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Wednesday 5/11/08. What small dfw things will you do today????

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  • cassey1
    cassey1 Posts: 1,531 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I won, I won, I won!
    Evening everyone,
    Today i have/will
    -NSD.
    -took lunch and snacks into work.
    -checked online banking.
    -made lunch for tomorrow.
    -tea from store cupboard.
    -received luncheon vouchers,put in purse.
    -updated on line shopping,delivery due tomorrow.
    -heating not on.
    -received my Avon order today,will have to pay £20.00 next week.Bought 11 items,saved £17.50 and some are for christmas presents.Thought that was a good buy.
    -will do surveys and comps.

    Hope everyones enjoyed the fireworks.
  • I have:

    Written to Egg asking for £360 worth of credit card charges back;
    Bought sainsburys own brand bread and jam to do lunches for the rest of this week;
    Made a cheap noodles and veg dinner;
    Resisted a latte first thing saving £1.20.............
    Almost debt-free, but certainly even with the Banks!
  • Hey all, and late eve posters...didnt get on yest. Work was manic and we had no staff...
    Well i went to Westfield today, i wanted to check it out.its rubbish! Its full of really expensive shops. The only positive is the normal stores are so huge there are the stock. I got one xmas pressie and a little thing. Was very good! I only spent the change i have left til payday and still have 5 pounds left!
    Mum defrosting the freezer so im using up pizza onion rings and chips....i didn’t give in to the takeaway! No spending! result there
    i also got a free magazine in westfield as grazia magazine were there!Free london papers as well....i did get evening standard coz a free umbrella with it!
    Very tired coming off night shift so going to bed soon!
    Mbaz...i know you must feel so yuk in a job you hate, im the sam. But it will be so much better when the debt is paid. Keep going, just go in do your work go home keep your head down. The goal is there and then as soon as its paid off tell them to shuv their stinky job!
    Piquant – stay clear of men! Esp with the finances going poop! Hope you get things back on track soon....
    mum has got the nigella xmas book so im reading that tonight....
    Will call in tomo....x
    Debt for Tallie - JUNE 2009
    NATWEST LOAN......5000.00
    CREDIT CARDS........5000.00
    STUDENT LOAN.......7500.00
    TESCO CARD..........1000.00
  • Hello and evening :D I have some more stuff to report and my "list" earlier was feeble! So... today (and last night, i forgot :o) I have
    • put a cheeky #3 bet on liverpool to equalise at 3-1 and it came in (94th min penalty :eek:)
    • emailed Easyjet about cancelling our flight to ireland at the end of the month and requesting a taxes refund which is over 1/2 the fare :T so #50 back :T and they have agreed
    • agreed to do 2 days self employed hostessing at the rugby (good money plus tips :o i will be so shattered working my hours and 2 saturdays but i should get about #300 if i smile sweetly ;))
    • agreed to put #5 on celtic to win tonight for my OH (my betfair through quidco!) at 5-1 and they are 1-0 up! Edit - not any more they're not!
    Must stop puny gambling :rotfl::rotfl:at least i'm up, eh?!

    enjoy the rest of the evening

    Claire
  • Miss_Piggy_2
    Miss_Piggy_2 Posts: 3,631 Forumite
    Piquant wrote: »
    Miss Piggy - Life's not up to much if you can't treat a poorly lad to a sausage roll:D Hope he feels better soon, that is one of the great things about little ones, they do tend to recover quickly....before you know it he'll be bowling you over with a well aimed toy:rotfl:

    Very true! Seems quite perky in himself. He's a slow talker...still only says certain words but at the doctors today he shocked me AND the doctor when she advanced on him with her stethoscope thing by shouting very clearly "NO WAY!!" Kids eh?

    Hope the Ex OH isn't making your head hurt trying to decide what to do!!

    Miss P
    xx
    **Keep Calm and Carry On!**
  • sans_2
    sans_2 Posts: 1,382 Forumite
    Good freebies Tallie! :T

    Evening all,
    My dfw things for today;
    • Asda – spent £6.30 on 16 rolls of Asda shades toilet rolls, 4 pk of polos, 3 x tins of butter beans, 1 x pk sp bananas, 1 x large bag of Asda mixed flavour crisps, 1 x 1kg sp bio washing powder, 1 x 1kg Surcare washing powder, 1 x wispa bar, 1 x lip balm, 1 x tub of hair bobbles
    • charged mobile at work
    • packaged up Ebay item to get posted
    • brought item off Ebay at 45% off full price item
    • got free book at Sommerfields from Mirror paper
    • got free Sommerfields magazine to read on bus
    That's all I can think of
    Tesco points: 101 (£21.50, £19.50, £7.50, £21 & £5)
    Boots points: £0.28
    Pigsback points: 715 (4 xBoots£10 & 1 xPizzaHut£10, 2 x £10 clothing vouchers)
    Mutual points: 3417 (redeemed 8250)
    Rpoints:redeemed 28925 points)Cashbag:£8.91(£20)
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