What Small Things Will You Do This Week?? 10/10/22 10 October 2022 at 9:35AM in Debt-free wannabe 13 replies 473 views

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

Sorry for the late post, as many of you on this thread will know I have family in Lviv, Ukraine so have spent the morning finding out if they are safe after the bombings over night.  They currently have no hot water and are on emergency electricity from Poland but are safe and in the shelters.

Today I have/will:

1.  Checked online banking
2.  NSD
3.  Meals from stores
4.  Duolingo
5.  Surveys/PMP/Consumer pulse
6.  Taken coats that I no longer wear to the charity shop
7.  Play around with a snowball calculator 

twiggy86

Thanks for starting the post @Bagpuss741 - hope your family are ok. 

Today I have/will:

• Check banks 
• Do washing up (technically OH's "job" but when I do it I use substantially less hot water!!!)
• Make lunch to take to work 
• Load of washing on 30 degree eco wash
• Drive on eco mode
• Get petrol from cheapest garage around - use card which will get me cashback 
• Make a couple of CC payments 
• Update spreadsheet 
• Shuffle money to right accounts
• Text netball team re subs 
• Gym at lunch - credit already paid for
• Finish listening to audiobook through Borrowbo* - see if there's another one I want to download 
• Hang washing on airer
• Dinner from stores
• Turn oven off at wall after use
• Crochet in front of the TV

Long list and feeling like a productive Monday (she says whilst posting on here when she should be working!!!). 
Twigs 

dizzyblnd

Evening, 

I have completed my usual list: 

-b/l/d from stores 
- charge phone at work 
- got some sunlight during a lunchtime walk
- quick flylady kitchen

DawnW

Evening all

Sending positive thoughts to your family in Kyiv @Bagpuss741. What a worry for you.

Today I have / will:

Dog walk first thing

Used a pear for breakfast fruit - there were loads on the little tree this year! I still have (gifted) cooking apples to deal with, and OH picked the quinces in the garden yesterday. These are making the conservatory smell amazing.

Kitchen clean up, then I did the main bathroom, including the annoying black / white tiled floor - annoying because the tiles show every little mark or speck of dust.

Finished off yesterday's veggie curry, and leftover pieces of naan for lunch

Went to bee and queue this afternoon and spent lots of money on fencing panels Only small, trellis style ones (height wise) because they go on top of a low wall, so it could have been worse. Couldn't get all that we needed in the car, so yet another expensive fencing trip will be needed.

Helped OH replace some of the old panels when we got back. Quite an easy, drama free job thank goodness. I am redoing my raspberry bed, so it was sensible to replace the rotting fencing before rather than after to avoid trampling down the new planting.

Rehomed some of the excess raspberry canes to people from local FB gardening group. One kindly left me some nasturtium seedlings in exchange. Strange time of year for these, but hopefully they will over winter in the greenhouse.

Garden is like a disaster site, so will have to make a start on clearing up tomorrow! The remaining fencing  to be replaced is is at the end of the garden alongside a path, so there will be minimal mess there (hopefully). Anyway, I am looking forward to planning and laying out my new permaculture bed, with fewer raspberry canes alongside the rhubarb and loganberry already there, underplanted with all kinds of things. No garden centre trip needed, I already have plenty of plants (though I must confess to  rescuing a reduced to clear dwarf blackberry because I felt sorry for it, plus a curry plant because I was intrigued by the smell, while buying the fencing panels).

Made a frittata for dinner as we seemed to have lots of eggs. Had salad with it, including our own tomatoes, home made coleslaw and pickles.

twiggy86

Morning all!

Today I have/will:

• Check banks 
• Do washing up (technically OH's "job" but when I do it I use substantially less hot water!!!)
• Make lunch to take to work 
• Snap a receipt OH left laying around! 
• Drive on eco mode
  
• Update spreadsheet 
  
• Listen to audiobook through Borrowbo* 
  
• Dinner from stores
  
• Turn oven off at wall after use
• Crochet in front of the TV

Hope you all have a good day! 
Twigs 

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

1.  Checked online banking
2.  NSD
3.  Meals from stores
4.  Duolingo
5.  Surveys

@DawnW. Your garden sounds idyllic with all the fruit trees

BlueJ94

Evening all,

Today I have 

sold & wrapped up some pet costumes ready to be sent tomorrow
made work lunch (jacket spud)

Tomorrow I will
Post the parcels 
Cash in my Cheque from Vanquis and also take my penny jar to the coin machine

DawnW

@Bagpuss741 my garden is tiny really, just a small garden behind a terraced house. The fruit trees are grafted onto dwarfing stock and are not a great deal taller than I am. I am creating a mini forest garden, with just a small adjoining patch, plus some patio containers, for annual crops.

Today I have / will:

Dog walk first thing

Washed my hair and left it to dry naturally

Load of washing, dried out on the line

Had to collect a parcel from the post office - turned out to be a postal survey item

Went to look at my sales unit while I was in town - ended up staying for an hour and a half as one of the people due to work hadn't turned up. Stayed and helped the owner, as the shop was busy, until he eventually turned up.

Called in to the charity shop as I was passing, and bought a couple of nice scented candles for £1 each.

Lunch was the rather gloopy celery soup I had in the fridge. OH really liked it though, and I will eat almost anything, so all ok

Gardening this afternoon, started off by tidying up after yesterday's efforts, then tied in the new loganberry canes, which will fruit next year. Ended up cutting more vegetation down, and now I have another pile of stuff to try to cram into the compost bins. OH finished putting up the new fencing, and cut up the old stuff for firewood.

Dinner was the rest of yesterday's frittata, with the few remaining frozen chips and peas.

Now I need to sort out the washing up!

twiggy86

Hi all!

Today I have/will:

• Check banks 
• Drive on eco mode
  
• Update spreadsheet 
  
• Listen to audiobook through Borrowbo* 
  
• Pop to shop for a few bits 
• Snap receipt 
• Dinner from stores
  
• Turn oven off at wall after use
• Park for free at netball 

Hope you all have a good day! 
Twigs 

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

1.  Checked online banking
2.  Meal plan and shopping list ready for Iceland Warehouse shop tomorrow
3.  Cleaned bathroom
4.  Bought tickets for Christmas concert for me and my mother - not DFW but had saved all year for it.
5.  Duolingo
6.  Surveys/PMP/Consumer pulse
7.  Meals from stores