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What small DFW things will you do w/c 10th September?

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  • E11ie
    E11ie Posts: 47 Forumite
    Hey all

    Hope everyone is having a nice weekend?

    Moneysaving here has been down to my managing to fit in 2 overtime shifts this week!! I'm pleased that I got through it all, but I don't think I'll try and fit in that many into one week again. Also ended up getting a costa coffee midway through today as was a tad exhausted :eek:

    Anyway, tomorrows plans:
    • Somehow got roped in to run a 10k with a friend
    • Go to a local food festival for lunch - at least I will have earned that
    • Update spreadsheets
    • Collect online shopping and healthy food all from stores
    • Collapse in a heap on the sofa for the rest of the day :A - maybe do some crochet
    E :T
    Total debts £6471.03 / £6261 all currently on 0% interest
    Make £2018 in 2018 = £1010
    Focus on 1% challenge = £64.50
  • Good Evening every one

    hugs to all that need it

    Again sorry I've been missing again

    RL has been wild again long story but think we are settled again
    well fingers crossed

    works still crazy no staff no time lol

    finances have been not bad the odd little bump
    just back from holidays sadly no tan just loaded with the flu

    have managed 2 nsd since Thursday

    so on the right track

    have a good Saturday

    xxxlppxxx
    debt total £71k AGE 47 TRY TO BE DEBT FREE BY 50
  • foxgloves
    foxgloves Posts: 11,993 Forumite
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    Morning Money Savers,
    The simplest of days planned for here today:
    *mr f has volunteered for grocery shopping - small list this week, as eating through freezer stores.
    *Free exercise starting autumn garden clearing.
    *Gather more windfall apples.
    *Pick more chillies.
    *Make tomorrow's packed lunch.
    *Try to finish knitting my handwarmers.
    *Bath & hairwash - am using up various odds & ends of products.
    *Synchronise our diaries & write my job list for tomorrow.
    *Load washer for overnight laundry on cheap tariff.
    I just need an uneventful 'normal' day.
    F x
    2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
    2) To read 100 books (4/100)

    "Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)
  • allydowd
    allydowd Posts: 4,934 Forumite
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    1LuckyLady wrote: »

    Ally, I hope you have a lovely holiday.


    1LL thanks. Planning to lots of DFW-style stuff while we're there. We head to the airport at stupid o'clock tomorrow.
    Debt-free day: 8th May 2015 "Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck," Dalai Llama
  • allydowd
    allydowd Posts: 4,934 Forumite
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    edited 16 September 2018 at 1:12PM
    Hi September Savers,

    Morning!:coffee:Got lots to do today including a large amount of time in the kitchen. Excited about going away where there needs to be lots of free and free-ish relaxation Very lucky to be able to.



    :grouphug:Dodgy group hug to Foxgloves, DNM and anyone else needs one.



    I'll add to the list as I go along.


    Debt-Free-Nillionaire Continuity Plan Year Four:

    * Check online banking.

    * Take medication. Done.

    * Turn alarm clock off at the wall til tonight. Done.

    * Take two empty water bottles through airport Security to use at free water fountain in Departures for the plane.

    * Do my own nails. Done.

    * Check-in online. Done. They've randomly allocated us extra leg room. We are two wee elves! :rotfl:

    * Cleaned bedroom with Stardrops and washable cloths. Vacuumed and washed floor. Vacuumed bed (urgh!). Changed bed. Watered plants.

    * Heating is on to dry the clothes, unfortunately a necessity. We've had wall-to-wall rain here.

    * Renew library books so we're not fined.

    * Cleaned bathroom with Stardrops and washable cloths. Vacuumed and washed floor.

    * Repaired decorative trim on house-sandals with UHU.

    * Cleaned kitchen with Stardrops and washable cloths. Vacuumed and washed floor.



    * Triaged fridge. Froze banana, passata, sliced meats and celery.


    * Triaged fresh veg. Froze onions.


    * Dinner tonight will be assorted fridge shrapnel.


    * Listening to free BBC Radio iPlayer comedy Podcasts.


    * Backed up finances spreadsheet into cyberspace.




    To be continued....

    Things don't have to be perfect to be wonderful.
    Debt-free day: 8th May 2015 "Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck," Dalai Llama
  • Saturday's list update. On my phone I am unable to go in and edit my post, probably due to having such an old phone.

    Today's list:
    Make bread Done
    Home educate children for free Done
    Set dw to run overnight Done
    Clean bathroom Done
    Clean d/s toilet Done
    PAD Done
    Clean & tidy the fridge Done
    Meal plan Done, only for the next couple of days
    Write shopping list No, as we only meal planned using what we already had in stock
    Put away wholesale shopping Done
    Give each room down stairs a 15 minute room rescue Done
    Turn off lights and appliances when not in use Done

    Like 1LL we went out for lunch, in the evening nobody wanted much so either a piece of fruit or a slice of toast.

