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Slipping Through My Fingers

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  • teafor2
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    Morning :)

    Thank you HG, CG, HHD and NMC I had a lovely weekend and the takeaway and company were excellent.

    There are poorly sick people in the house :( DD is still quite bad with her cold, hubby has caught it off her and DS had to have Monday and Tuesday off school because he was sniffling and running a temp. Thankfully it seems to be shifting in the menfolk and DS is back in today. Touch wood I've not caught it, possibly because I'm dosed up on daily medication and could fight a nuclear blast off :rotfl:

    There is also chickenpox in the family and we are looking after a spotty little one tomorrow so Mum and Dad can carry on going to work.

    In money news I have just over £30 spends left, £4.83 cleared in Prolific and £2.50 outstanding. RH points are at 589 and from memory Shoppix are at 1805 I think, for some reason it won't let me log in today to check.

    I've not been following any diaries this week, so I hope you are all doing OK and I will catch up with you all soon.

    Have a great day everybody. xx
  • teafor2
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    You didn't tell me how addictive the pots are tea! I've got a dilemma. Girls need could of new tops for an event they're taking part in. I've got £50 in clothing pot, but I don't want to transfer it out:rotfl:

    Morning CG :) Hope all is well with you and the family. Haha, the pots are addictive aren't they especially when you see them growing. Oh, I feel your dilemma, I really do. I've become quite protective of mine and don't even like dipping into the ones I'm 'legally' allowed to spend like the caravan money:rotfl: But the pots are there for a reason so I'd say dip into the clothing pot and get those tops..... but rather you than me :p xx
  • Homegrown0
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    Glad you're avoiding the sickness - I'm the opposite, i'll get everything going! Hope the spotty one recovers soon too.

    Half way there on Shoppix - I'm at 2150 so just 1050 to go. It always mounts up quickly on there! How's PA treating you these days? I haven't logged in for weeks then i moan about how little survey money I'm making... oh dear!
    Sealed Pot Challenge 075
    Pay off by Xmas 2019 #02 - target £10,000
  • Choccygirl123
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    I know you're right tea, it just hurts :rotfl: have send youth leader an email ordering two tops each so that'll be £32. It's great knowing cash there for first time. I'll just have to work extra hard to put some more cash in.

    Shoppix is definitely quicker Altman receipt hog. I'm not cashing mine in until end of November so fingers crossed will hit £20 by then.

    PA is fits and starts fIf me. I did manage to cash out £5 and oddments again for my sealed pot bank account.
    Finally Debt Free 24/4/2023 
  • Homegrown0
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    After typing the above, i thought I'd login for the first time in a while. £2.60 of surveys complete and £1.50 cleared. Must put a reminder on my phone or something to find 5 minutes to login.
    Sealed Pot Challenge 075
    Pay off by Xmas 2019 #02 - target £10,000
  • Choccygirl123
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    That's good won't be long until you can cash out again. I looked after I typed it and I withdraw £5 odds roughly every two weeks. It'll slow over summer I'm sure, but it's boosted my Xmas savings for little effort.
    Finally Debt Free 24/4/2023 
  • I hope you continute to avoid the cold TF2 and the spotty one feels better soon. It's much better to catch chicken pox when very young, however, unlike me who managed to catch it at the age of twelve :eek:.

    Those pots are so hard to dip into. I feel like Scrooge at the moment, I just want to count my money but not spend it :rotfl:.
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • Homegrown0
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    That's good won't be long until you can cash out again. I looked after I typed it and I withdraw £5 odds roughly every two weeks. It'll slow over summer I'm sure, but it's boosted my Xmas savings for little effort.

    You definitely can't beat a little extra cash towards Christmas. It's irritating when it quietens down over summer - I remember last year I was going from cashing out £40 per month to nothing. Very disappointing! Have you been keeping track of your earnings so far from surveys etc. or will it be a surprise?
    Sealed Pot Challenge 075
    Pay off by Xmas 2019 #02 - target £10,000
  • teafor2
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    I know you're right tea, it just hurts :rotfl: have send youth leader an email ordering two tops each so that'll be £32. It's great knowing cash there for first time. I'll just have to work extra hard to put some more cash in.

    Shoppix is definitely quicker Altman receipt hog. I'm not cashing mine in until end of November so fingers crossed will hit £20 by then.

    PA is fits and starts fIf me. I did manage to cash out £5 and oddments again for my sealed pot bank account.

    I know, but it's got to be done :rotfl: I'm really struggling with Shoppix today. I've requested 3 new passwords but it's not recognising any of them. Think I'll leave it until tomorrow now. Hopefully, it's just a glitch at their end and it will sort itself out. xx
  • teafor2
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    Homegrown0 wrote: »
    After typing the above, i thought I'd login for the first time in a while. £2.60 of surveys complete and £1.50 cleared. Must put a reminder on my phone or something to find 5 minutes to login.

    That's brilliant HG. All mine have cleared this afternoon and another £6.93 has hit Paypal. I've had a good couple of weeks so it might go quiet now. xx
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