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Weekend 6th/7th March - what small DFW thing have you done this weekend?

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  • Bagpuss741
    Bagpuss741 Posts: 2,291 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Today I have/will:

    1. Checked online banking
    2. NSD
    3. Store cupboard meals
    4. Free scratchcard
    5. Walked dog locally
    6. Read 8 pages of OU course book (k221) Have finally caught up:D
    7. Set budget for next week
    Tesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini
  • Cleosmum
    Cleosmum Posts: 2,673 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Ahhhhhhhhhhh ruddy car has blown the head gasket :mad:
  • josiebabie
    josiebabie Posts: 1,224 Forumite
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    Originally Posted by josiebabie viewpost.gif
    Morning all. Super long list for me today as it's Saturday...
    Today I have/will:-
    - Clean/tidy kitchen and catch up with washing up - done
    - Do all hokey cokey and hang on line instead of tumble - hmm looking dreary out there... did today though!
    - Onepoll surveys, I am at £10 and haven't been doing them long! - only one came thru so far, none today
    - Check banking - done, no change
    - Hoover downstairs today, upstairs tomorrow - done, on my knees, got p'd off with hoover so promptly spend £99 on a Hetty arriving tomorrow...oops, not very DFW
    - Phone SE to lower DD? Energy monitor has done amazing things for me - will def do tomorrow
    - List at least 5 ebay items and check out freecycle - listed 7 today :)
    - Check out IMI subscription, got my Automotive Technician Accreditation through the post yesterday (FINALLY) with a £25 voucher to join! As well as a lovely ID card on a Lanyard..... - done, £68.80 before discount...phew
    - Ice the cakes I baked last night while cooking dinner - done,and ate one!
    - Dinner off meal plan - deviated slightly, but got 2 chickens for £7 in Mr T, froze one
    - Lunch from stores - done, tuna sandwiches and bread and butter pudding made from nearly off hot cross buns and custard!
    - Not driving anywhere today to conserve fuel - so far so good
    - Try not to spend toooooo much time on here day, this is an addiction I am afraid...:p - well I accidentally fell asleep for 2 hrs so no chance of that!!!! Obsessed with the PPI reclaim thread

    Phew don't know how I have time to work full time as well!
    Jx
    Nothing to report as yet...give me a minute...!
  • josiebabie
    josiebabie Posts: 1,224 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Cleosmum wrote: »
    Ahhhhhhhhhhh ruddy car has blown the head gasket :mad:


    Ohhh nasty. leaking oil or coolant?
    Nothing to report as yet...give me a minute...!
  • Cleosmum
    Cleosmum Posts: 2,673 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Coolant :( OH just researching prices....
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    OK, so today and yesterday I have:

    Listed 14 items on eBay
    Gone shopping
    Watched a free film courtesy of SeeFilmFirst
    Checked the weather
    Planned a bike ride.
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • sans_2
    sans_2 Posts: 1,382 Forumite
    Evening all,

    I didn't really have a very productive weekend as planned so I guess there is always next weekend sigh...

    My dfw things for today
    · Ebay – got 1 bid on one of my items
    · Ebay – sold one of my BIN items
    · Took for of an item I will list later
    · piggy clicks – will do shortly
    · Used mocs off shopping
    · Sister gave me some mocs
    · Found 2p
    · Boots – reused bag x1 = 1 point
    · Boots – used points to get item. DH will give me the money back
    · Ironing and hovering done
    · Free dvd rental and popcorn from Blockbusters (voucher in D Star)
    Tried to find a seal for the bottom of glass shower panel - they didn't have anything suitable in Homebase.:mad:
    Tesco points: 101 (£21.50, £19.50, £7.50, £21 & £5)
    Boots points: £0.28
    Pigsback points: 715 (4 xBoots£10 & 1 xPizzaHut£10, 2 x £10 clothing vouchers)
    Mutual points: 3417 (redeemed 8250)
    Rpoints:redeemed 28925 points)Cashbag:£8.91(£20)
  • Cleosmum
    Cleosmum Posts: 2,673 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Lovely family member has offered to lend us money to get a better car, rather than throw money at one on its last legs :j I could cry!
  • mogchops
    mogchops Posts: 1,548 Forumite
    Cleosmum wrote: »
    Lovely family member has offered to lend us money to get a better car, rather than throw money at one on its last legs :j I could cry!


    awww...that is wonderful!!! :A:j:beer:
  • Triangle
    Triangle Posts: 1,044 Forumite
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    Cleosmum wrote: »
    Lovely family member has offered to lend us money to get a better car, rather than throw money at one on its last legs :j I could cry!


    :T Great news! :T

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