    We had a lovely time. We gave a family friend a lift, it was good to have time to catch up.
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    79.5 coupons rolled over 0/79.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases

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  • Morning all. Have a great holiday ally
    Determined hope you are ok and work isn't too bad
    Foxgloves hope the visit to your mum went ok

    Had a busy day yesterday so today will be more about relaxing but still include:

    Last of some ys pittas for breakfast with our feta mountain
    Meals from stores, get something out of freezer for tea
    Get ready for school and work tomorrow with lunchboxes and homework
    List some more stuff on fleabay and pack up the item I sold that I listed yesterday
    Go for a run
    Make a pudding using the 2 pears that are going past their best
    Do something free as a family this afternoon, maybe use our annual passes.

    Have a good one. Purps.
  • Baileys_Babe
    Baileys_Babe Posts: 5,973 Forumite
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    edited 16 September 2018 at 4:47PM
    Morning

    I'm not sure what time my parents plan on leaving. Depending on when will make a difference to my plans. I'm happy with whatever works best for them. Hopefully, they will stay for lunch at least.

    I am going to get back to daily swish and swipe, I'm not sure when or why this dropped by the wayside.

    Ally and darling wife have a great holiday.

    Sunday's list:
    PAD Done
    RM survey preparation Done
    Make bread Done
    Turn off lights and appliances which are not in use Done
    Dw set to run overnight
    Wm set to run overnight

    Planning adding to list later:
    15 minutes excavation in dd room
    Stuck to meal plan
    All meals from stores
    Made crumble
    Decluttered 4 boxes from the room of fun

    Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
    79.5 coupons rolled over 0/79.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases

    One
     income, home educating family 
  • Morning all :wave:
    Hope everyone is well. Not long till hols now Ally :D
    Had a nice catch up with my bestie yesterday, but still feeling down. I wish there were some sort of quick fix (don't we all). Hope everyone else is doing ok.
    I've been up a couple of hours chopping veggies. I'm going to batch cook this afternoon! Nothing fancy, just some soup and Shepherd's pie but it'll make a difference during the week after work. I'm trying to psyche myself up to make chutney as well but we shall see. :D
    Tutoring in an hour and then off to my mam's for a bit - I haven't seen her for a while so it'll be nice to catch up and find out how her hols in Jersey went.
    Have a good day all - and lots of love and hugs to those that need them xxx
  • 1LuckyLady
    1LuckyLady Posts: 1,206 Forumite
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    edited 16 September 2018 at 5:52PM
    Morning all,

    The weather here is grim this morning, makes me just want to curl up on the sofa and snooze!

    We are popping out to Sainsbugs to spend the last £8 off a £40 shop voucher. Going to buy another gaming headset (this time for ds2) he's been saving up for it but doesn't actually get given his pocket money until the month end, this voucher would be out of date by then so we've agreed that he can have them early. Will also pick up some bread rolls for tomorrows lunches. a loaf for the freezer and maybe some coffee for dh as we've seen its on offer on mysupermarket app. Done and had ds1 keeping an eye on how much was going into the basket so that we didn't go far over the £40

    We aren't having family over for lunch today as we saw them all yesterday so a nice quiet day is planned.
    Ys bread for breakfasts done
    Soup & bread for lunch done had with warm rolls :D
    Tonight will be a use up tea, jacket potato, lots of salad + whatever is left in the fridge, gammon/eggs/cheese etc
    Check homeworks are completed, I'm 99% sure they are. done
    Make families lunches for school/work done
    Continue sorting out our cupboards and adding to the cs pile done, and took a bag of outgrown pajamas to the Oxfam box in the sainsbugs carpark so they're gone and out of the way. Started a new cs bag and added in a nowtv box, a couple of books and some kids dvds
    Tv/Alarm clocks/microwaves/oven etc all switched off at the socket when not in use done
    Prep next weeks Rm surveys and put details on the calendar so that I remember to do them! Not done but will do tomorrow
    Continue watching Dr who with ds2 on iplayer, he's really enjoying it and wants to see them all before the new dr starts next month. (I think he'll have to skip all the Peter Capaldi ones as a)he won't have enough time and b) I didn't really enjoy those episodes anyway ;)Dh & ds2 watching one now

    Thats my starter, hopefully I'll add more as the day goes on

    Have a good day all.
    Sticking with the "Small things" thread to keep up us on the straight and narrow.
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