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

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

Welcome to Tuesday !!!!! :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
  • check online banking and update spreadsheet
  • do a mystery shop
  • use the bus not the car
  • not increase my debt in any way
  • be positive
have a good day everyone xx
Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
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  • - just about to go onto topcash to look for freebies
    - need to contact IR as have used wrong mileage rate on tax return, reckon I'll be getting another £150 back :D

    have a good day x
    Debt 17 12 06 - £7700.:eek: 1st Feb 07 £6903, getting there ;) 1st March 07 £6666 (yikes!) 1st April 07 £6329 17.8% 1st May £6085.48 21%, 1st June £5522.13 28.3%, 1st July £5194.46, 32.54%, 1st Aug £4700, 39%, 1st Sept £4411, 42.7% :j :j:j
    Dreaming of Another Country Club Number 12!!!!!
  • catshark88
    catshark88 Posts: 1,099 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hi,

    Today I will:
    • Post an order to a buyer
    • Find something to put on ebay
    • Eat according to menu plan & NOT buy any Galaxy!
    • Use my rowing machine so I don't even think about joining the gym again
    • Organise all my business receipts so nasty Mr Tax Man does not get a penny more than he needs to
    • Submit figs for DH expenses
    Have a good day everyone.
    "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." William Morris
  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    Today I have/will
    have a NSD
    check online banking
    pigsback clicks etc
    meals out of store cupboard /fridge
  • Today I have / will:

    - done piggy clicks and comps
    - done quidco clicks
    - had a man from Hillary's Blinds round to measure up (for the £20 from Quidco!) and didn't buy them :money:
    - am eating all meals out of cupboard/freezer
    - drying washing on airer
    - posting two ebay parcels
    :D GOD BLESS DURAN DURAN :D
    Official DFW Nerd Club - Member no 293 Proud to be dealing with my debts
    March NSD 5/10 March Make £5 Day £99.28/£155
  • redsquirrel80
    redsquirrel80 Posts: 12,457 Forumite
    Today I have...
    - posted some eBay sales
    - done a week's shopping for a couple of quid thanks to Clubcard vouchers
    - made tonight's tea with extra for lunch tomorrow when I'm back at work
    - done some old style clothes mending in the attempt to rescue some things instead of buying new
    - done Quidco clicks
    - done a bit of DFW brainstorming and snowball experimentation :)
    Debt@16.12.09 £10,362.38, now debt free as of 29.02.2012.
    "I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better."
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    i've:
    - posted 3 ebay parcels
    - done piggy clicks
    - took my own lunch to work
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • Georgia_3
    Georgia_3 Posts: 29 Forumite
    Today I have

    - Had a no spend day (ex Amazon posting)
    -posted 12 books sold on Amazon over the weekend:j
    - Sold £20 worth of books on Amazon
    - Done quidco clicks
    - Not quit my job (can't bring myself to do it when we're in debt, even though my boss & the stress are making me really ill)
    - Done some jobhunting & updated my cv in the hope of a better job
    - Not used the dishwasher
    Proud to be Dealing with my Debts:D

    Piggy bank Christmas challenge £11.32 26/8/07
  • Mrs_Sparkle
    Mrs_Sparkle Posts: 1,805 Forumite
    No spend day for me, except my train fare which was essential spending.

    I'm going to do piggy and quidco clicks now- thanks for the reminder :-)
    Debt at highest May 2006: £27,472.24
    currently: £13,353.25
    DFW Nerd 178
    Proud to be dealing with my debts
  • evab_2
    evab_2 Posts: 2,336 Forumite
    hi all, today I have:

    *done pitiful piggy clicks - ah well it all add up! also quidco searches
    *sent ebay parcel

    That's all folks!
  • evab_2
    evab_2 Posts: 2,336 Forumite
    Yep pigsback clicks on a Monday pm normally they are on home page.
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