Sat/Sun 4th/5th April - What small DFW-things will you do today?

1HANNAH

1HANNAH wrote: »

My little list
* Heating off as long as possible not on at all
* All meals from stores - plan & prep DONE
* Check Banking/update spreadsheets DONE
* Do some Swagbucks not a lot but a little done
* Check Sun perks * Check FPL * Check TCB * Check Quidco -ALL DONE
* Check email survey oppurtunities nothing going yet
* Unsubscribe from junk emailsDONE
* Use foot cream that I found in a pamper pack DONE
* Paint nails - from stash DONE
* Tonights entertainment is the last Bourne film from stash & 2nd series of Faulty towers film box set finished now watching Faulty towers

My parents came over for lunch and then we all went to the local park with tennis courts and knocked some balls around for a bit before my mum bought us a cuppa in the little cafe there. I said we could just pop back home for the drink but she wanted to make use of the little cafe in the park as she says "if you don't use it you lose it"

Bob - we don't make the 500 mile round trip to visit the in laws very often these days as it was always us doing the trip (hubby works v. long hrs etc limited time off and yet his mum is well off, retired and it would be far easier for them to come to us but hey ho!)

Determined, sounds like you have had a productive day too
Hope everyone else had a good day.

Baileys_Babe

Evening everyone, thank you Ally for starting us off this weekend.

We have had a lovely day, the weather has been kind, I have done baking for us and for a gift, OH has done some DIY and is now writing clues from the Easter Bunny (loving Daddy), we have spent time enjoy each others company doing things together and after our delicious HM dinner, cooked by OH we watched a film together. One of those days which makes our lives richer.

Today I have continued on my DFW journey by:
Post on this thread
Opening the curtains fully
Posting letter 2nd class
Buying more stamps so I have them to hand when I need them
Dried laundry outside on the line
Educated the children for free
Entertained us for free
LSD
Write shopping list
Stuck to the list when shopping (i went before anybody else was up)
Set DW to run overnight
Set WM to run overnight
Soak porridge overnight
Baked gift for friend
Closed curtains before it got dark
B L D from stores
Turned off lights and appliances not in use
Checked FPL
Continued culling emails, another 100 today
Set Humax to record some films over Easter, mainly Studio Ghibli

Goodnight, sweet dreams

1HANNAH

Baileys_Babe wrote: »

Evening everyone, thank you Ally for starting us off this weekend.

We have had a lovely day, the weather has been kind, I have done baking for us and for a gift, OH has done some DIY and is now writing clues from the Easter Bunny (loving Daddy), we have spent time enjoy each others company doing things together and after our delicious HM dinner, cooked by OH we watched a film together. One of those days which makes our lives richer.

Sounds like a lovely day

determined_new_ms

Hi everyone baileys babe that sounds like a lovely Saturday!

Happy Easter Sunday to you all. Weather here a bit drab but hoping it will clear up! Taking dgd to a Easter trail this morning, picking up dd at 10. Hope dgd isn't too young!

DFW things for today:

* more washing!
* all meals from stores - have a joint of pork but it hasn't fully defrosted! Going to have to sit it in a bowl of cold water and hope for the best!
* Have tidied the kitchen, wiped sides & cupboard fronts down, washed up & folded washing
* sold unwanted stairgate for £10 and it's being picked up this afternoon :T
* taken a couple of photos of things to list on facebay/ebay
* offered a couple of things on freecycle
* continue sanding door & frame
* pick up milk, eggs & bread at coop
* submit meter readings
* change bedding (didn't do this yesterday )
* couple of glasses of wine and game of scrabble tonight with oh

Think that's all I need to do today

1HANNAH

Morning all, b
Determined - Sounds like a lovely day you have planned.


Quick list from me today
* Switch mobile off over night :j



* Heating off as long as possible
* All meals from stores - plan & prep
* Do some Swagbucks
* Check Sun perks * Check FPL * Check TCB * Check Quidco
* Check email survey oppurtunities
* Unsubscribe from junk emails
* Read a chapter of my book thats been on the bedside table 1yr+ :j Only about 50 pages left now
* NSD - Reserved an item to collect from Argos tomorrow, its a trap for the kids Skylanders game, its one my 6r old son has been after since Xmas but we looked and it was priced at about £50 so we said no (not even using his money) but saw a deal on Hotukdea!s this morning for a triple pack including the one he wanted for £14.99 He has £15 worth of saved pocket money so he is v.excited! (I have £10.01 left of an Argos Gift card that I got from Sun Perks to get me to stay so will use that for most of the payment- bonus!
* Use foot cream that I found in a pamper pack
* Start making use of some of the handcreams I found in the cupboard

* My dad will cut boys hair for us whilst hes here and give my fringe a trim too.


We have my sister, niece and parents coming over for lunch today then hopefully we will get to go back to the park for a free game of tennis with the family (I use the term "game" loosely!) and maybe some board games & a movie from the stash tonight.

sourcrates

Good olde coop, just popping out for some bacon, as I can smell it cooking next door lol !!!!!

milliemummy

This weekends list:

B/L/D from stores Sat....done
B/L from stores Sun...will be indulging in a takeaway tonight
Kitty litters....done
Sort kitchen cupboards...need more room for cups, I seem to have rather a lot!..in progress
Continue decluttering
Find eBay items....in progress
Check bank...done
Check one poll, etc
Washer on overnight
Continue painting... ongoing!

Enjoy your Sunday:-)

legogingerninja

This morning I've applied for a 0%, no-fee balance transfer card, ahead of my current 0% rate ending next month. Fingers crossed.

I'll be socialising for free by visiting a friend's house for dinner.

I'll be revisiting my debt paydown goals to see how and where they can be boosted.

I'll be rooting around the house seeing if there's anything I can sell online that I've missed before :-)

FatVonD

Morning all, I hope you're all having a good weekend, it seems to be lasting forever for me which is wonderful!

I took my mum shopping yesterday and though it wasn't a particularly money saving day for me it was for her with me patrolling her shopping :rotfl: She has never had to worry about money (my dad controlled the finances as she is such a spendthrift on anything and everything) but she was actually going to pay £1.75 for 6 eggs when there was a pack of free range eggs sitting next to it for 85p. Why on earth would you pay more?? I think she may have seen the light now though as her shopping was £20 less than she thought it would be

I'm just waiting on a call now to go to collect DS and the tent from his camping expedition last night so they obviously all survived!

Then today is my eldest stepson's birthday and we've all been invited over to his flat for a get together this afternoon. I had a mild panic last night when I realised we've not got an egg for their half sister and we do usually but I think I can *borrow* one of DS's and replace it before he realises. We'll pop in to see the inlaws briefly beforehand as they can't come as FIL is ill.

Dinner tonight may be the full English I've been promising myself for days. The first day I went to cook it and discovered that DS had cooked some of the bits for himself in the night. I've now replaced the missing bits so fingers crossed this time!

Have a great Easter all!

foxgloves

Happy Easter Frugal Friends,
I've got lots of stuff lined up for today, so think I'll pop back tomorrow with a sort of 'whole weekend' post. I've managed to do my Easter blog post this morning & went down the garden to pull our gorgeous crop of pink Spring rhubarb, & now I'm off to do something money saving with the lamby leftovers I saved from the bin at Mum & Dad's yesterday :-O
Have a great day all,
f xx