Friday 5th Feb - What small DFW things will you do today??!

La_escocesa

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, or staying debt free.

Examples could be hanging 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. :money:

Welcome to Friday people! :beer:

What are you lovely lot up to today?

xxxxx

crazy_cat_lady

Morning LaE - thanks for the start :hello:
Finally Friday :j and only one more week until half term :j
You know, I find myself wondering if anyone has ever looked at one of these cheap kitchen spam posts.
So, I might sound bright and breezy but I'm in a right old grump - really tired this morning.
Here's my to-do list:
check banking and PAD
convince head of department that he wants to buy us all chips for lunch
use my free time at work wisely
sort through my 'box of junk' at work
mark a set of books
send a set of books for scrutiny :mad:
finally get one of the kids to hoover
clean the bathroom
find time to relax
find time to make appointments I've been trying to do all week
get ds to football training if he deserves to go (behaviour issues)
aim for nsd
That'll do for today - have a good day everyone!

ziggy2407

Good Morning All

LaE - Thanks for starting us off today
Make The Change - Hope you feel a little brighter today
matchboxfull - welcome aboard

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 - Done
Check Bank - Done
Ironing - Tomorrow as we had visitors today
Craft - made lots of gift tags (which I'll be sharing round family members)
Read - Catching up on a coupe of blogs and a couple of magazines
Continue purge on Emails - Done a few
Enter a few comps - Done a few
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

Am sure there's more I could/should be doing so will update later. Have a good day! Love to you all!

C x

ziggy2407

crazy_cat_lady wrote: »

Morning LaE - thanks for the start :hello:
Finally Friday :j and only one more week until half term :j

Hi CCL :wave: you sneaked in, thank goodness it's Friday for you but your weekends sound so busy too , today is our last day before half term and boy is DS ready - he's so tired and grumpy

foxgloves

Morning all,
Not much of anything going on here today, money saving or otherwise. My lergy got worse yesterday & I found myself simply streaming with cold. We did manage to knock together a meal plan last night & did an online grocery order. Mr f had a £5 off next shop voucher & a voucher for a free bottle of Prosecco. Wasn't sure could use both vouchers simultaneously (Sains), but they went through, so a nice free treat.
I've just been brought breakfast in bed & instructed to stay there & not do any of my usual Friday Big Clean. Am hopeless at doing nothing but I do feel achey & grotty as the cold streams on, so am going to read my book & be sensible. Cat is on sick bed duty, which could be a mixed blessing!
Stay well the rest of you. Keep your mitts on your money. It can't leap out & spend itself!
From an Immensely Snotty Foxgloves xx

PurpleFairy26

Morning All :hello: thanks for the start La E. Yeah it's payday :j well done on making it to Friday Cat

Hope you feel better Foxgloves, feeling rough here too. Wish I could stay in bed

My list for today:

move money to various accounts and update sheet
meals from planner apart from lunch which I'll get at a meeting and work will pay meeting a little drive away, petrol covered by work and it's good for the soul to go somewhere new.
one annoying thing done already today, will try for one more later, did some research last night for it
bump things on selling pages
:)check for surveys, FPL, £co
:)write complaint to mortgage people, yesterday they were tedious and tell me it won't be completed until DH calls too :mad:
got friends coming for dinner tomorrow, need to think what we are going to do


Have a good day everyone.

DawnW

Morning all
Thanks for the start La E
Hope Foxgloves and Jonno feel better soon

So, what has today got in store for me?
More housework
Dog walks x 2
Trip to the vet's for pup's monthly check / flea treatment / wormer if due (covered as part of the practice's pet club membership)
HM meals from stores
Check banks
Load of washing, dry outside or on the airer, depending on the weather
Spray fruit trees with organic winter wash stuff if it stays dry
Pull up some caterpillary cabbage plants (in early February!) and give them to the chickens - hopefully they will eat the caterpillars as well :mad:
Make a loaf in the bread machine
Trip to farm suppliers to get chicken food, bedding and compost to repot some big plants / small trees - so not a NSD today
Get OH to put up some pictures (I love old pictures, paintings mostly but some prints - not expensive ones, the cheapest I have was 20p - and have loads of them, everywhere )
Any surveys, FRP check etc

Better get ready for the trip to the vet's - which takes about 5 minutes on foot

Hope you all have a good day

twiggy86

Morning all!

Well last night was nearly a disaster! Got in from circuits at 8.30, walked straight into the kitchen to start dinner. Whilst that was cooking I had a shower and washed my hair. Came back down and thought I was doing really well as dinner would be served just before 9 only to find the pesto I was going to use had gone mouldy (half a jar which must have been there longer than I realised!) Just as I was about to throw a paddy I found a tube of soup booster which I got as a freebie so threw that in instead. It wasn't great but it wasn't inedible!

So today I have/will:-
* Check banks
* Check FPL
* Do washing up
* Make smoothies for breakfast
* Put a load of washing on an ecowash
* Take lunch to work
* Update work expenses
* Look at CV as found a job I want to apply for which I could actually be qualified for!
* Empty purse into sealed pot (although there's not a lot in there!)
* Send application off for job
* Sort out laundry
* Tidy as per Flylady thread

Think that's everything for today. Hope you all have a good day.

twiggy86

Just came across this and thought I'd share as yesterday we were talking about things to do with children http://teaching2and3yearolds.com/ice-painting-for-kids/
* Disclaimer - I don't have children so don't actually know if this is a good idea or not! :rotfl:

make_the_change

twiggy86 wrote: »

Just came across this and thought I'd share as yesterday we were talking about things to do with children http://teaching2and3yearolds.com/ice-painting-for-kids/
* Disclaimer - I don't have children so don't actually know if this is a good idea or not! :rotfl:

Thanks :wave::wave:

make_the_change

It's Friday!!!!

- school run DONE
- entertain DD and DS2 for free
- breakfast for me
- nursery run with DD
- list an item on eBay as part of the February challenge
- wash at 30 degrees
- school run and might pop to nannys to free food :rotfl:
- homework with DS1
- shopping list and meal plan for next week, it's going to be very basic

DS1 has a spelling test and has worked so hard so fingers crossed its another 100% :T

Thank you all for your kind words yesterday, it really helped. DS2 kept waking in the night so feeling very tired, headaches and backache. But he is always full of gorgeous smiles, even when it's 4am, so makes it all worth it!