Tuesday 20/1/09 What small dfw things have you done today???

tudorfan22

Very overcast day today so im cheering myself up by meeting the OH for a pub lunch – its 2 for 1 so not too expensive and I wont have any dinner tonight cos it’ll be a big lunch so though not DFW its not too bad. Gotta do something in these dark days to sparkle!!

Today is a slow one I think –

• Online banking
• Have finally got the details from play to return a t shirt they sent me in error before xmas – that £9 back to me
• Go to aerobic to use up gym membership
• Check ebay items – hope for a sale today
• Chase up non payer of ebay item – gimme my money!
• Apart from lunch will spend on nothing else
• Arranged to have lunch with auntie on Friday will be lovely to catch up!
• Reading magazines that came from the 3 for £1 subsrciptions I keep finding – id buy the mags anyway so this is a real money saver
• Eating jelly sweets that a friend got for me at the local cash and carry for free – I cant last out till lunch I need sugar now

angelflower_2

hi

just doing a quick check in.....work busy again today....

You guys rock - keep it up and I will update later (hopefully!!)

Lemon_Tree

today i'll
check online banking
do scratchcards
going to bingo on their cheap night so aim to win lots...... well anything would be nice! and it's a date with OH.
washing on airers or outside if OH thinks about it.
dinner from cupboards.

Candifloss_2

Hiya everyone

Hope all th poorlies are feeling a bit better today

today i have/will

• Checked online banking - still no mysterious benifactor putting money in my account :cool:
• Updated spreadsheets
• NSD
• Brought brekkie & lunch to work
• Car shared so FREE travel to work
• List 10 items on ebay - currently have 1 bid of 99p
• PAD £5.01 to barclaycard
• Storecupboard dinner - HM meatballs & pasta

Went to keep fit last night & i have lost 3lb:j

Have a great day everyone

Candi
xxx

lemma1968

Good afternoon all

What a momentous day this is....we are all making progress with our debts!!!:p

Seriously, Good luck Obama...wouldn't want your job for all the tea in China!

Today I have/will:

[STRIKE]Check online banking[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Pay £100 to HMRC[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Pay £85 to MBNA[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Storecupboard lunch - soup and bread[/STRIKE]..yummy
Storecupboard Dinner - making Kedgeree
[STRIKE]Buy a counting moneybox[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Turn heating off [/STRIKE]- Brrrrrrrrrr:p
Shred some confidential paperwork
Still do those invoices!!!:o Oh dear!!
See my accountant!:eek:

Have a great day everyone!

BusPass_2

Debt free but inspired by what goes on here.

Took the bus(es) today. Saved £10.80 in bus fares or 90 miles worth of fuel+ wear and tear on the car. I have a bus pass.
Pension from previous employer was credited to my bank account today!!!
Brought sandwiches to work.
No spend day. It's raining so I won't be taking a lunch tome stroll round the town centre.
Soup which I made at the weekend still lasting so a big plate of that when I get home tonight.

debt_free_me

Hi All

Today I have/will:
-Free scratch
-Surveys
-Clicks
-Check bank
-Get petrol and worked out what saved as forgot yesterday and now I am on red
-re-add next months money
-Look for mystery shops

andan

Happy afternoon everyone, am feeling a lot better today, especially now that i have finished work for the day and take it a bit easier. Children at work don't like it when i am ill and still expect me todo all the wonderful things i normally do!!

Sounds like everyone is having a positive and productive day!

Today i have done and will do:
-Been to work for my money!
-Work have asked us to look at more courses that we would like to do which is great as it means we continue to get trained up. I am really happy about this as i have been in previous jobs where this just wasn't an option.
-I have done boring household and kitchen jobs, means i stay on top of the housework and maintain a productive work space
-Had lunch from bits and pieces in the freezer that normally get left! Means food that we don't normally eat, is eaten up and creates more room for my tesco order.
-Checked for cheap travel to London, tickets on megabus should become available tomorrow which is great news, as it means i can finally get them booked in.
-Checked ebay for spa day
-Came in and turned heating back down as no real need to have it on but will compromise!
-Done daily scratch cards
-Looked for mystery shops
-Have picked up a nice monthly job which will earn me £30 for a few hours ms work.
-I will go to my second job tonight
-Continue reading book for free entertainment
-Check freecycle
-Check freebie section
-Sort through emails
-Do some surveys
-Continued using up old beauty products
-check online baking
-Move money around accordingly to get credit card bills sorted and paid off etc
-Work on counselling wk 2 homework and make notes
-Type it up and print it out
-Put some lose change in new coat pot, in need of a new coat but will not buy one till i have saved for it!
-Put dates in diary so i know what i am doing over the next few weeks and don't miss out on anything!
-Check business emails and website optimisation
-Check out courses including ones i am registered on and sort out money owing and if i need to register for any yet
-Sort out mystery shops for tomorrow
-Sort out stuff for gym so i can attend for free tomorrow!
-Try and register for free gym classes
-Sort out stuff for college tomorrow
-Check new O.U course website
-Tidy bedroom, resulting in productive work space
-Play some bingo port, although am not quite sure what i am doing!
-Email someone new back for free regarding 101 challenge
-Scan tesco food when it comes
-Put tesco food away and ensure i have got all bargains requested, otherwise phone up to complain!
-Update spreadsheets and challenges
-Read fave threads
-Update blog

Have a great day everyone.

Nice to see you still posting pips mum, hope all has gone well with other half back at work today.

sophiesmum_2

fayjmck wrote: »

SM I have a question - when did the thread start and what was the motivation behind doing it - well apart from the obvious small steps motivation things anything else???

Just wondered - be nice to know the history of it all - what inspired you to make our lives so much more productive and keep us steadily on our road.

Thought about this lots lately having done another MSE budget online. When I first started on this site (recommended by a chum) I was so in the red it was unreal.

I posted a SOA and gots lots of help - now looking at that SOA and my new one (which I haven't posted - yet) its like night and day. I am about to be brave and look at my total debt again and see how much its gone down by.

Now also about to tackle things like my credit rating etc and its really all help to you guys - honest injun. I even have kinda .....savings (??? me I know) and I have three piggie banks on the go (holiday, christmas and general unexpected things). I am budgeting for my utilities (i never use to) and I know mainly how much is in the bank. Not been overdrawn (well over my limit) for about (well) quite a while.

And I am ALMOST (lets not get carried away) on top of my lack of sense with food shopping. Whilst I think I spent 200 a month previously - it was nearer 400 reallly. So now I am really looking at my habits and tellinng myself off!!

So as always thanks for the thread - just got to wondering how it all started??xxx:)

Can't claim to have been the original starter of the thread, it used to run sporadically during 07 posted by Hypno amongst others, and a "what have you spent today thread" used to run along side it posted by Moozie, I loved posting on both and reading to keep me on traack.
Gradually the thread disappeared so I ressurrected it about a year ago and between us - myself , andan,:A and couple of others:A we haven't missed a day since. Andan has taken over when I have been on holiday etc and now I can't start the day without posting it first

I love the motivation of the thread even though ai am now debt free it keeps me focused on staying that way:T :T and I get to chat with lovely people and pick up lots of great tips.:j :j

cassey1

Hi everyone,
went back to work today.they sent me home,said i was not fit for work.

Today i have/will

Checked on line banking.
took lunch to work,ate it at home instead.
do comps.
do surveys
NSD
Heatings off,i am wrapped up in duvet on sofa.
tea from meal plan.
Make lunch for work tomorrow,as i am aiming to go again tomorrow.
Received email today,won R&B cd from a comp i entered.:j
phone to cancel magazine subscription,which i forgot to do yesterday.