Thursday 4th August 2011 What small DFW things will you do today????

rdchick

Hello everyone!

Mini Ixia - Good luck with exam results
NTBY - Bless ya with motorbike! - I saw Bon Jovi too in 2007 at Southampton
WW - congratulations - bet it feels great to know you're at the end of the road!!
Aria - woop woop for paying off your loan quicker!
Tebheag - Grr to family holidays when it's not a holiday for you!!
Stitchy - your sewing clients are coming on leaps and bounds!
La E - stay in your jammies for as long as possible!!
Josie - I still dunno what a purge is!!
Ally - Stay safe!
KJP - Congrats on the wedding - I assume it's your wedding?!
Candy - Thanks for starting us off and love how you're running late but still start the thread - you're a trooper!!

for me:

Covering for the second job - an extra 3.5 hours for me
putting more pennies in the sealed tub and the savings account
Write a new blog!

Think that's it! haha xxx

Yargo1

morning all, have checked online banking.. not wonderful but ok...

trying to sparkle even though my customers not the happiest bunch today..

have a good day all x

Candy0107

[QUOTE=rdchick;45808651Candy - Thanks for starting us off and love how you're running late but still start the thread - you're a trooper!!
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Afternoon RD

I had two options this morning
1 - grab cereal, but lunch and get a lift to the station with hubby -This means that I would get to work about an hour early, or
2 - tell hubby to go without me, make a sandwich, eat cereal at home, walk to the station (about 20 mins), get a fast train to work and get to work with about 10 mins to spare.

So, I went for option 2 which allowed me to start the thread whilst eating breakfast.

Candy xxx

Wannabe01

Good afternoon. It’s a rather damp day here today.

My list for today:

• [STRIKE]Catch up with emails[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Check one poll[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Check pure profile[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]All meals from stores[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Do some work on the soft toy for dd[/STRIKE]
• Sort through the paperwork and do correspondence I've got some of this done today will do the rest tomorrow.
• [STRIKE]Quick shower[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Bath dd[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Catch up with mates online[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Complete daily clicks[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Attend 6-week check up[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Order game for ds[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Do some work - aim to do 6 hours [/STRIKE]
• Clean and tidy the house I did not get time to get this done today, will add it to list for tomorrow.
• [STRIKE]Do some washing[/STRIKE]
• Sort through ds’s clothes and see what new items are required for school I did not get this done today, will add it to my list for tomorrow
• [STRIKE]Do some of the ironing pile[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Set up college online login[/STRIKE]
• Strip the beds and wash the bedding I did not get this done today, will add it to my list for tomorrow.

I think that is everything that I need to do today.

kjp

kjp wrote: »

Morning all!

Candy, thank you for starting the thread! Hope your day at work is a little less manic!

La Escocesa, thanks for the VSP explanation, sounds like a great idea, might have to try that one! I have an actual sealed pot which does work, so why have I never thought of a virtual one!

Today I will:
[STRIKE]Check banking[/STRIKE] No change
[STRIKE]Check Ebay[/STRIKE] No sales
[STRIKE]Check TopCashBack[/STRIKE] No more money
[STRIKE]Take lunch to work - lemon and basil cous cous, yum![/STRIKE] Munching away now, was a very DFW lunch I think! :money:Rather than buy packet flavoured cous cous in Mr T's I bought a plain bag for 59p, which should give me 10 portions. Today's lunch was made with the juice of half a lemon about to be chucked out, 1/4 of a veggie stock cube and some frozen basil defrosted and stirred through from my basil plant which was reduced!
Work hard - try to get 5 'little' things off my to do list and work on 1 big thing 5 little things nearly done, just waiting on other people now!
20 mins cross trainer after work - have a wedding next year and I'm determined to get rid of the arm and tummy flab!
[STRIKE]Need to buy petrol, will get minimal amount from petrol station on way to work then will go to Sainsburys after work - 1p cheaper and Nectar points [/STRIKE] Bought minimum amount - £6.90 - will top up after work
[STRIKE]Drive carefully to work - tiny sips, little car![/STRIKE]
NSD otherwise - don't go into Sainsburys!
Final 500 words of essay and try to submit - deadline tomorrow
Drink 2lts water Halfway there!
Smile lots for free boost!

Have a great day everyone!
Kx

Hi all, hope you're having a good day!

I have also had a freebie caramel slice for breakie, saving my porridge for another day, and posted my survey letters.

