Weekend 6-7/6/09 What small dfw things have you done this weekend?

Marru

When we start out on the DFW trail we do loads of "big stuff" that makes quite a difference to our situation. These include having our lightbulb moment, cutting up the credit cards and cancelling Sky and the gym.

But once we have done the bigger stuff, we often feel that we are not making the same amount of progress, when in fact the small steps are helping us form good financial habits and helping us get closer everyday to staying in control and becoming debt free, or staying debt free;)

Examples could be charging your phone up at work instead of at home to save your electricity, hanging washing out instead of using the tumble dryer or leaving your purse/wallet at home to avoid the risk of spending.

So be proud of those small steps, they really are important.

Good morning all fellow DFWers. I think SM has gone to the country for the weekend so I hope nobody minds me starting the thread.

So this weekend:
- Scratchies
- Curly
- Breakfasts and suppers from what is in
- Going to London today to meet friends I haven't seen in 10 years, will get petrol from cheapest place and get points also checking tyres and try to drive economically
- Tomorrow morning going to Longleat to see Tractor Ted to get best use from our passes
- Hokey Cokey is on its way(quick 30) and drying inside as weather rubbish

urg123

Morning Marru and all that follow.

It's mum's birthday party today so we will be leaving soon to start all the food prep. Am really looking forward to it.

Marru - what's curly?

Just a short list today:

• Scratchies
• Check bank accounts
• Check emails
• Hope for sun:o

urg x x

Cleosmum

I think Curly is pigsback

So far...

• Breakfast from stores
• Sorted flask of coffee for work
• Did some housework
• Sorted kids clothes so they can be organised to get their rooms sorted later
• Put on a really cheap tshirt for work so that I dont ruin any more of my normal clothes :mad: no uniform
• Used the shower smart thingy, which I might have to throw out of the window! The booklet said it would stop those times when the temp fluctuates......but now we have it it just constantly fluctuates\!!! :mad:
• Checked banking
• Worked 8 hours
• Charged phone at work
• Took flask of coffee with me
• OH made me lunch at home and bought it down to me!!! :A
• Bought 4 fuschias that were reduced to 50p each
• Bought 2 decoupage fathers day cards for 63p each :T
• Done more housework
• Job searched and found 4 i really want to go for - so I will!
• Checked mystery shops
• Picked up 1 mystery shop
• Checked PB and quidco
• Bought 2 books from waterstones, via quidco, books in sale and used some points towards paying
• Bought a xmas pressie for DD from littlewoods using the £10 off code, so cost £7.65 inc delivery - but forgot to go via quidco as I was tripping over myself to get a bargain Yay shes wanted baby annabel for ages! Can I wait til xmas though?!?! :rolleyes:

NewlyFrugalMumof3

Morning All,

Today I hope to have a real bash at sorting things out and more importantly getting things done. So my tasks for today are:

Give Pooch long walk in a mo - then she only needs a short walk tonight;
Sort June's finances out, as overspent last month - had lovely time doing so and now have overdraft to sort out! :mad: ;
Hang up washing in conservatory as rubbish weather here in Devon;
Make butternut & veg soup for lunches;
Make OH birthday meal (his request) creamy chicken & mushroom pasta with homemade garlic bread - just need couple extra ingredients to buy;
Sit down with oldest 2 boys and get homework done;
Drive economically when ferrying middle son to TaeKwonDo grading and friend's party;
Wrap kid's 'money neutral' present - from Nectar points;
Library - exchange books - love this fab free facility
Menu plan for fortnight so have rolling menu for month and am not cooking every day, ie. batch cooking and baking;
Plant spinach seeds, french bean seeds;
Water other fruit & veg plants;
Sort next week's activities (free) for youngest DS and put in diary and not forget them:rolleyes:
Add up savings and update in book;
Seal up properly 'sealed pot' and not touch again :eek:
Bag up coppers & 5p's from money jars to bank on Monday.
Read news online instead of buying paper.
think that'll do

T.

DawnW

Morning all - hooray, it is Saturday :j:j

Thanks for starting the thread Marru - I had to smile when you mentioned taking your little one to see Tractor Ted - my small grandchildren love the films. My OH actually 'starred' in one a few years ago (the kids especially love this one), and one of our little dogs even had a 'walk-on' part - or rather a sitting-in-a-tractor window part!

Today I have / will:

Not do anything work related :T

Check online banking and move some money to ISA (done)

Sort greenhouse out - plants everywhere :eek:

Go food shopping - try not to spend too much. I am getting better though, my cupboards are not as stuffed as they were :T

Go through fridge and use up small amounts of 'old' things today before starting new things.

Make a fruit pie to use up some stewed apples and odd berries that I got out of the freezer the other day and haven't quite used up.

Make a cake of some description.

Do some housework

Do some ironing :eek: my iron will be amazed to come out of its box so soon after last time

Have a nice day everyone -despite the weather!

pixiechick99

Good Morning everyone:hello::hello:
Hooray....Saturday....but what's the pouring rain all about!!

