Monday 8/12/08 What small dfw things have you done today???

edinburgher

Today I've managed to lose £720 over the course of the next year

Realised that the Student Loans Company were not taking payments and I now have to pay them £60/mth from the end of the month.

Damn-blast-damn!

andan

KTjazz wrote: »

I'm not really the handiest with handmade gifts... I have a bad habit of spending more money on materials than I would have on a cheap gift.

I'll get there.

No, i don't do home made gifts either, if i did i'd have to say the children made them as they would look awful!:rotfl:

Hope you feel better soon Tallie, sending you postive get well thoughts.

Edinburgher, what a kick in the teeth, that must be disheartening.

sans_2

Hi all,
Bathgatebuyer, sorry to hear your news.
Andan, long list as always
Tallie, hope you feel better soon.
I’m a bit earlier than usual but that’s because I’m working from home today.
My dfw things for today:

• Received Ecover stickers, £3 total of money off coupons :T
• Received a free thing for the shower
• Returned item and got refund for DH
• Tk Maxx – got DH a shirt reduced to £8 for his X’mas and a mini waistcoat for myself also reduced to £8
• Used £3 in money off coupons in Asda
• I packaged up/My mum posted off Ebay item I sold yesterday
• Washing done at 40 deg (DH’s stuff he had been cycling in had been sitting in my car for a couple of days) and hanging indoors
• My mum superglued 3 broken items for me :T :A
• Got DS new black plimsoles? from Woolworths for £1.40 (after the 20% discount), assume this is cheaper than Asda who didn’t have his size in stock anyway, he has outgrown his current ones
• Did mutual points e-mail click through
• Reduced price of Ebay listing by another 10p as it only has one day to go and no buyers.
• Left pack of razor blades at my parents as my sister wants to buy them off me (at bargain price I paid of course - I paid with Boots points when on offer at 50% off so win win all round)
• Had packet of 28p noodles for lunch
• Had breakfast at my parents
• Will also have dinner at parents
• Dropped off free D Express I got from Lidls to my parents (free reading material) and tv guide for my sister
• Recycled glass on way to shops this morning
• Dropped off clothes to charity shop

That’s all I can think of.

sophiesmum_2

bathgatebuyer wrote: »

To be honest, having a rotten day. My Mum's cousin died last week of a brain tumour and the funeral is tomorrow. Have since heard of someone else who dropped dead last week. I've been told I don't need to go to the funeral (as it's the other side of the country), but it really does make you realise that there are more important things at this - or any other - time of year than money. Sometimes we all tend to forget that.

((hugs)) Sorry to hear your bad news, sometimes it takes a reminder to make us appreciate what is really important in life. XX

sophiesmum_2

OMG :eek: :eek: :eek: savingforarainyday has a longer list then Andan today, ............ must be all the free mystery shop lunches slowing andan down,:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Nic25

Afternoon all, been a horrible wet, rainy day today
On the plus side, it made me want to just run around the town as quick as possible and put me off wandering around spending money that didn't have to be spent!

So today I have:

Checked bank accounts - nothing needing moved about this week
Done LOTS of washing - on the 4th wash now, everything drying on airers
Bought and started writing Xmas cards - bought some reduced ones and some nice charity shop ones
Added some change to Sealed Pot - my pot has a counter on the tp, so mot so exciting when I come to opening it at the end, but great motivation to keep me going, as I know how much I'm saving! Sitting at £36.50 at the moment
Passed by my favourite little cafe today at lunchtime - had storecupboard cuppa-soup instead (and I'm sure it tasted just as good as my pasta and wedges from the cafe would have!! :P)
Going to parents house for dinner tonight - no food spend today!

On the down side, I'm going out to the theatre tonight, which I'm very much looking forward too, but will not be very MSE I fear. Tickets already paid for, so only food and drinks to get tonight - going to try and be good!!

angelflower_2

well, today I have committed to have 15 nsds this month with today being the first.
Remembered to do my daily clicks
Checked my internet purchases tracked on quidco
Checked online banking
Ate packed lunch and homemade pancakes

Tonight I will apply bank charges using financial hardship rule
Clear my dining table of paperwork and file everything in neat order
apply for financial harship award through university course (not having that second job is a killer)

Long enough list for today if you could see my table!!!!

MrsAudus2b

Hi everyone. Just a quick post from me to say hi. I've been home since lunchtime as I feel blooming awful! Headache, cold, cough, general aching, you name it! Off back to bed in a mo but here is my list:

• Filled up car with petrol that was budgeted for
• Checked online banking
• Had a browse of the different boards in the forum..it's safe to say I like some a lot more than others! DFW is by far the friendliest, although OS seems lovely too:A
• Spending rest of evening back in bed

Hope everyone is OK, sory for miserable post. I'm just glad this board exists...it always makes me feel better!

xxxx

andan

sophiesmum wrote: »

OMG :eek: :eek: :eek: savingforarainyday has a longer list then Andan today, ............ must be all the free mystery shop lunches slowing andan down,:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Alas i have been dethroned:eek::rotfl: In fact there is one more thing to go on my list, do free exercise on rowing machine:rotfl: All these free meals are definitely taking their toll on me, not so money saving if i have to buy new clothes, although could use clothes mystery shops to buy them:rotfl::rotfl:

iwanttobreakfree

I created my new super geeky electronic spending diary - I am now obsessed with Excel lol!