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Wednesday 3rd November - What small DFW things will you be doing today?!

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  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Today:
    NSD
    Check bank
    Surveys
    Read play
    Go for a walk
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • redsam
    redsam Posts: 233 Forumite
    after only 6 days supply since begining of september i signed on today :( and even though i have paid my dues for years I am not entitled to any other help :(:(

    -been to allotment
    -been to job centre
    -check teaching job websites
    been away for a while..need to get on financial track!
    :eek: debts.....Post Grad Student Loan, Northern Rock Loan, Egg CC, Halifax CC, A&L CC, A&L overdraft
    Allotment plot holder since Feb 2008 :j
  • Today i will:

    [STRIKE]
    Check online banking
    Check paypal/amazon and transfer any money into bank
    Check ebay listings for new bids/questions
    Post ebay/amazon items
    Uni at 11 for meeting with lecturer
    Put £200 mum gave me in bank
    Put bag of coppers in bank
    Get 12 Lush bath ballistics for Reindeers (mum has gave me money for this, & I have a 10% voucher)
    Go into New Look and pay £5 to my card
    [/STRIKE]
    Washing on and hung over clothes horse
    Iron a shirt for work
    Working 5-9 tonight
    [STRIKE]Read a few chapters on my book on the bus[/STRIKE]

    update time :)
  • Bagpuss741
    Bagpuss741 Posts: 2,291 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Today I have/will:

    1. Checked online banking
    2. NSD
    3. OU Welsh Coursework
    4. Walked dog locally
    5. Making swede/potato mash with onion gravy for tea
    6. Accepted an invitation to test product for Tesco Home Panel
    7. Start making christmas card tonight (Dog will probably want to help an get covered in glue and glitter:D)
    8. Free scratchcard
    9. Tidied bedroom
    Tesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini
  • farn1192
    farn1192 Posts: 27 Forumite
    Today I have

    Checked online banking and transferred £50 to savings (so I dont touch it unless I transfer it first)
    Bought a cash book for 99p from the post office to do my spending diary
    looked for part time bar jobs for when my son goes to his dads at weekends (theres a few available)
    Completed more of my cccs form, to be finished tonight.

    Tonight is allllll about completing that cccs form.......:s
  • WelshWoofer
    WelshWoofer Posts: 5,076 Forumite
    Evening all!
    Twice in two days!:j

    Today I have/will....
    • Taken lunch to work
    • Walked dog in the rain again - poor pooch
    • Tea from stores - 5 bean chilli
    • Hoovered downstairs (again)
    • Checked banks
    • Moved £6 Quidco money to Xmas savings account
    • Checked survey balance - waiting for 50p to pay out £10
    • Heating off this week
    • Got an email from library to pick up a booked I'd reserved -will go tomorrow
    • Make something lunch tomorrow
    • Read Martin's email
    • Do an hour or so work later - not urgent but if there's nothing on telly may as well save some time on the weekend by doing it tonight
    That's it for now - have a good evening
  • picasso2
    picasso2 Posts: 900 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    edited 3 November 2010 at 9:20PM
    Hi folks , a bit ropey again today but have managed to achieve a few things :
    • checked banks and done sums for month - will just scrape through
    • swapped energy providers so hopefully some savings and £62 cashback via quidco
    • Stopped credit expert so a bit better off each month
    • Heating off as long as possible and turned down low when on
    • small shop for a few teas
    • done a few comps - won a nail varnish
    • sorted out xmas present ideas and remaining birthdays plans so I can start looking for best deals.
    • rung union and made appointment with careers advisor.
    • nagged gp who is going to nag hospital to bring forward my op
    Still to do :
    • read martins email
    • check grabbit and freebie boards - got free cinema tickets for monday :)
    • check union website for scholarship / bursaries
    • check for surveys - about £2 credited
    • more competitions
    • bought tickets for euromillions from money already in account
    I have an appointment in town tommorow , I'm going to have a cheap shopping spree. I'm going to Argos and using my nectar points to buy a christmas pressie and to monsoon to see if i can get something with a giftcard I got from returning something.

    See you tommorow folks
    When it rains look for Rainbows
    When its Dark look for Stars
  • Managed to get everything on my list today done...plus extra!!
    Managed to go into a different bank, cancel standing order, move money around and order a new pin, which i've been meaning to do for months!

    Just in from work, going to get my dinner and make some cakes to take to uni with me tomorrow :)
  • Evening all

    Quick post from me.

    DFW things today:

    Checked bank - nothing unexpected
    Shared lift to work with OH
    Paid credit card, but was a day late, oops
    Left over ratatouille for dinner

    Not much, but better than nothing!

    Been
    Full LBM 26 Sept 11
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