My moneymaking journey...

[Queen Jess]

I've been matched betting for 4 years now so it was probably 3 years when I dropped down.

HOWEVER, My online money each month also includes money I earn from blogging as well

Thanks, it is helpful to know. Blogging is still on my very long list of things to do... Maybe I'll get to it soon as MB is a bit quiet now.

Do you find it stressful to rely on MB and blogging? My aim was to pay down enough that I could go part time and still be ok if I did nothing at all, but would still MB etc and use it for nice things like holidays. If I was reliant on it to survive day to day I would find it stressful.

 

[Jon]

Thanks, it is helpful to know. Blogging is still on my very long list of things to do... Maybe I'll get to it soon as MB is a bit quiet now.

Do you find it stressful to rely on MB and blogging? My aim was to pay down enough that I could go part time and still be ok if I did nothing at all, but would still MB etc and use it for nice things like holidays. If I was reliant on it to survive day to day I would find it stressful.

I was worried once I had told Work and then it was a countdown to part time but I had to do something because I was working 37 hours at work and then evenings / weekend as well on all things TMS related and was going slightly bad.

In reality, looking back it was a bit silly as I more than equal what I earn in my full time job with my online earnings anyway so i'm not sure what I was worried about.

Like I always say blogging earning potential is LIMITLESS so it's like not like my day job where i earn x amount per hour so I see that as a big positive!

 

[Queen Jess]

Still having a tough time here and feeling a bit like a zombie after a busy week at work and getting up in the middle of the night to induce a tired, grumpy baby to take his antibiotics.

I've had a few days off moneymaking for my sanity and getting back into it a bit gently. Really want to go back and sort out and plan my blog too.

Will see what the weekend brings!

 

[Queen Jess]

Nearly the end of the month and I have made the most ever this month despite some huge obstacles. However, in the last week or so I have been finding it really hard to motivate myself.. I think I just need a bit of a break, but it's hard to let yourself do that when you have targets to meet and you know you have to "make up the time" so to speak.

Just want to get to the end of my major target (about £1,100 to go now) and then I might be slightly more relaxed..

 

[Queen Jess]

I am now just counting down to reaching my garden revamp target to keep myself motivated... currently there is £1,091.56 left to go... it is starting to get more real now and achievable!

 

[Queen Jess]

Having a complete crisis today... it's finally got through to my brain that next week will be the first week I am full time (after using my holiday to effectively be part time) and so won't be seeing baby much - just a bit before he goes to sleep and at the weekends. It just isn't enough.

Now making some urgent calculations for some part time if scenarios so we can see what we might be able to afford!

 

[Jon]

Having a complete crisis today... it's finally got through to my brain that next week will be the first week I am full time (after using my holiday to effectively be part time) and so won't be seeing baby much - just a bit before he goes to sleep and at the weekends. It just isn't enough.

Now making some urgent calculations for some part time if scenarios so we can see what we might be able to afford!

Wait till they are teenage age and you can’t kick them out the door quick enough lol

 

[Queen Jess]

Still thinking about the part time thing... maybe just dropping 1 day would be enough for now. I feel like I should give it a chance though for a month. It's tricky...

In any case, I feel like I need to up my game really. I am getting annoyed with all the PA glitches and I often find the deals before they list them, so I am doing the 7 day Oddsmonkey trial for £1 that Jon posted to see if I prefer them.

I did get a bit excited over the weekend as I had a sick baby sleeping on me most the time so actually had time to do the in-play bets. Most have got over excited as I have had about £70 of free bets today! Still not used them all! Now scouring for some nice casino deals I might want to do from the comfort of my bed later...

 

[Andrew]

Still thinking about the part time thing... maybe just dropping 1 day would be enough for now. I feel like I should give it a chance though for a month. It's tricky...

In any case, I feel like I need to up my game really. I am getting annoyed with all the PA glitches and I often find the deals before they list them, so I am doing the 7 day Oddsmonkey trial for £1 that Jon posted to see if I prefer them.

I did get a bit excited over the weekend as I had a sick baby sleeping on me most the time so actually had time to do the in-play bets. Most have got over excited as I have had about £70 of free bets today! Still not used them all! Now scouring for some nice casino deals I might want to do from the comfort of my bed later...

When I was doing Mbing I found oddsmonkey was better for more experienced Mbers

 

[Jon]

Still thinking about the part time thing... maybe just dropping 1 day would be enough for now. I feel like I should give it a chance though for a month. It's tricky...

In any case, I feel like I need to up my game really. I am getting annoyed with all the PA glitches and I often find the deals before they list them, so I am doing the 7 day Oddsmonkey trial for £1 that Jon posted to see if I prefer them.

