Wednesday 12th September - What small things will you be doing today?

stitching_witch

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 all you good people! Been up an hour already so thought I'd start us off today. It's a stitching day for me and still plenty of last weekend's housework jobs to do so I expect to be busy, busy, busy!

Candy - good luck with the job interview love, fingers crossed for you. x

My list for today:
WM run on Economy 7 - done
washing up done on Economy 7 - done
HM granola for breakfast
feed and water the chickens
check banking
check for surveys
prepare a corset for display this evening
collect empty egg boxes from a neighbour instead of buying more
box up half a dozen eggs to sell tomorrow
dig one bed at the allotment
lunch and dinner from stores
make a loaf of bread whilst oven is on for dinner
take corset samples out this evening to drum up business
have an NSD (diesel and drinks tonight from business account)

That'll keep me quiet today. I'll catch up with you all later.
stitchy x

Just realised I forgot to do my usual bullet points - can't be @r$ed to go back and do it again!

Candy0107

Morning All

Thanks Stitchy for starting the thread, thanks very much for the crossed fingers – enjoy your stitching day

Hope everyone is ok, hi to any newbies

Today I have/will:
• Meals from stores
• Try for a LSD – may have to get a bus to interview (depending on the weather)
• Checked bank – no change but I had to check
• Need to do a couple of CV’s and cover letters such as AP assistant and Finance Assistant so when I see a job I can apply for it there and then – didn’t do this last week
• Keep an eye out for jobs I can apply for
• Check survey sites
• Read papers online
• Have a relaxing pampering afternoon (face pack, hair mask etc)

Interview preparation for today….
• Polish shoes
• Try suit on and if it doesn’t fit, try on new trousers (a gift from mum)
• Print off job spec, cv and look at questions to ask
• Research the company
• Look at pivot tables – or admit defeat that I don’t know how to use them

Think that’s about it for me

Take care everyone
Candy xxx

ziggy2407

Good Morning All

Stitchy - Thanks for starting us off and have a great stitching day
Candy - Everything crossed here for your interview

Hi to all the regulars :wave: and welcome to any newbies (you've joined a great supportive thread)

Today I will:

Work 11.30-1.30 - Done
Check Banks - Done
Check swapits - Done
Keep up to date on Emails -
Keep up to date on surveys -
Quick tidy round - Done
Meals from stores - Done
Food Tracker - in progress
WW weigh-in - 1lb off (36lbs so far)
Ironing -
Read (from stash) - in progress
Comps -
Investigate new printer - any recommendations (nothing too fancy - colour printer, scanner and copier)
Bake -
Liberate more from garage - Done

Hope you all have a great day, love and best wishes to you all

C xx

La_escocesa

Hi :wave:

Shh, I'm working

Posting sale; envelope/stamp from stash (kinda like free, right? )
Leftovers for lunch - £2.50 saved
More PADs
Bit of knitting; using up stash & pal's baby gets a cool new toy :cool:
Sorting out CV & cover letter - no rush as deadline isn't until Oct
Reading free ebook

Candy0107

Ziggy,

Asda were advertising a cheap machine the other week - I think it was about £25 so I am not too sure whether this is an option.

Candy xxx

sibles

Hi all! happy hump day!

Candy good luck for the interview, sending lots of good vibes!
Stitchy I love reading your list - always makes me smile, good luck with the business drumming up tonight!
Ziggy have a great day lovely! Good luck with the printer hunt!
La E hey there lovely! Have a good one!

I am having a good weight day I am wearing a waistcoat that i've been wearing for years, but was starting to get a bit tight and now it fits really well!

Today I have/will:
- aiming for an NSD - must resist a fizzy drink at lunchtime
- all food from stores
- clicks and searches (ordered vouchers yesterday!)
- emailed friend about trip next month, have explained budget will be too tight if I go, would rather have an easier month than one expensive weekend
- log calories (think its going to be a good weigh in this week!)
- read the newsletter
- read my book at lunchtime
- check banking
- decide on outfit for wedding at the weekend, really depends on the weather
- send lots of sparkly vibes to you my gorgeous small things friends

Have a great day
xxx

Pernicious

Hiya,

I'm in a really good mood at the moment as our wedding venue have agreed to send a cheque in full for £167!! :j So happy that we can put it straight towards the credit card when it arrives & knock off a chunk of interest

Thanks for starting us off Stitchy, hope you get all that you need to done today.
Candy - I said it last night but just incase you missed it, good luck today! I'm sure you'll do great.


