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Teetering on the brink
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Well done you are getting so close!
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Well done for not only listing but getting an amazingly quick sale! I've heard that regular listing is the way to get a flow of sakes, but I don't manage that - however, my sales generally come after fresh listing(s) have boosted my place in the viewings.
I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/223 -
In the end I managed to list a handful more items on Vinted, as well as doing another survey for £3. dd2 sold a few more and has now got £67 worth sales, but still has to actually receive the cash of course. We decided to do a late drop to inpost for everything being sent that way, so fingers crossed money from them will be in soon.
Since we were already out of the house, dd2 had a look at Olio and found some donuts being offered. The least I could do was drive and get her free donuts, so off we went and as usual, whilst I drove, she went through the other listings from the same person and requested anything we could use. In the end we came home which 12 donuts, two salad bags, some beansprouts, two different pots of humus and a fruit pot that was a bit far gone for me but some bits were still good enough for the guinea pig.
I’m pretty impressed with that given how awful I’ve felt. 😴End ofSep-25Oct-25Brother 7,800.00 7,650.00 Overdraft owed 0.00 0.00 MBNA CC 11,481.53 11,504.06 Barclaycard CC 9,662.17 9,558.10 Fluid CC 1,046.44 1,036.29 NatWest CC 11,705.36 11,693.03 Aqua 1,127.94 1,107.94
Total debt
42,823.44
42,549.42Paid off in the month 211.33 274.02
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Well done on the sales and of course the Olio goodies.You just can't beat free doughnuts as a reward and motivation.
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I am really trying to list today.
Running totals atm:Total needed £102.46
- dd2 sold on Vinted £83.33
- Me sold on Vinted £18.00
- Me earnt on Prolific £4.98
Together that is £106.31 but I very much doubt all of that will reach us in time due to delays in shipping/accepting orders etc so 🤞for more sales!
End ofSep-25Oct-25Brother 7,800.00 7,650.00 Overdraft owed 0.00 0.00 MBNA CC 11,481.53 11,504.06 Barclaycard CC 9,662.17 9,558.10 Fluid CC 1,046.44 1,036.29 NatWest CC 11,705.36 11,693.03 Aqua 1,127.94 1,107.94
Total debt
42,823.44
42,549.42Paid off in the month 211.33 274.02
Interested in my diary? Check out...
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Go Beans! That's a really impressive piece of fundraising!
I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/223 -
7 packages safely lockered up at the Inpost this evening (4 for me, 3 for dd2). I listed a few more but then stopped to sort the mountains of clothes into summer vs winter as the winter stuff was getting in my way and the light I was using had run out of power. I am currently at 14 active items, dd2 is at 66! 😱 I don’t know how she lists so quickly. I feel like I have been at it all day! 🤦♀️ Clearly my button-pushing skills are not up to par. But I am now at £22.50 in pending sales so I am getting there slowly. Tired now though. 😴
End ofSep-25Oct-25Brother 7,800.00 7,650.00 Overdraft owed 0.00 0.00 MBNA CC 11,481.53 11,504.06 Barclaycard CC 9,662.17 9,558.10 Fluid CC 1,046.44 1,036.29 NatWest CC 11,705.36 11,693.03 Aqua 1,127.94 1,107.94
Total debt
42,823.44
42,549.42Paid off in the month 211.33 274.02
Interested in my diary? Check out...
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6580468/teetering-on-the-brink/p16 -
Goodness me - you two are machines! Well done on getting lots into the post as well.
I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/224 -
Well done both of you! That’s impressive and will hopefully help a lot. I did a lot of listing a couple of months ago and made around £350 in a month just from declutterring.
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I try to list 5 items each night when I’m on a roll, more than that and it becomes a nightmare sorting out the postage !
Sealed pot challenge 822
Jan - £176.66 :j5
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