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Monday 22nd March - What small DFW things have you done today??

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  • NJW69
    NJW69 Posts: 843 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    A NSD
    Breakfast from stuff we had in from last week
    Lunch HM soup from freezer and a toasted HM roll that was a bit stale (okay toasted)
    Lifted lamb chops and some mashed potato (frozen left overs) out of freezer for tea and will have with some whoopsie tenderstem broccoli I bought at Tesco Extra yesterday
    Washing online
    Relisted an ebay item
    Going to do a bit of ironing later (new iron and ironing board)
    GC Jan £318/£350, Feb £221.84/£300, Mar £200.00/£250 Apr £201.05/£200 May £199.61/£200 June £17.25/£200

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  • hi all,
    welcome new peeps..You'll like it here - everyone is very nice and they have lots of good ideas!!

    Half a day off work for me today - as had to take mum to hospital, just waiting for the call to collect her. Will be making tea for her and dad and me and OH at her house tonight which is def money saving - no gas no electric and no food being used!

    Oh car has puncture today which can't be fixed - £60 on new tyre - boo boo boo!!

    going to tidy up a bit tonight when i get back form SW


    can't think of any other tasks fro today as can't do much while at mums

    See you all later x
    Baby due 4th May 2013
    January grocery challenge £200
  • Cleosmum
    Cleosmum Posts: 2,673 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Had a call asking me if I can do a MS today or tomorrow, said I can do weds so they went to ring a few other shoppers first. Just had another call asking if I would do the job weds and they have upped the fee by a fiver - result! I just need to buy something and then get a refund, sorted! :j
  • keys_2
    keys_2 Posts: 1,070 Forumite
    Hello folks :hello:I havnt posted on here for a while , but dd has got chicken pox thios week so is off school so im going to get as much done at home as i can this week ready for decorating next week { dreading it } ;)

    So todays jobs to make life easier :
    De clutter all dd toys again whilst she is asleep
    sort letter drawer out
    list a few items on ebay to remove some clutter
    have a walk to the local shop for reduced bargains for tea which saves petrol and hopefully money that I wont spend at the supermarket :o
    set up small dd online banking off a small bill I keep forgeting about
    Saved electric by not putting teh telly on
    Im going to try and fix the iron rather than buy a new one ;)
    Completed a few lighspeed surveys I was getting behind with
    Checked Ms site
    Going to batch cook later
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  • Hello everyone :wave:

    Hope your all well. Thanks to Milly for starting the thread on this bright sunny morning, Good to see you Candy, welcome new mse's, glad to read good weekends and productive lists.... makes me want to have a very productive day! All of those who are off today... have a fantastic day!!!

    Even though i want a productive week I also want to relax relax relax! But I am starting the week off with easying in to the hard work! Today I will:

    - [STRIKE]Hokey Cokey all the washing and hang on line[/STRIKE]
    - [STRIKE]Prepare ebay parcels to send[/STRIKE] all except one which I need to find some more parcel wrap as under estimated the size
    - [STRIKE]Walk round to local postoffice in the sunshine - exercise and save petrol[/STRIKE]
    - [STRIKE]sort some bits out to ebay today[/STRIKE] found a whole bag of clothes to ebay :j:j will start listing later!! I need to make some £!
    - online searching for home insurance - :eek: renewal is awful
    - go through hubs bank statement to continue working on the budget
    - go through my bank statement to continue working on the budget
    - write a letter to Capital One re charges - going to try to claim
    -[STRIKE] ironing - go through pile to determine what really needs ironing and what could do with just going in the wardrobe - need to stop wasting my time on loads of ironing[/STRIKE] sorted through the ironing and have put alot of things away n my wardrbe however hubs clothing all needs ironing - men!
    - clean bedroom
    - [STRIKE]go through handbag and put all change in there, into money box[/STRIKE] £2.14 to go into money box - PAD
    - [STRIKE]wait patiently for postman![/STRIKE] new bills come through for april!
    - do some baking with whats in the store cupboards
    - think of a yummy dinner from the store cupboard for tonight
    - check the items on ebay which listed last night - not looking good :mad: still really not good at all!!! :mad:

    I will be back later today! have a wonderful day everyone!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    even though am getting through the list feel like I am underachieving, a neighbour popped over for a cuppa (dont get me wrong it was very nice to have a chat) but am now slightly behind, never mind!!! focus focus focus :rotfl::rotfl:

    probably going to leave the walk round the post office till tomorrow as am still waiting for one ebay item to be paid for!
  • kestra
    kestra Posts: 25 Forumite
    This little thread inspired me to phone SKY. Subscription reduced from 18 to 9. I love MSE!
  • BEAT_THE_DEBT
    BEAT_THE_DEBT Posts: 2,219 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker PPI Party Pooper
    today i have had meals from whats in cupboard/freezer for all family and used voucher for shopping.x
  • 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. Started OU SDK121 ECA Part 1:eek:
    4. Store cupboard meals
    5. Free scratchcard
    6. Walked dog locally when rain finally finished.

    Just a quick one today as I want my ECA finished by 7 and I still have 3 questions to go:( (I'm really fed up with studying as two of my courses end with an ECA just as I have to get a TMA in, never study 3 courses at once:eek:)
    Tesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini
  • Nottoobadyet
    Nottoobadyet Posts: 1,754 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    First time on this thread! Today:
    • packed lunch (leftovers)
    • work
    • Free salsa class after work (woot!)
    • dinner either leftovers from weekend or on meal plan
    • NSD!
    Mortgage free by 30:eek:: £28,000/£100,000
    :DDebt free as of 1 October, 2010:D
    Taking my frugal life on the road!
  • josiebabie
    josiebabie Posts: 1,224 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    josiebabie wrote: »
    Morning all!
    Cor crikey I'm late this morning! Even my mother beat me this morning!!! :wave: Don't you hate it when you go into work expecting one thing and then find out someone has called in sick and everything has to change!!! I feel all over the place this morning now!
    Anyway, today I have/will:-
    - Looked at "Deals" for clubcard vouchers, nothing that I will use/need so used the £7.50 vouchers for petrol! Done
    - Got reminded I have a week off work next month so can remove £20 from fuel budget next month - Rejigged the budget for March, looking healthier now
    - Turned off water heater (I do this every morning but haven't got much on my list today...lol)
    - Felt a bit cold where I've turned off my storage heaters, brrrr.
    - Lunch from home, left overs from Saturday dinner - no time for tasty lunch after sorting my baby brother out with taking his car to the body shop, just jam on toast
    - Forgot to pick up ebay item I promised I'd send today so will nip home at lunch to pick it up, cost of petrol, dammit!!!! Done
    - Not NSD as need to post ebay item Put in work post tray so no cost and NSD for me!!! Aside from fuel which was in my fuel account
    Bit rubbish today! lol
    Happy monday all!
    Jx

    Lovely to see all the new posters, now takes me ages to read this thread! Am now thoroughly tired out after a stressful day at work, jacket spuds in oven from stores and chillin on the sofa watching the Wiggles....they are v. strange. lol
    Nothing to report as yet...give me a minute...!
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