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

Mrs_Dawn

Afternoon everybody,
Today
*I received my online banking sign-up stuff.
*Got my OH to sign up to quidco and insure the car-policy price£180.60 cashback £120.( and he thought I was mad)
* just cooking todays meal and starting tomorrows too.
*didn't increase our debts in any way.
Hope you all have a great weekend-I'm off to work tomorrow.
:j :j

GirlRacer_2

Bit of an update on my quest to be debt free:

Apart from doing all the above, I also received statements from an old loan and calculated £866 worth of charges which I've asked to be returned.

I also had a form to fill out from Mint as I purchased something on my card back in the February and the company went into administration before fulfilling my order so hopefully will get the £45 refund from Mint.

newleaf

Found a passbook for a buiding society account I had sort of forgotten about. There's £25 in, so I have written to ask them to close the account and send me a cheque - every little helps at this stage of the month :j

Spendaholic_Chick

today I have:

- dried clothes on airer (altho will put drier on for towels)
- collected a brand new bath from freecycle that my stepdad will fit for free next weekend :-)
- done piggy and quidco clicks
- refused an invitation for a pub lunch as I can't afford it
- bought cards for the next couple of months birthdays etc from the cheapie card shop
- sent off for a free shredder from BT for going back to them

scaredy_cat_2

hi all, looks like productive small and some big steps today.

i've just been to sains - they were reducing stuff and i got £39 worth of food for a tenner including steak!! stuff was reduced to 50p from a fiver! its great cos it means will stay within food budget - was a bit spendy at start of month so only have £40 for this week - but now i will!!

nemo183

Why not boost incoming money by registering with amazon.co.uk as a seller? It costs nothing, and it's a great way to get rid of old books, unwanted gifts etc. Although amazon charge a commission on everything sold, they pay your money direct into your bank - no need to mess around with Paypal.

Although you might think there's not a great market for used books, as long as you describe your book accurately, you can offer it for sale for as little as a penny and still make money. How? When selling, check out the postal allowance amazon allow you to charge. For small books, this allowance will exceed to cost of posting and packing, giving you a profit.

Before listing any book for sale, use the ISBN number on the book to make sure it gets listed in the right place, and to checkout what other people are charging for the same thing.

As an additional tip, if you really get into this, you will find that some books that are no longer published fetch high prices. To take this a stage further, if you feel really crafty, if you find a book like this it's worth checking out the amazon.com site where you may be able to buy a cheap copy, and flog it for more on amazon.co.uk.

KellsBells

hey hypno!

today i've:

• done piggy comps
• got some more stuff ready to car boot
• accepted a mystery shop
• updated profile on valued opinions and taken part in a survey
• checked online banking
• gone window shopping and managed to refrain from buying

We've had nice weather too - if not a little windy - but it's all good!!

SuSu1871

I've done a few DFW things today:

Picked up a package of bulk buy hay fever tablets from the post office (thanks MSE Martin :money: )
Lunch was home made mackerel pate on toast (one pack of peppered mackerel fillets, one pack of Tesco's own soft cheese, squeeze of lemon and teaspoon of horseradish sauce - all mashed up) Made it on Tuesday - it lasts for ages!
Dinner was leftover Spag Bol from dinner with flatmate on Weds - still tasty today!
Posted a few items on Ebay

Only spent a couple of £s on 4 pints of milk and choc covered peanuts & raisins (to keep me going as I spent all evening working on my college assignments!)

SuSu1871