Wed 10th Feb - 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

Good morning everyone....hope you're all well today:)
I'm actually showered for once....well I always shower, just not at 7am;) Going to go in to college this morning, just til 12....that'll be enough for me!
Ok, better crack on and get ready - here's my list for today:

• check banking
• daily scratch
• LSD - coffee at college
• packed lunches for girls
• meal from plan tonight - pasta+sauce with HM bread
• post 2 ebay sales
• Uni work this afternoon

Ok, that's all I can think of for now - have a fab day everyone....roll on the weekend:rotfl:

Triangle

Morning all :hello:

Lots of things for me to do today but going to start with a lovely hot bath...it's blooming freezing today!



My list:

• Working at home today
• Not going to use any petrol
• NSD
• Call local college - desperately want a back and neck massage and they do them there for £5! Try and book one in the next couple of weeks
• Washing at 30
• Walk pup for free excerise
• Go thru work placement diary and portifiolo - make sure up to date and write new list of things to do
• Work on essay!! The biggie!
• Email some of our wedding pictures to the venue we used so they can use them as publicity
• Couple of housework bits - clean bathroom and take out bins
• Lunch and tea from stores
• Call friend for catch up using free minutes
• Catch up with other friends using facebook and free texts
• Last dog training class tonight - it's test night! Fingers crossed pup will pass! :rotfl:
• Go to training in DH's car as he has more petrol than me

Right - best I get started!
Have a good day all
T
x

pixiechick99

Triangle wrote: »

Morning all :hello:

Lots of things for me to do today but going to start with a lovely hot bath...it's blooming freezing today!



Email some of our weeding pictures to the venue we used so they can use them as publicity
T
x

Oooooh...weeding pictures - are they of you doing the gardening?!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: (sorry, made me giggle anyway!)

Pippilongstocking

Weeding - I love weeding - sorry triangle - the pics I've seen are lovely so you should do them proud!!

Morning Milly I hope college is OK today

Me today

Its half term, inservice whotnot

Not great when you're in the field and have to be their
So today enlisted DS help in field to make that go quicker
CHeck banks
Look for purse (I htink its in the portacabin in the field)
SOmething from freezer for tea
Got cauli/brocolli defrosting left over from lodger so will make soup or a brocilli bake with that
I feel like I've got a head cold coming on take some meds
Take flask in field
Take peedie puppy in field for free exercise
Cut some willow flowers for the house - they are gorgeous
Move some money about
Hokey cokey on - might even get it on the line
Feed chookie
Not sure what else - feel like have been run over by a bus.

Hope everyones good today - must catch up on thread later I've been coming in and dying on my bed through too much fresh air

Methinks I am getting old

Email some pics of weekend away to OH mum

irishmist_2

Morning everyone,

Good luck to your pup tonight Triangle - fingers crossed!!

Failed a bit with my list yesterday, and had one of those "will I ever get debt free" days, so need to focus today and try and get my energy back again

Today:
-know I have bought new heads for electric toothbrush and put them somewhere - my aim is to find them instead of buying new ones!
-make some pizza dough for HM pizza's tonight
-check banking
-buy train tickets to visit friend next week
-call and make a payment to new credit card as don't think DD has been set up yet
-Post letter to HR confirming return to work dates so my pay gets sorted out
-reusable nappies and breastfeeding for LO
- i will tackle the budget today - currently we have 3 bank accounts with different things going in and out of them all and no clear idea where food even comes out of - we have an idea of what we have coming in and out and how much we spend on food, but haven't tidied up our bank accounts to make this work, so never feel we have any money - this is a big aim, so will try and do a bit of working out each day for the next few days on it
-look at life insurance for OH. He is in the forces so a bit complicated so need to look at different websites and do best to compare

Have good days everyone
xx

Triangle

millyscarlett wrote: »

Oooooh...weeding pictures - are they of you doing the gardening?!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: (sorry, made me giggle anyway!)

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Now changed!
Believe me Milly, pictures of me doing the gardening would not be a pretty site! :rotfl:

T
x

catmiaow

Morning all,

Today I will:

Check online banking
Convert my Tesco vouchers to deals
Call my nan using free mins
Go to Tesco with a list for tonights tea
Enter comps
Apply for as many jobs as possible
Shower instead of bath
Do some washing
See to pets
Take all rubbish out

Hope everyone is keeping safe is this cold snowy weather!

Pippilongstocking

What you lot doing on the second page??

Catmioaw - goodluick with the job aps
Irish mist - well done for getting back on with things so quickly - I think it hard when you have 'when will we ever be free of this days' - I know the 'I've bought it and they are somewhere hidehole' we've loads of extra things cos I gave up and couldnt find stuff
T - I hope you've warmed up


I must refill the soap dispensers later with 'bubble bath' and the shampoo posh bottles with Tesco not so expensive co-conut shampoo



Also have a couple of card to write and thanks things to post - my lovely sister whos not my sister but feels like my sister person sent me a lovely hand made mini quilt with campervans on it - its so sweet - I must do her a card and give her a call

Hugs to anyone needing them off back into the field

smilely

Hi,

First time i've posted on the daily thread, but today i did my first shop on a budget, dropped brands and have a meal for every night of the week, just need to start the cooking. I was over by 6p but i think i'll let myself off with that.

I'm still quite new and loving my debt free journey.

Hope you all have a great day.

saorsie

Bit late on parade - sorry chaps!

Welcome Smiley :hello: and well done on your budget shop.


Soooo today I have / will:

• checked banking and moved money around
• done free scratchies and bingo (nearly up to a tenner on B**lins B*ngo so will be so withdrawing that bad boy shortly)
• charged phone at work
• eaten sandwich at work
• sewed on buttons on e bay sale and wrapped it in lovely tissue-paper ready to send
• stitched hole in PJ's rather than just throwing them out which would have done prior to MSE
• Going to see Hairy Bikers this evening - OH is driving as his car is far more MSE than mine to run and it means that I don't have to break an NSD by buying fuel

Take care and stay warm everyone

-s-

Yargo1

Hi all. has been a no spend day so far for me. went home at lunch and had lovely chicken soup..tinned though..not home made... not that good a cook!!

snow showers on and off here in n'ton but nothing settling.. brrrrr blinkin freezing though!!