Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd January 2011 What small DFW things will you do today????

Pickle_99_uk

HI,

To save money today I:

Made bread (mum gave me the ingredients as she wasn't going to use them so it cost me nothing)
Mended the hem on a skirt
Went for a walk to the park with hubby, son and dog (free entertainment - the dig chased squirrels and our son chased the dog so everyone happy!)

I will also:
Check the survey sits I use
Fix the hem on a pair if trousers

Happy New Year everyone, xx

Casperthefriendlyghost

Hello everyone!

Happy new year! Hope 2011 is a good year for DWFs with loads of savings to be made!

Today I will/have

Make some Jam Tarts*Made & already eaten 2 lol!
Online Banking*Done
Set up Online Payments for January*Done
Update spending diary*Done
Food from storecupboards for the day*Done
Watch Being Human - Season 2 - Episodes 1 - 3*Done
Watch Castle - Season 2 - Episodes 1 - 3*Done
(Yeah, there'll be loads of watching telly & catching up)
Survey to do*Done
NSD! No 3 since I got paid in December!*Done

Cheers
Casper
xx

Pernicious

Happy new year everyone,

Although I do not feel hungover as such, I do feel...zombielike...today, little bit too much :beer: last night me thinks!

Stitchy - Thanks for answering Sunnysea's question yesterday as I didn't make it back on until today.

Ok today I plan to do the following, but very much doubt I will get much of it done unless I perk up soon:-

• [STRIKE]NSD - not going out anywhere & just feel like curling up in my pj's![/STRIKE]
• Finish up organising the accounts paperwork
• Find more items to ebay
• [STRIKE]Keep reading through "losing lbs whilst saving £££'s" thread[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Enter comps[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Check for surveys[/STRIKE]
• Finish tidying study
• Finish tidying bedroom
• Hang up washing to dry
• [STRIKE]Washing up[/STRIKE]
• Spend at least 10mins going over my tkd terminology - need to past first time not shell out twice
• [STRIKE]Dinner from cupboards - use up veg before it goes off[/STRIKE]

Have a great, moneysaving day everyone x

Miss_Piggy_2

Evening everyone and Happy new Year!:j

Bit late on here as was...ahem..bit hungover earlier:o:rotfl:

Todays efforts:

* NSD
* Check on-line banking
* Heating off as doesn't seem too cold
* Storecupboard dinner
* Do meal plan for next week (didn't get done yesterday:p)
* Look on ebay for wool - learning how to knit!:eek:

Miss P
xx

WelshWoofer

Evening all! Not hungover but have the worst cold ever - even managed to convince myself I had swine flu this morning:o
Have no energy and no motivation but plenty of sneezes and sniffing so not a lot done today.



I have managed to...

• Give dog 2 short walks - poor pooch but he's being very good, funny how they know when you're not well
• Done one load of washing
• Popped to Mr T for cold meds and did the shop while there - £40 from a £50 weekly budget so quite happy with that
• Put dry washing away
• Checked banks
• Ordered mum's birthday present for disabled sister
• Sat on settee for 3 hours watching darts (must be ill!)

That's all I've managed - got lots to do tomorrow now - hopefully the rest will make me better and I'll be fightng fit and full of enthusiasm to mark books tomorrow (somehow doubt it!)

stitching_witch

A mixed day for me today; started well but has just changed tack somewhat!


So far today:

• checked banking
• checked for surveys
• fed and watered chickens and collected two eggies
• went to DD's for family dinner and swap presents etc so free food
• checked on-line electricity bill and they're changing my direct debit from £80pm to £159pm :eek::eek::eek:

I will also:

• panic!!!!

When I did my budget a few days ago I actually made a comment on here saying we'd be okay provided there were no big price increases I already had regrets about spending so much on my new glasses yesterday and the new electricity payment has made me feel quite sick.

stitchy x

WelshWoofer

Stitchy - the water people did the same with me last week - £21 a month to £230 a month!
Several irate phone calls later and they've put it back and decided it was an errant reading - worth a check?
Fingers crossed for you. xx

forsya

Happy New Year!!!

Today I have...

- prepared my budget and financial goals for 2011
- got a letter inviting me for an interview to do the PCGE course, scary career change but very excited about that!
-got home after Christmas and realised how lucky I have been and how much I have and do not need anything
- received some money from my dad : ) Will pay in check this week

Eaten too much as has been the case for the past few weeks : (

xx

MFWannabe

stitching_witch wrote: »

A mixed day for me today; started well but has just changed tack somewhat!



So far today:

• checked banking
• checked for surveys
• fed and watered chickens and collected two eggies
• went to DD's for family dinner and swap presents etc so free food
• checked on-line electricity bill and they're changing my direct debit from £80pm to £159pm :eek::eek::eek: - EEEkkkkkkk!!!!
• I will also:
• panic!!!!

When I did my budget a few days ago I actually made a comment on here saying we'd be okay provided there were no big price increases I already had regrets about spending so much on my new glasses yesterday and the new electricity payment has made me feel quite sick.

stitchy x

Ring them and ask if it's correct? Tell them you simply cannot afford this much more; if it has to go up then agree on a set amount

Erme

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

hi everyone
thanks for the info on the hoover Erme i'm looking for a new one. i'd prefer one of the smaller pull along ones just because of the size etc but just don't know what to get. We have pets so i want a really good one.

my list for today:
i've checked my accounts
i need to make the bathroom shiney
make the kitchen shiney
make chicken roast with the reduced price chicken i bought and froze on christmas eve.
DW run overnight in cheap leccy.
First NSD of this month. (i'm assuming all the shops are shut but i don't really know to be honest.)

No hangover here as we're teetotal. Plus OH was in work at 8 this morning.

Happy New Year everyone.

You'd be better off with a decent miele (£150 upwards) cos this one is like an elephant (huge - man size) and heavy

E