Sat/Sun 31st/1st July/Aug!!!!! - What small DFW things have you done today?

josiebabie

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

That was a complicated title!

Morning all, happy DFW weekend to all!

Today I am working, have been here for an hour already getting all the cars out and arranging the workshop. Already seen one customer in and one customer out!

Here is my list:-
- Work until 2pm £85.49 overtime for me!
- Friend looking after DD until 11am, when DM will take over (thanks mum and Joanne!)
- Sold a purge already :j
- Write shopping list and visit Mr T's with DD after work etc
- Hold back my sales invoicing until tomorrow
- GET MY MOTORBIKE BACK TODAY!!!!!! - Log delivery today to put away for the winter
- Thoroughly clean house through this afternoon and tomorrow
- HC towels!

Jx

Lottebear

Today I will

- Check online banking
- Daily cards
- Off to visit family, dinner at friends tonight, will pick up flowers and Chocs on the way as we always go to them.
- En route shop at factory shop and get OH some running shoes, I have been putting him off for three months.
- Wash up last bits before haeding off on hols.:beer:

determined_new_ms

morning josie :wave:and everyone who follows!

yay its the weekend, and I intend to not over do chores this weekend! Went shopping last night so that's done and oh & I are trying out a new things where we "make every room we go into a little nicer" and not mess it up as we do currnetly! We're hoping this way we will be doing chores at a minimum! we'll see my natural inclination is to be messy


so this weekend I will

• [STRIKE]go to saturday morning cinema with dd & oh soon[/STRIKE]
• go bowling later on (expensive but needing qt with dd) decided to go out for lunch instead
• [STRIKE]have bought drinks & mini doughnuts for cinema[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]make muffins & banana cake while cooking roast and freeze portions for the week[/STRIKE] made muffins this morning (leftover cherry's that needed using up, left over chocolate I chopped up & dessicated coconut ) & banana cake is in the oven with the chicken
• hm bread
• hm flavoured bread
• going to watch the regatta tomorrow
• sign up for August GC
• have worked out debt repayments and have brought my DFD forward another month so hopefully if I continue I will be in the black in Oct! :j

new things added:

• make cheese strings
• make students sandwiches for the week & freeze
• [STRIKE]super speedy tidy of the lounge & kitchen[/STRIKE]
• borrowing ds' bus ticket to go watch fireworks at the seaside tonight
• take a bottle of wine from home to drink at the fireworks (not sure if this is or ? Maybe both...)

other than I intend to chill out and have some fun :T have a great weekend eveyone x

Pippilongstocking

mORNING CHAPS
THINKING UP A LIST - NEED COFFEE

SO FAR

FED CHOOKS, BIRDS AND THATS IT!

OliveOyl_2

Morning All :hello:

Enjoy your hols Lottie

So today/tomorrow I will/have:

-Washing & will line dry towels.
-Do shop from list, and due to supplies in store I have to make a very "loose" list I can never rely on everything being available.
-15 mins on CT though I'll try and do twice that each day
-£8.65 coming from Quidco Unfortunately it was £13.65 but apparently my annual £5 was due - can't believe I've been doing it for FOUR years :rotfl:
-Beginning to reduce the amount of time the heater is on and the fire alight as it's getting warmer here :j
-gaze in wonder at the teeny weeny seedlings that have escaped being eaten by the birds :rotfl:

Have a great day/weekend everybody :A

WelshWoofer

Morning all!

Visitors are doing my head in!!!
A week is a long time to give up your house for! I now have mum, sis and their dog (dad is wisely playing golf away). I can see OH is trying very hard to be tolerant but is slowly losing patience! Me too!
It gets worse - MIL, FIL and SIL are coming for lunch today too and they always stay for ages too.

This time tomorrow hopefully the house will be back to normal - can't wait!

So today...

• Hoover and dust downstairs - again!
• Tidy kitchen
• Walked dogs already
• Go out for lunch with the whole clan
• Pop to shop for extra milk (where do they put it all?) and a 5 min sanity break;)
• Entertain "guests"
• Try to stay sane!

