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Friday 21st October What small DFW things will you be doing today?

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  • Today I will:

    Sort out my Ebay sales and get them parcelled up
    Relist the items that did not sell (even though they had watchers..grrrr!)
    Search around to find the best price for my face cleanser and use Ebay proceeds to buy (hopefully through Quidco!)
    Drive a bit slower on my way home from work, my impatience costs me petrol I think!
    Try for the 15th time to pay off QuickQuid, who are not helpful in the slightest!
    Try to get the money my work mate owes me!
    Debt Free Wannabe, aged 23 LBM:10/10/2011
    CC1 £483.54, CC2 £233.27 CC3 £2489
    EDL £2000 M&D £12000 OD £1100 PDL £2000
    Paid off % of total:eek: /£20305.81
    I want to be Debt Free by 25 :j
    Money earned outside of work in 2012 £200.89
  • La_escocesa
    La_escocesa Posts: 3,119 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I'm lurking too! I still read the thread every day, but there's loads going on in "real life" and need time and space to get my head round it all. :(

    I know the feeling, stitchy. Hang in there chicadee xx
  • Guess I'd better post my list seeing as I showed my face earlier;)

    That's me finished work now....so Happy Half Term:beer::beer: (gotta love working in a school:D).
    Off to T's in a mo with my list...save having to venture there over the weekend. Looking forward to a quiet week..not much planned so I shall be ebaying, studying, resting...sounds good:p

    Ok, todays list:
    • check banking
    • check onepoll as much as I can
    • lunch at home - leftover rice from last night with a bagel from the freezer+peanut butter (random lunch:rotfl:)
    • Just feed myself tonight - one dd at a party then sleeping at her friends and the other dd eating at her dear fathers.
    • post ebay parcels
    • present from stash for dd's friend to the party (perfume bought in the sales)
    • keep doors closed in the house to keep rooms warm
    • heating on for just an hour later when girls back
    • hot water bottle to bed!
    • check ebay listings
    • meal tonight from freezer - with wine, it is Friday:T
    Ok, that'll do me - have a fab day:D
    I really need to sort out a new signature!
  • Yargo1
    Yargo1 Posts: 1,047 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi all, well so glad its friday! its seemed like one of those never ending weeks this week and i cant wait to just chill this weekend.

    my boiler got fixed this week but the chap hasnt confirmed final price to me as yet ( friend of oh). so will be waiting anxiously for that bill..

    got the tryes on my car sorted after much messing about paying to get locking wheel nuts off and buying new set..

    But all in all, im ok, and we have oh kids this weekend which will be good. im not planning on doing much this weekend though, just want to rest :-)

    Have checked online banking today and dinner tonight will be from stores.

    Have a good day/weekend all x
    DEBT FREE - MARCH 2012 - NOW JUST THE MORTGAGE!
    MFW 2012 No.148:£1600 / £450.00
    Mortgage - 102,57.16
  • hi every one
    little miss never post again grr

    well been busy getting ready for winter when the days have been good ive been cutting back the garden

    have also managed to total redo my son room it looks great

    ive also been up the loft and got all the gifts for xmas down and wrapped just
    kids phones to buy and gift cards near the time

    todo today
    clean house ds has his pals coming at 7 will try and push for 8 lol
    shopping
    washing
    banking
    some chill out time would be good
    take soon xxx
    debt total £71k AGE 47 TRY TO BE DEBT FREE BY 50
  • mildredalien
    mildredalien Posts: 1,057 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Hello all :) I'm gearing up to start my Master Plan for paying off my debts from 1st November, but no time like the present to start DFW habits right??

    Today I have:
    - checked my bank balance
    - started investigating slow cooker recipes for cheaper winter meals
    - reminded the OH to go and get the slow cooker from his mum!
    - reviewed my budget

    Would be a NSD today but I'm taking the OH for a meal to celebrate a well deserved pay rise that means he doesn't have to go job hunting :) We're going to go to Harvester though which are pretty good value and near enough for no transport costs. Plus the calorie counts force me into making healthier choices out of shame! 1000 calories for a steak?!!
    Savings target: £25000/£25000
    :beer: :T


  • WelshWoofer
    WelshWoofer Posts: 5,076 Forumite
    Afternoon all!
    ITS HALF TERM!!!!!!:j:j:j Can you tell I'm a teacher?:rotfl::rotfl:

    Sorry to all those parents out there - you can have the little darlings back for a week:p

    Quite a poor DFW day today - spent £2 on lunch because I really couldn't be bothered to make it and bought a bottle of wine and a big bag of crisps on the way home.

