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6.8.07 what small dfw/mse thing will you do or have you done today?

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  • painted_lady
    painted_lady Posts: 1,020 Forumite
    500 Posts
    Had an excellent MSE day
    - freebie nappy samples arrived I got on this site (6 nappies!)
    - phoned Open University to arrange payment of £440 they owe me in fee's refunded as I had to pull out of course!
    - Had "high tea" including cakes in a 5 star hotel, a freebie from a friend who works there!
    - Had gtea at mums. thus saving our food for another day
    - £20 back from hospital fund
    - new 0% CC docs arrived for me to sign and send back
    - posted 2 amazon books
    - answered some questions about my ebay items and have now had 3 items with bids
    - going to sort out some paperwork tonightm, file bank statementsd etc
  • today I

    took the boys out a walk and didn't use the car all day

    walked to the library and booked out my weekly magazine saving me 67p

    phoned my friend for a long gab 5 minutes before the ice cream van came to stop me form going out to buy stuff

    sold a book on amazon
    Official DFW nerd no 551 - proud to be dealing with my debts
    Debts as of March 2014
    Nationwide - £5745, Overdraft - £350,
    Debts as of January 2015
    Nationwide - £4997, Overdraft - £0:j
  • sophiesmum_2
    sophiesmum_2 Posts: 4,965 Forumite
    Had an excellent MSE day
    - freebie nappy samples arrived I got on this site (6 nappies!)
    - phoned Open University to arrange payment of £440 they owe me in fee's refunded as I had to pull out of course!
    - Had "high tea" including cakes in a 5 star hotel, a freebie from a friend who works there!
    - Had gtea at mums. thus saving our food for another day
    - £20 back from hospital fund
    - new 0% CC docs arrived for me to sign and send back
    - posted 2 amazon books
    - answered some questions about my ebay items and have now had 3 items with bids
    - going to sort out some paperwork tonightm, file bank statementsd etc

    :T :T :T Great day!!!!

    Jumping back on this thread again as don't want my dfw ways to start slipping again.:rolleyes:
    today i have _
    Done piggy clicks and ordered a boots voucher:D
    Picked cucumber and tomatoes from my greenhouse-novice gardener so still chuffed about this.:D
    Picked some rhubarb from mums garden;) to make a crumble
    Sent off letter to end my mobile contract next month:D time up!!Then will use my free payg simcard.
    Started an extra storecupboard for when I am convalescing after upcoming op.This is meant to keep OH out of asda where he would buy all manner of useless carp and no proper food and still spend a fortune:mad:

    sophiesmum
    Reduce,re-use, recycle.






  • Spent a lot of time on here reading various threads as it really motivates me not to spend money, have ordered some freebies which I could use as xmas pressies (if they come), and added a £2 coin to my collection. Not much but every little helps.
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
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