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Weekend 6th/7th March - what small DFW thing have you done this weekend?
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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 weekTesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini0 -
Ahhhhhhhhhhh ruddy car has blown the head gasket :mad:0
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Originally Posted by josiebabie

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!
JxNothing to report as yet...give me a minute...!0 -
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Coolant
OH just researching prices.... 0 -
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.
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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)0 -
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!0
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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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