Wed 3rd March - What small DFW things have you done today?!

La_escocesa

Hi everybody :wave: Good to see the thread nice and busy today!

My list today looks like this:
- booked train to my sisters over easter - the cheapest ticket I've ever found too. Plus, will promise (to myself and you guys!) to be v good and take food for the journey and won't shop/lunch in London when we're catching the connecting train.
- updated spending diary
- meal from plan tonight
- NSD at work but need to pick a few things up on the way home
- wash dishes while the water is still hot (really did try to last night but run out of washing up liquid! What a shame!)
- wash packed lunch box at work instead of adding to tonight's load
- not wearing any make up :eek:- trying to make it last to my birthday next month (mum was asking what she can buy me)

Happy Wednesday!

saxysarah

IS FED UP OF GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES!

managed to get washing in from the line from yesterday :eek: and put some more out worked my way through the mound of dishes - have no idea how the sink got so full so quickly - sorted the bins out - made lunch for the troublesome twosome and ill DS1 and now the place looks trashed all over again.....................and not started on the living room/bathroom or the ironing yet:mad:

:(sigh:(

josiebabie

La_escocesa wrote: »

- wash dishes while the water is still hot (really did try to last night but run out of washing up liquid! What a shame!)

I started turning my immersion heater off during the day and my leccy dropped from £130pcm to £78!!!!!! (This sounds high but we don't have gas or central heating or anything)

WelshWoofer

Afternoon all!
Had a morning at a training event and for once it was actually quite useful.
I have a charming afternoon/evening writing science lessons and doing uni work - what fun, anyone want to help?!


Today I have/will...

• Had breakfast at home
• Had to pay £5.40 for the carpark for the morning - boo!
• Got free biccies and drink at meeting
• Resisted Subway on the way home (really fancied one too) and had something from the cupboard for lunch instead
• Having yesterday's leftovers for tea tonight
• Hoovered downstairs
• Walked dog twice - probably 2 more to go today (he's a right poo-pants!)
• Spend lots of time doing school work(being observed on Thurs and Fri so have to be brilliant)
• Will sneak a peek at the banks but I know its not good
• Put dry washing away
• Bought pressies for sister's b'day for mum on web saving her £20ish - daughter of the year!

That's it for today - must get on and do some work!

Cheery_Daff

Afternoon, can I join you??

Doing well with cheery budget for a while now, but having to up the game a little bit, and although I'm not going out of budget, I'm ready to squeeze it a little bit more! And Fay keeps raving about how cheery it is in here, so I thought I'd pop in

Anyway, cheery small things for today...

- went for run this morning (er, free exercise, does that count??)
- bought milk from paper shop - £1 for 2 ltrs (cheaper than anywhere else local)
- took lunch to w*rk (value pittas and boiled eggs, lol)
- walked to and from w*rk
- meeting friend for a cuppa in a bit (not quite MSE, but I did change it from the £1.65-for-a-cuppa cafe to the £1.20-for-a-cuppa one - does that count??)
- Slimming World tonight (I know it's not free, but I get a free week next week, and I used to spend more than the weekly cost on sweets each week, so in fact, it is money saving!)
- night in preparing for interview next week (also MSE cos if I prepare well and get new job it's more money!)
- fill in payment form for university (stupid lot are insisting I pay writing up fees back immediately - when technically I don't have to - but I can't be bothered arguing with them, so am trying to build it into budget and do it as quickly as possible...)

I *think* I'm entering into the spirit - spent quite a lot of this post justifying why I think things are moneysaving, lol!

Good luck to the rest of you, must go and do something to signature

Daffs
xx

Pippilongstocking

Helllllllllllllllllo Daffs!

What a great list - they are lovely over here

Well done on jumping in with two feet!

Lurleene

Hi everyone, and welcome Daffs-

Candy - are you lurking? If so, come and say hi. We haven't seen you for ages - hope you are ok.

Today I have / will:

1) Went to work
2) Bought loads of fruit and veg from Sainsbury's all at 30p a pack.
3) Bought a huge picture for the living room from TK Maxx reduced to £12. It looks rather nice up, and I am going to try and sell the little picture that was on the wall to cover the cost.
4) SC, checked banking, quidco etc
5) Paid a cheque into the bank
6) Posted my ebay sale
7) Watch Lost via free website
8) Responded to a wanted ad- have just what the woman wants to buy in my loft
9) Hokey cokey drying indoors - B is off to Cornwall for the weekend so I'm getting her stuff ready
10) All meals from stores
11) Play Guess Who repeatedly with T for (his) free entertainment. He hasn't been sick today so he will be back at school tomorrow, lucky chap.

Have a good evening all, L x

elfen

irishmist, could he have savlon? Put a tube in the fridge and it's nice and cool if he's got the itches...might means he scratches less and it cleans them up as well - two birds with one stone.

I got my hair cut, but as it was my first time in the salon it was half price - so only £19!

Cleosmum

Oh my goodness, I am pooped, only just sat down!

Awful day yesterday, didnt achieve much from my list as I fell asleep for 2 hours :eek: so have made up for it today, on my 'day off' :rotfl:

I have:

• Checked banking, all ok and MS money in
• Did a big clean as its my day off :A using Stardrops
• Meals from stores - dinner is mince, mashed potatoes and carrots
• Kids took packed lunches to school
• Made a batch of twinks hobnobs
• Did the washing up as I went today, hopefully I can stretch to tomorrow before the DW goes on
• HC and on airers
• Heating off again, 3 days in a row!
• Opened windows to air place - Its spring out there!!!!! :j
• Taken top back to Tesco for refund, £5 going back into a/c
• Friend popped round for a cuppa and natter and said she had popped into her old workplace to put in a good word for me, I dont have the right quals but I am experienced, so I think I should go for it anyway. Im happy to do the leg work and get the quals I need alongside the job...and anything is better than the circus I work at atm :( thats a story for another day lol
• Had a NSD!!!
• Put £6 into the SA pot, which may or may not have to become the New Old Banger pot
• Tried to budget in for £160 trip money before next payday, work in progress :eek:

Still to do:

• Bit more housework to do, mainly sorting out dry clothes Done
• Sort packed lunches and my breakfast for tomorrow Done, also got the school clothes out ready - Im so good to OH lol
• Need to wash my uniform as I totally forgot about it! :eek: Done, trousers drying on rad and just watched OH iron my work shirt bless him!
• Need an early night, am so tired from today and have an early and a 6 hr shift to look forward to Am in bed, in my snuggly jammies with my fluffy socks on
• Pay a bill :money:Done

Hope everyone is doing ok, not had chance to read the thread yet but I will get there soon

Have also read Martins email x

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

1. Checked online banking
2. OU Assignment
3. Store cupboard meals
4. Re-do budget as car cost £145 (needed new plugs, distributor cap and rotar(?) arm. He also cleaned under the bonnet with a power washer so my car looks cleaner than when I bought it:T)
5. Free scratchcard
6. Walked dog locally