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Tuesday 17th January - what small things are you doing today?

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  • DizzyB wrote: »
    Me too :( 37 also! I had no idea it was a 30 road and it's right by me... it's NSL all the way up, except for a tiny portion before the end. Lesson learned!

    My insurance is already through the roof as I've been in two accidents... my insurance has risen so much even though they were both 'no fault' claims as I was hit from behind both times - grrr! I dread to think if I had points on top!

    Where are you? I am in the South East too, but my closest centre is Ealing... I'd travel out a bit to save a tenner - provided the train fare wasn't any worse!!

    South East Kent - so think its at Maidstone? I know tres annoying aint it??!

    Starnac I know but seeing as I get up at 6 most days it is a lie in for me! :rotfl:
    DF as at 30/12/16
    Wombling 2026: £25.70
    Grocery spend challenge Feb £285.11/£250
    GC annual £389.25/£2700
    Eating out budget: £ 48.87/£300
    Extra cash earned 2026: £185
  • scorgeous
    scorgeous Posts: 825 Forumite
    Hi all,

    Hope you dont mind me joining in. I have lurked on these threads for many months, but today is the day I decided to join in. So today I have done the following:

    breakfast from stores
    lunch from stores (home made soup)
    dinner will also be something from the fridge

    opened up new cashback credit card (which will be paid off in full each month)
    moved bank account to first direct to get the £125 fee
    posted box to music magpie
    checked my bank account to make sure all has been deducted and what's in there balances with my spreadsheet

    Thats it for today
    Too much month, not enough Cash!

    Make £11000 in 2011 challenge - current total £1358.77
  • missrlr
    missrlr Posts: 2,192 Forumite
    Had lunch from stores and dinner too for family
    Tried (failed) to put mortgage on interest only basis
    checked bank and balanced spreadsheet
    Done budget for Feb and March all accurate
    Discovered I had put a budget for £100 per month on presents into budget so created a bit of cash from freeing up this pot

    trying to focus on work but the debt I discovered Sunday is looming large on my mind
    Start info Dec11 :eek:
    H@lifax [STRIKE]£13813.45[/STRIKE] paid Sep14 paid 23 months early :T
    Mortgage [STRIKE]£206400[/STRIKE] :eek: £199750 Mortgage £112500
    B@rclays £[STRIKE]25000[/STRIKE] paid 4 years 5 months early. S@ntander £[STRIKE]9300[/STRIKE] paid 2 years 2 months early
    2013 8lb lost 2014 need to lose 14lb. Lost 4 so far!;)
  • starnac
    starnac Posts: 5,946 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Starnac I know but seeing as I get up at 6 most days it is a lie in for me! :rotfl:

    In that case. :T Well done on the lie in :rotfl:
    Goals for February
    Declutter 2/50
    Money Made £0/£200
    Overpayments £0/£200
  • DizzyB
    DizzyB Posts: 30 Forumite
    I'vew booked up in Luton instead... slightly cheaper at £91 and I can park there, so cheaper than the train!

    I seem to be spending money hand over fist this week though... window cleaner's just been :(
  • Hi
    late today ive spent the day doing my study hope its good lol

    today is a nsd ive not got any pennys lol
    roll on thursday

    todo
    all meals from stores
    wash on ironing
    ds to football
    ironing
    early night?
    must get back into work pattern

    better go have a great day xx
    debt total £71k AGE 47 TRY TO BE DEBT FREE BY 50
  • ixia
    ixia Posts: 1,338 Forumite
    Afternnon everyone :)

    What I've done today:
    • car share to work
    • lunches and brekkie from stores
    • found 42p
    • dineer in oven (lasagne DD2's friends round for dinner hope they like it' should be enough leftovers for lunch tomorrow)
    • general tidt
    • checked banking/emails
    Still to do:
    • Prepare lunches for tomorrow
    • visit mum- will walk and save petrol
    • small ironing
    • clean bathroom
    • sort out budget for rest of month
    • stash cards I got from funk! p!geon this morn- think that's me sorted for the year
    • e-mail debenhams about a parcel I returned to chase up refund.
    Have a good evening everyone.
  • Well today I have:

    Worked 9 - 1

    Did all the competitions

    Did all the surveys

    Chicken for tea left over from yesterdays roast dinner

    Checked my electric and gas usage after submitting meter reads online yesterday and they don't owe me anything, but at least my payments arnt going up.

    Found my ISA book which has £86 in it I forgot about so will put that into sealed pot tomorrow.

    Few enquiries about my caravan but no bookings.
  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi all, good to see the thread so busy.

    Cool find charity worker..£86 is not to be sniffed at!

    Been working hard today so no posting...but it worked out like this:

    - packed lunches for DD2 and OH
    - my meeting in London was postponed so no travel for me so a NSD for me plus no temptation!, (got babysitter to pay though) and lunch from fridge
    - heating on, as sitting down so get frozen but stove on now with lovely free wood
    - free bread ( and croissants!! Woo hoo:T) from our ace friendly baker
    - washing on low and all on racks to dry..over banisters you name it! There is always so much washing..how can 4 people generate so much?!!
    -made a PAD to the V CC
    -checked banking..nice to see us in the black, hasn't been like that for a while

    Off to help DD2 with homework now....

    Brizzle x
    MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal :D
    Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
    Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T
  • starnac
    starnac Posts: 5,946 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    brizzledfw wrote: »
    - washing on low and all on racks to dry..over banisters you name it! There is always so much washing..how can 4 people generate so much?!!

    Brizzle x

    I wonder the same thing especially as half our household is under the age of 5! :cool:
    Goals for February
    Declutter 2/50
    Money Made £0/£200
    Overpayments £0/£200
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