Madness, "May"hem & MoneySaving: Welcome to the NSD Challenge

solventsoon

Hi lovely NSD gang :A
This is going to be a long one after my absence yesterday.... Lots of elephants and bananas to award today - well done everyone. :j

And, we have another wedding going on in our midst - congratulations to skaps:j

Targets met today:
LadyfromVenice: :jyay - target no 2 met - 20 NSDs is brilliant - well done. :j You are now the proud owner of a dancing pink elephant and a dancing banana - yipppeeee!!!!:T
Well done for thinking about moving up to include all spends - you’re braver than me:o
Nargle: :j and the Oscar for ham acting is awarded to ......... Nargle for her 10 NSD’s - :jwell done, that’s brilliant for a first attempt. You are now the proud owner of 10 NSDs and, more importantly, a dancing pink elephant!;)
peskie pixie: yay :j- well done - 20 NSDs is fantastic! :j Dancing elephant is coming your way right now.
Well done for increasing your target to 22, will update the front page and will award you the banana when you get there - and I’m sure you will:T
micron: :jyay - well done for getting to 23 - that’s brilliant! :j Dancing elephant is coming your way right now. Well done for increasing your target to 25, fingers crossed you get the dancing banana as well!
Glad you’ve found the encouragement helps, great support network on here and I think it’s helping all of us - well done again!:T
spoon: I had to add myself here as well as I made my target of 20 on Wednesday and am feeling very pleased with myself.:j Dancing elephant coming my way as well.:j
And, as I should be setting an example, I'm going to increase my target to 23 and hope I can get the dancing banana award as well.;)


Remainder of post below:)

solventsoon

Well done to:
chris81418: :j well done for no 13 - woooohoooo indeed - you really are on a roll - brilliant! 6 more to get - keep going!
Update: and well done for no 14 :j- yeeeee haaaaa definitely - the roll continues!
Sunshine .... what’s that??:(
jintyb: yuk to the rain, hope it brightened up during the day:(. Well done for no 9 :j- brilliant and fingers crossed for no 10 today.
Re the knitting - I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve had to unpick vast stretches of knitting having discovered a mistake :eek:- part of the joy(?) of knitting, but great practice for a learner like yourself. You’ll get there - bit like the NSDs really;)
Update: :j no 10 is done and dusted now - well done! Only 2 more to get now, you can do it, just need to plan very carefully (but I can handcuff you to the thread if you think it would help?):rotfl:
teenyweenyspender: :jwell done for no 15 - you are doing brilliantly - keep going!
Hope you enjoyed Wednesday bimbling (love that word - Aussie?) about at home.;)
anonymoose: :jwell done for no 8 - you’re doing really well and definitely could reach your target, keeping my fingers crossed:)
Want2BmoneySavvy: well done for no 1 :j- off the starting blocks now and into the race - brilliant! You didn’t give me the number you were aiming for, so I’ll put the ones you’ve made on the front page if that’s OK with you?
Well done for paying off a good chunk of the CC - fantastic!:T
elfen: :jwell done for no 13 - only 2 more to go now - brilliant!
Oooh £25 in your purse - the world is yours!!
Update: and well done for no 14:j - 1 more to get now - fantastic! Keep going!
Positivelypurple: :jwell done for no 9 - you’re doing brilliantly now - keep going!
Hope you enjoyed day of lazing around with the children
Keiss 21: :jwell done for no 16 - on the way to the dancing banana now - keep going! I think you may well get over 18 - you’ve done brilliantly this month. You earned the elephant so no thanks necessary.
Hope the planting went well yesterday:)
Update: and well done for no 17:j - one more for the banana - brilliant!
Hope the spend day tomorrow isn’t too painful and that DS2 finally stops eating everything in sight to give you a bit of a break.
skaps: :j well done for no 13 - you’re doing brilliantly, keep going!
Oooh, wedding rings - hope you managed to buy them and are pleased with them? When are you getting married? Hope you managed to get lunch sorted for Friday?;)
Update: well done for no 14:j - fantastic. Enjoy your night out tomorrow
pammyj74: :j well done for no 14 - you’re doing brilliantly. Only 1 more to get now, keep going!:)
3Dogs: well done for no 14, :jyou’re doing brilliantly as well. Fingers crossed for the remaining 3.
Doesn’t matter if you cut it fine as long as you’re organised enough to go with your plans - and I think you are - you’ll do it!;)
Update: and well done for no 15 as well :j- 2 more to get now - you’ll definitely get there now.:j
Good luck with the sofa in the auction, hope it goes well.
debtbegone: :jwell done for no 11 - brilliant, you’re doing really well.
Ahhhhh, I think £1.28 to last you a week might have an influence on the number of NSDs you get now, so I think you probably will make it. Good luck!:eek:
katenut: well done for no 13:j - that’s brilliant - and only 2 more to get now!
Random curry sounds good, lovely OH to make that for you, and 2 hours overtime has to be good! No need to be jealous of the elephants and bananas, I’m sure you’ll have an elephant before much longer.;)
And thanks for asking, yes, I did make my target yesterday - and very pleased with myself as well:)
Firewalker: :jwell done for no 9 - that’s brilliant. Only 1 more to get now, keeping my fingers crossed for you:)
Baileys Babe: well done for no 20:j - that’s fantastic. Only 3 more to get now, keeping my fingers crossed for you too
Really pleased you’re sounding more positive and hope you hear something really soon.:T
Your builders sound lovely - true gems and definitely worth an urn of tea a day
nicca: yay - :jwell done for no 12. That’s fantastic and you have every right to be completely chuffed with yourself. Fingers crossed you make it to Friday;)

