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What small DFW things will you do this week - 5 Sept.
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Yay I have managed to catch up.
Bob sorry to hear about your phone being stolen.
Princess Pea congratulations.
Ziggy how shocking for your community, especially the pupils.Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family0 -
He's finding this first week back a little tough, one of his teachers died last week - she was putting a display up at school and fell and broke her leg, she died the next day due to complications - only 41, such a shock and I think it's preying on his mind and reminding him of my brothers death earlier this year.
Yikes. I read about that.Debt-free day: 8th May 2015 "Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck," Dalai Llama0 -
Well it's been a positive day today for me but checking in now as I will be busy tomorrow preparing for the Great North Run, seeing our local credit union and sending my kittens off to new homes (mum gets spayed next week!). I'm seeing the credit union to get some of my credit card paid off at a much cheaper rate than I'm currently paying. That should save me about £15 a month I reckon.
Today I had a great surprise, I won myself and my son two tickets to see the concert after the GNR, I had wanted to go but at £40 each it was a NO WAY! I won them on a "like and share" on fb. Who ever wins these things?! Well today it was me.
Have a great day tomorrow everyone and a fantastic weekend x0 -
Morning everyone. I was so tired last night I went to bed at 8.30! Oh has got a fitbit and I've worn it a few nights to monitor my sleep and since doing that I've felt tired constantly as I'm not getting as much deep/rem sleep as I thought I was! I sleep for a lot of hours (which I knew) but most of it is light sleep
Smalls for the day:
* load of washing in machine at the moment & hang on line before leaving for work
* quick shower. Hair left to dry (always do this anyway!)
* put dinner in sc
* b/l from stores (I'm possibly meeting up with dd to go for something to eat. Possibly as she hasn't contacted me and more often than not cancels, so we'll see...)
* nip to aldi on way home & get small top up shop - I think with about £20 top we have enough in stores for another week :j
* make note of mileage at start/end of the day to update expenses claim
* put batch of wine on tonight
* get packed lunches ready for tomorrow & clothes/bags etc - doing go ape with my ds and some of his friend's for his birthday
* pay virgin cc must do this today!
Ok think that's itDF as at 30/12/16
Wombling 2025: £87.12
NSD March: YTD: 35
Grocery spend challenge March £253.38/£285 £20/£70 Eating out
GC annual £449.80/£4500
Eating out budget: £55/£420
Extra cash earned 2025: £1950 -
ooooooo legomum share your good news with us! xDF as at 30/12/16
Wombling 2025: £87.12
NSD March: YTD: 35
Grocery spend challenge March £253.38/£285 £20/£70 Eating out
GC annual £449.80/£4500
Eating out budget: £55/£420
Extra cash earned 2025: £1950 -
Bah lost post due to incoming call. New phone is carp.
Knackered this morning. Last nights shift involved scrubbing deep fat fryer vents for 2.5 hours. Home by 10 but by the time we'd eaten and got to bed almost midnight. Including school runs and viewings at the shop I am spending my entire days walking. Have to go again in 30 mins. Showing space to a guy who runs workshops. I know I have to keep hitting balls out to get business and therefore pay overheads because the two dont match at the moment but the pace is getting to me. OH is either jointly baby wrangling or doing his job or jobs for the shop. His weekend will be tiling and other DIY there. Feels relentless.
Our last holiday was in 2011...." Your vibe attracts your tribe":D
Debt neutral27/03/17 from £40k:eek: in the hole 2012.
Roadkill 17 £56.58 2016-£62.28 2015- £84.20)
RYSAW17 £1900 2016 £2,535.16 2015 £1027.200 -
Good Morning All
Early start for me as had a text to say our Tumble Drier could be delivered as early as 7am, the guy arrived at 7.25 - our old Tumble Drier was at least 14 years old and one of the potential dangerous models, they originally were going to adapt the machine but then offered us a deal that we would have been silly to refuse - a brand new machine (of my choice) with 2 years warranty and 10 year parts, free delivery and they took the old machine away (£99). Anyway enough waffle, today I will
Check Bank - Done
Bake - Cancelled as we have plenty to use up
Install new dryer - Done
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer - Done
Pay bag of coins into DS's bank - Done
Upload receipts to COS - Done
Declutter - Done, a few more things out
RM Surveys - Done
Bump sale posts - Done
Walk at least 7000 steps for bounts points - Only 9750 ish
Write to friend & post - Done
Continue purge on emails - Done a few
Surveys -
Enter a few comps - Done a few
Check: Lucky Phone, Ashleigh, Numberplatelotto, FPL - Done
Have a great day. Love to you all.
C x
Goodreads 2025 Challenge :16/75
Goodreads 2024 Challenge: 65/80
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Today I have/will:
1. Checked online banking
2. NSD
3. Surveys
4. Read free book
5. FPL
6. Drinks lots of water (feeling exhausted and wondering if not drinking much is causing it)
7. Take bag of unwanted stuff to charity shop
8. Ordered medication online
9. Meals from storesTesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini0 -
Afternoon All
Share, share, share legomum;)
List for today:
check banking, surveys and FPL - it it really a week until paydayalthough no movement is good
refund someone from fleabay that is saying that the £1.00 item I sold hasn't turned up. I said I would refund and he saying he wants a replacement, and was a bit odd when I said I didn't have one. PP playing up and only working in $ rather than £ so i cant get it to work.
Meals from stores, left overs for lunch and risotto (i.e. small bit of chicken, lots of rice) for tea
Work from home :T
Volunteer tonight, hopefully it will mean less work tomorrow as volunteering then too
Book hotel for Sunday, work will pay, so must claim back on expenses
4 loads of washing dried outside to put awayloving the late afternoon sunshine
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