What small DFW things will you do w/c 26th August?

PurpleFairy26

When we start out on the DFW trail we do loads of "big stuff" that makes quite a difference to our situation. These include having our lightbulb moment, cutting up the credit cards and cancelling Sky and the gym.

But once we have done the bigger stuff, we often feel that we are not making the same amount of progress, when in fact the small steps are helping us form good financial habits and helping us get closer everyday to staying in control and becoming debt free, or staying debt free.

Examples could be hanging washing out instead of using the tumble dryer or leaving your purse/wallet at home to avoid the risk of spending.

So be proud of those small steps, they really are important! :money:

PurpleFairy26

Morning all :hello:

Another glorious day to wake up to wall to wall sunshine and no work :j double win

Whilst I'd like to spend all day in the sunshine pottering, I'm not sure that will happen as I have some other stuff I need to do, including:

Last bit of washing to go away
One more load to peg out
Some stuff up in to loft
Flylady kitchen
Check uniform situation, I think we're ok but want to check
Pack PE kits
Get smalls to do a little homework
Get smalls to find library books to go back later in the week
Make a cake
Put some strawberries in sugar to make jam tomorrow
Check for more fruit in garden

Have a good day all. Purps.

natlie

Hi

Hope you are all good.

I am waiting for payday, Friday can't come fast enough, but in the meantime Eb*ying some stuff.
I've been off work since Thursday so house is quite tidy, got a few jobs to do
Clean bathrooms
Hoover everywhere
Make chutney from allotment figs
Sort fridge
More laundry to do
Wash kitchen floor
Look for more Eb*y items
Change beds
Sort airing cupboard
Take kids to the park
Wash throws in living room
Sort out my pension transfer letter from old job
Pack eB*y to post tomorrow
Might get the kids to go out and trim some of the overgrowth in the garden

Ive updated my snowball calculator this morning, this month has been hard as we haven't had any buffet orders but next month is really busy so will pay back our borrowing this month and some extras.

Have a good day all
Nat
x

foxgloves

Morning all,
Up early today before it got too unbearably hot. On today's list:
*Laundry - to make the most of quick free drying.
*Blackberry picking
*Jam making
*Make tomorrow's packed lunch.
*Two baths from one lit of hot water.
*Knitting
*Sort out a bag of library returns.
*Leftover chicken for tonight's meal.
*Bake bread
*Sit down together over lunch & plan forthcoming camping trip. I need lists!
Enjoy your BH all
X

Toni'sfriend

Hello. Can I join, please. Trying to save and get organised.

So today.
Done a load of washing on quick cycle at low temperature. It's hanging outside drying. Just keeping and eye of the weather. Believe it or not it looks like rain here.
Having the remains of yesterday's roast chicken for lunch with some leftover potato salad.
Used the chicken carcass to make stock which has been turned into soup using the very bendy veg from the bottom of the fridge and a couple of tins of something from the cupboard. Having that for dinner with some rolls from the freezer.
A neighbour has just given me a handbag which she has used twice. She was going to throw it in the bin. I'm sure I have gloves and a scarf which would match it but if not I'll take it to the charity shop.
Water the herbs that I'm trying to grow. Not having much luck with the chives.
Take something from freezer for tomorrow's dinner, Should be enough soup left over for lunch.
Going to have a look at last week's "What small DFW will you do" for some tips.
Thanks in advance for having me.

Baileys_Babe

PurpleFairy Thank you for starting this weeks thread :A

Lovely warm and sunny today, they are predicting that tomorrow will be 10 degrees cooler and wet, we need to make the most of the good weather today.

Todays plans:
Home educate the children for free, doing lessons today will mean we can be free on a different day, we enjoy the flexibility Done
Print out next terms maths for ds' studiesDone
PAD Done
Pmp Done
Make a loaf of breadDone
ake a batch of porridge Done
Stick to the meal plan Done
B/D from stores, we are planning to go to a charity caf! for lunch Done
Dry washing outsideDone, 2 loads
Pick blackberries only enough for the children to have a snack, the rest will need to wait until later in the week

We started a new (to us) jigsaw this afternoon, all 6 of us helped, people dropping in and out as the mood suited a lovely relaxing time and no gadgets insight.

