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

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  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,023 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Am delighted by the lovely Linz and the FD ££. Just hoping that she gets the Mr Katsu referral too. They got sent off at the same time so hopefully all will be well (and she and I can enjoy £50 free money each!).

    Walked to and from Mr A yesterday, saving petrol (but not my arms! :D).

    Got another christmas gift in the CS yesterday - £1.50 for a big bottle of aftershave for DB. No cellophane wrapping but still with box (bottle looked pretty much full - and smelt OK). Got to love stashing these bargains. Hopefully I can convince him it was a sample sale or something, not second hand ;)

    Raised a TCB missing cashback claim - getting the hang of that now. Doubt this will be as quick as the netflix but who knows!

    Been getting washing done and out on the line, not warm enough to dry it and barely any breeze, but still, must be doing it some good.
    Debt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,961 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Payment for a Wii game we sold has now cleared, signature updated accordingly.

    Looking forward to payday tomorrow, time for a transfer to the OP pot ;)

    Aiming for a low spend week, making packed lunches and bought 3 bags of 69p from Aldi (feeling somewhat guilty about the food miles!)
  • I finally sign up for TCB and earned £28 in cashback, have to wait patiently though to see any of it:rotfl:

    opened new reg saver with £500 at 5% - should bring extra £125 after a year if I pay in the same each month.

    Patiently waiting for my amazon voucher for account switching to arrive before I buy my 2nd Wii remote;)
    Debt: [STRIKE]-£77.299 74,209[/STRIKE]-£72,860 Projected MF date(age):[STRIKE]2044(63)[/STRIKE] 2029(48)
    Credit Card 0%: -£1,800 Reg Saver: £4000/£6000 ISA: £0/£2500

    From March 2012: Mortgage OP: £160 pcm
    (saving 29k):D
    Apr 2013 Goal: reduce balance to £72,000 to get 60%LTV & better deal
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,961 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Paid c. £120 into OP pot
    Paid £20 into OP savings 1 and £4 into OP savings 2
    Took a packed lunch into work
    Shopping around for moving boxes (please see my thread on wanna buy it or do it!)
    Having a no spend day (even though it's payday!)

    Have a good one everybody :)
  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,023 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    * drove at 60 on motorway on way home (but not on way to meeting, sadly).
    * got refund cheque from utility co for money they still had on my account, but I have switched away. One other refund cheque still to come as they do G&E separately! :mad:
    * not buying chocolate for lent - been saving me money all week :rotfl:
    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
    - packed lunch & tea from freezer

    - Received another £5 Amazon voucher from Swagbucks and right on cue cashed in another one :)

    - £5 Halifax reward

    - Got 14 multipack of Hula Hoops (£1) to put in lunches and a steak and kidney pie (22p) for a quick tea one night from local Spar's sh*tshelf.

    - Friend has given me a large pot with some basil, chives and parsley seeds in with a view to growing my own in a little herb garden when they grow big enough to transfer to the garden :T
    #39 - Save £12k in 2025
  • usa1
    usa1 Posts: 538 Forumite
    So far today:

    Redeemed $5.00 Pay Pal Sw4g Bucks.
    It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand. ~ Brian Stimpson, Clockwise
  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,023 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Used wifi at work to download files to iPod and charged phone.

    Got lift to shop so saved petrol
    Debt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.
  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,023 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Wow, took me pages to find this thread :eek:

    * I found some coppers on the floor whilst out shopping
    * got some more pressies from the CS - a real bargain box set of DVDs
    * borrowed a CD from the library
    * got new library books whilst out and about
    * Used Mr M miles vouchers in store to stock up on some bargains
    * have downloaded some iphone shopping list apps so I can try and avoid forgetting bits, and am now religiously checking my bar codes for cheaper prices in other stores
    * Used a boots voucher from a survey to get some shopping, so I could get a no 7 voucher to buy a lipliner. Result = £13 of shopping for £3 of real money :T
    Debt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.
  • curlygirl1971
    curlygirl1971 Posts: 1,367 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    katsu wrote: »
    Wow, took me pages to find this thread :eek:

    * I found some coppers on the floor whilst out shopping
    :T

    I picked up a penny this morning :o sadly the only money saving thing I did today

    Well done on your list Katsu
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