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14.5.07 what small dfw thing will you do/have you done today?

hypno06
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Hello lovely DFWers!!
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.
Examples could be charging your phone up at work instead of at home to save your electricity, hanging the 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:
Today I will:
- send everyone off with packed lunches
- do a couple of hours invigilating
- send off some ebay parcels sold yesterday
- watch other ebay stuff end today
- be more positive than I felt yesterday
- do my banking
- make a meal plan for the week
- do a storecupboard/freezer dinner
Have a good day everyone x
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.
Examples could be charging your phone up at work instead of at home to save your electricity, hanging the 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:
Today I will:
- send everyone off with packed lunches
- do a couple of hours invigilating
- send off some ebay parcels sold yesterday
- watch other ebay stuff end today
- be more positive than I felt yesterday
- do my banking
- make a meal plan for the week
- do a storecupboard/freezer dinner
Have a good day everyone x
Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
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Im staying in. normally i would be off to Boots and then Sainsburys to buy things I dont need.
Instead I am going to do an exercise DVD and the ironing.0 -
Good morning all, still raining here.
Today I will/have
- checked online banking (I'm £14 OD OMG how did that happen?)
- Phone Mint and see if I can get my money back from a comany in Administration
- Do piggs comps and clicks
- Pakced lunch for everyone
That's about it for me for today. Hope you all have a good one x0 -
although i have posted on here lots i have never really read intro post - and its exactly how i feel!! need to sort the little things now that all seem to add up and make a difference!
i am having a freezer/storecupboard dinner that i bulk made last week
i have a committee meeting here tonight so will make cake/bisuits instead of buying as i have all ingredients already in storecupboard.
am hoping to walk to preschool instead of drive although if its torrential rain might drive
have a good day everyone0 -
Morning all
Today I will/have- Checked online banking- transfered £3.16 to cc
- Made packed lunches for all
- Post an amazon parcel
- buy budget birthday cards for 6 people:eek:
pf x0 -
good afternoon all :hello:
bit wet and miserable here today too
ok then so for today I will / have........
been to gym - using up last 2 months of membership as on notice
we are eating from storecupboard
need to sell some shares from a work sharesave scheme
need to fill in tax credits formit looks very confusing
apply to more recruitment agencies and chase up the ones I registered with last week.
re do budgets now I know how much Im going to get in benefits
clean bathroom, bedroom & en suite in a old style way :cool:
chase up solicitor who is looking into redundancy offer
try to do an hours very un MSE ironing
have a great day everybody :dance::cool: Official DFW Nerd Club Member #37 Debt free Feb 07 :cool:0 -
I've just received a sim card through that I will put on ebay.
Lunch and dinner already in cuboard.
going to check online banking.Debt Total. 17th February 2010 £15,6850 -
Afternoon all. I'm usually in the early shift if I post on here, so this feels a bit odd. Today, I've:
- done my clicks
- got a lift to the dentist and walked back, saving £3.
- checked out my finances online.
- actually spoken to Nationwide, they're sending out the remortgage offer to me today.
- not much else, I'm starting work in a couple of hours, but mostly I'll be working online, might do 15 minutes in the garden if I can't bear the computer screen any more and its not raining *too* hard.2023: the year I get to buy a car0 -
put a big notice behind my computer saying "DONT buy it! You just dont need it"
I was a bit low last couple of weeks and decided QVC needed my money more than i did, so am sending it all back (yes i will get stung for the p+p)are you sitting comfortably?, then I'll begin.....
was at 01/01/07 now 03/07/07
overdraft was 1500 now 1360 must try harder.
loan was 13705.24 now 9791.62 due to be paid off 01/02/2011 but gonna aim for 01/05/2009!!
amex cc was 4210 now 3650.48 lobt at 4.9% due to be paid off in 01/02/08
total owed was £19415.24 now its £14802.10 going down!!!:money:
I am proud to be dealing with my debt!
just one day at a time, dont take on ANY NEW debt.0 -
Afternoon everyone...
Today I have ....
Had a NSD
Paid £122.70 off halifax CC
Paid £10 off MBNA CC
Hung out washing
Banked takings
Cooked a stew out of storecupboard/freezer ingredients
Had a brew at mates cafe(free bless her)
That's it I think..0 -
Hi!
Today have:
* Taken a HM lunch to work
* Got a lift home from work
* Banked £173.50
* Used a money off e-voucher when buying some hair products I use and got free p&PI'm stocked up for a while....
* QuidCo searches & Piggy clicks/comps
* We had a 'use up' dinner (and it was scrummy! Spicy Lemon & Potato casserole :drool:)
* Resisted a top I tried on (whilst passing time) in my lunch hour even though I had just banked £173.50! This is a major achievement for many a female DFW :rotfl:
* Accumulated a few more ipoints.Bank Balance: In the black for the moment.
Sainsburys Loan: Cleared July 2010
Credit cards: AMEX Airmiles Card: direct debit set to clear balance monthly
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