Sat & Sun 24th & 25th November - What small DFW things will you do today??!

rising_from_the_ashes

determined_new_ms wrote: »

rising I'd be tempted to clear the freezer - really even when its snowed terribly has it ever been so bad that you are snowed in for more than a couple of days?

mmmmm that's the problem - the bad winter (2010?), couldn't get the car out for 4 weeks :eek:. (That's what the bus fund money in my sig's for - it costs £8 / day compared to £3 in fuel:eek:).

Local shop (1 C00P) ran out of stuff on day 1 & didn't get any deliveries for that whole time

Town where I work only has 1 SM - and only a wee one (sort of like an Express store you'd get in town) and it also ran out of stuff on Day 1 and only had sporadic deliveries .....

The joys of living in the country!:cool: Think I'll aim to use 1/2 the stuff.


Good news is that, after my clear-out / repack of the freezers, I've got a bit more room!:)

Will be making pasta bake this afternoon as I've got 2 jars about to go OOD (end Nov) so should get around 6 meals from these :T but unfortunately on the "can't eat" list atm too.

silvasava

Not been out today as weather awful - so another NSD. Looks like I've sold something on eBay - will know for def in an hour or so. Trying to sort out my freezers (!!) I've got 3 and there's only 2 of us :eek: I did defrost the one indoors & labelled all the drawers so I can keep it fairly organised, but there's a tall upright & a fridge/freezer (both Freecycle ) in the garage.
There's lots of fruit from the garden & I have stocked up with stuff for Christmas. Gonna do the Fruit Cobbler recipe from the Tough Times thread for tomorrow & use up some of my plums

Pernicious

Hi everyone,

I've had a lovely long lie in today & then got out of bed to a nice coffee & breakfast made by my DH :happyhear Really need to crack on with some more MSE stuff though!

Thanks LPP for starting us, glad you're on the mend.
Ally - What a lovely surprise from Ikea!
RFTA - I think you've got the right idea about half filling it, that should be enough but you'll also save money.
NewlyFrugal - Hope your dog is better soon.

Today I have/will:-

• Food from stores
• Dinner from meal plan may have to be amended slightly to avoid buying more food...I'm thinking something simple like fishcakes tonight or some pasta
• Charge phone via pc
• Heating off as long as possible, lots of layers are the way forward
• Daily clicks etc on Sw@gbucks
• Log calories using free app
• Checked online banking
• Surveys
• Declutter & flylady
• Check for new mystery shopping opportunities
• Enter some comps
• Thinking about what to get people for Xmas & how best to stick to my budget for DH...Need to email some family members who have asked what they can get him, if I know he's getting what he wants from them too I won't feel the need to spend so much on him! Must do this as I can feel myself going OTT already!
• Need to update grocery challenge still...
• Check out grabbit board
• Stalking Black Friday deals on Amaz0n, doesn't seem to be anything worth getting today though!
• Going to second job this evening
• Make a start on pricing up some items for the car boot sale we're doing soon

Have a great, MSE day everyone x

Pernicious

Just caught up on yesterday's thread - RFTA your cats sound lovely! Big cat & wee cat make a great combo for the forums, haha.

headoutthesand

Good afternoon everyone. Happy Saturday

Today I:
Got the kids into my bed for an extra hour of cuddles to zvoid putting heating on early
Breakfast from cupboards
Called Howdens about broken cooker - turns out their only 1yr warranty :mad:
Checked banks - very bleak. Roll on payday on Friday
Bought 2 Xmas presents in jjb 50% sale. Girl from school was on the till and I got them for half price PLUS an extra £10 off
Found 20p
Bought DS1 some cheap outdoor under armour for footie. He was so cold last week it was cruel to watch. Hopefully they do the trick
Dinner from takeaway due to broken cooker - oh no!!!:rotfl:
Early night with DVD and glass of vino. OH has night out and kids are with their dad so it's quality time on my own tonight
Saved £2 coin
Listed 12 things on eBay
1item from last week has bids:T

Have a lovely evening everyone

little_pink_purse

Afternoon/Evening

ive slept on and off most of the day i can say i feel alittle better still using the pain killers so fingers crossed iam over the worst thanks for well wishes

Ally - Your doing well with the new house
Dnms i must try the cs
RFTA -I must take a leaf out you book you awas get loads done
NewlyFrugal hope the dogs feeling better

i forgot to say i made my last payment to my sister so i dont owe any family member a thing yeha and it saves me £100 a month xx

better get in the shower xxxx

c u soon
xxxxxxlppxxxx

crawley_girl

Evening people

Today I:
* didn't smoke
* bought what I needed to buy from Primark and the cheap shop (it could have been a lot more expensive if I had gone to M&S and Apple!)
* got Dad to buy lunch
* used my Boots card to collect the points
* will be attempting a Tesco.com shop and using vouchers etc when I can

:heartpuls CG :heartpuls

PurpleFairy26

Evening all

Busy day here, but all good my list for the weekend:

DH and I have haf built the new wardrobes for the spare room
Got refund confirmed from amazon for item sent back 6 weeks ago
Meals from stores
LSD, just milk and loaf of bread
DD. potty training still, saving massively nappies
Washing drying in airer
Newly working boiler working v efficiently, hoping to save on not having to use immersion all the time
Watch stuff from planner for tv
Do on line shop for early next week
Look fr those pesky Christmas cards from last year for tags - they're here somewhere :eek:

Have a good one :j

rising_from_the_ashes

little_pink_purse wrote: »

RFTA -I must take a leaf out you book you awas get loads done

So pleased to hear the toothache's getting a bit better & well done for paying off your sister:j

Re getting stuff done ..... shucks but I'm normally nowhere near as good as this - put it down to being housebound for 4 weeks, living by myself (so having no-one to distract me with other things to do!) and the dog being away.... trying to keep myself occupied so I don't go insane being stuck indoors!:o

determined_new_ms

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=9731949&postcount=94

enjoy peeps x