Thursday 12th June - What small DFW things will you do today?

mooomin

When we start out on the Debt-Free Wannabe 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.

mooomin

I'll get a list done once I'm up and dressed properly. I hope there's not another thread already - I looked but there's a spammer on the board who has been keeping himself quite busy and I couldn't see our wee thread anywhere

lorriedriver1988

Today's little list:

* go to job 1
* go to job 2
* all snacks/meals from stores
* use monthly bus pass
* look around charity shops
* washing on 30c wash and on airer
* buy card from cheap card shop
* ask about OT
* get DH to wrap bay of e parcel
* weekly shop today.
* start job application.

Have a good day everyone :-)

determined_new_ms

Morning :wave: thanks for starting us off moomin!

Hurrah it's a beautiful day and Thursday already :j Have a meeting to go to this morning with my manager - complete waste of time, but am being paid to kill time at the moment & I will get around £35 expenses for max £10 of petrol :T

DFW things for today:

* [STRIKE]checked banking & cc statement[/STRIKE] - no surprises
* [STRIKE]have a bath & wash my hair [/STRIKE]- probably going to blow dry as fancy being straight haired for a few days! arrrgggghhhh! My hairdryer stopped working after I dried the first 3 sections! This is a disaster and am going to have to get another if changing the fuse doesn't work
* check onepoll
* do a job search
* [STRIKE]have plasterer coming round at 2.30 to give us a quote[/STRIKE] - our house is really coming along at the moment Our deadline is for it to be complete in November when it's time to remortgage blinking nora he starts tomorrow!
* more silicone removal
* paint kitchen radiator tonight
* continue weeding the driveway this evening
*[STRIKE] all meals from stores[/STRIKE] veg lasagne made using up veg in fridge & frozen bits & bobs
* something out of freezer for dinnerno need
* make cinnamon buns today
* [STRIKE]get petrol while passing through town & do tyre pressure[/STRIKE]
* check water & oil
* [STRIKE]email db about meeting up[/STRIKE]
*[STRIKE] call host family school to arrange home visit and advise we can't host from this weekend[/STRIKE]

So most of my efforts today are work towards finishing our house so we can remortgage and get a better deal! :T Need to start thinking & preparing for my interview on Tuesday :j

Have a great day everyone x

mooomin

Hello again

My plans for today are:

• [STRIKE]Banking[/STRIKE]
• Nectar surveys
• Hang washing out before it rains tomorrow (forecast is awful!)
• Start tidying spare room
• Dinner from freezer
• Walk four miles
• Book train tickets for visit to parents in the summer
• Get a list written of all the things I need to see at the Book Festival
• Go to RBS and complain about the fact the £20 ATM claim I made hasn't appeared. 21 days and nothing so far :mad:

I'm at the point with RBS where I may end up just closing my accounts tbh. They have been worse than useless over this - they told me 21 days to get the claim processed, which ends today, but when I queried it yesterday it suddenly became 28 days. I was lucky that I had savings as when the machine kept my cash I only had £30 in my current account and it ate £20 :mad:

determined_new_ms

that sucks moomin!

Being_Frugal

Good morning,

Today I will:

Dry washing on line.
Take lunch to work.
Walk to and from work.
Have a NSD.
List 5 items on Amazon.
Dinner from freezer.

Enjoy the day all. xx

ziggy2407

Good Morning All

moomin - Thanks for starting us off today

Hi to all of the regulars and a BIG welcome to all the newbies, this is a really FAB thread with so many lovely, caring, considerate and supportive people.

The sun is shining, so helps with my mood and motivation, so heres todays little list:

Packed lunches for DH & DS - Done
Check Banks -
Check swapits -
Meal out with step-daughter tonight -
Bake -
Clear emails (& unsubscribe any no longer wanted) - wip
Nectar Adpoints -
Knit -
Enter a few comps -
Read library book -
Check www.freepostcodelottery.com -

Have a great day, love you all xx

C xx

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

1. Checked online banking
2. Bought cat food and uploaded receipt to checkout smart app to claim 50p back
3. Surveys
4. Washing on
5. Contact kodak re: printer
6. Meals from stores
7. Read kindle
8. Free postcode lottery

foxgloves

Morning all,
Lovely sunshine so far, plus a productive morning:
*Watered veggie garden & dispatched a bean-thieving snail into space.
*Made bread (a loaf in the BM & a dozen rolls by hand, which are just proving).
*Baked a Nigella lemon drizzle cake for Father's Day gift. Both Dads getting home-baked cakes this year.
*Made spicy chickpea burgers for dinner (froze 4 extra ones).
Still to do:
-Update grocery budget.
-Do next week's meal plans.
-Plan what food we need to take on our camping trip. This is going to be a very low-budget mini-break. We're fine with that, we just fancy some time away in our lovely tent & seeing the sea!
-Write shopping list.
-Make tomorrow's packed lunch.
-Finish last bit of last little sock I'm knitting. A very funky pair indeed. Will defo suit a hippy baby, lol!
-Resume knitting final adult-size pair of socks for the present box. The last pair I need to do this year, but still got a couple of hats & a jumper to knit for gifts.
If I have any extra time today, it will have to be spent on gardening. Hope everyone seeing some sunshine.
F x

MinnieMousesMummy

Good afternoon, Just back from an enjoyable morning at DD’s nursery.
Mooomin – Thank you for starting the thread today

My plans for this afternoon
Do business admin
Schedule some of the course work that I need to get done
Do laundry for client 1
Write 1250 word report for client 2
Write article for client 3
Do paperwork for client 4
Replant the spring onions and plant more seeds
Check onpoll and complete surveys
All meals from stores
Free postcode lottery & Birthday bingo
Have a NSD
Contact friend regarding cat food to sample
Write a shopping list for this week
Sort through avon paperwork and place order
Finish the report that is due in tomorrow
Finish the essay that is due in tomorrow

I think that is everything that I need to get done today. Hope everyone has a good Thursday x