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September - The NSD Challenge

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  • 11-12
    Another NSD - my third! :jLike webitha I'm not counting bills or food. I did last month, but sometimes the supermarket had sold out of what was on my meal plan and I had to go back the next day and get it, ruining a planned NSD.

    So I've decided to do a meal plan every Friday, and when I buy food from the plan (within grocery budget) I don't count it as unnecessary spending. If I buy random chocolate bars, coffees etc. when I'm out and about, then it's no longer an NSD though!

    Have a nice weekend everyone!
  • rb6ac
    rb6ac Posts: 611 Forumite
    11-12
    NSD today :) And as the weather forecast is looking so bleak for the weekend I'm sure there'll be at least one more before Monday. x
  • jtb2412
    jtb2412 Posts: 1,782 Forumite
    9-10
    Not counting bills or DD's here either - wouldn't be able to hit 1 a month let alone 10 if I did :eek: ! lol

    SnowWhite - I've been meal planning for a good few weeks now and I find it saves me no end of money ! Everything is here ready for the meals and it's not often I have to pop out to get something. My last 'shop' was for 3 weeks worth so I might be able to get a month's worth of shopping once i've 'practised' a bit more :D .
    :jWeight loss to date 1st 11.5lb :j
  • Surfbabe
    Surfbabe Posts: 2,284 Forumite
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    7-8
    Another NSD for me today - last one till Monday though
  • ilovetea
    ilovetea Posts: 1,272 Forumite
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    9-10
    Hello,didn't manage a no-spend today,but it ws fairly low.£2.47 for milk,bananas and onions.No silly stuff,like choc,cake,biscuits,sweets.........
    ilovetea
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  • 17-20
    Hiya guys,
    Things are going well, up to weds I had 5 NSD's, had to get shopping on thurs but nothing today:j:j:j:j that makes it 6/18 NSD's so far:money: not sure what will happen sat but want to aim for another on sun and am keeping my fingers crossed.;)
    Good luck everyone.:beer:

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  • tinkerbel
    tinkerbel Posts: 1,795 Forumite
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    17-20
    one more for me today :jwas at work all day and stayed away from the vending machines which isnt that hard so I dont think i'm doing that well really and I feel like I'm cheating because these first 5 days have been so easy!
    Need petrol tomorrow though so that's going to be a bit tricky to avoid!:cool:
  • Horace
    Horace Posts: 14,426 Forumite
    13-14
    I had to spend today - buying milk and bread.
    Tomorrow will also be a spend day but will be paying out £9.95 for a new corded phone with big buttons the other £20 being paid using free money:j
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    15-16
    Morning everyone.

    I went food shopping yesterday so still only on 2 but my funds are seriously low so going to try and have a spend free weekend which should be easy as have plans where i don't need to spend money.

    Tesco coming Monday night though so that won't be a NSD but then all next week should be...well it has to be i have no money left! :o
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • nickynoo08
    nickynoo08 Posts: 1,860 Forumite
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    17-20
    Morning everyone,

    Never had an NSD yesterday got slightly tempted in primark:o . Oh well we're all stocked up on winter clothes now n i couldn't of got em any cheaper.
    Today will most definately be an NSD. Theres no way i'm going out in this weather just for milk. Unfortunalely i will have to go out tomoro to get milk as i'll need to get some full fat in for my little one. Think i'll get extra milk to freeze then i should be able to have a full no spend week which would be brill.
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