What small DFW things will you do this week. W/c 24th April

Twins

Hello everyone! Happy Friday - hope everyone gets to enjoy a long weekend although I know some people have to work boo

Not much to report today. Thought it would be a NSD but had top top up the kids lunch accounts so that cost me £20.

I see that there are lots of people that are selling on Ebay and having lots of success. I haven't had much joy for a while. What kind of things is everyone selling?

WFH today so I'll:

- All meals from home
- Check bank balance
- Complete some surveys
- Attempt to sell some bits on Ebay or FB selling page
- Get a workout in at home
- Not wash hair until tomorrow
- Put on a wash load once the kids come home with their uniforms
- Try and catch up on BBC iplayer the documentary that was on what to expect when approaching the menopause! Not happened yet but I want to know what to expect!

That's all folks! :T

fendi-bag-lady

Twins - I usually sell clothes that no longer fit (which is pretty much everything these days!). I find it a real hit or a miss. The things I think will do well only seem to go for 99p and the things I think are a bit rubbish go for more. Last week I put a jacket on that I would have been pleased to get £2 for and it sold for £30! Same day I put a beautiful dress on starting at £2.99 and didn't get any bids. I've relisted it started at 99p and it's now at £3.53 with 5 days to go!! Strange....

Lx

FatVonD

Twins, flea bay has been dire for me too, I often read the flea bay board on here and even the real pros are complaining how slow it is.

Well, I did my big shop and it came to just less than £120 but that included three big boxes of cat food and four large bags of dreemies. I caused a few Tutts at the checkout as I insisted he put through the cat food and seven other things as one transaction to trigger the price match as I am convinced that I lose out on that by buying other branded stuff that's on offer and therefore cheaper than the other supermarkets they are comparing with and then they do a round up of your branded shop (someone correct me if I am wrong.)

Anyhow, it wasn't straightforward as you have to have ten 'different' products so he had to keep checking until enough had gone through to trigger it but I got £5.25 off that part of my shopping (if my theory is correct it could still have been more as one of the other things he put through was a branded product that was half price.) The second half of my shop said they were £1.22 cheaper so, had I not done it that way I think I'd have only got £4.03 off. I'll definitely think about what I put through with what in future but probably won't attempt to explain it all the the teenage server next time (with one her people waiting in the queue) :rotfl:

Twins

fendi-bag-lady wrote: »

Twins - I usually sell clothes that no longer fit (which is pretty much everything these days!). I find it a real hit or a miss. The things I think will do well only seem to go for 99p and the things I think are a bit rubbish go for more. Last week I put a jacket on that I would have been pleased to get £2 for and it sold for £30! Same day I put a beautiful dress on starting at £2.99 and didn't get any bids. I've relisted it started at 99p and it's now at £3.53 with 5 days to go!! Strange....

Lx

Oh that is good to know! Maybe my starting bids are too high. I'm going to try and list some things. Do you also just guess the postage?

fendi-bag-lady

Most things are pretty small so I go for £2.90 for 2nd class post. If it was a bit bigger or heavier I would probably weigh and measure to be sure. I've been caught out before where I've ended up loosing money but not charging enough!

Randomly just checked my quidco account. I had £27.72 in there so that's being transferred to my bank account yay!!!!

Lx

spendaholic

I did my SC review and completed my tax return, so today has been a good day. The shopping came in at £9 over. There is still the weekend to go, but I won't be logging on again until Tuesday.

* Write a meal plan and stick to it
* Complete WiP today, so I can invoice on Friday
* Start new WiP tomorrow
* Annual SC review
* Use washing machine on "daily" wash to save time and energy
* Bake some low-fat cakes/puddings
* Try and keep the weekly shop to within £75 again
* Raise invoice(s) on Friday
* Sow seeds outside in raised beds at weekend
* Plant out chitted potatoes at weekend

Have a great bank holiday weekend!

crazy_cat_lady

Hope you feel better soon HK :grouphug:
I've made it to the end of the week and payday :dance: which I'm so relieved about. Totally exhausted and just waiting for Mr T to deliver my absolutely massive monthly shop which is due in the next hour. Then I plan to sleep. I've brought no work at all home and that feels like bliss

FatVonD

I took my pots back to the garden centre to change them for the more expensive ones which will make me happy and not be a constant reminder that they weren't the ones I really wanted.

Remember I applied for a job at the GC about three weeks ago? I got a reply yesterday from the manager apologising that they have had no server for three weeks and they have now filled the job.

I went down with greasy hair tied in a bun, leggings with a hole in and a shirt with a cheese and onion crisps food smear down one side. The manager was there but I felt quite safe in the knowledge he wouldn't have a clue I was me. The assistant rang through my stuff and then called the manager over to process the refund who asked for my name and address :eek::o

allydowd

FatVonD wrote: »

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I don't have separate budgets like you lot, it's all just a bit of a free for all and hope for the best, I try to be frugal when I can but don't often have much idea of what I do actually have. I tried downloading the free trial of YNAB and it's not for me and I don't carry cash usually so idea of lots of different purses is alien to me. What I actually need is lots more bank accounts (or a bank account that works like an email account when you can add lots more folders.)

There are banks that offer accounts with "folders" or "jamjars":


U Account is one, though I don't know if it has fees.

Or read this. (Link)

Or this. (Link)

fendi-bag-lady

Haha FVD that's hilarious! Do you think he realised?
Sounds like you deserve a rest this weekend crazy_cat_lady....enjoy!

So annoyed with myself, almost managed a NSD but bought a can of juice at the library! Also saw a lovely food mixer for sale in the charity shop whilst I was out a walk but didn't have my purse with me. If it's still there tomorrow I'm going to get it!

Lx