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Monday 17/11/08 What small dfw things have you done today???

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  • Morning everyone, grey and wet here today as well..booo.
    Today i have reached Ninja level for Qype reviews, so will have ordered £50 Amazon voucher and an i pod shuffle, if i meet their standards..ho hum!
    I will check online banking
    Order more gifts with points earned
    Check Quidco
    turn off heating, daughter always puts it on in a morning
    Have a lovely HM curry from left over chicken
    Put all washing on airers
    Chased up work.

    Hope everyone has a lovely day,even if it is raining.
    BOB X
    Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
    Still lurking around with a hope of some salvation:cool:
  • andan
    andan Posts: 2,110 Forumite
    Hugs to all those feeling a bit blue.

    Miss piggy, fingers crossed for your partner's job.

    Painted lady, hope you feel a bit brighter soon and your issues get resolved smoothly.

    Hi to everyone else and hope your all having a great start to the week.

    Not anticipating too long a list today!
    -Have been to college, handed in homework, which is good as now feel mainly up to date
    -Drove to nearby city to do mystery shops but parked a bit further away in order to get free parking
    -Did two mystery shops
    -Bought a massager for my business which is great for things for the women to use whilst i do my pamper parties, plus it was free as it was part of a mystery shop, however i will put it through as a business expense so i get less tax!!
    -Got a free pressie courteous of a mystery shop
    -Gave advertsing material to some people at college and asked if they could maybe put a poster up in their work place
    -Look around area near mystery shopping to identify places to put advertising material, didn't put any up though as the shops didn't fit in with my business idea/plan
    -Have checked business emails
    -Received a call from someone regarding massage so tried phoning them back but can't get in touch, when really all i'd like to do is talk to them and sell my business

    -Will do any surveys
    -Will write up mystery shops
    -Check gas and elec meters and input data on website
    -Work on symbols for work
    -Continue with last case study
    -Send email to friend with pointers for testimony
    -Check online banking
    -Place a matched bet
    -Continue with counselling assignment
    -Continue looking at counselling placements
    -Look at things to do in Edingburgh as am going there at the end of the month
    -Look on travel lodge website for booking a room in Cornwall for a break for me and the OH

    -Spend half an hour working on website for business
    -Sort out financial papers
    -Make meals from storecupboard and use up chicken
    -Keep heating off as long as poss
    -Sorted out all folders

    Have a great day everyone and keep on smiling
    :j Live on £4500, £2531/£4500:T 101 in 1001 (52/101):j:beer::j


  • KTjazz
    KTjazz Posts: 688 Forumite
    Erm, I've been threatening to do it for a while... but now I have... I have started an MSE diary...

    please keep nagging me to keep it up to date, even if none of you ever read it. Look for "update MSE diary" on my daily list every few days and shout at me if it starts to disappear.

    Hope everyone's day is on the up.

    KTjazz
    :hello: - Proud to be dealing with my debts!:j DFW nerd No. 1011!
    I'm back, and this time I mean business!
    If you need to talk to someone confidentially call Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or email jo@samaritans.org
    My heart knows me better than I know myself so I'm going to let it do all the talking.
  • Made sure I did not take any money with me to work today, packed buttys instead so saved myself £3.00 :T eating the left over brisket from Sunday.
    :laugh:
    Free at last
  • Thanks people for being concerned about me, thanks fay for the message.
    MrsAudus2b - have you considered etap hotels? They are usually £30 - £35 a room, each room sleeps 3 and I think most big towns have one. They are usually on the edge of town centres. Obviously with 3 to a room, it could be £10 each. They are basic but have everything you need (own shower, toilet, TV, etc). One of the beds, the single one, is always a high bunk though.
  • Piquant_2
    Piquant_2 Posts: 5,769 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper Mortgage-free Glee! Debt-free and Proud!
    Wow KT, well done! I've read it, so impressed!:T
    Total debt at October 2008: £67,213.30
    Total debt today: £0
    - debt and mortgage free 29th November 2013 :T
    Sealed Pot Challenge member 14
    Save £12K in 2014 - £6,521.90/£6K member 138



  • Thank you very much painted lady, I'm going to google that now! To be honest that is just the sort of thing I want...cheap, basic but clean! It will be also be good so I can get an idea of cities...still have no idea though quite like the thought of up north....liverpool or manchester.

    Thanks again and lots of :grouphug: to you...I hope you are feeling a little better

    xxxx
    Joint debt with OH at LBM Sept 08 (excluding mortgage & student loan) - £34,069 :eek:

    Getting married 05/09/09 :love:

    To lose for the big day (lb) 2/51
  • Hello my lovelies :)

    I haven't been around for just over a month now. I thought I'd lost what little savings I had in Icesave and I was feeling a bit down in the dumps about money stuff. But, this morning, my savings cleared back into my linked account and I'm having quite a good day so I'm back. Didn't want to depress you all with my grumpies.

    Today I have:

    * Checked online banking. Thank you FCSC!
    * Brought a storecupboard lunch in.
    * Got to Ninja level on Qype and done the 50 reviews I need for an Amazon voucher. Hopefully that all comes off as the voucher would be useful towards my Mum's Crimble present!
    * Car shared into work.
    * Tea and electricity courtesy of work.
    * Done some surveys so hopefully I can get some more vouchers to cover any last minute Christmas shopping.

    Today I will:

    * Go shopping for meals for the week tonight to save on naughty takeaways. I've slipped back into bad habits.
    * Phone Plusnet. I've worked out that if I move my broadband, I'll save £136 a year! It's worth doing but I know it's going to be a confrontational phonecall so I've been putting it off.
    * Have a quiet night in doing reviews for my other half so he can get a Ninja too.

    Hope everyone is well and happy!
  • Piquant_2
    Piquant_2 Posts: 5,769 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper Mortgage-free Glee! Debt-free and Proud!
    Glad you're back Norton Blade, I wondered where you'd got to! Glad you've got your money back, well done! Hopefully, you're still sparkling and ready to join back in with the madness :D
    Total debt at October 2008: £67,213.30
    Total debt today: £0
    - debt and mortgage free 29th November 2013 :T
    Sealed Pot Challenge member 14
    Save £12K in 2014 - £6,521.90/£6K member 138



  • MrsAudus2b - the one in Leeds is right on the edge of the town centre too, close enough to walk to after drinking (depending on how many you have had!)
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