BH Monday 5th April - What small DFW things have you done today?

josiebabie

LOL, DD calls Tesco "Mr T's" now also, she's 2!

Cleosmum

Hey Tallie! Welcome back! Didnt recognise you with the name change, are you incognito :cool:

You are in a good place to start, with the small things thread, we will ease you in gently

Boiler seems a bit steep??? Having no idea about prices....surely a new one wouldnt cost that much?!? If they are that much to fix then I never want one!! :eek:

tilly2010_2

Hey, yeah the old login got deleted not sure why. The system i have is run on water supply and electric. So i need an electrictian and a plumber which is why the cost is so high. The bloke is doing it cash so its cheaper too.

Total mess! Ive just started making batches of sausage and veg caasseroles for lunches at work. First step bring in own lunches! I have a new job as a teacher near my home so i save on travel costs strait away.
Im sorting out all the cupboards right now coz i have tons stuff there.
Im getting 2 kittens next week too, already paid for. Need £200 for thier injections. But this was already planned few weeks ago x

Cleosmum

tilly2010 wrote: »

Hey, yeah the old login got deleted not sure why. The system i have is run on water supply and electric. So i need an electrictian and a plumber which is why the cost is so high. The bloke is doing it cash so its cheaper too.

Total mess! Ive just started making batches of sausage and veg caasseroles for lunches at work. First step bring in own lunches! I have a new job as a teacher near my home so i save on travel costs strait away.
Im sorting out all the cupboards right now coz i have tons stuff there.
Im getting 2 kittens next week too, already paid for. Need £200 for thier injections. But this was already planned few weeks ago x

Oooo £200 ouchy! Have a search about, sometimes vets have amnesty weeks where you can get reduced jabs for your pets. Dont forget the dreaded pet insurance, you will be thankful you have it!

Have a look at yesterdays thread for my cupboard/fridge/freezer inventory....I knew I had quite a bit, but its quite scary!! I have challenged myself to try and just buy milk, bread and some fresh bits each week for April, my GC will look fab if I manage it lol.

determined_new_ms

Hi Tilly sorry saw ur msg earlier but was at work so couldn't take the "pee" too much

Don't know what to suggest re the boiler as live in rented and its the landlord's respon. Looks like its a done deal already though so no suggestions there then...

As you've already been on here there's probably not a lot of advice I can give other than this thread, some of the challenges (I've paid an additional £50 off my debt this month, through this daily thread, March lunch challenge, weekly spend challenge :A)

Is there any way you can up your income for a bit? Have a spare room you can rent out to foreign students over the summer? Can you do some tutoring to raise some extra cash - alot of kids (or more aptly their parents) close to GCSE time would be willing to pay for your time? Flog anything and everything on ebay?

oh also in my area there is a charity called "The lord whiskey foundation" which has a vet go in twice a week and ppl on low income can take their animals, it used to be £5 for a consultation and meds at cost price

Thinking of u

Pippilongstocking

Hi chaps on ferry on way home

My small things.......
Used tesco cc gift vouchers to help pay for a mammoth storecupboard shop
used mr t for all petrol spends and topped up before on ferry to get cc points and cheap petrol
walked dog at beach
sorted out purse and found a triple point voucher which expired yesterday pants
got massive bag tea lights in diy store
texted OH and kids using free texts
took home small travel bottlesfrom hotel to refill
took a goodly handful of sachets of sauces and napkins when having lunch at mr t for the campervan
picked up some reduced bread, milk and crumpets for freezing

later need to unload car and sort out shopping (I did a store cupboard top up which should last 6-12 months) so that might take a bit of putting away!!

I hope u are all great tallie sorry to hear about boiler......
Xx

off to catch
up

Pippilongstocking

josiebabie wrote: »

LOL, DD calls Tesco "Mr T's" now also, she's 2!

That's very cute

chickadee

Hi, well today we've just returned from a weekend away in Wales, so this is what I've done:

• Made lunch with the leftover sandwich supplies we bought for the bank holiday weekend;
• Checked online banking;
• Made HM potato wedges and fish instead of having a takeaway;
• Got away with buying Half-price Easter eggs for friend's kids as we only saw them later today and called into supermarket on our way home from Wales.
• Done a meal plan for the week ahead.
• Read all meters so I'll be able to keep track of them and hopefully reduce our utilities spend.

I think thats it, but I'm newly determined to keep on top of my spending as I've just started a new job earning much less than before.

Cleosmum

Cleosmum wrote: »

SW food:
B - 2 x weetabix, 250ml semi skimmed milk, cuppa
L - Jacket potato, tuna, bit of mayo and a huge salad, cuppa
D - TBC OK! Bacon, eggs, beans, mushrooms and 3 syns on a slice of toast from a 400g loaf.




Today I have:

• Worked 5 hr shift - booo hissssssssss no enhanced pay either!
• Breakfast and tea bags to work
• Lunch from stores
• Picked up 2 beef joints from M, £4 each, 10% discount
• Bought 5 savers stamps towards christmas
• Updated sig with new totals
• OH did some housework :A
• Cut out a coupon and put in purse
• Heating off
• Checked for Amazon sales
• Listed a stair gate for sale

And will:

• PACK UP THE CAGE AND BOOK COURIER!!!!! Doh, run out of tape, will nab some from my mum tomorrow!
• Take down dry HC, fold and put away Done
• Dinner from stores Done
• Finish mealplan Done
• HC and dry on airer Done
• Catch up with threads on here to keep me on track Done
• Check banking Done
• Check pigsback Done, 5 !!!
  
• Bit of housework Done
• Sort breakfast for work tomorrow Done
• Early night as up at 5am tomorrow :j

Just realised I wont be so bouncy about my early morning, dont finish my new job induction til 9pm, then have half hr travel home, I am going to be pooped!!! Must plan my tea, have no idea what facilities there will be....

I feel like such a lightweight....I am already thinking about going to bed and really not looking forward to such a long day tomorrow either. Am going to leave OH a list of stuff to do tomorrow so Im not tempted to come home and do bits. No chance of a lie in weds morning as we are off to the 5p bowling and have to leave by 7.30am :eek:

If you notice me nodding off then just give me a nudge

tilly2010_2

Hi everyone, ive just got back from poping to friends who have similar issues. Its a real nightmare and ive got to get things sorted. Im hoping tomorrow the boiler has arrived and it gets fixed asap.
I didn’t think about tutoring, ill put an advert up tomorrow i think in the local library. I only got the one room here so cant let out...poo.
I have a list already, im turning off the economy 7 heating. I have blankets donated from friend to keep warm. That vet thing im going to look it up right now, but coz im a teacher not sure ill get away with it:-)(
Im going to:
Walk to work – save on travel costs. Its half hour walk, or use my cycle.
Takes lunches to work
Do a meal plan every week
Not sure what else right now!! But deff come on here everyday!
xxx