I did get a bit excited over the weekend as I had a sick baby sleeping on me most the time so actually had time to do the in-play bets. Most have got over excited as I have had about £70 of free bets today! Still not used them all! Now scouring for some nice casino deals I might want to do from the comfort of my bed later...

If you are going to do this (and it seems you might well be) you need to be thinking of bringing in as many different income streams as possible so if one dries up it's not the end of the world for you!

 

[Queen Jess]

If you are going to do this (and it seems you might well be) you need to be thinking of bringing in as many different income streams as possible so if one dries up it's not the end of the world for you!

Well one day is doable and if I earn zero we will be fine. But anything I make will go towards luxury items (holidays, house stuff) as well as my "dream" of retiring early (so pension and mortgage).

I do need to do more task app stuff too really...

I keep hoping I will win a slot jackpot and then everything would be fine!!!

 

[Hezzy]

I’d love one of those jackpots too lol

 

[Queen Jess]

I’d love one of those jackpots too lol

I'd love to know what the odds are of winning them. I am guessing more likely than the lottery, but still very low..

 

[Queen Jess]

Boo.. just lost Skybet

 

[Queen Jess]

Boo.. just lost Skybet

Bit upset with this one as did mug bet sports and casino, but lost everything. Tried to see if they ever ungub, but couldn't find anything on the PA thread. Guess it's the end of Sky for me. Looks like I need to find a new way to make money before I lose more...

 

[katykicker]

Bit upset with this one as did mug bet sports and casino, but lost everything. Tried to see if they ever ungub, but couldn't find anything on the PA thread. Guess it's the end of Sky for me. Looks like I need to find a new way to make money before I lose more...

Ahh no!

I've heard long term they DO ungub, but I'm always praying not to lose Sky as I get some sort of VIP offers from them every week!

 

[Queen Jess]

Ahh no!

I've heard long term they DO ungub, but I'm always praying not to lose Sky as I get some sort of VIP offers from them every week!

Ok - it's not quite as bad as I feared. They have just stopped me getting any free sports bets and I didn't do much on that side anyway. Casino and Vegas is still good as I tried my free Vegas spin earlier. I'll keep betting with some money I have in there and hopefully they will ungub me..

 

[Queen Jess]

Another horrific week for me.. sick baby and didn't realise for a few days he actually was ill with two different things (you assume he just has the one thing at a time). Poor thing is in pain and keeps crying.

Anyway, hoping it is on the mend... keeping a close eye and it'll be back to the doctors tomorrow if not.

All this constant bad luck and total lack of sleep is sending me a bit crazy and the money making challenges I am setting myself are just stressing me out further. I have decided to chill out a bit (difficult for me!) and will use my emergency savings fund to pay for the remainder of my garden target and the next small target for some storage to be built. We can survive on salaries even if I go to 4 days and then anything I make is a nice bonus to split 50:50 between mortgage overpayments and nice extras. Then it doesn't matter if I make £50 or £500.

Not going to set myself a challenge as I like to challenge myself more and more and I don't think that's the right thing for me right now.

 

[Jon]

Another horrific week for me.. sick baby and didn't realise for a few days he actually was ill with two different things (you assume he just has the one thing at a time). Poor thing is in pain and keeps crying.

Anyway, hoping it is on the mend... keeping a close eye and it'll be back to the doctors tomorrow if not.

All this constant bad luck and total lack of sleep is sending me a bit crazy and the money making challenges I am setting myself are just stressing me out further. I have decided to chill out a bit (difficult for me!) and will use my emergency savings fund to pay for the remainder of my garden target and the next small target for some storage to be built. We can survive on salaries even if I go to 4 days and then anything I make is a nice bonus to split 50:50 between mortgage overpayments and nice extras. Then it doesn't matter if I make £50 or £500.

Not going to set myself a challenge as I like to challenge myself more and more and I don't think that's the right thing for me right now.

Sure take the pressure of yourself, makes a lot of sense.

One of the reasons I hate those 'YOU CAN SMASH IT AND ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS!' type tweets is that not everyone can and it puts a lot of pressure on people who are part of said community to live up to a certain standard.

Life gets in the way of earning money - Not really a shocker is it!

Take your time, money will be there when you want it

 

[Queen Jess]

Sure take the pressure of yourself, makes a lot of sense.

One of the reasons I hate those 'YOU CAN SMASH IT AND ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS!' type tweets is that not everyone can and it puts a lot of pressure on people who are part of said community to live up to a certain standard.

Life gets in the way of earning money - Not really a shocker is it!

Take your time, money will be there when you want it

Thanks Jon. I know I can make more if absolutely necessary, but life is just too difficult at the moment. Luckily I can survive without it.

I'm sure I will pick it up at a later date and will dabble at my leisure in the meantime..