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What Small Things Will You Do This Week?? 15/08/22
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Today I have/will:
1. Checked online banking
2. Meals from stores
3. Duolingo
4. Research cheapest place for cat food and litter ready to buy on monday
5. Surveys/pick my postcode
not much from me today as I have woken up with no energy at all.Tesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini2 -
Morning all!
Today I have/will:- Check banks
- Move bathroom mixer tap to coldest position
- Wash hair and let dry naturally
- Make lunch to take to work
- Drive on eco mode
- Update spreadsheet
- Message friend who has ordered some crochet animals from me
- Eat OOD porridge for breakfast using work milk and microwave!
- Charge battery pack at work
- Dinner from stores
- Crochet in front of the TV
Twigs
Debt as at 5 June 2023 - £15,600.89
Current debt - £5,100
Total paid off - £10,500.89 (67% paid off)4 -
Today I will
Sort out my arts and crafts room/spare room
hoover the floor in there
throw away/donate old clothes I no longer wear
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Debt owed;Admiral - £0/£8000
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@bluej94 What arts and crafts do you do??Tesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini3
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I recently started embroidery but I’m uselessBagpuss741 said:@bluej94 What arts and crafts do you do??
but I do have a circuit machine and need to use that more as it cost OH around £400 at Christmas! 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/£10003 -
Also in other news I’m trying to find a decent plant pot for my crazy monstera plant! I bought it from Amazon two years ago as a little baby and now he’s huge! Need to get some supports also.
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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/£10003 -
Evening all
Work was manic today, so not a great deal else done.Dog walk first thingLoad of washing dried on the linePicked some raspberries and strawberries, rasps now in freezerWalked to work (as OH had the car this morning), and took crackers, cheese cubes, cherry tomatoes and a few random walnuts for lunch / snacksOH picked more beans and tomatoesLeft over cold chicken and pasta salad for dinner, along with a shared YS garlic baguette that had been in the freezer for agesJust been out and weeded 2 short rows of carrots, watered them, and fed the tomatoes, strawberries, beans and various other thingsAnd the exciting part - picked a ripe fig from my little potted fig tree. Cut it in half and shared it with OH 2 -
Evening all,
just been watering the plants whilst I wait for chicken dinner to cook, I plucked some “weeds” and out sprouted two carrots!! I forgot I planted them a while back, I also have some tomatoes on my tomato plant!
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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/£10002
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