What small DFW things will you do week 25th Feb 2020

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:
1.  Checked online banking
2.  Paid Bills
3.  Went to nurse for my smear 
4.  Meals from stores/mealplan
5.  Read free kindle book
6.  Transfer money to savings so I don’t spend it. Currently saving to pay down overdraft before new rules/interest kick in
7.  Filled car with petrol at cheapest supermarket locally

Have a great day everyone☺️ I will be snuggling with my cat as it’s very windy and raining here in South Wales, won’t be surprised if we get more flooding😳

La_escocesa

Hi gang 👋

Thanks @carrielovesfanta, I needed that kick up the bum 🤣 I started the form and then got to the question about how the changes will affect the organisation and my colleagues...🙄 Not used writing this sort of BS these days but I will plough on! 🤣

Hope everyone is safe and warm 😘

Here's me: 
🌈Sorted YNAB💰
🌈Bought baby girl some wee things with money I'd made from selling
🌈Listed some other bits for sale 🤑
🌈Didn't stop at a coffee shop when I went out 😇
🌈Went out for a walk with OH yesterday - was so tempted to say no as I couldn't really be bothered but felt better for getting out for some fresh air - free exercise and all that 🤗
🌈Renewed my driving licence - no £1000 fine for me😜 - was v easy to do online using the photo from my passport
🌈Do the form for work!!!
🌈TOMM - just half an hour and I will feel all the better for it😊

trailingspouse

Morning everyone.

Glad the wisdom tooth is sorted 1LL - sounds like it's been nasty. Definitely should just take it easy for the rest of the day.

Hope you all survived the snow - it was interesting driving to work at 6:30 this morning, and my 9am appointment didn't get to me until nearly 10 - but by the time I was driving home at 1:30 it was just wet, and now it's just windy!!

Some of you will know that I started recording my food spending just a year ago, after my husband left - I needed to take control, and to do that I needed to know where the money was going. Here's the result, a year on - https://middleagedfreeandsingle.com/2020/02/22/nerd-alert/

I'm quite pleased with myself!! The challenge now is to continue it for another year...

Stay warm and dry lovely people.

xx

allydowd

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allydowd

Hi February Forumites,

Thanks for the starter @determined_new_ms.

Afternoon. ☕ Snow has come to the mountains around Dowd Towers. ☃🌨⛷

Debt-Free-Nillionaire Continuity Plan Year Five:

❄ Check online banking. ✅

❄ Alarm clock off at the wall during day time. ✅

❄ Clear emails. ✅

❄ WiFi Box off at the wall when not using it. ✅

❄ Day 17 of 30 day Free Running Challenge. 30.3km/18.8miles so far. On hold for complicated reasons.

❄ Downloaded a new free piece of photo editing software for my Mac from App Store. ✅

❄ Move £200 to Savings. ✅

❄ Checked DL expiry date. Thanks @La_escocesa. ✅

foxgloves

Hello Frugalistas, 
Am sitting by the fire & have just had a catch-up with everybody's day. Hope you're taking it easy after that tooth extraction, 1LL. My best friend always says that we tend to forget that tooth extractions are minor surgery & we need to be a bit gentle on ourselves afterwards.
Anyway..... my frugal behaviour for the coming week needs to include:
*Another meal plan based heavily on freezer use-ups.
"Make some progress with the garden.... am behind because of abysmal weather.
*Shop from home for a little bit of a new look in the bedroom.
*Finish a knitting project (yarn from stash)
*Look at our energy usage..... annoying email received today but I'll save that for my dfw diary as it is likely to turn into a moan.
*Work on March budget, as my Big Budget Day is hoving into view - this Thursday.
*Continue to look at improving upstairs storage without spending money.
*Continue with a big ongoing project which is a hobby-based thing but which is also involving quite a bit of useful decluttering.
*Continue with list of jobs we can do on the house ourselves before the builders start work late summer.
*Shift a few Annoying Jobs. I am sick of seeing the same ones on the list.
Wishing everyone a good week, 
F xx

1LuckyLady

Thanks @trailingspouse & @foxgloves,  unfortunately my restful afternoon didn't happen as not long after I'd posted on here I had a worrying text which took on a life of its own and meant I needed to get an emergency drs appointment for ds2. (must say the school were fantastic and within 5 minutes of arriving at the gp surgery he was being seen so I can't complain)
So after all this I didn't get anything else done from my list other then making lunches for tomorrow. 
My mouth isn't up to having the chicken dinner as planned so I'll save that for tomorrow night and have a tin of tomato soup from the back of the cupboard. The kids asked for beans on toast and dh said he'll sort himself out when he comes home as he told me that I have to sit down and rest! 
I'll be back tomorrow and hopefully have a better day. 

Take care all. 

crazy_cat_lady

Hello  
Went to work in the snow this morning and drove home in bright sunshine. I'm tired - I wasn't ready to be back but at least it's one day closer to Easter. Not that I should wish for hols bearing in mind how badly the last week went for me.
However, back to work - back into routine.
PAD to cc
Back on my diet
Sort through budget
Fill in planner
Swallowed a couple of frogs
Try and have an early night
Change cat trays and put rubbish out
NSD
Get some crochet done

ziggy2407

Morning everyone

Yesterday was a productive day, today might not be as productive but determined to be as MSE as possible.  Plans for today:

No heating until later - 
Check Bank & make PAD - Done
Gym - 
Return Library Book & collect more -
Hairdresser @ home -
Ironing - 
Swagbucks -
Purge a few emails -
Enter a few comps - 
Craft -
Declutter - 
All meads from cupboards/fridge/freezer -
Read Library Book - 

Have a great day everyone, back later to update!
C x