Tues 21st Feb - What small DFW things will you be doing today?!

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

Morning everyone - hope you're all feeling better and those who didn't sleep well on Sunday night had a better night last night:)

Not a particularly cheery household here - girls and I argues last night, lazy little devils - I can't be btohered to talk to them. Teenagers:mad:

I slept in a bit too, so really need to get a move on. Will walk to work though so I can leave later.
Ok, list:

• check banking
• check onepoll
• no driving today
• packed lunch for dd2 and I to school
• NSD - don't need anything
• meal from plan tonight - spag bol
• take mince out of freezer
• do meter readings and update app
• heating off until 3 then on low
• keep calm when teenage daughters are driving me mad;)

Ok, that's my lot - have a great Tuesday:A

littleskintdragon

Morning pixiechick99,

Today I am going to:

have a nsd
charge phone at work
take lunch to work
not ring anyone on mobile because my mins have run out (texts only)
see what freebies are available online
check online banking
put all the spare change floating around the house in my sealed money box

Have a lovely day everyone

:T

Pernicious

Morning all,

Eek we have a double thread again! Thanks NTBY/Pixie for starting us.

Today I will:-

• Make a homemade juice
• [strike]Food from stores[/strike]
• [strike]Leftovers for lunch[/strike]
• [strike]Make use of free water/milk at work[/strike]
• [strike]Log calories using free app[/strike]
• [strike]Charge phone at work[/strike]
• [strike]Stay in for my lunchbreak to avoid spending[/strike]
• Check for surveys
• Enter comps
• Check online banking
• [STRIKE]Try & keep the heating on low[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Work on wedding related tasks[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Take a look at diary to ensure I am up to date & prepared for everything coming[/STRIKE]
• [strike]Check ebay for last item to be paid, & reply to message[/strike]
• [STRIKE]Check cashback[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Dinner from meal plan[/STRIKE]
• Organise exchange for mini bridesmaid dresses
• [STRIKE]Take refillable water bottle to Polenastics & get a lift there[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Try & get an early one, more sleep needed!![/STRIKE]

Have a great, MSE day everyone x

determined_new_ms

urgh!!! Am at work already as we had a power cut :mad: so have come in so I can have a cup of coffee & wake up. Not a good start to the day. May go home at lunch time and try to make myself look a bit more presentable

Things to do today

* [STRIKE]all meals from stores[/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]check banking[/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]check ebay[/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]onepoll in my break[/STRIKE]
* make yogurt
* check through the fridge & use up anything that needs it
* [STRIKE]go for a walk in my lunch break[/STRIKE]
* NSD - yippee :j

Ok that's me - not in the greatest mood today! Hope you all have a great day x

Nottoobadyet

Oh poo double thread!! could one of the mods merge it for us?

ziggy2407

Good Morning all

Pixie/NTBY - Thanks for starting us off
Determined - Hope your day gets better xx

Still not sleeping too great, this week think its cos hubby isnt home (how sad am I? lol), that and the blummin fox that keeps howling outside my house at 2.30

Today's I will : (very repititive but helping at the moment)

Work 11.30 - 1.30 - Done
Check Banks - Done
Check Swapits - Done
Keep up to date with surveys - Done
Keep on top of emails - Done
Update food tracker (26lb off) - in progress
Read -
Quick tidy round -Done
20 mins on Yantra mat
Investigate pedometers (cheap as possible) (ww want £18 for one) - Done
Sort through more craft mags - In progress (only 3 more boxes to go through, didnt realise how many I'd acquired over the years)
Washing -
Ironing -
LSD (need Neurofen for LO as had to borrow some late last night from a neighbour) - Done

Hope you all have a great day, catch you all later, love you all

C x

brizzledfw

Hi guys

Double thread it is-its good to see everyone so keen to post, thanks NTBY and pixie. Me..I am so keen to post am posting from train platform- mad!!

Today is a work day so hopefully LSD

- need tights and a sandwich for lunch but hope to resist all other spends
-PAD if can get on free wireless
- plan jobs to do during declutter days so that we achieve stuff!
- search shopping sites for flat boots for work so have idea for what I can afford rather than what I want!
(So that's no Hobbs then altho they do have a big sale!!)
-dinner wil be expensed. OH and DDs are having LOs and pancakes!
- will do expenses so will be paid next week. Will get some envelopes so can do every week in future!

Think that's it guys!

Have a great day

Brizzle

Nottoobadyet

Heres my post from the abortive thread:

Hope you're feeling better today, SC.
Look at you, super moneysaving DNMS
Did you get your project finished, Bitby?
Sorry to hear about your accident, nat, hope you have a better day today!

Made a fancy dinner in for boy last night. As some of you know this relationship is going up down and sideways, but the last few days have been better so it was nice to have some quality time. Wasn't particularly cheap but certainly more than a night out, and there are leftovers which should last us most of the week.

Feeling very stressed with work these days, hopefully will let up a bit next week.

Anyway, today:

- motorbike everywhere I need to go
- work like a maddwoman during the rare hours today that I dont have meetings
- respond to follow up question from yesterday's phone interview
- leftovers for tea
- lunch provided by work
- vegetate in eve with my crochet, my coworker is getting bigger by the day and the baby blanket isnt!
- update budget (not bothering to check banking, know its empty until payday! )

Happy Tuesday, everyone.

Thanks for your thoughts, DNMS. It may well be relationship growing pains, but its also a lot of baggage being thrown about. Still really, really fancy him though so I hope we can pull through

Nottoobadyet

pixiechick99 wrote: »

Not a particularly cheery household here - girls and I argues last night, lazy little devils - I can't be btohered to talk to them. Teenagers:mad:

Recon they'd fetch anything on Fleabay? :rotfl::rotfl:

curlytop12

Nottoobadyet wrote: »

Oh poo double thread!! could one of the mods merge it for us?

the other one only has 1 reply,could you not just delete it?

LittleMsStitch

Morning all,

Here are the little things I plan on doing today:

· Take my lunch to work - done
· Charge my iPod & phone at work - done
· Cook tonight’s meal from our meal plan – home-made burgers
· Enter some online competitions - done
· Look for any freebies online - done
· Check my YouGov & OnePoll accounts - done
· Have a NSD (hopefully!) - done

Hope everyone has a good day!