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All the small things - tell me what you have done to be MF today
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Had a good few min spend days:
walked to shops & for visiting friends at weekend to save on petrol
washing out on line again on Sunday - loving the sunny weather!
bought basics in Mr T & only spent £15
Made soup for today's & tomorrow's lunches
charged phone at work
heating still turned down
listed a few items on ebay but only bids on one
only a few surveys done - will catch up when not in work towards end of weekOPs Jan - Dec 2013: 6915/6000 :beer:OPs Jan - Dec 2014: 3900/7500Adding to savings: 550/20000 -
Today I have:
- confirmed that I will start work at my new job on the 7th so will get my first wage at the end of the month:D
- used up bits in the freezer/fridge to make a quiche for tea that will do for my lunch tomorrow too
- bought DS formula from b00ts to stop me being tempted to buy other stuff in the sm
- eeebay now at 5 sales out of 18 listed on sunday and 10 of the remaining 13 have watchers:)
- resolved my eeebay to europe issue and just waiting for £s to land in paypal
- arranged pick up of one eeebay item sold last week
- found a D&G top to eeebay on sunday
Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
Pay off £7000 - £1743 - 19.4%
Make £2021 extra income - £99.750 -
Loving this thread still

Today...
- Like *Jellie*...I went to work! :rotfl:(we've got keep the enthusiasm up Jellie!)
- Took part in a really easy Pinecone survey for a luncheon voucher (which I can use in a supermarket against the shopping!)
- Received an email from Atlantic energy (after I had chased) saying that they were repaying £80 as our yearly loyalty bonus back into my bank account (this will be an OP to the mortgage:))
- Received a 2 free teatowels from Cravendale (not sure how this is MFW but might mean that I don't have to waste money buying new tea towels - not that I spend much on them of course...!:D)0 -
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Today,
making a pizza for tonight dinner.
Notised my daughters school trousers are getting short on the leg so will take the hem down tonight
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My 13 year old daughter is trimming the back of my hair tonight ,lol.
But she has done it before really well and uses a clip to make sure its straight.
Popping to tesco's tonight to get woopsies.
might do some surveys , I havent done much lately due to a trapped nerve in my neck causing hand pain , mri on the 15th to find out whats wrong, but dont want to pay the hospital car park fees
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Tried washing clothes with basic shampoo in the washing machine and it works :T.Kindness costs nothing
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Today I have
- Let hubby go to work :rotfl:
- walked into town to post a parcel I sold on GM
- went to 3 different shops to find the cheapest envelopes
- did not buy chocolates or shoes
- earned 4p interest on my current account
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I love your post Caroline :rotfl:
Today I have:
* waited until I got home to call the Job Centre back as it was not free on my mobile.
* brought fruit and veg from the market as it is cheap and I was in town anyway to see an agency, so 2 errands, 1 car park fee
* left home with enough time to part in the free parking spaces and walk to the appt (they were full, but at least I tried)
* paid the car park then nipped back to a shop rather than go just over the extra hour and have to pay more for my parking (did have to give up on going to a second shop in the 15 mins they give you to get out of the car park
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* been to the pound shop and 99p shop and got some small jars so I can make DH jellies for work, and got a jar of cheap reduced sugar jam
* got some wheat bran to bulk out porridge
* got cheap fruit where possible - like bruised bananas to make banana bread or cake of some kind later in the weekDebt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.0 -
Sneaks in...
Got my nails done this afternoon, but I did get it half price.
Does that count ? :rotfl:
Sneaks out again .....0 -
Today I have:
* earned 10p on onepoll
* completed a yougov survey for first time in 6 months!
* completed an !psos survey
* bought over the counter medicine as was £2 cheaper than using the prescription (why did I have to go and pick up the bit of paper in that case?)
* bought a book I wanted through a second hand vendor on amazon, saving £5 (and used up last bit of voucher from surveys)
* called back valuators for the house (who have the wrong house number so need to check with the bank!)
* received new vax hoover (which was £100 cheaper than the dyson OH wanted, better blinking be good!)
* put in for £11.65 worth of expenses for refreshments at work on the weekend
* received mortgage offer forms and contract for remortgage :j!
* homemade lunch
* charged mobile at work
* dinner from the freezer
ETA:
* received some free laundry type product to trial!
* put a bread on, so OH won't have to buy lunch tomorrow even though I really didn't want to!Mortgage [STRIKE]16/03/2011: £190K 01/01/2017: £107,729.65 [/STRIKE] 01/07/2017: £95,979.89
OPs 2011-2016 = £45K 2017 OPs = £9250.200 -
I am away on business so don't have to spend any money on food however I have had 4 hours to kill in the centre of Plymouth today and they have a lovely Hotel Chocolate so not good really.
Did put £5 worth of 1p pieces into the bank unfortunately I left 30p in my handbag. That's 30 1p pieces. Pain
This weekend will be better though as I have an almost free weekend thanks to MS, lunch, dinner & breakfast plus overnight stay. Not too bad.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#latest0 -
do love this thread- great motivation!!
Today I ...
recieved a free magazine and 2 vouchers - one for nestle , one for an innocent smoothie!
dinner out of freezer...
had a shorter drive to where I was working so less petrol...
free lunch at meetings today too...
if going to work counts then also managed that! :rotfl:0
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