What small DFW things have you done on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June??

Pippilongstocking

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 :money:

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 :D

:jGood morning chaps - been up since 6am, so much to do today, getting sorted so I'm starting the thread!!!:j

Post list in a moment :j

Oh how I love starting the thread:rotfl: - Milly lovely to see you starting things yesterday :A


:DIf you've never posted before please join us - it DOES work - I've dropped a remarkable amount of debt over the past couple of years precisely and exaclty due to these small things which now are almost just an everyday occurance. Come on - join us and watch your debts drip, drip, drip, drip, drip away.:D


Its also good for the planet as well as your pockets as we are reducing use/reusing things and recycling where we can for new and old stuff

Oh dear I've got my 'womble' recycling head on today no more nonsense from me!!:rotfl:

Ok so today my landlord is here at 9am and I've lots to do before/during/after.

List for today
Eat up leftover takeaway and not buy anything else (insert embarrassed face):o
Strim garden (ensure deposit back):p
Negotiate for piano, trailer, bench and various bits from this house I now own a piano!!
Negotiate for oil I had to put in yesterday (he said we'll sort it out!)
Take a load to the dump
Take two loads home and reload car again
Ask chum if they will run me out to the house so I can take the campervan home to the new house
Get DS and his pal to finish the chicken run - old stobs used and have some new chicken wire - OH covering the costs so I will be sorted soon - reconditioned an old shed/thingmy as a chicken house for free!
DD to library she can walk down today
Wax dining room floor (keep deposit)
HC on line already and anohter one ready to go out (I need sunshine!!):cool:
Phone people on gardening class and tell them its next week
Clear out potting shed/greenhouse - need ot make a wind proof place at new house for plants
Cuttings of some plants in garden
Pot up my 150 nepeta cuttings (they all worked - whoops):eek:
Steam clean a carpet
Take down plate rack in kitchen
Check banks
Check CC's
PAD to cc
Check if ex OH has put the DS spending money in
HM dinner later - not sure what but will raid the lodgers food she left I think there is chicken in there!!
Power wash drive
Refill logs in living room

OK Its a long list - but I'm almost moved out of my old house and just having a 'final' push this weekend to clear things.

I hope you are all great -

:TLets save some money out there people!!!!!:T

OrangeFairy

Morning Fay!!! Thanks for starting the thread.

Well this morning is going to be all about packing!! Need to get OH's car loaded up before he goes to work.

Bless OH he stayed up when everyone left last night and sorted the washing up!! I was dreading coming down to 4 mens worth of dishes!

Right today

packing!
Plan what we are going to cook so we have a list for Mr T's
Lunch from stores
scratches
check banking
MIL and FIL to take us to OH's work at 2.30pm so set off from there - saves bus money
DD1 to ballet - walk - no bus
nice quick shower!

Right thats me

Pippilongstocking

Morning Kel goodluck with the packing

Where is everyone?

I need to add to my list:

Order sunshine

Triangle

:hello:Morning Morning! :hello:

Thank you for starting the thread lovely Fay!

Well, I had an absolutely fantastic night last night - a lovely friend picked me and another friend up and we had a couple of drinks in a lovely pub garden in the city. We then went onto another friend's end of uni party and it was great - lovely BBQ and sitting outside all evening chatting and having a few glasses of vino! Lovely friend who drove me in also drove me home In at 1am, slightly tired now! Was the perfect way to the end the uni year :j


Not got much planned for this weekend, relaxing time....

• NSD
• Long walk down the beach with pup (whose new 'hair do' is great!)
• Catch up with yesterday's BB
• DH at work this morning then visiting and out with his friends this evening and staying over in his home town
• A chance therefore for me to potter about the house this afternoon - bliss!
• Admire the list I made yesterday of summer uni reading to do!
• Finish gardening book and write down ideas
• Quick tidy of house
• Popping across the road to watch the football with a friend/neighbour tonight. Perfect opportunity for some girlie time as her little 'uns will be in bed (and great for me too as I don't want to go 'out' and watch the football but did want to watch it with someone if that makes sense)
• Relaxing and sparkling!

