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

Lollypop75

So much going on on the new thread already! I'm going to aim for just 9 this month. I have my new job (and just got paid for it) so I'm trying to work a different way of keeping track of my spending now.

Also (since I want it written down) last month I got a final NSD on Friday, but didn't have chance to post on the old thread. However that took my total to 11/12.

Baileys_Babe

We had a lovely, cheap weekend away. I managed to sneak an extra NSD in on Friday bringing my total for April to 23, one more than I'd hoped for :j

Both Saturday & Sunday were NSD's so 2 down 20 to go, very happy with this start. Today was grocery shopping but as it was a bank holiday the builders stayed at home and the kettle stayed cold.

My mission tomorrow is to catch up with this thread (and to keep up for the rest of the month).

niccatw

:hello: Hello Tixy As you know, Spoon is great at [STRIKE]nagging[/STRIKE] gently encouraging us to reach our target - which this month is Brighton .

...Oh yes, amd some of us are hoping not to spend money for x amount of days this month! I've the same target as you.

And I figure it's now safe enought to declare today NSD 2

Buffythedebtslayer

2/10

Sat and Sun no spend days, today on the other hand. hmmm. moving on

should be a NSD tomorrow

xxx

solventsoon

Baileys_Babe wrote: »

My mission tomorrow is to catch up with this thread (and to keep up for the rest of the month).

You'll have to be quick Baileys Babe - a lot of chatting goes on here - can be three pages down before you realise (think LfV had that earlier this evening:D).

katholicos

Can't really believe it, i've done so badly last month and the month before, with my planned NSD's and here i am doing 3 in a row! I have to take mum to town tomorrow so will probably spend, but i am really pleased to have 3 NSD's nailed already.

solventsoon

Hi lovely NSD gang:A
Everyone’s been busy chatting away today - great to see - and we seem to have decided we’re going to Brighton for our next outing - pebbly beach and all (chip fat at the ready, Nargle!). Would be good to see Fatboy Slim, might need some planning though and we definitely need to plan it for when BDINI can make it- think she needs a mad night out!!:):)

Welcome to the newbies joining us. We’re a friendly bunch on here, have a lot of laughs and occasional bouts of insanity, but we’re all committed to getting as many NSDs as possible, so keep posting and we’ll give you lots of encouragement.
Tixy - :wave:hi, you’re very welcome here, good to have you on board. Signing you up for 10 and don’t worry, you’ll get plenty of encouragement/nags from me... And well done for no 1 today - great start!:j

Welcome back to:
cannp123165: :wave:hi and welcome back - good to see you again. Signing you up for 14 this month, look forward to seeing your progress:)
karmachilovething: :wave:hi and welcome back to you also - signing you up for 10 this month. Keep posting, we’ll give you lots of encouragement (and lots to read to distract you from those nasty shops;))
Lollypop75: :wave:hi and welcome back- good to see you again. Signing you up for 9 this month. Glad you’ve been paid from your new job now. Thanks for the update on April, will update the thread to 11 NSDs - well done for the final one!:j

