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

3Dogs

NSD number 3 for me today Spoon - however plans may change for tomorrow as hubbie is going out to help a mate and probably needs diesel so may not end up as an NSD :mad: :mad: :mad:

This thread certainly needs some reading these days - I'll catch up later I think :eek:

niccatw

pure_dead_dopey wrote: »

Love the Star Wars, might be a storm trooper.................

Me too. I've never been, but I reckon only in Brighton could a bunch of Stormtroopers be sunning themselves on the beach, supping C3POs without any-one batting an eyelid (apart from, perhaps somewhere near Leeds as BDINI is out and about). :rotfl:

butdoineedit? wrote: »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICCATW better say it now incase the wine makes me forget tomorrow!!!!

:bdaycake:

Awww, thank you . (it's not until Saturday but I've been doing my best to drag it out all week . As I'll need to stop having them soon, ran out of fingers and toes some many moons ago.)

solventsoon

thrifty_fifty wrote: »

Hi,

This isn't a straightforward one, but I want to be on the NSD straight and narrow. Today I did buy chocolate and crisps and a sandwich because I had a really horrible day at work and wanted comforting yummy food, but I did get a free loaf of bread with my newspaper that can be used for breakfasts next week instead of buying any. Can I claim number three with that?


Plllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssseeeee?:D

curlygirl1971 wrote: »

LOL.........how can we resist?

Exactly what I was thinking, curlygirl:rotfl::rotfl:

But you do realise, thrifty fifty, that you have to sign, in blood, a promise to use the bread for your breakfasts next week and not for some other frivolous purpose:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Updating your total to 3 now - we all have to have a treat occasionally!!

:jWell done - you're doing brilliantly!

spoon x

solventsoon

Firewalker wrote: »

I am right that spending on budgeted necessary things (like transport to work) does not count as spending for the NSD. If 'yes' today was my/ours second day for May. And yesterday was a LSD - just some batteries for a toy.

Firewalker

Hi Firewalker
You really make your own rules - some people would count that as a spend, most on here probably not. I reckon that, if you budget for an expense and have the money "put aside" for it, then I wouldn't count it..

I'll put you down for no 2 for yesterday, if you want to change your mind let me know and I'll change it back again.

:jWell done for no 2 - doing great!
spoon x

solventsoon

curlygirl1971 wrote: »

Meeeeeeee!!! You can do schmarvellous things with spreadsheets. You can work out your monthly budget, track spending against budget categories, monitor your account balances, forecast spending, assess the impact of mortgage Over-payments and work out any interest earned on your savings, work out your net worth............and then you can make a graph of EVERYTHINGGGGGGGGGGG!!!

Spreadsheets are good. Spreadsheets are friends.

I can still come on the night out can't I?

pure_dead_dopey wrote: »

Curlygirl, really you can definitely come on the night out, cos you really really need to get out more!!!!

pure_dead_dopey wrote: »

stick with the wine and the forum, close the spreadsheets, click all the little xs.

step away from the spreadsheets, lol

curlygirl - you clearly do need a night out:rotfl:...........

pdd - I'm so with you on spreadsheets - they make my eyes cross, roll over and play dead!!:rotfl:

solventsoon

karenccs67 wrote: »

Curlygirl, I love spreadsheets tooooooooooo :j

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

This is turning into the "spreadsheet appreciation society"
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

katholicos

Managed to get number 5 today/yesterday (it's past midnight at time of posting). Tomorrow is definately a spend day though, but I'm chuffed to bits with what i have done NSD wise, thus far.

solventsoon

Hi lovely NSD gang :A
My you lot have been chatty today.... Spreadsheets seem to be the topic of the day today - along with elephants in the post, katenut’s wedding and hats for the two upcoming weddings;);)

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.
Positive: :wave:hi and welcome to the NSD challenge, good to have you joining us. Signing you up for 10 now and look forward to seeing your progress. Feel free to join in with the general chat and insanity on here - we have occasional (or not so occasional now) fits of madness

Welcome back to:
katenut: :wave:lovely to have you back, glad the wedding went well! Signing you up for 15 now, look forward to seeing your progress this month!;)
That drink sounds lethal - absinthe....
verynewmoneysaver: :wave: hi and welcome back - good to see you again. Signing you up for 8 for this month.:)
:jWell done for no 1 - off the starting blocks now - keep going! Look forward to your updates.:)
kathy40uk: :wave:welcome back, good to see you again. Signing you up for 15 for the month.:)
:jWell done for no 1 - off the starting blocks now - keep going! Look forward to seeing your progress.