Ally - that sounds fun - I think I'd be too scared though!
Josie - lots of rain here too, wishing I'd stuck my plants outside last night for a minute now!
La Escocesa - ooh thanks for letting me know about the Amazon subscribe thingie - will have a nose now!
Stitching Witch - how do you find Microsoft Money, I've downloaded it but am a bit lost with it! Is it worth perservering with?
Tebheag - sorry to hear about extra burden from relatives - hopefully you enjoyed their visit though! We have family coming down on Saturday for a fortnight with three little kiddies who I love to spoil rotten, my purse is glaring at me already!
Aria's Tail - well done on paying off your loan!
WelshWoofer - I hate glossing so you have my sympathies - particularly at floor level in cramped rooms!
Nottoobadyet - I'd love to learn to ride a motorcycle but I'm so uncoordinated I think I'd fall off at every turn!
Ixia - well done on your 5p mince, the only things ever reduced in our shops are still expensive ready meals! Hope your daughter gets the results she wants!
rdchick - not my wedding (thankfully, I think, too much expense right now!) - my boyfriend's brother's wedding. It's abroad though, so watching every penny for the almost certainly expensive flights... Will be a nice holiday though!
Yargo1 - keep sparkling, although it's hard when everyone around you is grumpy!
Wannabe01 - what kind of soft toy are you making for your DD?

Right, lunchtime over now so best get back to work!

Have a great afternoon everyone!
Kx

Pernicious

Hiya,

So last night I applied for another credit card....BUT this is under the advice of Martin himself!!! :money: It's the Halifax one for our holiday - I was worried we wouldn't be accepted due to being declined for a loan by my main bank a few months ago (that fortunately we didn't need in the end) but not only were we accepted, they gave us a much higher credit limit than we need! So phew, I am not a complete risk to banks anymore it would seem :rotfl: The plan is to use it for Marrakech, pay it off in full straight away & then freeze it until our honeymoon when we may need it again for cheap overseas spending


Candy - Thanks for starting us off.
La escocesa - Totally right! Hope it's not too bad for you.
Tebheag - Blimey that sounds expensive! Hope you can adjust your budget accordingly.
Aria - Well done on clearing the loan! I wish I was paid to sleep :rotfl:
NTBY - If you ever come back to the UK, or when you head to America, I want you to promise me to see some big live acts Small acts can be fun too though! :eek: £1 for a motorbike lesson?! Yes please! I could afford it if it cost that much over here!
Rdchick/Josie - I still don't know what a purge is either




Today I have/will:-

• [STRIKE]Cancelled Equifax[/STRIKE] - just in the nick of time as well! She said there would be no fees, yay.
• [STRIKE]Used freebie deodorant that I am being paid to trial[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Made use of free water/milk at work [/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Food from stores[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Check ebay[/STRIKE] - No feedback still
• [STRIKE]Check online banking[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Dinner from meal plan[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Check for surveys[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Enter comps[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Will use freebie toner as part of Tesco Home Panel[/STRIKE]
• Take a quick look at the weekend thread if I can find it
• [STRIKE]Check out Flylady thread & do some decluttering[/STRIKE]
• Go through budget again
• [STRIKE]Pop to Mr T's - stick to list![/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Pop to my parents in the same journey to try & save a bit of petrol money[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Have some cuddle time with Princess Peach (1 of our bunnies) as she seems to be off her food & I'm worried [/STRIKE]

Have a great, moneysaving day everyone x

ixia

Thanks for your kind wishes DD2 did well she passed them all. :j 2 A's and 3Bs very proud of her. She's got an unconditional place at college so the grades didn't really matter but she is delighted because she thought she had failed her higher english and she got a B.

stitching_witch

kjp wrote: »

Stitching Witch - how do you find Microsoft Money, I've downloaded it but am a bit lost with it! Is it worth perservering with?

I bought mine on disc many years ago ([STRIKE]2007 version I seem to think - or possibly earlier[/STRIKE] just checked - it's 2003!!) I love it and try to update it every day if I remember. I can just jump on and see how much I've got in my accounts, what payments are due and do all kind of fancy reports and cashflow stuff. I caan ask it how much I've spent on groceries in a particular time frame for example.

Although it's an American programme it copes with the way I do my household accounts admirably, apart from the way it calculates my loan repayments which I am forever having to adjust.

It says you can use it for small businesses too, but I'd rather use Sage for my business. I'm a numbers person at the best of times so I just love it.

WelshWoofer

Just remembered that I have also signed up to a free trial of Lovefilm as Martin suggested and got 2 free Cineworld tickets too :beer:

And popped to Mr T's for some cardboard boxes and managed to get a suit for work for £34:j It's really quite nice, I usually buy them from Next or M&S for 3 times that much - looks different for me too as its a skirt suit rather than the trousers I usually wear.

I've been through all of my paperwork, bills etc and made a new up to date folder with sections for everything - can you tell I'm a teacher:rotfl::rotfl:

La_escocesa

Got £24 back today - took back wellies I bought for holiday but never wore - Oooh I love a bit of sunshine

And might be making a bit more than that this weekend - think I might get 6 hours overtime @ time and a half :T