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

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  • And I've also checked our Tesco Clubcards for unused vouchers - me = £1, OH = £6 :)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • ILoveSaving
    ILoveSaving Posts: 84 Forumite
    Having no holiday this year! (Saves a fortune)

    But this is not by choice, we were going to try and take kids away for a couple of days to a B&B, but other half and myself have both found if you do not have a holiday booked you get your holiday reaaranged for you!

    I had to give up the May bank holiday off with kids as manager at work wanted to go away! So working from January to August with only one wekk off at Easter. So I reaaranged to take a week off when hubby was off at end of August and now the same thing as happened to him! As he is the only one with no holiday booked they have decided to make a big office move that week and he now has to go in.

    Can people not understand we need holidays too, even if we cant afford to book up somewhere to go?? It would be nice to actually have a week off together!

    Sorry for the rant, but getting a bit sick of employers expectations. x :(
    Currently debt free (for 4 years) - ISA Savings now £4,050.56
    Save 12k in 2012 Challenge - £3215.17 / 3000k (Member 159)

    'Wealth' - It's not what you make, but how much you keep!
    Every pound spent is gone forever, new ones have to be rearned!
  • ammonite
    ammonite Posts: 1,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Lots of surveys on onepoll right now.

    I've just been screened out of 6 of them :( apparently if your married you aren't wanted *sulks* :D
  • quintwins
    quintwins Posts: 5,179 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    done surverys
    food for stores
    not leaving the house (atleast i won't get wet)
    trying to sell a few bits online :)
    DEC GC £463.67/£450
    EF- £110/COLOR]/£1000
  • linz
    linz Posts: 1,971 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Today I -

    Used 1 teabag for 2 cups :rotfl:

    Walked to work and got a lift back

    Packed lunch for work, tea from freezer

    Transferred £50 from paypal to bank (ebay sales)

    Got bids on 2 items that finish later in the week, only 99p so far but hoping for a little more.

    Got a 25 point joining bonus on Superpoints if anyone's interested in joining http://superpoints.com/bonus/9me0a9 valid for the next 2 days :)
    #39 - Save £12k in 2025
  • I wasn't lazy this year... I didn't automatically renew my car insurance... my new policy was 16% cheaper... and for the first time ever I used a cashback website and earnt £25 :money:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • BaconandEggs
    BaconandEggs Posts: 578 Forumite
    Gave wife lift to work and back.
    Packed lunch.
    Charged phone.
  • JimLad
    JimLad Posts: 950 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    I wasn't lazy this year... I didn't automatically renew my car insurance... my new policy was 16% cheaper... and for the first time ever I used a cashback website and earnt £25 :money:

    Well done!:beer:
    It amazes me the amount of people that just let automatic renewals happen. The past 3 years i have simply phoned my current insurer and they have matched the lowest quote i have got online.
    Mortgage Free 22/03/17
    MissWillow is my OH!
  • ammonite
    ammonite Posts: 1,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Some more on onepoll - screened out of 2 of 3 :(
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Used a £3.33 price guarantee voucher in Asda :D.

    Collected a £5 loyalty voucher from Mr M petrol station :D.

    So that's a £8.33 op on its way :D.

    35p on Onepoll (thanks for reminder Ammonite :)), £2.20 to payout :D.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
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