Weekend 11th/12th June - 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 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

Gooood morning - oh my goodness, it's nearly 10 o'clock and no-one's started the thread yet? Where are you all?!:rotfl:
I'm having a quiet weekend here and hoping to not spend any money;) My girls are out with their dad today, tomorrow one's out on a birthday lunch and the other is doing Race for Life...weather forecast is dire - hope it brightens up:o I have the food shopping coming tomorrow, that's as exciting as it gets for me:rotfl:
Ok, time for my list:

• check banking
• meals from plan - something out of freezer for me today (girls being fed by their father) and lasagne tomorrow night
• NSD today
• check shopping order for tomorrow - amend a few bits
• ironing - the pile is huuuuge:eek:
• Uni work
• investigate upgrading broadband
• hoover house
• clean bathroom

Ok, that's my lot.
Have a great weekend everyone:beer:

ixia

Morning everyone thanks for starting us Pixie.


Today I will:

• Washing out to line dry
• Plan food shop
• check banking and e-mails
• visit MIL

Can't think of much else bit of a hangover so brain not functioning properly yet :rotfl:

pixiechick99

Morning Ixia:D

Wow...it's busy here today, good job I started the thread:rotfl::rotfl:
Where is everyone??

Trajal

Today I shall:

- Go shopping and spend only on meats for the next week, rather than pick up a bunch of junk I don't need.
- Avoid buying any more alcohol (I have wine left over from yesterday which I shall drink!)
- Claim back an unused train ticket.
- Move money around with teh interweb bankage!
- Put together a few computer games I never play and sell them to the local game exchange store.
- Walk to the gym.
- Turn my huge TV and playstation off at the wall whilst I'm out rather than leaving it on standby (very very guilty of this too often).

That'll do for now!

determined_new_ms

morning pixie & ixia! wow it is quiet! hope everyone is having a lovely time wherever they may be!

soz haven't been around much but I haven't been doing much dfw stuff so felt like a bit of a fraud. I love all you guys & enjoy the comaraderie (SP) but now I no longer in debt I feel like my lists are becoming lamer & lamer... So I might have to become a weekender. we'll see...

Anyway:

• all meals from stores
• lamb out of freezer for tomorrow (whopsied )
• finish off my friend's birthday present from march :o:o (home made recipe book for families on a budget. going to a suana with her on Monday (£5 at a local gym) so hopefully the loveliness will make up for the lateness!)
• call ex-mil using free landline mins
• make banana bread for the boys for the week when the oven is on making the lamb
• go and get my tyre pressure sorted
• gym in a bit - I jogged 5k continuously for the 1st time on Thurs :j
• look at next months budget? maybe/maybe not
• thrash out with oh which flat we are going to go for if any
• make some bread
• split & freeze the 3 large packs of mince I got on offer yesterday to make up 5 meals

ok that'll do me, i'll also watch a film with oh & finish 1884 happy weekend to you all x

determined_new_ms

hi Trajal you sneaked in while I was posting!

Wannabe01

Good afternoon everyone, Hope everyone is having a good Saturday. The weather here today is horrid.

Pixie – Thanks for starting us off today

My list for today:

Do required ms work Got some done, still got some to do tomorrow
Check banking and move money around between accounts Didn't manage to get this done, so will do tomorrow.
Frozen food shopping (armed with a list) done
Look into getting a router so that I can get rid of dongle Didn't get this done so will do it tomorrow.
Sort budget for June and schedule dd’s Work In Progress
Schedule the rest of the work that needs put into diary Work In Progress
Do some of the work that is required Got some done but still got some to do tomorrow
Surveys, daily clicks and pigsback done
Look into other ways that I can make some money Work In Progress (so far I ahve signed up to another 3 work sites and 4 survey sites)
Charge mobile on the computer, whislt doing some work done

I think that is everything that needs to be completed today.


As well as the list above I also managed to get the rest of the stuff sorted for the baby, just waiting now for things to happen. On top of this I have also put together a list of things to do tomorrow (unless I am in hospital).

Erme

I'm just trying to get my sleep pattern back and my energy levels back then i'll be back on here. Don't worry I've not left MSE totally. I mean today I've been making cards to sell :T

Just need energy and food and sleep...

So see you soon

E

Yargo1

Hi all,

Have had a nsd today, worked at job two till one. knackered now lol
catching up on posts on here
waiting to be able to do shopandscan transmission..

Weather was lovely this am here in northampton but is not nice now..typical!! lol x

*zippy*

Afternoon :wave:

Lovely here today, so far i've

* Done 2 loads of washing and pegged out
* made brownies
* started to make bread
* printed some money off coupons
* checked bank account
* Dinner later will be home made quiche
* A bit late, but hopefully we will get some seeds planted either today or tomorrow, bought them half price so hopefully some cheap salad stuff in a few weeks
* Should be a no spend day

Hope everyone has a lovely day x

Pernicious

Hello everyone,

Good lord the thread is quiet today! I hope everyone is off doing wonderful, DFW things

I didn't post yesterday as I was quite busy, but have just read through the thread now, what a lot of drama! Can't remember everyone I wanted to say something to now but here's what I can remember:-

Rdchick - Your post stuck out the most to me, so sorry to hear about your friend's cousin
Stitchy - Sorry to hear about the car! I hope you manage to sort something out soon, & not just because I'm interested in that dress hehe!
Elsie - If you see this, hope you have a brilliant weekend to make up for the rubbish week!

Yesterday was pretty much my standard Friday list, although I did have a bit of a bonus in that my hairdresser only charged me for the colour & not the cut as she only trimmed the ends slightly as I'm growing my layers out & as long as possible for my wedding next year. I know I should colour it myself to be really MSE, but I have changed my hair colour (as in from black, to brown, to red, to blonde, & now close to my natural hair colour...& it's fairly long, so a myriad of different colours are still lurking in my hair shaft), plus I want it to look as perfect as possible for my wedding day so professionals are justifiable!

Today though, I am going to even more focussed & write a list:-

• [STRIKE]Heating off[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Leftovers for lunch[/STRIKE] (always make too much risotto!)
• [STRIKE]Completed some items on my frog list[/STRIKE] - cleaned out the car by binning rubbish & moving items that have sat in the boot needlessly (driving my fuel consumption up slightly too :eek:), hoovered & cleaned the dashboard etc too, no pricey valet for me
• [STRIKE]OH has cleared up the bulk of the trees[/STRIKE] we cut down from our garden the other week, now at the tip
• [STRIKE]Check for surveys[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Enter comps[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Bought gift for friend's wedding[/STRIKE], hope I don't come off as cheap but there was some really pricey stuff on there! :eek:
• Check out freebie/comp boards
• [STRIKE]Washing on eco setting[/STRIKE]
• Hang up to dry
• Check online banking
• [STRIKE]Charge phone via pc[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Dinner from meal plan[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Decide whether or not to go out later...if so, walk/drive rather then use taxis & only take £20 out![/STRIKE]

DNMS - Well done with the running, I wish I could run continuously for 5k! Takes me about 45-50mins & I have to keep stopping to walk before continuing
Pixie - Thank you for starting us off Hope you sorted things with your ex & the money he owes!

Have a great, moneysaving day everyone x