Sunday 3rd January - what small Debt Free Wannabe things will you do today?!

crazy_cat_lady

Evening all
Don't think I've said hello to all our lovely new posters :hello:
Just in from the family visiting, totally stuffed thanks to my mam and her obsession about feeding me... Spending a bit of time with dh before I start the panic of being back at work tomorrow. It hasn't hit me yet though...
Maria - I really hope that you're feeling better soon. I hate migraines and I'm always wiped out for days afterwards as well

crazy_cat_lady wrote: »

[STRIKE]:staradmin made Nigel Slater's cake (cheers Dawn ), scones and a batch of rice pudding - it's on cooking now.[/STRIKE] And I have enough food to feed about a hundred people at the moment, except the cake - I refuse to share that.
[STRIKE]:staradmin checked my banking and have become slightly concerned that I can't see any money at all coming towards my account from dh. Hopefully it will arrive tomorrow, otherwise January is going to be the longest month EVER.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:staradmin completed a £25 survey from schoolzone[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:staradmin changed the cat litter[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:staradmin washed a load of dishes[/STRIKE]
And still to come
[STRIKE]:staradmin tutoring[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:staradmin bullying my kids until they give me the money they owe me [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:staradmin packing my school bag for tomorrow[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:staradmin visiting both parents (they are divorced so this is 2 visits)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:staradmin get a free feed at my mams[/STRIKE]
:staradmin investigate ideas for 'couple time' that don't involve alcohol or large spends :cool:
[STRIKE]:staradmin aiming for a nsd [/STRIKE]:j
[STRIKE]:staradmin more making stuff :j[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:staradmin making sure dh does something (I am getting concerned about him being on his own in the house all day after tomorrow)[/STRIKE]

lego_mum

Evening all, Lovely to see so many posts today Thanks Le for the start
Welcome to the newbies & hi to everyone else )

Its my mum's birthday today so I've only just had time to catch up on the thread.

Today's small things inc
Breakfast - using up odd crumpets/frozen bread
Lunch - All the family came over to celebrate, used up lots of veg from the fridge everything taken from stuff we already had in.
Mid afternoon - We all shared our Christmas cake (sent the last piece home with my mum)
KIds are out for a sleep over at my mums so no feeding them tonight (well its a "small thing" isn't it??!)
Stuck all the veg peelings in the slow cooker and covered with water, stock for a soup tomorrow
No heating on, plenty of jumpers
Checked fpl/luckyphone
Made dh's lunch for work tomorrow

That's if from me. Take care all.

Baileys_Babe

La E Thank you for starting the thread today.

Today has been wet and grey not been anywhere except to walk dd to a local group she goes to with her cousins and my sister.

Today:
NSD
Post on this thread for support, motivation and inspiration
Open curtains fully
Close curtains before it gets dark
Turn off lights and appliances not in use
Stick to meal plan
B/L/D from stores
Soak porridge overnight
Set DW to run overnight
Set WM to run overnight
Check FPL
Educate children for free
Entertain children and us for free
Wash hair and leave to dry naturally
Walk everywhere
Dry washing on airier
Keep heating to a minimum, we have jumpers and blankets
Cull 100 emails

I've decided I need to up our savings, I am going to make a payment a day to our savings following the ideas in this blog post http://adamngoodlife.com/saving-for-that-rainy-day-is-easier-than-you-think/ I've decide to work backwards that way if I loose motivation I will have saved a reasonable amount and that in it's self might motivate me to continue. As it is a leap year on the 1st I paid £3.66 to the new savings account, on the 2nd £3.65 and today £3.64 etc until the final day of the year when I will only need to transfer 1p and if I manage to do it everyday I will have saved £671.61 by the 31st December 2016.

Thanks for all the tips of places to visit in London, we are hoping to go later in the year any other ideas greatly appreciated.

Baileys_Babe

Wow I've been a member on MSE for 10 years and I have been reading for a few years before that.

princess_pea

Thanks for starting La E
Chocolate we enjoyed Joy, bit of an odd film but in a good way!
Maria hope you feel better soon

I'm feeling much better today, ready to go back to work tomorrow!
Not a NSD as I bought face wash and milk
We went to visit a friend today which was nice
Banking checked, lots of stuff will be leaving my account tomorrow
(Some) ironing done. I need to polish my shoes ready for tomorrow (feels a bit like I'm going back to school!)

Just catching up on the darts I recorded this afternoon :T

Night all x

Flowers2015

I'm feeling really stressed today and unable to think of anything other than our financial situation!

I've put a few bits on eBay to sell and to throw towards the debt.

I also haven't spent any money whatsoever today.

La_escocesa

Well done Flowers2015 :A It's definitely a start. We've got a new thread every day so look out for us and I bet you can find some things to report back on tomorrow and the next day and the next day.

Extra small thing for me today was that we didn't go shopping - had a bit of a mismash meal but it was tasty all the same.

I'm like you Princess Pea - lots leaving my a/c tomorrow too. (Is it sad that I'm excited about getting up early so I can check through all my accounts/budgets with a nice early morning coffee? :rotfl:)

Night all xx

cally6008

I'm late joining today.

I won £25 on a referral draw so I've been good and transferred £5 over to web hosting account, ready for december when it's due.

Baileys_Babe

Flowers2015 wrote: »

I'm feeling really stressed today and unable to think of anything other than our financial situation!

I've put a few bits on eBay to sell and to throw towards the debt.

I also haven't spent any money whatsoever today.

Hello Flowers2015 that moving in the right direction

Iif you feel able start a new post on the debt free wanna be board http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=76 giving some details of your situation and include a statement of affairs and lovely people will come along to offer support and suggestions on how to make things easier, usually things you haven't noticed as you are so panicked looking into the headlights of fear. If you are not yet ready read lots of posts to make you more familiar with the boards and what they have to offer.

ziggy2407

Good Evening Everyone

LaE - Thanks for starting us off 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.

Raining here today again, just a quick post before I go to bed (been asleep on the sofa since about 6 with a banging headache ), today I/we will:

Check Banks - Done
Shopping with list - Done
Take down all Christmas cards, tree and decorations - Done (small pile of stuff to go on Freegle)
More shredding - Done
Visited mum - Done
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer - Done
Check https://www.freepostcodelottery.com - Remember there are now 5 chances to win - Done
Check Lucky Phone - Done

Love to you all!

C x