What Small Thing Will You Do This Week?? 03/10/22

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

Today I have/will:

1.  Checked online banking
2.  Paid bills
3.  Meals from stores (Beef in ale in slow cooker)
4.  Washing drying on line
5.  Surveys/consumer pulse/PMP
6.  Downloaded chrome to my MacBook and added pouch extension to look for voucher codes as well as the nectar card extension and the topcashback extension.  No excuse to not get the best deal and cashback now.
7.  Update spreadsheet

twiggy86

Thanks @Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

• Load of washing on 30 degree eco wash 
  
• Drive on eco mode
• Snap receipts 
  
• Have porridge from communal stash, work milk and microwave 
• Charge phone and battery pack at work
  
• Update spreadsheet 
• Complete money shuffle as per budget 
• Find free pattern 
• Print pattern at work 
• Gym at lunch - credit already paid for 
• Order some bits using a voucher 
• Look at home insurance renewal price 
• Hang washing on airer
• Write small shopping list 
• Shop to list 
• Dinner from stores 
• Look at yarn stash to check if I need anything for next project 
• Crochet in front of the TV 

That's everything I can think of for today.
Twigs 

DawnW

Evening all

Thanks for starting the thread @Bagpuss741

Late posting today, but got loads done:

Dog walk first thing

Fruit from fridge (needed using up) for breakfast

Hoovered through downstairs

Load of washing, dried outside on the line

Made a spicy fruit loaf in the BM - looking forward to toast in the morning!

Scrambled some rather elderly eggs for lunch

Did a bit in the garden this afternoon

Garden pickings - a lettuce and some runner beans

Checked banks

Dinner was a steak shared between us with a jacket potato, salad and HM coleslaw. I bought a pack of 2 steaks, but they were each large enough for both of us, so 2 steak dinners for 2 were had from the one pack (we had the other one yesterday). I shall just buy a single steak next time!

twiggy86

Oh @DawnW that really made me laugh - I cooked not 1, not 2 but 3 steaks for my very greedy OH last week and he ate the lot!!! (It was his birthday!) 

Today I have/will:

• Turn bathroom tap to coldest position
• Use charity bag as bin liner 
• Drive on eco mode - plus didn't have to drop OH to work which is a bit out of my way
  
• Cash in £2 I won on a scratch card (mum bought it for me)
• Snap receipt
  
• Have porridge from communal stash, work milk and microwave 
• Charge phone and battery pack at work
  
• Update spreadsheet 
• Finalise home insurance and cancel renewal (£70 more expensive than I can get through one of the compare websites and I can get £30 cashback!)
  
• Write meal plan
• Write shopping list 
• Shop to list 
• Dinner from stores 
• Turn oven off at wall 
• Look at yarn stash to check if I need anything for next project (didn't do yesterday!)
• Crochet in front of the TV 

That's everything I can think of for today.
Twigs 

DawnW

We are older @twiggy86 and don't need to eat so much these days. My OH would have eaten both steaks years ago, no trouble They were quite big ones though!

Today I have / will:

Dog walk done

Washed my hair and left it to dry naturally

Started fridge clear out and shopping list - nothing binned of course, but some pineapple was frozen, and elderly carrots made into spiced roasted carrot soup for lunch (today and tomorrow).

I now have another pile of washing up

Ought to do a bit more in the garden

Need to update my spreadsheet

Dinner will be spaghetti with bacon, tomatoes and camembert. Must pick some parsley to go with that.

leftatthetrafficlights

Laundry done on a quick wash at 30° and hung on the line; gifted bramley apples peeled and cored - dehydrator full and on and the rest made into chutney; dinner of puy lentils, quinoa and salad leaves all prepared. 

BlueJ94

Evening all

today I have 

Put myself down for over time at euro, extra hour a day! 

Washed both work jackets 
moped downstairs 

to do 

Put wet washing on airer 
empty dishwasher 

twiggy86

Morning all!

Today I have/will:

• Turn bathroom tap to coldest position
• Make lunch to take to work 
• Snap receipt
• Transfer monthly debt payment to parents 
• Drive on eco mode - plus didn't have to drop OH to work again 
  
• Continue listening to audiobook through BorrowBo* 
• Have porridge from communal stash, work milk and microwave 
• Charge phone pack at work
  
• Print postage label for something I sold on V*nted (finally!) at work 
• Put parcel in locker by work 
• Update spreadsheet 
• Buy home insurance and cancel renewal 
• Look into balance transfers (interest free period is ending)
• Dinner from stores 
• Turn oven off at wall 
• Wash hair and let dry naturally 
• Crochet in front of the TV 

That's everything I can think of for today.
Twigs 

DawnW

@twiggy86   thanks for your tip on turning the bathroom tap to the coldest position. I have done that now, too. Why didn't I think of that before?

Just a dog walk and a few tidying up jobs so far today:

Washed up and cleared sink area

Put loads of clean laundry away and put the washing basket back where it belongs

Found a home for a big bag of empty jars

Put the table mats, napkins, candlesticks etc back on the dining table after OH had to sort out the marks I had made on the wood via an overflowing pot plant saucer It looks good again now.

Lunch will be the rest of the roasted carrot soup I made yesterday

Shopping at Li*l this afternoon - not much needed this week

Naan pizzas for dinner will use up some tomato sauce and oddments left in the fridge The idea came from Nigella, and you can put literally anything on them. And kids like to choose their own toppings from what is available I find

twiggy86

DawnW said:

@twiggy86   thanks for your tip on turning the bathroom tap to the coldest position. I have done that now, too. Why didn't I think of that before?

Is it because mixer taps looks most aesthetically pleasing when they sit in the middle?! I only use the bathroom sink for brushing my teeth and washing my hands - so just need cold water. OH does have a morning wash, hence why I keep having to move it back so that he has to choose to have hot water!