1LuckyLady

Morning all, Thanks PF for this weeks thread.

Its another gorgeous day, its our anniversary and the last of dh's holiday so a nice chilled day is planned.

Today we have/will
* go to the gym and make the most of our memberships, refilled both water bottles there done
* haven't given each other cards, don't need to spend money on that. We know how we feel about each other. done
* called into alddee but had left the list on the kitchen counter....oh oh in the old days that would have led to a massive over spend but today we text ds1 and asked him to send me a photo of the shopping list so no over spending there! done
* the kids are going to cook us lunch...I say cook ...they're going to cook the pasta to go with a bol sauce we took out of the freezer last night and reheat it but the thought was there!
* make sure ds2 finishes off his last two lessons of his online maths course as the subscription is coming to an end.
* cook two chickens at the same time to make the most of the oven being on. - will also pop some potatoes in there too
* wash two loads on the quick 30 degree wash and hang outside to dry

Other then that its going to be all free leisure, reading, a film and snuggling up with the family.

Take care all.

ziggy2407

Good Afternoon

PF - Thanks for starting us off this week

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.

Today we will:

Rest & home pamper session -
Check Bank & made PAD - Done
Strip our bed, wash & line dry - Done
Shopping - Done
Upload receipts to COS/Shoppix - Done
Swagbucks -
RM Survey Prepped - Done
Purge a few emails -
Enter comps -
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer -
Checked: Lucky Bob, PMP, WinaDinner -
Read Book -
Headspace app before bed -

Have a great day!

C x

DawnW

Afternoon all
Natlie, I am jealous of your having enough figs to make chutney!
Toni's friend, welcome, we like new people here. Wish I could send you some chives, as they seed themselves all over the place in my little garden :rotfl:

Feeling a bit more human today, so took myself off to the local boot sale for a walk round. Found 4 nice dresses, some of which I will keep, the others will go on ebay (Monsoon, M&S, Laura Ashley etc). Paid £6 for all 4.
Dog only wanted to go round the block - not sure why, as it wasn't hot till about lunch time, it was quite foggy first thing, and I was glad I had worn my cardi to the boot sale! Dog is behaving a bit oddly I think because OH isn't here!
Had toast for lunch
Washed dresses and dried them on the line. The Monsoon one was labelled dry clean only, but I wasn't paying £8 or so to dry clean a dress that I paid £1 for, so took the chance. I put it in on a cold delicates wash and it seems fine Problem is I now have to iron them, plus the stuff I dried yesterday :eek:
Made 4 tubs of lovely pesto from the load of basil I cut yesterday Just about managed to ram them in the freezer, along with the tagine I made yesterday. I had to take out some chicken breasts, which I will make into a curry tomorrow (some of which will have to go back into the freezer :eek:) and some tortilla wraps, which I will just use instead of bread.
Read meters and entered readings on energy company's web site

Watered pots in front garden, as it is so dry again
Had leftover quiche, some runner beans and tomatoes for dinner. Early for dinner I know, but I haven't been eating properly since I got this virus, so meal timings are a bit odd. First proper meal (if you can call it that, but it was nice enough) for a few days.
I may do a few more things, but need to walk the dog again once it cools down, and will be getting an early night.

ditty1234

List of what i did to day:
Free first 10k run before it got too hot
Colour hair
Clean bathroom
Make pancakes w strawberries and a pineapple 2 weeks lost in the fridge
Topup car for workday tomorrow- getting points at T***
Update spreadsheets - not a pretty sight
Drink tonic water in shade at friends
Top up shop for ds who's by himself tomorrow and still won't go out £6
Make dinner from freezer
Slouch on couch for a bit before sorting out work bag for tomorrow
Happy Monday

Deni_debt-free_dreamer

Hi everyone
Been for a walk today to a NT place and took our own snacks and drinks.
Got some petrol and a very small shop at Mr S & used vouchers for extra loyalty points.
Bought DD2 a mattress topper for uni on sale.
DD1's bestfriend gave me some homegrown potatoes. Also got no oven at the moment so she baked a potato for me in her oven to take for lunch tomorrow when I go back to work.
Did an Ipsos Isay survey.
Nite everyone
Dx