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All the small things - tell me what you have done to be MF today

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  • Evening all!
    Productive week so far....
    Got a load of whoopsied stuff from the supermarket on way home from work now all in freezer
    Got a £1 top from new look :) but then realised Id bought a size 6 (fyi not a size 6!! :rotfl:) It kinda fits but looks silly! May keep it till lost a bit of wt or give it to a friend who is more skinny!
    2 packs of free green tea in the post...
  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,023 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Only a few things today:

    * renewed my free antivirus as I am a sharleys customer
    * made myself happy looking at my bank balance
    * drove home at 60
    * made tea instead of getting takeaway
    Debt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.
  • linz
    linz Posts: 1,971 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Over the last few days I have -

    - Done about £5 worth of New Vista/Populus surveys on TCB
    - Persevered with Onepoll (up to £3.70 as cashed out last month :))
    - Won the Euromillions! (£2.80) ;)
    - Made a sausage cassoulet from a tin of hot dog sausages and some staples from the store cupboard. Ded cheap, ded nice and will last about 3 meals
    - Bought 2 x whoopsied loaves from the spar, 30p each and 2 x small fresh chickens, £1.36 each. All are in the freezer.
    - Travelled home to parents on the 50% off National Express code off the Grabbit board. Cost £16.70, whereas petrol would have been about £30 :D
    - Used same 50% code to book travel to Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Aug. £18 return and saves a looong drive :)
    - Baked some flapjacks. Plan to bake some more stuff today
    - Not strictly MSE but bought £90 worth of clothes from Amazon but I had £45 in survey vouchers stored up so effectively half price. (Was saving for an ipod nano but someone at work was selling one for a reasonable price which my Royal Ascot winnings paid for last month ;))


    Can't think of much else. Happy weekend !
    #39 - Save £12k in 2025
  • usa1
    usa1 Posts: 538 Forumite
    Todays offerings:

    £5.00 - Vivatic
    Hand washed car and hoovered inside - dreaded chores.
    1 X survey GTM - almost to pay out thresshold.

    Used VO Argos voucher to pay for phone credit, thus saving on 1 months direct debit
    It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand. ~ Brian Stimpson, Clockwise
  • Little*Miss
    Little*Miss Posts: 199 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Today I have:

    1. Had training at work today, so pinched a few biscuits come in handy for our housewarming party!
    2. Got given a free pair of gloves today, again like themadvix and katsu say I know you guys understand the joy freebies bring!!!

    That's it really I'm shatted from work so don't plan to do anything else tonight other than update my MF dairy. :)

    Good luck MSers.
    Mortgage at Highest:£145,000
    Penny Challenge #39: £221.26 / £667.95
    Make £10 a day: Feb: £300 / £280
    March: £2.95 / £310
  • wantabetterlife
    wantabetterlife Posts: 1,296 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Today for me:
    • Cut DD's hair myself so have saved about £8 by not going to the hairdressers :j
    • Had dinner in MILs house
    • Used up leftovers in the freezer for lunch
    • A friend gave me loads of clothes her wee boy has grew out of for DS, this will really help keep the clothes budget down
    • I really needed some new tops for going on holidays and had seen a few in the next catalogue that i was tempted by, but the MSE in me decided to look on ebay and i bought four lovely tops from river island and next and only paid 99p for each of them :j:j
    • Got DDs school shoes for next year on ebay for about half the retail price :D
    Credit card £4461.15Home mortgage £137117Buy to let mortgage £83,000
  • Little*Miss
    Little*Miss Posts: 199 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Today I have:

    1. Completed a survey on one poll for 10p oh yea!
    2. Thought I had searched and got the best quote for home insurance, going direct through the insurer they quoted me £23.48 less I may be able to get some cash back too!:D
    3. Had a NSD today.
    4. Updated my Money saving tips.:T
    5. Off to wash my hair now with my everlasting conditioner, by just adding water to it, it has lasted another four washes so far! Brilliant!

    Keep going MS peeps. :D
    Mortgage at Highest:£145,000
    Penny Challenge #39: £221.26 / £667.95
    Make £10 a day: Feb: £300 / £280
    March: £2.95 / £310
  • usa1
    usa1 Posts: 538 Forumite
    Todays offerings:

    25p VO -
    £4.00 Iceland vouchers from surveys
    15p Onepoll
    £1.26 from survey head
    It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand. ~ Brian Stimpson, Clockwise
  • linz
    linz Posts: 1,971 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Recent small things for me include -

    - No spend day :j
    - 60p on OP - £5.10 so far this time :|
    - Redeeming £10.02 from Getpoundsback
    - Cutting the bottom off some face wash to get at quite a lot still left inside. Prob another weeks worth at least
    - Home made, delicious lentil curry for tea tonight and 1 x leftover portion
    - Printed off £1 off voucher for a 6 pack of Seabrooks crisps
    - Listed a few things on Ebay which have watchers, but no bids yet :(
    #39 - Save £12k in 2025
  • TallGirl
    TallGirl Posts: 6,246 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Sorry been missing in action for quite some time:

    - earned my 3rd free night in a Premier Inn now I just need to book them
    - got my Groupon cards, 22 for £14 and I like them all, fab will now have cards for a long long time. Also got £6 off for refer a friend os only spent £8
    - erh that is about it all the rest is about spending money

    Spent £80 in the Long Tall Sally Sale for 1 skirt and two tops but love them all and will use them for work.
    Used Groupon voucher for Hot Stone Massage very nice but meant I could not do my second weekly Bootcamp so wasted £2
    Save £12k in 25 No 49
    PB Win 21 £225, 22 £275, 23 £900, 24 £750 Balance Dec 25 £32.7K  
    Plan to move to Denmark for FIRE by Autumn 2025 “May your decisions reflect your hopes not your fears”
    New diary aiming for fire https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6414795/mortgage-free-now-aiming-for-fire#latest

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