Weekend Sat/Sun 6th/7th Feb - What small DFW things will you do this weekend?!

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

Good morning:j
Just in bed with laptop and a cuppa, brought to me by my youngest...lovely. I love Saturdays:)

I have to take girls to gym today then we're nipping into town so eldest can have her hair cut....she has pictured printed out to show the hairdresser;) Will have a little wander round the shops....girls still got their Xmas vouchers to spend. And I need to try and resist the lovely grey boyfriend cardi I eyed up in M+S last week. I would use it loads but I hate parting with cash now:rotfl:

Ok, list for today:

• check banking...no changes tis lovely;)
• daily scratch...10p
• refund ebay buyer...boooooooo, item never arrived. Can't provide tracking info so have to just refund (so they could have the parcel, I can't do anything.....damn, bye bye £8)
• meal from plan tonight - pizza and garlic bread
• use park and ride to town...cheaper than parking at the shops
• washing on
• washing on airer
• enter some comps online
• Hoover thro house

Ok, that's all from me - have a great day everyone:D

WelshWoofer

Morning!
Up bright and early - just back from walking the dog and its lovely, cold and crisp, sunny day here up north.

Hope everyone is doing OK? Had the first proper night's sleep in ages last night and feel much better today.

My list for today...

• Checked banks
• Do big shop and attempt to stick to list
• Put dry washing away and wash the towels and dry naturally
• Walk dog x3 for free exercise
• Watch the Wales v England match later at home rather than go to the pub and spend dosh - Cymru am Byth!
• Clean bathrooms
• Have a nice bath and do a mini facial and a good old pamper
• Look at job application form and start filling it in

That's all for today - an afternoon on the sofa with 30 big sweaty men beckons.....!:D

Rupert_Bear

millyscarlett wrote: »

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

Good morning:j
Just in bed with laptop and a cuppa, brought to me by my youngest...lovely. I love Saturdays:)

I have to take girls to gym today then we're nipping into town so eldest can have her hair cut....she has pictured printed out to show the hairdresser;) Will have a little wander round the shops....girls still got their Xmas vouchers to spend. And I need to try and resist the lovely grey boyfriend cardi I eyed up in M+S last week. I would use it loads but I hate parting with cash now:rotfl:


Ok, list for today:

• check banking...no changes tis lovely;)
• daily scratch...10p
• refund ebay buyer...boooooooo, item never arrived. Can't provide tracking info so have to just refund (so they could have the parcel, I can't do anything.....damn, bye bye £8)
• meal from plan tonight - pizza and garlic bread
• use park and ride to town...cheaper than parking at the shops
• washing on
• washing on airer
• enter some comps online
• Hoover thro house

Ok, that's all from me - have a great day everyone:D

Word of advice. In future when sending ebay items and you do not use a tracked service. Just go into your po and ask for a free certificate of posting and then if the item is lost you can put a claim in. I do this all the time as I trade alot on Amazon.

pixiechick99

Rupert_Bear wrote: »

Word of advice. In future when sending ebay items and you do not use a tracked service. Just go into your po and ask for a free certificate of posting and then if the item is lost you can put a claim in. I do this all the time as I trade alot on Amazon.

Thank you - I do have the certificate of posting just didn't know if it would help me reclaim? Will look into that - cheers:D

my_mess

A quick visit from me

Today:
- another NSD !
- daily clicks and scratchies
- meals from stores (bangers and mash, methinks !)
- washing on low temp x 2
- housework frenzy - 1 hour (burn those calories)
- used free text to wish brother Happy Birthday
- email friends to catch up on their news
- check online banking (it'll be rubbish)
- put some books on Amazon to sell
- have another clear-out/condensing from spare room
- cut dogs claws
- use up eggs and make a cake

That's all folks !

x

irishmist_2

Hi everyone,
\this weekend I will:
-have checked online banking - no surprises so far!
-taking LO swimming - have paid for session in advance
-staying in tonight and cooking from mealplan with 2 friends here
-had a big breakfast so hopefully won't snack loads in town with friend later
-be strong and not buy stuff when in town with friend later who wants to go shopping today and will shop/buy loads (and can afford to do so, so good for her!) - a challenge for me!
-reusable nappies and breastfeeding
-put in loads of preparation for interview next week - job would be fab as well as more hours and very local so really need to prepare well!

Have great weekends everyone
xx

La_escocesa

Morning all,

This weekend I plan to:
- search ebay for cheap materials to make my wedding invites
- cook bulgar wheat porridge for breakfast and doing a bit of batch cooking (for tonight and one night next week)
- do some reviews/surveys
- clean the kitchen and bathroom till they shine!! Update - Not really got far with the cleaning (I guess there's always Sunday) but have done a lot more little DFW things than I planned:
- signed up for Lovefilm free trial via Quidco. Woo hoo. £15.
- got a better phone deal and signed up for online billing to save another £1.35
- not bought anything online (for wedding invites or otherwise) even though I saw a million things that I liked. :A Seeing cc#1 with zero balance helped keep up the motivation!

Irishmist - good luck with the interview. If you can get the book 'Great Answers for Tough Interview Questions' you should read it - really helped me through it!

xx

La_escocesa

Oh, I also plan to log into credit card account # 1 and see the £0.00 balance!

mogchops

Good morning all, thanks for starting the thread Milly x


Still coughing here, didnt sleep well ho hum. Had a lie in this morning though, which was lovely.

Today:

- check online banking
- tidy through & clean top of cooker
- hokey cokey
- LSD - just milk & lottery ticket
- to mums for tea tonight as its my stepdads birthday
- do all comps ending 07/02

Thats about it today, have a good day everyone xx

oh and Lost last night was FABULOUS!!!!!!! :D:D

SuzySu

Need to return a jumper that I bought as a Xmas pressie for Mum which is too big...nice refund there. Need moisturiser but hoping there might be some money off voucher in Boots (I try to buy one, pay for it, get a money off voucher then go and buy another one straight away ). WILL resist the lovely pair of tan boots I have been drooling over in Clarks.

On the downside....need to renew my passport so that's £70 spent.

Butti

I will check my banking and go though my CD's and books for ones to sell.

After my Phil Vickery breakfast which is basically 1 portion of cold porridge, some muesli, third carton of natural yog all beaten together. Juice of half a lime and tbsp honey added and then blueberries. It's lush.

B