2018 1% Challenge - 100 ways to make your 1%

AdventureWanted · 23 January 2018 at 10:07AM

Well done everyone on your 1%s. I’ve been having a major declutter of our house and really need to pull my finger out and list the items on gumtree and eBay. I hate the hassle of doing it, but needs must.

Our monthly dd came out yesterday taking me to 6% paid. (1% challenge #1)

AdventureWanted · 23 January 2018 at 10:08AM

baibelle wrote: »

Hi all,

I've been lurking and reading people's progress I'm trying to get into the groove with selling items but keep loosing momentum and debating just giving it all to charity. I am majorly decluttering, so this for me is also about making space. I think since I agreed a lower repayment to my debt (with a family member) I've also lost the groove.

I'd like to give myself the goal of £2018 for 2018, so £20.18 is 1%.

I think seeing postage and fees taken off also really demotivates me, so I have 15 high price items listed on E***, but my latest 9 items I have listed elsewhere.

So far I have sold 6 items at 65.94 (minus postage of 23.40) = 42.54 (unsure what this will be after fees.) So will check in with a cautious 1%.

Does anyone else start taking pictures or listing items and just want to give up?

Welcome to the 1% challenge. I’ve assigned you number 38. If you could mention your number when checking in that’d be great. Good luck with your 1%s.

LLM2018 · 23 January 2018 at 10:24AM

#21 Another 1% reached. Gumtree sales.

Total is now 175/2494

7% paid

dizzytina · 23 January 2018 at 10:39AM

Number 29 checking in..... got energy cashback paid for swapping suppliers and sold a few bits on Ebay so used towards this and now paid off 4%

a_silver_lining · 23 January 2018 at 5:45PM

Thank you AdventureWanted.

Postage was over £9 cheaper then I had calculated as they came in as large letters. I think seeing it as a % go up so quickly is helping motivate me with the small sales.

#38 @ 3%

LionessInWinter · 24 January 2018 at 6:11AM

#14 checking in with 7% paid,

spudsmum · 24 January 2018 at 2:27PM

Hello!

Wondering if I'm too late to join?

I've recently had my light bulb moment with the realisation I am £20k + in debt (£21050 to be exact) :eek: and have no idea how it got to this stage.

Felling a little bit daunted by that figure so hoping to pay off the "priority debts" first - these are the ones that are killing me with high interest.

So this will be £15000 and my 1% will be £150

xironsongx · 25 January 2018 at 1:24PM

I'd like to join please. Saving for our wedding.

Our 1% is £50

arc2014 · 25 January 2018 at 1:45PM

Slacked off over Christmas and haven't got back to it yet. I must try harder. I need to take a look through the list and try a couple more ways. Currently at £761.74

lynseydee · 26 January 2018 at 8:20PM

No 4 checking in. Not made any payments yet but going to sort out my food budget to try and help make payments as January was a bad month money wise.

I also need to change my 1% as another of my credit cards is going to be charging interest and it's a higher interest charging card.

So my 1% is £16.80.

2018 1% Challenge - 100 ways to make your 1%

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