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

Iris_Blue

Today I have :

1. Pulled out the freezer in the pantry and cleared up all the fallen, forgotten about food tins I couldn't reach.
2. Cancelled the " newly found" food tins off my MrT's online delivery booked for Tuesday (cheapest slot )
3. OP £30 on the mortgage , transferred from my hair cut fund. ( I may regret this one)
4. Made some MrT 7p Jelly that has been sat in the cupboard for yonks to stop little fingers grabbing all the biscuits!

originalmiscellany

Today:
Nothing special:
No spend day
Shared a lift into town rather than drove
We are going out for a drinks tonight (friends house)s and we'll walk rather than drive
Tried to do some onepoll surveys, but they're all timed out, and I'm stuck at £3.95. Clearly I don't hit the target demographic!
Aiming for most of this week to be a no spend week too, or if worst case scenario, MOM to step in and save me

IHateDida

cha97michelle wrote: »

Ihatedida sounds like my new thread is having a great effect on you. Tesco points addict says she needs my nagging to do stuff. I'd like to think gentle persuasion.

Its fab! I am one of those with a loooong fixed mortgage - 6 more years remaining:eek: at 5.57%....and I can only overpay by 5% of the balance per year....but its ok (:(!!!) as I still owe loads so any inspiration is good! Keep up the nagging!!!!:D

Sepa74

I read on another thread (forgotten where) about someone filling old soft drink bottles with water from their water butt. I don't drink soft drink, and I also don't have a water butt (we have old heavy cast iron pipes) so I decided it wasn't feasible for me.

Well I had the inspiration today that I could fill my old milk bottles with the water that is lying around in plant pots and saucers. So I ducked outside this afternoon and filled my first 2pt milk bottle. I'm coming to the conclusion I'm obsessed!!

I've also realised that Virgin media are charging nearly £2pcm for paper bills. I might have switch to online billing. I don't like it because I hate keeping track of all the passwords and know I am much less likely to actually look at the bill if I have to log in to a site than if it arrives in the mail and I look at it as I open it. It's probably all part of the utility companies cunning plans to stop you realising how much you spend with them....

I should probably check what my mobile phone and energy provider is charging for paper bills....

IHateDida

Sepa74 wrote: »

I read on another thread (forgotten where) about someone filling old soft drink bottles with water from their water butt. I don't drink soft drink, and I also don't have a water butt (we have old heavy cast iron pipes) so I decided it wasn't feasible for me.

Well I had the inspiration today that I could fill my old milk bottles with the water that is lying around in plant pots and saucers. So I ducked outside this afternoon and filled my first 2pt milk bottle. I'm coming to the conclusion I'm obsessed!!

Can I ask what you are going to do with the water in your milk bottles??? You've got me curious now!!! I have a water butt but would never dream of drinking the water out of it....all that pigeon poo that probably gets mixed in from my roof....yuugh!:rotfl:

mummyofonechild

Well what have I done today?

I have been to work from 9.30 till 4.30.
I have had a no spend day due to the above.
Taken my own lunch to work
I have 12 items listed on ebay going for £43.00 with 3 days to go.

I have also upped our DD for mortgage by £100 and have had confirmation letter from B/S

XSpender

Really like the idea of this thread, will help keep me focussed:D

Today I have:

• Listed 6 items on eeebay
• Found 10 other things to list this week
• Found a work top in the loft while searching for the above which will save me buying a new one for my new job
• Bought some bits for lunches next week and spent ages working out the best deals on the special offers on the things I was buying..ooo it made me brain hurt after a while

wantabetterlife

Things i have done today are

• Bought a new pair of black boots of ebay for £21 including postage, they were £60 at full retail price...so even though i spent money i got a great deal
• Item on ebay sold for £11.00 plus postage so have paid this off the mortgage
• Packaged faulty kettle to send off tomorrow and will hopefully get a replacement, although it will probably cost a small fortune to post
• This evenings tea was 2 whoopsied pasta dishes from MrT down from £1.78 each to 12p :j:j
• Also a NSD and a no driving day so have saved on diesel

liuhut

Loving the thread, thanks for starting it Michelle.

I've been camping this weekend... $35 per night and right next to the beach, took all the food with us and had a lovely (& cheap time)
Last week I bought Pure soap, white vinegar and bi-carb plus eucyliptus oil to start to make all my own cleaning products.
I'm going to do some batch cooking this afternoon for meals for everyone to take to school/work for the rest of the week.

also today i've
- cancelled the old telephone and internet provider - saving $65 a month.
- cancelled mobile internet - savng $10.

Think that will do me for today!!
Edit to say - have entered some comps - am currently entered into 134 that are waiting to close (the site that I use track the number for me which I love!!)

pavlovs_dog

wouldn't the water stagnate in the bottles? (i'm new to this gardening business)!