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Attack April with An Alternative Approach; the NSD Challenge.

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  • OrangeFairy
    OrangeFairy Posts: 2,630 Forumite
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    Hi littlekel, like the free celebration - definitely the NSD way to go. Will update your total, but am a bit confused (like Cleosmum) about 4 so far - do you start on payday like ceebeeby?

    Yeah i do payday to payday. Works out best for me as this is how i do grocery challenge to so i update my lists in excel in this time scale :D

    Maybe a NSD today. I knew the beginning of the month i could make up a fair few....the rest of the holidays will be harder i think! Unless i am very creative with free activities x
    Orange Fairy
    House Purchased April 19 :) CC1=? CC2=? DH CC= Mortgage Overpay = £0 Savings = £0 Xmas savings = £0 Weightloss = 0 lb


  • Cleosmum
    Cleosmum Posts: 2,673 Forumite
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    I would get too confused doing payday to payday, so my NSD and grocery challenge always go from the 1st to the last day of the month :D
  • BigMummaF
    BigMummaF Posts: 4,281 Forumite
    Hallooooo! curtain.gifI'm sneaking in before the nasties catch me again so :shhh:..you haven't seen me OK?

    Anyone care to give me an abridged version of the
    [STRIKE]gossip[/STRIKE]news I've missed, cuz I don't think I've a snowball's chance of reading back, the way some folk can blather!

    Anyhoo..it's a shorter month & I've had little spends every day, what with replenishing the biscuit tin & getting a few beers for my effa-so-nice pootie chappie
    :kisses3: so I..think I'll..go..forrrrr....:think:...errrm....14 please Solvent. BTW, why do they call you Spoon?
    Full time Carer for Mum; harassed mother of three;
    loving & loved by two 4-legged babies.

  • BigMummaF
    BigMummaF Posts: 4,281 Forumite
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    I'M BA-ACK!
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    Full time Carer for Mum; harassed mother of three;
    loving & loved by two 4-legged babies.

  • wit40iwtwan
    wit40iwtwan Posts: 403 Forumite
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    Today is number 2 for me!!! Yesterday was a definate NSD and well nothing open today so another NSD!!

    Happy Easter everyone!
    :EasterBun
    Well lets see - I dip in and out of MSE all the time but I still come back - have done since 2007!!!

    2025 Fashion on a ration - 9/66
  • boultdj
    boultdj Posts: 5,350 Forumite
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    edited 4 April 2010 at 11:38AM
    :jWELCOME BACK MAMMA :j Nice to see you got rid of the gremlins. Hope everyone is having a nice easter + I'm up to no 4 now[so glad it's dry I can get in the garden again]. Well done SPOON on no 2. Yes OH did vollenter cause I was falling over when I stood up thanks to ear infection,tablets kicked in now so back to normal for me.
    £71.93/ £180.00
  • sarahb7538
    sarahb7538 Posts: 135 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Managed my first NSD on the 1st April. Going for number two today!!
    March 2017 - Debt Free- cleared £21,750

    On a mission to repair my credit rating & own my own home
  • Dorastar
    Dorastar Posts: 2,175 Forumite
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    Thanks for the replies - think I'm only going to call nsd's if not spent anything other than essentials, main food shop, petrol, dinner money etc. But am going to count extra top-up 'I need a snack now' shopping as a spend cos need to stop the late night snacking anyway.
    Mortgage £119,533 going down slowly
    Emergency fund £1000/£1000
    Savings for big things £9017
  • Lollypop75
    Lollypop75 Posts: 262 Forumite
    I had my first NSD of April yesterday - I am expecting another one today, too. I have something of a craving for cake, but I'll try to resist! Will be back later (or possibly tomorrow) to confirm!
  • karenccs67
    karenccs67 Posts: 1,088 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud!
    No 3 for me today :j, Spoon I'm sitting on my hands :rotfl:and welcome back BigMamma :).
    ***Dont save what is left after spending, spend what is left after saving***
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