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Series 3 Episode 8: Recession proof your finances
Broadcast: Wed 5th November 2008
Broadcast: Wed 5th November 2008
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Dawn Martin, from Christchurch on the South Coast, rarely has to buy beauty products any more as she gets them for nothing as a reward for testing them.
She thinks she only spends a maximum of £150 a year on beauty products as a result, when the average woman spends around £3,000.
Dawn also rakes in the cash by taking part in as many consumer surveys as she can in exchange for anything between 5p and £5 a time. It makes her approximately £300-350 a year for about 2 hours’ work per week.
In total, Dawn reckons she does a mixture of up to 60 surveys and product tests a month.
Not only does she save on beauty products but all the survey money she gets goes on Christmas presents – which she says virtually pays for her festive spending.
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