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Friday 11th March - What small DFW things will you be doing today?!
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DebtfreeBY40 wrote: »I am old. Just turned 37. Can't believe how young you all are! I am a girl. I like being a girl. I have two little cats and a husband. I live in Kent. I work too hard! I love Martin Lewis. He is my hero. I love saving money and budgeting. After years of spending money like its going out of fashion, some mine, some the banks, I now think about every penny I spend and whether they deserve my hard earned cash!
Hope your day is going better than mine xx
hey debtfreeby40just wanted to say its open knowledge my my house that I would leave my oh for Martin - I know it he knows and friends that came for dinner on Sunday now know it as well!
DF as at 30/12/16
Wombling 2025: £87.12
NSD March: YTD: 35
Grocery spend challenge March £253.38/£285 £20/£70 Eating out
GC annual £449.80/£4500
Eating out budget: £55/£420
Extra cash earned 2025: £1950 -
Well if I didn't feel old this morning, I certainly do now after reading everyone else's ages! :-(
I'm 39, live in the Midlands. Married with 5 kids and stepkids. Eldest son is at college in London, the other 4 are all at home, along with a dog and assorted fish.Debt free since December 2015. It can be done0 -
Hi all,
Happy birthday Karb!
My dfw things for 11/3
- Will enter at least 1 comp
- did mutual point click through e-mails
- got British Gas out to look at my heating (have cover)
- British Gas will call next week to see if I can save any money
- put money into DS’s account
- opened ISA
- Received my MBG cheque in the post
- washing done and hung indoors
- hoovering done
- bathroom/ toilets cleaned
- kitchen cleaned/floors
- cut out address from junk mail (to reuse when I post Ebay items)
- more watchers on Ebay items
- filed away paperwork which I’ve been meaning to do for weeks
:o
- bins emptied/recycling done
- breakfast and lunch supplied by my mum
- cancelled Sky movies as DH had still not done it 2 weeks after reminding him almost every 2nd day! :mad: (used 0800 number :A)
- put aside a magazine each for sisters to keep/read :T
Tesco points: 101 (£21.50, £19.50, £7.50, £21 & £5)
Boots points: £0.28
Pigsback points: 715 (4 xBoots£10 & 1 xPizzaHut£10, 2 x £10 clothing vouchers)
Mutual points: 3417 (redeemed 8250)
Rpoints:redeemed 28925 points)Cashbag:£8.91(£20)0 -
Today I have
- Checked online banking hopefully I will be ok until the end of the month
- Dishwasher on last night
- Washing on now
- Pennies in the jar
- Had cheap lunch at work so won't bother with Dinner0 -
It all happens on here doesn't it while I went to work :rotfl:
Just thought I'd add I'm 31 :eek: (where did the last decade go??!) and live with my OH and 10 year old son. We have 2 dogs and foster for a breed specific charity so usually at least another 1 or 2 in the house! All good fun here :T:T0 -
hi everyone
today i have:
taken breakfast and lunch to work
had dinner from the freezer
done some HC and line dried it (first wish was on cheap leccy)
mobile and OH's sat nav charged on cheap leccy
trimmed back some lavender, and put in compost bin (future savings)
cleaned out animals into compost bin (again future savings)
heating turned off, and storage heater goes off tonight, it is March after all.
sorry not been around for what feels like an age, but will be logging on much more regularly in future, i always loved this thread.
Oh and I'm 38, a laydee, and live with my hubby, two cats, two guinea pigs and a rabbit.0 -
Hello all,
Hope everyone is well!
I have:
Checked bank, paid OH money owed
Done comps
Emailed people back
Checked job sites
Went to see my nan
Booked and paid for taxi from airport on Tues eve, getting a lift there for free
Met my friend, had pizza hut deal for £5 and went to see a film
Dropped cats at my mums to look after and saw her for a bit
Mopped Kitchen
Vacuum the house
Take rubbish out
Empty litter tray - OH to clean it tomorrowNo you're not a vegetarian if you eat any animal or fish, so do not insult genuine veggies by calling yourself one! :mad:
Thanks to everyone who posts competitions. You are the stars of the board :T:j:T0 -
I've just read through and want to add I'm 28(I liked 27, why did it have to change? And live in Norfolk with my gorgeous, tolerant boy! I'm a girlie :-)
XClicking, searching and surveying my way to a life of debt freedom!
Debt Free 27th Nov 2012
Weight Loss so far: [STRIKE]12lb[/STRIKE][STRIKE]13lb[/STRIKE][STRIKE]15lb[/STRIKE][STRIKE]16lb[/STRIKE] 17lb0
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