Tuesday 16th February 2010 - What small DFW things have you done today?

mbaz

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!
Morning everyone! :wave:

This is my first time ever of starting the thread so hope I've done it right!

Today I have/will

- check online banking
- check for surveys
- check for mystery shops
- Going out for the day but will take a picnic to save money
- chased a non-payer on ebay
- parcel up everything ending on Thurs ready to post
- free scratchie

Hope everyone has a lovely day and welcome to any new posters

Hope that was ok??!!

catmiaow

Morning all,

Today I am up early to go to the big Apple store opening in Eldon Square
Possibly lunch while there
Check online banking
Clean house for viewing tonight
Enter comps
Apply for jobs
Use free mins to ring my mum and nan

Hope everyone has a good day!

Pippilongstocking

Morning all

Sleepy McSleepy here

Today
Post a card to a chum for happy birthday
Check banks
Check phone account
Phone mobile company about fixing phone
Pay coal with CC
Pay logs with CC
Pay full amount of other CC to help credit rating
Email OH
Work out what's for tea
Work hard today
Home lunch and brekkie
Take photos off camera with work lead and charge battery at work
Phone up about house to see about leasing it
Sparkle (!)

Thanks for starting the thread Mbaz!! Grand job!!

Guess all the half term'ers are snoozing!xx Have a great day everyone

josiebabie

Morning all, my list today:
- Meal from meal plan
- Lunch brought in from home
- Sell at least one extra purge
- Surveys at work
- Washing on airer and not tumble
- NSD
- Have to work some of lunch due to leaving early yesterday
- Read book given by mum
- Hope new current account info is at home so I can link to Paypal
- Watch ebay shoes going up! I paid £10 for them in the sale but were too big, they're on £3 ending tonight with 5 watchers! Here's hoping
- Did my first swap yesterday on Bigwardrobe.com. Thinking about upgrading my account, anyone else use this?

Have a good day all

pixiechick99

Morning everyone:wave::wave::wave:
Yes Mbaz you have started the thread beautifully - you even remembered the yellow smiley face icon so we can all find the thread easily:T:T
Off out today - taking the girls ice skating with my friend and her 2, so bettre get a move on;)

Ok, list for today:

• chack banking....all ok, just enough money left to pay for skating today:p
• daily scratch...10p:o
• take lots of food to the rink - 6pack of coke for £1.29, crisps, rolls, chocolate....will just buy coffee
• printed my free skate hire voucher (save me £3.50)
• heating off all day
• meal from plan tonight - bolognese/chilli.....extra will go in freezer
• leave out Next parcels for courier to collect
• make pancakes tonight....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:rotfl:
• relax and watch the Brits

Ok, that's all for now - Happy Pancake Day everyone!!

saorsie

Good morning everyone - loving the socks Fay - are they new?!

Today I shall:

• check banking, scratchies (10 & 25p), fishy game etc
• bag up demolished terramundi contents and take to bank to ease car expenses burden
• post 8 --- yes 8 e bay parcels and wrap stragglers for posting tomorrow
• list 3 more things that would be free listing anyway as next 2 days will be mad on there me thinks
• do some more housework as still in dishevelled state and makes me feel unsettled (must try and stop this silly behaviour - any suggestions?!)
• May even get to dry washing outdoors as it looks fairly pleasant out there

Mmmmmmm that doesn't look a very long list - am sure there'll be other things so may be back later

Have a good day everyone esp those that are doing fun half term type things

-s-

Triangle

millyscarlett wrote: »

Morning everyone:wave::wave::wave:
Yes Mbaz you have started the thread beautifully - you even remembered the yellow smiley face icon so we can all find the thread easily:T:T

Aaah, I knew there was something I forgot when I started the thread!

Morning all! :hello:

Before I start list making, is anyone else ridiciously excited about Eastenders this week?! I have been looking forward to the live episode on Friday for ages! :T

Anyhoo,

• Study day today
• Aiming for another 1200 words on big bad essay
• NSD
• Walk pup for free excerise
• Meals from stores
• Bit of housework
• Use free minutes to make calls to grandparents
• Bit of reading for work placement
• Email competition answers from magazine I was given at weekend (I didn't buy it, yay! )
• Eastenders and Holby City tonight

Love T
x

ald65

morning all
foggy here this a.m. so wont be able to hang washing out.
list for today.
finish drying on radiators/airers
make traybake
meet friend for lunch[not very DFW but will only have soup]
turn heating down a degree
meal from meal planner
make pancakes for tea

Pippilongstocking

Saorsie socks not new no! Many many pairs, not as lovely as Milly's avatar right enough

Pancakes for tea Ald65 - good idea which I may steal!


Goodluck with the essay Triangle

Enjoy skating milly, well done on the ebay sales Saorsie - look at the decluttering or the flyby threads if you want some inspiration!

WelshWoofer

Morning all!
Up bright and early again this morning (on my week off!!) - had to take OH to Warrington to get his car serviced - will have to go again later to pick it up again - hmmm...

But on the way back we stopped at the posh butchers I've been trying to get OH to go to so he can see what its like and tell me what he wants me to buy - they do lots of unusual stuff and are more than a chicken and roast type of butchers
Result - he got carried away and bought enough meat to last him about 3 weeks (I'm a veggie so he even bought it out of his own pocket, bless him - I usually get meat with the supermarket shop but he doesn't feel the need to pay for that separately!)
So at least my shopping budget may be a bit healthier for the next couple of weeks!



The rest of today...

• Checked banks
• Phoned restaurant about early bird deal for tonight - treat for us as we rarely have a day off together
• Do some school work - must do this!
• Walk dog x3 for free exercise
• Hoover downstairs
• Make lunch from stores
• Done one wash and drying on airer
• Put yesterday's dry washing away
• Do a budget for the next couple of weeks until I get paid again
• Do a stocktake of freezer (now including a carrier bag full of meat courtesy of OH!)

That's all - have a good day!

mogchops

afternoon all,

bit late today, but better late than never!!

- checked online banking
- tea from freezer
- DDs been to friends
- packed lunch to work
- tidy & hoover
- do lots of comps
- LSD

Have a great evening everyone xxx