Weekend Sat/Sun 27th/28th June - What small DFW things have you done today?

pixiechick99

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:D

Oooh I thought the forums wouldn't be here til later on, so what a nice surprise to find them up and raring to go:rotfl:
Quiet weekend for me - girls off to stay at ex mil's with their dad. I'll take them to gym club, have a coffee at my friend's while they're there, then he picks them up at 1ish. I'm going to pop to the shops for a bit, then enjoy the peace!
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend planned:D
List for today:

• check banking
• daily scratch
• washing on quickwash then on the line
• ironing
• dinner from whatever we have in
• sort out stuff to list on ebay
• think of more things todo this weekend;)
• relax
• sparkle of course.....

Enjoy the weeknd!

urg123

Good morning everyone

Milly - thank you for posting that you had 2 goes at the scratchies yesterday. I usually do 1 without checking if another is available! I still only got 2 x 10p :rolleyes:.

Has anyone heard from Andan - I haven't seen her for ages. Her lists were always so motivating and lots of great ideas. I hope she is okay.



My list for today:

• [STRIKE]washing HC[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]ironing[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]strip bed and change duvet - still got my 'spring' duvet and it is now far too hot at night[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]scratchcard[/STRIKE]
• work project 1
• work project 2
• work on application for job that ends on Tuesday
• [STRIKE]walk for 30 mins[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]work on my declutter plan for 30 mins[/STRIKE]
• vacuum hall and stairs
• [STRIKE]meal plan for the next week[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]clear out fridge[/STRIKE]
• call former tenant to arrange for him to collect his stuff
• [STRIKE]call volunteer friend to make sure the training is okay[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]check spreadsheet and write checks to repay my 3 credit cards (have moved them all to 1 0% CC)[/STRIKE]
• try and talk OH into mowing the lawn!

Have a great day everyone - it's going to be a scorcher here!

urg x x

sophiesmum_2

Good morning lovely dfw's:D

Will post list later just wanted to say hi, fed up day for me as stuck here - car still not arrived so no cottage and sorting out my lovely garden for me this weekend:mad:

Urg- Andan has has a hectic time lately at work and home, and doing her OU stuff but is okay and has been posting on her 101 blog - I'm missing her lists too but probably she just hasn't had the time.

Have nice relaxing time without your girls Milly xxx

Pippilongstocking

Morning all finally !!!!

Over the PhD madness - big exam yesterday - now on a modified programme but no PhD - get to keep my job but no doctor of flowers for me. Life goes on - off on holiday for two weeks
Morning all

Hope you are all well, sorry been AWOL - works been insane - but I have been doing my bit everyday. Honest

Well done for keeping me on the straight and narrow with my money.

List for today

Holiday

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woo hoo
Hokey cokey
Bank check
Wasing out in garden
Sort more of veggie garden
Store cupboard feast later
Pick up OH from boat

Thanks for being around and shiney folks - socks today are stripey with dogggies on

Hope you are all goood and splendid sorry for disapearing for a while

Waves to you all

urg123

Thanks SM - Andan if you pop in to read - I'm waving.

Fay - I'm sorry to hear about the PhD exam. Nice to see that they are keeping you in the job - it will be a relief for you financially.

urg x x

Pippilongstocking

Ta urgg

I might pm/email you when I get my head straight as you had lots of good advice before


Still thinking through decisions and not agreeing or signing anything until I get some more advice and my head cleared a bit.

Pippilongstocking

SM hugs to the no car

waves hello to you - xx

sophiesmum_2

Fay - sorry about the phd but at least you now get to enjoy the work ithout the hassle and worry of the academic paperwork:D Enjoy your holiday time :j:j:j

mandragora_2

I'm going to make a lovely big bowl of fruit salad out of all the stuff I bought last week with great intentions, but never got round to actually doing anything with (pineapple; strawberries; melon; grapes) then I'm going to get myself a dishful of it, and sit in the sun and have it for breakfast.

Money-practical (rather than money-saving - the fruit was expensive and I should have used it last week!!) AND a lovely start to the day.

sophiesmum_2

mandragora wrote: »

I'm going to make a lovely big bowl of fruit salad out of all the stuff I bought last week with great intentions, but never got round to actually doing anything with (pineapple; strawberries; melon; grapes) then I'm going to get myself a dishful of it, and sit in the sun and have it for breakfast.

Money-practical (rather than money-saving - the fruit was expensive and I should have used it last week!!) AND a lovely start to the day.

sounds delish

InkyCats20

Morning folks - don't normally post on this thread

• I've checked my online banking
• Shredded some bonus points vouchers from M&S which were trying to entice me onto their website :rotfl:
• And potted on some side shoots, I'd taken off my tomato plant, which have rooted, so I now have 6 plants instead of 1 :T (although this it a bit greenfingered, it's also money saving)
• Already washed the bedding today, now off to check on the next load to be extracted from the linen basket