Well done to:
thrifty fifty: hoping that large portion of NSD turned into a full one as I’m updating the front page with your first - well done. :j LEAVE SWITCH CARD AT HOME ALL WEEK... repeat after me;)
chris81418: yay - well done for no 1 :j- brilliant. Hope the food shopping wasn’t too traumatic (or expensive) today and fingers crossed for the rest of the week:)
elfen: :j well done for no 2 - brilliant start to the month!
Like the “nothing I need to get” rather than “want” - that’s the spirit!:)
Surfbabe: yay well done for no 1 :j- great start to the month, keep going!:)
rachelmk: :jhurrah and well done to you for no 1 - brilliant start to the month, keep going!:)
josiebabie: yay well done for no 2:j - great start to the month, keep going!:)
Sorry about the typo - got your name right now
saorsie: :)like the determined attitude and it’s paying off - well done for no 2 - brilliant!!:j
Well if you put your money in your mouth, at least you won’t be able to spend it!!:rotfl:
boultdj: yay - :jwell done for no 2 - fantastic - keep going!
And well done for getting home from work without getting wet - quite an achievement today!;)
Keiss 21: well done for no 2 - brilliant!:j
Oh dear to the baking though, that’s not good.:( On the positive side, like the gardening plan and glad your toe is getting better slowly:)
Still-in-debt: yay - well done to you for no 2 :j- fantastic - I’m very impressed as well. Keep going!:)
slowlyfading: well done for no 2 :j- that’s brilliant! Keep going - and see the moving out fund is increasing as well - that’s great!:)
debtbegone: yay - :jwell done for no 2 - fantastic - keep going!:)
cw18: yay to no 2:j - well done and for resisting all whose whoopsies.. you must need an iron will to resist some of them;)
BlimusOreilly: well done to you for no 2:j - brilliant start to the month - keep going!:)
Nargle: yay - NSDs by default are definitely the best:) - well done for no 2:j
Hippy camping trip on Brighton beach sounds brilliant, especially if there’s a live gig on at the same time... No reason why we can’t do Brighton and Liverpool in the same month, and we’ve still got urg’s wedding to gatecrash!;)
wit40iwtwan: well done for no 1:j - brilliant. And great news about your Open Uni course - fantastic:)
Oooh a wedding - congratulations, great news - that’s short notice, but I’m sure you’ll get it all organised.:) Right NSD-ers - another wedding to gatecrash in June, date in diaries now!!
Oh dear to DS and the rugby accident - hope he makes a quick recovery
Baileys Babe: yay to cheap weekend away and 2 NDS:j - brilliant start to the month - well done!
Great news that no builders were around, at least you had a break from them.:)
Well done to extra NSD for April - will update the thread
nicca: well done -:j no 2 is brilliant - it’s got to be my nagging/gentle encouragement that’s making you so successful!!;)
Buffythedebtslayer: well done for no 2 -:j brilliant - great start to the month.
Oh dear about today though - well, we all get them! Fingers crossed for tomorrow:)
katholicos: yay - :jwell done for no 3 - what a brilliant start to the month, really pleased for you:)

And hello to everyone else:
taka: ahhh.. I see now why you’re so organised on the food front - £10.55 isn’t much until the end of the month.. could be some inventive meals on the way then:)
LadyfromVenice: great advice there to TheBees and mothershipton..
Oh dear to no NSD today:(
You can be a trollzapper now, no need to wait ‘til you grow up (where’s the fun in that) - come and join us:)
Nottoobadyet: great news about the productive spend day and fingers crossed for lots of NSDs over the week.:)
I know, fancy that nicca spilling all the secrets of our crew outing... everyone can see them now;)
pure dead dopey: oh noooo, not the jumpsuit again:eek::eek: we’ll have to find you something else to wear instead, can’t cope with another toileting emergency:eek:
arrggh to liquid gold today and no NSD
TheBees: those cards sound like an absolute bargain :T- well done for spotting them, definitely worth losing an NSD for that, and for ignoring all the rest of the bargains - that’s brilliant!:)

Well I managed another NSD today as well, taking my total to 3 now:j - very pleased with myself so far.

Off to update the front page and do the 2 updates on April, so see all you lovely people tomorrow. Happy reading, jinty:)

'night all
spoon
x

thrifty_fifty

Good Morning

A definite NSD no 2 for me today. Took my switch card out of my bag and can't remember where in here I put it. Hmmmm.

Wishing you all a happy monday (sorry, tuesday bank holidays always leave me confused for the rest of the week)

jintyb

Morning everyone, sorry, have been MIA the last couple of days. Im afraid I cannot report any NSD's as yet, have had little spends: papers and rolls on Sunday and a small grocery shop yesterday, bah! :mad:
Anyhoo, my aim is to make today and tomorrow NSDs, I will report accordingly!:)

Right then - when is Brighton? Ive never been there but I def fancy the pier - is there a fair? Mind you that could be really nasty after a few shandies and candy floss. :rotfl:
BMF I'm staking a claim for a space for my sleeping bag on your floor!
Move the lawnmower pls! I'll bring you some haggis pakoras and deep fried Mars Bars in case you've withdrawal symptoms!;)

Have a great day all!

Nargleblast

Good morning all, won't be a NSD today for me but I promise at least one later in the week, slap my bottom and shove me in the deep freeze if I don't.

Weddings - my daughter gets hitched begiinning of July so I am sure a NSD gang invasion will be welcome. Also some friends of mine get hitched end of May and are going on honeymoon to the Caribbean, shall we join them?

Brighton is looking good, candy floss and fairgrounds will add to the fun. Who shall we book for the live music?

Lady from Venice - some of us trollzappers may have invaded the NSD thread, but any NSD bod is more than welcome to join the trollzappers on the Notice to Newcomers thread - we bump the anti-troll message to the top of the threads list to reassure any scared newbies.

Have a good day everyone and keep up the good NSD work.