Thursday 24/07/08 What small dfw things have you done today???

sophiesmum_2

• 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.
  
  Examples could be charging your phone up at work instead of at home to save your electricity, 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.
  
  Today I will:
• Check online banking
• update spreadsheets
• do clicks
• storecupboard lunch/tea
• check veggies and pick anything that's ready
• Make a loaf in breadmaker
• start a batch of yoghurt
• Shred some paperwork and add to compost bin
• Look for recipe to use up some free courgettes I have been given

Have a good day everyone, the sun has finally arrived here, and everyone is in a good mood today:D
Hi to all the regulars, and welcome to any new posters.:D

andan

Am going away tomorrow for a few days, just to visit my family, so luckily i will be able to access the internet, don't know what i would do otherwise!! So will busy packing for that today!

Things i must do today:-
-Pack bag for going away
-Make sure i get sis's bday pressie out of my pressie bags
-Going out tonight to a cheap event and will discuss pamper party idea with friend, including cost and benefits of massage
-Will work on website (turning out to be much harder than i thought!)
-Do a mystery shop
-Write up the report
-Cancel another mystery shop
-Fill out forms for new job
-Tidy bedroom
-Clean some of house
-Sort out travel details for tomorrow

Things i would like to do:
-Look for more mystery shops
-Do some surveys
-Sort through emails
-Go on website for business advice
-Check online banking
-Sort through wicker basket of stuff

Think thats it for now, everyone have a great day, will soon be the weekend!

Sophiesmum, we both started this thread at the same time:rotfl:don't know how to delete posts, so on the thread i started i have just deleted my info that i wrote and said post cancelled!!

KTjazz

today

I will
-check bank (day before payday and I'm actually scared to look)
-check spend on my mobile
-do some clicks
-use my gym membership (body jam class)

I'd like to
-knit another square for my throw (2 down 79 to go...)
-store cupboard lunch and dinner

I need to get my car back from my dad tonight. two new tyres... Dad is very money savvy though so will get me the best deal he can. and the other stuff he did on it for free.

payday tomorrow...

THANK GOODNESS!!!

Naomim

Hi All,

Last night I put more stuff on ebay. 24 items on there now :T
Do piggy clicks
Do online surveys
Enter some comps
Borrow a suitcase for our holiday (paid for by inlaws! )

Naomi x

MERFE

I will do clicks

have a NSD

do any surveys I get

hang washing out

try to get DS out his nappy again ( very successful yesterday no accidents but this morning he went mental at the thought of having no nappy on so I caved but will see if I can not put one on later)

princess_loki

hello!

my first time on here! these are today's plans:

- check credit card balance - done and not too bad
- make soup and a cake for my dad - got out of hospital yesterday
- take cat to pdsa - got nasty scabby bits all over him after fight
- tidy bedroom
- swap unused micro system with a freecycler for a bathroom tidy

things i would like to manage today
- mow lawn
- make lasagne to freeze as emergency DO NOT need takeaway meals when tired!

yukkibear

Morning everyone.
Today I will / have

- enter some comps (done 15 or so this morning)
- check online banking
- post ebay parcel
- chase some non payers on ebay
- make lasagne so I'm not tempted to go to the shop at work later

There's loads I need to do but that's a start.

Have a great day everyone

OliveOyl_2

Morning All, thanks Sophiesmum and welcome Princess:D (we're in the presence of royalty, should I curtsey?)

Today I have/shall:

• driven to work, but in DD's car, so her petrol
• done piggy clicks and will do on-line banking tonight, OH is sending more money this month :j :j (should help cut down his beer spending;) ) and payday on Friday so lots of debt busting to be done.
• brought in packed lunch
• charging phone at work
• Applied for an Abel&Cole organic box for £11.95 with £10 cashback from Quidco
• Sent sis her b'day card 2nd class cos I was organised I bought her present sometime ago, and instead of buying again, I remembered
• MS shop this evening, and I managed to grab two more in August -they've been a bit thin on the ground recently.

that's all for me, have a good one everyone

kalojac

Morning All,

The sun is out again and;

Today I have/will:

• Checked online banking
• Get Spreadsheet ready for payday
• Get To Do List Ready for Payday
• Stores Lunch
• Still didn't do my batch cooking yesterday - I WILL DO IT TODAY!
• Continue with the Potty Training, I put on training pants yesterday to walk down town, and he actually asked to pee, :T the past few days when we've went out and I've put on training pants its been a relief for him, I think I've cracked it, yipee. It'll save a fortune. So that's a week in, and I am confident now about going back to work next week and leaving him with his grandparents.:j
• Make a loaf in Breadmaker
• Do some baking with the boys, although the sun is out again and their new water guns may win.

Have a lovely day everyone, thank you for keeping me inspired, this thread has definitely boosted my determination and my pocket :beer: x

jtb2412

Hi everyone, hope you are all enjoying the sunshine !

First day of the holidays :j :T (term-time only worker here )

So far have:

• Checked P/Back and done a few surveys
• Put on washing @ 30 degrees and hung load out that I put on last night before bed
• Hoovered downstairs and polished
• Helped DS (8) tidy his room (find doing it together is better than leaving him to do it - he tends to shove everything under his bed or anywhere else where it's out of sight - think his dad has taught him well :rolleyes: !
• Put jacket spuds in oven ready for lunch
• Sorted out paperwork from last week (filed/shredded)
• Watered tomato plants

Still to do today:

• Pick some salad, radishes etc for lunch
• Clean bathroom
• Pop to bank to pay some bills
• Try and make some cakes and a quiche for our picnic tomorrow
• Water garden
• Do another load of washing
• Pop to Mr T's (need to use up some SB vouchers and get a few bits to keep us going over the weekend. Trying to shop little and often atm due to hols next weekend - don't want to buy too much and end up throwing it away).

Enjoy the rest of your day guys n gals xx

princess_loki

princess_loki wrote: »

hello!

my first time on here! these are today's plans:

- check credit card balance - done and not too bad
- make soup and a cake for my dad - got out of hospital yesterday
- take cat to pdsa - got nasty scabby bits all over him after fight
- tidy bedroom
- swap unused micro system with a freecycler for a bathroom tidy

things i would like to manage today
- mow lawn
- make lasagne to freeze as emergency DO NOT need takeaway meals when tired!

achievements so far today...

watered all house plants
sorted out newspapers from all over house and put in recycling
soup is made!! cake in oven!!
done washing up
just eaten last nights left overs for lunch.

getting ready for vets now
have e-mailed freecycler and arranged to do swap tomorrow
will get round to lasagne later on - too hot now!!!