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Friday 18/04/08 What small dfw things have you done today???

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  • andan
    andan Posts: 2,110 Forumite
    Well done Cleosmum on paying so much off, i like having it on spreadsheets so you can see the total going up.
    :j Live on £4500, £2531/£4500:T 101 in 1001 (52/101):j:beer::j


  • Hello everyone,

    I'm a complete newbie and this is my first post so I hope I'm doing it right!

    Today I have

    logged all my overtime
    checked internet banking
    eaten food from the fridge instead of getting a take away
    Eggmoney= £2400
    Santander = £1950 Virgin = £10000
  • headoutthesand
    headoutthesand Posts: 1,041 Forumite
    500 Posts
    Evening folks. Today I.....

    checked online banking and transferred OH wages to savings account till the end of the month
    made dinner that I prepared last night and managed to fill 3 small tubs for DS2 dinners for the next few days.
    done piggy click and comps
    only bought essentials (and a galaxy) at supermarket
    posted away my new tax credits form so hopefully get a payment by the end of May - not had a payment since February cos of this compliance check
    checked online for new specs
    got my veggie box delivered today but not impressed at all. Nowhere near £7 worth in it
    done a few surveys and rated a few reviews for ciao
    done some mini survey things on Toluna
    Official DFW nerd no 551 - proud to be dealing with my debts
    Debts as of March 2014
    Nationwide - £5745, Overdraft - £350,
    Debts as of January 2015
    Nationwide - £4997, Overdraft - £0:j
  • andan
    andan Posts: 2,110 Forumite
    Welcome blondmuppet, sure you'll love it here! Yes, your posting right. Hope you find lots of useful info on the boards.
    :j Live on £4500, £2531/£4500:T 101 in 1001 (52/101):j:beer::j


  • klane
    klane Posts: 272 Forumite
    welcome blondemuppet! :)
    Debt - Loan: £1150 C/C: £4763 @ 0%.

  • cassey1
    cassey1 Posts: 1,531 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I won, I won, I won!
    Hi everyone and welecome to new posters.

    Today i have/will

    taken lunch into work.
    NSD.
    Done surveys.
    Tea from meal planner.
    Checked on line banking.
    Received 10.00 pound John Lewis vochers for surveys,i have put it away for Christmas shopping.
    Washing on 30,drying on clothes horse.
    Not put heating on.
    Going to do comps now with a glass of wine or two,been really busy at work ,thank goodness for the weekend.

    See you all tomorrow.
  • painted_lady
    painted_lady Posts: 1,020 Forumite
    500 Posts
    HI, I havent posted for a while, busy now I am back at work. Today I
    - sent a payment for £2500 to virgin CC (i cashed in some shares in my ISA when I saw how much of my payment was actually interest each month)
    - arranged to meet a client Sunday,cant be bothered doing this but could be worth £250 - £300 profit if I win the contract
    - sent off the claim from for hospital fund, to cover my contact lenses/optical appointment

    Oh, so much to do and so little time!
  • sans_2
    sans_2 Posts: 1,382 Forumite
    Evening all,

    Everyones been really busy today. :T

    My dfw things for today:
    • Charged mobile at work
    • Phoned from work to make a hair appintment for tomorrow 9am :eek:
    • Phoned from work to pay DH car parking fine (didn't get cancelleddespite DH trying to pay in with his mobile - their machines down but they had no record of DH trying to pay :mad: ) Got it back to £30 as it was 1 day overdue and went up to £60 (they only gave DH an additional week after the dispute and we actually thought it was 30 days.
    • Boots - I got 3 x keyrings (2 the same – 1 is for me, 2 for presents) and 1 hair bobble (for me). Total £2 - Used my points to pay.
    • Asda - got Grazia, New, Womans Own and Star magazines - not the DFW items. From the big dry goods bargain section (they have set it up again :D ) I got 3 x tins smart price chopped tomatoes 10p each, 1 x tin smart price baked beans 10p, 1 x tin smart price sweetcorn 8p, Asda frosties 50p, Asda muesli under 60p, pk of Asda breakfast bars banana and toffee? flavour under 40p. Used £2 something in coupons.
    • Found 1p.
    • Got £4 of luncheon vouchers in the mail.
    My check out a mystery shop round the corner from me but I've never done any before and seems quite alot of reading etc. Wouldn't like them to say I've not done it properley.
    Tesco points: 101 (£21.50, £19.50, £7.50, £21 & £5)
    Boots points: £0.28
    Pigsback points: 715 (4 xBoots£10 & 1 xPizzaHut£10, 2 x £10 clothing vouchers)
    Mutual points: 3417 (redeemed 8250)
    Rpoints:redeemed 28925 points)Cashbag:£8.91(£20)
  • xtessx
    xtessx Posts: 178 Forumite
    hi everyone and welcome blondemuppet:j

    Today I have:

    Spent most of day on knees in DS bedroom painting skirting boards (house goes on market on Tuesday!!:eek: :eek: :eek: so no money spent there.

    Turned off numerous lights (teenagers home today!)
    Walked to garage to buy milk instead of drive

    xtessx
    Total debt at May 08 - £28,934.53 :eek:
    Proud to be dealing with my debts!
    Spendaholics Anonymous No 53 RED PEN MEMBER # 18 July grocery challenge £0/£280
  • Mrs_Sparkle
    Mrs_Sparkle Posts: 1,805 Forumite
    Planted some more vegetables and watered my seedlings
    Cooked a gorgeous supper for my parents + husband using cheap cuts of pork and tons of veggies
    Used my canvas bags in Tesco to get 5 extra clubcard points
    Froze 2 large pots of home-made cottage pie

    Well done everyone!
    Debt at highest May 2006: £27,472.24
    currently: £13,353.25
    DFW Nerd 178
    Proud to be dealing with my debts
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