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Monday 08/09/08. What small DFW things will you do today????

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  • Very early am, I completed a Valued Opinions survey which took me over the £10 mark so I'm now waiting for that to be added and claim my £10 HMV voucher;
    Checking pigsback to see if my 2,500 points are through from Petplan yet (again, being coverted to HMV vouchers so I can get a docking station for my ipod);
    Cancelled an unecessary direct debit;
    Read a bit for my court mediation on Wednesday with the Halifax.
    Almost debt-free, but certainly even with the Banks!
  • sammiboo
    sammiboo Posts: 1,110 Forumite
    Good afternoon all

    I am going to go the shops today and buy sarnie stuff to make mine and OH sarnies all week.

    I will also be doing a meal plan for the week when i get home.

    Oh if anyone likes super noodles co-op are doing them for 25p atm so nice cheap meal/snack!!!! :j
    March 2006 £15,200+ in debt April £843.64 in debt - Debt Free date Sept 2009
    Egg Credit Card - £843.64 5.7%
  • Hello all, especially sophiesmum and family.
    So far...
    :jhad a NSD ( but I really wanted to buy some chocolate! And, it occurs to me, that the more NSDs I have, the less change is going into my sealed pot!)
    :jlunch from home
    :jtea will be from yesterdays leftovers of roast dinner...
    :j..which means I have enough in storecupboard/fridge for rest of week and no need to buy extra meal bits
    :jDS1 picked up DS3 from school saving after school club fee
    :jstill sorting mortgage - actually that s a :eek: :mad: not a :j
    :jgot details from new elec/gas provider - taking a long time to switch :mad:
    :jDid no washing or baking today - it's those two that push up my electricity meter reading ( which I took and the gas one too)
    :jcharged phone at work
    :jnearly got a list a quarter the size of Andans! :cool: :D :rolleyes:

    Have good DFW rest of the day
    Did claireabelle's move go OK? And where is smellyoldsock these days? Thanks to Candy for starting this today too.
    Getting there...slowly! :D

    GC : must do better
    NSD: very rare

    No matter how slow I go I am lapping everyone on the couch.
  • Today I've had a NSD, also had one yesterday...I would aim for the week but my petrol light came on this morning :(

    - Parcelled up ebay goodies...but waiting til tomorrow in the hope the other 4 are paid for tonight!
    - Had dinner from store cupboard.

    and I'm in the process of having a ruthless sort out....ebay here I come :)
    Debt as of 08.09.08: Car Loan - £2303.41 Asda Credit Card - £2033 HFC Bank - £229.11 Overdraft - £287
    ebay profits - £29.40 Savings Jar - £40.06 Money Owed - £24 last updated 08.09.08
    :j onwards and upwards! :j
  • Bagpuss741
    Bagpuss741 Posts: 2,291 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Today I have:

    1. Checked online banking
    2. Picked up free shampoo from co-op using voucher from yesterdays sunday mirror
    3. Picked up free deodorant from superdrug using voucher from daily mirror
    4. NSD:j
    5. Anatomy TMA3
    6. Piggy clicks

    Sophiesmum - Big hugs to you and your family:A
    Candy - Big thank you for starting this thread, I don't know how I would cope without it.:T
    Yorkshire Belle - Maybe if we all add our lists together we will get a bigger list than Andan:rotfl:
    Tesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini
  • What a great idea Bagpuss - 'Andan v the rest of the world' lol :rotfl:
    Getting there...slowly! :D

    GC : must do better
    NSD: very rare

    No matter how slow I go I am lapping everyone on the couch.
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,070 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Had a meal (from big meal cooked last Thursday) - that was the last of it. It did 3 meals though x3 people.
    Had breakfast at home saving money
    Had free lunch
    Have bought cellophane on e-bay for finished baskets
    Still need to do more tidying (does it ever stop - NO!)
    Need to find a way of drying some clothes that didn't dry at the weekend (quick)
    That's about it
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
    4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
    5) SIPP £5K updated 10/10/25
  • kalojac
    kalojac Posts: 423 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Evening All,

    Hugs to Sophiesmum :grouphug:

    Today I have:
    • Bought watermelon for £1.99 and got about 12 times as much as I was getting for £1 in the snack packs at Mr T's for the boys fruit bags for "playtime" at school, that should keep us going all week.
    • Made a fruit bag for myself for work too, to save spending on the vending machine - however, I caved in at 3pm for afternoon break :mad:
    • Made lunch for myself and OH to take into work.
    • 30 degree wash on now.
    • Checked online banking looking quite dismal!
    • Post 6 ebay parcels during my lunch hour :j
    • Awaiting payment for 3 more ebay items.

    Away to do:

    :D Piggy clicks

    :D Check Quido

    :D Do surveys in my inbox.


    PS - I don't think us all together could beat Andan's list:eek: , that list is something else, (I don't think much sleeping goes on in that household :rotfl: )
  • cassey1
    cassey1 Posts: 1,531 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I won, I won, I won!
    Hi everyone.
    Thanks Candy for starting thread.
    today i have/will
    -Free newspaper from train station.
    -took lunch and snacks to work.
    -made lunch for tomorrow.
    -checked for surveys.
    -checked on line banking.
    -do comps.
    -used up fruit in a smoothie.
    -received voucher today for surveys,put away for Christmas.
    -sent away for free shower gel.
    -quick wash,dried on line.
    Enjoy the rest of the evening.
  • eco
    eco Posts: 1,147 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I'm starting a new challenge for myself, I go on holiday in 6 weeks and have to pay car insurance in 3, so my challenge is to spend no more than £3 a day that has to pay for food and petrol, for me it's a challenge but I know a lot of eople on here would think i was lavish but i'm still learning money saving
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