£10-a-Day Challenge: 2026

MissMoneyMishap

Happy Weekend everyone!

I'm a little late, sorry! I've had a mad busy week at work and it was my birthday on Tuesday, so I've been all over the place. Hope you've all had a good week - if not, hope you enjoy the weekend at least!!

Here's my Week 3 totals:

Xmas gift refund	£62.00
McDs rewards	£3.28
Prolific	£14.40
Mystery Shop	£17.99
Prolific	£9.96
Xmas gift refund	£75.34
Birthday money	£50.00
Prolific	£21.37

Week 3 Total: £254.34 / £70.00

January Total: £550.31 / £310.00

2026 Total: £550.31 / £3650.00

MissMoneyMishap

FrugalAspirations said:

Friday check in time!

17-24 January 

Swagbucks: Cashed out £10

Prolific: £6.78
Chase cash back: £1.67

No massively overlooked rewards points this week 

Week total: £18.45

January Total: £324.74/£310

2026 Total: £324.74/£3,650

Shame that you didn't remember something else you forgot, but still - You've had a great month so..!! 

MissMoneyMishap

I'm torn today, because my budget runs from 24th - 23rd of the month because of my pay date, but that makes everything else complicated. It means my spreadsheet doesn't make things easy.. Well, I suppose I could just do some maths. 

Thriftymissus

I’m at £1,008 so far in January.
This is made up of 
Savings interest which I’ve maxxed out due to guidance on this forum. 
Online sales 
nectar points 
boots points 
curious cat 

I hope to have more updates very soon - am 5p off cashing out on Prolific. 🤩

MissMoneyMishap

Thriftymissus said:

I’m at £1,008 so far in January.
This is made up of 
Savings interest which I’ve maxxed out due to guidance on this forum. 
Online sales 
nectar points 
boots points 
curious cat 

I hope to have more updates very soon - am 5p off cashing out on Prolific. 🤩

AMAZING! That's massive - and that 5p!!   

You have reminded me to count the 5p interest I made on my 52 week envelope challenge savings account! 

Thriftymissus

Yay thank you, I managed to crack it and cashed out on £6.17, I’m really slacking on Prolific as have been busy working etc, so this is my first cash out this year, but I also click on ‘not interested’ with more surveys than ever. 

This is such a massive total for me but January is a month where accounts mature I’m aware it must sound great, but it all started yeas ago with money that came through when my husband died far far, too young. I’ve still got an account that will mature on January 30 that will bring a chunk of interest. 

Tattypud

I've lost track a little on a weekly total but I have sold my treadmill on FB (it was sat collecting dust) £210.00 and also some stuff on Vinted £32.00
Cashed in my points on Shop & Scan £50.

January Total so far: £388.00 

Even if I sell nothing else for the rest of January it would work out at £12.51 a day so very happy with this.

Thriftymissus

A good couple of days. This can keep me going when it’s nowhere near as profitable in months to come x 

£12.72 eBay profit 

£9.70 Jam Doughnut - cashed out after months 

£1.88 nectar points

£1.49 credit card cashback

£72 value of early birthday present subscription 

£1 TGTG voucher 

£53.33 interest 

£1.01 Curious Cat 

Total from yesterday and today so far,  £152.12

Overall total £1,167.53

Hollie_Hobbie

Sorry been missing in action - life seems to have got so busy!!

Some fantastic figures here :)

I've decided to reduce to £10 per day as £15 was stretching it. So far for last 4 weeks:

OH overtime £163, Prolific £21.88, Top Cashback £5.71, bank cashback and interest £31.94, supermarket discount codes etc £30, car insurance saving £40.

Total for 4 weeks £297.53 (now need to find out what we've done with this money 😂)

Some of the supermarket discount codes was for the Asda deal mentioned in the MSE weekly email this week.

Thriftymissus

I’ve added £1819.41 from

Savings interest

EBay sales

Nectar points

loose change found where not expected

this is a total of

£2989.56

this is £103 a day.

I’ve been making a sale online most days as I tackle a shedload of decluttering.

It’s massive I know and I can’t possibly continue in this way. I’m finding actual self employed work very challenging amid difficult circumstances so am pleased to be clawing in these totals.