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~Make upto £10 a day February 2018~

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  • Milly-Ann-Molly
    Milly-Ann-Molly Posts: 519 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 3 February 2018 at 5:39PM
    Seem to be having an account tidying day here!

    I have set up some directs debits to savings accounts and figured that although I am paying everything to credit card bills...if I don't set up savings too then next time we need to make a purchase we will be stuck and use the credit card again! Its only for £25 into each per month...but I set up one for household, one for presents, one for school trips and one for the car...Once the card is cleared in a year or so I can send alot more to them... that's the plan anyways...

    Today I culled some accounts... £24.24 saved by cancelling 3 x lottery subscriptions (we never win anyway)
    £8.98 ebay sales
    £3.83 bank interest
    £45 per month saved cancelled school clubs (only counting it this month)
    £41 saved by cancelling WI subscription (haven't been since June)
    £24.99 per month saved cancelling ds2 swimming lessons (only counting it this month)
    £55.40 saved by opting out of annual green waste collection (only counting it once) - i will incinerate weeds in future.
    £12.36 extra sale

    so I am standing at £350.14 for february so far...

    apparently I am on a mission! £11k left to find...

    I cannot decide whether or not to draw the cash out each week for groceries and put the change into a jar for christmas OR to set a budget each week and send the difference to the credit cards / savings... really unsure which method is best... Some of my 0% credit card balances will be coming into effect over the next few months...then interest will be high - unfortunately.

    I did have a mini brainwave earlier and added my debit card to p@ypal / amaz@n instead of the credit card... so now i have to ask if we can afford it before hitting checkout... that should save the amaz@n prime delivery guy a few trips up our garden steps...haha
    Make £/day March: £1490.85 / £310
    Quidco £3,143.16 NSD Mar:14
    2024 Road Kill £1
    March Sales of Excess £240.85
  • lynnejk
    lynnejk Posts: 5,732 Forumite
    Rampant Recycler Debt-free and Proud!
    Afternoon and a warm welcome to new peoples, returners and regulars :hello:

    I have added peoples to the list of challengers up to here. Please check I have your details correct :D

    Back laters
    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
  • Hi everyone I think I failed miserably in January only selling one item. I need to make up for it in February so I'll start at £5 a day see how i do. Hope everyone is well xx
    Make £5 a day April £12.60/£110 (Joined late)
    Surveys 2021/2022 
  • I did have a mini brainwave earlier and added my debit card to p@ypal / amaz@n instead of the credit card... so now i have to ask if we can afford it before hitting checkout... that should save the amaz@n prime delivery guy a few trips up our garden steps...haha


    That's a really good idea:T. It's so easy to be lured into buying online with a credit card without really counting the long-term cost. Been there, done that:o. Maybe you'll be buying so little now you can cancel Amazon Prime and save some more money:j. That is unless you need it for the other features and not just delivery.
  • Kami343
    Kami343 Posts: 13 Forumite
    Hi
    My total for Jan was £52.63.
    I think last month was a bit inflated with time off over Christmas. I'll go for £2 a day for Feb x
  • Maybe you'll be buying so little now you can cancel Amazon Prime and save some more money:j. That is unless you need it for the other features and not just delivery.

    Thanks. Sadly my husband orders stuff on @mazon ALL the time! We easily save the cost of prime every month versus postage fees :eek: BUT we also use it for TV (Jermy Clarkson for the 3 petrolheads in the house) and at next renewal I am an NUS student...so half price prime :D (all for a small £9 course I booked through groopon...12 months of savings NUS style and a course to enjoy too) :T

    I still plan on buying very little from there now.
    Make £/day March: £1490.85 / £310
    Quidco £3,143.16 NSD Mar:14
    2024 Road Kill £1
    March Sales of Excess £240.85
  • shariann
    shariann Posts: 1,027 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I have updated the totals on page 2 up to here. Please let me know if I have missed you off (sorry Lynnejk)
    £10 a day April - £4/£300
    2014 £110.92 2015 £3732.30 2016 £1633.66 2017 £2991.70 2018 £3255.40
    Jan £105.50 Feb £80.47March £69.30
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,971 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Please add me to the challenge. I just complained to Vodafone and got £60 refunded. So off to a flying start.:D
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • Aesop
    Aesop Posts: 23,773 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    :rotfl:
    Aesop wrote: »
    so today

    I made £50 selling an old smartphone to a colleague at work. It was in pretty good condition and I sold it for less than I bought it for secondhand as she desperately needed a new phone and didn't want to be tied into her current contract for another 2 years.

    The look on her face was priceless and I am happy to have earnt some money and to make her happy too.

    I pointed out all the flaws on the phone, let her take it home to play with to make sure she was happy with it and she is. :T

    cashed out £3.21 on curious cat (smartphone app)
    Hi
    51p from qmee

    found 10p roadkill in the shop

    total for 1 February £53.82


    £12.30 From panelbase.net

    2 Feb


    Total so far £66.12
  • Good day today :)
    I won a competition on Facebook for a £30 voucher for my local vegan restaurant so that!!!8217;s Valentine!!!8217;s Day taken care of :)

    Also
    78p from citizen me
    4.87 from prolific
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