Saturday/Sunday 27th/28th February what small DFW things have you done today?

Pippilongstocking

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:D



Hooray for the weekend......:D and I get to start the thread he he he

Anyway...........hellllllllllllllo - if you've never posted on here today - DO - its life changing!!!

Morning all

Today I am a very happy puppy - I signed the lease on my new house and I've been very brave and started a new diary!!!!! The house is awesome but the expense of two houses for a bit will more than smart a bit!!

I hope you're all good and fine and well, hugs to anyone who needs them - I'm not often up first so obviously very excited to be starting the thread - I hope you all enjoy your weekend whatever you're up to

Mogchops good luck today with the invasion of the short party people!!
CATMIAOW - this is your DEBT FREE DAY isnt it ???? WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

My small things today

Pick up DD from her chums and take her out to see the new house
Pick up brother on the way - he's working at my chums house so I'm giving him a lift to save the chap there coming out and getting him
Go to neighbouring town and see what the charity shops have
Walk the doggie at the beach - take camera - need to update blog later
Update online storecupboard - I love this!!
Check banks - and look at moving some cash around
Do some crochet for my blanket
Update my budget and make sure I can juggle things
Phone Mum later when i've spoken to the folk about the house things they want to leave and we might buy
Meals from store cupboard
Have a shower and use up some 'free soap' stuff and smell lovely
Wrap up and the weather is a tad snowy here still
Perhaps do a bit of hokey cokey
We need to start to make some extra money so I'm madly finding things aroudn the hosue we can ebay
Do the same in the greenhouse with plants etc and sow some things to sell on ebay later

Not sure what else today -

pixiechick99

Morning Fay, you just beatme to it;)
Glad you've got to start the thread.....I know how excited it makes you:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
I'm in bed on the laptop, no posh smilies as that site is saved to my favourites on the PC downstairs, I can't remember it off the top of my head:)

Girls are with their dad til later, so I'm going to make a cuppa soon and enjoy lying in bed for a bit, while the heating heats up the house a bit:p Off to my sister's later for the night, so will have a nice sociable evening!!
Have a great weekend everyone!!!
Here's my list:

• check banking
• daily scratch
• return top to Next...but will probably swap for another, so not particularly MSE:rotfl:
• heating only on for a little while, then off til tomorrow
• hoover hall and stairs, then lounge
• clean bathroom
• washing on quickwash
• washing then on airers
• take my £3 bottle of wine to my sister's;)

Ok, that's all for now:p

Pippilongstocking

morning milly

I know it makes me excited in the manner of a small child! It just always reminds me of if SM (who you are these days!) being away and being able to champion the cause! - the small things are often the best things in life eh?

Glad you're having a bit of a relax - I'm just toooooooooooooo excited!!

OOH must get a wriggle on - off ot collect DD and go to the new house which I will bore you with endlessly and may even post a link !

littlemisschocolate

Moring fay and Milly.

Today, I will do the following:

- Daily clicks.
- Online suveys.
-[STRIKE] Store cupboard breakfast[/STRIKE] Done - had porridge and crumpets.
- Store cupboard lunch and tea.
- Hoover and dust, wont take me long as I live in an apartment.
- Do referencing for Ou assignment.
- Make some notes from course book.
- washing on 30 degrees and hang on the airier.

Think that's it for today.

Above all,

Triangle

Gooooooooood morning lovely Fay and Milly and all that follow! :hello: Edit - and littlemisschocolate!

Absolutely shattered today - this essay writing lark has really taken it out of me! But a whole weekend with nothing planned - lovely cosy day with DH from this afternoon when he finishes work and then house to myself tomorrow as he's out fishing...lots of time for pottering about, bliss!




