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Tuesday 9th April - What small DFW things will you do today?
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Break in the rain so we walked up to Tesco and back, a 15 minute round trip but we ran some of the way at little boys request so a little exercise! Had to get essentials in but came in at under £10, plus used a 25p off Jacobs cracker voucher which was good as little boy loves them.
Little bit bored today, but its the contrast of the lovely day out yesterday, and the manic pace of work on sunday, which I will be back to tommorow. So I may as well 'enjoy' the boredom." Your vibe attracts your tribe":D
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Hi Penny-savers,
Hey, where is all this rain that some of you have today? None here....nice sunshine, but could do with some rain as the garden is getting very dry.
Not a particularly Money-saving day, but have achieved a few bits (Have had to keep busy & away from the news as I can't bear all the sycophancy re Thatcher & am getting wound up that the taxpayer will be paying for the mega funeral....so good job the government took that money from the Disabled....it'll come in useful :-/)
Anyway.......
*Did the ironing (switched off for last garment)
*Meals as per April meal plans - rubber chicken again tonight.
*Shredded a pile of old bank/credit card statements to use in our worm composter unit....it means I don't have to buy the coir bedding & works perfectly well.
*Lots of the plants I grew from last year's free seed are big enough to go in the garden borders now, so I stood them outside to harden off for a few days first. I'm pleased with these.....hardy perennials can be anything from £3.99 to £7.99 at garden centres but if you think a year ahead, it's not difficult to grow your own. I must have got around £150's worth.
*Got to buy top-up groceries which is a bit annoying, but at least we can make use of our 'My Waitrose' cards for a free coffee each.
Think that's everything for me today. Cheers, everyone,
foxgloves x2026's challenges: 1) To rebuild our Emergency Fund to at least £5k.
2) To read 50 books (12/50) 3) The Re-Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
Remember....if you have to put it on a credit card, extend your overdraft or take out a loan to buy whatever it is, you probably can't afford it, as that's not your money, it's somebody else's!0 -
Something else to add - bought some good running shoes for £45 instead of the £90 ones I wanted. Almost made the ordeal of Sports Direct worthwhile
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Hi guys :wave: late one for me
what have I done today??
* checked banking
* did a survey
* NSD
* all meals from stores. Rubber chicken curry - Josie you've inspired me to do a different type of curry so dug out a coleman's curry sauce sachet
* had some free crisps & maltesers from a colleague at work
* took myself off of the voluntary £35 extra fuel payment First Itility wanted me to pay for March??!
* posted off certificates for new job
* will make a carrot & parsnip soup for work lunches for the rest of the week
* more prepping for plastering on Thursday
Gosh that's all! Hardly the most inspiring list! Small things though... xDF as at 30/12/16
Wombling 2026: £25.70
Grocery spend challenge Feb £285.11/£250
GC annual £389.25/£2700
Eating out budget: £ 48.87/£300
Extra cash earned 2026: £1850 -
Good Morning my lovelies
bt1 - Thanks for starting us off today
stitchy - welcome back, we've missed you
Hi :wave:to all the regulars and lurkers and a BIG welcome to all the newbies, this is a really FAB thread with so many lovely, caring, considerate and supportive people.
Not a great deal planned for today, just another quiet day for me (how boring am I?)
Check Banks - Done
Check swapits - Done
Check www.freepostcodelottery.com - Done
Packed lunch for OH - Done
General Tidy up - Done
Ironing - Done
Collect paper & paint for mums lounge (am going to decorate while shes in respite) - Done
Filing & Shredding - Done
Catch up on emails - Done
Meals from stores - Done
Update Food Tracker - In progress
Enter a few comps - Done a few
Knit or Read - Reading book from stash (rubbish but determined to finish)
Have a great day, love to you all.
C xx
Another great day list-wise (amazing what you can achieve when you dont have to go to work, lol). Also managed to- enter more coke zone codes - 3 more entries to win another Mark Jacobs bag and enough points to order another cinema voucher
- Unsubscribed from a few sites/newsletters
- Done a few surveys
- little bit of decluttering
Night all xxGoodreads 2025 Challenge :16/75
Goodreads 2024 Challenge: 65/80
Goodreads 2023 Challenge: 77/520 -
Morning DFW-Jedis,
I'm still not well; feeling pretty fed-up.
:heart2: Go back to bed.
Hi ally, hope you are starting to feel much better.
Thanks you so much for all you do, it really is appreciated.
Take care my lovely :AGoodreads 2025 Challenge :16/75
Goodreads 2024 Challenge: 65/80
Goodreads 2023 Challenge: 77/520
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