Today's plan:-

• Food from stores
• Log calories using free app
• Charge phone at work
• Check online banking
• Trying to declutter a bit & do some flylady
• Must try & do a survey or 2 - REALLY need to do this as I keep putting it here & rarely bother!
• DH not drinking all month
• Staying in for my lunchbreak to avoid spending
• Reply to wedding venue to say thank you.
• Make use of TKD membership tonight
• Continue looking at my cc options, there has to be a better way than this
• Dinner from meal plan tonight - bangers & mash with added veg!
• Checked out my "best plan review" & changed - should save me approx £3 a month!

Have a great, MSE day everyone x

Candy0107

Candy0107 wrote: »

Morning All

Thanks Stitchy for starting the thread, thanks very much for the crossed fingers – enjoy your stitching day

Hope everyone is ok, hi to any newbies

Today I have/will:
• Meals from stores
• Try for a LSD – may have to get a bus to interview (depending on the weather) I've managed a NSD as walked to and from the interview
• Checked bank – no change but I had to check
• Need to do a couple of CV’s and cover letters such as AP assistant and Finance Assistant so when I see a job I can apply for it there and then – didn’t do this last week will be doing this in a moment (if I can be bothered )
• Keep an eye out for jobs I can apply for Nothing suitable for me
• Check survey sites Done
• Read papers online Done
• Have a relaxing pampering afternoon (face pack, hair mask etc) Didn't happen

Interview preparation for today….
• Polish shoes Done
• Try suit on and if it doesn’t fit, try on new trousers (a gift from mum) Suit didn't fit so wore trousers and a black jacket - not matching but at least they were the same colour
• Print off job spec, cv and look at questions to ask Done
• Research the company Done
• Look at pivot tables – or admit defeat that I don’t know how to use them Looked at pivot tables, they're still a mystery but I kind of understand them

Think that’s about it for me

Take care everyone
Candy xxx

Thank you all so much for your good luck messages xxx :T :A

A quick update from me - I went to the interview and not feeling very confident about it....I HATE interviews as I lose my confidence and there were 4 people being interviewed :eek:

Anyhow, there's nothing more I can do about it as the result is out of my hands

So, I've come home from the interview and to cheer myself up, I have baked a chocolate and caramel cake - YUM :T

To be sensible, I will cut it into portions

Think that's it for me

Candy xxx

WelshWoofer

Candy - good luck with the job, its all good experience
Perni - well done on getting the money back. A little victory!

Not too much to report today.....

• Had a NSD day
• Took lunch to work
• Done quite a bit of free exercise - walking and jogging
• Made tea from bits in the fridge
• Reading library book
• Renewed library books to avoid a fine

Told you it wasn't much:rotfl:

ziggy2407

Pernicious wrote: »

Hiya,

I'm in a really good mood at the moment as our wedding venue have agreed to send a cheque in full for £167!! :j So happy that we can put it straight towards the credit card when it arrives & knock off a chunk of interest

Great result and about time too :T

happytails

Very little from me today as ive had an eventful day. Plumber/gas man came and fitted radiator and took out old gas fire. A bit later i smelt gas. PANIC!!! an hour later all is fixed. Take kids out for a bit, get stuck in traffic for 30 mins on way home with a crying/screaming child thanks to the tour of britain. Finally get home to find the washing machine isnt draining. Spent 30 mins fixing that. Then find something to fix over gaping hole where fire used to be. By this time its nearly dinner and so on. so very little got done, however i managed;

-to wrap and post 12 ebay parcels
-relist 1 ebay item
-found and paid cheapest car insurance (£44 a month cheaper than this year and with £75 cashback)
-Got discount on my plumbing as it was my dads friend
-Had dinner at home
(lunch for me was a cheeky starbucks coffee and muffin but after the gas stress i darent cook anything, kids ate at my friends today)
-Filled up petrol, rounding it to the nearest litre so i got extra points on my morrisons miles card (put £20.68 in instead of £20 as it rounded to 15 litres)
-Husband is doing overtime again tonight. (so far 4.5 hours and counting)

Off for a bath now as im exhausted and sore (32 weeks pregnant and feeling it )

Sarah x