Thursady 31/01/08 What small dfw thing have you done today???

sans_2

hi,

posting yesterdays here as i didn't have time to post last night.

yesterday;

Managed to get to a few shops

Boots 1 – got a reduced gift set (to ebay – used points to pay) and a free boots magazine

Boots 2 – put in sisters photos to get developed (will use coupons to pay)

Boots 3 – got nothing

Boots 4 – printed off voucher from ac machine and got free packet of tissues

Boots 5 – got nothing

Boots 6 – got nothing

Boots 7 – got 300 sweetners 10p (used points to pay) and another a free boots magazine,2 x small sachets of hair moulding paste

Boots 8 – spent £11.25….(got 575, 12 points back) also a £5 off no 7 voucher

Sainsburys

Got 4 x 4pks diet coke with vitamins and jar of tomato & herb topping spent 24p but taken from joint budget

Topshop x 2 (I don’t think the prices are going to drop any further so snapped up the waistcoats which will be wardrobe classics for years and won’t date imo)

3 x waistcoats (£20 (originally £40), £20, £15 (both originally £35)
1 x skirt (£7) (originally £32)

Found 1p

Used 15p coupon in tesco and got 3 till receipts with points

Got 2 x snapfax in the post (given to sisters)

Mum posted off ebay item I sold.

Lunch – friend kindly paid

Dinner with family – dh paid as he couldn’t think of what to get for my birthday


Dfw things for today:


Sainsburys

Got 3 x 4pks diet coke with vitamins and corriander spent 34p but taken from joint budget

Got a tesco mailing with 2 extra point coupons

Got a mailing from bobbi brown to get a free sample of lipstick

Listed 1 item on ebay

Will do piggy clicks if I have time.

ciarasdreams

I took my lunch to work today and I booked up to do three mystery shops.

corris3

I collected a load of old floor boards offered on freecycle to use for firewood and chopped half of them up.

Took lunch to work

posted ebay sale and listed two other items

thepinklady

Left my debit card at home today so I couldn't buy unnecessary items!!!!

cassey1

took lunch and snacks into work.
read free newspaper.
used sample of hair conditoner.
received in post today large free sample of coffee and a 50p coupon.
did 3 surveys.
did few competitions.
used coupons that were going to expire today.
tea from store cupboard,its amazing how much stuff i have got in cupboards!!

irishmist_2

Hi everybody,
It's been ages since I posted so hello all. Am in need of some more motivation and always find this thread great for that.
Today
-checked online banking
-paid an overpayment to my credit card
-Brought a potato to work to bake
-Haven't gone to the pub tonight
-not spent anything

headoutthesand

Well done everyone on their achievements so far

today i....

got paid - yeh:j
submitted my petrol claim for a meeting i had to go to today and wasn't able to use the office car = £9.80
Sold 6 things on ebay = £101.89
haven't spent 1 penny despite it being pay day - a first ever i think
have been pricing new insurance quote for car on ebay and have managed to get £10 a month of my bill plus £90 cashback with quidco


All in all a FANTASTIC day:T

sophiesmum_2

splishsplash wrote: »

Hi everyone,
I've been flying around like a headless chicken for the past few days, and I've lost track of my spending diary and mealplanner, but the mealplanner includes one takeaway per month, and today is the 31st, and we haven't had one yet, and the kids have elected not to have one tonight either!
Have worked loads of overtime, but I don't get paid for it, however I can take double the time back for anti-social hours worked - so I now have an extra day to take whenever I want! I feel a duvet day coming on! (that's sort of DFW, isn't it?!)
Feb's mealplanner is done, but I'm going to go through it again and tweak it. So far it's looking about 30% less than January's:j
I also now have to arrange to get a new kitchen in asap... I've been putting it off because it will mean huge upheaval for a week or two (have to lay a new concrete floor also). The (old) fridge freezer is terminally ill, in fact it's already been brought back from the dead once, but now I think it's kinder to change it's status to DNR...
Last night my drier almost went on fire - started billowing huge clouds of thick white smoke from the back and top - filled the kitchen up in minutes... so it's now also past it's sell-by date.
Definitely will not be a dfw weekend, but will get a very good discount on fridge freezer, drier and might as well get the hob and hood now too for when the kitchen's in...:rolleyes:
Managed to get a parking ticket this morning - but it was totally my own fault so I have to suck it up - €40:eek:
On the bright side, I managed to get the clothes dried on line today (in gale force winds and between hail showers!). I also had a nsd (well, apart from the blimmin' parking ticket!) DD1 made risotto at school today, so dinner tonight is her treat!
Very dramatic few days, TCIF tomorrow!

Hi Splishsplash,
I can so identify with this one:rolleyes: been living with a building site for two weeks now. Also had the new concrete floor - dust forever more:rolleyes: . Nearly there though now have rewiring, cupboards ,cooker, sink,floor and tiling done:D still need ventaxia wiring in ,then back wall decorating, then its complete:j . Currently got an 8inch hole in wall through to outside ready for vent, just stuffed it with a bath towel as there is a force 9 gale blowing through it tonight:eek: .Sick of making meals in microwave etc, will be glad when it is all finished.

Bad luck with the parking ticket:mad:

sophiesmum_2

irishmist wrote: »

Hi everybody,
It's been ages since I posted so hello all. Am in need of some more motivation and always find this thread great for that.
Today
-checked online banking
-paid an overpayment to my credit card
-Brought a potato to work to bake
-Haven't gone to the pub tonight
-not spent anything

Hi irishmist,
Welcome back to the thread, hope it helps keep you on track:D

hbslc

A funny day for me. Had an expensive carefree month so far. But today i didn't eat out. I bought a george foreman type grill, a chicken breast & salad, and cooked it in my car for my evening meal & tomorrows lunch!

I also submitted my tax return and was shocked to hear HMRC owe me £937! My accountant then emailed to say my company had overpaid PAYE for y/e Apr 2007 by £2100! Wow - that never happens! So i bought a quality bottle of malt whiskey as a gift! I'll start again tomorrow!