Monday 4th April - What small DFW things will you do today?!

MinnieMousesMummy

Good morning, Please can I come back and join this lovely crowd. I have been thinking that since it is the start of a new month, it’s time that I stopped burying my head and dealt with the rest of my debt and got my life in order.

Today for me will pretty much be work and uni course work, however apart from that I will:

Get a quick shower
Get electric for meter
Send in application for volunteer role
Check bank
Ironing
Clear and clean the dining table
Look into the cost of getting a new dining table, mine has seen better days
Continue working through emails
Do a few surveys
Change address with vo
All meals from stores
Check free postcode lottery
Check lucky phone
Look into number plate lottery
Revive inbox account
Revive swagbucks account
Look into Ashleigh money saver daily draw
Check tcb

Hope everyone has a good day x

sillyinthepast

Dh finally had the lbm last night that we need to change our lifestyle due to circumstances. It's taken a while....

Today I an going to

Make bread
Hoover through
Put more things on eBay
Make thinks hobnobs
Crochet some more of my blanket
Tidy up my sewing area
Walk the dogs
Make a suet, bacon and onion roll for dinner
Do some more surveys

JHiggins91

Good morning all, happy Monday!

Today will be a busy day for me.

Have had 2 replies from Gumtree, should hopefully be collecting some money from that tonight (if everything ok with the buyers)
Will make dinner from fridge
Full day at work
Apply for at least 2 jobs - if not I want to make sure that I at least get some research done on what I'd like to move onto/update my CV
Get everything ready for DD childminder tonight instead of rushing around tomorrow morning - like this morning!!
Start work on course I registered online for
Go for a short run to get me back into the swing of things
LSD as well

Catch up soon

J

foxgloves

Afternoon Frugal Friends,
Dreadful night's sleep. Awoke just before 3am & didn't get back to sleep, then got up at 6 as had to drive mr f into town for bus station as he works too far from home to risk the Very Sick Car. I then decided I wasn't risking myself, having spent 3 hours lying in bed stressing. Convinced myself that car would most likely break down on hideous roundabout & I woudn't be able to move it myself. Probably irrational, but that's how my brain works at 3 in the morning if I can't sleep. Anyway mr f didn't like to see me so stressed & grabbed a portable brekkie & set off for the bus station on foot. As always, needed to get busy to divert my stressy brain:
*Laundry done overnight on cheap tariff. Drizzly today so will switch heated airer on overnight. Re-loaded washer for another cheap load tonight. Tues supposed to be better laundry weather.
*Washed hair & let it dry naturally.
*Updated grocery budget.
*Did quite a few surveys.
*Make tomorrow's packed lunch.
*Checked veggie plantlets & stuff I planted out yesterday.
*Picked a bunch of daffodils, as some more had fallen over in the rain last night.
*Number-crunched finances ready for sorting out Very Sick Car. I am fearing the worst. Arranged a BACS transfer of a lump sum from our Emergency Fund into the Car Fund so that we can at least put up a good deposit if we need to replace our car quickly. Researched loans. Felt depressed about this, as I was so proud of becoming debt-free, but we always knew that we'd have to borrow to help with our next car. mr f does a lot of mileage for work, & my elderly parents live 80 miles away. We have to have something reliable, so buying something older & high mileage isn't a sensible option as we'd be back in this exact same position probably in just a couple of years. Oh well, at least I've got the figures worked out on paper now.
*Finish my knitting order. Frogged 10 rows this morning.....that's what happens when I knit with the wrong specs on!
*Checked ebay listings - 1 small item sold overnight.....about the umpteenth time I'd listed it, so it just goes to show that stuff does eventually shift!
Talking of stuff shifting, I drew our bedroom curtains first thing & thought we'd got a burglar. A van was pulled right up & a bloke was walking up our drive......then I remembered we'd left a pile of scrap metal out in the hope it would be collected. He took it all! Saves a trip to the tip, anyway, & if he can make a few quid from it, fair play to him.
OK, must go & find some lunch.
F x

JHiggins91

Evening all hope your days are all going to plan!

Quick update from myself.
Did manage the meal from the freezer
Full day of work completed
Sold two items on Gumtree - awaiting collection over coming week will put the money in my account to pay towards CC
Came in to the house being a total tip - will have to tidy as OH studies for exam.

Hope your days are all going well

J

allydowd

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allydowd

Hi April Awesome-ees,

Just a quickie.

Debt Free-Nillionaire Continuity Plan Month Ten:

* Went to work. Managed a whole shift today. Hurrah!

* Reserved a roll of hut/shed roofing felt, ours is letting in the rain. OH will pick it up tomorrow as she drives by. Better fix it immediately before some electricals are ruined.

* Did the SIM card shuffle for our broadband.

That's it! Exhausted. Early night for me.

Bobarella

Hi All

Thank you Ziggy & HelleBelle

Foxgloves really sorry you are so stressed about the car situation.

Dawn Glad you are home safe from your trip. Hope you can get back to your money saving ways now.

MinnieMousesMummy welcome back. Good luck slaying the last of your debt.

Small things I have done today
1) Had an interesting meeting with someone I worked with before who had a proposition for me. Could lead to £££
2) Ate a frog, not literally but it was the first in my tricky situations to deal with. So big tick to that.
3) Used up a portion of soup for a snack
4) Used up half a beef burger in my son's new pasta meal
5) Checked my banking
6) Updated my budgeting spreadsheet
7) kept on top of the housework by doing the washing, packing dry clothing away & tidying up generally. I may start following flylady again as I do like it for the help to keep on the right track
8) Sent energy readings to the utility company
9) Checked the kids savings accounts online
10) Decluttered a magazine

Night all

Bob

ziggy2407

ziggy2407 wrote: »

Morning All

LaE - Thanks for starting us off today
Bob - You are fab - we have no doubt your will manage to get through your tricky few days
Maria - wow, your days are so full

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.

Very dull, damp and overcast, feel a bit down at DS going back to school but hey life goes on and it's only 8 week to the next school holiday :eek: Today I will:

Packed lunch for DH & DS - Done
Check Bank - Done
Ironing - Done
Clear dining table - Done
Declutter - nothing found today
Bump listings on freegle/facebook etc - nothing listed at min
Read -
Continue purge on Emails - Done a few
Complete a few surveys -
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
Check various daily draws on Ashleigh & I Love Cashback - Done
Check numberplatelotto - Done

Have a good day! Love to you all!

C x

Great day, lots achieved, tired now so cuppa and bed

Night all x

ziggy2407

HelleBelle wrote: »

Ziggy - Hugs, how old is your DS?
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He's 12 (13 in July) so I don't think he'll miss me much, lol, he's glad to be going back to school and catching up with all his friends again