BigMumma: well done for no 17 :j- that’s brilliant - 2 more to get now!!
But oh dear to the GC:(...
Definitely going to be too cold for “that” beach this weekend, fancy dress here we come. I think we should start at The Lanes - we’ll certainly turn some heads there:rotfl:...
Natty68: :j well done for getting to no 12, you are definitely on track now - keep going. Got my fingers firmly crossed for you;)
boultdj: hope you got lots of bargains at the market yesterday. Dentist :eek:...... and oooh to freebies - I love freebies (nothing wrong with that, don’t you let anyone tell you that you need a life for loving freebies)
Update: well done for no 17:j - one more and the dancing banana will be yours - brilliant!;)
pure dead dopey: well you have to take advantage of cheapie doggie treats when you’re passing the shop, so I’ll let you off, but just make sure you do try harder or I might have to handcuff you to the thread to stop you spending - where have your aliens gone?:eek:
Ahhhh... they’re under the duvet sheltering from the Scottish summer - that’s what’s wrong.;)
At least you’re saving money on your spends, that’s something, and not just wasting the money. You’ll get there, the dancing elephant awaits you - keep going!
Update: well done..... no 13 :j- fantastic!! Only 3 more to go now to the dancing elephant - you can do it.
Horses’ blinkers - now that’s an idea;)
littlekel: :wave:hi and welcome back. Well done for getting to no 13 this month, that’s brilliant, :jshame about no 14, but 13 is great and you should be really pleased with that.
Will sign you up for June when the thread is up and running;)
cannp123165: well done for no 9:j - even if you don’t get to your target this month, you’e done brilliantly to get 9 NSDs - that’s a real achievement - well done!;)
Nottoobadyet: minor spends on Wednesday, so not too bad, fingers crossed for you for Thursday
Update: and you made it! Well done for no 13 :j- that’s brilliant! Only 2 more to get now, keep going!
Glad you’ve signed the contract for the new place, sounds great and love the very MSE day today:)

And hello to everyone else:
Dorastar: sorry about all the car spends - really bad luck for both of them to go at once:(:(
slowlyfading: oh no... not more car problems, really sorry:(:(...
cw18: hope the menu planning went OK yesterday, sounds complicated
But not as complicated as a new fridge-freezer - oh no:eek:..... Hope you manage to sort out the problem without having to get a new one;)
honey: don’t beat yourself up about the parasol - that was a necessary spend at the time, can’t have little’uns sitting in the sun - just unfortunate the weather changed straight away.:eek:
Fingers crossed you get to no 7 today:(
thrifty fifty: well done for increasing your target - you can do it!!! :j:jYou’ve got 13 now, so increasing to 15 for the banana - sounds good!;)
Hope you’re happy with the haircut - well done for treating yourself - and hope baby arrival goes well;)

Well done everyone. Off to update the front page now.