My list for today:

• Relax!
• Finish public lib book and return it this afternoon - got 4 I have reserved waiting to be collected including two of Martin Lewis'!
• Long walk with pup on the beach this afternoon with DH - will take a flask of tea - heaven
• Housework - including huuugge pile of washing up :eek:
• Aiming for a NSD - done the shopping so don't 'need' anything
• Catch up with friends/family via texts, free minutes and facebook
• Meals from stores and stick to SW
• Pop on an old DVD tonight and chill
• Not doing any uni work at all today - feels odd!
• Mooch about on here
• May enter some competitions later

Lots of love to all
T
x

Catmiaow :T:T:T on being debt free!

princess_loki

morning all :wave:

congratulations on the house fay - bet you are really excited!!

missed coming on here thu and friday - been busy!

went to friends wed night for dinner - lovely evening and we plan on doing something on sunday like walking which will be free!
took lunch in to work everyday :money:(forgot my apple but girl in my office brought me some fruit in from home :T)
took huge amount of change to that machine thingy and got £69 :j
bought some wine and easter eggs which were on offer and lots of UHT milk (accidentaly ate one easter egg last night :eek:)
had 'interesting dinner' last night of reduced items: sag aloo gobi, scotch egg, fruit and leftover rice - not all at the same time :rotfl:
today i am doing the hokey cokey and will mend hem on work trousers
will carry on trying to tidy house up
will hopefully clean hallway carpet
will chat with friends on FB
mum said that if i dont want to be on my own tonight i can go round for curry and DVD but will see later if i get engrossed in decorating project (plus got my wine!)
may make some apple curd from Weezl74's thread as apples have gone wrinkly

think that that is enough to be going on with - off back to bed for 20 minutes with my cup of tea

loki x

WelshWoofer

Morning all!
Up early too - just back from dog walk number 1 in the drizzle.

Today's list...

• Go food shopping armed with a list and try to stick to it
• Walk dog for free exercise
• Hoover upstairs and dust
• Clean bathroom
• Do a couple of hours of school work
• Do two loads of washing and dry on airer/radiators
• Take OH to meet his friend in the pub to watch football and pick him up later (don't have kids but it feels like it sometimes!)
• Look at putting one or two things on ebay - could do with some extra cash
• Change bed
• Stay in this evening and catch up on the CSI Trilogy episodes
• Checked banks - not brilliant but it is payday this week - hurrah!
• Watch the rugby this afternoon (Wales game didn't go so well last night) - come on Ireland!

That's it for today....

Have a good weekend xx

Triangle

princess_loki wrote: »

(accidentaly ate one easter egg last night :eek:)

loki x

Oh no! How did that happen?
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

T
x

princess_loki

Triangle wrote: »

Oh no! How did that happen?
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

T
x

i didn't put them in the cupboard - they were on the side near the kettle and kept calling to me!!!!!! note to self: if chocolate is bought as a gift hide it immediately upon getting home :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

mind you easter eggs are only 98p in morrisons

La_escocesa

Hi everyone :wave:

Thanks for starting the thread Fay. Good luck with all the house stuff. So exciting!

MillyS - where are these posh smilies you speak of???

I've got a bit of a busy weekend going on here. Need to:
- batch cook another 6 portioner so I can relax mid-week evenings
- have a mini-pamper sesh instead of going to a beautician - no eyebrow threading, manicures or pedicures for me! Wow, just spent about half an hour on youtube watching manicure/pedicure tutorials! Nails are actually looking quite good now.
- decide whether to keep trying to sell my other old phone on amazon or whether to swap for piggy points/Amazon vouchers for bday pressies ?!?
- MiL2B is going to buy my old laptop!:T (I'm sharing one with OH for now)
- heating off all day
- store cupboard breakfast and lunch. Having tea at OH's parents.
- washing sheets & towels at OH's parents and hopefully hanging them outside to dry
- looking for supplies for wedding invites now we've finally decided what to do
- started a spending diary (thanks for the link Fay!) but then realised I hadn't spent for a while so couldn't update it:A Will have a play around later.
- put some coins in the jar from OH's pockets
- will do the washing up pronto - think the water will still be hot from last night so won't need to put immersion tank back on All done. That's better.
- some calls using free mins
- take out the rubbish/recycling
- feed the fish
- catch up with a series I'm watching online

Phew! Best get started!

Shopaholic_26

Good morning everyone, hope you all have lovely weekends!

For me today:

• Dust and hoover room
• Ironing
• Study hard
• Probably a LSD as I will probably cave in and buy some chocolate to give me energy for study!
• Meals from cupboards
• Scratchies
• Check banking and quidco
• Resist the urge to go out tonight with flatmates - they are trying to persuade me!

Very pleased that I'm posting on here everyday - think it helps to keep me on the straight and narrow!