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Make an Extra £10 a Day in Marvellous May
Makingabobor2
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Here is the shiny new thread for May. Get creative and lets see how we do this month.
Threads like this have ben going for a while now and really seem to motivate people. So come on everybody, this is the place to post how much money you have made each day, over and above your normal income. This can be from selling stuff on line or at car boots etc, doing surveys, mystery shops, receipt scanning apps, bank switches, cashback, or anything else you can think of. Do you have a side hustle? Are you crafty? Do you bake cakes? Let us know and share your tips and ideas as well.
£10 is a nice round figure that everybody seems to like, but if you want to aim higher, that is brilliant. Or if you think you can only manage £5 a day, or even £2. Whatever target suits you best. Personally I like to aim low and then I feel better if I beat it, but one day I'll branch out and go for the full £10 a day.
In the mean time, let us know you targets and how you are doing so far. ...Welcome to previous posters and newbies.
Threads like this have ben going for a while now and really seem to motivate people. So come on everybody, this is the place to post how much money you have made each day, over and above your normal income. This can be from selling stuff on line or at car boots etc, doing surveys, mystery shops, receipt scanning apps, bank switches, cashback, or anything else you can think of. Do you have a side hustle? Are you crafty? Do you bake cakes? Let us know and share your tips and ideas as well.
£10 is a nice round figure that everybody seems to like, but if you want to aim higher, that is brilliant. Or if you think you can only manage £5 a day, or even £2. Whatever target suits you best. Personally I like to aim low and then I feel better if I beat it, but one day I'll branch out and go for the full £10 a day.
In the mean time, let us know you targets and how you are doing so far. ...Welcome to previous posters and newbies.
Making the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £26,984....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule.
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Studies/surveys March.....£204. 39
Decluttering items 1402/2025. 132/2026
Books read 23 in 2025. 2026- 8 (target is 52)
Jigsaws done 20 in 2025. 3 this year.
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £26,984....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule.
Challenges
EF £1480/£3000.
Studies/surveys March.....£204. 39
Decluttering items 1402/2025. 132/2026
Books read 23 in 2025. 2026- 8 (target is 52)
Jigsaws done 20 in 2025. 3 this year.
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up
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So I'll start us off with my target being set at £5 a day, so £155 this month.
My little haul today was £9.67, from P/fc, Q/m* and just over £2 that I found in an old account I hadn't used for ages.Making the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £26,984....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule.Challenges
EF £1480/£3000
.
Studies/surveys March.....£204. 39
Decluttering items 1402/2025. 132/2026
Books read 23 in 2025. 2026- 8 (target is 52)
Jigsaws done 20 in 2025. 3 this year.
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up0 -
thank you @Makingabobor2 for starting May’s challenge. I would like to go for £10 per day so £310 this month. This is the month to start listing my stuff to sell. Good luck everyone 😁Make £10 a day challenge - January 2023 = £292.89/£310 - Feb 2023 = £677.09/280 - March 2023 = £102.45/£310 - April = £300.12/300 - May 2023 = £306.80/£310 - June = £245.88/£150 - July = £295.45/£310 - August 2023 £51.56/£3101
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Thanks for starting the challenge @Makingabobor2 and a good start for you 😊Make £10 a day 2026
Week 9 - £323.85/£70
Feb - £842/£280
2026 - £1150.40/£3650 (32%)1 -
WelshSaver said:thank you @Makingabobor2 for starting May’s challenge. I would like to go for £10 per day so £310 this month. This is the month to start listing my stuff to sell. Good luck everyone 😁
Good luck with the selling @WelshSaver ☺️Make £10 a day 2026
Week 9 - £323.85/£70
Feb - £842/£280
2026 - £1150.40/£3650 (32%)2 -
I'd like to try for £10 a day again please ☺️Make £10 a day 2026
Week 9 - £323.85/£70
Feb - £842/£280
2026 - £1150.40/£3650 (32%)1 -
Can I join please?I’m away abroad for the first two weeks so it’s going to be hard but I need to crack on and get on with my FIRE plans so £10 a day it is.
Fingers crossed for Premium Bonds and any competition wins.
Best of luck everyone xDebt Free - done
Mortgage Free - done
Building up the pension pot1 -
@Shineyhappy...welcome aboard. What does FIRE stand for? It must be something but I can't work it out...Making the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £26,984....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule.Challenges
EF £1480/£3000
.
Studies/surveys March.....£204. 39
Decluttering items 1402/2025. 132/2026
Books read 23 in 2025. 2026- 8 (target is 52)
Jigsaws done 20 in 2025. 3 this year.
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up1 -
Thanks @Makingabobor2It’s financial independence and retire early. I have done the DFW and MFW journeys over many years and this feels like it’s been the next logical step for me and DH. Mr Money Mustache is probably a good website to read if you are interested in learning more, he is American but he inspired me massively.Debt Free - done
Mortgage Free - done
Building up the pension pot1 -
Please may I join again - I have failed miserably in the past but I'm determined to achieve this goal at least once
I'm setting my target as £310 (in for a penny and all that) so lets see how far I get this time
Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 -
Good day, back in again I'm sticking to my £5 a day the lower pressure approach seems to be really working for me.#5 Make £2026 in 2026 £172.92/£2026
#63 Mortgage Free Wannabe 2026 OP £3500/£38,100
Decluttering Campaign 23/2026
"Remember not to do too many things at once" said me to herself.0
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