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New Year's Day 1/01/09 What small dfw things have you done today???

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  • Happy new year all,

    Today is a NSD, though we are going out. Going to my OH's grandmas to take away her TV for her, its a big bulky TV but only 3 years old. Its coming into our house as it belonged to my OH's parents before that and they actually gave us the glass stand for it and we used it for our TV.

    So where swapping TV's over as our current big bulky one has no remote, so seeing this other TV has a remote and matches up with the TV stand, we though we'd swap em over and then sell our one on ebay.

    So yes we have 2 TV's, a plasma and a big bulky 32 widescreen, but we only paid £50 for the plasma and the older one was a xmas pressie 3 years ago from OH's parents.

    Then off to have a few drinks with OH's parents, even better is they said they'll pay.

    So quiet a good day really.
    Mummy to two girls: October 2013 and February 2016
  • Piquant_2
    Piquant_2 Posts: 5,769 Forumite
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    sophiesmum wrote: »

    • reduce. reuse or recycle at least one item - today's item rehoming blender to friend:D
    • Do one thing just for fun,
    • sparkle, :D
    Happy new year folks! Many thanks Sophiesmum for all the threads last year and the impossibly early one this morning :eek: Love the last three items on your list, obviously we have been sparkling for a while now, but I think I may adopt the other two myself!

    Today I have/will
    • made a loaf in breadmaker
    • set up 2009 file
    • do a 30 washload
    • take horse out on new years day pub crawl
    • reduce. reuse or recycle at least one item
    • Do one thing just for fun,
    • sparkle, :D
    See you all later!


    Total debt at October 2008: £67,213.30
    Total debt today: £0
    - debt and mortgage free 29th November 2013 :T
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  • Hi, hope all had a great night last night, I was in watching London fireworks, from my warm sofa in Cornwall ;)! Today I have/will...
    1. Take a Break scratchcard - 50p :D
    2. Check online banking
    3. Start spending diary for 2009 (just hope I can keep a tag on OH's spending!)
    4. Daily Clicks
    5. Onepoll and toluna surveys (nothing ...again!!!)
    6. Root around to find some stuff to sell on ebay
    7. Check jobcentre website
    8. No spend day (hopfully!!)
    9. Do a 30 degrees wash, maybe 2 or 3 (been a bit slack over xmas period!)
    10. Check freecycle
    11. Clean bathroom
    12. Going to OH's parents for free dinner and drinks tonight, and to play monopoly :T
    That's all I can think of, hope everyone has a good day! Cheers!
    Outstanding Debts: DLC - £4,724.54 Blair, Oliver and Scott - £3682.00 Barclaycard - £1606.13
    Total: £10,012.67 :mad: Debt Free by end of 2009 (let's hope so anyway!!)

    Lose Weight challenge 24 - Target BMI 24.6, Current 36.5
  • Bagpuss741
    Bagpuss741 Posts: 2,291 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Today I have/will

    1. Checked online banking
    2. NSD
    3. Not use car
    4. Walk dog locally
    5. Watch doctor who proms:D (told you I was a geek)
    6. Anatomy module 6
    7. Use up old (but in date) toiletries (sorry Andan I stole this idea off you:D)
    8. Play free scratchcards
    9. Check quidco/pigsback
    10. Update spreadsheet and change year to 2009 (thanks to Candy for reminding me)
    Tesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini
  • andan
    andan Posts: 2,110 Forumite
    Bagpuss, do toiletries have an indate?! If they do, they don't on mine, or rather i tend not to listen to them!!

    Its like the bottles of lager i have in my fridge, they are four months out of date, but i figure their still drinkable! I just don't like throwing things away:D
    :j Live on £4500, £2531/£4500:T 101 in 1001 (52/101):j:beer::j


  • bookadict
    bookadict Posts: 254 Forumite
    :j Morning all - Happy New Year - :beer: :j I must admit that I slept through it all too.

    today is going to be a nsd as I'm going to my parents for lunch with some of my home made soup. :D

    Today I have already:

    - Done washiing at 30 degrees and hung on airer.
    - Done daily clicks and surveys.
    - Wash up,

    I need to do:

    - Wash up.
    - Hoover and dust.

    And keep smiling :j
    Sealed pot challenge 2009 - target £750. Dec - April £275

    April NSD - 15/20
  • Bagpuss741
    Bagpuss741 Posts: 2,291 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I think they have to be used within 2/3 years?? I know a lot of mine have been in the cupboard for ages, I think I'll go with the stick in on my face and if it doesn't turn my face red it's ok rule:D
    Tesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini
  • Caroline73_2
    Caroline73_2 Posts: 2,654 Forumite
    Morning and Happy New Year.

    My DFW things for today
    1 Do free clicks and survey sites
    2 Check Mystery Shopping Sites
    3 Have NSD!
    4 Check bank account
    5 Sleep as I was up all night.

    Haven't got energy to do anything else!
    4 Cook up food for rest of week
  • Morning all Happy new year from the sunny frozen north
    Not quite back to normal yet house full still etc etc etc (does anyone stop spending at this time of year???!)

    Today
    washing on
    cat had a treat and ate the bacon - hmm more bacon out of the freezer
    Check bank
    Um flowery socks not stripey today!!
    Nice coffee
    Thinking about a nice walk and some nice food later....
    Will adopt the reuse and recycle
    Will also adopt the sparkle thingmy
    And do one thing just for fun!
    Will endeavour to keep in touch more and email folk, phone and enjoy my life at a slightly 'slower' than normal manic pace.

    Wishing you all fun and lovely ness in 2009 - every lovely one of you lovely folks will enjoy some of today in the semi slow lane and get out and enjoy the sunshine xx
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • hellooooo! i have spent most of the morning on MSE and ebaying...listed 25 items so far...phew! my aim for today is to do the washing using 1 tablet instea of 2 @ 30'c, tidy up and take DD to the park for a hour or so :o
    ;)
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