Well done to:
teenyweenyspender: :jno 3 - brilliant - well done!
Hope the visit to the chiropractor wasn’t too painful. Guessing fuel is a bit less like liquid gold where you are (hope so, anyway!);)
cw18: yum to the bread, sounds delicious! Your DS costs you a fortune - must have hollow legs:eek:
:jwell done for no 4 - brilliant! What a lovely customer buying you chocolates - that’s great!:)
Natty68: :jwell done for no 1 - off the starting blocks now - yay! Fingers crossed you made one today!:)
jintyb: :janother one off the starting blocks now - well done for no 1! I’m sure you’ll make your target this month, you’ve been well over every other month - stay positive and you’ll do it!:)
chris81418: :jwell done for no 2 - doing brilliantly now!
We had a great Star Wars day here, thanks:)
anonymoose: can’t turn your back on this thread you know - I did for a couple of hours and it had grown by 2 pages!!!!!;)
:jWell done for no 2 - brilliant - keep going!
honey: hi - another one on no 2 :j- well done - keep going!
Great news about the food shop being under budget - brilliant!:)
elfen: :j well done for no 3 - brilliant - and hope you have a good evening at the cinema:)
karenccs67: and another one off the starting blocks now - well done for no 1! :j
Hope the cake baking is going well?
Thanks for the offer of bagging the deckchairs at Brighton - I reckon everyone on the beach will run a mile when they see us approaching in our Star Wars costumes:eek:
slowlyfading: :jwell done for no 4 - you’re doing brilliantly - keep going!:)
pure dead dopey: well done for no 3 :j- brilliant Your aliens are really working overtime, hope they enjoyed the IT course - maybe they took some notes while you dozed in the corner;). Spreadsheets:eek:
You’d make a great stormtrooper and the aliens would feel right at home;)..
Surfbabe: well done for no 3 :j- brilliant! You’re on a roll now - keep going!:)
jet77: :jwell done for no 3 - you’re doing really well - great start to the month. Keep going!:)
Wildchild: well done for no 4 :j- brilliant - another great start to the month.
Good luck with the grocery shopping tomorrow and fingers crossed for more NSDs during the week;)
Nottoobadyet: fingers crossed today is an NSD
Update: yay -:j well done for 3 - you’re doing brilliantly!
You’ll have to come to our Brighton outing dressed as Darth Maul;)
LadyfromVenice: well done for no 4 :j- you’re doing great! Brilliant start to the month!
Training session sounds interesting.:)
I’m going as Princess Leia - like the plaits - but the headdress would be great for either urg’s or wit40iwtwan’s weddings - could be MSE and use it for both!;)
Lollypop75: well done for no 1 :j- off the starting blocks now. Keep going!:)
TheBees: :j well done for no 3 - you’re doing great!
Like the leaving the purse at home action - and you got to read the paper as well as no spends!:)
nicca: yay - :jwell done for no 4 - brilliant!
Hope you enjoyed your birthday lunch, love the elephant pressie and new phone as well - all in one day! Best you didn’t get the tailor’s dummy, would have ruined no 4 for you;)
3Dogs: well done for no 3 :j- another one doing brilliantly! Fingers crossed you manage an NSD tomorrow but well done to hubbie for helping his mate!:)
Yep, can’t turn your back here for two minutes;)

And hello to everyone else:
positivelypurple: :(oh dear, but don’t worry, it’s early days yet. Most of us had an appalling start to April and managed to reach our targets eventually. Good idea to lump all the birthday spending into one day, that certainly helps. Good luck for the rest of the week.:)
BigMumma: have checked the news reports and you’re right about “May the Fourth...” - never noticed that before!!:)
And thanks for the lovely comment;)
boultdj: :(oh dear to shopping today - I know what you mean about addictive, I hate spending money now - not like me at all, believe me!!!:)
taka: oh dear to post disappearing - happens to me all the time - right pain!!!
Arrrrrgggghhhh to the root canal treatment:eek: Fingers crossed you manage an NSD today - I know what you mean about “critical risk of spending period” - that used to get me as well
BDINI: can’t have you missing out on our night out - wouldn’t be the same without you!:)
Low spend is great - and good for you for looking after the old man just out of hospital - that’s lovely :A
Like the sound of your evening - no we didn’t plan a night out without you - would we??:rotfl:

Phew.. another War and Peace there, sorry:o

Another NSD for me today - so I'm now on 5 - yippeeeeee:j:j:j
Shopping tomorrow, unfortunately:(:(..

Off to update the front page before MSE eats this post.

'night all
spoon
x

chris81418

Just checking in to update my tally and to read the posts ... a short while later ... it's now just gone 1am and I need to be up in 5 hous!!

Anywho - Yesterday was NSD number 3 for me ... good night everyone!

thrifty_fifty

solventsoon wrote: »

Exactly what I was thinking, curlygirl:rotfl::rotfl:

But you do realise, thrifty fifty, that you have to sign, in blood, a promise to use the bread for your breakfasts next week and not for some other frivolous purpose:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Updating your total to 3 now - we all have to have a treat occasionally!!

:jWell done - you're doing brilliantly!

spoon x

Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you :j

I promise to be good from now on

I feel good, n,n,n,n,n,n,n, i knew that i would now
so good, so good. i got toast. Owwwww!