Friday 13/3/09 What small dfw things have you done today???

urg123

Hi Everyone

Congrats GISI - you're about the sixth person who has announced their pregnancy recently! Really chuffed for you - I've already picked up a couple of tips for if/when OH and I try!

My list:

• Eat free chocolates that colleague has brought in
• Charge phone in office
• check bank accounts
• job application - must get it in by Monday am!

Not a lot but am at voluntary job tonight so will treat myself to chips for tea.

urg x

talliedebtbuster

Guys, just an idea,

http://www.eco.co.uk/visitors/competitions/

Im going to try and see if i can get free tickets! Im sorting out travel costs and think ill have to get a travlecard each month now, works out much cheaper and i can do things for free!

angelflower_2

hello all

Determined to get a post in today before the day runs out.

- [strike]check online banking [/strike]- both still in red :mad:
- [strike]check online credit card [/strike]- bit random but payment I made has been input twice on my statement so it has been credited twice. Will give it a couple of days to sort itself out before I email them and tell them
- make payment to the small claims debts (£10)
- [strike]work really hard at work to avoid stress[/strike]
- [strike]packed lunch in with me[/strike] and left over spanish chicken for tea
- drive at 60mph on motorway to conserve petrol
- use work gym for excersise
- catch up with friends via email/facebook
- get lots of stuff ready for money course starting Tue
- take doggie lots of wee walks today sort of managed this so far but did 1 hr at lunch time
- go to boots (need some cream) and not be tempted by lots of lovely stuff because I walked at lunch, didnt go to boots so not spent anything so far!!
- [strike]charge mobile at work[/strike]
- [strike]heat dog pad in micro at work[/strike]
- [strike]scratch and click[/strike] 25p, 10p, 4p, 1p
- [strike]check for piggy clicks[/strike] none but found another sign up for 50 pion
- [strike]book days off from work for my exam in June[/strike]

Also, over last couple of days......
- have sent small claims court reply back asking for time to pay
- sent bank charged reclaiming letter off under hardship rules
- sent financial support application for next OU course off
- made payment to another debt as planned
- made a payment to mortgage (although lower than it should be)
- had a couple of NSD's
- dryed all washing on radiators indoors
- kept to diet (although still put on a lb!!!)
- worked really hard

sophiesmum_2

GISI - Congratulations on your bun in the oven:j xxx

Lilly - sorry to hear about your accident, hope you are okay - whiplash can be really painful - get some good painkillers.
Good news tht DS is back in at lunchtimes though xx

sophiesmum_2

Forgot to add - my mum has been bought two riverdance tickets for Mother's day by my bruv so I will be going with her for free to see it at Liverpool in April.


And ... today I have finally got around to doing my very looong overdue expenses and next payday I will be £300 + better off

Today is a good day:)

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will

1. Checked online banking
2. NSD
3. Walked dog
4. Store cupboard meals
5 Played free scratchcard
6. Cancelled sky:j Felt brave and will save £50 a month:D
7. Find instructions for an item I want to put on ebay

andan

Lily, sorry about the car accident, hope your ok. Sending you hugs

Got it spend it, congratulations on the pregnancy, waht wonderful news.

Tallie, great deal on the phone contract and the cashback, thats great.

Great news about Riverdance SM, sounds like you are having a great day.

Not many dfw things for today, as most of the day will be spent studying, as i need to catch up with O.U and NVQ work, the joys of taking on too many courses!!

So, today's list:
-Turned heating down seeing as OH always insists on it being on
-Done daily scratch cards
-Sorted out a mystery shop
-Typed up one child observation already
-Drinking water instead of buying pop, figured i have probably saved £5 over the past few weeks.
-Another wierd food concoction so that i don't have to go shopping, plus means other food is getting eaten up
-Finally got my money in my account, so have checked online banking
-Finally paid other half what i had left owing to him
-Paid £800 from savings off of my credit card
-I will read 15more pages of O.U work
-Type up two further child study observations
-Check next bits for O.U work
-check out TMA question, tma is due end of next week.
-I will sort through business emails
-check over £4500 for theh year budget
-Look at finding car insurance
-Continue filling in voluntary form
-Sort out tomorrow's mystery shop
-Sort out tomorrow's drink plans
-Make notes for counselling diary
-check freecycle
-Check freebie section
-Sort through emails
-Do some surveys
-Read business website for advice
-Read fave threads
-Review 101 goals
-check on seeds and see if they are ready for planting in to other pots
-Have managed to wangle another course from work, its great as they are always happy to send me on courses, which i love
-Boring household jobs including tidying bedroom
-Read book for free entertainment
-Another no spend day so thats 4 in a row now

Think thats it for today, as most of today needs to be spent getting up to date with courses again

DawnW

Hello everyone :hello:

Late posting today because I had a very early meeting for work - even though it is supposed to be my day off :rolleyes:

Back from meeting now, and soon heading home. So far (apart from trying to stay awake through the meeting) I have:

HM breakfast
Seen to animals
That's all due to the very early meeting :eek:

Now it is over, I had better get on and:
Post off a book sold on Amazon
Drive back home carefully so as to conserve petrol
Sort out a storecupboard tea - mealplanning seems to have gone out of the window a bit this week
Take dogs for a walk for free exercise
Try to do a bit in the greenhouse - I want to put in some broad bean seeds to grow on for when the relevant bit of garden has been dug.
See if my aubergine seedlings need watering - I have 4 today :j
Thank heavens it is Friday!

Enjoy the rest of the day everyone, congratulations where due, and take care those who are poorly or have had an accident!

painted_lady

Andan, how you manage to do those listsis beyond me, that a short one and still has so much on it! I have managed to clean my kitchen and feel proud, but not feeling able to do the living room now, I am exhausted.
Anyway, to update my post, a guy from the council came round, I can get a grant for cavity wall insulation, so will be getting that done for free, also making me savings on my fuel bills. Will prob mainly benefit from this next winter now.
Downside is my electric bill for winter came, they have estimated it, so will check it as it is a little high!

pixiechick99

Hi all,
Bit late for me, too rushed to get here before work;)

GISI- Congratulations:j

Here's my list for today...not up to Andan's standard's:D

• Check banking....ok for now:rolleyes:
• Daily scratchcards - logging in bonus for once...plus 10p and £1:beer:
• Check out car insurance quotes - to come off ex-h's policy and have policy of my own costing me £13 a month extra:mad:
• Chraged mobile at work
• Resisted pub lunch and had crumpets brought in from home:p
• 2 kind men just knocked on my door and have taken away my old exercise bike that's been sat by back gate since I moved in, last June:o - had no room in the house for it! Saved me a trip to the tip.
• Dinner from meal plan - chicken curry
• NSD

I still feel rubbish - Crohn's been playing up still and it leaves me shattered, feel like I've been hit by a truck! I go to bed at 9, sleep til 6.30am and still feel I could sleep all day. Off for a rest now before girls get in from school. Not impressed, I need to feel awake in my job (TA with 5-7 yr olds:p )

Anyway, have a good evening everyone:D