Urg - enjoy the party later, how exciting!
Marru - enjoy Longleat tomoroow, it's not far from us either, fab place;)

Today I will/have done:

• scratchcard.....20p wooohoooo:beer:
• check banking
• washing on quickwash and will go on the airer
• dinner from meal plan - HM chicken curry (must get meat out of freezer, I forgot yesterday:o)
• read paper online, save buying
• change in sealed pot
• may take girls to Asda as they need flip-flops:p
• meal plan for next week

Hmmm, that's all for now - have a fab day everyone!!!:T

babyhead

Morning everyone!

Grr...it is raining here too.

Plan for this weekend is -

1/take piccies of ebay stuff and list as much as I can
2/online banking
3/scratchies
4/look at spreadsheets etc and update
5/pay littlewoods :mad:
6/finish sorting boxes out
7/OH going swimming with DS tomo
8/plan next week's to do list
9/finish doing change of address stuff

Can't think of anything else specific. Will see how I get on! It's quiet here as OH still not back. DS obviously misses him as keeps looking at his picture :eek: Poor DS! Bless him. OH will be back around lunch (or as soon as his lazzzy mates get up so they can drive back :rotfl:)

Have a good weekend all!!!

my_mess

Wow - everyone is so busy !

Plenty for me to do this weekend too:
- make £1 token payments to each of my CCs
- checked online banking - cheque has cleared and DDs have come out
- done scratchies and clickies for today
- won another Galaxy book (that's 6 for me now)
- bath the dog, and apply flea drops
- apply flea drops on cat
- meals from stores
- wash on low temp and dry on airer
- check seedlings
- register for online banking with new account
- make up ebay sale item to send off
- relist a few things on ebay
- change DD details online for elec. account
- big pile of ironing
- finish stitching a gift
- work out what the **** to get my mum for her birthday (no idea!)
- clean, dust, hoover, sweep, tidy, wash etc... housework
- make some bread in BM
- update my 101 list and blog
- make a new list of tasks for this coming week
- read Martin's Money Diet book (just arrived in post) YAY !
- check for freebies
- do surveys that come my way
- enter comps
- make chocolate brownies for a treat
- walk the dog if it's a bit dryer later on
- put £5 in my sealed box (I've made a new one)

I'd better get on with it, then

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have a great day all

Candy0107

Morning All,

Dull and wet here in sunny North Hampshire! – need stripy socks to brighten up my day!

Marru – enjoy London
Urg – hope your mum has a lovely time

Today I have/will
• Checked lottery – nothing (oh well)
• Checked banking and moved money
• Updated spreadsheet (everything now shows as ‘paid’)
• As it is a Saturday, I am treating myself to ‘proper’ coffee rather than instant (having said that, it is Basics)
• Completed P46 and need to do a spreadsheet to explain the last year’s employment activity to give to the tax office to get a refund
• Need to fill in the JSA booklet to advise them that I have a job
• Go to M&S and get a refund on some tops I’d bought for work (I can get away with wearing smart t-shirts, which is quite handy as I am size 24 and shirts do not look good)
• Decide whether or not to go with hubby when he has his tattoo this afternoon (I cant stand the sound)
• Do some college work (exam on Tuesday. We had a mock exam given back to us last week, and there are some areas I need to work on)
• Read the paper at the library
• Avoid the lottery website
• Use cash wherever possible
• Re-cover my sealed pot (had to break it open last month to pay bills)
• Read a week’s worth of this thread
• Catch up on shows online

Think that is about it, take care everyone and have a good weekend.

Candy xxx

mogchops

Morning all!!

Marru - enjoy London and Longleat, sounds like fun weekend!
Irg - have a great party, hope it all goes well!

Look at the time! Look at the time!! See, its nearly 10.30!! Guess what?? I only got up half an hour ago!! Wooo hooooooooooooo a real real lie in!! :j:j:j:j Went out last night, had a really good evening, & got home (slightly tipsy ) at 12.30, so have had a lovely lovely sleep!! DDs are at Grannys, going to get them at lunchtime!!

Today......

- Check online banking
- Click and scratch
- Check euromills ticket (won £5.60:rolleyes::j)
- Hokey cokey but hanging up inside as raining (grr @ rain)
- Wear my fabulous new stripey socks
Will be a NSD as will use euro win to buy tonights lottery ticket & no other spending to do :T
- hoover & tidy before going to collect the girls

Have a lovely day everyone xxxxxxxx

leelee24

Morning all!

Lots I want to get done this weekend so am going to post it all here and hope it motivates me to do a much as possible! Will come back for an update later.

• check online banking - done for today
• scratch - done for today
• clicks - done for today
• pick up several parcels from P.O
• pick up dry cleaning
• go for my eye test and don't forget vouchers
• have a mooch around a few charity shops and pound shops and hopefully get a few bargains
• to some grocery shopping - have some bits in already so going to try to keep a lid on it and not spend more than £10-ish
• make some headway on a few job aplications
• got someone coming round to collect some stuff from freecycle hopefully
• have a bit of a tidy and a de-clutter and maybe list a few more bits on freecycle
• see if I can find anything to put on ebay/bigwardrobe
• got a deadline for my writer's group coming up soon so get some work done for that - had a great idea in the shower this morning!
• speak to my mum about some plans for a trip to her holiday home in Spain with OH's family
• try for a NSD tomorrow
• update blog
• been thinking about this 101 list and made a start on my list so try to add to that
• check survey sites and do any that come through

That's all I can think of now but bet there's more... Enjoy the weekend everyone!