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

sophiesmum_2

Negotiations are now completed with DD for a monthly allowance. Considered the family allowance but this wasn't quite enough as i will be expecting her to pay for lunches at school out of it which currently cost £3 a day:mad: . We have agreed on £100 a month which sounds a lot but has to cover lunches,spends, petrol for her scooter,clothes (apart from school clothes), and magazines.make up socialising etc.This is a significant saving on what she currently wangles out of the two of us:o .
We also pay for her mobile phone contract as she spends a good part of her time either on the scooter or riding her horse mainly in rural areas so we need to know she can contact us/help in an emergency.If she goes over her minutes etc, she has to pay the difference;) .
I think it is having an effect already as she has already been thinking and has asked if she takes a packed lunch does she get to spend the lunch money on clothes or something else:rotfl: .
Think I will give her my copies of martins books:rotfl: or direct her to the oldstyle board.
Will update you how it works out:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

luxor4t

Today:
- store cupboard meals (DS2 did go and buy carrots...)
- piggy comps
- shall pack e-bay parcels
- shall list some more items on e-bay
- shall plan a 'new baby' gift : a craft item made from supplies in the house

kizzykizzywizzy

Little_Miss_Shopaholic wrote: »

What is slicethepie?

Just joined today & earned just over £1 - you need to listen to & rate music by new artists. At first 3p a track
I'm sure they put a couple in there for a laugh, they were terrible:rotfl:
I found this in boost your income or something like that.
So today my DFW thing was earn £1 by joining slicethepie

Amatheya81

Today I

-Did my clicks
-Got my 2007 photos printed for free and got Quidco money to boot
-Updated my debt free by 30 plan to give myself a bit of motivation
-Dried clothes on airer

splishsplash

sophiesmum wrote: »

Negotiations are now completed with DD for a monthly allowance. Considered the family allowance but this wasn't quite enough as i will be expecting her to pay for lunches at school out of it which currently cost £3 a day:mad: . We have agreed on £100 a month which sounds a lot but has to cover lunches,spends, petrol for her scooter,clothes (apart from school clothes), and magazines.make up socialising etc.This is a significant saving on what she currently wangles out of the two of us:o .
We also pay for her mobile phone contract as she spends a good part of her time either on the scooter or riding her horse mainly in rural areas so we need to know she can contact us/help in an emergency.If she goes over her minutes etc, she has to pay the difference;) .
I think it is having an effect already as she has already been thinking and has asked if she takes a packed lunch does she get to spend the lunch money on clothes or something else:rotfl: .
Think I will give her my copies of martins books:rotfl: or direct her to the oldstyle board.
Will update you how it works out:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Hi Sophiesmum,
I did this with my two dds a few months ago, mainly because dd1 had no concept of the value of money. They've been budgeting for over three months now, and it's working very well. Like you, they have a 'don't ask me for another penny!' allowance, which in my eyes is very generous. So far it's working. They will pack lunches in the morning (which are free!), and are now weighing up when they go out and where. I asked dd1 the other day if she felt she was learning anything from the whole thing, and her reply was 'yes, I'm rubbish at managing my money!'. I think this is a good lesson to learn at 15, and at least now she realises she needs to think about the cost of things. DD1, by contrast, has saved a huge amount over the past three months, including all her Christmas money, and this rankles a lot, as they are fiercely competetive! It's finally beginning to pay off, and the main advantage is that I no longer feel I'm being put under pressure to pay out every second day! Stick with it. It's a great thing to do.
Edit: You could have a read of the Teen Cash Class - here's the link.

Beckyneedstosavecash

bathgatebuyer wrote: »

Using vouchers from this site got a pack of Snack a Jacks and 4 bottles of Diet Coke (with vitamins) for free;

Hi Bathgatebuyer - just wondering where you get the vouchers on this site?

Thanks,
Becky

bathgatebuyer

Beckyneedstosavecash wrote: »

Hi Bathgatebuyer - just wondering where you get the vouchers on this site?

Thanks,
Becky

Freebies page which is way down the main menu. The Diet Coke one ahould be in the first 3 or 4 pages, and the snack a jacks voucher was through registering on their website which was another tip from this site!

Also, have got 3 movies to see for free in the next 3 weeks!

Worth having a look at.

sammiboo

Hi all

Had another lazyish day today i am still in my PJs

Anyway today :

• Didnt get up till midday so skipped breakfast
• been tidying the house so kept warm and avoided putting the fire on
• not been out so no temptation to spend
• may make some short bread later to have with coffee

thats about it i think

painted_lady

Today I have
- bought everything I need to grow my own veg and herbs
- done some quickwashes and dry on airer
- bought loads of baubles for 50p for next year
- resisted buying anything else in town
- I will list some stuff on ebay tonight
- might go for half price swim tonight if can get a free babysitter

cumbrianmum

Today We:
Went for a walk rather than go to the shops
Put together a meal plan for this week from supplies in the house
Completed the 2008 budget to include paying off £10k of debt