Sat/Sun 8/9 December - What small DFW things will you do today?

allydowd · 8 December 2012 at 6:54AM

When we start out on the DFW trail we do loads of "big stuff" that makes quite a difference to our situation. These include having our lightbulb moment, cutting up the credit cards and cancelling Sky and the gym.

But once we have done the bigger stuff, we often feel that we are not making the same amount of progress, when in fact the small steps are helping us form good financial habits and helping us get closer everyday to staying in control and becoming debt free, or staying debt free.

Examples could be hanging washing out instead of using the tumble dryer or leaving your purse/wallet at home to avoid the risk of spending.

So be proud of those small steps, they really are important. :money:

G'morning DFW-Jedis. Today I will be:

#Trying to avert a disaster! OH and I decided to only by two gifts each this year for Christmas. And the 'perfect gift' I found for my OH is out of stock so I need to find a new supplier. Looking for one of these: (Link.) It's the perfect gift as my OH and have joked about getting old and having an allotment (!) since we met five years ago and I've set my heart on getting it for her. We tried to get a real allotment but there are none to be had locally although we do now have a big back garden which is going to have a big veg plot. Oh my, I found one on Amazon!!! Oh the relief!!!

#Try to finish wallpapering sitting room. We found some inexpensive wallpaper in town yesterday but only managed to get one wall done yesterday. Returned three other rolls of paper for a refund. Use wallpaper paste from another project. Did very complex calculation to work out the smallest number of rolls we could get away with buying given that the paper has a repeating pattern.

#Week 3 of no tv. Will watch Top Gear tonight downloaded from internet on iPlayer. Cancel tv license if this continues. You only need a license if you watch tv as it's being broadcast and we're not just now. No aerial/dish! (Link.)

#Week 3 of no anti-depressants. Enjoying not having to go collect prescriptions. That's a few pennies petrol saved. :T

#Anyone want to see our newly decorated kitchen? All done DFW-style.
(Link.)

#Lunch today: last night's leftovers. £0.

#Put up Christmas tree left in loft by last tenant when we've made a base for it and finished decorating sitting room. Baubles and tinsel from last year. £0.

#Staying in; no petrol used. £0.

#Offer curtain rails on Freecycle. (Link)

#Read newspapers online. Find your favourite online paper at the bottom of this page. (Link)

#Get Physiotherapist OH to treat sore back. £0.

#Moisturise very dry hands with olive oil.

#Contemplate buying a solar-powered light to gently illuminate the sitting room at night without using electricity. Will shop around for cheaper ones first. (Link.)

#Use wind-up torch instead of battery torch.

#OH got paid for mystery shop. Grass Roots are still recruiting if anyone wants to become a mystery shopper. (Link.)

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#Got a smartphone? Got Quidco? Walking past any shops? Get the Quidco App and get paid for checking in at major chains. No spend required. Confirms same day. Last Saturday I earned £2 for walking around local shopping centre while I was waiting for my OH. Most of the time it allowed me to check-in while standing just outside the shops concerned. You need to leave a minute between each check-in. If I'd done every shop in the big shopping centre I could have earned a fiver! (Link.)

# 30% off Hallmark personalised gifts.Enter XMAS30 at the checkout. (Link.)

#Daily Express -80p-Free Settlers Mintees at Tesco. Page 34.

#The Sun-50p-Page 24 Coupon for £5 Off £25 Spend at Debenhams. Also Valid Online with Code RK73. Page 24 Coupon for £5 Off £25 Spend at Dorothy Perkins
Valid to 14/12, also valid at www.dorothyperkins.com/sun with Code DPSUN1.

#DailyStar-55p- Free £10 Footie Bet (new customers) - Redeem at Totepool.com Please gamble with care, losing all your cash at the bookies isn't very DFW!

#DailyStar-55p-2 for 1 Pizza PLUS FREE Coca Cola - Redeem at Papa Johns

#Free £10 train e-voucher. (Link.)

katy_ann · 8 December 2012 at 9:13AM

Morning

And good weekend! Today I will be;

- Doing a load of washing and hanging to dry
- Buying a cheap shredder to shread my paperwork
- Going to the bank
- Going to the tip to get rid of an old duvet
- Trying to get rid of an old wedding dress, am now thinking charity shop as it just wont sell!

Hope everyone has a good weekend! x

allydowd · 8 December 2012 at 9:36AM

katy_ann wrote: »

- Trying to get rid of an old wedding dress, am now thinking charity shop as it just wont sell!

Have you tried advertising for free on Gumtree? (Link.)

Or taking it to a dress shop and asking them to buy it?

rising_from_the_ashes · 8 December 2012 at 9:44AM

Morning all

Ally thanks for starting us off, great news you managed to find OHs pressie somewhere else & the kitchen looks fab!:T The units look really new & clean - were the flats refurbished before you moved in?

