14/15/2/09 Valentines -What small dfw things have you done??? - weekend thread

sans_2

My dfw things for today:

• Breakfast – didn’t have time so ended up eating 2 home made cookies on the go
• Lunch – had at parents
• Ironed DH’s shirts
• Swept kitchen floor/livingroom/entrance with brush
• Left car for DH (I took bus with my already purchased 28 day bus pass)
• Lidl – got several free papers (yesterdays and they always have tons) and cut out coupons (used already)
• Used £7+ in money off coupons in Asda
• Asda – got a few good offers inc. 2 x Helmans mayo for £2, 2 x 8 cans diet cola £3 (to take away for our long weekend at the end of the month), fairy washing up liquid 1 ltr lemon 90p and 2 x £1 Easter eggs :A
• Collected free James the tank engine book for DS from WH Smiths (coupon in todays Sunday Mail) :A
• Boots – got 2 x Time Delay Gradual tan moisturisers, 2 x No 7 P&P body lotion, used 2 x 250 points coupon, 3 x 100 points coupon and 2 x £5 off voucher printed from AC machine, 2 x skincare coupons(so paid £15.xx cash got £8 back in points and 2 x more vouchers for spending £5. :T
• Printed off more coupons from AC machine in Boots
• Made 1 ½ cups of tea from one tea bag
• Got call from mystery shopping people for me to do an assignment today. Should get £12.50 back and dinner sorted for a grand sum of £1.49
• Put away 2 ltr bottle of diet cola from mystery shop (as already had a bottle open at home)
• Found £1.23
• Put a few empty boxes and wrapping paper in the loft (that’s been sitting about for 1 week)
• Will submit details for my mystery shop
• May take photo of item to be Ebayed as cheap listing day is taking too long :mad:

pixiechick99

Spendaholic_Chick wrote: »

Will that be whilst you're still working then? I've read on the forums about that but never worked out how to go about it - no council tax would be a huge help!!

I've just listed five ou books on amazon - how the heck do people manage to sell them for 1p when they're so heavy the postage must cost more than the postage credits?

I have the 25% discount at the mo, but will be right on to the council as soon as my course starts. It's classed as full-time, although I'll only bein college 1 day a week, the rest of the time I'll be in work, but the course has a lot of work-based learning and you need to be in employment to do it. A lot of work, with being in my job 4 days, college 1 day and on my own with 2 little darlings....;) but all very dfw anyway...one day I'll get a better job and more money:D Tis the plan anyway.......:rolleyes:

Pippilongstocking

Spendaholic_Chick wrote: »

Cool, cheers Fay. I'm a poor destitute single mum so no OH to scupper allowances lol

!!

That makes the two of us then - I have one he's just a very very long way away normally.

He's currently hiding in my potting shed cos I mentioned 'joint finances':rotfl:

He's away tomorrow though - xx

talliedebtbuster

Sans, what can i get with the boots skincare voucher for free? Any ideas? And the haircare one?

Ive been soooo good today no spending!!

MrsAudus2b

Hi everyone! :j

Haven't logged on since yesterday morning so lots to catch up on!

Short list for me as I wanna get reading:

• Spent yesterday afternoon and evening round OH family
• Did lots fo stuff round his siter's new house
• Only bought stamps yesterday
• Had a free tea and few drinks in the evening
• Up early to get cracking on more decorating - had free lunch
• Left in the afternoon - spent £20 on petrol
• Had free tea round my auntys tonight
• Had enjoyable evening looking through old photos for the wedding!
• Check emails
• Check freecycle
• Catch up on favourite diaries
• Get everything ready for work tomorrow
• Heating off all day yesterday and only been on for 15 minutes so far today

Love to all
Hope you have all had a lovely weekend
xxxx

angelflower_2

hey guys

just catching up...didnt get much done on my list from yesterday and am knackered so will have to carry a lot of them forward. We managed to get dd out of the house today although stairs were an issue. Went to church and then enjoyed a lovely free sunday roast dinner at a friends house.

It was amazing. Starter of humous and fresh cut veg, roast beef, yorkies etc (I had two helpings) and apple and blueberry crumble (also two helpings). Meant I havent needed much tea so just had some crackers and cheese which is due to go off in a couple of days.

- scratch and click - 10p, 20p
- check freebies site for cinema tix
- chocolate and medicine using boots points (its been a stressful weekend, I needed chocolate)
- remembered to turn heating off during day
- one trip to horse (have to pay livery cause I forgot...bank taken off a bank charge though so wont be enough money until Tue....if I write a cheque and it is banked tomorrow, will it clear on the Tue or after or do cheques clear on the same day now?)


Not done much else and my room too cold to type so am going to head off. See you all tomorrow for a fun Monday!!

andan

Hey guys, lovely OH has just left, so although i am sad, i have been very good and not done any of my usual things so am now doing a few bits!!

My OH cooked me a meal for valentines day, this is an improvement on most years!!

Today's list:
-Did scratch cards
-Went to sains and picked up some more bogofs on my fave flapjack bars
-Did some baking using up lemon curd i have and made some little tarts, OH and his mum were very impressed
-Cooked a new cheap recipe for lunch today, was impressed with myself, plus used up salad which is out of date
-Did some work in the garden
-Sorted out all seeds lovely Fay sent me into what needs planting when etc
-Put money in sealed pot
-Checked emails and website optimisation
-Started filling in massage job application form
-Spent twenty minutes working on marketing business
-Looked at and went through business finances
-Had a lovely lie in so heating on for less amount of time
-Made sure everything was sorted for new foreign student
-New student has arrived and seems very nice, he has already located the nearest pub and is now there, which is great!!
-Checked i have everything sorted for my course tomorrow
-Watched free love film dvd
-Sorted out pack lunch food for tomorrow so i don't buy any whilst i am out and about
-Have read fave threads
-Checked freecycle
-Uploaded shop and scanner
-Sorted through some emails
-Done some surveys
-Worked some more on massage application form

Lurleene

Spendaholic_Chick wrote: »

I've went and got myself into a right mess today as well. Bluddy Virgin CC - did a balance transfer last month but totally forgot I'd gone to paperless statements and missed last month's payment, so they'd added a £12 charge and taken off my promotional rate, giving me about £80 of interest too. Phoned them up, got a really lovely, helpful lady who took the payment over the phone and said once it cleared (fingers crossed Lloyds give them the money, o/d is scary there, too) she will reinstate promotional rate and refund charges! Fingers crossed!

I shouldn't be doing anything with finances today - I'm obviously incapable!!

Spendaholic Chick - thank you so much! I recently did a BT to Virgin and have been waiting for my statement to arrive. Seems I would have been waiting forever if I hadn't read your post and thought to check with them. Apparently they only send statements when there has been account activity, and I do have a payment due. So thanks, you have saved me a missed payment and untold money and hassle!:A

Today I have been relatively good.
1) Scratchies 2 x 10p
2) Used up stale bread for toast and storecupboard / freezer meals.
3) Had a family trip to see Madagascar 2 at Odeon Kids Club. Only a fiver for whole family. T was complaining very loudly of tummy ache, but when I took him to the loo he confessed that really he was fine, but bored and wanted to leave.
4) Sold boxed water purifier for £5. Not bad considering I got it free from a paper last year.
5) Casually handed a DVD to OH when we were in Borders meaning that he paid for it.;)
6) Perused my English Heritage handbook to work out where best to go for summer holidays and cheap days out.

Not so good - bought a top in Monsoon.But it was 70% off. And gorgeous.

L x