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I've stopped my half hearted attempt at completing surveys. Cashed out £20 from big river people. Scouring Faceache for fencing nowSave £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
My new diary is here5 -
I have been enjoying a very relaxed October break (well, as relaxed as any break with 2 children who are 8 and under)
Arran day trip, Edinburgh zoo, swimming, Mrs E took DD1 to see the Taylor Swift film/show.
Prolific feels very slow these days but it's quite possibly because I look at it far less when I'm not working (paradoxically). Withdrew my most recent fiver this morning, have already earned the next fiver.Passed £50 on Y Live this morning after a rare survey for DD1 asking about activities, apps and TV programs that she enjoys (£6). I gave her the cash and she was very pleased to have earned something for herselfNow I only need to wait the 3-4 weeks for them to pay out
Switch to Co-operative bank completed this week. They initially said they weren't going to pay a referral bonus but then I realised I had got a character wrong and re-submitted. Now to wait and see...Christmas shopping for the littlies going well, nearly finished. Took a rare trip to Clydebank today as we had a voucher for a massive toy shop there and 2 of DD1's remaining Christmas ideas were in stock.Eating a lot of nonsense, but it is a holiday.9 -
Very impressed you've nearly finished Christmas shopping! I was impressed with myself for buying 2 presents already 😂
Fingers crossed on the referral! I did get an email saying it had been refused but not why - and then I completely forgot about it 🙄 Let's see what happens...
Lovely for DD to get into MSE habits early 😁7 -
@Cheery_Daff - I've received the referral payment - hope you have too? 👍7
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edinburgher said:@Cheery_Daff - I've received the referral payment - hope you have too? 👍6
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Thanks for taking a chance, I appreciate not the ideal referral setup but we got there eventually!8
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£2 cashback on £10 spend at TCB tomorrow, good for anyone buying supermarket gift cards.
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You should be on some kind of TCB commission ed! 😂9
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Keep them coming, Ed 😀! I need to buy something incredibly boring from Asda tomorrow, so it's cheered me up no end to think it's going to cost me £2 less 👍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 -
Glad I could helpBusy week and spent today looking after a puking toddlerAt least it's nearly rugby time!£20.20 paid into my LISA from overtime (£25.25 after gummint bonus). Pretty sure it has started going backwards, our funds seem to be taking a dive atm.8
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