Tuesday 6th March - 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.

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:

Good morning everyone:j:j
Must be quick today...had a bit of a lie in - 7.10, wow:rotfl:
I'm feeling a bit better today - I felt rough at work yesterday:o Both of my 2 dds were off scholl last week with a bug that seems to be around - temperature, headache etc. I was shivering all day. But, I slept for 9 hours and don't feel quite so rubbish so off to work I go.

Spendaholic chick - hope your Nan is feeling better now, what a day you had:(

Right, must get my list down:

• check banking
• check onepoll - £36.50:T
• walk to work - haven't used the car since Friday:D
• meal from plan tonight - either meatballs or spag bol (if I'm feeling lazy)
• take mince out of freezer
• packed lunch for dd2 and I - she's having yesterdays sarnies that she didn't eat:rotfl:
• take meter readings and enter in my app
• post Amazon return
• washing on quickwash later and on airer to dry
• make apppintment for my B12 injection next week
• another early night

Right - that is about enough for me.
Have a great day:A

bt1

Morning Pixie! Thanks for starting again!

I'm late today! On the late LATE train

Anyways, today I will:

-Check bank for refund
-Check onepoll though out the day
-lunch fom home, getting used to doing this now! Never thought it would last, but I've become quite obsessive about unnecessary spending
- studying tonight if I have time
- NSD, I have nothing to buy so hopefully I should be able to do this

Short list today, hopefully will achieve everything!

Have a good day everyone! Xxx

determined_new_ms

Morning pixie & bt1 :hello: & thabks for starting us pix, hope you continue to feel well throughout the day.

god soooooooooo tired! better just get on with it!

Today's list:

• check banking
• check cc statements - stoozing cc filling up quickly what with 2 car ins yesterday!
• hm soda bread & philli for lunch
• special fried rice for dinner to use up LO pork & will use LO frozen rice
• go to superdrug in my lunch break and stock up on dove deodorant as they have it on 250ml x 2 for £4.99 (its usually £3.69 each & its the only one oh likes)
• post ebay sale
• get free handcream from Crabtree & Evelyn with free coupon out of paper - will be part of ex-mil's mother's day giftm
• onepoll
• collect scales from Tesco's in my lunch break
• see if I can get a free sample of flowerbomb while I'm in town
• Mrs Flylady
• meter readings
• gym this evening

ok that's my lot, better get a move on! have a great day everyone x

Pernicious

Morning all,

Thanks for starting us Pixie.

I need to get a move on if there's any hope of me walking to work today!!

Today I will:-

• Walk to work?? If I can get ready in time! - Almost, but would have been 5mins late...& with my track record thought it was best to avoid that!
• [strike]Food from stores[/strike]
• [strike]Make use of free water/milk at work[/strike]
• [strike]Log calories using free app[/strike]
• [strike]Charge phone at work[/strike]
• Stay in for my lunchbreak to avoid spending - Decided since I have the car I would do the top up food shop while I can, less than a tenner spent. Also treated myself to a couple of bits in Boots but used my points to pay
• [STRIKE]Check for surveys[/STRIKE]
• Enter comps
• [STRIKE]Check online banking[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Try & keep the heating off/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 cashback[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Dinner from meal plan[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Take refillable water bottle to Polenastics & get a lift there[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Washing on super quick 15min cycle[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Hang up to dry[/STRIKE]

Have a great, MSE day everyone x

brizzledfw

Hi all

Thanks for starting us all off pixie.

Have been away for a week or so..mainly for work reasons. It felt very strange and I have missed you!! (and the routine of logging about the MSE stuff..large and small..)

Anyway today I will:

- scour the freezer and meal plan for rest of week or more, maybe do one meal in the SC for later this week
- HM lunch (O&S from fridge I expect as long as we have bread)
- make a PAD (done)
- check banking (done)
- post off second lot of ebay sales. Its going well..has really been worth the effort
-put on jumper rather than heating even though in house all day
- enjoy the small things

Think thats it...

Have a great day everyone!

yorpington

Good morning everyone!

+ Send off pension transfer forms
+ Print out free courier labels for buy-back DVDs
+ Buy cat medicine with money saved in the Pet Pot
+ Soup from freezer for lunch
+ Leftovers for dinner!

