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~Make upto £10 a day February 2018~
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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...hahaMake £/day March: £1490.85 / £310
Quidco £3,143.16 NSD Mar:14
2024 Road Kill £1
March Sales of Excess £240.850 -
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
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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
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OS WL= -2/8 ......CC =00......Savings = £13,1400 -
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 xxMake £5 a day April £12.60/£110 (Joined late)
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Milly-Ann-Molly wrote: »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.0 -
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 x0 -
carbootcrazy wrote: »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(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 £240.850 -
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/£3002014 £110.92 2015 £3732.30 2016 £1633.66 2017 £2991.70 2018 £3255.40
Jan £105.50 Feb £80.47March £69.300 -
Please add me to the challenge. I just complained to Vodafone and got £60 refunded. So off to a flying start.:DAchieve 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 29/7/250 -
:rotfl: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 £66.120 -
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 prolific0
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