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Bank Holiday W/end 29th/30th/31st August - What small DFW things have you done today?
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Honey,
Ok, thanks
Marru
Hugs for your missing chocolate!
Candy xxxDebts at the start of my journey - about £23,000 lightbulb moment 01.03.2007 (1st payment to CCCS)..Debt Free Date 25.06.2013 Deposit savings £17,000/£30,0000 -
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I haven't been on here in weeks, with work commitments and holidays
I have had a great no spend week, with 3 days away at a suppliers expense in Sweden, training for work.
- TV blew up so went into Currys today to do some comp shopping and got a ex-display TV no romote for £79.97 HD 22" LDC TV with DVD, I have ordered the romote for £10.99 I thought this was quite a bargin.
- Put money into savings
- Won £5 on the bingo during the week , therefore making enough to transfer over £10 to saving
- Did shopping in Boots got double points
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For me today, peeps:
- No Spend Day
- 2 lots of washing on low temp and dried on line
- meals from stores
- done scratchies and clicks
- freebie came in post
- used free sample toiletries
- checked for more freebies
- massive amounts of housework (YAY for me !)
- watered plants
- gathered together the last of my gold jewellery to sell (needs must)
Still trying to get to grips with being single again after all this time ... jeez, why can't I get it together..............?Aiming to be debt-free, and have my degree, by 50 ! :j0 -
Hi all, been sorting out the flat and bits and im on nights over notting hill weekend. Having my last takeaway here tonight with the girls using up my change
I have lots to do over next week
Pick up and pay for the new furniture
Organise bills
Got through dreams vouchers to spend for their appalling service. Will some bits for the flat with that
Earn some overtime on these nights to take bf out for his birthday oct
Look for bargains
Do change address letters
Find my I pod!!
Meal plan
Look for freebies
Hugs to you all out thereDebt for Tallie - JUNE 2009NATWEST LOAN......5000.00CREDIT CARDS........5000.00STUDENT LOAN.......7500.00TESCO CARD..........1000.000 -
Hugs to mymess
Candy xxxDebts at the start of my journey - about £23,000 lightbulb moment 01.03.2007 (1st payment to CCCS)..Debt Free Date 25.06.2013 Deposit savings £17,000/£30,0000 -
Hi guys
My dfw things for today:- Boots – reused bag 1 point
- Boots – got 2 mags – paid with points
- M&S – SWAPPED OLD BAG FOR LIFE FOR A new one :A
- Tesco – used £7 of £50 spend voucher :T
- Tesco – used £5 off ribena voucher on BOGOF ribena :T
- Tesco - Used various points/competition Tesco vouchers
- Tesco – reused bags – got 16 points:A
- Tesco – used double points voucher

- Paid council tax
- Jessops - Collected free photos/photobook
- Used 10p off Sun paper coupon
- Debenhams – used free tea/coffee voucher on a cup of tea
- Greggs – used luncheon voucher so only paid 8p cash
- Two lots of washing done
- All ironing done
- More bids on my Ebay items
- Taken a few photos for my Ebay items
- Mum gave me some chips to take home for dinner
- Brought 1 item to Ebay tomorrow (will hopefully remember)
- Filled up with some petrol as prices go up at the beginning of the week I think.
Tesco points: 101 (£21.50, £19.50, £7.50, £21 & £5)
Boots points: £0.28
Pigsback points: 715 (4 xBoots£10 & 1 xPizzaHut£10, 2 x £10 clothing vouchers)
Mutual points: 3417 (redeemed 8250)
Rpoints:redeemed 28925 points)Cashbag:£8.91(£20)0 -
Morning all,
Up bright and early as I am off to Fat Fighters
, so today I have/will:
checked online banking....no change but I like to keep an eye on it 
cant access Virgin Bingo to do scratchies as I have £0 in there :rolleyes:
will be taking a flask of coffee and breakfast with me to save £4 odd :A
while I am out, I will top my phone up in boots - didn't go anywhere yesterday so I wasn't able to do it
go blackberrying today or tomorrow :T free food
washing on a quickwash and I will hang it out before I go out
start my spending diary today
Think that is about it, take care everyone and have a good day
Candy xxxDebts at the start of my journey - about £23,000 lightbulb moment 01.03.2007 (1st payment to CCCS)..Debt Free Date 25.06.2013 Deposit savings £17,000/£30,0000 -
This Bank Holiday I will/have
- check all accounts online
- work out a September budget
- tidy my flat
- go to the gym
- research cheap hotels & offers for a forthcoming trip for a friends' wedding
- do mountains of washing
- file papers that need to be kept & bin/destroy the rest
- have a pampering evening (or maybe 3!) to keep me AF
- update daily spend diary & total up for August
- And cut a tube of exfoliator in half to get all the rest that doesn't squeeze out - makes it last so much longer

@ LBM = £15,872.65, now £10,819.82AF Jan = 7/? Feb = 5/14 Mar = 14/20 Apr = 6/14 May = 2/14 June 2/14 July 0/TF Aug 1/TFv Sept 6/TF Oct 4/7"NEVER DOUBT YOUR OWN QUALITY"0 -
Today for me :
- free scratchies and clicks
- meals from stores - probably a big pasta bolognese
- tidy garden and put down weed mats
- check for freebies
- read for free entertainment
- started my own DFW diary on the forum
- using free texts to keep in touch
- lil bit of ironing
- find some more things to sell on fleabay
Am going to try and have a relaxing day - hope everyone else has a great Sunday
Aiming to be debt-free, and have my degree, by 50 ! :j0
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