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Monday 29th March - What small DFW things have you done today?!

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  • Chrisblue1962
    Chrisblue1962 Posts: 1,203 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Got Virgin Media to put block on calls to mobiles....last month's bill...£130. :eek: and I dont think next month's is going to be any better:mad:...Guess who dosn't use phone much?...me...only leaves OH and our lodger unles the dog has started using the "dog and bone" :rotfl:...smoking gun me thinks
    DFW'er - Lightbulb moment : 31st July 2009 - £18,499
    28th October 2019 -
    £13,505 - 27% paid off.
    Demolishing my House of Debt.. one brick at a time!! :)
    Thinking of spending???..YNAB says "NO!!!!"


  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Hello All

    Seems like we're all doing well doesn't it.

    Today I:

    • checked online banking and set up full payment of new CC for work expenses (am adamant that balance will not creep up - want to pay off in full every month)
    • lunch was paid for me by a colleague
    • walked to box office so as not to pay extortionate booking fee for theatre tickets for me and DD1
    • ate yummy chicken pie made for me by OH from chicken carcass from our meatbox - usually would be good for stock but loads of meat left on it - enough for the pie and theres even leftovers:T

    Brain gone to mush now. Thats it folks!
    MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal :D
    Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
    Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T
  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Chrisblue..make em (or one of them if it was only one) pay it back. Thats crazy money.. hope the block works
    MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal :D
    Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
    Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    Chrisblue, hi i am a lurker. You poor thing. If poss request an itemised list of the numbers i hope you will get money back. That is frightening. It happened to me in a shared house and i couldnt wait to move out!

    Good luck pet.

    :j
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • Chrisblue1962
    Chrisblue1962 Posts: 1,203 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Thanks brizzledfw and Savingwannabe

    Itemised bill has been downloaded and prepared on a spreadsheet. Don't want to move out as I own the house and "OH" is my partner :D !

    Seriously, hoping call block to mobile numbers will make OH and our house guest see sense and if they whinge and ask why they can't call mobiles (haven't told them yet :D), I'll just produce the bill and say "Here's why...." If they can't see how stupid it is running up massive phone bills then they'll have to do without...plain and simple.

    Game, set and match methinks!
    DFW'er - Lightbulb moment : 31st July 2009 - £18,499
    28th October 2019 -
    £13,505 - 27% paid off.
    Demolishing my House of Debt.. one brick at a time!! :)
    Thinking of spending???..YNAB says "NO!!!!"


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