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» Gambling
It's not gambling when it's free
I was never much of a liker of gambling, but it turns out it's a lot more fun when there's no risk involved, and it makes you a fair amount of cash (for a student anyway). Here's the story, some of you may have heard of the internet cashback site Quidco - it works by paying commision to users who buy products through their site (Basically an affiliate scheme, but you get the money). It's good for getting a few quid from online shopping but you can make some serious (again, student) money by taking up offers with betting sites (mostly bingo) who will give you say £30 cashback for signing up and betting £10 - A £20 profit none-the-less.
Now this strategy is good and can make you a good couple of hundred pounds, but the real luck came from 2 incredibly lucky incidents at the roulette tables - The first time I was sitting in my room at 2AM betting through my £20 of money on roulette (the usual, red one go, black the next), it got me up a bit but started to tank dramatically, with my last £4 my friend suggested I bet on a single number, of odds 36-1, I thought nothing of it and as the wheel span edged to close the window, before i realised i had won - £144 (ish), enough to keep me in booze and curry for at least a week, result! Cash my money, never go back.
To people dismay I played this again on a different site, although this time it was only a £2 bet, and won £72. Result++. My friends don't like me so much anymore...
Combined with About £50 in bingo wins I'm up about £500 with no risk, and had a hell of a time playing it - You should try it too :)
(Sat 9th May 2009, 16:23, More)
It's not gambling when it's free
I was never much of a liker of gambling, but it turns out it's a lot more fun when there's no risk involved, and it makes you a fair amount of cash (for a student anyway). Here's the story, some of you may have heard of the internet cashback site Quidco - it works by paying commision to users who buy products through their site (Basically an affiliate scheme, but you get the money). It's good for getting a few quid from online shopping but you can make some serious (again, student) money by taking up offers with betting sites (mostly bingo) who will give you say £30 cashback for signing up and betting £10 - A £20 profit none-the-less.
Now this strategy is good and can make you a good couple of hundred pounds, but the real luck came from 2 incredibly lucky incidents at the roulette tables - The first time I was sitting in my room at 2AM betting through my £20 of money on roulette (the usual, red one go, black the next), it got me up a bit but started to tank dramatically, with my last £4 my friend suggested I bet on a single number, of odds 36-1, I thought nothing of it and as the wheel span edged to close the window, before i realised i had won - £144 (ish), enough to keep me in booze and curry for at least a week, result! Cash my money, never go back.
To people dismay I played this again on a different site, although this time it was only a £2 bet, and won £72. Result++. My friends don't like me so much anymore...
Combined with About £50 in bingo wins I'm up about £500 with no risk, and had a hell of a time playing it - You should try it too :)
(Sat 9th May 2009, 16:23, More)
» Karma
Maybe i'm just unlucky
So much for Karma... Being the poor student type i tend to walk places a lot - Just before Christmas i bought my girlfriend some nice prezzies and decided to drive to see her to save my legs and to avoid the strange looks of having a large stuffed donkey under my arm (Yeah, don't ask...). Only problem was it was a very icey day and some nonce decided to park right on the corner of an ungritted road (which he still does to this day) - In my rush to get there slid into the car with the featheriest of touches, ended costing me £250 through an extortionate main dealer garage. - I'll think twice about being nice to people next time :S
(Mon 25th Feb 2008, 20:02, More)
Maybe i'm just unlucky
So much for Karma... Being the poor student type i tend to walk places a lot - Just before Christmas i bought my girlfriend some nice prezzies and decided to drive to see her to save my legs and to avoid the strange looks of having a large stuffed donkey under my arm (Yeah, don't ask...). Only problem was it was a very icey day and some nonce decided to park right on the corner of an ungritted road (which he still does to this day) - In my rush to get there slid into the car with the featheriest of touches, ended costing me £250 through an extortionate main dealer garage. - I'll think twice about being nice to people next time :S
(Mon 25th Feb 2008, 20:02, More)