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Tuesday 7th December - What small DFW things will you be doing today?????

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  • Erme
    Erme Posts: 3,597 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 7 December 2010 at 1:41PM
    It's not going well with the e-cig...currently about 3-4 cigs an hour which feels an awful lot but I know I'm reducing so makes me wonder how much I smoked in the psych unit :eek:

    And also a whoopsie spend of £8 @ Mr M cos like I thought their silicone loaf tins were £2.98 and they were £3.99 and they only had 2 left in stock. With a rapidly dwindling supply of liners I thought it best to take the two :o

    So budget going very badly today and still no menu plan done yet...needed an early nap for some reason???? :easter: so now just trying to wake up. About the only thing I got done this am was make some bread...

    E
    PS. To add insult to injury I now have jam in my hair to boot :p...and it needs straightening !!!
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    I believe in the power of PAD
    Come and join us on the Payment a Day thread
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  • redsam
    redsam Posts: 233 Forumite
    am miserable as sin

    didnt get job...not impressed at all, for a variety of reasons

    not going to NSD as need petrol and get fabric to making bunting for wedding

    hope people are have a good day.
    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
  • Erme
    Erme Posts: 3,597 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
    I don't know if I'm down...in shock re Aunt D or just stressed but feel awful...maybe I'm just tired. Have the patience of a gnat with Ma. Yet another blunt rebuttal for suggesting she did community classes. No apology for swanning off to Paris @ the weekend but yet not being able to afford a £40 ticket to get a decent train to Ed in feb. All I am worth is £25 for train tickets...thanks Ma...sure you'd spend more on that No. 1 daughter (I'm the blacksheep btw) whom ya still conning loves us. But it's okay whatever she does to me cost Aunt B has done the same to you...so that makes it okay? I don't think history repeating itself so negatively is okay but then I know my reality doesn't matter cos it's outwith YOUR bubble...

    And now you have a burst pipe....like what am I supposed to do about that?

    E
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  • Erme
    Erme Posts: 3,597 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
    But....the good news is with my rant I get no. 3 star :j

    E
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    Come and join us on the Payment a Day thread
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  • Afternoon all

    Slightly late in posting today, it has been a day of ups and downs!

    Frozen pipes is not a good start to the day but the plumber has been to defrost them! And we now have cold water!:T

    My DFW list so far:-
    • [STRIKE]Feed cats and let them outside[/STRIKE] They are not liking this cold weather!
    • [STRIKE]Wash up dishes[/STRIKE] Done and put away
    • [STRIKE]Tidy lounge[/STRIKE] Done by 8am this morning!
    • [STRIKE]Vacum downstairs[/STRIKE] Done
    • [STRIKE]Put laundry away[/STRIKE] All sorted and put away
    • [STRIKE]Put up second xmas tree in the hall[/STRIKE] Up and ready to decorate
    • [STRIKE]OH to ring heating/plumbing company to sort out frozen pipes [/STRIKE] All defrosted
    • [STRIKE]Photo and list EBay items[/STRIKE] 12 items listed
    • [STRIKE]Send form to dad to complete and fax off - joys of moving house[/STRIKE] Sent and received by agents
    • [STRIKE]Ring to make appointments for nails & tan - going away 2nd Jan thought I'd treat myself as I don't like the milk bottle look![/STRIKE] A nice pamper day "me time"
    • [STRIKE]Ring O2 to find out when contract ends[/STRIKE] 15th Jan :)
    • Make a list of all the companies I need to change my address when I move
    • Update filofax
    • [STRIKE]Lunch from cupboard - creamy vegetable soup[/STRIKE] Yum!
    • Dinner from cupboard - Thai coconut curry with rice and green beans
    • Relax and have a bath
    Think that is it for me so far!

    Hope everyone is having a good day despite the weather!

    Peaches
    *~* Baby Girl born 29.10.10 - Isobelle Grace *~*
    Lloyds TSB - £2,350 Barclaycard - £850
    Sealed Pot Challenge 2011 #1048

  • NAEFAGS
    NAEFAGS Posts: 405 Forumite
    Hi Every one

    well i got home at 10am from my shift i left the house at 5pm last night as i used the bus.

    today i been shopping as we are due to get more snow :( so unsure if i will get home as planned

    to todo

    keep warm
    eat well
    stay safe

    hope you all are warm and safe

    redsam (((hugs)))) next job will be yours

    dms i work one 2 one with a client with dementia (8-8) days and
    8-8 waken nights

    take care off to work xxx:)
    ltsb loan £7,561 ltsb c/c £2,777 ltsb £1114.32 B/h loan £3,308 hali c/c £1900 hali loan £2575 l/tress £1520 the joy of debt
    :j/100 CLOTHES CHALLENGE 2011
    smoke free since 19/2/2009
    nsd 1/10 march
  • so many of us feeling blue :( must be crimbo & S.A.D me thinks - well me it was the usual story dd (I think she stole my bottle of perfume I received for my birthday when she was here on Sunday) which made me feel terrible, ds got involved in a very inappropriate way so we had a row and then to top it off I had a storming row with oh afterwards. So by 8 last night I just crawled into bed & went to sleep. Woke up feeling less than perky but the day improved once I got going....

    just gonna open a bottle of wine :T and only spent 42p today :j
    DF as at 30/12/16
    Wombling 2026: £25.70
    Grocery spend challenge Feb £285.11/£250
    GC annual £389.25/£2700
    Eating out budget: £ 48.87/£300
    Extra cash earned 2026: £185
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    hi everyone
    today i have:
    negotiated a discount on the cost of my new windows and doors
    withdrawn depost money, and moved savings round to offset
    i spent money today :( and i shouldn't have! i will learn from this
    going to sort some washing out to go on tonight in cheap leccy
  • lauradora
    lauradora Posts: 1,371 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    hi there dfw's

    I have been away for far too long:(

    Today
    • I've done a brand new budget
    • I've written to all my creditors to reduce our payments
    • I am coming back to mse and catching up on all my forums and getting going again :A
    Its not a lot but its a good start for my first day back :D

    Hope evryone is having a good day :happyhear
    On a mission
  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi all

    Sorry people are low.. Hugs to erme, redsam and dnms.. And welcome back lauradora!

    Today I have/ will:

    - check online banking
    - had no tea as got cake for free at lovely local event..not very healthy but definitely MSE
    - spent nothing apart from swimming lessons for DD2 and a sandwich so not bad. OH had his work Xmas dinner though but only £10 so pretty reasonable I guess
    - eggs from chickens..yay
    - tidied up room for our new lodger..well a mate actually but we are thinking of getting a lodger for our spare room so will be interesting to
    see how it goes
    - freecycling a toddler seat for a bike


    Low key day but that's it folks.hope tomorrow goes better for everyone


    Brizzle
    MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal :D
    Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
    Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T
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