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

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  • How did you manage that? Every CD or DVD i have sold has gone for 0.30p unless its multi-disc.

    I had a few obscure ones that went for over £2! Most were 30p - 40p.
    Mortgage Free Wannabe
    1st April 2015
    Outstanding Mortgage (1&2): £75023/£76400 Target MF date: Jun 2019 (49 payments)
    Target OP (2015): £1500
    Outstanding Mortgage 3: £77000
    [STRIKE] Outstanding Loan: £1161 [/STRIKE] What Loan!
  • linz
    linz Posts: 1,973 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Today I have -

    Done clicks/surveys
    Made work pack up
    Tea from freezer
    Received the £100 joining incentive from First Direct :D didn't expect it til mid-April :)
    #39 - Save £12k in 2025
  • museumworker
    museumworker Posts: 2,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edited 9 March 2011 at 10:09PM
    Today I have:
    * gone to worky work
    * done some surveys
    * checked freebies board (thanks for reminder!)
    * voucher for free buttons bag
    * £1 off orange juice voucher
    * £1 off veg pot voucher
    * dinner from freezer (was lentil soup rather than the suspected daal:rotfl:! Had cooked rice to go with it, but will have this tomorrow night with chilli from freezer instead)
    * buying something work related through tcb ETA: £20.36 to come :j
    * made dd and I hot water bottles rather than have heating on any longer
    * put tomorrows dinner from freezer out to defrost rather than use microwave to defrost it
    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 = £9250.20
  • rlc22
    rlc22 Posts: 385 Forumite
    • 30p Onepoll. Now back over £12, so a little way to go for another payout though
    • Wrote a Dooyoo review - took me ages and ages - managed about 1700 words though!
    • Got taken out to lunch by a supplier
    • Went to in law's for dinner
    My last day at work tomorrow, so need to spend the evening doing work bits so I can finish everything that I said I would. Will try and get some Toluna in and perhaps some reading of Dooyoos...
  • Iris_Blue
    Iris_Blue Posts: 1,421 Forumite
    Today I've :

    * Entered 22 competitions on comps board
    * Me & DH have completed a few surveys on one poll
    * Completed a 20 minute survey on Tol – which took about 40 mins :(
    * Entered new meter reading to new gas/electricity supplier. Saving £10 pm from April and £65 c/back due
    * Kept heating, T.V AND laptop off for most of the day
    * planned what to sell on ebay over the next few days



    Tomorrow I will check freebies board too thanks for that Lilium & MW and Linz for first direct, I'll keep that in mind for after applied for new mortgage :)

    Keep 'em coming ! :)
    I can't be bothered updating this anymore
  • mummalove
    mummalove Posts: 924 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    I actually jot things down in my plan a day diary as i do it so i don't forget to report in. I am queen saddo obsessive compulsive. Oh well. I will be smiling when i am mortgage free. :rotfl:I can also see if i am beating yesterday to know if my efforts have been good enough.

    Bet all you other 'small things' addicts also get really, really cross when you forget to list something too ;) Not me of course :p

    So today's offerings:
    • couple of VO surveys totally £1.50 but blimey one of them dragged on for so long, I nearly gave up
    • onepoll = 30p
    • received a £10 Tesco giftcard I ordered from VO
    • used up loads of sprouty potatoes for dinner tonight
    • received my replacement WHS £20 giftcard today (this was after contacting customer services as an old one had expired in December)
    Gnite all :)
    "A smile takes but a moment...
    ...but the memory of it lasts forever"


    :D
  • Struggling to think of anything today...but in true addict style i will stop at nothing just so i can get my daily fix :D..........
    • Dinner made using whoopsied chicken and slightly sprouty potatoes...actually turned out lovely and i made enough potatoes for tomorrow
    • SIL collected DD from school today as she was out that way..small amount of diesel saved
    • Just back from visiting in laws and little ones had their supper there :D
    • Almost forgot.....a NSD :j
    • Because we were at inlaws we missed the dreaded "ice cream man" where we live .....
    ....okay i am really ripping the *ss out of this now so that will do :rotfl:
    Credit card £4461.15Home mortgage £137117Buy to let mortgage £83,000
  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,029 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    This morning I got a greggs BOGOF tea/coffee voucher so I have printed that with my croissant voucher ready for an MSE meet up with a friend next week. I printed it on fast greyscale to save ink ;)

    I will catch the bus to the train station instead of getting a taxi.

    I will try hard at the interview as a new job would be very MSE ;)
    Debt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.
  • misscousinitt
    misscousinitt Posts: 3,655 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hi - can I join in?!

    - got screened out on VO Survey today, but checked balance and now have £7.25
    - took lunch to work
    - shopping list done for this week - not much to get
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • Oh I'm hopeless at updating every day :o

    Anyway, past few days have been fairly low spend:
    • Cutting out fizzy juice, chocolate, biscuits & crisps for lent - 2 days in and I really want a diet coke :p Should save some money til easter though!
    • DS decided he wanted to wear pants today after getting new ones for him this morning - so back on the potty training - fingers crossed
    • 2 loads of washing out on line - v windy here
    • Gas & elec bills for Feb should be around £5/6 cheaper (combined) than Jan :)
    • Op'd £350 so far this month. Think that'll prob be it for this month unless I can get under food budget etc but not looking likely
    • Store cupboard meals planned for next few days
    • used amazon voucher from Toluna to start buying things for DS new room (15 saved) - decorating at end of month. Should be able to request another one by end of weekend.
    • Have done quite a few onepoll surveys over past few days but still only at £24 :(
    • Should be able to request another £10 voucher from VO soon though - at £9.50 and £3.50 waiting to be credited
    Best go and check washing is still on the line :eek:
    OPs Jan - Dec 2013: 6915/6000 :beer:
    OPs Jan - Dec 2014: 3900/7500
    Adding to savings: 550/2000
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