Friday 23/05/08 What small dfw things will you do today???

klane

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 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.
Mornng everyone and hello to any new posters! :wave::hello:

-Just tried to do piggy click but none today, will send out eBay packages shortly, and have a MS to do later, but will post more later on other DFW things!

You can all have one of these to start the day with as well. I know it's not Easter but it made me giggle:
:EasterBun

**Amy**

:hello:

I love this:
:EasterBun

Really made me chuckle!! :rotfl:

I will/have:

*Check my online banking
* Post ebay parcels
* Have storecupboard lunch/dinner
* Check Quidco and see what other things i can sign up for!

jenjade

wow i am first to add to the post today.
[strike]feel better after yesterdays disappointing spend![/strike] :j
[strike]daily clicks[/strike]
[strike]list more on e bay[/strike]:T
[strike]e mail so non/ slow payers on e bay[/strike]
[strike]sort out house[/strike]
write to complain to pizza hut
fix printer
do some ou
[strike]:j [/strike]
[strike]washing at 40 [/strike][strike]and hang on line[/strike]
[strike]talk to a friend about the second hand uniform [/strike]she said i could have and try to collect it which will save me about £60 there is a school coat cardigans and jumpers with the logo on!!!!yeah
[strike]check banking[/strike] not too bad
[STRIKE]may update sign[/STRIKE]
withdraw some betting money
[strike]check quidco[/strike] £28 coming my way :rotfl: :j
[strike]:beer: [/strike]
nsd!! unless i give some cash for uniforms
[strike]send back trial dvds[/strike]

hopefully will be a good day today:rotfl:
where is everyone else and what are they doing?

OberonSH

I'm going to do our budget for this coming month today, and am planning on clearing out the freezer next week, so hopefully cheap grocery shop next week (must invest in freezer stckers, I'm getting tired of announcing to the family it's Mystery Meat Night). I'm also going to sort out a load of stuff and see if my best mate wants to do a carboot sale at some point, as we're STILL snowed in with general stuff.

jenjade

can anyone point me in the direction of a board about using store cupboard/ freezer food? is there one?

klane

Yeah it's the Old Style Savings board - look down the main forums list. There's a thread called Store Cupboard challenge or something... or start one, if you can't see it and post what you have!

SmellyOldSock

Hello all

today i have/will

-wash at 30
-line dry the above
-lunch from store
-dinner from store
-check online banking
-done piggy click

will pack for holiday! yipee! so won't be around next week.

Look after yourselves
Charlotte

klane

have a nice hol SOS!

claireabelle_2

hi all!
just a quick one...
I used a voucher from work last night to treat myself at abercrombie and fitch, i haven't been clothes shopping since my LBM in July:eek: !! So it felt a bit unfamiliar... but I soon got back in the swing of things and I feel like a little reward like that is going to keep me going... i asked for that voucher on purpose so i couldn't spend it on presents or anything because I always see so much in there that I love .
Otherwise, today I have

• transferred some money around
• updated my spreadsheet
• brought in lunch (but ate it too early and had to have a supplementary greggs pizza bread)
• i am staying in tonight, having store cupboard hotdogs from posh sausages in the freezer and half a bottle of £15 red that I rescued from a work wine tasting on Wednesday with their permission.
• fallen out with a shopkeeper who thought £1.50 was a reasonable price for a 5" plain plastic plant pot and left empty handed (my colleague says he has loads so I am saving there!)

And I will

• pot some baby spinach for a friend - nice cheap gift for us to give when we stay overnight 2mw
• not spend anything else (keep away from greggs Claire!)

Take care all

Cleosmum

I have:

• Checked banking
• Taken some items back to Boots for a refund - £6.44 back into a/c
• Taken an item back to millets that was £1 cheaper elsewhere
• Forgot to pay rent
• Forgot to buy birthday cards and need one tomorrow!
• Sorted out DDs due on 1st june and transferred that amount to my savings account
• Washed 6 loads on 40 quickwash (30 is just not doing it for me )
• Checked for mystery shops
• Got a lift into town and paid rent and bought birthday cards from cheap shop :T

And I will:

• Cry because the heavens have just opened and I have 6 loads of washing to dry by tomorrow morning :eek:
• [STRIKE]Do PB CT and comps[/STRIKE]
• Order a PB voucher - when I can decide lol
• [STRIKE]Do nice birthday dinner for OH at home, may stretch to a bottle of Aldi wine to go with it[/STRIKE]

Think thats it for today...

luxor4t

- Quidco clicks, none from Pigsback again
- Washing done on 30 degrees and out on the line to dry
- posted an E-bay parcel
- found a sunglasses till spit in Boots (great for DD)
- out to lunch with OH (cheaper than out to dinner)
- found a real Lloyd Loom capsule chair in charity shop. Damaged but can make it useable, so a great bank holiday project!
- freezer diner tonight