STORY TIME! 🙂 I first discovered matched betting back in 2018 while drifting through a night shift. After a quick scan through the article I thought ‘yeah sure, whatever’ and moved on. By 2020 my nightshifts had moved to working from home and with increased boredom I circled back round to matched betting with interest. I was intrigued but didn’t believe it until I saw an article on Money Saving Expert about making additional incomes and it talked about Oddsmonkey. ‘Maybe there is something to this’ I thought and signed up with the intention to read the guides and start.
Unfortunately, nature had other ideas and I was diagnosed with a respiratory condition. In and out of hospital I was too ill to go to many social engagements and unable to do any matched betting. Each year I renewed my subscription determined to start but unfortunately was never well enough. At the end of 2023 I was then made redundant and money started to become a thing to watch.
Fast forward to February 2025 and I get the okay from the doctor to start preparing myself to go back to work. Part of my preparation was to build a learning schedule to get myself used to a work day. I decided part of my learning was going to be with Oddsmonkey. I read through the guides and on the 15th March 2025 I placed my first bet. EXCITING! Now two and a half months later I am sitting at just below £2k profit. This has not only paid for the subscription that I was not able to use but also the social engagements I missed due to ill health.
I now feel I am at a break even point and able to continue matched betting to help with my income while I look for work under my new normal. The staff at Oddsmonkey have been fantastic and particular thanks goes to James C on the live chat who is excellent at explaining and demonstrating things. On to the next £2k!