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

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  • dipashah
    dipashah Posts: 419 Forumite
    Only been on OP one week and already have £4.20!
    Got free mini aquafresh toothpaste in the post today and free mini bottle of new biscotti baileys!
    completed 2 other online surveys
    Free lunch at work for attending a seminar
  • RedGoose
    RedGoose Posts: 167 Forumite
    Such a good idea for a thread (sometimes it feels like the "little things" go unrewarded but this helps me feel pleased with myself)- thank you!
    Sealed pot challenger#1677
    2012 total: £252.11/£200; 2013:£0/£250
    Virtual sealed pot challenger 2013 no.12: £25.97/£200
  • Hi all,

    Not been on here much but-little things:
    -Have come home for lunch so far this week so no boots meal deals
    -bought savers version and on offer cleaning bits for house
    -got £7 or so cashback from kelkoo which I need to cash
    -thinking about upping overpayment on mortgage by another £50 a month
    Credit cards: April 2009-£1800, 1 March 2010-£0 :j
    Car: June 2009-£500, March 2010-£200 September 2010-£0
    Mortgage-October 2009-£134, 290.64. February 2010=£133,854. January 2011-£131, 718.74
  • juicygirl
    juicygirl Posts: 658 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Today i have:

    - posted my amazon parcels and requested payment
    - done onepoll surveys
    - cancelled a magazine subscription
    - stuck to list in supermarket
  • TallGirl
    TallGirl Posts: 6,532 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Let me see:
    -bought a pair of slippers I really needed for £7.50 down from £10 in M&S saves on heating and I can now have a pair permanently packed for going away on business (hotels are so cold sometimes)
    -Black pencil skirt again needed for work (something smart for a coporate day we have coming up) £19.50 down to £14 again M&S
    - £6.95 in Quidco cashback and referred a friend so maybe £2.50
    -expenses all up to date they owe me loads.
    - stayed 4 nights in Premier Inns on my way to earn the next free night.

    Less good stuff:
    - DH spent £82.50 on Cobb assesories to get free postage over £75 (saving £6.50) but still a lot
    - BIL has 2 weeks in his holiday properties we can have incl free golf so planning a trip so South Africa in Mid January, will have to pay for all meals but still an opportunity not to be missed.Flight will be £650 but I can get 2% cashback and its free to take golf clubs.
    Moved to Denmark for FIRE by Aug 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

  • usa1
    usa1 Posts: 538 Forumite
    Hi All - So far

    $5.00 Swag bucks
    £100.000 over payment to the Halifax
    Cheap day out last Sat with free travel to London due to DH works perks, I love London..
    It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand. ~ Brian Stimpson, Clockwise
  • usa1
    usa1 Posts: 538 Forumite
    Today so far;

    1 x £5.00 Amazon eVoucher.
    Walked to work
    Saved £115.00 on shopping round for car insurance. - Paid for in one annual lump sum, with £30.00 Agros vouchers via argos price comparison website.
    It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand. ~ Brian Stimpson, Clockwise
  • Gillybean
    Gillybean Posts: 290 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Got a tax credits rebate through. It's money I've not missed so has gone straight to the mortgage.

    Hopefully once that's gone through and the mortgage repayment is recalculated I'll be *just about* able to match the monthly repayment in OP- how cool is that?!?
  • chickadee
    chickadee Posts: 1,447 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Today I have:
    • Brought lunch to work;
    • Checked my Quidco balance - £88 coming my way in early November from travel insurance and theme park tickets bought for summer holiday;
    • Downloaded the Nectar App to my phone and had a very pleasant surprise. I have £245-worth of points waiting to be spent. That should see me right for either Christmas gifts or Christmas food shopping :j (I have had a nectar card for years and never redeemed any points.)
    • Updated finance spreadsheets;
    • Had my hair cut last night by a mobile hairdresser instead of going to the salon, saving me about £25 a time :).
    Think that is all for now.
    Sealed Pot Challenge #8 £341.90
    Sealed Pot Challenge #9 £162.98
    Sealed Pot Challenge #10 £33.10
    Sealed Pot Challenge #11 Member #36
  • TallGirl
    TallGirl Posts: 6,532 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    chickadee wrote: »
    Today I have:
    • Downloaded the Nectar App to my phone and had a very pleasant surprise. I have £245-worth of points waiting to be spent. That should see me right for either Christmas gifts or Christmas food shopping :j (I have had a nectar card for years and never redeemed any points.)
    • .
    Think that is all for now.

    Nice one don't forget you can spend them in Argos as well as Sainsbury just hand it over when you pay.
    Moved to Denmark for FIRE by Aug 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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