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Okay so totalling all my zoom calls and online community based things I should of earnt
Research Opinions £60
QMR £220 (extra £50 if selected for zoom)
QMR £90
Angelfish £45 (£40 reimbursement)
By the end of the month which is pretty good going.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe boards and spending & discounts boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
Debt owed;Admiral - £0/£8000
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365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #8 £31.65
Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £74.77/£8000
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In other news, I've just found out my sister is pregnant. Only a few weeks along, I'm happy for her. She's 18 months younger than me and she's married and now having a baby!I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe boards and spending & discounts boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
Debt owed;Admiral - £0/£8000
DFW Challenges!
PAD #
365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #8 £31.65
Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £74.77/£8000
Make £2026 in 2026! £390.05/£2026
Savings goal £91.50/£10000 -
Well done, are you putting it all in your emergency fund.
lovely news your sister is expecting a baby, Auntie Jade 😀1 -
I'm not 100% sure yet as I owe my OH money due to the fact he put £200 towards the car for me. So I might save some, pay some and pay some to Fluid.Parkyp said:Well done, are you putting it all in your emergency fund.
lovely news your sister is expecting a baby, Auntie Jade 😀
Haha thank you! exciting times ahead!I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe boards and spending & discounts boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
Debt owed;Admiral - £0/£8000
DFW Challenges!
PAD #
365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #8 £31.65
Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £74.77/£8000
Make £2026 in 2026! £390.05/£2026
Savings goal £91.50/£10001 -
I gave into today and bought myself a coffee from the coffee van, only cost me £2.50 but no more for the rest of the weekI’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe boards and spending & discounts boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
Debt owed;Admiral - £0/£8000
DFW Challenges!
PAD #
365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #8 £31.65
Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £74.77/£8000
Make £2026 in 2026! £390.05/£2026
Savings goal £91.50/£10000 -
Afternoon all those who follow.
Sat outside in the sun again on my dinner. A little windy again but not that bad. I don't have any plans at all for later this evening, maybe do some surveys and that's about itI’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe boards and spending & discounts boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
Debt owed;Admiral - £0/£8000
DFW Challenges!
PAD #
365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #8 £31.65
Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £74.77/£8000
Make £2026 in 2026! £390.05/£2026
Savings goal £91.50/£10000 -
Plan of action tonight.
Budget for next month
Surveys
Clean the house properly, bleach mop hoover polish
Add clothes to ebay
Do some washing
Hang washing outside as its 21 degrees!I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe boards and spending & discounts boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
Debt owed;Admiral - £0/£8000
DFW Challenges!
PAD #
365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #8 £31.65
Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £74.77/£8000
Make £2026 in 2026! £390.05/£2026
Savings goal £91.50/£10001 -
Congratulations on becoming an Auntie, exciting 😃😃😃😃, the odd coffee / treat won't hurt lol. You have certainly made up for that treat with all the extra income you have coming with the surveys etc you have earned a treat. Good luck with your to do list, unsure how you do that after a day working haha1
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Thank youFootyFanDan said:Congratulations on becoming an Auntie, exciting 😃😃😃😃, the odd coffee / treat won't hurt lol. You have certainly made up for that treat with all the extra income you have coming with the surveys etc you have earned a treat. Good luck with your to do list, unsure how you do that after a day working haha
True, but last time I was spending £2.75 a day that's true I guess!! Haha I have no choice but my OH will help so that's a bonus! 
I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe boards and spending & discounts boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
Debt owed;Admiral - £0/£8000
DFW Challenges!
PAD #
365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #8 £31.65
Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £74.77/£8000
Make £2026 in 2026! £390.05/£2026
Savings goal £91.50/£10000 -
I hear you I daren't even think of the amount of £3s Mr Costa & Mrs Starbucks have had from my account 😫😫jadewest94 said:
Thank youFootyFanDan said:Congratulations on becoming an Auntie, exciting 😃😃😃😃, the odd coffee / treat won't hurt lol. You have certainly made up for that treat with all the extra income you have coming with the surveys etc you have earned a treat. Good luck with your to do list, unsure how you do that after a day working haha
True, but last time I was spending £2.75 a day that's true I guess!! Haha I have no choice but my OH will help so that's a bonus! 1
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