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I've just done a survey on my opinions of Californian almond farmers 🚜! Genuinely not a subject I had ever previously given any consideration to 🤣!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!!!5 -
I do think of you now every time I have a funny question on a survey.DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)3 -
*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!!!2 -
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!!!3 -
Wooo, £23.50 in from Prolific 😀! I'm now ahead of the daily target (wasn't sure this one was going to happen as it wasn't showing as pending, so was reluctant to count it until now!)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!!!7 -
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!2 -
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!!!1 -
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.2
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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!!!4 -
Good news on the cash. You might surprise yourself this month.DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)2
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