Sat 7th/Sun 8th Jan: What small DFW things will you do this weekend?

determined_new_ms

stitching_witch wrote: »

Oooh, what did you get?? I'm sure you'll get along just fine, but if you need a pointer or two you know where I am :cool:

Thanks stitchy! :A its only a basic model nothing of your wonderous equipment! its a sewland basic light weight model. I got it for £31 off of ebay :T (or should I say evilbay :rotfl: surely its ebay when you get a steal and evilbay when you have to list??)

I am a complete novice - well did sew when I was a kid but that knowledge is now so deep in my subconsciousness that I doubt even Freud could find it :rotfl:

Going to watch some youtube tutorials to learn how to oput the thread in

will come back to you for tips no doubt :A

determined_new_ms

hyperh wrote: »

Hi all - have been a lurker for a while so wanted to share what I am doing today..

Taking back sales bargains which I really don't need or keep as gifts for the year.
Batch cooking for the next month as work is manic.
Regifting for an acquittance birthday today.
All xmas decs away - cant risk any bad luck if sticking to my plan.....
drive to the party tonight rather than drink.

Good luck making today a nsd!!:T

welcome to the gang hyperh nice one for coming out of lurkerhoodom :T

Spendaholic_Chick

Spendaholic_Chick wrote: »

Oh good, the thread is here - I've been waiting for it!

Today's list;

- try not to put heating on
- try to have a NSD
- list ten things on evilbay
- check online banks
- meals from stores
- dry washing on airer
- list a few bigger things on gumtree
- do pinecone survey in inbox
- join spud shillings and do all games, surveys etc
- look into swagbucks (joined a few days ago but not done anything yet)
- go back to bingoport as they sent me an email for 1000 points if i complete a survey -have it running in the background now

non-mse stuff:

- polish and hoover throughout
- ironing
- write a plan for college work - 3 x 2000 word essays due in in 3 weeks :eek:


first job though, need to surgically remove myself from sofa! :cool:

update...still welded to sofa

post arrived, and with it a default notice from debenhams cc for a late payment over xmas. just rang them and had the £12 late fee and default notice removed from account :beer::money::j

WelshWoofer

Just applied to switch gas and elec from NPower to Scottish Power and if it all goes though ok I should save just under £100 a year, have the price fixed until March 2013 and get £42 cashback through Quidco.:T
Fingers crossed!
On a mission now - going to look at mobile bills next, it must be almost 2 years since I switched this?

pixiechick99

Spendaholic_Chick wrote: »

update...still welded to sofa

post arrived, and with it a default notice from debenhams cc for a late payment over xmas. just rang them and had the £12 late fee and default notice removed from account :beer::money::j

Oooh well done - I'm always too chicken to ring up and ask for the £12 back - i got one on my Amzon cc just before Xmas, I paid it a day late...how awful for them;)
What college work do you have to do? I have one 2500 essay to do in the next 2 weeks...then onto the big fat 5000word ones, yuk:o

Loving your avatar by the way....god bless them indeed:rotfl:

little_pink_purse

Afternoon

well i stayed up til 3am doing budgets books and bills lol

i now have a dfd of dec 2013 wow
huge sum but looks like it i can stick to it wow

so today abit late

fix fence
do washing
do ironing (must)
double check bills books etc
hoover
chill with family xxx

have a great saturday xxxxx

linz

Today I have -

- been to Lidl first thing and spent £12.30 but have plenty for the week thanks to lots of 30% cheaper stickered stuff
- made a big batch of butternut squash, sweet potato, carrot & parsnip soup, probably 3 portions, smells delicious
- daily clicks
- 75 point swagbuck survey and currently maxing on SBTV. On 766 points so will get another £5 Amazon voucher tomorrow. That's 6 in a month, really pleased.
- email from Giffgaff telling me my ideal price plan for next month which is cheaper than the £5 Hokey Cokey I normally buy. They suggest PAYG so I must be spending less than £5 a month on my mobile. It helps that my parents and friend are also on it and GG to GG calls are free
- Found 3 things on sale on www . offer of the day . co . uk which I intend to buy and put away for niece and SIL for next Xmas, all less than £5. :j
- Received a dvd I bought from play.com for my mum. At Xmas she really enjoyed that Victoria Wood show, especially watching all the Acorn Antiques clips so I got her the dvd for £3.27 Will prob put it away for Mother's Day.
- Staying in with a bottle of wine which was an Xmas pressie and a portion of soup with some par-baked Lidl bread, mmm
- Currently chilling with a free cuppa thanks to Yorkshire Tea whom I subscribed to last year and they sent me an Xmas card with a teabag inside

Happy weekend !

Spendaholic_Chick

pixiechick99 wrote: »

Oooh well done - I'm always too chicken to ring up and ask for the £12 back - i got one on my Amzon cc just before Xmas, I paid it a day late...how awful for them;)
What college work do you have to do? I have one 2500 essay to do in the next 2 weeks...then onto the big fat 5000word ones, yuk:o

Loving your avatar by the way....god bless them indeed:rotfl:

It's always worth a phone call, especially if you check saynoto0870 for a free number or a landline no if you have free mins on your mobile. I always ask, if they say no I try a sob story (and sometimes tears too) doesn't always work, but worth a try

I'm doing a diploma in school business management - paid for by my employer :money:- did the certificate last year and swore I would keep on top of it more for this one, but as I was given these in November, failed at that so far What are you doing?

Glad you agree about DD - loves of my life!

PrincessK_2

Am going to creep out of lurkerdom too (I love reading this thread, always v inspiring!) :j

Today I have/will:
- Been shopping (split between cheap greengrocer, Lidl and Sainsburys) and managing to spend less than expected.
- Taken my set budget amount of cash out for this week (I am trying to be strict by not using my debit cards for spending at all during the week, and I find it much harder to force myself to break into cash for unnecessary spends!)
- Leftovers for lunch (and planned for dinner)
- Meal planning for the forthcoming week completed
- Turned off heating after 1hr (v silly putting it on in the first place... :mad:) - added a few more layers instead
- Housework
- Washing loads and using inside airer to dry
- Batch cooking tomorrow (chilli con carne, bolognese etc for freezing)

Em586

today I've been productive! I have/will:

-washed clothes, towels and nappies (3 different full loads!) and hung to dry
-using leftover ham from last night for tonight's dinner
-sending husband out food shopping in a minute and should keep under £20 for the week as using freezer items
-decluttered the arts and craft shelves that were exploding!

We're moving in 2 weeks :eek::eek:(pending one last credit check!) so a whole lot of decluttering and packing to do... today I've:
-cleared a bookshelf in our room, but aside a big bag for charity, and a selling pile
-shifted the cot out of our room so all 3 are sharing tonight (eek!!!), this means we can declutter and pack our room in the evenings. It's been our storage for the past 5yrs so needs a LOT doing!
-posted a bunch of nappies I sold yesterday, I made £50 already!