Saturday 26th/Sunday 27th What small debt free wannabee things will you do today?

crazy_cat_lady

Morning all,
Sorry I didn't get back on last night to update but I was wiped out and ended up asleep from about 3pm. I even sent DH to do the shopping with my list. I think it was a real eye opener for him because he spent over £90 buying 'off list' - I went through the receipt with him and if he'd just bought what I'd put on the list it would have been £42. See how much of a lesson he learns - thankfully he paid with his own money.
Thankfully I feel quite a bit better this morning (touch wood) - still coughing but the fuzzy head has gone.

crazy_cat_lady wrote: »

[STRIKE]:) check banking[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:) do some surveys[/STRIKE]
1 hour of schoolwork (the price of an early finish yesterday)
[STRIKE]:) 15 mins housework and declutter[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:) cheap weekly shop at Aldee tonight[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:) been to my appointment in Sunderland[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:) picked up DS repaired winter coat (£6 repair vs £32 new coat) [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:) DS to football[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:) Both kids to gymnastics[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:) Write a complaint letter to Natwest - again :mad:[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:) Keep the heating off if at all possible[/STRIKE]

Today's list
tutoring
15 mins housework and declutter
take DD to a free trial tumbling class
DS birthday party this afternoon
batch cooking for next week - I still haven't found anything to do with my beetroot that I like the sound of
schoolwork if I can face it - I really don't want to fall behind
Believe it or not, that will actually take up most of my day...

crazy_cat_lady

DNMS - and anyone else who is interested - I have put up a weekly spend challenge...

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/69231237#Comment_69231237

ziggy2407

Good Afteroon Everyone

Hope all the "poorly" peeps, start to feel better soon, steamed my head yesterday with a few menthol crystals and feel absolutely fine 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.

Today's little list:

Update list for "The Big C" -
Filing & Shredding -
Finish the big tidy/sort garage -
Shpping with list - Done
Bump listings for sale (freegle/facebook) -
Continue purge on Emails -
Surveys -
Check Banks -
Enter a few comps -
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer -
Read library book -
Check https://www.freepostcodelottery.com - Remember there are now 5 chances to win -
Check Lucky Phone - Done

Have a great day, love to you all

C x

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi all

What a lovely day. Washing out in the sunshine. Been into town with OH, he wanted some materials for a job he is doing. Ended up with some posh bread from the bakery that I wouldnt have bought if I had been on my own but managed to go into Lidl without any extras going in the basket.

Hugs to those with coughs and colds. I am off to put a mountain of clean washing away then sit down for a bit.

MinnieMousesMummy

Good afternoon everyone, Oh well looks like my computer has gremlins, as I logged in to update my list and it doesn't seem to have posted. I will therefore post my list again. So far today I have done 3 loads of washing and got some hanging outside and also made a start on homework for tomorrow.

My plan for the rest of the day:
Finish homework for tomorrow
All meals from stores
Catch up with washing, think I have another 1 load to do
Sort through one pile of paperwork
Do ironing for next week
Check FPL
Check luckyphone
Get rid of 50 emails
Revive inbox £’s account
Swagbucks
Do JPJ daily, whilst avoiding spending any money
Sort out a budget for October

I think that is everything that I need to get done today, Hope everyone has a good Sunday x

xxxJOJOxxx

Beautiful Sunny day here! Hope this lovely weather lasts

Daily Dfw's & Pure Money
Check Online Banking
Check Emails
Free Postcode Lottery ~done~
Pick Up Paperwork to remove name from bank Accounts

All Things Old School
Packed Lunches ~done~
All Meals from stock
Ys sticker bread/rolls/fresh noodles all for £1.50 ~tick~
Nightly routine (plugs off/doors shut etc)
Charge phone at work ~done~
Make use of free drinks at work ~done~
Left over veg from work taken home to use up ~done~
Walk to work ~done~

