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Tuesday 11th January - What small things will you be doing today?

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  • Morning all.

    Today I will/have:
    - work hard
    - check accounts
    - check freebies board

    Have a nice day everyone x
    Emergencies account: £500/500
  • complimentschemistry
    complimentschemistry Posts: 280 Forumite
    edited 11 January 2011 at 1:57PM
    Morning Moneysavers!

    Today will be my first actual NSD following many attempted ones :) Really proud of myself, going to keep going 'til I reach/beat my target of 12!



    Things I'll be doing today:-
    • Check online banking x 2
    • Exchange t-shirts I got for Dad for Xmas for bigger size
    • Finalize budget for February
    • NSD!!!
    • Print off Music Magpie labels @ work and send off tomorrow
    • List books on eBay after adding new card to Paypal
    • Lunch from stores - [STRIKE]tomato & basil soup, yum yum[/STRIKE] :) - Had chicken curry instead but feel really sick now :(
    • Look up [STRIKE]Challenges[/STRIKE] - (I meant Competitions) thread on MSE Forum, need to get in on that!
    Hope you all have fab days! x
    October Grocery Challenge - £67.18/£135
    Save up £500 - £0/£500
    NSDs for October - 0/10
  • Pernicious
    Pernicious Posts: 1,786 Forumite
    edited 11 January 2011 at 11:32PM
    Morning all,

    Thanks for starting us off in such an upbeat way DNMS! I'm with you :)

    Wow Moneypenny, that was a close one!! I'm dreading when it's time to renew my car insurance as it doesn't seem to be going down anymore, despite no claims!

    Milly - At least you have an amazing holiday to look forward too over the coming months, I hope to be doing the same soon :j

    Today I have/will:-
    • Finish up organising the accounts paperwork
    • Find more items to ebay
    • [STRIKE]Check ebay items, gone up to 3 watchers last time I checked but still not good enough, I need bids![/STRIKE] More watchers, but still no bids
    • [STRIKE]Enter comps[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Check for surveys[/STRIKE]
    • Finish tidying study
    • Finish tidying bedroom
    • Spend at least 10mins going over my tkd terminology
    • [STRIKE]Lunch & healthy snacks from home[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Dinner from meal plan[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Rigidly stick to list at the supermarket later[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Hopefully a LSD as I need to buy a couple of cards[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Log calories on foodfocus[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Look at Martin's email again so I can go through things properly[/STRIKE]
    • Fold up & put away clean washing so it doesn't get dirty again
    • Read wedding tips thread
    • [STRIKE]Make use of free coffee/water at work [/STRIKE]
    • Call E.on to ask for a final bill so I can pay & then cancel DD
    • Google some hen night ideas for my best friend
    • [STRIKE]Check status of cashback[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Update bills/spending diary[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Washing on quick wash[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Get an even earlier night as I'm still sleepy![/STRIKE]
    Have a great, moneysaving day everyone x
    :idea:Debt at July 2012: £12,862.57 :eek:
    :dance:Current Debt: £0 :j
    100% paid off!
    :think: Savings Goal for November 2016: £5000 :cool:
    :D Current Savings: £1176.24 _party_
    23.52% Saved!
  • Erme
    Erme Posts: 3,597 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
    LIfe is a bit crazy with mood swings right now; being back on the cigs and not sleeping so sorry for not posting much but doing what I can to stay sane...

    Anyhow just wanted to tell folk I'm off to pick up a scrap piece of carpet in a mo from a carpet place I found in YP to cover the worst of the lounge :). Saving £20-30 from round the corner :)...I offered him homebaking but he declined :(

    E
    :dance:
    I believe in the power of PAD
    Come and join us on the Payment a Day thread
    :dance:
  • josiebabie
    josiebabie Posts: 1,224 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Morning all!
    I'm in DNM, need motivation today cos I'm feeling a bit lazy....lol

    Today I will:-
    - Check banking
    - Do some surveys, not done any for agggeeeeessss
    - Do some work in progress
    - Nip to town at lunch to return DD's skirt (£17!!!!)
    - Purchase DB3's birthday present
    - Snacks from home
    - Lunch from home, left over bolognase from home
    - 1 x HC, didn't do yesterday
    - Tea from stores

    Jx
    Nothing to report as yet...give me a minute...!
  • Morning :hello:.

    It's an at home day day for me today so I hope to make it a productive one.

    I have-
    -Checked Onepoll for surveys- I am so close to the £40 threshold
    -Done Swagbucks clicks- I highly recommend SB. I've had four £5 Amazon vouchers since I joined in September- happy to refer if anyone's interested
    :D
    -Check for MS
    -Breakfast from stores

    I will-
    -Walk to Dr with LO for his jabs, leaving the car at home.
    -Walk to town- exchange a jumper that doesn't fit to buy a present I need to get making it money neutral:money:.
    -Continue with the diet
    -Batch cook some healthy meals from stores
    -Sort out a minimum of ten items to eBay, plus clear out a minimum of one bag of things for the charity shop to help with the declutter
    -Do phone interview for part time census jobs at 5:30pm.


    I love this thread- it helps me feel in control!
    :DYummy mummy, runner, baker and procrastinator :p
  • La_escocesa
    La_escocesa Posts: 3,119 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper



    Morning everyone :wave: another day :j (yesterday was a little sucky, not work stuff but personal) but I've put it behind me and I'm ready for a brand new day :j get in I'm, up for it - who's with me????
    :A

    :T Ha ha, this is exactly what I just said to you on your diary thread before I saw this :D Knew you'd be back on it :D
  • La_escocesa
    La_escocesa Posts: 3,119 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Erme wrote: »
    Anyhow just wanted to tell folk I'm off to pick up a scrap piece of carpet in a mo from a carpet place I found in YP to cover the worst of the lounge :). Saving £20-30 from round the corner :)...I offered him homebaking but he declined :(

    E

    Probably just on a January diet, E, and nowt against your baking :)
  • Nejlloyd
    Nejlloyd Posts: 37 Forumite
    edited 11 January 2011 at 10:25PM
    Morning peeps,

    Today I will/have
    • Check banking & update spending diary with any DD's Done no change
    • Check E-mails Done
    • Have to wait in for OH's parcels to arrive One has arrived just waiting on the other
    • Box up DVD's & CD's ready to post to Music Magpie :money:
    • General tidy up Done
    • Carry on with the decluttering I started yesterday Doing
    • A little bit of work from home (probably only 30 mins) :oHmmmmm .......
    • NSD (10 so far :j)
    • Food from stores Done
    • Girly film night 2nite with my friends at mine, I'm supplying the film (Twilight) and they're bringing the munchies!!:jReally enjoyed film night who needs the cinema anyway??? Same again next week me thinks!!!
    Catch you later, hope you all have a fab Tuesday!! x x x
  • La_escocesa
    La_escocesa Posts: 3,119 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Coo ee :wave: me again...

    Not at work today - just getting organised at home before it all gets on top of me...
    • Wait for postie - Milly told me about the perfume oils from the Perfume Parlour and they are now en route :D - 2 for OH, 2 for me and one for candle making so great deal @ £10 for 5 :D
    • Check banking
    • Become a kitchen cleaning and cooking marvel :cool:
    • Make a start on the laundry :o
    • Send yoga teacher training application form :T
    • Open another savings account so i don't spend money for ^
    • Catch up with Prison Break boxset - need to watch it so I can sell it on again :cool:
    • Read a bit
    • Made my own lip scrub - caster sugar, honey, olive oil
    Catch up later :beer:
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