Thursday 11th Feb - What small DFW things have you done today?!

mbaz

josiebabie wrote: »

Hello everyone, long time lurker here. Read your DFW lists everyday to get inspiration, thought I'd post mine finally!
Happy birthday ally...!
- Buy slow cooker after about 3 weeks deliberating! £9.79 in Argos so LSD
- Going half on sack of spuds with mum
- Meal from meal plan (Schnitzel with green beans and boiled pots!)
- Packed lunch from stores
- Sell purges!
- Online surveys

Hope that's OK for my first time???

Brilliant and welcome! I love this thread it really helps me focus and feel good about the steps I am taking to chip away at my debt :A

Plus you can steal other people's ideas!

Triangle

mbaz wrote: »

Plus you can steal other people's ideas!

You certianly can! And I do...frequently!

Welcome Josie :hello:

Tx

josiebabie

UPDATE

- Buy slow cooker after about 3 weeks deliberating! £9.79 in Argos so LSD - got one, very chuffed with it! As I work 7.30-6.30!
- Going half on sack of spuds with mum
- Meal from meal plan (Schnitzel with green beans and boiled pots!)
- Packed lunch from stores
- Sell purges! - Sold one, for the record, I get £2.50 per one I sell
- Online surveys - did one that was 1 question for 5p!

Not bad!

VALM

My small thing that I did today is that I took out the exact amount of cash that I needed so that I could not overspend. My daughter's passport is due for renewal as we are going away at Easter and it expires whilst we are away. I went along to the PO with £60.00 cash rather than debit card/cheque so that I could pay the £57.00 (£49.00 for the passport and £8.00 checking service) and have £3.00 left to give to Emma for dinner money tomorrow. Ingenious I thought. x

niccatw

I only took the £1 in needed for my locker to the gym with me so I couldn't "just pop into Asda fora few things" on the way back.

And I opened my PDF BT statement to check how much I'd spent on the phone to A&L and N Rock (normally just scan the summary and don't check if it's not unusual). Turns out I've neen paying £2.59 for call diversion (I'm not sure I want to check how long I've been doing that for! And I've no idea how it even works!) SO it's now cancelled

Lurleene

Hi everyone - quick one from me cos I've got to pop off and cook dinner. Today I:
1) NSD - woo!
2) Went to work. Stayed a bit longer to finish everything cos I am now officially on leave for a week. :j
3) Packed lunches all round and all meals from stores
4)Hokey cokey
5) Checked bank, quidco, did SC
6) Received my Tesco CC vouchers - £174 in deals. Yay!
7) Returned my library DVDs.

B and I are off to London for our daytrip tomorrow so I shall try and tart myself up a bit tonight . It will be a mammoth job.

See you later, L x

WelshWoofer

Afternoon all!
Last official day of term - INSET day tomorrow, I get taught instead of teaching.
Today's little list..

• Checked bank - bursary hasn't been paid - lets hope for it tomorrow?
• Walked dog for free exercise
• All food from stores including packed lunch
• Do any surveys that come
• Do a budget for the rest of the month
• Think about meal plan for next week so can do a shopping list for the weekend

have a good evening!

mbaz

mbaz wrote: »

Hiya everyone!

I'm early today as have a rare few hours to myself this morning while DS1 is at school and DS2 at nursery.

Just about to start a mammoth ebay listing-a-thon, just scanning all the pics now! I hate doing this!

So my list for today:

ebay listings Done - thanks goodness! oo and I have 2 bidders and lots of watchers already!
- post previous sales done!
- NSD (except ebay postage costs)
packed lunch for DS1done
lunch and tea from cupboards for me and DS2 (DH away today so buying his tea but that comes out of his budget so I don't count it!)
- DH picking up DS1 christmas pressie from ebay today as his meeting is nearby
- surveys and scratchcard done
- night in with DVD tonight (and baileys left over from xmas - yummy!)
- washing on and will dry on airer

Have a good day everyone!

Mx

All done bar Baileys and DVD which somehow I think I will manage!

Great day managed to get a babysit booked for tomorrow morning while DS2 is at preschool so although I'm giving up a morning off I'll be making some extra money which is much need to half term day trips next week!

I'm watching "Bruno" tonight has anyone seen it? I got it for £2 off ebay and if I don't like it I'll put it back on there but I loved the Borat film so I probably will. I have a very immature sense of humour! :rotfl:

Firstly the not so small task of getting my boys bathed and in bed though. Hope everyone has a lovely evening :beer:

niksyg

Hello! I am having a very good DFW day today:

Free scratchcard (10p)

Have checked online banking

£30 that I paid into OD has cleared so for the first time in over 4 years I am less than £1000 in debt!!! :j

Have checked ebay and one item is already up to £100 and other has got bids too.

NSD today

Took cereal to work for lunch today

Plus....I have been asked by my fellow teachers if they can all sit in on my budgeting lesson with the kids because apparently I am so knowledgeable about it..... :rotfl:

Pippilongstocking

Happy birthday ally67

Lurleene - wow to your deals - I've managed a measely 12 quid in clubcard vouchers!!

Tonight I've got some home made pasta sauce from our last years tomotoes in the freezer its still lovely
Taken DS to party
Picked up DD from her sleepover


Nice to see some new faces - I'm constantly borrowing folks ideas from here