What small DFW things will you do w/c 29th June?

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 😀

PurpleFairy26

Morning folks, another day, another dollar and all that. Feels very much like Groundhog Day! It's July this week 😲 anyone else still feel like they are in March? 

My list for day:
move some savings to PB - done 
check banking - done 
leftovers for tea from roast yesterday
put chicken carcass in sc for stock
bake something 
homeschooling- need to print this weeks off 
sewing or knitting - sewed on lots of badges yesterday some are really tough 🤣 have 6 more to go. 

Some housework 
try and find tomato feed online for delivery 
get DH to cut down some bamboo canes for more tomatoes 

have a good day all. Purps. 

Baileys_Babe

Morning @PurpleFairy26 thank you for starting the thread this week

Plans for today:
NSD
B/L/D from stores
RM survey
Home Educate the children for free
Pmp etc
Ongoing survey
Continue with decluttering my email accounts 

On Saturday our John Lewis vouchers arrived for our just for points credit card.

1LuckyLady

Morning @PurpleFairy26,  thank you for this weeks thread and YES I'm still in March!! 
Morning @Baileys_Babe Have a lovely day! 

Right I've book marked the thread and will be back in a bit!! (I say in a bit the way the days are going that might be Saturday night again!!)

carrielovesfanta

Morning folks

Quick cheeky one from in work. I'm not sure where June went but that's probably cos I'm back in work. 

Today's list:
B/L/D from stores - done
Check PMP - done
Log cals in free app - done
Eat healthy - done
Check pay slip as paid more than expected. All fine - just the tax man catching up!  - done
Poss go to the allotment after work. If not, do a workout. - workout done

Have a good one all

clf x

1LuckyLady

Another quick check in whilst ds1 is peeling the spuds ready for tea! 
In the way of small things today...
So far I've/we've
checked banking and made sure everything is up to date (and its dh's payday so yay!)
been for a 3 mile walk for exercise with ds2
made a cottage pie to use up veg from the bottom of the freezer and was short on the amount of mince I wanted so chopped in a load of mushrooms instead.- love a cook once, eat twice meal   (as already mentioned ds1 is doing a big pot of mash for both the cottage pies
boiled quite a few eggs,  will have egg mayo sandwiches for today and tomorrow

Right ds1's done and so I need to give him back the pc for a while!   Take care all. 

ziggy2407

Hi everyone

@PurpleFairy26 - Thanks for starting us off this week.  

So far:
Checked Bank & made PAD
Spoke to mum 

Later:
Swagbucks
Purge a few emails 
Enter a few comps
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer  
Check: Lucky Bob, PMP, WinaDinner 

Have a good day everyone.

C x 

crazy_cat_lady

Hello!
I have remembered the weekly thread this week, and I have remembered to bookmark and post on it as well. Sorry I'm so rubbish with posting on here - my brain has been having a bit of a struggle in terms of getting things done and adjusting to working from home and schooling my kids, along with the bathroom drama. Ah well - here I am (I'm sure you're all thrilled about that).
Today's list...
Aim for NSD
Use up veggies in fridge - soup if need be
Continue crochet blanket for my mam for Christmas
3 hours of school work
Run a training session on Z00m for the rest of my department this afternoon
Start packing the car ready for my tip run tomorrow afternoon
Washing
Wash dishes
Hope everyone is doing well...

ditty1234

Hi @PurpleFairy26 thanks for getting us started. Am struggling with short messaged based communication today as I feel I am just getting progressively demanding, self-righteous and impatient. Am very embarrassed. Hope you all have better comms skills  than I have XX

Baileys_Babe

Lovely to see you @crazy_cat_lady here it perfect soup weather.

DawnW

Afternoon all

Thanks for starting us off Purps

It is dull, chilly and windy here today, the nasty drying wind that we keep getting is back OK for drying washing, but not good for anything else!

Today's small things:

Early morning dog walk, free exercise for him and me

Home grown strawberries for breakfast

Checked banks, paid milk bill and a couple of other things online, updated spreadsheet

Posted an ebay parcel and a RM surveys item

Popped into butcher's shop while in town for the post office, he had a BBQ offer on, his own lovely home made sausages and burgers, and (ordinary supermarket type) chicken drumsticks and thighs, so bought a pack. £20 for 30 items. We only really BBQ when camping, but I can cook it just as well indoors   Now all portioned, packed and frozen.

Fed tomatoes and watered where needed, cut down unruly lemon balm (it will grow back), picked a few strawberries, some cress that got sown in the garden by mistake when I wasn't looking what I was doing, some rocket, some loganberries, some mangetout and a single courgette and a single raspberry that I ate (autumn rasps, only just starting)

Lunch was (sort of) sourdough toast with pate. The breadmaker sourdough was a success - not authentic sourdough by any means, but nice with a crispy crust, and doesn't have that 'samey' taste that breadmaker bread generally seems to have. And it cost pennies, so I will definitely make it again.

Dinner will be the rest of the (again inauthentic but yummy) enchilladas that I made yesterday