Friday 18th May 2012 What small DFW things will you do today????

Karb

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. :money:

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 :T

Examples could be charging your phone up at work instead of at home to save your electricity, hanging washing out instead of using the tumble dryer or leaving your purse/wallet at home to avoid the risk of spending. :j

So be proud of those small steps, they really are important.

Morning everyone. Years and years without ever being the first to start the thread & now it looks like two in two days!

Well, I didn't get the job. Thanks to everyone who wished me luck though. It was one of those all day assessment/interview thingummys where you have lots of people going for different roles. The role I went for was as an analyst, but I got scored down for not having a strong enough project plan in place. I was being measured against people going for project manager roles, which didn't really seem fair,as the two skillsets are very different, but hey, ho.

Went out for a curry last night with some geocaching friends 20+ of us in all, so that cheered me up

Right, onto DFW stuff.

DS's come home for the weekend :jso it won't be a very MSE weekend

Today I have/will
Check online banking
Free parking at local station then train in to work
Charge phones on the train
Free tea/coffee/water at work
Sandwiches from home
Read the free papers
Exchange library books
Hopefully pay in cheque if I can get to the bank in time
Dinner from stores

Have a great day everyone

southernbelle

:DGood morning everyone :beer:
It's Friday :j

Today I will:
*[STRIKE]Check online banking.[/STRIKE]Done. It's not pretty, I am overdrawn and have nothing to top it up with. Charges!:eek:
*Open savings account at Lloyds TSB. Not done but won't get it done today, will add it to the list!
*Check mystery shops for the weekend.
*Check eBay items - only a little while left I think but still no bids One bid so far, 99p for a brand new pair of trainers. :mad:Will keep checking and hoping.
*Go out for dinner. OH will pay, so it's still MSE!
*Check clicks sites and do some clicks. Have done some superpoints will do some more later.

Have a lovely day everyone! :money:

Not a successful day so far - hope everyone else is doing better!:mad:

determined_new_ms

Morning! Yay to Friday! Karb thanks for starting us off and sorry to hear about the interview x

Today:
* checked banking
* did vsp & updated sig
* all meals from stores
* check onepoll
* write letter
* check vodafone bill
*
That's all! Get through some work and enjoy the day! Going out for a date with oh tonight :T

magni

Morning:D

Sorry about job Karb xx

Today I have/will

- go shopping before bed just in case I don't want to get up again:rotfl:
- sleep after working last night
- check banks
- have an early night
- washing and hopefully line dried:T

Have a lovely day xx

925pws

Hi again everyone :wave:

It has been a few days since on here and I miss you all

Still don't know if I have a job beyond the summer but ho hum just have to get on with it. So today I will / have done:

Check bank account
PAD
Check job website and get at least one more application to complete
Send off job application completed last night
Breakfast from stores
Put up washing line (blew down in those horrible winds!)

All the best everyone.

ziggy2407

Good Morning All

Hi to all the regulars and welcome to all the newbies.

Karb - Thanks for starting us off and sorry to hear about the job, it doesnt seem fair to interview like that for different roles, but just remember that whats meant for you wont go past you, something better is just around the corner

DNMS - Enjoy date night

Today I will:

Check Banks - Done
Check swapits - Done & posted
Post Office - Done
Bank - Done
Work (11.30 - 1.30) - Done
Keep up to date with surveys -
Keep on top of emails -
Quick tidy round - Done
Sort & photograph stuff to sell -
More de-cluttering -
Update food tracker (35.5lb off) - in progress
Read -
Comps -
Meals from stores - Done
Filing & Shredding -

Hope you all have a great day, love you all.

C xx

Yargo1

Thanks for starting the thread ..and sorry about job Karb x

Have checked banking.. all ok.
Lunch will be from stores.. going home to unpack some more boxes..

Sparkle and work hard today ( on my tea break at mo :-) )

Hope you all have a good day x

Karb

Sooo quiet on here tioday. Where is everyone.

I guess Perni is tied up with wedding stuff, but what about the likes of Welsh Woofer, Tebheag, Orange Fairy, ixia, Pippilongstiocking and josiebabe? Come back, we miss you.

katy_ann

Sorry about the job Karb x Afternoon everyone!

Today I will/have
- Check online banks - done, about a fiver til payday on Wednesday!
- Work 8.30 til 12.30 - done!
- Pack my bag for my friends hen do tomorrow! (Months and months of saving have paid off!)

Not sure what else, maybe have an early night!! x

pixiechick99

I'm lurking about Karb...wasn't going to post but saw you were wondering about us missing folk and thought I'd drop in:D I was in too much of a rush this morning to post but was home at 1...have sat around long enough now so time to get a list down and crack on:rotfl:
Sorry to hear about the interview....your perfect job will be along soon:p


Ok....today:

• check banking
• done daily Glam0ur comp
• didnt walk to work...but, I picked up 4 big boxes at work so needed the car to bring them home for packing.
• meal from plan tonight - easy chicken curry from a jar
• chicken is defrosting
• did 1 hour overtime - 5 hours altogether this week
• Low spends - just £5 in t£sco on a sarnie for lunch (Friday treat;)), 2 multipacks of mini cheddars (£1 each), pr1ngles for dds treat tonight, loaf of bread
• emailed removal company for a quote with a list of what I want them to shift
• cancel sky guy coming to new house - sky+ already in so no need:T
• go rake the garden and cut the measly bit of grass so I can throw some grass seed on
• pack a bit more...grrrr;)
• relax with a glass of red (then promptly fall asleep no doubt:rotfl:)

Ok, that's all for now.
Have a fab day - tis Friday after all:j:j

Barbeduk

Hi lovelies, thanks for the start off Karb, you know that means you're going to have to get up early tomorrow to make it 3 in a row!!

Well, today I paid off the cards :j:j. No more credit card debt for me! But I have a stupidly big interest only mortgage, which I can't move as our incomes are no longer high enough to support it!:eek::eek: So I'd love to hang around if you don't mind.

Today:

Long chat with DH about how we must SAVE for things we need from now on.
Got my roots done, Not that MSE but made me feel better!
Made a cake to celebrate CC gone.
OK, there's wine in the fridge too! :beer:
chicken in the slow cooker, should do us 3 meals plus stock.

Have a fab weekend everyone.