24/25.8.07 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:

Welcome to the Bank Holiday weekend !!!!! :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
• have a NSD
• check online banking and update spreadsheet
• do storecupboard meal
• meal plan for next week and prepare very minimal shopping list.
• carry on preparing future budgets and spreadsheets
• do some admin that needs doing
• start thinking about the content of workshops I am going to teach, otherwise they won't ask me back if I have nothing prepared!
• not increase my debt in any way
• be positive

Have a good day everyone xx

luxor4t

Today I shall:
* sort out the carboot sale heap
* have a 'financial planning meeting' with OM - we brainstorm ideas etc (romantic or what?)
* make a birthday gift calendar/ list to go with my Christmas List in my folder
* do some gardening
* combine a walk on the beach with a trip to the tip to save fuel

Karmacat

Hi hypno, hi all. Today I will:
- look *seriously* at buying a breadmaker
- buy some trainers, to save my socks.
- finish cleaning and stocking my new fridge [beams!]
- do any surveys and clicks I can fit in - ooh, clicking for the breadmaker, excellent.
- sit on the beach! We have *sun*!!!!!!
- also been slaving away over the laptop for about two hours - net result, not buying a breadmaker, but *am* financing my porch without having to cash in a Toisa from a million years ago, thats meant to be part of my pension fund. It'll be tight, but compared to what people on here have to do, its nothing at all. I'm dead chuffed.

Spendaholic_Chick

Today I will:

- enjoy a free lunch courtesy of my Mam who is taking me to my fave chinese restaurant before we hit the shops (look, no spend!) :j
- do piggy and qiudco clicks
- check online banking
- received payment for a mystery shop
- dry clothes on airer

atypicalblonde

Hi everyone!

~ Washing done at 30 degrees and drying outside
~ An extra piggyclick done
~ Quidco searches done
~ Meal plan done and shopped accordingly - 'tis "use up" week in the blonde house this week!!

Have a good weekend xx

mrsspendalot

Today I will/have:

*checked online bank & updated spreadsheet
*updated debt snowball
*hopefully having a NSD
*done piggy clicks and quidco clickthroughs
*checked my ebay listings
*washing at 30deg and line drying
*not increasing my debt in anyway

evab_2

Today I am:

*Making homemade carrot and coriander soup
*Done surveys, clicks and searches
*First matched bet happening today - fingers crossed it's not a draw!
*Not use tumble dryer or dishwasher
*Enter comps and freebies
*Ebay items finishing today - 1 bid out of 4 so far
*DD just amazed me by switching off the tv before coming to draw, hooray getting her trained early.

Have a good day

hypno06

Eva, if you have done the matched bet correctly, it shouldn't matter if it is a draw - what have you done the bet on/against?

evab_2

sunderland v liverpool, bet @ coral - lay @ betfair

hypno06

So, if you have bet on, say, sunderland to win at coral, and lay at betfair, you are laying on them not winning, which includes the draw!

PM me if you need more help!

redsquirrel80

Today I will..
- try to have a NSD.. no I WILL have a NSD, badly needed after this week
- do clicky things and surveys
- fill the rest of the day with free things to do, like sitting out in the sun, reading, watching a film (free DVD rental sub trial) and housework I suppose :rolleyes:
- have a look for other free stuff to do over BH weekend, don't go back to work till Weds, and other than lunch with friends tomorrow I don't want to spend anything much!
- check eBay stuff which finishes tomorrow