Home & Decluttering
Quick tidy uo
1 x washing & Ironing
Sand & Fill one wall where shelf use to be
Sort one drawer out
Declutter one item
Recycle bins etc out

Extra Money Oppurtunities
Smile & get some tips ~£1.20 done ~
Onepoll ~tick~
Upload receipt clicksnap


Leisure & Entertainment
Netflicks this evening
Read free mag from work newspaper

lego_mum

Evening all,

A late check in from me too, family have been over for the day and just left
Today's small things
> Didn't take purse to swimming lessons
> Played board games after lunch
> fpl
>luckyphone
> inbox pounds
> Evening entertainment will be something off netflixs
> Load receipts "borrowed" from mum to load on c0s
> Washed load at 30 degrees and dried on line
> swagbucks

Hope everyone who's been feeling poorly are feeling better. Dh doesn't know if he's going into work tomorrow as he's still not feeling great, so not sure how well I'll get on with my list but we'll see!

Bye for now

maria3104

Hi

My third attempt in as many days to post. The joys of rural broadband!

Busy yesterday, lots of work done outside enjoying the lovely weather.
Today spent sleeping. All day. My week of conferences has caught up with me! Anyway I will be right now for next week.

Have a good one everyone.

Maria

foxgloves

Hello Frugal Friends,
Very useful city centre trip today. Have just spent nearly an hour trying to get the various different budgets straight. It does take a bit of time, but if I don't do it, I can't really see the point budgeting as it wouldn't really be possible to keep tabs on everything. Anyway, the money saving bits of today:
*Did laundry overnight on cheapo tariff. All dried on the line in the sunshine (once the thick fog had gone).
*Made sure we had breakfast before going out & took a modest packed lunch so as not to waste money on very average sandwichy-type stuff.
*Made use of Body Shop code for 40% off to get a couple of my favourite moisturisers. These have gone up in price to £18 & £20. I stopped buying them for a year & tried lots of different cheaper ones, but my skin didn't look as good & I was also finding I was having to use more than twice as much product. Decided to go back to Body Shop, but only to buy when really good offer on. That day was today! Code for 40% off, plus usual 10% discount with my loyalty card meant that I got the £18 one for £2.20.
*Used M&S code for 5 x points on some small essential purchases. Had to use CC to qualify so did so, & paid it off straight away when I got home, from Clothes Piggy.
*Bought a Christmas present for nephew. Later, I spotted that I could have had an additional item for half price with my purchase. Took it to till & asked them to honour it as I hadn't seen the offer. No problems. Result = 2 nice presents for nephew for decent price.
*mr f refused to pay £55 for a hoodie in M&S. It was a nice one, but he said he would look in Sainsbury's as he only wants it for casual. Discovered Sainsbury's has 25% off all clothing at the moment. He found a hoodie he really liked plus a nice shirt for work. Got 25% off AND used Sainsbury's gift cards to pay, earned from Toluna surveys........which meant........
*........we saved the Clothes Pig £21, so I PAD'd that across to the Car Fund.
*Paid another 50p into my sealed pot.
*Free fresh air & exercise this afternoon re-planting large pots from front garden. Enough pansies left over together with some recycled ivy from another pot meant I'd got enough for a hanging basket too.
*mr f mended the broken broom. I thought it was a goner this time but he managed to repair it. While doing this, he also managed to stab himself in the hand with a screw driver. Despite being a very big hairy type, he tends to faint at the sight of blood (his own, not mine, lol!), so I had to dive for a bandage so as to cover up the red stuff before he could go all weird. I can't move him if he conks out, so have to act quickly. Anyway, he's alright now & is cooking dinner & listening to a freaky-sounding podcast. And I've got a functioning broom :-)
OK, that's today's money saving efforts. Apart from making tomorrow's packed lunch later, that is it.
Cheers all,
f x

lego_mum

Bob, did you have a nice family weekend? I think you said you had plans for what could your last weekend as a three?