'night all
spoon
x

micron_2

Spoon, thanks for the update. I'm a little sad, I was so looking forward to seeing my pink dancing elephant as you forgot to put him in but you have updated my total so I'm happy again. I'll just have to aim to get my dancing banana instead! Yay :jto you for hitting your target and raising it as well. I know you will do it

positivelypurple

Hello everyone, declaring NSD 10 for yesterday. Pleased about that but it was a horrid day, all in all. Quite upset about the whole thing and can't shake that unsettled feeling.

Hopefully a day with my family will help my mood. Off to count my blessings

skaps

solventsoon wrote: »

skaps: :j well done for no 13 - you’re doing brilliantly, keep going!
Oooh, wedding rings - hope you managed to buy them and are pleased with them? When are you getting married? Hope you managed to get lunch sorted for Friday?;)
Update: well done for no 14:j - fantastic. Enjoy your night out tomorrow

Thanks I am going to buy mine tomorrow and the OHs today as we have finally got paid. I am getting married in July and the rings are the last big expense.
For lunch I've made a quick chickpea curry but did not make loads but will take some snacks in as well. I used what i had at home rather than spoil a nsd and buy things.
Off to dinner and to see SATC 2 tonight with my £1 cinema vouchers. Will be a low spend day apart from the wedding ring!

boultdj

Well I'm leaving the purse at home again,we've got everything in that we need so today is no:18:j wheeew! made second target. Huummmmmm do I stick to 15 for June or risk it and go for 18???? Think I'll compromise and go for 16 in June. Well Done to us all I think.

jintyb

Morning all!

Hey Spoon - sorry to hear about your carp day - its just the pits when you have a day like that. No wonder you needed a little "me" time! Thanks for all the encouragement re knitting - today is the day I get stuck in again! I had to have a day off from it yesterday, but I'll get there!:A
Today was meant to be a NSD - had planned it as Id got all my bits done yesterday, BUT last night I went into my filing system AKA the kitchen cupboard and found the form I need to send to renew my photo on my Driving Licence. Its due by 7 June or I could be fined £1000. :eek:So today I will need to get a photo ( spend) and send it with £20 to DVLA.:mad: In addition, I need to hand in a prescription which I forgot yesterday and to renew my Prepaid Cert, so thats £10 for 4 mths ( we are lucky that way here in Scotland).
So im staggering towards the finish line this month. If Im short of my target Im not too worried as I know in a normal month Im usually OK. as Big Mumma said - its the lessons learned that count!:rotfl:
Have a great day everyone!:j

Meant to say I'm going to go for 15 in June - eek!

chris81418

Good morning everyone!

I'm on a roll! Yesterday was my 4th NSD in a row, taking me up 15 NSD; I just need 4 more in a row to meet my pledge of 19 NSD!

Enjoy that 'Friday Feeling' everyone!

elfen

Spoon, the world is mine!
Need to go inot town today to go to the council and have a pic taken for my SmartCities card.....means I get free local bus travel, reduced cost leisure services and it's my library card too...Wonder how long it'll take them to send it out!
Ok, am gonna do another early declaration.....NSD no.15 today! as there's nothing I need to get that can't be got when the Boots card turns up! I will need to set up the prescription service which gives me more points though

solventsoon

elfen wrote: »

Spoon, the world is mine!
Need to go inot town today to go to the council and have a pic taken for my SmartCities card.....means I get free local bus travel, reduced cost leisure services and it's my library card too...Wonder how long it'll take them to send it out!
Ok, am gonna do another early declaration.....NSD no.15 today! as there's nothing I need to get that can't be got when the Boots card turns up! I will need to set up the prescription service which gives me more points though

Hi elfen - it certainly is - and you got post no 1000 on this thread !s well :j:j:j

Dancing elephant coming your way later, some jumping smileys for you for now.

Well done :j:j:j