Weds 9th June - What small DFW things have you done today?

OrangeFairy

When we start out on the DFW trail we do loads of "big stuff" that makes quite a difference to our situation. These include having our lightbulb moment, cutting up the credit cards and cancelling Sky and the gym.

But once we have done the bigger stuff, we often feel that we are not making the same amount of progress, when in fact the small steps are helping us form good financial habits and helping us get closer everyday to staying in control and becoming debt free, or staying debt free

Examples could be charging your phone up at work instead of at home to save your electricity, hanging washing out instead of using the tumble dryer or leaving your purse/wallet at home to avoid the risk of spending.

So be proud of those small steps, they really are important :T

Morning All!!!

i am exhausted! DD got up about 5am so came in with me and pretty much kept me awake! then i came downstairs and feel asleep on the sofa!!


Just 2 more work days then a week off - that should get me through


Second day of not doing the cross traner I'll have to make up for it tonight


Yesterday gas and electric D/D went down by £9 and broadband/phone package got changed and that saves us £8 a month! So an extra £17 a month. Covers my swimming costs

Right today

Be productive at work
lunches from stores
Dinner from mealplan - beef casserole
Hokey Cokey
check banking
write a list for camping trip
surveys
scratches
finish work a little early to collect DD
Quick shower to save money on water
Exercise

Not a huge list but i am tired and have work

La_escocesa

Littlekel! Thanks for starting the thread but you're a day behind...Please can you change the title to Weds 9th???

La_escocesa

Aiming for NSD#3! I've got a good feeling about it. Just had a filling bowl of porridge with raisins and got pesto pasta for lunch at work so there will be no snacking! The fear of the bridesmaid dress is fast approaching - 3 days to go!

Also going to:
- email a couple of friends not phone:money:
- call dental school about going on the list for next year's dental students
- update my sparkly new diary! :T
- do the dishes as soon as I get home when the water should still be hot.
- see how much all the foreign currency I have lying around is worth - found an envelope with loads of euros (I'm not going to europe this year so what's the point of keeping this?!), chinese, egyptian currency! kerching...hopefully...

Catch up soon everyone!

Rachel - that's really great news about the job! :j

xxx

Pippilongstocking

Morning al

Great news about the job Rachel!!!


Today
Survey's
Post a book
Do banking
Check CC - pay some if I can
Sort out travel plans
Work hard
Training course today
Think about a new job that's being advertised this week (and think hard if I want to apply - its too early but jobs like this don't come up too often)
Meal from stores
Sort out lodgers things she's leaving today - and leaving some bits for us.

Hugs to all - pop in later

WelshWoofer

Morning ladies!
A uni day today - have to do a presentation but its all ready so no problems there.

Other stuff to do....

• Take a packed lunch
• Park in secret free parking spot
• Do more on the interview lesson for tomorrow
• Walk dog for free exercise
• Check banks
• Do any surveys that turn up - need 50p more to pay out a £10 voucher
• All food from stores
• Change dogs haircut appt
• Buy ink for printer - booo!
• Look for jobs

That's all for now - will be back later!

josiebabie

Morning all!
Great news Rachel, you'll be a credit to them I'm sure!

Mine is more of a to-do list at the moment:-

- [STRIKE]Send 3 wheels off to be refurbed[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Phone child benefit office for reference number fot tax credits forms! Finally arrived yesterday!!! All filled out except for that number.[/STRIKE]
- NSD, don't need anything
- Lunch and snacks from stores
- Go through WIP today
- Check top tray for any outstanding invoicing
- Check banking
- Check for any new bills coming in
- [STRIKE]Check free money card[/STRIKE]

If I get these bits done I will be happy! Hopefully no disasters at work!
Jx

determined_new_ms

Morning everyone (nearly wrote ladies but didn't want to frighten off the fellas!) ah another late shift for me today - am really starting to love the late start (not too keen on the late finish!)

Ok need to get myself into gear and hurry up as don't want to waste my free time! one more coffee...


Today:

• [STRIKE]again work out what on earth I'm going to have for lunch...[/STRIKE] elderly bagel from the freezer
• get sausages out of freezer for dinner opps forgot this
• [STRIKE]pop to supermarket in lunch time and get some bits to top up cupboard[/STRIKE] after work got a couple of bargains
• drop off cereal to mil opps didn't do this :o
• get petrol ditto leaving extra early to get it tomorrow:o:o:o
• [STRIKE]drive carefully to & from work[/STRIKE]
• charge phone at work
• any surveys available cba
• [STRIKE]read martin's email [/STRIKE]- going to buy the mags on there tomorrow to add to xmas gifts
• water palnts later
• go for a run :j
• made lunch for tomorrow

feeling very low in motivation atm

ok that's me for the day - must try not to spend all of my time obsessively watching ebay hoping watchers become buyers

OrangeFairy

haha what an idiot i am! I always copy and paste and the last thing i do is change the date!! In a rush this morning obviously!!!!!!!!!!

catmiaow

Hello all,

Well done Rachel!

My list:
[STRIKE]
Check online banking
Quick shower
See to pets
Take rubbish outside
Enter post received on survey
Post last parcel [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Get my hair trimmed for free
Pop in Mr T
Watch Alice in Wonderland when get back, arrived this morning[/STRIKE]
Dance later - not going this week
Dinner from stores
Do some comps
Check job sites, hope there is more on as nothing the last few days - only one applied for as nothing else on

Hope everyone has a good day!

Amara

Hello!
Today:
-hoover, but only downstairs
-cook a tea, sweet and sour pork
-send 1 part of my bookkeeping course
-30min on a cross-trainer

See you later!

OliveOyl_2

littelkel copy & paste? There was I thinking you composed that fresh every morning :rotfl:
Well done on the job Rachel :j
Well I'm back in the UK and enjoying summer

Today I have/will:
Clear up DS2's room (a cat or fox has been trapped in the house, entered and exited when gardener turned up we think) There's nasty damage :eek: to sort out. I've done our bedroom and the sitting room but DS2's room is the worst.
We'll be eating from the freezer as far as possible the next 2 weeks, so a bit of a store cupboard/freezer challenge coming up.
I had a MS in a travel agents.
My work have asked me to pop in AGAIN. (They don't pay me for all this help I keep providing.......) but otherwise I think I'll potter around today.
Masses of laundry to HK (fox/cat :mad:) but will line dry in the sunshine
Skype Popeye - who will be here on Friday
Get all the crafty stuff I can from the loft and if it is usable take it back with me to occupy me in the cold evenings in Africa