Things for today:

Have bath, thermals on ..... heating off
B / L / D from stores
Don’t smoke
Check online banking, shuffle as needed & update spreadsheets
Sort cats & tidy up
Check e*bay listings & cat food swap / sale site
Knit DMs Christmas scarf .... running out of time!
Apply for Virus Software Renewal through online banking
Do some more shredding
Check tyre pressures & top up screen wash - making stronger as this was frozen the other morning!
Cover outside tap so it doesn't freeze
Sort [STRIKE]junk [/STRIKE]stuff that seems to have accumulated on garage floor since I cleared it out (again!:mad:) so I can put car in if it gets awful
Finalise 2013 budgets - trying to work out how much to add to this years' figures for inflation etc .... any ideas?

That's it for now - sure I'll think of more!:o

Have a lovely weekend everyone:)

katy_ann · 8 December 2012 at 10:56AM

allydowd wrote: »

Have you tried advertising for free on Gumtree? (Link.)

Or taking it to a dress shop and asking them to buy it?

Yes!

The local dress shops say they wont take it as its too "bling" it has sequins on the front and ive been listing it on gumtree about 4 times a week for over a year now

crawley_girl · 8 December 2012 at 11:25AM

Morning people

This weekend I:
* will collect prescription from chemist and use medical exemption card
* will write a moany email to tesco
* will not smoke or buy any cigarettes
* will go to the cinema at least once using unlimited card
* will go swimming twice using gym card

:heartpuls CG :heartpuls

headoutthesand · 8 December 2012 at 11:30AM

katy_ann wrote: »

Yes! The local dress shops say they wont take it as its too "bling" it has sequins on the front and ive been listing it on gumtree about 4 times a week for over a year now

I sold mine at a boot sale to a lady who was going to cut it up and make period costumes. I only got £20 for it but I'd been trying to shift it for 5 yrs. the fact she was going to cut it up made it more pleasurable to sell:p

headoutthesand · 8 December 2012 at 11:36AM

Today I will/have

Checked banks - all good
Listed on eBay (it's just the things that didn't sell last time)
Cancelled beauticians app in town (26mile round trip). Will just go local instead
Washing on at 30 and will put it on for an extra spin when its finished to avoid it being in TD too long
Going to price new laptops - mines is goosed
Getting roof fixed - must write cheque
Tidy house before putting tree up tomorrow

Have a lovely weekend guys xx

PurpleFairy26 · 8 December 2012 at 1:08PM

Afternoon all

thanks for starting us Ally

My list for the weekend:
Meals from stores, just need some potatoes. DH out to buy them
Posted 8 e*bay parcels that sold last night. Made £33 :j DH out to post them
Eat homemade wares from yesterday

Wash bed sheets, dry over doors
Some quality time with DD and DH
Check banking
Move PayPal money

Go to DD Christmas play tomorrow, free entry. Small donation for hot drink and mince pie
No heating on during the days when at home
Look for car seat on offer for DD either through cash back or vouchers

This could all clearly go to pot if bump decides to FINALLY put in an appearance;)

Have a good weekend everyone

Pernicious · 8 December 2012 at 3:51PM

Afternoon all,

Thanks for starting us off Ally, glad you found the present on Amaz0n, it's cute!
Jonno - Thank you for posting the recipe yesterday, I will give them a go very soon but I don't think they'll last long in this house!

Today I have/will:-

Caught up on yesterday's thread
Food from stores
Dinner from meal plan - Kale & mushroom lasagne
Charging phone via pc
Heating off as long as possible & on low when needed, lots of layers on to keep warm.
Daily clicks etc on Sw@gbucks
Log calories using free app
Check online banking
Surveys
Declutter & flylady
Check for new mystery shopping opportunities
Enter some comps
Wrap some presents
Read Martin's email properly as I didn't get round to this yesterday
Go to second job tonight
Pick up photos from Mr T's, framing a couple of wedding photos as cheap xmas gifts for certain family members

Have a great, MSE day everyone x

WelshWoofer · 8 December 2012 at 4:27PM

Afternoon all - Ally your kitchen looks brand new!

Had a busy day so far and just having a sit down...
Today's little things....

Walked dog locally saving petrol to the park
Went for a 5K run for free exercise
Cleaned whole house
Load of washing done and drying on the airer
Popped to vegan shop for some goodies that will last a couple of weeks (£10)
Did a small shop with a list in Morrisons (hate that shop but was close to it so thought it would save money on petrol)
Walked dog in the park on the way back
Only got £10 out of the cashpoint to see if that stops me spending willy nilly when there's money in my purse
Staying in tonight and watching a boxoffice film for £3.49 rather than spending tons on going out
Phone mum on free landline rather than using mobile mins
All food from stores - resisted getting a Subway when out, had supernoodles at home instead and am making a curry for tea using up fridge stuff

That's about it for today.
See you tomorrow!

Sat/Sun 8/9 December - What small DFW things will you do today?

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