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Sat 11th and Sun 12th July - What Small DFW Things Will You Do Today?

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  • Love this idea!

    I have a stinking cold and haven't long got up. Was supposed to be going out but not now so at least I save money!

    Today and tomorrow I am going to..
    *Clean fridge/freezer
    *food shop for week
    *plan ALL meals
    * Clear out my dressing table
    *sort out all my clothes. Anything I haven't worn for a year will go on Ebay/charity shop
    *Find mortgage info to look for new deals as no longer looked in.
    *Clear junk draw
    *Sweep floors and hoover rug.
    *Dye hair

    Good luck all :)
  • Hello byebye... I hope you feel better soon. I will also be looking at mortgage deals and sorting through old clothes tomorrow!!
  • Great minds and all Crazy lady :)
  • Cracking on with my list as described below...pleased some things are getting ticked off, but on the whole feeling very much in need of micro-motivation!
    Extra things this am: [STRIKE]
    • Checked FPL
    • watered plants from water butt (great birthday present last year!!)
    • washing on the line
    • used up lots of leftover veg found during fridge clean up
    [/STRIKE]
    Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine out there! x
  • Chrisblue1962
    Chrisblue1962 Posts: 1,203 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    My bits n bobs...
    • Repaired wooden clothes prop, which had broken
    • Continued preparing an area of back garden for a vegtable plot
    • Will be picking up a water butt tomorrow
    DFW'er - Lightbulb moment : 31st July 2009 - £18,499
    28th October 2019 -
    £13,505 - 27% paid off.
    Demolishing my House of Debt.. one brick at a time!! :)
    Thinking of spending???..YNAB says "NO!!!!"


  • melibu1984
    melibu1984 Posts: 16 Forumite
    Hi everyone,

    Great thread idea!

    I'm a newbie :) I've struggled with debt for years. Most of it is payday loan and overdraft debt, which is all completely my own fault and I beat myself up about it all of the time!

    For the last year, I have been on a DMP. Thankfully, due to a new job which pays more and not having to travel into London, I am able to make headway with my debts. I have calculated that I will be virtually debt free by the end of 2016. So, yesterday I:-

    - Did a comprehensive budget for the next 6 months
    - Worked out how much I spend on lunch each month, which has terrified me, so i will now be taking lunch into work
    - Mapped out payment schedules for paying off my debts (some of which will be next month)
    - Planned the food shop for the next two weeks
    - Signed up to the money saving expert forum :)
    - Registered with vouchercloud and groupon, because it is nice to treat yourself sometimes.

    Hope you're all having a great weekend :)
    Debt: 7305
    End of 2020 goal: 3652
  • allydowd
    allydowd Posts: 4,965 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Uniform Washer Name Dropper
    edited 13 July 2014 at 8:04PM
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