What Small Things Will You Do This Week 07/02/22

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

Morning All

Today I have/will:

1.  Checked online banking
2.  Paid bills
3.  Went to Home Bargains to stock up on cleaning products, noticed two Christmas candles reduced so bought them to put away as presents
4.  Meals from stores
5.  Cut down verbena that looked half dead
6.  Picked and bought seeds on ebay (not really DFW but they were cheaper than in the shops plus I picked Hawaiian pineapple tomatoes which I've not seen before)
7.  Duolingo Welsh

BlueJ94

Morning 

To do 

Over time Tomorrow and Saturday at Sainsburys
Pack Vinted parcels (sold 4) done

Deb4

Hello

Today I have/will do

put washer on

pegged washing out

checked online banking

pack a parcel

tranfer child benefit money

made lunch for work - going to mum's for tea

My OH has been to see the car doctor to see if he can have look at my car, hopefully he will find the time today and it doesn't cost to much and he sort it out fast as I'm lost with out it

BlueJ94

Bagpuss741 said:

Morning All

Today I have/will:

1.  Checked online banking
2.  Paid bills
3.  Went to Home Bargains to stock up on cleaning products, noticed two Christmas candles reduced so bought them to put away as presents
4.  Meals from stores
5.  Cut down verbena that looked half dead
6.  Picked and bought seeds on ebay (not really DFW but they were cheaper than in the shops plus I picked Hawaiian pineapple tomatoes which I've not seen before)
7.  Duolingo Welsh

I like the idea of buying the reduced Christmas themed Candles, I might start doing similar 

Elisheba

Hello all,

Today I have/will  -

* Updated s/s on end of January current debt levels
* Checked internet banking
* Made a big flask of tea
* Filled a hot water bottle and used a sleeping bag for sitting at my desk wfh
* Boxed, labelled and put in the freezer 5 portions of batch cooked veggie bolognaise I made yesterday
* Eaten only food already in the house

DawnW

Evening all

Thanks for starting the thread @Bagpuss741

No heating on today, and nothing spent.

Dog walk first thing

Load of washing, pegged outside, it dried (so OH said - but he forgot to get it in), and then got damp again when it drizzled just before I got home from work. Now on airer.

Finished demolishing a wall in our garden. Son in law wanted the bricks and rubble for a couple of projects, so he brought his trailer round and collected it all. Wall gone, and garden clear now  

All food from home

Started a shopping list - will go tomorrow.

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

1.  Checked online banking
2.  Finally managed to set up my Principality savings account as a payee on my bank account despite it continually saying my name is incorrectly spelt.  Tested it with £1 and it has successfully reached my savings  
3.  Surveys
4.  Meals from stores
5.  Duolingo Welsh
6.  NSD
7.  Play around with the snowball on what's the cost to see which card I should target the most

Deb4

Morning all

Today I will/have done 

 Check online banking 
Done lunch for work 
Tea is from cupboards 
Brought book to work 
Start looking for a new job 

Take care 

DawnW

Morning all

Today:

Dog walk, managed to persuade him to walk a bit further than usual this morning, lazy little devil     He had a serious spinal injury and a major operation last year, but we have been letting him get away with it for a bit too long. As soon as he gets indoors he starts tearing around with his toys at top speed, so it isn't as though he is uncomfortable.

Huge stew in the SC

Stripped off the bed, linen in washing machine now.

Lunch will be celery soup I made at the weekend

Shopping in Lidl this afternoon. Also need to go to DIY place to get a top rail thing for the trellis panel OH has put up, a bag of mortar for me to repoint the boundary wall, and one of those tube lighting things for OH's workshop. The latter item can go through OH's business accounts.

twiggy86

Morning all. 

I had a lovely weekend away but am back at work today. So today I have/ will:

• Checked banks 
• Another CC statement had come in so paid the minimum amount 
• Received TCB payment so made another CC payment 
• Squeeze out end of abandoned toothpaste 
• Make lunch to take to work - plus snacks to keep me going!
• Take bolognaise out of the freezer for dinner  
• Update spreadsheet with spends over the weekend
• Gym at lunch (credits already purchased)
• Print out a couple of crochet patterns at work
• Go different way home and fill up with LPG 
• Snap receipt 
• Dinner from stores 
• Gift crocheting

That's everything I can think of for now. Hope you all have a good day! 

Twigs