Weekend 28th/29th May - What small DFW things will you be doing?!

pixiechick99

When we start out on the DFW trail we do loads of "big stuff" that makes quite a difference to our situation. These include having our lightbulb moment, cutting up the credit cards and cancelling Sky and the gym.

But once we have done the bigger stuff, we often feel that we are not making the same amount of progress, when in fact the small steps are helping us form good financial habits and helping us get closer everyday to staying in control and becoming debt free, or staying debt free :money:

Examples could be charging your phone up at work instead of at home to save your electricity, hanging washing out instead of using the tumble dryer or leaving your purse/wallet at home to avoid the risk of spending.

So be proud of those small steps, they really are important:D

Goooood morning everyone and happy weekend!!:beer: (Happy half term also for me, so a lovely week off:))

It's my youngest girly's birthday today - 12 now. She had 2 friends to sleep last night so they took over the lounge and I happily came up to my room woth my laptop and book...and was asleep at 10.30. So no idea how late they were, though I woke at 2.30 and dd1 had come up to bed after watching dvds with them and downstairs was silent - so not bad;)
So, off to town later - I owe birthday girl some shoes that I couldn't order for delivery in time. Will have coffee and cake, then chinese for dinner:D Off to my Mum's tomorrow.

Ok, better get a list:

• check banking
• tidy lounge - hoover too
• lunch from home
• write next week's meal plan
• return stuff in town for refunds
• bake a birthday cake
• washing on quickwash then on the line
• enjoy my chinese - not very DFW but it's a bday treat:T
• return Lovefilm dvd that girls watched last night
• check ebay listings
• wrap ebay sales to post

Ok, can't think of much today - not the cheapest weekend, but birthdays only come round once a year:beer:
Have a great day everyone:A

Jules28

Morning All,

Pixie, sounds like you'll have a lovely time today. Happy Birthday to your daughter!

It's my OH's birthday and his wee one is here too so we'll be doing the rounds of seeing family and heading into town at some point too.

Other than that I will be doing the following:

- check banking (OH paid today)
- check eBay
- washing at 30 degrees


Have a good day all,

Jules x

La_escocesa

Hi guys :wave:

I'm still in bed - have a splitting headache - didn't have a good night's sleep last night. Getting up and having a shower might help but for the time being I'll just lay in bed with my book.

Small things:

• Decide how to get to friend's house - saying 20 min walk then 12 min bus - surely there's an easier way...
• Quick cool shower
• Tidying round
• WM on cold wash
• Look for free knitting patterns

On a positive note I've found shoes I already have to go with the dress I bought :T Going to knit a shrug to wear too so almost sorted!

x

OrangeFairy

Happy Birthday to Pixie Junior :D:D:D:D:D I hope she has a fab day.

Today is about housework and getting outselves a bit more organised!

Bath the kids so they can go to bed earlier tonight
Plan what we are doing tomorrow
Write a list of things to do today - housework related
DO THE THINGS ON THE LIST!!
Sort through wedding money
Write a list of ultimate things that need to be done in the house that we can work on over the weekends
Tidy house for friend to come over
Sort ebay items and relist
Check banking and pay bills
Sort through holiday pics and delete bad /repeated ones
Drink at least a litre of water
Exercise of some sort
Keep lights off when poss!

Thats me
xxxxxxx

Wannabe01

Good Morning. Hope everyone is having a good Saturday. It’s a rather cloudy day here today. It’s rather quite on here today, is it not?

Happy Birthday to Pixie’s daughter

My list for today:

[STRIKE]Catch up with emails[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Quick shower[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Catch up with surveys and daily clicks[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Catch up with freebies[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Small shop with a list (remember to scan it when I come back)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Complete articles that are due for today (4500 words)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]All meals from stores[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]List some more books on GM[/STRIKE] One box listed another 2 boxes to do.
Look into the home study qualifications that I need to do I have added this to my list for June, as I need to consider the various options.
[STRIKE]Do some work on the marketing database[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Reschedule the work that I did not get done yesterday[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Get gift and card for party that DS is going to[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Catch up with flylady post[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Charge phone on the computer[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Do some of the washing[/STRIKE]

I think that is everything that I need to get completed today.

mcjordi

really need to sort stuff out..

we are getting a new ktichen and bathroom fitted either next year or the year after off the housing association and so i need to save up for bits and pieces such as new flooring and decorating stuff
so i really need to get my finances in order and tackle this mountain of debt (only small amounts but it soon adds up)

Pernicious

Good morning everyone,

Gosh it is quiet here today isn't it!

