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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!0 -
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!!!! :jMarch 2006 £15,200+ in debt April £843.64 in debt - Debt Free date Sept 2009
Egg Credit Card - £843.64 5.7%0 -
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::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!
GC : must do better
NSD: very rare
No matter how slow I go I am lapping everyone on the couch.0 -
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 comeDebt as of 08.09.08: Car Loan - £2303.41 Asda Credit Card - £2033 HFC Bank - £229.11 Overdraft - £287ebay profits - £29.40 Savings Jar - £40.06 Money Owed - £24 last updated 08.09.08:j onwards and upwards! :j0 -
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 Ukraini0 -
What a great idea Bagpuss - 'Andan v the rest of the world' lol :rotfl:Getting there...slowly!
GC : must do better
NSD: very rare
No matter how slow I go I am lapping everyone on the couch.0 -
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 itAchieve 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 10/10/250 -
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:Piggy clicks
Check Quido
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: )0 -
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.0 -
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 saving0
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