Monday 8th June - What small dfw things have you done today?

QueensferryRoss

Hmmm not a good day for me.

I went to work as normal and took my breakfast with me. Lunch was made up of a strange brand pot noodle thing in my desk drawer but I did buy crisps and a milky way to go with it.

I went to the shop for milk on the way home and picked up some reduced coffee as well, at 69p for a 227g bag of ground coffee I couldnt resist. I also got 6 pitta breads for 3p! yes 3p!

Pitta breads stuffed with whatever was in the fridge (cooked beef, tomato and remnants of some sweet chilli dipping sauce) made tea and I'll make something similar to take to work tomorrow for lunch.

Then I finally phoned by parents and explained that due to my ex's personal debts with the mortgage lender, they had taken a court order and I wont get a penny when the property sells.

My Mum was a bit shocked but calm, my Dad very angry and frustrated, in tears eventually. I dont think he has been in tears since my Grandad passed away.

Probably my hardest day yet as a DFW and really it wasnt anything financial that made it that way.

Only day that comes close is when the bank sent me a letter telling me they were repossessing the property, in error.

Tomorrow's a new day. The financial outlook isnt any better but at least it cant be any worse !

Marru

Lurleene wrote: »

Oh Marru - I'm so sorry you have had such an upset today - especially when you were on such a lovely high from yesterday. :sad: I hope your new man will help you feel better and give you lots of lovely support.

Hi

Thank you I am ok now. I will call National Debtline tomorrow and ask their help. If the bailiff has done anything at all against the rules and regulations I am so going to have them for breakfast. And my new man has been a star :smileyhea

Tasks for rest of the evening (not very dfw thou)
- Carry DD back to her bed
- Feed rodents
- Kick dog out for wee
- Go to bed

Cleosmum

Cleosmum wrote: »

So far...

• Checked banking
• Checked for ms and picked up 1
• Rescheduled 2 MS so I can do both in same town and save fuel
• Meals from stores, and I picked salad leaves from the garden to go with mine :T
• Housework
• Sorted clothes and put away
• Cleared out more clothes for charity shop
• Line dried washing from yesterday
• Stuck to diet to save money on thursday
• Watered plants
• Loose change into kids money boxes
• Recycled a camera case for the sat nav, save buying a sat nav case
• Kids to school with packed lunches
• Made extra at dinner for OH lunch tomorrow
• Check weather and decided to do tubs this evening! Rosemary in with some other cheapy trailing plants I got, also did 2 smaller tubs with cheapy trailing plants, fuschias and the marigolds I grew myself
• Moved salad out of slugs way and into good position for sun tomorrow (sun? yeah right! I checked the forecast!)
• Bought lunch box bits but only things that were on offer, took my own bag, got points and 2 till spits for thing I will use (but typically things I have recently stocked up on!)
• Got walkers (on offer) brit trip code
• Updated sig with new grocery total

Have done more, will update when I remember! Have a few more things to do, will update with those soon x x

Thats me lot, off to watch Ashes on iPlayer :cool:

LabLover

Hope you dont mind if I join, Have dodged in and out but getting to that " stuck in a rut " stage of money saving. Loosing faith in my ebay selling etc. Could really do with kick up bum , Im so close to the goal but need a big push to get myself sorted

I was off work today, Im getting fed up with job so used holiday today for doing OH paperwork( he is self employed) and updating my CV , and also just de-stressing

Today
I made lunch instead of buying
Took dog brisk walk -free exercise
Used up pork steaks that were nearly going out of date
Posted e-bay parcel
Hopefully I'l check in 2moz to keep me on straight and narrow but 1st day back at work after long weeked so I'l probs be crying into my cereal