What small DFW things will you do this week? w/c 13/02

Well all theee children overslept (this NEVER happens) so I'm well ahead, hurrah!

Today:
- bake cake (to avoid giving into cafe demands from the children later). done, just needs icing.
- make wraps so our packed lunch is a bit more interesting. Dough proving, need to nip to post office then will cook.
- scrape together enough cash from the change tin to pay for a bag of caster sugar as I forgot to buy it yesterday on my 'official' shop and I don't want to be tempted to buy more than just a bag of sugar when I nip to the shop. It's all in 10p pieces!
- open the windows to air the house for half an hour so I don't have to put the dehumidifier on later. Done.
- update YNAB.
- Do at least an hour's work, and share on social media (this helps get new business in if I do it consistently).
- Have also made flapjacks to use up apple sauce in the fridge and made a batch of carrot and lentil soup to use up all the slightly sad carrots and onions.

Morning all,

I was up until 3am but sadly not dancing...just playing with my new budgeting tool! :rotfl:Oh how life changes when you are a grown up!:rotfl::rotfl: So YNAB is up and running :T

Hospital appointment today so will be glad when its done and I know the outcome - hoping I don't have to have another procedure.

List for today:
*General tidy up
*Burning of all the sheets of paper with budget on for next couple of months as I have YNAB now!
*Put cheque in bank that arrived yesterday...cant wait to give those £'s a 'job'!
*Pick up theatre tickets that are ready to collect and inform of date/time I would like for the other show
*Survey experiment
*Washing mountain - only dry clothes to put away.
*Food from stores
*More pet related cleaning
*work, work,work

Welcome allthe7s and TPM! I love this thread, they are all super lovely and keep me on track with all their motivation! I liken it to a morning coffee with a neighbour

Have a lovely day!

Hi everyone :wave:

We’ve got free theatre tickets for this evening Hopefully spend about £20 between us for drinks and travel :cool:

Angelpye – I hear ya sister! I YNAB :dance: (that’s me doing the reconciliation dance :rotfl:)

Here’s me:
Didn’t wash my hair because I’m cool like that :cool:
Used freebies :A
Cheapo porridge brekkie – can’t believe how much we used to spend on cereal…
Can’t believe I can still get make up out of my foundation tube – I’ve thought it’s been ‘finished’ for months and I’ve not even cut it open yet
Looked at trains for w/e to parentals – probably cheaper than driving :think:

Probably lots more but trying to type quickly at work… Catch up soon!

Hello Gang

Small things before I run off for the last school run for a week!

1. Continuing to build up a sensible self employment wages food stash. I'm aiming to have enough to cover 2 bad weeks ultimately. I am such a price geek that I spotted a fail on the per 100g price at Mr S on gravy. Essentially it showed that the smaller box was cheaper by 2p on 100g price. Which couldn't be right. Maybe I will point it out

2. Now have £10 built up in nectar points which is the most I've ever had and not been tempted to spend

3. Did a live chat with the building society I am hoping to move the kids cash savings to. But it's a bit annoying. The building society they are currently in is closing and moving too far away to make it appealing. Plus the rate is terrible now 1.8%. The account I've found is 4% It it's one of these that you can't put all the money in right away, you have to drip feed £100 a month, and then the account closes after the year is up. Has anyone else done these kinds of things before? I was more hoping to find a good paying account to transfer both funds to and just leave it be.

4. CC statement arrived. 1 more month to go and we will have a nice clean £0 balance bill. Might frame it

5. Have a receipt to add on for a Toys r us purchase a few weeks ago where we didn't have the gold card. Have emailed them this morning.

6. OH is working from home so we are saving on travel today.

7. Keep checking new FD account. I am finding that card transactions are slow to show up. Is that normal anyone else who has FD?

8. Checked all my banking. Still waiting to hear if I have been approved for the 25 free business banking account I applied for a while back. They sent back the statements they'd asked for yesterday so fingers crossed. Will save me around £20 a month if so £240 per year of account!

9. Stripped the beds. 4 loads to do. 2 done. All washed in basics £1 powder and drying free/no tumble

10. Old company shareplan statement arrived and filed.

Have a good Friday all.

Bob

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Enjoy your weekend away, Purps



I'm thinking anchovy spaghetti for dinner tonight while I am in possession of a courgette. I am definitely planting some of those babies this year. I've never grown veg before on account of a debilitating caterpillar phobia but I had it treated by the Spe@kmans a couple of years ago and while I still don't love them they don't freak me out any more. Are courgette plants particularly prone to caterpillar attacks?

courgettes are pretty hardy FVD and they grow quickly so I don't think you'll have much problem. caterpillars didn't seem to bother with them for me, they were after lettuces, carrots and attacked a few things in the garden. If you are going to grow in pots look for bush variety seeds