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3/1/2008 What small dfw thing have you done or will you do today?

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  • sophiesmum_2
    sophiesmum_2 Posts: 4,965 Forumite
    Good Luck little pickle. Big decision but will be good for you and your pocket .:T :T :T :T
    Reduce,re-use, recycle.






  • Sassamac
    Sassamac Posts: 522 Forumite
    for the first time ever I snapped the dishwasher tablet in half this morning.
    planning to not use the car.
    aiming for a NSD.
    lunch will be leftovers from dinner the day before yesterday and dinner will be leftovers from last night.
    hoping to go through all our mortgage paperwork and find out what rate it goes upto when the term finishes, to scare myself into paying off the arraers before then.
    dig out everything that can be sold on e-bay / Amazon and give it a go maybe next week.
    find out when all my local nearly new sales are on and apply to sell the kids clobber in the spring sales.
  • angelavdavis
    angelavdavis Posts: 4,714 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Litttle pickle - Well done for stopping smoking!

    -Moved my ebay sales money into my mortgage offset account
    -Activated 0% Barclaycard so I can do a bit of stoozing
    -Going to empty mortgage pig and bag up the change so I can get this paid into the bank.
    -Emailed AQA again in the hope of applying
    -Am going to update my freezer list as its a bit out of date
    -Slice up gammon I cooked yesterday in SC and bread I made.
    :D Thanks to MSE, I am mortgage free!:D
  • Little pickle - Congratulations.:j And keep up the good work.

    I've done the same - day 3 today - must say I'm totally woozy but can smell my hand cream for the first time in 25 years:o

    As for the small stuff:

    Walk instead of using the car
    Sell some eggs
    Use clothes rail instead of the tumble dryer.
    Debt to pay off £22,350:eek:

    DFW 204 - Started off £53,670 in debt LBM 2006

    I will be in credit one day - one payment at a time
  • thepinklady
    thepinklady Posts: 1,459 Forumite
    Today I will:
    • List more dvds/books & cds on Amazon
    • Call Barclaycard & find out My cash balance total. Checked my Barclaycard statement today and showed I pay £12.93 every month interest for my cash balance, but doesn't say how much cash balance I have. Didn't think I had any as never got cash out using the card. On top of cash balance have to pay interest for standard balance, so that another £5 every month interest.
    • Do daily clicks
    • Cancel credit report I get every month - £5.99 saved every month.
  • Danili
    Danili Posts: 78 Forumite
    So far..

    1) Took daughter to nursery for the morning- not back to work properly till monday but still have to pay whether she is there or not and it will save me having to give her lunch and breakfast! Also allowed me to go into work and earn 2 hours overtime.
    2) About to leave for the library for some free reading material.
    3) Resisted buying something from the bakers on the way home and settled for marmite on toast at home.
    4) Paying off barclaycard (used it for xmas presents) in full this afternoon.
    5) Will be cooking store cupboard dinner tonight.
    6) Am on target for my 3rd NSD (an all time record!)

    Have a good day everyone.
  • jamtart6
    jamtart6 Posts: 8,302 Forumite
    1. Get in touch with envirophone about recycling phone for argos vouchers (worked out better than tesco points for some of my phones) DONE

    2. Do pigsback clicks DONE

    3. Sort wardrobe out and eBay box to make a start on the Money Neutral Gift challenge.

    4. Go through bank statements (didnt get to do this yesterday) DONE

    5. Complain to Boots about a damaged item, DONE complain to HMV for an undelivered item DONE, complain to pigsback about missing points and missing £10 Boots voucher DONE. :D

    6.Pay off credit cards DONE

    EXTRAS -
    * Cancel magazine subscription
    * Cancel Credit Expert Subscription
    * Re-registered Tesco Card
    * Joined WH SMITH Clubcard scheme


    :ABeing Thrifty Gifty again this year:A

  • Cancelled experian £6.99 a month, cancelled snooper £4.95 a month.

    Do piggy clicks! Think thats about it!
    Debt Now~Total-£14,366.72~CC-£1,600.00~Sofa-£1,349.01~Loan-£11,417.71
    :eek:Debt@Oct 12~Total £15,674.60~CC-£1,636.40~Sofa-£1,648.77~Loan-£12,389.43:eek:
  • StressedSteph
    StressedSteph Posts: 2,834 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hi all,

    Today I have cancelled a £22 per month healthcare insurance which we have never used.

    I have also not text anyone today, I am a terrible habitual texter, so thats an acheivement for me :rolleyes:

    I have also applied for an interest free Barclays credit card to do a balance transfer as the interest on my egg card is 16.9%

    xxxx
  • luxor4t
    luxor4t Posts: 11,127 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Today;
    1. did my clicks
    2. paid bills etc in good time
    3. paid loose change pot money into my savings account
    4. shall eat last night's left overs for lunch
    5. had boots points added to card (had to buy something in a hurry, card was at home)
    6. have just mended DD's pjs - at 20, I think she needs a revision sewing lesson!
    I can cook and sew, make flowers grow.
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