My Mortgage Free Mountain - A 7 year expedition to climb to the top

craftingmad

~FlowerPot~ said:

morning, I have some union jack bunting, I hadnt really decided whether or not to put it up. I think ill get it out and see. Thanks for reminding me! Not sure really how I feel about the coronation, im not against the royal family but Im not really for them either!

Ive also checked my free postcode, thank for the reminder i never think to check it. I should really leave my tab open!

have a good day

Flowers x

I feel the same FlowerPot but I have a bit of an obsession with bunting (well buying bunting and never using it) so thought that I will start putting it up for every occasion I can  

Its pretty wet now though as we are in the middle of a huge thunderstorm! 

Fingers crossed you win on the postcode lottery soon x  

badmemory

Do you also do win a dinner & freemoji?  I was trying to figure out how long I have been doing them & it must be 7 years at least.  One of these days.  Your lists are impressive though & sometimes remind me about things.

craftingmad

badmemory said:

Do you also do win a dinner & freemoji?  I was trying to figure out how long I have been doing them & it must be 7 years at least.  One of these days.  Your lists are impressive though & sometimes remind me about things.

I didn't badmemory but I do now - thanks for letting me know about them. Fingers crossed we can both win soon  

Glad you like my lists - they really help me remember things and I'm glad you remind you sometimes too x 

craftingmad

Well yesterday was not a brilliant day. I got back from walking he dog to find the bathroom tap had been left on upstairs, the sunk had blocked and it had flooded the bathroom and gone through the floorboards to leave with with a huge puddle of water in my hallway and dining room Luckily everything things to be drying out now.

I then had to make two trips to the vets because they had only given me one tablet when the dose was two so that wasted a bit of fuel which I really should not have had too

Treated myself to a lie in today and then got caught up watching the Coronation so sorry I'm a bit late posting. I'm not a Royalist but it was certainly a sight to see and I wanted to see it all as it is such a defining moment in our history.

Normal service has now been restored and I'm back to my small money making endeavours  

Here is my little list for today:-

1. Play on Mistplay - DONE - 257 points and balance is now enough to cash out £5 voucher
2. Cash out and add Mistplay Amazon voucher to my account - requested just waiting for confirmation email
3. Add blue light card to Asda Rewards App so can get discount paid into my cashpot - DONE
4. Complete a Nectar survey or two - Done one completed for 40 points and timed out of one so another 2 points to be added - balance is now £18.96
5. Post in 3 FB groups promoting my business with a hope I will get some more orders
6. Comment on In search of posts on FB in the hope I get some orders 
7. Check free postcode lottery - DONE not a winner
8. Minimal heating - 4pm and still no heating  
9. Earn some points on swagbucks (hoping to reach daily target) 
10. Enter 3 competitions - DONE 45 comps entered today
11. Sign up to Win a Dinner - DONE  
12. Sign up to freemoji - DONE
13. List an item on FB Marketplace
14. Look into selling on TikTok
15. Complete a task on OhMyDosh
16. Complete a survey on Inbox Pounds
17. Complete a survey on Shopper Thoughts - still no surveys
18. Investigate the ways to make an extra £25 I came up with yesterday and sign up for them
19. Follow up and buy RAC breakdown insurance 
20. Get quotes for car insurance
21. Scan shopping from B&M and Tesco for Shop and Scan - DONE
22. Transmit barcodes and receipts to Shop & Scan to earn points - DONE
23. Take a survey on Opinion Outpost - none available so completed more of my profile - I'm only 30p away from being able to cash out so really would like another survey!
24. Freezer inventory
25. Find a small way to save money around the house
26. Pay in cheque via app from Royal Mail for lost item - DONE (will not add the £10.95 to my total until it has cleared)

craftingmad

Whoops I'm even later today!!! Life sort if took over but I'm here now with a little list to help clock up a few pennies towards that mortgage mountain  

Today I WILL:-

1. Play on Mistplay - DONE - 202 points earned
2. Verify and add Mistplay Amazon voucher to my account - still waiting for verification code  
3. Post in 3 FB groups promoting my business with a hope I will get some more orders
4. Comment on In search of posts on FB in the hope I get some orders - DONE commented on two I have found so fingers crossed
5. Try and dry as much washing outside as I can - two loads dry, two loads on washing line and one still being washed
6. Check free postcode lottery, Win A Dinner & Freemoji - DONE not a winner  
7. Minimal heating - DONE its 5pm and no heating on with no plans too as its really warm here today  
8. Enter 3 competitions - DONE 14 entered today
9. List an item on FB Marketplace
10. Complete a task on OhMyDosh
11. Complete a survey on Inbox Pounds
12. Follow up and buy RAC breakdown insurance 
13. Freezer inventory
14. Find a small way to save money around the house - DONE - cleaned upstairs carpets with VAX cleaner and they look almost as good as new - also got rid of the wet smell in the bathroom where we had the leak
15. NSD - DONE £5 transferred to OP savings pot

The chippy have also added a couple of new telephone numbers to the Whats App group so looks like they have taken on even more staff. Just hoping I still pick up two or three shifts each week  

craftingmad

Morning. I'm hoping the rain won't come this morning until my washing is dry!!! 

