Monday 30th June what small things will you do today?

determined_new_ms

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.:money:

Morning :wave: Much happier Monday for me from most suspect as I am out of work for 2 weeks before starting my new job :j Last year I was between jobs for 6 weeks and it's great you relax in a way you don't when you're on holiday from work.

Trying to think what to do today. Think I'll take dgd to the soft play this morning, it's still free until Friday when she's 1 :T

It's quite hard to do very much with a 1 year old to entertain!

DFW things I'll try to do today:

* check banking
* do monthly finances
* all meals from stores
* get a cheesejack out of the freezer for dgd's lunch
* take snacks & drinks to soft play
* sand skirting boards on stairs
* go for a walk this afternoon
* change BB supplier
* pay plumber
* put up hooks in bedroom - have had to clear out wardrobe in spare room and no wardrobe in ours, current all our clothes are on the floordrobe
* read book this evening
* check onepoll

ok think that's all I'll manage! Have a great Monday everyone x

Pippilongstocking

Thanks for the thread DNM

Must get back to regular posting!

So todays plan...........

Banks/cards
Work on report (even though its sunny)
Make more elderflower cordial - blog recipe here.
Return sprayer to neighbour, bless he's trying to be so helpful
A bit of hand washing (still umming and ahhing about machine in the flat)
Something delish for tea
MEAL PLAN
Walk doglets
Plant beans/peas up the shed posts
Collect eggs from the new rehomed ex-farmfactorything chooks all gals looking really scruffy but happy.
Bake something?
A few dug up here and chums plants to pot/plant out
A bit clearing up from the 'excessive pruning'
Life paperwork to do - phone tax credits
Check in with DD - skype?
Finish forms for SAAS done all the online bit.

Probably a whole heap more but that's me for now.

Have a great Monday chaps - I'll be glad when this week and its work are done. Lots of report writing indoors

solvencyseeker

Morning all.


Unusually early post from me as hubbie was feeling well enough to walk the dogs this morning (need to make sure he doesn't overdo it) and I am in work already. Am meeting a friend for lunch - local pub does good £5 lunch deal which will be a nice treat.


Today I will work, check bank accounts, laundry line drying, meals from plan (had lovely "roast" yesterday - special offer pork steaks, roast and new potatoes, carrot and swede mash, broccoli and roast onion gravy - all the veg apart from the swede was free from market trader my son helps in the line of his work) sort out some paperwork this evening.


Have a good day all x

ziggy2407

Good Morning All

DNMS - 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.

Many apologies for being AWOL for a while (lots of reasons - felt rubbish, didnt feel I was contributing to thread and an emergency trip to childrens A&E with son as he broke his wrist). Feeling bit down today as managed to hurt my back (we brought my mum home from respite care and I lifted her case into boot )
Todays little list:

Packed lunches for DH & DS - Done
Washing & dry outside - Done
Return Library Books - Done
Check Banks - Done
Check swapits - Done
Bake -
Meals from cupboards/freezer - Done
Clear emails (& unsubscribe any no longer wanted) - wip
Nectar Adpoints - 80 points today
Knit - find new project - pouffe finished
Enter a few comps -
Read library book -
Check www.freepostcodelottery.com - Done (not me but another Sheffielder)

Have a great day, love you all xx

C xx

Pippilongstocking

Hugs Ziggy - hope you feel brighter soon - always nice to see a friendly face! I've been the same with not contrubuting not feeling like I help but I do the small things everyday and its how I've paid off me CC's etc

So it does work so we should all pop our faces in (when we feel) even if we don't feel like we help much

More cordial brewing here - has Aldi still got sugar at 68p/kilo?

The supersix with us this week were 49p

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/best-of-scotland/latest-super-6-offers/

Radish
Carrots
Tatties
Shroooms
Cherry toms
Grape snack pack.

All lovely too I filled me boots

Karen777

Hello Can I join in please?
Today I will - not go to the cashpoint or use my cards
Get up to date balances on two of my ccs
Get access back to one of my cc/od accounts because I went paperless and then lost all my internet banking details
Make dinner from things in the fridge that need using
Cheers

mooomin

Morning all

Today I will do:

[STRIKE]Banking
YNAB reconciliation[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Charge phone and iPod at work
Walk four miles
Return tops that didn't fit to John Lewis (they were on sale :A)
Resist the urge to buy more tops in John Lewis [/STRIKE] :A
[STRIKE]Lunch/snacks from stores
Spanish chicken for dinner[/STRIKE]
Try not to cry at the mess the house is in (We're getting our living room decorated and it starts today)
Watch at least one of the World Cup matches

Sonear

Hi All,

Today I will:

Check bank balance - Done
Eat the work soup for lunch (64p for a small portion - so much less than i usually spend at work on lunch)
Pay a cheque I have into the bank
Plan my weeks meals to use up all the food in the cupboards/freezer before I shop again

mumofthetwins

Morning guys

todays list for me

workout
online banking / vsp / cc roundup
charge phone at work
eat lunch made from lo salad
dinner at BF so dont need to buy anything so hoping for a NSD

have a good one ..

lisa x

foxgloves

Hi Money Savers,
A productive morning......good, as I need to tighten things up around here. Not happy with the bathroom fund going backwards instead of forwards. Think improving some of my self-sufficiency tendencies will be the key.
*Managed to do 2 loads of washing on cheap overnight tariff.
*All drying outside in the sunshine.
*Did rubber chicken. It did roast dinner for two last night. Have divvied it up for fajhitas tonight, Chinese-style rice tomorrow, a packed lunch, & have made the rest into a pie with various veggies which needed using plus leftover gravy. Have topped it with sliced potatoes & will freeze for a hearty free meal next week.
*Chicken stock bubbling away in slow cooker.
*Made bread dough - 12 rolls now proving on the hob.
*Make tomorrow's packed lunch & work snacks.
*Prepped veg for tonight's meal. Did crafty little skim of the pepper tops, diced & froze ready for next time I make a pizza.
*Picked fresh herbs & made a salsa.
*Picked salad stuff needed for meals today.
*Did a few surveys.
*Phoned in code for a free knitting mag.
*Delve into recycled jar cupboard and then......
*Go out & pull some rhubarb & make rhubarb jam.
Will probably get some more of my knitting done later (for the present box) but we have a new cat & he really, really likes to be entertained!
Ziggy - Sounds like you've been having a bit of a week. Hope this one is better!
f x

little_pink_purse

hi Guys

its been a while

thanks for starting us DNMS

ziggy hope you feel on the up soon xxx

my wee to do list
check banks
start menu and budgets
start work at 3pm drag my bag along the street
a few washes on the line

that's me xxxxxx