Sophie's Debt Free Adventure

sophie27

Well the mystery shopping seems to have taken off! I have two after work on Thursday and one on Saturday which gives me a grand total of 29.50!! Woohooo. I did a couple last month which I'm waiting payment on and I worked the bank hol so I have the choice of double time or extra day holiday. Hhhmmm.

Thought of coming up with a aim for the mystery shopping, quidco, aqa etc each month and I could chuck at the debt. :T Not sure what is actually achievable, I just think what I want to make instead.

Off to tesco now to get a few bits and bobs but going to do online shop tomorrow night as really not in a traipsing round the supermarket mood. :rolleyes:

sophie27

Lovely day here, even got to wear a skirt and show off my fake tanned legs! I'm using that moisturiser with fake tan in so if it goes a bit wrong its not so obvious!

House needs tidy up and I need to get dinner on as late home from work. Received way too high bill for national insurance as do aqa so need to query that tomorrow. They told me not to pay the one in Jan but then I get a bill last week with arrears of the Jan bill. Not impressed!

sophie27

Mystery shop done so 11.50 for pot and another one tomorrow after work and on Sat! I need to find a outfit for a summer day out thing I have next sunday, seen a white sundress and jewelled gladiator sandals in topshop which would cost 48 in total and i have a giftcard for 50 so I think I'm allowed?!

sophie27

Mystery shops completed! :beer: Bought the white sundress after a lot of searching in Topshop, it seems to be v popular. It was 28 which is not too expensive. Sandals didn't fit though and hardly any sizes so having a look online.

OH is messing about in the garage so I'm trying to get house tidied up but the heat just wipes me out! I'm fair skinned and Scottish so not a fantastic combination! Feel very sleepy so better get myself moving.

sophie27

Can't believe how hot it is! I feel sooo tired. Been helping OH tidy up garage and wash car which was very exciting. I need to submit my mystery shopping results and checked my accounts online to see whats happening there.

I was thinking about my targets in terms of extra income each month:

Mystery Shopping - 80
AQA - 120
Ebay - ? I help OH with Ebay as he has a business on there but I only sell a few bits and bobs now and again
Comping - ? Lol. Bit optimistic aren't I? :rotfl:

So 200 quid extra a month is my target. I'm going to sort through all my paperwork/online accounts in a bit and get it all in the snowball calculator.

I thought whenever the money hits my account, I instantly move that money over to pay the barclaycard. That way I'm not really seeing it long enough to miss it! :j

sophie27

So my first payment of.........ahem.......1.45 has been made to my barclaycard. :rolleyes: It was a quidco payment. My minimum payment of 106 comes out in a couple of days and I have some mystery shops paying out this month so it looks good. Have got a bit obsessed with checking all of my spreadsheets and thinking of new ways to get the numbers down! Will be updating my signature in a minute!

Lowish spend today, did buy a roll from marks & spencer but sat out in sun rather than mooch round shops. Nipping to gym in a bit then the apprentice which i love!!!! :T

sophie27

Well missed the apprentice as had to go out and saw in metro today who was voted off. Grrrr. :mad:

On the upside, I was emailed today to ask if I wanted to take part in a focus group in central london and it would pay 50 quid. I could nip there after work and it only takes an hour! :j

sophie27

Haven't posted as have been flat out with work again. :mad: But I'm now on holiday!! :j Although I am still shocked by how much petrol has cost me to come up to my family in Scotland. Its quite remote so really need my car rather than get the train. Beautiful day here so going to take OH's ds down the beach and out on his bike. I've put a few pounds on lately so really need the exercise! :rolleyes:

Did a bit of aqa last night - 1.80. Loads isn't it!! I have a quidco payment of 27.33 at the end of the month which is going straight to the Barclaycard.

I'm going to get a bit of comping in over the weekend, surely I must win something sometime!

superpup

Hi Sophie

I've just read through your diary. It's a really good read, you're so upbeat about the debt busting.

Have you joined pigsback? There's a thread somewhere (I think it's on the freebies board) but I've had £10 topshop and boots vouchers from them. You get points for Tesco shopping too. Sorry if you've joined already, I know someone mentioned it earlier in the thread. I only do free clicks so it doesn't mount up very quickly but I think yours would.

sp x

sophie27

Hi Sp,

Thank you!

Yes, I got some piggypoints for an Amazon order a while ago. I don't find them as easy to use as quidco though so I don't tend to use it much.

Well done on the Xmas 2008 for free! Very impressive!

Soph x