Pippilongstocking

Rachel (())) - it is a long time, can you and OH sneak off for a quiet walk or something just the two of you?

xx

WelshWoofer

He's got a bad back too! So he can't go far at the moment.
Feeling sorry for myself but grinning manically whenever anyone comes close!:D

Families eh? Who'd have em! (I love them to bits but like my own space and time if you know what I mean).

catmiaow

Hello all,

I have:

Checked bank
Do some comps
Cleaned the oven
Emailed people back
Posted smarts back and letter trying to see if can get a refund for insurance not claimed (doubt it but worth a try)
Put some clean clothes away and sorted clothes that are still hanging up

I will:

[STRIKE]Wait for TV my mum kindly brought me for my bedroom - have had a text delivered between 12- 3:) - JUST BEEN DELIVERED AT 10AM, mmm[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Tidy up after OH and cats[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]OH to take cats to vets for vacs - he is paying - I brought their food which is expensive so only fair[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]More comps later
Washing on and hang to dry - washing on[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Washed car[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Help OH jump start his car[/STRIKE]

NSD Hopefully!! - NO - However Sold £26 worth of stuff at cash convertors, and had to buy a stand for my TV(Used £7.50 worth of nectar points and £7.50 cash so not too bad) Brought lunch at £27 for three course meal for two and brought stuff for a sore throat so spent around £15 off my own cash.

Have a good day everyone!

Pippilongstocking

Right list time for me (sorry its a long one, skip it if you like, its just me rabbitting on!!!)

Making spag bog with beef mince and soya mince (2 cups soya to 1kg mince) - chuck in the soya mince when browning meat and no one knows the difference
also using this meat/tomato base to divide up and make chilli as well, using chick peas instead of kidney beans as we've too many tins of chick peas (why do I buy them?)
Used two veggie stock cubes to one beef (no one here to see) and again I seem to have many veggie stock cubes so they need using up
Making mince beef as well and will use soya with that - and use up the old spring onions from the fridge with some other onions, and a very manky looking half a neep! And using veggie stock cubes!
Cooking up a bag of rice (1kg) and will divide up into portions and freeze later (makes me buy less takeaways if there is rice already to make into something
Also making a cake, figure if the cooker is going crazy I'll make the most of it! Use up eggs! (hens now laying alot!)
All of this stuff will be portioned up and then frozen/used for lunches/teas
Chicken out the freezer and thawing in the fridge (thanks Olive!)
Same for some reduced sausages
Must get some milk today as we've just used the last from the freezer
Took some 'sour' milk home from work (just off) and will use that to make scones, or freeze it (LABEL it properly FAY!!) and use it later ot make scones - sour milk works better and they were just going to chuck it out!
Clean out hens
Sort out bird table
Have a long shower and condition hair with free sample
Use up OLD face cream (marigold and beeswax organic stuff) on the pine table as a polish - add some essential oil to it to make it smell lovely - its way old for using on my face, but when I read hte ingredients - sounded more like wood polish and I used it before - so it worked like a charm - saves on buying more stuff - sure the table will appreciate it??
Made a full pot of coffee so use that up over next couple days
Hand wash a few bits there's only me here - so I've just got a bit of washing
Post some letters
Write a list for a few supplies
See if I can get back into my internet banking - it went bonkers last night
Check amazon listings
Put more things in the ebay cupboard
Take my hoover ot old house, lodgers move out tomorrow so I can get my stuff organised finally
See OH he arrives at half ten
Take him on a long walk with the dog
Toilet to clean - did someone mention using vinegar?
Tidy up kitchen and wipe down sides
Load up dishwasher and chuck it on with half a tablet
Finish the garden bird/border thing
Watch a garden programme on iplayer
go through a bit of post and write a few more change of address things
feed tomatoes and pick them to freeze
feed chillis and encourage them to keep setting fruits not drop their flowers
Feed other bush tomatoes and encourage them to grow more flowers
pick more basil and freeze it - think about doing the same for the sage - its going bonkers


Its really all picking, cooking and freezing isnt it today with me??

I hope you are all great!!

Off for a cup coffee

Pippilongstocking

rachelmk wrote: »

He's got a bad back too! So he can't go far at the moment.
Feeling sorry for myself but grinning manically whenever anyone comes close!:D

Families eh? Who'd have em! (I love them to bits but like my own space and time if you know what I mean).

I live 300 miles from mine so I know what you mean - deep breathing and smiling

Goodluck - I'm crossing my fingers for you