Here's my little list for today:-

1. Play on Mistplay - DONE 127 points earnt today
2. Verify and add Mistplay Amazon voucher to my account - DONE £5 added to OP savings pot
3. Work on family portrait prints to hopefully be ready to post off tomorrow - DONE now just waiting for approval from customer
4. Post in 3 FB groups promoting my business with a hope I will get some more orders
5. Comment on In search of posts on FB in the hope I get some orders 
6. Try and dry as much washing outside as I can - DONE - 4 loads dried outside today
7. Check free postcode lottery, Win A Dinner & Freemoji - DONE not a winner
8. No heating - DONE 5.30pm and still no heating. Really mild today so hopefully no need to be turned on all day
9. Complete a Nectar Survey
10. Enter 3 competitions - DONE 16 comps entered today
11. List an item on FB Marketplace
12. Complete a task on OhMyDosh
13. Complete a survey on Inbox Pounds
14. Follow up and buy RAC breakdown insurance 
15. Freezer inventory
16. Find a small way to save money around the house
17. Small Lidl shop (hoping under £20) - change of plan - will go tomorrow as cannot be bothered today Turned out hubby done a small shop on his way home from work (didn't get what I needed but hey ho)
18. Scan shopping for Shop & Scan - DONE
19. NSD - DONE £5 added to the OP savings pot
    

craftingmad

Good morning everyone - normal service has sort of resumed (although I have not made a start on anything on my list yet so must try harder tomorrow) It's a wet day here on the Broads so that usually means our doggo does not want to go for a walk so fingers crossed I will be able to get quite a bit done. 

Here's my (not so) little list for today:-

1. Play on Mistplay - 102 points so far - hoping to get a few more later
2. Complete a Nectar survey or two - DONE one completed for 80 points and timed out of 2 so another 4 points from them  
3. Complete two orders ready to post off tonight - DONE
4. Complete final proof of family portrait so hopefully they can be printed and posted at same time - DONE just waiting customer approval before I can print
5. Complete sticker proof for Etsy order received yesterday - DONE just waiting customer approval before I can print
6. Contact returning customer about urgent door hangers required - DONE (would be a £500 order if she says yes) - my fingers are tightly crossed
7. Post in 3 FB groups promoting my business with a hope I will get some more orders
8. Comment on In search of posts on FB in the hope I get some orders - commented on one - hope to find more as the day goes on
9. Check free postcode lottery, Winner Dinner and Freemoji - DONE not a winner on any of them
10. Meal Plan - DONE
11. Small food shop - DONE still cost me £100 though - food prices are scary now!!!
12. Scan food shopping for Shop and Scan - DONE
13. No heating - Now 3pm and still no heating. Currently got a thumderstorm going on but it's nice and warm so fingers crossed it will not be turned on today at all  
14. Earn some points on swagbucks (hoping to reach daily target) 
15. Enter 3 competitions - DONE 31 entered
16. List an item on FB Marketplace - seriously slacking with this so must get something listed today! - DONE two things listed to make up for my poor performance recently - pack of 2 school shirts for £3 and some temporary tattoos also for £3. Now fingers crossed that they sell  
17. Look into selling on TikTok
18. Complete a task on OhMyDosh
19. Complete a survey on Inbox Pounds - DONE gave up on surveys as were not crediting or kept getting rejected but did do searches for 7p  
20. Complete a survey on Shopper Thoughts - still no surveys  
21. Investigate the ways to make an extra £25 I came up with yesterday and sign up for them
22. Purchase RAC breakdown insurance 
23. Get quotes for car insurance
24. Take a survey on Opinion Outpost - I only need 30p to cashout but there are no surveys again today  
25. Freezer inventory
26. Find a small way to save money around the house - DONE found a roof top box on FB Marketplace for £100 instead of £200 new - better still it is close to where hubby works so not much extra fuel involved in collecting it - Bernard the van will have another use for collection of it  
27. Check banking app to see if cheque has cleared yet - DONE not due to clear until 11th May  
28. Get car insurance quotes
29. Request repeat prescription for sons cream as works well on his skin and free - DONE - won't be ready until Friday  
30. List a new item on Etsy (in the hope it gets my shop seen a bit more) - DONE my peg people family portraits are now listed so fingers crossed I get some more orders for them
31. Complete one of the courses on the membership site I belong too before subscription ends at the end of this month
32. Contact graphics company re: problems with subscription (being charged twice) - DONE emailed so fingers crossed for a reply this time

~FlowerPot~

Wow that's quite a long list for 1 day!!
I hope you can quiz through it all! 
I have a rather busy day ahead, but a slow beginning, which has been nice. 

craftingmad

~FlowerPot~ said:

Wow that's quite a long list for 1 day!!
I hope you can quiz through it all! 
I have a rather busy day ahead, but a slow beginning, which has been nice. 

I think you are right FlowerPot - I may have bitten off a bit more than I can chew today but I can only do my best and what does not get done, hopefully I can cross it off tomorrow There again I don't think I have ever fully completed a list yet

Glad you are managing to have a relax before the busy starts. Hope your day is a good one x 

~FlowerPot~

today has been busy, but not really money making or decluttering!. My first client this morning was rushed into hospital early so was not there when i called, so no money! came home sat with DD and her tutor and then went back to see anothe couple of clients when a friend called and taught me a new type of crochet ~ Tunisian crochet! :Di grasped it, now need to find time to practice it!!!

now for tea!!

when your first chippy shift?