Have a great day all
T
x

catmiaow

Morning all,

Very sunny here

I have:

Cleaned bathroom
Checked on washing hanging to dry
Done some comps
Emailed a friend back
Opened post - won a mascara

I will:

Tidy up after cats and OH
Take rubbish out
Enter received post on survey site
Check bank
Check job sites
Post ink cartridge to Boots recycling
See my nan, tidy up for her
Drop cats off later - my mum is looking after them for free while we are away as she has a kennels and cattery
Do more comps

Hope everyone has a good day

OrangeFairy

It is quiet on here today!

All packed! Sent OH off to work. So now got to get the kids bathed and dressed and then DD1 to ballet.

I hope it stays sunny! It is beautiful here at the moment!!!

picasso2

Morning everyone - its the weekend woohoo , and I'm not working woopydoo :j:j:j

Managed to sleep in for 3 hours which was lovely, staying in bed a little longer as today is my chillax day. Then after posty has been going to take DD to local market where they are having a crafts fair.


To do today :

• check banking - back on track
• check ebay /ebid and wrap sold items for posting monday
• HC x ? need to do 3 but not sure how quick it wil dry
• chat to freinds on free landline
• comps
• surveys
• meals from cupboards

To do tommorow :

• check ebay / ebid
• rummage in loft for something student might find useful
• list more stuff
• meal planner
• shopping list
• competitions
• surveys

At some point this weekend :

• tidy up / washing up/rubbish out
• look into claiming back PPI
• check out detail of courses on uni website

Will keep checking back to add/ update wherever

Beencounting

Morning All :wave:

Lovely sunny day here today and it's the weekend..yay!!

Thanks for starting the thread Fay

Enjoy the camping Littlekel – hope the weather’s good for you

Lovely to see you on the thread yesterday Milly

I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather this week and have woken up today with a great big mouth ulcer just under my top lip…yuck! Will have to try to take care of myself this weekend, lots of vitamins and a bit of pampering methinks!

So today I will:

• Check bank and update spreadsheet
• Pay CC
• Surveys
• Lots of HC (still trying to catch up on backlog from holiday)
• Sort through CDs and see what can go to M-Magpie
• Have a look to see how much we can get for OHs old mobile
• Possibly go to Costco later and keep to budget
• Plenty of Flylady-ing to do today after a busy week in work
• Possibly a nice bubble bath at the end of the day to chill

Think that’ll be enough for today. Back later to catch up.

Been

Pippilongstocking

fayjmck wrote: »

Morning Kel goodluck with the packing

Where is everyone?

I need to add to my list:

Order sunshine

Morning everyone!

Lovely that you had fun triangle - my sun has arrived so must get on with more hokeycokey's!!

Enjoy the day chaps

Lurleene

Hi all, gosh you all sound so busy today! Today is my little T's 5th birthday so we will be spending the day celebrating. He was very pleased with his presents which were mostly Ben10 related and 'grabbits' so actually we spent relatively little on them.

Today I also:
1) Sold B's old bike and T's old Leappad for £35. This money will go to them.
2) Checked banking (yuk), quidco and did SC.
3) School tete later for cheap fun.
4) Party at Pizza Hut for T, my niece and their chums. It is actually surprisingly cheap.
5) Hokey cokey drying in the sunshine.
6) Look forward to Doctor Who tonight, and posibly watch the football - but the sound of the trumpetty things the spectators are playing is driving me round the twist so I don't know if I will manage it!

Enjoy your weekends / camping / moving and see you later, L x

katsu

Morning everyone.

* An ebayer has confused me about my ebay listing, so I will need DH to check the item and see if it is what I described it as or the non-bidder described it as Need to resolve this incase my listing is misleading.
* RM Survey posting done
* checked onepoll - no surveys
*focus today is housework, which will save me money shopping at least