Sat 25 and Sun 26 Feb - what small dfw things will you do this weekend?

Spendaholic_Chick

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.

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 :money:

Happy 40th birthday, pixiechick! Hope you have a fab day - life begins here!

Well, weekend is here again, thankfully! I've got nothing to do really, but am shattered so looking forward to just pottering and chillaxing

My small things:

- check banks
- clicks, surveys and bingo
- meals from stores
- relist unsold things on evilbay - free listing weekend :-D
- post last of last weekend's evilbay sales, and an amazon sale
- dry washing on airers
- try to have a LSD
- might bake something
- meal plan for the week

think that's about it really - have a great day, everyone! x

opinions4u

Remember to take my £5 off £40 shop voucher to Tesco.

KirstyO

Well I'm working all weekend, making it very difficult to spend! I'll probably spend less than £1.50 on food at work (I love having a subsidised canteen), and tomorrow I'll take my own.

mon1o

Morning all!

So far today I have:
- joined grocery challenge
- joined "don't throw food away 2012" challenge
- joined virtual sealed pot challenge
- joined store cupboard challenge

Today I will:
- check online banking
- not switch heating on
- try and have a LSD or even a NSD
- take advantage of free listings weekend and pop some things on eBay
- meal plan for the week and find some new recipes over on OS board.

Have a super day everyone!

mon1o

Oooooh I forgot one thing:

- pick up a voucher off my friend £15 off first £75 online shop at sainsburys.

pixiechick99

Morning:D
Thank you for the birthday wishes SC (and for remembering me:o).
I have had a very early start - 5.45:eek: My dds have a cheerleading competition they've gone to, so had to drop them for the coach at 7. I've had some lovely pressies from my friend so far, my girlies decorated the lounge and I'll have their pressies later:D
Off for lunch with the family later, so more treats;)
Ok, here's my weekend list:

• check banking
• washing is on quickwash and will go on the airer
• Mum buying my lunch:T
• Not an NSD - have to try get my girls one D tickets at 9
• heating is off now
• upload my shopping barcodes and reciept to [EMAIL="shop+sc@n"]shop+sc@n[/EMAIL]
• lunch out tomorrow with my girls - using £20 that ex gave me towards it
• no cooking this weekend:T

Ok - that's all!
Have a lovely weekend:A

mon1o

Happy birthday pixie x

abundant1972

Morning everyone!

This weekend is going to be about keeping busy! I have had a productive week off and back to work on Monday... have a few 'loose end' jobs I want to get done... which hopefully will stop me being tempted to go out this evening!!! Pay Day on Monday - and am proud that I was able to make the cut backs I needed to this last month! So this weekend:

[STRIKE]- Meal plan for next week. Need some cheap and *easy* dinners (as in one pan meals lol) as I know when I get home, from work I just won't be up for a major cook. Also don't have a freezer so can't do too big a bulk cook.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]- Check online for shopping vouchers/online shopping deals[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]- Do a cheap *value* shop to see me through next week (aiming for £10)[/STRIKE]
- Go through house and get rid of any old magazines/clothes/shoes & recycle them at our local supermarket
[STRIKE]- Keep heating off and wear an extra jumper if I feel chilly![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]- I need a new kettle so will research good deals online[/STRIKE]
- Complete a log book to hand in at work so I can start doing some extra Agency work = more £££

Good luck everyone!!!

PS. Happy Birthday also Pixie!!! Have a fantastic day and enjoy being treated!!!

wannabee_in_credit

Good morning all.
Well, here I am raring to go and try and find the money saving me again - just forget all about the past week.
It's still very early doors at the moment but I have already made a start...
washing done and on airer with bedding in to wash (unfortunately my ds is unwell and puked everywhere last night so I had no choice.
get my last £70 out of the bank. I get paid Weds, so this is a massive amount of money for me to have left this far into the month, but I need to do shopping. Any spare into my sealed pot.
shop in Ald! and any extras in Asd@ - I have a £20 voucher after I made a complaint there a couple of weeks ago.
check banking and surveys
take the kids to visit my mum, and have lunch over there
marking
flylady
Don't much want to do the last two at the moment but they are necessary evils as far as I'm concerned.

Have a good day everyone,
And pixiechick have a fabulous 40th!!!!!!:T:T:T

natlie

Thanks Spendaholic, Happy birthday Pixie

Hi everyone
DS has vomitting bug, I have lots of washing to do as a result! feeling a bit quesy myself might not go to work tonight

DD1 wants to go bowling and her and her friends are arguing about lifts so I might have to drive 3 of them there and the others go with another mum - bowling is so expensive

Need to do a bit of shopping cant decide online or ald*

tidying to do

listed a few things on fleabay

ordered a chequebook so I can pay nursery
checked quidco and onepoll
need to transfer £500 to 0% apr card

Its freezing but heating is off

Have a good day all
Nat

Wannabe01

Good morning everyone. It’s a nice sunny day here today.
I am so glad to see the back of this week as work just seemed to be one problem after another and it has been so hectic, I didn’t even get time to post on here yesterday. Ok moan over.

My list for today
:)Check banking done
:)Surveys – inbox, one poll, lightspeed done
:)Superpoints, Swagbucks, Clicks done
:)All meals from stores done
:)Relist unsold items on evilbay- Free listing weekend
:)Washing (full loads) and hang on airer work in progress
:)Meal plans for next week
:)Do work that needs finished off, sort through paperwork and take appropriate action work in progress
:)Catch up with emails done
:)Have a NSD sucess
:)DH has taken my car to work today as it is cheaper than running his.
:)Do 2 hours studying (Biology) – I need to get a wiggle on as I have a massive pile of studying to get done.

I think that is everything that I need to get done today. Hope everyone has a good Saturday/weekend

Productive levels today are a bit slow but I am feeling in a good mood, as just done a rough calculation on PPI and if its right it could ease things for a while so some jobs on DH list for next week.