Sat/Sun 4th/5th September - What small DFW things will you do today?

determined_new_ms

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

morning everyone :wave: (up early enough to start us off today :j as I am on call and received a call from a young girl who is worried she is becoming unwell (I work in mental health) poor thing)

this weekend:

• [STRIKE]file away mountain of paperwork[/STRIKE] yay while doing this I realised that I have now paid off the debt in rent arrears :j have been paying this off a year & in fact we are £2.26 in credit :rotfl:
• list 3 things on ebay
• 1 NSD not any chance
  
• [STRIKE]go get head lights & fuse changed in car - nice man at the shop said he'd do it for me today (for free) if I go down first thing [/STRIKE] ok it cost me £16.98 in parts, but becuase it was really difficult & took 45 mins (I have a KA & I needed 2 headlights changing, a fuse replacing & my stereo was sunken into the dashboard which now isn't ) I bought the guy a crate of Stella for £12. I thought it was a small price to pay for his generosity
• dinners & lunches from stores
• [STRIKE]get trout out of freezer for today & chicken in the fridge for tomorrow[/STRIKE]
• go for a run tomorrow (week 1, run 3 :j, it steps up a bit next week _pale_)
• keep house tidy, but no cleaning as Mrs Flylady has seen to it that there's none to do :j
• check for surveys
• [STRIKE]contact AA savings as I forgot my memorable film (turns out its not so memorable after all ) and have locked myself out of the account...[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]1 load of hc in already & line dry[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]check banking & transfered some funds[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]dragged myself away from ebay before I did something drastic like spend money![/STRIKE]
• lay tiles on bathroom floor

that's all I can think of , oh well it is the weekend hope you all have a fab weekend x

OrangeFairy

Morning all!!!!

:(:(:(:(:(:( We have been told our landlords are selling our house:(:(:(:(:(:(:(

We have 10 weeks to move.

Those please keep your fingers crossed for us. My uncle has the same house as this and was going to rent it to us for 550 a month rather than 700 that we pay now! But he has been promising it for well over a year and has really upset me in the process but getting my hopes up and dashing them again. He needs to put in carpets and central heating which we have promised to sort for him - he is just lazy! So my Grandad has had a go at him and he said now he might get it ready for us to have when we need to move out.

So what seemed to be a disaster could actually save us £150 a month. plus he said before he doesnt want a deposit so our £700 we get back from this house would pay off our telly we still owe.

I HATE moving!!!

Right today

OH has arranged a lovely day. We are driving down to dartmoor, going for a walk and visiting badgers holt which is a little cafe we had our first date to have a cream tea- taking SIL and BIL with us. A gorgeous little cafe next to a river Then we are having a picnic and going geocaching and then on to Tavistock for a balloon festival in the afternoon!

So my list is to do nothing but have a good day!!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!
We have DD2's christening tomorrow as well!!! x :j

Lottebear

Today I have or will

- Daliy cards
- Check online banking
- Driving to see family, OH has filled the car! and will get feed all weekend.
- Naming day tomorrow, bought a small gift with discount from work
- Post amazon sale

determined_new_ms

aw kel {{{{hugs}}}} from me x maybe this will turn out to be a blessing in surprise, I really hope so.

Hope you have a fab weekend and don't worry about the housing situation xx

PurpleFairy26

Morning all!
Sun threatening to come out here! Fingers crossed on house kel. Lit for today:
Lunch and tea from stores
Keep an eye on eBay. Have now managed to list about 12 items. Have 2 more I could lot, need to take photos though.
Last of washing drying outside
Pop out for paper to wrap baptism present for tomorrow
Wrap above and wedding present for do tonight. Already have paper for this from my stash
Paint toenails
Mow lawn if DD has good sleep
Send of form to register as seller at next NCT sale. E mail lady to say I'll volunteer now vie sorted babysitter

Think that's about it. Have. A great weekend everyone:)

redsam

Morning all

I am sat here with a cominbination of a cold and allergies :mad:

This weekend..

