What small DFW things will you do this week? w/c 30/01

La_escocesa

Morning gang :wave:

DNMS - almost tempted to start this receipt thingy with your £15 find! :T
Hi happytails - nice to hear from you again
US - I am a YNAB convert too - hope you enjoy it and all of the training things/podcasts etc too.
Sorry to hear your news HappyKitties. :grouphug:

We didn't get round to ordering our kitchen last night - we're still not 100% sure so don't want to do it just yet - handles, taps and worktops are today's conversation topics.

• Need to sort YNABs/check banking now lots of bills have come out
• Pay £212.45 off my cc - just like I've never had my recent pay rise
• Take brekkie to work :A
• Hopefully find a lunch for work
• Get OH to make dinner

Nothing very money saving going on tbh...!

I'm experimenting with a new way of tracking spends mainly by using discounted reloadable gift cards - got my Ts one (4% off) and also have one of those love to shop vouchers @ 7.5% discount. This means I track the money as spent as soon as I buy them (less faffing throughout the month) and my monthly target is a bit more obvious (i.e. if I need to spend more than is on the card ). We'll see how it goes!

La_escocesa

Oh, meant to say - you will never believe what happened to my yesterday - I was walking out the door to work and caught the handle of my bag on the door handle and it ripped!! Must've known I was thinking about cheating on it and buying a new bag :rotfl: #perfectexcuse :rotfl:

DawnW

Morning all
Ally, if you have kidney problems, a GP visit really ought to be on your list
Happykitties, I think FatVonD makes a good point - a friend of mine has 2 three legged rescue cats. They lead very active lives, and run about, climb trees etc just like any other cat - if this option is suggested, it is worth considering

Anyway, I am off to DD's today to babysit her little one, so not much will get done:
Relisted lots of things on ebay as I have my February listings allowance today :T
Had some of the apples I cooked last night for breakfast
Meals from stores, OH cooking tonight :T
LSD - just a packet of chocolate buttons

Well, I hope I manage a bit more than that, but must dash off to take the dog out before I go!

determined_new_ms

Morning grey and miserable outside and I don't think it'll clear today. Will take madam swimming at the pool I joined at the weekend, free to take her

* [STRIKE]Have put a load of washing in, will hang indoors when done [/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]checked banking & updated ss [/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]emailed oh the receipt codes from yesterday so he can print out [/STRIKE](on work printer )
* stick to diet - I almost did it yesterday!
* go for a run
* vacuum upstairs & sort out madam's room
* all meals from stores -[STRIKE] lo turkey from xmas out of the freezer[/STRIKE]
* check meal plan for tomorrow and get out anything needed
*[STRIKE] fairy cake out of freezer for madam's snack this afternoon[/STRIKE]
* iron, photo & list items for fleabay - yesterday wasn't the day afterall!
* [STRIKE]read martin's email[/STRIKE]

that's all I can think of! Happy Wednesday guys x

Cheery_Daff

Morning all :hello:

Totted up Uber Frugal January last night and have managed to save £250 extra from meal planning/not eating out/taking snacks/avoiding charity shops etc :eek: SO easy to fritter small bits but it really adds up! Even just the odd £1 here and there :eek: So keep up with the small things everyone! :j :j

Today...

* home made soup, bread and biscuits to work
* going to different site this afternoon with cafe danger zone so will take flask of tea, travel mug of hot choc (doesn't stay as hot as long but hot choc doesn't matter as much) and plenty of snacks was spending £3-5 a week in the cafe before I started doing this...
* will cycle to work/town/home - again, was spending £2-5 a week on buses/taxis before started taking the bike - not big amounts but that's up to £40 a month just on those two things :eek:
* tea from meal plan (hoping Mr Cheery will make it before I get back...)
* banks/ynab tonight

Nothing else to do I don't think. Off to have a shower in a minute - fingers crossed my resealing has worked and we don't end up with water in the spare room again... :eek:

Have a good one all! :j

Bobarella

Ally I second Dawn, off to the doctors with you!

Wow Cheery super impressive.

Happy February to everyone!

ziggy2407

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

Morning all :hello:

Totted up Uber Frugal January last night and have managed to save £250 extra from meal planning/not eating out/taking snacks/avoiding charity shops etc :eek: SO easy to fritter small bits but it really adds up! Even just the odd £1 here and there :eek: So keep up with the small things everyone! :j :j

Today...

* home made soup, bread and biscuits to work
* going to different site this afternoon with cafe danger zone so will take flask of tea, travel mug of hot choc (doesn't stay as hot as long but hot choc doesn't matter as much) and plenty of snacks was spending £3-5 a week in the cafe before I started doing this...
* will cycle to work/town/home - again, was spending £2-5 a week on buses/taxis before started taking the bike - not big amounts but that's up to £40 a month just on those two things :eek:

That is amazing, well done :T

ziggy2407

Good Morning All

My little list:

Packed lunch for DH & DS - Done
Check Bank - Done
DH Hospital Appointment -
Continue purge on emails -
Surveys -
Enter a few comps -
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer -
Check: Lucky Phone, Ashleigh, Numberplatelotto, FPL -
Read -
Use up -

Have a great day all!

C x

angelpye

Hi all,

Hive of activity as usual! £250 saved by being frugal in a month is massive! Well done!

For me its just the usual:
*Washing mountain to be tackled and rotated
*Food all planned for
*NSD
*bit more work
*obsessing about my budget already completed 2 hours of this

And survey experiment...
*s/b already done my target so anything else if I get time is a bonus
*P...none today so far
I don't think I have the time to do well on this but a few vouchers here and there would really help the presents budget and free up the cash for elsewhere.

Have a lovely day, its raining here but much warmer so that's good for the heating bill

FatVonD

1LuckyLady Could you buy new coffee and max in what's left of the old one to disguise it?