Apologies if you think the blog looks a bit weird... been playing around with it to get the margins and layout how I like, etc.
Thought I'd stretch it out a little so I don't have so much blank space around my musings.
Still a bit new to all this fancy altering blog stuff!
About Me
- The Debt Girl
- I'm single, broke, and in my early 30s... but thankfully decided a while ago to sort my life out once and for all; in particular to sort out my finances, and to move forward into a debt free life. I'm hoping writing a blog will help spur me on through my social life cutbacks, my successful and not-so-successful attempts at dating, my new addiction to the Sainsbury's Basics range, and the general insanity caused by the stress of money troubles.
Monday 9 April 2012
Online money making
Been having a bit of success with this lately. So far this month I've managed:
* x2 £5 Amazon vouchers on Swagbucks points site
* £15.15 cashback on TopCashBack for signing up for Netflix (which I cancelled before the free period ended)
* £25 on Facebook sale (a couple of Habitat lampshades)
* £20 on Fabulous Bingo (played with a referral money bonus... no chancing my own money)
* 99p (will be less minus fees, probably about 61p) on Ebay sale
I have 13 items listed on Ebay so am hoping for more money than just the 99p I've made so far! That was for a book, and the other books listed didn't sell. It seems to be really hard to even sell brand new books on there.
Also got someone coming round to pick up some old CD racks from me (that I advertised on Facebook) on Wednesday for £8 so can add that to the pot when I get it.
And am almost at my first payout on Superpoints. Will claim 5 dollars via Paypal for that as better value for points accumulated than Amazon vouchers. After the exchange rate this will be £3 odd, but better than nothing :)
If anyone wants to join Superpoints, using this referral link will get both of us 25 bonus points:
http://superpoints.com/join/jcsl1l
Swagbucks is my favourite though, as I find it easier to rack up the points on there quicker. If you'd like to join Swagbucks a referral link is on the right hand side of my blog.
Also, if you're interested in TopCashBack there is also a link for that one the right hand side.
* x2 £5 Amazon vouchers on Swagbucks points site
* £15.15 cashback on TopCashBack for signing up for Netflix (which I cancelled before the free period ended)
* £25 on Facebook sale (a couple of Habitat lampshades)
* £20 on Fabulous Bingo (played with a referral money bonus... no chancing my own money)
* 99p (will be less minus fees, probably about 61p) on Ebay sale
I have 13 items listed on Ebay so am hoping for more money than just the 99p I've made so far! That was for a book, and the other books listed didn't sell. It seems to be really hard to even sell brand new books on there.
Also got someone coming round to pick up some old CD racks from me (that I advertised on Facebook) on Wednesday for £8 so can add that to the pot when I get it.
And am almost at my first payout on Superpoints. Will claim 5 dollars via Paypal for that as better value for points accumulated than Amazon vouchers. After the exchange rate this will be £3 odd, but better than nothing :)
If anyone wants to join Superpoints, using this referral link will get both of us 25 bonus points:
http://superpoints.com/join/jcsl1l
Swagbucks is my favourite though, as I find it easier to rack up the points on there quicker. If you'd like to join Swagbucks a referral link is on the right hand side of my blog.
Also, if you're interested in TopCashBack there is also a link for that one the right hand side.
Back on it
Sorry guys, been a bit slack with the 'ol blog. Life just gets busy, y'know?
I'm such a worrier, shouldn't have panicked so much about the valuation thing... price came out low and my landlady/friend has decided not to sell. Found out her reasoning behind it all as well - poor thing got a bill of over a grand through for some extra maintenance work.
Have applied for a job in another county as I mentioned in a previous post, and have seen another I'm going to apply for. Still planning to get away for a fresh start if possible as my life here has been getting me down. Makes financial sense anyway - both jobs pay more than my current job plus my second job so it's a no brainer really!
Finances are currently still going in the right direction... savings are going well and my spending, whilst not as careful as I'd like, is within my means with still some left over. I now have over £400 built up to pay off my £772.50 credit card when the interest free period ends around November time. Sadly, I realise my car is due a service very soon, so that'll will probably swipe £100-150 or more out of the money I've saved :( Still, better than the old days when I would have just put the bill on my credit card and not really paid it at all!
Happy Easter by the way everyone! I've been having a text conversation with one of my mates today who cannot understand why I'm not really an Easter egg fan... I just find chocolate on its own boring. I like chocolate with caramel, or biscuit, or nuts etc. but on its own? Snooze. Every year I either give away my chocolate, forget about it and end up throwing it away when it's out of date, or melt it down to make yummier things. I've had a hankering for brownies for weeks now, so am thinking about making some today, but you usually use dark chocolate for them and I've got a glut of milk chocolate. Any suggestions?
I'm such a worrier, shouldn't have panicked so much about the valuation thing... price came out low and my landlady/friend has decided not to sell. Found out her reasoning behind it all as well - poor thing got a bill of over a grand through for some extra maintenance work.
Have applied for a job in another county as I mentioned in a previous post, and have seen another I'm going to apply for. Still planning to get away for a fresh start if possible as my life here has been getting me down. Makes financial sense anyway - both jobs pay more than my current job plus my second job so it's a no brainer really!
Finances are currently still going in the right direction... savings are going well and my spending, whilst not as careful as I'd like, is within my means with still some left over. I now have over £400 built up to pay off my £772.50 credit card when the interest free period ends around November time. Sadly, I realise my car is due a service very soon, so that'll will probably swipe £100-150 or more out of the money I've saved :( Still, better than the old days when I would have just put the bill on my credit card and not really paid it at all!
Happy Easter by the way everyone! I've been having a text conversation with one of my mates today who cannot understand why I'm not really an Easter egg fan... I just find chocolate on its own boring. I like chocolate with caramel, or biscuit, or nuts etc. but on its own? Snooze. Every year I either give away my chocolate, forget about it and end up throwing it away when it's out of date, or melt it down to make yummier things. I've had a hankering for brownies for weeks now, so am thinking about making some today, but you usually use dark chocolate for them and I've got a glut of milk chocolate. Any suggestions?
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