Monday 27th July - What small DFW things have you done this weekend?!

angelflower_2

hello all

- NSD
- food from stores - jam sarnie for breakfast, tuna and sweetcorn sarnie and basics crisps for lunch and chilli and rice for tea
- charge mobile at work
- check banking
- check cc online
- start process to change bank salary to be paid into
- work really hard so can relax on days off this week
- remember to walk for 5 mins every hour as hips are seizing up on me
- contact friend to offer painting skills at weekend
- contact friend to arrange a day trip to beach this week
- confirm hair appointment for me and dd tomorrow
- shower at work
- check utility usage
- prepare for pay day tomorrow

Thats all. V busy at work as off 3 days this week so lots to prepare for
Had a lovely weekend. Yesterday enjoyed a open doors day to Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. Not been for years and my lovely DD seemed to enjoy it too. We had to pay £3 for car park which was not happy about but there was a huge clan gathering event in Holyrood park and there was no car parking to be had for miles around. Never mind. Hope you are all well and enjoying Monday

WelshWoofer

Morning all!
Grey, cold, windy and wet in Manc today - not at all like the summer!

My newly invigorated money saving mission starts today - I have resigned and am working 5 weeks notice and then a week off then back to uni - scary!!

So this month I have to pay for new car insurance, the rest of the deposit for the car (£800, £600 saved so £200 to come out of salary this month), new laptop to buy (mine is a work one that will be going back), OH's birthday, 2 weekend trips to Wales to help mum after hysterectomy and countless other worrying expenses.
Thankfully I get paid on the 15th and this month is a bonus month so I should be OK but its a concern all the same. So this month and for the foreseeable future budgeting and saving whereever I can is the way forward!

Today's efforts....

• Breakfast at home
• Brought half used tin of beans and some bread to work for lunch
• Will make curry from stuff in fridge for tea
• Walk dog for free exercise
• Move money around bank accounts ready to pay for car on Weds
• Charge phone at work
• Report lost Nectar card and get a new one
• Phone wedding hotel to sort out a few small issues
• Arrange 7 day free car insurance
• Get quotes for new car insurance - at the moment the cheapest is £225 with Admiral - anyone had experience with them? Are they OK?
• Do meal plan for the week and next week if possible
• Tidy house up a bit
• Do work expenses

That's it for today - have a good one!

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will

1. Checked online banking
2. Set budget for this week
3. Store cupboard meals
4. OU Coursework (finance)
5. Walk dog
6. Bought fruit/veg in Aldi
7. Withdrawn money for week and locked away debit card in tin
8. Pay credit card online
9. Play free scratchcard
10. Emailed M&S to let them know I don't want to renew my card safe

Marru

Hello!

Sunny here in Somerset (apart from short heavy rain in the morning)

I am starting my major declutter, anyone wants to join me? Every single item in this house need to be allocated into one of the following piles:
- love it
- use it/need it
- sell it
- freecycle it
- recycle it
- chuck it

Apart from starting that, today:
- Scratchies
- Curly
- Cash back bingo (£11 away from cashing :rolleyes:)
- Lunch B00ts
- Supper what I can find
- Call one collection agency
- Sort out top of filing tray
- SOA for creditors

sans_2

Hi guys,

Sorry I’ve not been on for AGES! :oBetween going on holiday, going to work and having DS’s (who is 4) new friend across the street coming round pretty much every single day :eek:I’ve not had time to come on on post. I have went back to my dfw ways since I have come back from NY.

Things for today:

• Lent sister my bus pass as I’m not using it today
• Put money in bank :A
• Phoned inland revenue from council phone to update them on our earnings for tax credits
• Supermarket – used some money off vouchers :T
• Got up straight away without hitting the snooze button as too much to do today (6:20am) :A
• Packaged and posted off 12 Ebay items (well my kind mum posted them)
• Packaged and posted off another 2 Ebay items
• Took 2 photos for future Ebay listings
• Will restock coupons in my purse

That’s all I can think of just now. Will nip to the shops later and get The Sun paper with a free Sun paper coupon.

angelflower_2

rachelmk wrote: »

• Get quotes for new car insurance - at the moment the cheapest is £225 with Admiral - anyone had experience with them? Are they OK?

Not sure, but I have just got my renewal in - £295 so did the comparrison site thing and got Kwik-fit for £211 with £42.50 cashback and a free MOT.

Have they quoted for you??

Lurleene

Hi everyone - it has been raining on and off here all day today, but I have decided to ignore it now and carry on regardless!
1) SC x 10p
2) Recieved £15 from SC site and paid it straight to the CC.
3) Checked Quidco and will have enough for a payout this month.
4) Recieved a Bananas book site order and have put the books away in my Xmas stash. :eek: Also got 20 lovely Indian handmade cards for £4.50 for my present stash.
5) Met some friends and their kiddies for free entertainment at the park this morning. Wet, but fun.
6) Did a mini shop at Tesco and used MOCs.
7) Had an unexpected visit from other friends this afternoon which was a nice surprise. Declined friends kind invitation to go to Ikea this evening.
8) OH has taken B to see Harry Potter using our Monday BOGOF card, so just snacks for tea tonight. Yay, no cooking!
9) Washing drying on airers.

Payday on Thursday, can't wait! I am at work for the next three days so hopefully shoudn't spend too much, but fingers crossed this is another month where I've kept under budget.

Have lovely evenings y'all!
L x

sophiesmum_2

well done everyone on what you have achieved today:T:T

Rachel - Good luck with student life, hope it is a great move for you changing careers.:j

sans - nice to see you back,have missed your bargain hunting, bootsing and ebaying posts:D

Lurlene - refusing a trip to ikea is a test of willpower:T:T

andrina_nightshade

Hi all

Day off today, but not much has been achieved

• free scratchcard (10p)
• Went to bank to move some money
• store cupboard meals
• popped into both Lidl and Somerfield, and spent very little in either (£4 and 40p respectively :rotfl:)
• ran a few errands for my gran

Relaxing, but not very productive. Ah well...

Have a good evening all! x

Lemon_Tree

today i will
do scratch cards
check online banking
try and sort online savings account access
do some more budgetting
dinner from freezer, and padded out spag bol with soya mince and lots of veggies, so meat for two will feed at least 4
water veggie plants
nsd