Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Money matters

Find financial and money-saving discussions including debt and pension chat on our Money forum. If you're looking for ways to make your money to go further, sign up to our Moneysaver emails here.

March £10 a day thread 2

628 replies

rhij86 · 13/03/2020 08:45

Thought I would start a new thread seen as the last one is pretty much full! will post over Otterses' links now.

OP posts:
Madre77 · 20/03/2020 11:40

Asked to qualify for A*a on Appen and have done so then all trace has disappeared .. Has this happened to anyone else?

YetAnotherRainyDay · 20/03/2020 13:19

Invest in stocks and ETFs commission-free. Sign up here with your email and get a free share worth up to £200 to get started.

freetrade.io/freeshare/?code=Z3KL7U0IV1&sender=t9y9IMmI

£1 deposit required.

SpockPaperScissorsLizardRock · 20/03/2020 13:47

yay, they fixed my For* issue, I have work!

ruralwanderer · 20/03/2020 16:14

My Appen screen is still stuck on "Thank you for completing the required forms. Your documents have been received, and after we review them, we will finalize your registration.

A follow-up email will be sent if we notice any discrepancies in your paperwork." I feel like I'm missing out on loads of work which is so annoying!

I've been invited to take the exam for the Lionbridge mapping job though so fingers crossed. I'm on page 20 of the guidelines - there's a lot to read!! I'm hoping it'll be more intuitive when I get to the example questions.

lannister · 20/03/2020 16:27

For anyone who hasn't heard of Airtime rewards: My favourite retailers now pay for my mobile bill, join @airtimerewards and get free credit using my code RCMBHTMC airtimerewards.app.link/friend

DarkPassenger · 20/03/2020 17:14

@ruralwanderer - I think it is pot luck with Appen. Whan I first started reading the February thread I did a little Googling on the recommended companies and Appen acceptance wait times were mentioned several times. I decided to give them a miss to be honest. Then my situation worsened a couple of weeks later and I thought it was worth applying even if it took months for a response. I applied and was accepted on the 1st March and you could have knocked me down with a feather when I was accepted for B* on the 6th.

So less than a week! I really do count my blessings as I was in an awful situation and the B work has meant I have already been able to give notice and now only have a couple of weeks to keep working in the nasty place.

I will send positive thoughts for you to get news very soon but please don't be disheartened as your experience seems to be the norm and I was just incredibly lucky. If you haven't already then get on uTest, Neevo and Clickworker. Those three made a difference to me even before Appen came through and I'm managing 2-3 hours a day when B has not been live. Just be aware that the best earner on ClickW is the UHRS work and it took 4 weeks before that assessment appeared for me and then I qualified. That was a scary night as I was sure I had effed up but the next day I was in and have managed a few hours since inbetween Ut & Ap.

Good luck.

DarkPassenger · 20/03/2020 17:20

Oh and bear in mind with Ap that acceptance and qualification does not guarantee work will be available immediately. Again I was incredibly lucky to get in just as B* was going live but I'm sure posters here have mentioned waiting weeks if not months for projects to go live.

It really is a case of do the work wherever you can while it is available as none is guaranteed to be there regularly.

SpockPaperScissorsLizardRock · 20/03/2020 17:33

I've got another Freetrade share if anyone wants one. I'm not putting it on here as the 4 I have were wasted :-(

lannister · 20/03/2020 20:39

When using Paypal for receiving money from all this online work, do you all use your personal paypal accounts or have you registered for a business one?

GachaBread · 20/03/2020 23:02

Feeling very emotional right now.

Just want to send my love to each and every one of you.

Stay safe ladies, to you and all your families.❤️

Lougle · 20/03/2020 23:05

Ahhh @GachaBread, are you ok? It's a surreal time. I told my children the other day, that in years to come, children their age will do 'The 2020 Coronavirus' as a history topic Sad

GachaBread · 20/03/2020 23:08

@Lougle facing months indoors with an abusive partner who's just been laid off and 5 kids. I feel like the walls are closing in and this is just the beginning.

Lougle · 20/03/2020 23:16

Oh @GachaBread Sad I just don't know what to say. This thread will be your home Flowers

tinyradish · 20/03/2020 23:27

So sorry @GachaBread chat to us on herr if it helps. Flowers

GachaBread · 20/03/2020 23:33

@Lougle this thread has been a life line,I had plans for the kids and our future and now that has to be put back, the kids are upset, they love school, they will miss friends, their work etc
Mystery shopping will have to go for a while, I will have to scale back CW a bit but their are other things I can take a look at which I would not have known about if it was not for the thread.
I will be okay just got to stay upbeat and keep plodding on.
Everyone is affected with all of this in some way or another, just hit me hard tonight.

Thanks guys @tinyradish

Tohaveandtohold · 20/03/2020 23:45

So sorry to hear you’re going through this @GachaBread. I hope you’ll be able to come out on top of this xx

Catatemyhomework · 20/03/2020 23:55

@GachaBread, sending hugs and Flowers to you. Life is going to be really difficult for a lot of us. My dc are already bored as we have been self-isolating for a week. I think they thought it was exciting to start with but reality is setting in. Oldest has cancelled GCSEs and wandering around the house aimlessly lamenting friends and the exciting summer that was supposed to be. A good friend rang me tonight to say he's just been made redundant. His situation is already shit. It's a tough time. We can be like a support network for each other.

GachaBread · 21/03/2020 00:46

Thanks guys. You lot are and have been a massive support since I joined. May it long continue. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

lilmishap · 21/03/2020 01:27

Just got the B**#er link!

MrsPretzels · 21/03/2020 06:05

Oh @GachaBread I'm so sorry. Sending hugs to you. We're always here if you want to talk Flowers

Suebnm · 21/03/2020 06:46

@GachaBread

I just wanted to add my good wishes to you. Your posts are so informative. Like you this thread has been an absolute lifesaver for me. I am forever grateful to @otterses and people like you.

justtheonethen · 21/03/2020 07:50

@GachaBread sending you a hug. You will get through this and you will get those plans back on track. Keep safe my love.

Can everyone think of me today, I'm being repatriated from Spain but to a far away uk airport so have a massive drive on top of the flight with a toddler Shock. Will be glad to get home though. It's been stressful not knowing if I'll get back from our holiday.

lannister · 21/03/2020 07:56

@GachaBread sorry to hear about your situation. Wishing you all the best

GachaBread · 21/03/2020 08:28

You guys are a fantastic bunch thank you for all your kind words.

Can not imagine what you are going through @justtheonethen , I hope you make it back home safely. Must be the most stressful situation ever. Will be thinking of you today. The hardest part will be getting back on UK soil. Once you do that your 90 percent their. Thinking of all the many thousands that are stuck out in different countries that are not in the fortunate position to get back.

God only knows what they are going through.

Waking up today has got to be one of the most weirdest feelings ever. The usual hustle and bustle that I hear going past my house on a daily basis is not their. Everything has just stopped. Feels mad!

rhij86 · 21/03/2020 08:33

Anyone else fall out of bed this morning when they woke up to a link for B*nner work?!

@gachabread so sorry you're going through this. You will get through it though. We're all here.

@justtheonethen I hope you manage to get home safe and sound without too much drama xx

OP posts: