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  • I do think of you now every time I have a funny question on a survey. 
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  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,325 Forumite
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    edited 12 February 2021 at 7:32AM
    *Takes a bow* 🤣🤣🤣

    Still not got to £20 yet this month 🙄 I've just taken 45p out of Qmee, just so I felt I had achieved something!
    Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
    Cleared 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
    Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed

    Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,325 Forumite
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    Consumer Pulse and Vypr have come through for me, so now at £34.37 - still limping along!
    Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
    Cleared 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
    Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed

    Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!
  • Well done on the cash!

    I avoid matched betting as well, I know it's not gambling but I don't want to risk getting into actual gambling. I'm sure you'd be able to do the maths though!
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,325 Forumite
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    Thanks KP, still reeling from 1 + 1 = 1 at the moment though, so not sure I share your confidence 🤣!
    Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
    Cleared 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
    Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed

    Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!
  • killerpeaty
    killerpeaty Posts: 2,670 Forumite
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    Pish, that's why we have calculators and excel. I have to fill in a a timesheet in intervals of 5 minutes so if I take 50 minutes to do something I still use a calculator. 
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,325 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Ooh, my water bill is going down by £1.39/month!

    (I shall try not to spend it all at once 🤣!)
    Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
    Cleared 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
    Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed

    Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!
  • Good news on the cash. You might surprise yourself this month. 
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