Coffee, Cake, Yarn - New Start

MeenaM

Hiya did you manage to shop with your nectar points ? Well done on the eBay sale I slept like a log last night through the storm lol

joeyjimbles

I didn't know that about Sainsbury's points. I always save mine up against the big spends - double ups for birthday/christmas presents, big holiday food shops, gifts - so I don't use them in small amounts typically.

Still you know for next time, and I'm so happy to share the e-rewards knowledge. Having had a bit of spare time since NYE I'm already up to £5 banked and another 855 points. Wish I'd known about that site earlier. I assume incidentally that you already do Prolific Academic?

CoffeeCakeYarn

Morning all

Meena - Nope, total shop was only £1.14 so didn't want to add extra just for the sake of it. I'll save it for when I need a bigger top up.

Joey - Thanks again It's only me so there never is really a big holiday shop, but I might let them build for present buying, but again, I only usually buy about 4 or 5 presents a year, thankfully most of my friends just don't bother now. I haven't tried Prolific Academic, but will check it out! I survey'd myself out a few years back, and have only really just picked them up again. I can't stand the sight of swagbucks, but QMEE and Nectar seem to be okay, so I'll check it out

Another day another dollar. I woke up this morning with achey legs from the gym, YAY! Rest day today and looking forward to an early night as once again slept a bit rubbish.

No more ebay sales, boo. Fingers crossed for something to go today.

Still no news on money from the a hole.

MeenaM

morning here's hoping A-hole coughs up! grrrrr

Mumoffourkids

I started doing surveys over Christmas but I can't keep up with them now I have gone back to work and all the kids have gone back to school and activities have started again. How do you cope with fitting them in and/or remembering which sites you have signed up to?

Oh and hoping a hole coughs up the money for you so you can relax a bit.

CoffeeCakeYarn

Thanks both, it would give me a little breathing room but I don't want to put too much pressure because if I do I know him well enough to delay further out of spite, especially if he knows I actually need it for something and it's causing me hassle by not having it.


I don't have any little'uns so my time is mostly my own. I do half hour with me coffee in the mornings, check in a few times a day if I have any downtime at work, then once I've done my chores for the evening get back to it. I've not had much luck over the last few days though. I have had the opportunity to cash out £5.00 paypal on shoppix (an app where you just take pictures of your receipts and get points, shameless referral code plug: 2DSCUVUG), but if you leave the points balance for a higher cash out you need less points so I'm trying to resist until I get enough for a £20 cash out. It's slow going but a change from the actual surveys.


I'm only on QMEE and Nectar right now for the surveys, I don't want to burn out like I did last time lol

Mumoffourkids

Thanks for the referral code, I'll have a look at Shoppix. I am at work currently but am the only one in, so bored and browsing the forum trying to think up other ways to save money or thinking of things to sell!!

CoffeeCakeYarn

No, thank you for using it (we both get a bonus though! ).


I've gone back over my budgets this morning as it's quiet, I just can't believe how tight I'm cutting things at the moment. It'll change slightly from March due to a slight pay increase, but Jan and Feb paydays are going to be so unbelievably tight, I really need all the extra pennies I can get. It's making me very glad I stocked up on the YS meat, as I think my food budget is going to be about £15 a week. Ugh. It looks tough, but I keep thinking it's a good job I started this now, or I'd just end up piling more and more on the CC.

MeenaM

you're doing well with the budgets , tight but i am sure you can do it and it will be worth it

surveys really do my head in actually i am only doing the YouGov one , which is very slow but its a £50 at the end of it and ive started the nector ones i cant cope with any more tbh

CoffeeCakeYarn

Not just me then! Hope yours picks up soon x