Monday 29th April - What small DFW things will you do today?

DorsetDame

Good Morning

Could i join please? ive lurked for a little while now,

So hopefully today I will

Check bank (move pennies to virtual penny pot)
lunch at my mums
charge ipad at my mums
Dinner tonight from freezer
Online food shop
apply for 2 jobs (hate my job at the mo)
look at TEFL training courses (thought this might be a way to earn extra cash)
Take Dog for walk while Daughter is at Dance class, saves me sitting in the car waiting for her!

xx

ellesbellesxxx

Good morning all
Wow Karb that's amazing - good luck!

Today is the first actual day I have given myself off since went part time - as have pretty much done full time with lots of supply teaching! So big hopes for today.
So far
-Got up and did 2 hours of work.
-Joined a new union - offering membership for teachers free until next year! Thank you very much! £114 saved!!!

Need to do:
-Pack up kitchen stuff as this house being rented out so we are having kitchen redone at weekend
-Use up food from stores so LSD
-Bit more work... Maybe this eve!
-Watch the Lfilm Ihave had for about 6 weeks doh! what a waste!
-Pack a few things that can go out the way
-Work out what cosmetics I have and make a list so don't risk buying any more! Have packed so many things over last few weeks can't remember what I have got anymore!
-Go to library
-List more on fleabay
-See a friend and her new baby!!!

Have a good day y'all

brilliantsunshine

GOod morning all,

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend. Thanks to Josie for starting the thread - very bright and breezy and hurrah for lots of posts on the thread :j

Welcome to Karen and Dorsetdame, this is a wonderful place with lovely supportive people

Today is paperwork day for me. :mad:

Other little things:

All meals from stores
A bit of flylady
Wash and dry kids bedding on airers - maybe outside if the rain stays away
Heating - I had to give in yesterday the house was SO cold! Aiming to keep it OFF wherever possible though and fingers crossed for sunshine and warmth
LSD - need bread and toilet roll. I can't believe how much of these items we go through! :eek:
Checked banks. Moved money into various pots. (could do with a few more pots though)

Hope everyone has a good day x

La_escocesa

Hi guys :wave:

I made £51 this lunchtime – cashed £40 cheque, cashed £10 winning lotto ticket (bought 2 more so £8 gain ) and took a top back I bought yest and got a cheaper one instead - £3 refund. Happier now.

Also planning on taking back another 2 vest tops I bought yest and don’t need – another £7 better off…

And wearing a cardi I already have to cousin’s wedding instead of buying a new one I saw for £21 – so really another £30 better off. And then I don’t need to buy new shoes either.

Also have another cheque for £37 that I haven’t cashed yet – must remember tomorrow.

Renewed library books so I won’t get charged.

Booked mum a bus rather than a train – saving her £70+ :T – She will be a M3gabus convert like me

Booked myself in for 15 beauty treatment at friend’s house this weekend (girly weekend pj pamper party – v excited) instead of booking a 30 min treatment - £15 saved

Bought booze for p-a-r-t-y at @ldi – I will be taking a P1mms knock off for £5.99 and some other booze I have at home.

Happy Monday y’all :T

La_escocesa

PS - so that means yesterday on my shopping trip I bought 3 tops - £5.99 and 2 @ £2.99 and a cardi/jacket type thing for £27 in 40% sale.

I'm going to live with that... All paid in cash

Pernicious

HI everyone,

Thanks for starting us so positively Josie, it has rubbed off on me a little & I not quite raring but definitely more so than before!
DNMS - Enjoy your day out as a tourist! Amazing how we never really appreciate what's on our doorstop sometimes.
Karb - You're braver than me! Hope the training goes well.
La e - Wow you have been busy!
Welcome to all the newbies

Today I have/will:-

• Made use of free water & cake at work
• Stayed in for most of my lunch break to avoid spending money
• B/L/D from stores
• HM porridge pot for brekkie
• Leftovers for lunch
• Log calories & exercise on free apps
• Dinner from meal plan - Bangers & mash
• Check postcode lottery
• Charging phone at work
• Heating off
• Check online banking
• Check for new mystery shopping opportunities
• Enter some comps
• Do some surveys
• Declutter & flylady
• Check FB & fleabay to see if anyone wants to buy the guitars we're selling
• Make use of TKD membership tonight

Hope everyone is ok & has a great, MSE day x

foxgloves

Hi Monday Money-savers,
A very nice weekend, but a mixed one on the spending front. It was my birthday so we did go out on a day trip (2 for 1 entry voucher) & we took a picnic, but we did also go for a meal in the evening. Also picked up a free almost £4 magazine as there were piles of them just there for the taking! Don't mind if I do!
So today...a busy one:
*Forgot to set washer for overnight Economy 7 wash (as had been on the damson gin, lol!) BUT did hang out all the washing to blow dry without recourse to putting heating on indoors.
*Made a loaf & bread rolls to do us the next few days.
*Dinner as per meal plans.
*Veggie all watered & checked over. No problems apart from a bit of lettuce-nibbling, so must hunt for slugs later on.
*Mr f is off this week & busy decorating so decided I'd have a big declutter. Lots of stuff found for ebay listing. Will get it all photographed tomorrow.
*Have given the lounge a facelift just by moving a bit of furniture around, bringing some different cushions out of my textiles cupboard & changing around bookshelves & stuff out on display. It looks really 'freshened up' & no money spent! (wouldn't mind a new rug though if I was to see anything not too expensive - there are some silly prices about).
*Did surveys
*Paid credit card bill in full.
Still to do:
*Have a look at my monthly personal spends budget as I think I've made an error in my sums & ripped myself off!!
*Get out my fabric box & see if a lovely piece of fabric I bought last year will be big enough to make new guestroom curtains.
Think that's everything. @Stitchywitch Thanks for your tips the other day about sewing stretchy jersey. I hadn't even heard of 'ballpoint needles' so will definitely look to acquire one as soon as I feel brave enough to buy the fabric to try & make this dress! I've often been the 'Go-to person' for people wanting their knitting errors sorted out or knitting patterns explained, but my dressmaking just never seems to go according to plan! Practice makes perfect, though, I guess!
foxgloves x

allydowd

Erm, not a very DFW day today,

I walked out of my job...:(...I'd stuck it for three years, hating every minute, and this morning I couldn't take another second...either the job had to go or my sanity would've gone. I chose to keep my sanity.

So today has been spent starting to make plans for the future...all suggestions welcomed.

Candy0107

Hi to all the newbies on the thread - welcome...hopefully you will find the thread informative and friendly

Ally - hugs....I know exactly what it is like to be stuck in a miserable job that you hate as I am currently in :mad:

Have you thought about temping ? As much as i moaned about it, it was regular cash and there was a lot of variety !

Candy xxx

allydowd

Candy0107 wrote: »

Have you thought about temping ? As much as i moaned about it, it was regular cash and there was a lot of variety !

Good idea, I'll consider it.