The 2008 Money Neutral Gift Challenge

sophiesmum_2

have reasigned the pressie I had for mother's day to someone else for xmas:rolleyes: and yesterday bought mum a lovely gold bracelet with my unused xmas vouchers and had it gift wrapped for free:D saved me buying paper and a bow:D.

worldwheeler

mum2one wrote: »

I signed up for cash back rewards - seemed to long winded.

These are my main ones
favourite - Mutual Points
Quidco
Greasy Palm - loseing the will to live with them
Pigs back - dont think its worth it unless you spend a lot with them

One Poll - seems ok
Toluna - Not to bad, just fill in mini surveys - do them weekly
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Greasy palm used to a good reliable cashback site, if a bit slow. But now they are RUBBISH. "the retailer has failed to pay your cash back claim" is 90% of the time now. I'm closing account with them and diverting to Quidco and Topcashback sites. Advise all to follow.

sammy_kaye18

Hi All

Had a good day today already.

I spoke to my mum who is a curtosy car driver. When she started her job (middle of last year) she mentioned how she gets a free petrol card with her job to make sure she never runs out of petrol etc.

So she asked me if i could signed her up for a we.o.u card with texaco, she would use the card when she topped up and i could have her points. so i got the card registered in my name and gave it to her.

Low and behold this morning i have had £55 of argos vouchers arrived on my post mat, totally free becasue the points were accumulated on the card my mum had. Rang her and asked if she wanted them, she said no she had no use for them and that i could have them.

Bargain - £55 of vouchers towards xmas now.

(whats even better is my bf is also signed up on teh same scheme too but is saving his in airmiles for us to have a holiday to san fransisco!)

mum2one

Jamtart6 - Its thurs today - another £40.00 in the tin, thou from next week onwards, think weve just got £5 wk, so thats going up 4 xmas prezzies for family.

All got left to do cover / buy for
Mothers Day £10.00 handbag off me ,
Muns bday July £30.00 (or equivalent off me) £15.00 from daughter
Dads bday July- 70 this yr, so got to be special- planning a 2hr rally drive, plus other presents - between me + daughter reckon £150
Daughers bday Sept - £100 budget

Then Xmas
Mum £50.00 me, daughter £20
Dad £50.00 me, daughter £20
Daughter £150 - £200

(£550 - £600) - any one know where theres a rich sugar daddy, or a rich toyboy (would prefer the toyboy) x

jamtart6

well done sammykaye thats what this challenge is all about

well done to you too mum2one, you are doing really well

jamtart6

VOUCHERS & CASH FOR MONEY NEUTRAL CHALLENGE UP TO NOW:
ARGOS: £19.72
BOOTS CARD: £12
BOOTS VOUCHERS C/O PGSBACK: £40 (almost got another £10)
OTHER BOOTS VOUCHERS: £15
CD WOW : £1 + £2 voucher from HUKD
CASHBACK REWARDS: £7.27 + £3.50 should be on its way from Amazon - not yet tracked + another £1.74 from amazon should be on its way
QUIDCO: £47.82
EBAY: £0- need to get onto this!!
[STRIKE] MARKS & SPENCER: £35 [/STRIKE] Given as a present for Mother's Day
OTHER CASH: £5 arrived Envirophone and £50 from Boots Points
TOLUNA: 20'000
HMV: £0
TESCO: 114 POINTS
NECTAR: £1.72
WATERSTONES: 85p
ONEPOLL: £13.00
OTHER: 18 x 1st class stamps from Royal Mail survey


* Red denotes updates this week!


Total Cash Made 110.05
Total Cash Left 90.05

MONEY NEUTRAL CHALLENGE:
January - 100% Money neutral
February - 100% Money neutral

News:

• My £3.50 from Amazon hasnt tracked yet, also waiting for £1.74 to track from cashbackrewards, wish Quidco did Amazon!!
  
• Onepoll are still delivering surveys, been a bit slower
  

Have been so busy, only just keeping on top of Onepoll. Toluna et al. have been sacked off due to having so much work.

How are you all getting on? Would be great to see your updates too

March Forecast
Dad's Birthday -
*Got him a gift from Boots with points (was £40, got it for £10) = neutral
* Bottle of Whisky c. £15 cash - still neutral
* Need something else but not sure what..will prob involve cash tho

Friends Birthday -
*Stella set from Boots with points = neutral
*Probably a voucher or Beer which means real cash

Other Friends Birthday
* Giftset from Boots with points = neutral

Easter
*Eggs - Cash probably hopefully about £4 though!

March is looking like it could be quite neutral too I need to get on Ebay...someone boot me up the Bum and get me back eBaying please!!

JesaRose

Not really had to buy any presents recently but the moneyback websites and click throughs have mounted up nicely to £271.87 and I have done quite a bit on Ebay and Play.com. Total figures for 2008 are in my signature below for the other challenges I have been doing

mum2one

here goes my monthly update.

Xmas safe - £188.00

Boots Card £9.50
Asda shopping card - free - £5.00
Sainsburys vouchers from Toluna - £10.00

Mutual points - Next set of ballet fees due June £55.00 - then tap shoes, leotard, ballet shoes - £40 in september)
Me - 3206
dad - 1403
mum - 1042
daughter - 1026

Quidco
me - £51.56
mum - £34.63
dad - £23.90

Greasy Palm
me - £31.49
dad - £9.80

Toluna
me - 15885
mum - 17900
dad - 21830

Valued opinions
me £7.75
dad- £9.00
mum £2.75

home of research
me - £19.15
dad - £13.95
mum - £14.65

you gov
me £11.25
dad £9.75

market points
630

one poll
me - 12.80
mum - £9.00
dad - £8.00

pigs back
me £3.35
mum £5.35

Not a bad deal, all mutual points pay for daughters ballet, the remainder that are mum and dads when they get cashed in get 1/2 back for helping them. x

tinkerbel

jamtart6 wrote: »

• My £3.50 from Amazon hasnt tracked yet, also waiting for £1.74 to track from cashbackrewards, wish Quidco did Amazon!!
  

Dont forget that pigsback do amazon, i think its only 2% but its better than nothing!

jamtart6

pigsback are even less reliable these days! thanks though tinkerbell