Something I have really got to work on is music. I have a ton on an external hard drive but when I fancy listening to something I have a terrible habit of buying it on iTunes - even though I already own it! Just because it's instant and easy from my phone and I can't be bothered to hook the hard drive up Must stop doing this! I need my money more than the rock stars who've already had it once :rotfl:

missrlr

Morning, made it here before midday today. I also had a lie in until 0710 - however I think everyone else did too as I still made it into work by 0815 - not sure where the traffic was this morning, but if they can all stay away that wold be great.
Today I will:
try and finish the grand master plan for work which means no opportunity for going out at lunchtime and spending
Food from stores
Charge phones at work
Panic that 2 staff members are off and will we cope (It's free so stress will make up for not being able to get to gym tonight)
Remember I have an IFA meeting to sort pensions accumulated from previous works tonight and so won't be able to attend gym but did walk Doglet already so not all bad.
Try and organise carpet fitters for Saturday for rented house

Have a good Tuesday all, we are cantering through the week on a mission!

Wannabe01

Morning everyone, it is a nice sunny day.
PixieChick – Thanks for starting us off this morning.
Spendaholic Chick – Hope your Nan is feeling better

My list for today:
:)Catch up with emails done
:)Check onepoll done, It seems to be quite on there today
:)Quick shower done
:)Superpoints, Swagbucks done
:)Sort Boots card prior to going shopping done It was easier than I thought it would be to change the address.
:)Do work that is due in for today (5 clients) done Got most of it completed just got a few bits to finish off in the morning..
:)Studying didn't get time to get any done.
:)Walk to collect ds from school if it stays dry done
:)Check Mr A’s receipt from yesterday done Got £1.76 back.
:)Food shopping – make meal planners for this week and next done
:)Check airer and move to the ironing mountain done
:)Do HHI didn't get time to do this today

I think that is everything that I need to get completed today, Hope everyone has a good Tuesday.

Aria`s_Tail

Morning everyone. Thanks for the thread Pixie.
Day off today for me and am feeling loads better (had nasty cold/flu bug thingy for the last week).
Got my wage slip from new job and the training and few hours work I got in last month isn't even going to cover what I owe on personal debts so won't have enough to pay rent, house bills or eat for the month! :eek: New pay date is the 7th of the month, payment for loan (£188) goes out on the 1st, will see if I can move it back for a start. Still have a bit left in savings but not enough!
Never mind, should sort itself out in the next couple of months.
Todays list:
Catch up on some washing and line dry.
Chase up a bit of holiday pay I am owed from one of my old jobs.
NSD.
Check for surveys
Meals from stores.
Sun is out so might attempt to dig over a bit more garden.
Long soak in a hot bath later (not strictly MSE but its my birthday treat!)

Have a great day everyone.

ziggy2407

Good Morning all

Pixie - Thanks for starting us off

Morning to everyone who follows, hope you all have a great day, just had a call to ask if I could go into work an hour earlier so just a quick post for now (yaay to more pennies in my pot too)

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

Work (10.30-1.30) - Done (it was manic and finally finished at 1.45)
Check Banks - Done
Check Swapits - Done
Keep up to date with surveys - Done
Keep on top of emails - Done
Update food tracker (28lb off) - in progress
Read -
Quick tidy round - Done
20 mins on Yantra mat -
Sort Craft Drawers in attic - (tomorrow?)
Bank Cheques - Done
Collect Prescription - Done
Meals from Stores - Done
Investigate selling Meccano & Clear Stamps (Crafting) - (tomorrow?)
Ironing - Done

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

C x

OrangeFairy

Morning all.

Got back from the school run and have put my PJ bottoms back on to face my day of housework and baking

Right

Clean whole house!
NSD
Bake Fudgey banana muffins
Bake Chocolate marzipan hearts
Bake oaty biscuits
Check banking
Check balances
Email OH our SOA and snowball
Write up all my hours i have owrked this year to put by my desk at work - i have a feeling they think i don't make up the times i go home early etc
Homework with the kids
Meal plan for rest of week
Write a shopping list
emailed friend about boots i bought off her in dec and she has not sent - just remembered today.
Check declutter areas
Update sig
Declutter one more area

That is my day