-put stuff on ebay
-ring Virgin
-complete a job application
-allotment needs alot of care and attention - weeding, trimming, tidying and harvesting (when the drugs have kicked in!)
-washing
-washing up
-check banking
-defrost plums from the freezer to make more plum chutney
-put petrol in car
-really need to give myself a pedicure and paint my toes!

i did a buzzlightyear mural yesterday so will use that cash (mates rates so not much) for petrol and might put some aside for a haircut which is desperately needed!

Redsam

catmiaow

Hello all,

My list for today:

[STRIKE]Check bank
Email people back
Do comps
Email person on ebay as item received not working
Enter received test letter in
Check on washing hanging to dry
Use free mins and texts[/STRIKE]
Spend time with OH
[STRIKE]view a house
Tidy after cats and take rubbish out.[/STRIKE]

Hope you all have a good day!

OliveOyl_2

Littlekel, that sounds like an ACE day/weekend for you. Forget about the moving until Monday and enjoy yourself, I bet the weather on Dartmoor is beautiful And on Monday, as part of your packing stuff up, have a look atgetting rid of stuff you don't want (on e-bay even....:money: ) Karmacat will tell you that it is liberating to do that, even if it has been forced upon you!

I shouldn't be on here, the car picks us up at 8pm (company will refund, as Popeye is travelling on business ) and I haven't packed anything yet.

So today I have/will:

• change my old light bulbs for new economy ones for free as there is a promotion at a local shopping centre :money:
  un-vacation my Amazon listings - done
• write an extensive note for the maid, giving her some Spring cleaning tasks, rather than giving her time off - doesn't save any money at all, but means that she and her family will eat this month
• PACK - including the Christmas presents I've knitted
• remind DS2 to bring the luncheon vouchers I've saved to the airport, as we're going on from there and we'll take the kids out for lunch tomorrow
• 30 mins on the CT
• PACK - have I said that already........?

have a great day everybody :A I'm almost on my way

Wannabe01

Good Morning everyone,

Had a bit of an unsettled night, as DS is still not very well, he was sick all over his bed last night. On a positive note it warm and sunny here today so will hopefully get laundry done and put outside to dry.

My list for this weekend:

• Catch up with emails
• Wash DS’s duvet and bedding and hang outside
• Make a list of things that are needed for Monday
• Sort the plants and water as required
• Re-pot the plants that have outgrown their pots
• Cut the grass
• Tidy the garden and surrounding area
• Do work on E assignments
• Quick Shower
• Shop for college items
• Schedule work in diary for next week
• Complete required copywriting work
• Clean and tidy the office
• Clean and tidy upstairs and downstairs
• Look for seeds on ebay
• Catch up with laundry
• Sort work related problems
• Complete surveys
• Look into new work related book and get some ideas
• Make homemade biscuits
• Finish sorting accounts for last month
• Food shopping
• Look into new freelance jobs
• Look into new temp jobs
• Do some of the ironing pile
• Update My Fitness
• Sort a reward chart for DS
• Spend quality time with DS
• Spend quality time with OH
• Complete all work from this week
• All meals from store
• LSD
• Sort college bag for Monday
• Sort work uniform, college gear and school uniform for the family for next week
• Wash the car
• Check oil and water in the car
• Put petrol in the car for next week

As usual some of my things will not save me any money but its all stuff that needs to be done and I am more likely to do it if its written here.

nomorespending

Hello,
Its beautiful here today!!
Wont be a NSD as going to the cinema tonight but not been for months so its a nice treat!!
Heres my list:
Lunch and tea from stores
Clear dog poo from garden - done
go to bank and pay in cheques - only £13 but had the £10 cheque for 2 months!
take doglets out for a walk.
Ignore the bad mood of my other half - his sister has annoyed him!
tidy up - done
Do some washing- try and clear the washing basket - a mission in itself.
Relax
check online banking - done
sort out filing cabinet - or at least the pile of stuff that needs to go in the filing cabinet.
Try and eat healthily

see you all later for an update..

redsam

Wannabe01 wrote: »

Good Morning everyone,
Look for seeds on ebay

what seeds are you after?