    Some teeny weeny small things...
    • Checked bank
    • Walked dog in the park
    • Tea from stores
    • Phoned mum using free mins
    • Staying in tonight - am shattered (having "women's" time for teh first time in ages after coming off the pill and am aching and exhaused:mad:)
    • Have a nice bath and watch the telly later
    • Managed to get performance management stuff in on time - phew
    • Will write a list of stuff to do over the hols later (work and home stuff)
    Off for a glass of wine and some tea.....Have a good weekend!
  • ww are you still doing SW? I've been doing WW (I joined for a while but then couldn't justify £20pm when I don't stick to a diet consistently so for about 2 months I've been doing it will my books/info & the support of the ww thread on here) & have lost 2lbs in the last week taking my loss to a stone! am sooooo happy just 5 1/2lbs left to go now to my ideal weight :j

    La E & Tebheag - someone once said to me, and I've found to be true, that most people are consumed with themselves so they don't realise things like what others are wearing. Never a truer word spoken!

    what a blooming day! Glad its over & good to see lots of my cyber friends crawling out of the woodwork. Much happy thoughts to you all x
    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: £195
  • kjp
    kjp Posts: 428 Forumite
    100 Posts
    kjp wrote: »
    Morning all!

    Thanks for starting us off DNMS and Teabeag, your night out sounds fab, enjoy!

    Today I will:
    [STRIKE] Check banks[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE] Check CC[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE] Check TCB[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE] Check Paypal - don't expect the free £10 to be in there yet but hey, could be![/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE] Update spends spreadsheet[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Have a look at menu of restaurant I've been invited to next weekend to see if it's affordable or not...[/STRIKE] Affordable but can I afford it?!
    [STRIKE] Enter test items[/STRIKE]
    Post test items Oops!
    2lts water Over halfway there...
    [STRIKE] Breakfast/lunch from stores[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE] Go to Flabelos after work - colleague will drive so I'll pay the parking - but otherwise NSD[/STRIKE]
    Try to avoid using car so I don't have to put petrol in!
    Work out budget for next month.
    [STRIKE] Not a DFW-y one - clear the giant envelope of doom off my desk![/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE] Sparkle![/STRIKE]

    Have a great day everyone - must dash!

    Kx

    Hi everyone

    Welcome to the new people! Hope everyone is ok and jealous of the school girlies who don't have to work next week - humph! Looking forward to the quiet roads though, bliss!

    Hopefully going to have a chilled out evening in front of the telly, might persuade OH to buy a bottle of vino, we'll see!

    Have a great evening all xx
    House Fund: £2,800/£20,000 - 14%

  • morning guys :wave: TFI Friday! :j just today to make our way through & we are on our own time! :D

    Where have a lot of the regulars gone recently? Is there some convention we don't know about??? Lovely to see La E yesterday - fab news re the house, fingers crossed for the sofa!

    Today:
    [STRIKE]
    • check banking
    [/STRIKE]
    • check cc1 & pay
    • [STRIKE]transfer funds into Halifax acc[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]transfer savings in saving pots[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]VSP & update sig[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]mince out of freezer for lunch[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]pop to MR S for fruit & veg & use £3 MOC[/STRIKE]
    • scanning & shredding if I get a lunch break!
    • [STRIKE]brekkie, lunch & dinner from stores[/STRIKE]
    • go out with oh tonight - decide how much I can afford to spend & stick to it
    • [STRIKE]use selotape to defluff my jumper [/STRIKE];)
    • [STRIKE]make chocolate topping this mroning for choc fudge cake I made for my member of the team who is leaving today[/STRIKE] :( (she's such a brilliant member of the team am really sad to see her leave)
    • do an energy supplier searh in lunch break
    ok I think that's all I'll be able to get done. Happy days y'all see you on the other side! :A

    ok thought I'd hada rubbish day in terms of things I need to do - as you probably all know its been a full on week! - But checking my list has given me a boost that I got most of the things done :D
    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: £195
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