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The 2008 Olympic Challenge thread

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  • sweetpeas_2
    sweetpeas_2 Posts: 2,237 Forumite
    well done YL :D
  • pandapaws
    pandapaws Posts: 2,119 Forumite
    :hello:
    I'm back and ready for action! Haven't posted on here for ages as with new baby, new house and being at work I just haven't had the time to go through the bank statements to see how much I've had coming in! So, this afternoon I've calculated the following from my last post at the end of Feb:

    Bank interest 15p
    Insurance cancellation profit £80
    Gapbuster £35
    Free Bongo £34.06 + £29 + £30.83 +£10.54 + £26.08
    Paypal/Ebay £70
    TopCashBack £102.26
    Grass Roots 20
    Quidco £168.42
    LVs £4.00
    Pigs/Waitrose vouchers £10
    Sainsbury Voucher (toluna?) £5

    Total: 615.34
    That makes my total £3,659.54 :j

    Only another £348.46 to go - just sold a bed for £116 on Ebay which should be paying cash tomorrow, so that'll cover a third of it.
    Really chuffed - who'd have thought there could be so much free money to be had?!
  • poppycracker
    poppycracker Posts: 1,735 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    got my cheque from GTM yesterday, £24.65 :j

    Also, finally managed to get Council Tax Benefit, so that's another 260.48 in the holiday fund, plus I counted the change in my bottle tonight and there is 6.30 in it.
    DFW Nerd no 239.....Last Personal Debt paid off Nov 2012!
    Donated 50 pints so far.... gold badge got 17/11/13! Blood Group O+
    mummy to 3 cats, 2 budgies and a cockatiel
  • Well done! Love the last line of ur sig btw, I'm a member of that club!
    'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' - Oscar Wilde
  • poppycracker
    poppycracker Posts: 1,735 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Well done! Love the last line of ur sig btw, I'm a member of that club!


    you can be member 002 if you like :)
    DFW Nerd no 239.....Last Personal Debt paid off Nov 2012!
    Donated 50 pints so far.... gold badge got 17/11/13! Blood Group O+
    mummy to 3 cats, 2 budgies and a cockatiel
  • linniestorm
    linniestorm Posts: 347 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    I completely dropped off the edge of the world on this challenge, but am back on board with a vengenace now I'm debt free, I want savings!!! Got off to a bit of a good start with four book sales on Amazon, a cd language course and a sale of a bundle of singles on ebay! So, going for a mega listing session on ebay tomorrow I think when there's an offer on.
    1st LBM (Pre-Career Change): 01 March 2006 Debt Free Date: 28 April 2008 | Worst Debt: £7244.36

    2nd LBM: 10 December 2019 Current Debt £25,322 [April 2020] | Worst Debt: £27,444
  • SarahNeedle1872
    SarahNeedle1872 Posts: 6,166 Forumite
    you can be member 002 if you like :)
    Yes please! Off to amend sig now!:T
    'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' - Oscar Wilde
  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Another Amazon sale £3.04 profit :j

    And as part of make £10 a day in May I'm keeping track of all my survey/clicks etc even though I'll only count when I get the money/useful vouchers thought it would be interesting to see how well I can do in a month.
    Initial Mortgage January 2024 - £160,000
    Initial Mortgage free date - January 2058
    Mortgage as of 1st February 2024 - £159,134.98
    Overpayments to date - £79.62
    Current Mortgage free date - January 2058
  • jet77
    jet77 Posts: 1,586 Forumite
    Hi :D

    Nothing to update from the jet77 household I'm afraid. I've got so much going on at the mo that focusing on this challenge is really hard .... must do better!!

    WELL DONE EVERYONE ...I haven't looked on this thread for a couple of weeks and the totals are coming on fantastically!!!

    Luv Jxx
    JUST DO IT ONE BRICK AT A TIME
    PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS
    Weekly Budget: groceries£50/petrol£50/Unnecesary£15
    DEBT PAID = 58% (£4,212/£8216):T
  • novagirl
    novagirl Posts: 1,578 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    I'm in the process of putting yet more things on ebay tonight. Made another £11 after fees and also £1 from lightspeed to add in :D
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