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Monday 31st Jan - 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!
    Bad worldly Sabbath yesterday and was up till 1.30am putting e-books on phone (you know I have tonnes from https://www.archive.org) when it would all have been better left till this am :eek:

    So no training scheme for me this am :(

    anyhow

    today's agenda till tea


    • Sort out stuff for Car Boot and price (bedroom is a tip so this is going to take ages
    • Find kindle stuff and put on ebay
    • Find bags for cards
    • ?Write to Uncle K

    • Nap


    • Sort out a few books for BE to sell
    • Menu plan
    E
    :dance:
    I believe in the power of PAD
    Come and join us on the Payment a Day thread
    :dance:
  • Morning everyone and thanks to Determined for starting us off :)

    Loads of positiveness on here today!! Very inspiring, especially on a Monday morning... def helps coming on this thread :D

    My list for today: -
    • morning cup of tea at work
    • breakfast, lunch and snacks to work (made flapjacks last night so have one with me)
    • first run today in ages, so hoping my knee holds out, wish me luck!!!
    • tea per meal planner
    • check on-line banking and update ss
    • check surveys
    • quick tidy of house tonight, did a massive tidy at weekend so determined to keep on top of it during week so I don't have to spend my whole weekend tidying!
    • Be positive
    That's it for me, have a great Monday everyone :) x
    New starting debt 30/12/2018 £30,164.76:eek:
    Revised debt £29,361.70 2.66% paid
  • nickynoo08
    nickynoo08 Posts: 1,860 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Morning everyone,

    Today i have/will do.....

    checked online banking
    done daily clicks
    requested payout from tcb for £96.15 so once thats in my bank i'll have enough to cover my car tax and mot :j(hopefully wont need much for repairs)
    going shopping soon - will be armed with my list and sticking to it!
    have done meal plan for the week
    wm to go on and dry indoors
    dw to go on eco wash once full
    whiz round bedrooms and give them a quick tidy
    visit friend

    Thats me for today. See you tomoro
    £387.39/£196.46
    Pay my debt by End of Feb 2022
    49.28% paid!

    £199.55/£500 savings by End of April 2022
    39.91% saved!

    Make £2022 in 2022 - £20
  • chevalier
    chevalier Posts: 7,937 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I have today taken my boys swimming at the beach.
    And made chicken stock out of the bones rather than just throwing them away.

    not much but a start
    chev
    I want a job that is less than an hour driving away from my house! Are you listening universe?
  • Morning

    Today I.....

    have put boys dinner in slow cooker
    sent DS1 to school with packed lunch
    transferred all the monies online as per February budget (don't know how it will work :S)
    booked DS2 birthday party as the newest (and cheapest) place in town - £30 for 15 kids in soft play!!!!
    Working with a friend for extra cash this afternoon
    return overdue library books and pay my fine
    speak to out of school care about getting kids in during holidays
    contact tax credits re above
    list a couple of things on ebay

    HAPPY MONDAY everyone x
    Official DFW nerd no 551 - proud to be dealing with my debts
    Debts as of March 2014
    Nationwide - £5745, Overdraft - £350,
    Debts as of January 2015
    Nationwide - £4997, Overdraft - £0:j
  • Morning

    Hope everyone has had a nice weekend and is feeling refreshed?

    Today I Will:

    Have homemade lunch at work - apparently the microwave has been moved so will have to search it out
    Charge mobile at work
    Withdraw money to cover the rest of the week
    Cancel gym membership, its an expense I can't justify
    Walk home, this should be about 50 mins or so, will make this part of my daily routine instead of the gym
    Dinner tonight is from the store cupboard and freezer
    Check Surveys
    Start to declutter bedroom, to find things to put on Ebay.

    Have a good day
    x
    *Official DFW Nerd #1368 - Proud to be dealing with my debts*
    *Debts at LBM (11 Jan 2011): -£16400.62* Currently: -5948.68 (64% paid )*4 CC and 3 OD*
    Current DFD: [STRIKE]Oct 2012[/STRIKE] May 2012
    :eek:
  • :hello: Good morning everyone, what a lovely day and so many busy peeps doing your stuff!!!

    DNMS, I am glad your enjoying your work. It doen't matter how slow you do it, what matters is that your determined to do it!!! thats great motivation!!!

    Kel, well done on your weight loss. I ususally find my scales, play tricks on me:D I know when I am at that time of the month, I put on 4lbs just in excess water:eek: and it takes about a week for all this to go. you should see my belly:eek: I look as if I am pregnant. Fat chance:D. As I am a armchair fanatic, I lose weight very very slowly, but instead of relying on those scales of mine, I use the tape measure to record my statistics. Sometimes we can not see the inches coming off, and the scales only tell us the weight, so the tape measure always puts a smile on my face!!!:D

    Today I won't be doing much at all. I have an emotional crisis. December 2009 I lost my older brother, and my niece, his only daughter, has written me a letter telling me that she has had a nervous breakdown:(So today I will do all I can to support her all be it on the telephone.

    I have or will do if time permits

    Heating is off

    Check online banking

    Ask my lovely carer to count my pennies, :D

    Plan my meals for the week

    Do some armchair workouts

    A quick game of beads with Fluffy

    Already phoned my DD at work, Two applications for jobs has also arrived in post!!!

    Well thats it for me one and all. Have a great Monday and stay happy and positive!!!! :D
  • Pernicious
    Pernicious Posts: 1,786 Forumite
    edited 31 January 2011 at 10:34PM
    Morning all,

    *yawns* In dire need of an early night I think, feeling seriously sleep deprived! Why oh why must the weekend pass me by so quickly without much time to truly relax? :( *Sighs* I must try to be more positive today, & take some time out for myself.

    Anyway good luck Milly with the essay, & I hope everyone else is doing ok.

    Today I have/will:-
    • [STRIKE]Make use of free coffee/water at work[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Bring in food from home[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Leftover pizza for lunch, can't believe I used to just throw it away![/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Dinner from meal plan[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Create my personal budget for the month[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Log calories on Foodfocus - Cheaper than WW as it's free![/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Check for surveys[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Enter comps[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Check out freebies/comps board[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Check cashback site[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Heating off during working day[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Check petrol prices before filling up[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Charge phone at work[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Stay in at lunchtime to avoid the shops[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Check online banking[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Call utilities companies again to chase up/check details[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Check Next order details, I don't think they've delivered the right jeans[/STRIKE] Going to return them this week
    • Finish up organising the accounts paperwork
    • Finish tidying bedroom - All this tidying is finding some bits for Ebay :)
    • Spend at least 10mins going over my tkd terminology
    • Continue reading wedding tips thread
    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!
  • La_escocesa
    La_escocesa Posts: 3,119 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Yay :T nipped into M and S on my way to work and the cardi was there waiting for me :T Used vouchers too so didn't need to go to the bank ;)

    Also made myself a free cuppa with milk from a bottle (always better than from a plastic carton, right?) and admired the view from 8 floors up. Gorgeous day with not a cloud in the sky so could see for miles too. :D Oh the small things that are making my Monday bright :D
  • raq
    raq Posts: 1,716 Forumite
    gutted for a monday. Checked online banking and a payment hasn't gone through so had to borrow from my parents until thursday. Oh well never mind
    :A Tomorrow's just another day - keep smiling
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