Pixie - Sounds like you have a lovely day ahead of you, enjoy it as like you said, birthdays only come round once a year!
La Escocesa - Hope you feel better soon x

Listy:-

• [STRIKE]Heating off[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Food from stores[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Check ebay[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Charge phone via pc[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Log calories on free app[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Log any expenditure on free app[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Check for surveys[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Enter comps[/STRIKE]
• Check out freebies/comp boards
• [STRIKE]Dinner from meal plan[/STRIKE]
• Check emails & online banking
• Read Miss Minimalist some more
• Make a start on decluttering
• Get at least 1 item ready for listing on ebay
• Look into cheapest travel/accommodation options for friend's wedding
• Help OH & my Dad as much as possible with building the fence - I wish the weather was better for this! - Hmm, can't say I was much help with this as I spent sooo long in Leicester & then in another local wedding dress shop!
• [STRIKE]Drive to Leicester (Cheaper then train for my & my best friend) to look at the wedding dress outlet, here's hoping I find the bargain of my dreams![/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Pop to Mr T's & use 5p off petrol voucher[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Also need to buy a couple of bits as my Dad seems to have drunk us dry of coffee already[/STRIKE] :rotfl:
• [STRIKE]Enter receipt details onto price checker[/STRIKE]

Think that's it for today, have a great, MSE day everyone x

josiebabie

Morning all!

DD actually let me lie in until 8.30am this morning! Awesome!
Here is my list today:-

- Checked banking
- Try to organise stuff for Tax Credits review, I only get the childcare element so they want receipts and invoices and stuff!!! Not that easy!
- Do all washing, though will have to use tumble tho :-(
- Do surveys, not done any for ages!
- Work out how much money to put in paypal for ebay fees
- All food from stores
- Do not go out today, don't need anything and don't need to spend money/diesel!
- Wii Fit
- Iron minimal work stuff
- Batch cook bolognese/chili for the week
- Venture into woodshed since wasps nest exterminated last week :eek:
- Start to budget in holiday spends/log order
- Research house warming gift for friend, I know what I want to get but don't know where to get it!
- Try to sparkle! Though not very sparkly in my house coat and PJ's still! LOL

Jx

Asiacat

Afternoon from sunny Thailand.

I went to the local weekly auction this morning and bought a smart Acer Ferrari laptop bag for 200 baht, 20 mint condition English paperbacks for 400 baht and a briefcase for 100 baht.

before i left the auction I was approached by a latecomer who asked how much I'd paid for the laptop bag. When I told him he offered me 500 baht for it. Though it was tempting I turned him down, he then countered with an unrefusable offer of 1000 baht. Needless to say I took him up on it.

So I left the auction with 20 books a briefcase and about 250 baht more than I went in with.:D

i will sell the books to the local 2nd hand bookshops in town for 60-80 baht each so all in all a good day at the auction. :cool:

DaisyChainMaker

wow Asiacat Im impressed. That really was a good mornings work hey.

~Well, Im proud of myself today, I phoned Virginmedia and managed to negotiate a discount and an extra service for free ... saving myself £8 a month. Small saving I know but every little helps. I have also started selling unwanted items on ebay and learnt how to save money on postage by packing items carefully so they will fit into a letter box.

chrisvaldez

Haven't been on here yet as I've had a busy morning! Went out last night to see The Hangover II on a 2 for 1 voucher and took our own drinks so had a cheap night!

• Went out for haircut and shampoo via Groupon - £12 instead of £28!
• Popped into Poundland for some coffee and tea for work (my turn to do the buying!)
• Got replacement coffee machine from Argos (used giftcard from spending £50 a few weeks back!)
• Used free parking as I was in city centre for less than an hour
• Installed replacement ink cartridges for printer (£2 instead of £6 on eBay!)
• Took eBay items to Post Office and sent second class - the bloke there is so desperate for business he has tabs for his regulars! Re-used packaging for all of the orders too.
• Done washing on economy
• Going to watch the wrestling tonight with a mate - hardly TNA quality but its fun!

Doing overtime tomorrow - time and a half! Gotta take it while it's there!