Thank you so much for all your kind New Year wishes, I've 'met' some lovely people via this blog and hope you all have a truly wonderful 2010 too.
I thought I'd give a quick update on the roadkill money total for 2009. It really didn't amount to much over the past 12 months - 14p to be exact - and most of that (10p) was picked up in the last couple of months. I'll still keep picking up any dropped money I find (naturellement) but somehow don't think I'll ever reach the dizzy heights of Kath Kelly in her brilliant book 'How I Lived a Year on Just a Pound a Day' and pick up £120 or so from roadkill money in twelve months.
If the roadkill money didn't amount to much, I did make a fair bit by doing online surveys on Valued Opinions. I think my overall total for the year amounted to about £50, most of which I took in Amazon vouchers in the run-up to Christmas so that I could buy Christmas presents with them. I really enjoyed doing most of the surverys, they didn't really take up much time at all, and the overall payment really helped keep the cost of Christmas down. I'll certainly be doing more this year too.
Also quite a nice little earner - if a bit slower to pay out - is completing government surveys via You Gov. I do enjoy giving my opinion on the state of the economy, or what my thoughts on Gordon Brown, David Cameron et al are - very cathartic - and the £23.50 I've already amassed in my account is not bad either. Sadly, they only pay out (via cheque) once your account reaches £50. I'm hoping these surveys will be coming thick and fast in the run-up to the next general election. Not that I'll be looking forward to the no-doubt resultant change in government but, hey, can they really make a bigger hash of it than this lot have?
I'm finding yougov very slow as well, but still perservering! I want my £50!!!
Posted by: apieceofwood | 01/01/2010 at 07:13 PM
I've got the same yougov total! 2 years of opinions though!! Determined to get to £50 and STOP. And that roadkill total is amusingly pitiful! I do find your blog very entertaining - Happy 2010
Posted by: Amy | 01/01/2010 at 08:16 PM
I've had two pay outs from You Gov, so keep going (it did take me literally years, though!). Have you tried Ipsos? They are my best payer and send the most surveys.
Posted by: Caroline | 01/02/2010 at 06:07 PM
Thanks for the info on Valued Opinion, when I completed it I was immediately switched to the same business here in NZ.
Safe and peaceful 2010
Posted by: Maureen | 01/03/2010 at 12:34 AM