That's one meal sorted

Total spends are now £141.68 for the month and giving today a NSD as only necessary work clothes and shopping bought. 11/15NSD I think.

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12/16 NSD. No spends today. Listed 10 items on ebay, fingers crossed!

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14/18 NSD, as spent nothing yesterday or today. Passed my exam yesterday and gym so was very good. Today it's just tidying and maybe more ebay listings. I've sold one item! After postage and fees £6 turns into about £1 profit haha. Going to do my best to reduce postage costs .

a_silver_lining

So managed to sell another item on Gumtree for £20!

Posting my ebay sale today, so will update with whether I posted it for cheaper and made more. Got it cheaper by packaging flat, so made £1.49 more.

So far made money July:
£11.05 quidco amazon voucher... Has been emailed to me
£40 gumtree sales
£87 refund of returned item bought four months ago In account now
£53.04 we buy books... pending
£2.55 profit after fees and p&p ebay
£193.64 so far

Money found to spend later:
£35 We also found that my partner has £35 in MnS vouchers, so we are going to treat ourselves to a coffee today and save it for future use. £7 spent, so £18 left to go for a coffee when her brother visits.
£25 Restaurant voucher found and using when a guest visit.
£11.05 quidco voucher saving to use on catfood on Amazon.

Money to do
Getting the £47.5 refund from MnS returning the sale item and bras. Done
Post ebay item today. Done
Take more pictures and list on ebay.
Ask neighbours to cat sit to save £100 cost. Done

Money spent
£7.39 food shopping. This is my last food shop until payday on the 27th, so partner will be buying. Fingers crossed! She just needs to buy top up perishables and snacks for her brother visiting.
Leaves me £50 to cover her brother visiting

15/19 NSD

a_silver_lining

NSD 16/20 I believe

I moved £129.55 of my earnt money this month into a saver to put towards the debt.

I joined a load of survey sites and I'm going to take a look at them tonight. Still need to list a few more ebay bits online.

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17/21 NSD.

A spend free one today. I've made another few pounds on eBay. I need to transfer the money to my account tomorrow. I've packaged both it and my webuybooks parcel using free bubble wrap from work so just need to find time to post it. And I spoke with the neighbour so have free cat sitting for my holiday and have saved the £100 I normally pay

Getting more into the swing with this moneysaving malarkey. I feel like it's easier to walk away from items on sale, the opportunity to buy food out etc.

enthusiasticsaver

You are doing really well both with saving and debt repaying. Lots of NSDs this month too and saving £100 by having your neighbours look after the cat is good.

a_silver_lining

enthusiasticsaver wrote: »

You are doing really well both with saving and debt repaying. Lots of NSDs this month too and saving £100 by having your neighbours look after the cat is good.

Thank you so much enthusiasticsaver I feel like I waffle on here a lot, but I'm really looking forward to reading back over the month when payday gets here and working out how much money I could have wasted!

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NSD 18/22.

Today I posted the webuybooks parcel during my lunch break, so fingers crossed I hear from them soon. I've asked my partner to post the ebay parcel as I'm on training Mon-Wed.

I joined some survey sites in my lunch break. I always loose interest with them, but I'm going to give a couple a go and look only on my lunch break.

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NSD 19/23.

Training today, survived the first day of a fork lift driving course! Terrified. Getting through today has made me realise I could relearn to drive a car... if I pass then I will look at this as it will open up job opportunities and locations to buy our next home.

Came home to another reminder of why I am desperate to save and move, my neighbour has erected a permanent flag pole. I had hoped that it was temporary for the world cup... but he has changed it to a UK flag now... so I guess not.

Had an offer on ebay, I've counter offered. A mini bite on gumtree, will see if it amounts to anything. I had a mystery shopper email, so replied straight away to say I could do two of the tasks. Fingers crossed as it will be my first try

I've been surveying as well but keep getting annoyed when I am booted out of surveys. I'm not sure it is the best use of my time