Sunday 6/1/2008 What small dfw thing have you done or will you do today???

sophiesmum_2

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.

Examples could be charging your phone up at work instead of at home to save your electricity, hanging the 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.

I will start off.
Today I will.........

• Make a pot of broccoli and stilton soup to use up last of both in fridge.
• Make a spending diary and a pricebook from two new notebooks i unearthed whilst decluttering.
• Find some coins for my sealed pot challenge.
• Enter negotiations with DD for a set monthly "Don't ask me for a single penny for anything " allowance. Now she is 16 she needs to learn how to budget her own money.:eek:

Have a good day everyone,keep those ideas coming..........

Mrs_Sparkle

Today I will:

-bake some goodies for the family
-make gift tags from the office christmas cards that I pulled out of the bin and brought home
-do my clicks
-use cloth nappies for baby son

Have a good day everyone!

hypno06

Good morning!

Today I will/have

• a no spend day - except for an onion to make soup
• make some carrot and lentil soup once I have bought the onions!
• have storecupboard lunch and dinner
• get prepared and make packed lunches ready for tomorrow
• do clicks and any surveys
• not use the car, but walk to the shop (for the onion!)
• make a meal plan for the next week, and do my shopping list accordingly
• get my essay done.....
• play free bingo
• be positive!!

Have a good day everyone xx

Essex-girl_2

Morning All

Not a big list for today -

Once again ignore all sales emails - no online shopping
Lovely hm roast and tea - no takeaways
May might start on my bookeeping once ironing & housework done
Be positive.
Start 2008 excel sheet for cc's.

Have a great day.

littlemissclumsy

plans for today...

• storecupboard meals all day (evening meal:chicken curry & home made naan bread and a big pot of parsnip and apple soup for lunch)
• write up spending diary
• have a medical negligence claim in the pipeline, so need to get busy writing details of financial loss for solicitor
• prepare tomorrows pack ups (using things i have in stock already)
• oh and i have already painted the hall this morning - and for once i washed an old brush instead of dashing to B&Q and buying a new one (and usually spending loads more on other bits too)

have a lovely Sunday everyone

btw - what is th 'clicking' you are mentioning??? am i missing out on something fun?

Lemon_Tree

today i will:
have storecupboard dinner and tea.
Spend time in the greenhouse planting seeds Done
Put change in tins round the flat - Done
Update accounts after yesterday's shopping trip
Shred paper for guinea pigs bedding rather than using straw again.
Make some hearts for wedding stationery
Come back on here at regular intervals - Done but is stopping me do other stuff

also cleared all the strawberry plants from the veggie plot, levelled it and put down the green manure to start growning. Also 'turned' some of the compost heap, such a wonderful life i lead. also got to take down the decorations

Little_Miss_Shopaholic

Good Morning :wave:

Today I will

1. Make Carrot and Corriander Soup to freeze (helps diet and stops me buying lunch whilst at work!!)

2. Make Corned Beef Quiche for tea next week (again part of diet but if i do it today it will stop me getting a takeaway when I am too tired to cook next week)

3. Have a home spa day (to use up some of the lovely things I got for Christmas and stop me going to the local spa to have a facial or my nails done!!)

4. Stay at home and list my Mum's things on eBay (mine are already done) This means I will be busy and will not get the urge to go look round the shops as I am bored

5. If I have time make Birthday Cards for my friends and Family who have birthdays in the next few months (so much cheaper than buying them as my Best friend and Mum and Step Mum very kindly gave me their old birthday and Christmas Cards to cut up and reuse )

6. lastly get reasdy to go back to work tomorrow after two weeks of for Christmas. (If I do it today I will not be running late tomorrow so I will remember to take my lunch with me and will not have to go and buy it!)

Hope you all have a lovely Sunday

mariagti

Hi today i will

* Use up the rest of my free closer bingo money:D
* Do piggy quizzies
* Quidco & moneybackmadness clicks
* Earn £2 in slice the pie
* Cut up my christmas cards into tags;)
* Wash my car

alimac23

Today i will:

- Package up some parcels for Amazon sales
- Prepare packed lunches for tomorrow
- Investigate Ebay ( was supposed to do this yesterday but didnt't!)

Enjoy your day everyone xx

ellerose

Today I will:

be having a no spend day, as I stopping in all day planning for back to work tomorrow!!

Empty the change in my wallet into my sealed pot.

Make dinner with the ingredients in my cupboards and not buy anything new.

lemonpie-86

Well, so much for another NSD, I was hopig for hat-trick, but I ran out of foundation this morning :mad:
However, am currently shoving toast gobwards so do not have to buy any breakfast at work. I will be needing to buy food on the way home, and I am going to resist the urge to go in Markies!