Wednesday 9th January - What small DFW things will you do today?

little_pink_purse

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:

little_pink_purse

Good Morning

well iam up early due to DD never getting up for collage i have to set my alarm god it makrs me mad grr

so today
try for a nsd
meals from stores
do tax return
get gift ready for friday
wash on
a little ironing
hoover/mop

well hope you have a good day xxxlppxxxx

2013newbie

morning
I will hopefully have another NSD
had a nightmare with the computer and had to back it up and restore it all yesterday, took forever so alot of the jobs i wanted to do on there yesterday didnt get done, while DS is at pre-school today I will get on with putting all the important files back on the laptop, and hopefully getting some jobs done.
need to do some flyladying
will check banking
all food from stores
supposed to have an appointment for eyebrow wax this evening but going to cancel it to save money

hope everyone has a productive day

stitching_witch

Thanks for starting the thread today lpp and hello to everyone who follows too.

I'm looking forward to a Stitching Witch day today. Apart from cleaning the chickens out I don't intend on doing any housework. Sometimes I get too bogged down with cleaning etc that I run out of sewing time, and that's not what my Wednesdays are all about.

My list so far today:

• Warm filling porridge for breakfast
• Made DH a packed lunch
• Fed and watered the chickens
• Checked banking
• Sent DS3's birthday cake into work with DH (DS3 doesn't live at home but DH works in the same place so he doubles up as a messenger for me!)
• Printed some instructions off using the 'double-sided' feature on the printer - half as much paper used

I will also:

• Spend the day in the sewing room earning money
• Lunch from stores
• Spend an hour or so resurrecting my household organiser
• Left over HM Turkey and ham pie for dinner
• Have an NSD

I'm pretty sure I'll think of lots more stuff later,
Stitchy x

determined_new_ms

Morning guys :wave: thanks for starting us off LPP sorry that you had to get up when there was no need!

Morning newbie, what a pain re the comp! Sounds like it was ok in the end though?

My things for the day:

* [STRIKE]check banking[/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]check cc statement[/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]call cc2 and find out what balance was in Dec as I couldn't find out and its due
either today or tomorrow :eek:[/STRIKE] phew so glad I did this payment date is tomorrow! All paid :A
* NSD
* wrap up items to send ds
* [STRIKE]read newsletter[/STRIKE]
* go to sewing group tonight - must do this!
* all meals from stores
* [STRIKE]sign up to the ww thing on the newsletter[/STRIKE]
* type up minutes for committee meeting I'm not going to (its tonight )
* [STRIKE]quick shower[/STRIKE]
* sew up hem of trousers
* paint window cill & round doorway
* email db re work tomorrow
* do a load of washing

ok think that's all I need to do. Better go jump in the shower!

Karb

Morning all. Well yesterday wasn't a great day on the weight loss front (or the MSE front really). Went to a geocaching event in Branston, where the pickle originally comes from. It was about a 50 minute walk from the station to the station to the venue, so I reckoned I'd earned myself a beer when I got there. That led to three over the course of the evening, plus a bar meal too, then a taxi back to the station. Spent just under £20 in all, but I enjoyed myself which is the main thing. I reckon we're all allowed the occasional treat.

The damage to the house doesn't look too bad. Although the front room and hall will need repapering, I reckon I can put up with it for a while. The floors don't seem to have started coming up which is a bonus. The worst bit is the horrible damp smell which will presumably disappear in time.

Today I have/will

• Shower using free toiletries
• Make sure DS gets up in time for his first job interview.
• Pray for success in the above. If he's working, then he's got less time to be at home destroying my house!
• Make sandwiches for work
• Walk to station then train pass to work
• Free newspapers on the train
• Free coffee/water at work
• Charge phones at work
• Do an Aldi shop on the way home (will take own carrier bags)
• Check online banking
• Dinner from stores

Think that's about it. Have a great day everyone.

Oompa_Loompa_2

Morning all!

Walk to work
Lunch leftovers from yesterday
Walk home
No spending at vending machines!

ziggy2407

Good Morning my lovelies

lpp - Hope you're ok and that DD appreciates you getting up early, how old is she? What would she do if you didnt get her up?

Hi :wave:to all the regulars and lurkers and a BIG welcome to all the newbies, this is a really FAB thread with so many lovely, caring, considerate and supportive people - and I am proud to call them my friends.

Today's small things:

Check Banks - Done
Check swapits - Done
Check www.freepostcodelottery.co.uk - Done
OH & LO packed lunches - Done
Work (11.30-2.00) - Done
Exercise - Done
Up to date on main email account - Done
Update Food Tracker - In progress
Meals from stores - Done
Decluttering -
Collect couple of items ordered from Argos - Done
Enter a few comps - Done a few
Read/Knit -

Have a great day, love to you all

C xx

mummybearx

Morning everyone!!

Nothing much planned for today, small spend on a birthday card for my niece, less than £1 for that.

All food from the stores
Check banking
Do swagbucks, onepoll, check competitions board
Try and do some housework tonight (didn't do anything other than the dishes last night )

I'm honestly shattered feeling this week Proper tired, could go to sleep the minute I get in from work. Might just leave all the housework til the weekend. That's naughty, I should do something tonight

NewlyFrugalMumof3

Morning All,

Thanks for starting today's thread LPP.

Well, after y'days wee disaster of leaving freezer door open, I have late last night organised what to cook, what I needed to give away to a good friend, and cooked a little last night. So this morning is COOK, COOK, COOK!!!

I would also like to:

Check online banking
check cashback sites
!Ring OU and register on decided course - A MUST!
Sort washing/airer
Knit for 2 x 15 mins
Have to do online shop for tomorrow
Have a relaxing bath
Update spreadsheet as forgot about DS2 keyboard payments

think that's more than enough.

Have a great day everyone. Hope it goes smoothly for you all.

T
x

La_escocesa

Hi everyone :wave:

Hope we are all well and keeping up with life’s tempo.

Zepsgal – don’t go feeling guilty about not doing housework – the mess will still be there at the weekend when you’re a bit more rested and willing/able to tackle it head on!
Perni – check out edigitalresearch – some surveys are a complete slog but works out about £7.50/hour and a little bit of a monthly boost.

Here’s me:
J Checked for surveys
J Bought travel card
J Darned a pair of tights :cool:
J More crochet – tea cosy is coming along nicely but slowly…
J Respond to friend – decide whether I can cover her yoga class
J Checked banking
J Marking work - £5 per paper but not really sure when the money comes through…
J Email friend about meeting up/staying at hers while in London for a training course

Have fun whatever you’re up to