17.8.07 what small dfw thing will you do or have you done today?

hypno06

Good Morning fellow DFW Peeps and welcome old timers and newbies alike :hello:

TGI Friday !!!!! :cool:

When we start out on the DFW 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.

Examples could be charging your phone up at work instead of at home to save your electricity, hanging the washing out instead of using the tumble dryer or leaving your purse/wallet at home to avoid the risk of spending.

So be proud of those small steps, they really are important.

So, today I will:

• do piggy comps, clicks and surveys
• send birthday cards out with 2nd class stamps
• start using my new "get organised" diary!
• do online banking and update spreadsheet
• take coffee to karate to avoid spending money
• read my new book on uses for white vinegar
• do my storecupboard stocktake and make menu plan for next week
• not increase my debt in any way
• be positive and smile occasionally

Have a good day x

evab_2

Good morning!

Today I will:

* Post coupon to list snooker table for sale in local paper
* Post book sold on Amazon yesterday
* Go shopping using list and only taking cash (have to watch other half though)
* Hopefully getting rid of some things through freecycle and will check to see if anything added
* Do piggyclicks when available and quidco searches
* Look for more items to put on ebay/amazon
* Not use dishwasher or tumble dryer for 2nd day.

immoral_angeluk

Today we've unexpectedly started potty training our 2 1/2 yr old as she took off her nappy this morning and refused to have one back on. Fingers crossed but it we manage it'll knock £3.97 a week off our shopping bill! :rotfl:
Other than that have done my quidco clicks and checked ebay and our internet banking...
obviously inbetween asking our daughter 'do you need wee wees' every 5 seconds lol :rotfl:

Karmacat

Hi everyone!
A book on the uses of white vinegar. And successful potty training reducing the shopping bill by nearly £3 a *week*! ..... good grief! There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy, Horatio...........

Well, anyway, I've just done my finance practice. Didn't do it by arrangement on Monday and Tuesday this week, and tho I did it on Wednesday and Thursday there were no signal, so no profit, no loss. But today, if I'd followed my rules, I'd have made £860. I'm a bit spooked, actually.

In the meantime, RL goes on, with zoom and ciao surveys, emails about the first mystery shop I did that earned me £4.50, and thinking all the time in the back of my mind about bankruptcy if actual circumstances don't change and none of the things I'm trying pay off. Except the stuff I do on the finance practice seems to work regularly - not every time, for sure. I'm very confused - basically hopeful, but confused.

OliveOyl_2

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TGI Friday !!!!! :cool:

Not arf!

Today I will
-ask lenders for any exit fees we may have been over-charged on. (I live in hope ) £25 on its way!!!! And a form from the other lender. Yippee
-carry on sorting stuff for my boot fair on Sunday
-list some more things on e-bay (I've actually got one thing selling!!!!)
-done my clicks
-will do a menu plan for next week, and make a shopping list from that, and I will NOT deviate......

cheletastic

Morning

Today I will:

• Go to gym and use their hot water, shampoo, electricity, etc
• Do piggy clicks
• List stuff on ebay that I photographed last night
• Have a NSD

Have a good day everyone

painted_lady

Today I will
- pay in £30 to bank for an item I sold on ebay (cash on collection)
- check online banking
-Make meals with what bits I have left rather than buying things specially
- ebay listings finish - fingers crossed

skintmummy

Morning everyone, today I will:

Do piggy and quidco clicks.
Not use the tumble dryer as the sun is out a bit today.
Go home at lunhctime to avoid buying lunch out.
Have hot drinks from the machine at work instead of buying a tea in the canteen at 65p a go.
Try not to spend any money today, then that will be 5 days of no spending, wont last as taking ds to see Thomas the tank engine tomorrow.

Bye for now.

Fannyfanackapan

Hi everybody,

Today I will list some more ebay items (made £90 this week already!)
Do piggy clicks
Attempt a NSD (always a stretch for me)
Find the £2 coin I got yesterday and put in my £2 pig.

Roll on the weekend

CharliesAngel

Have found some chocolate cake in the fridge at work and helped myself to it... I was offered some yesterday but I must have been ill to turn it down... also way over on the milk situation so had a glass to help them out! Don't want it going off lol.

Have also made my lunch.. still on the £47 pound asda shop I did 5 weeks ago!

Logged in to Ciao and completed three surveys..

going to my parents for tea so free feed! bless them...

That's it for me so far...

redsquirrel80

TGI Friday !!!!!

Indeed!!

Today I have..
- brought lunch from home
- done a priced shopping list for going to Tesco later
- done the now daily part-time job search :rolleyes:
- figured out ways to get money for the 4 month challenge
- tried to sort out a super-strict budget for the coming month so I'm not completely skint when I go on holiday a week before next payday (yeah, good planning that! :rotfl: )

And I'm just off to do Quidco clicks etc!