What Small Things Will You Do This Week?? 13/09/21

Bagpuss741

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 😀

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

1.  Checked online banking

2.  NSD

3.  Meals from stores (orange chicken in slow cooker)

4.  Bought cat food in tesco as had £3.50 voucher (budgeted for)

5.  Walked brothers dog as he is on course and his wife is ill

6.  Surveys - Does anyone find the surveys are slowing down on prolific??

7.  Checked clicks research and boots volunteers and updated demographic questions

8.  Consumer pulse

9.  Duolingo Welsh

10.  Set budget for next week

BlueJ94

Afternoon! 

Orange chicken sounds.. nice? I know my OH wouldn't eat it

I will;

- Empty washing machine
- Hang on line (weather dependant)
- Check surveys etc

DawnW

Afternoon all

I would certainly eat orange chicken, and OH would as well (he is delighted to get any meat these days lol)

Today I have:

Walked dog

Shopping, mostly in Lidl, but had to go to Mr S for 2 things that they didn't have. Bought a few tins for the food bank, handy now Lidl has a collection point as well as the major supermarkets.

Cleaned the bathroom, while OH did the kitchen floor

DD2 came round with little GS. Gave them lunch (beans on toast all round) and went upstairs to the loft conversion bedroom which also serves as a playroom. Played tea parties for a while. GS aged 3 is a very prim and proper waiter   Then took him to post a letter and watch the diggers working in the road (our road is closed for drainage work for ages )

Found some items for GD's school topic (soils, rocks, minerals etc) from my sales stock / 'treasure collection'

Watered the beans and the strawberry baskets. Could do with some rain to be honest, the garden is really dry.

Weeded a couple of big pots

Moved a small wood pile - rehomed a really big pupa, whatever insect comes out of it will be huge   and a few small to minute toads scurried for cover

Picked some raspberries, 2 more cucumbers and a few beans

Dinner will be spinach and feta filo pie which I made yesterday after cutting the spinach.

I must pickle some cucumbers, as I have about 6 sitting on the worktop

Bagpuss741

I’ve messaged you both the recipe

BlueJ94

Bagpuss741 said:

I’ve messaged you both the recipe

I'll give this a go when my OH is away next week!

BlueJ94

Evening all, seems quiet again! I plan on starting up the Tilly Tidy challenge again to motivate myself i also plan on giving myself one task a day to make some money (surveys etc) 

carrielovesfanta

Morning folks

Thanks to @Bagpuss741 for starting us off. 

Had a bit of a shock last nigt as noticed that one of the front tyres is pratically bald. Asked OH if he didn't look at the when he pumps them up... apparently not. He has a real weird blind spot when it comes to basic car maintainence. He gets shocked any time that even the tyres need pumping up. He would be happy to let them go flatter until the pressure warning comes on, then pump them up. Have tried to explain to him that's not how it works!

The gym was cancelled this morning as the whole industrial estate was closed off due to a police incident. Rumoured to be a gas leak but seems odd as the police wouldn't say what the incident was to the gym owner. 

Small things happening today:
B/L/D from stores
WFH, OH at work
Put home grown beans out on trays to finish drying off - they need to be dried slowly or the skins split. Last week I put some in the sun and even that was too hot.
Dyeing OH's gigging trousers, t-shirts and a couple of his band mate's things back to black
Go to hairdressers to get a skin test
Go to local diy shop to pick up some work things

Have a good one all

clf x

Bagpuss741

Sorry I wasn't around yesterday, my sister in law was still ill so I went down to look after the dog while she stayed in bed. on the plus side I used their electric and ate their food

Today I have/will:

1.  Checked online banking

2.  NSD

3.  Surveys

4.  Start meal plan for next week

5.  Towels in washing machime and will line dry later as its a dry day here in the Valleys

6.  Meals from stores

7.  Duolingo Welsh

8.  Received Tesco credit card statement so need to write the payment date in organiser

BlueJ94

carrielovesfanta said:

Morning folks

Thanks to @Bagpuss741 for starting us off. 

Had a bit of a shock last nigt as noticed that one of the front tyres is pratically bald. Asked OH if he didn't look at the when he pumps them up... apparently not. He has a real weird blind spot when it comes to basic car maintainence. He gets shocked any time that even the tyres need pumping up. He would be happy to let them go flatter until the pressure warning comes on, then pump them up. Have tried to explain to him that's not how it works!

The gym was cancelled this morning as the whole industrial estate was closed off due to a police incident. Rumoured to be a gas leak but seems odd as the police wouldn't say what the incident was to the gym owner. 

Small things happening today:
B/L/D from stores
WFH, OH at work
Put home grown beans out on trays to finish drying off - they need to be dried slowly or the skins split. Last week I put some in the sun and even that was too hot.
Dyeing OH's gigging trousers, t-shirts and a couple of his band mate's things back to black
Go to hairdressers to get a skin test
Go to local diy shop to pick up some work things

Have a good one all

clf x

I'm sorry but this made me laugh about basic car maintenance gave me a good chuckle that I needed this morning!

BlueJ94

Todays task

Drink 2 litres of water (don't drink enough ever!) done
hang washing out to dry done
do some surveys done
earn at least £5 done

on another note, I received a lipstick from ClickResearch to trial, I've also claimed some cashback via Shopmium and Checkout Smart. Also been selected for Zoom call on 27th.