Thursday 4th Feb - What small DFW things will you do today?

ziggy2407

ziggy2407 wrote: »

Good Morning All

CCL - Thanks for starting us off today
Bob - So glad that you are starting to feel better

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 I will

Packed lunch for DH & DS - Done
Read meters & chart - Done
Check Banks - Done
Post Office - Done
Craft -
Read -
Create my annoying list -
Continue purge on Emails -
Enter a few comps -
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer -
Check https://www.freepostcodelottery.com - Remember there are now 5 chances to win -
Check Lucky Phone - Done

Have a good day! Love to you all!

C x

Been for a briskish walk and managed to

Post parcel
Drop a bag at charity shop
popped excess medicine spoons & syringes (was being overrun by them) at chemists
closed a couple of old bank accounts

Back soon

La_escocesa

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foxgloves

Morning Frugal Friends,
Not THE most industrious couple of days as I went down with mr f's lergy on Tuesday night. Only a cold, but whereas he seems to have the constitution of an ox....& a big Oxxy one at that, it's hit me harder. I start the mornings ok, then wilt as the day progresses. I've just commenced today's slow wilt, & intend to spend the afternoon on my family history project & reading. Not a write-off on the money-saving front though, as there have been a few bits this morning:
*Postie brought my £5 Sainsbury's gift card to make amends for the £1.30 overcharge on Sun.
*Did 1 Annoying Thing off my list, which kind of led to a whole load of money saving. The Annoying Thing was lining the salad drawer in the fridge with fresh newspaper. I find stuff lasts longer if I do this. Not sure what the science is, but probably that it absorbs some of the moisture that might lead to it spoiling. Have been meaning to do this since before Christmas. I have a newspaper stash in cupboard all the time & the job takes all of 2 mins. Yet I kept on not doing it even though it was annoying me to see that grotty piece of paper in there. That's what my Annoying Things lists are all about. The mostly tiny tasks which we walk past time & time again because we cba!
*Anyway......this led to a full blitz of the fridge. Way too much food in there hanging around doing nothing. We started a new weight-loss plan on Mon, so we've shopped & meal-planned slightly differently, leading to a bit of a surplus. Emptied fridge & cleaned it (Stardrops & washable microfibre cloth). Assessed every item before it went back in & assigned it to a meal or packed lunch. Unassigned items have either been frozen (gravy, stock, fresh ginger, soup, red peppers) or will be incorporated into next week's meal plans.
*Altered tonight's meal to use up last of the rubber chicken, 1 leek, a small portion of stock, half a savoy cabbage & some limp celery (am making chicken & leek supreme). Excess melon has been cubed for dessert & I've put pears out so that they get eaten. 2 lonely-looking turkey rashers gone in mr f's sandwich for tomorrow's packed lunch.
*Leftover little tub of yesterday's salad for lunch, & will also use last of the cranberry & apple chutney I made for Christmas.
*Another big egg box added to stash ready for chitting seed potatoes.
*Mascara tube went in a mug of hot water first thing so I could get another use out of it. There is always lots left, it just goes too dry to apply properly. Haven't bothered with any other make-up, so there's a funny little saving. I'm so snotty, that it would all come off anyway with all the nose blowing! Was going to ask mr f to pick up some tissues today but would prefer an NSD & we have plenty of loo roll......so yes, how classy do I look?!

Bob - Hope you can go home today. Agree re morphine. I remember being put on it years ago when I had to go in for a big gynae op. I stuck it for half a day, but felt so sick & dizzy, I asked to be unhooked from the machine & they gave me something strong & codiene-based instead. You don't do things by half do you? Take care x

OK, that's my lot. Foxgloves from the Plague House signing out,
xx

PurpleFairy26

Afternoon all :hello:

Hopefully you're home now Bob, don't let that be an excuse that you feel like you need to do things, make sure you rest.

My list for today:

Made it to pay day tomorrow in credit in both bills and spend account :j:j ok, not a lot, but all helps, and will get paded to CC tomorrow morning.
Check banking, update sheet, added new salary from tomorrow for annual pay rise (just noticeable )
Check surveys, FPL, £co
Call mortgage provider re address, didn't do this yesterday
one thing off Feb/annoying list
finish drying washing whilst radiators are on
early night, try to kick lurgy in to touch
worked out how much I would need to pay off each month to be DF by End of 2016. Scary but doeable - I think, have made a bit of plan. Some psychological but all helps (in my head )

Think that's about all, will check back later

lambda

Afternoon All!

Just paid £900 off CC1 and £100 off CC2. I reckon it may be possible to clear CC1 next month! That will be our first real milestone in debt busting.

Bobarella

determined_new_ms wrote: »

aw glad to hear you're on the mend Bob x I few years ago I was admitted to hospital and was given morphine and it was hideous, I was being sick and just felt retchid. After 1 shot of it even though I was in serious pain I didn't take anymore and was given codeine instead.

How weird that you and Foxgloves both had the same reactions. I must admit when I heard they wanted me to have it I was a bit scared as it's basically medical heroin isn't it. Anyway hopefully now just one of life's many experiences.

Bobarella

jonno7 wrote: »

Afternoon all :hello:
worked out how much I would need to pay off each month to be DF by End of 2016. Scary but doeable - I think, have made a bit of plan. Some psychological but all helps (in my head )

Think that's about all, will check back later

Going home today!

I saw your note and wanted to say I find the signature so inspiring for debt slaying. I love it when I can log in here and knock a £ off it. Also have you considered joining the pay it all off by xmas thread? Again very motivating.

Bobarella

foxgloves wrote: »

OK, that's my lot. Foxgloves from the Plague House signing out,
xx

I am sorry to hear you are sick Foxgloves. Plague House doesn't sound a good place to be. Your list of activities is amazingly impressive today.

make_the_change

I have done my finances for this month and if I really make sure we tighten our belts things are doable. I just feel so down about getting myself into such a rubbish situation and not being able to do things with my children. I know children don't require days out that cost but it's so hard when you see other people plastering things over FB. Maybe it's a little selfish from my side. I am 30 this year with 3 gorgeous children but feel so down about life and how I have got myself into such a mess.

lambda

make_the_change wrote: »

I have done my finances for this month and if I really make sure we tighten our belts things are doable. I just feel so down about getting myself into such a rubbish situation and not being able to do things with my children. I know children don't require days out that cost but it's so hard when you see other people plastering things over FB. Maybe it's a little selfish from my side. I am 30 this year with 3 gorgeous children but feel so down about life and how I have got myself into such a mess.

Hi There,

Don't worry about facebook. I used to feel exactly the same as you. My advice is to ignore everything on facebook, it's just artificially created to make people look like they have perfect lives when they are probably all up to their eyeballs in debt...