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Monday 27th August - What small DFW things will you be doing today?

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  • Good afternoon folks. Bit of an early post for me - i'm usually on here about 10pm.

    Today I:
    • worked some OT
    • filled in OT forms from weekend and handed them in
    • packed lunches all round
    • cut our coupon for farmfoods for shop later
    • paid phonebill which was overdue :mad:
    • posted some important paperword
    • parcel up Ebay items that sold yesterday
    • bagged up 3 big bags for cash for clothes
    • online banking
    • made PAD
    • return books to library that expire tomorrow
    Going to make some scones later. I'm feeling a bit homely just now and want to do a bit of baking for the family.
    Official DFW nerd no 551 - proud to be dealing with my debts
    Debts as of March 2014
    Nationwide - £5745, Overdraft - £350,
    Debts as of January 2015
    Nationwide - £4997, Overdraft - £0:j
  • hi every one back again

    wow wannabe enjoy your day on friday
    nootoobad hope your better soon
    dnms stop that smoking lol it will get better
    welcome laura24

    well today

    ive done loads
    managed a wee shop from home b lots of food stuff cheap
    posted sales
    pick up a xmas gift i ordered at m&s
    return 4 items so cash back on my card
    its still raining here so i will not be out and about

    better go and find something to do the ironing ?
    have a great day xxxxxlppxxxx
    debt total £71k AGE 47 TRY TO BE DEBT FREE BY 50
  • La_escocesa
    La_escocesa Posts: 3,119 Forumite
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    edited 27 August 2012 at 2:42PM
    Hello :wave:

    Thought I'd chuck in my tuppence worth...

    Continuing with a £45 survey :T V boring but focussing on the cash ;)

    Trip to Home Bs for cheapo cleaning products. I heart stardrops :cool:

    Eating pork that cost £2.09 - lovely slow cooked

    Made shortbread

    Night in tonight with OH and vino parents bought us :)

    Used lots of free products - shampoo, conditioner, moisturiser - all pressies :D

    Buying kids wellies cos the kids size 5s fit me :cool:

    Decided NOT to buy make up, even though I had a half price code... I must resist and pay the extra £10.99 off my credit card!!

    x
  • Tiggy10
    Tiggy10 Posts: 443 Forumite
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    Hi everyone, been awol this weekend in Portsmouth. Did the whole weekend including petrol on just £30! Could give the Superscrimper challengers a run for their money. :)
    - food from home
    - drive slowly to avoid using the minimal petrol i have left
    - nsd! As i have no money to spend til friday!
    Pretty much it for today!
    Back to work and proper lists tomorow!
    Paying it all off in 2017:
    Finance 1- [STRIKE]115[/STRIKE] Paid Jan 2017
    Finance 2- 335
    CC - [STRIKE]2000[/STRIKE]1800
    OD 1 - [STRIKE]2200[/STRIKE] 1850
    OD 2 - 2500
  • Good evening, It’s been a rather wet day here today.
    LPP – Thanks for starting us off this today.

    My list for today:

    • All meals from stores
    • Done some work on website reviews
    • Sorted nursery place for dd for when I am at college
    • Made a shopping list for going shopping tonight
    • Completed available surveys and daily clicks

    Still to do:
    • Weekly food shop
    • Tidy the kitchen
    • Some ou course work
    I think that is everything that has happened / needs to happen today.
  • Just had my LBM this BH - But moving to cheaper flat in October (rented) consolidated Debts - lowered CC limit - cut up all other cards too!
    Opened 2 basic bank account to have my wages paid in to so can control all bills.

    Any tips , advise on things to do would be useful ... i could use the support. Any big things i might have missed?

    Luckily for me my Credit rating is good and never missed a payment.

    Looking forward to starting again to be Debt free .
    :(
  • Goldblend wrote: »
    Just had my LBM this BH - But moving to cheaper flat in October (rented) consolidated Debts - lowered CC limit - cut up all other cards too!
    Opened 2 basic bank account to have my wages paid in to so can control all bills.

    Any tips , advise on things to do would be useful ... i could use the support. Any big things i might have missed?

    Luckily for me my Credit rating is good and never missed a payment.

    Looking forward to starting again to be Debt free .

    Welcome Goldblend :D erm in terms of the big stuff - start a thread and post a statement of affairs and get some feedback from others

    then once all the bigger stuff is done stick around on this thread, all the small changes add up to a big change! I gues sits just a process of cutting back, finding ways to do things for less or free, working out what you don't actually need and keeping your eye on the prize! Good luck and lovely to have you on board :)
    DF as at 30/12/16
    Wombling 2025: £87.12
    NSD March: YTD: 35
    Grocery spend challenge March £253.38/£285 £20/£70 Eating out
    GC annual £449.80/£4500
    Eating out budget: £55/£420
    Extra cash earned 2025: £195
  • ziggy2407
    ziggy2407 Posts: 4,106 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Hi All

    LPP - Thanks for starting us off
    NTBY - Hope you feel better soon, love and hugs being sent your way :grouphug:

    Hi :wave:, to all the newbies, great to have you on board

    I'm back and looking forward to getting back on the DFW wagon. Norfolk was fab - the weather was AMAZING and we all had a great and relaxing time. Didnt get online at all during the two weeks - sorry, but I did think of you all frequently and send positvive vibes your way. We came home to a wonderful surprise - a table full of goodies from my mum (she'd been in cahoots with a friend and arranged it all) - toilet rolls, kitchen rolls, washing up liquid, fabric softener, washing powder, a beautiful scented candle and a SLOW COOKER and then to top it all my freezer is full - we were overwhelmed and cannot thank her enough

    Anyway off to bed soon and back on track tomorrow with lots of washing and ironing to sort and even a bit of de-cluttering I need to declare on the OS board (yes I managed to de-clutter even on holiday, lol).

    Night all, great to be back. See you all tomorrow.

    Love you all

    C xx
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    Goodreads 2024 Challenge: 65/80
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  • Well, I'm working nights at present, so am able to avoid the shops etc. Spent nowt on Monday, but did put £50.00 in the car sometime around 2am today - does this count as monmday or Tuesday as I'm in "nocturnal mode" at present?
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