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What Small Things Will you Do This Week? 11/10/21

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  • Bagpuss741
    Bagpuss741 Posts: 2,291 Forumite
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    Today I have/will:

    1.  Checked online banking
    2.  Been to Cardiff and bought my Christmas cards (spent enough to get a free tote bag)
    3.  Used £20 M&S voucher to buy a jumper
    4.  Picked up my too good to go bags from The Angel Hotel in Cardiff (full cooked breakfast x2
    yoghurtx4 and pain au chocolate x2)
    5.  Sorted budget for next week
    6.  Free coffee in M&S through my credit card rewards
    7.  Duolingo Welsh
    8.  Surveys
    Tesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini
  • anna42hmr
    anna42hmr Posts: 2,901 Forumite
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    well this week for me

    • my switch to santander is completed, as soon as incentive payment received, that will be sent to pay towards my MBNA debt and debt snowball. 
    • checked my credit reports
    • logged into all my accounts to check the balances and update spreadsheets accordingly
    • I am using a throw when cold instead of turning the heating up
    • have stayed away from online shopping this week.
    • stuck completely to the shopping list at the supermarket this week so no sneaky extras finding their way into the trolley
    • walked where possible instead of using the car this week, especially with the hike in petrol prices of late

    MFW#105 - 2015 Overpaid £8095 / 2016 Overpaid £6983.24 / 2017 Overpaid £3583.12 / 2018 Overpaid £2583.12 / 2019 Overpaid £2583.12 / 2020 Overpaid £2583.12/ 2021 overpaid £1506.82 /2022 Overpaid £2975.28 / 2023 Overpaid £2677.30 / 2024 Overpaid £2173.61 Total OP since mortgage started in 2015 = £37,286.86 2025 MFW target £1700, payments to date at April 2025 - £1712.07..
  • Bagpuss741
    Bagpuss741 Posts: 2,291 Forumite
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    Today I have/will:

    1.  Checked online banking
    2.  NSD
    3.  Cleaned inside of car, checked tyres, oil etc
    4.  Cleaned bedroom and washed carpet
    5.  Meals from stores
    6.  Updated tablet and phone
    7.  Scanned laptop with free antivirus
    Tesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini
  • Elisheba
    Elisheba Posts: 1,876 Forumite
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    Today I have - 

    1. Baked bread
    2. Baked cookies
    3. Walked to the supermarket 
    4. Left pasta off the heat to cook
    5. Kept the heating off
    Live the good life where you have been planted.
    Fashion on the Ration Challenge 2022 - 15 carried over. Fashion on the Ration Challenge 2023 - 6 carried over. Fashion on the Ration Challenge 2024 - oops! My Frugal, Thrifty Moneysaving Diary
  • BlueJ94
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    Morning all, 

    Today I have 

    Worked my extra job 4AM until 8AM :smile:
    Had a little nap :lol:

    I need to 

    Make work lunches 
    Change bed sheets
    General cleaning up 
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    Debt owed;

    Admiral - £0/£8000

    DFW Challenges! 

    PAD #
    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #8 £31.65
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £74.77/£8000
    Make £2026 in 2026! £390.05/£2026

    Savings goal £91.50/£1000
  • Good afternoon 

    I have been missing for months running free with a credit card in one hand  and every appt that cost money on my phone in the other 

    so the plan is to start get back to reality and budget and meal plan etc 

    big shout out to dnms for the wake up call 

    see you in the morning xxxxlppxx
    debt total £71k AGE 47 TRY TO BE DEBT FREE BY 50
  • La_escocesa
    La_escocesa Posts: 3,119 Forumite
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    Hi guys!

    I too need to reign it in.

    I can feel money slipping through my fingers rather than making its way into my savings...

    Just been updating our budget and checking banking etc. Still on the YNAB changed my life bandwagon! 😁 Let me know if you want my referral link. 😁

    Sold some old furniture🤑

    Need to have a fridge clear out and use up session... Potato and Leek soup coming up😇

    Getting prepped for a holiday next week - need to get washing, packing etc😆

    Hope things are good with you guys. Big hugs to Ziggy if she's reading 😘
  • BlueJ94
    BlueJ94 Posts: 3,240 Ambassador
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    Hi guys!

    I too need to reign it in.

    I can feel money slipping through my fingers rather than making its way into my savings...

    Just been updating our budget and checking banking etc. Still on the YNAB changed my life bandwagon! 😁 Let me know if you want my referral link. 😁

    Sold some old furniture🤑

    Need to have a fridge clear out and use up session... Potato and Leek soup coming up😇

    Getting prepped for a holiday next week - need to get washing, packing etc😆

    Hope things are good with you guys. Big hugs to Ziggy if she's reading 😘
    Hey! You've posted on last weeks thread. We start a new thread every Monday :smile:
     I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe boards and spending & discounts boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.

    Debt owed;

    Admiral - £0/£8000

    DFW Challenges! 

    PAD #
    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #8 £31.65
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £74.77/£8000
    Make £2026 in 2026! £390.05/£2026

    Savings goal £91.50/£1000
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