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

solventsoon

slowlyfading wrote: »

Don't think I'm gonna make my target this month, thinking about it...

Tixy wrote: »

You've still got time slowlyfading, you are ahead of target so far with 7 out of 11 and you have 20 days left to the remaining 10.

butdoineedit? wrote: »

Slowlyfading - i echo what Tixy said!!! & i always remind myself that even if i don't make target it's still more NSD's than i would have had before i started thinking about what i was buying & trying not too.... thats gotta be a good thing, right??

Hi slowlyfading - not like you to be like this. You might have lots of things on this month (and you have, I know) but you've still 20 days left in May and look what you did last month.
In any case, even if you don't get the remaining 10, as BDINI says, you will still have got many more NSDs than you would have done otherwise.

Chin up and keep going
spoon
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solventsoon

Nottoobadyet wrote: »

So today is a total disaster.... Full story on diary, but to make a long story short our landlady has changed her mind on our flat and is moving in some relative, so we have to leave in a month or so, just in time for OH's job to end. :mad: :mad:

This is after telling us we were welcome to stay another year and she was happy to sign a new contract when that came up end June. We'll lose all the time and money we put in to fixing up her garden, which was a tip when we got here as she is very elderly and couldnt keep it up herself. We'll have to move very soon, probubly to a more expensive place as this one was quite innexpensive for the area and we are unlikely to find such a good deal again. And find a deposit etc... ARG!!!

Today was an LSD as had to get some bread and milk after coming back from being away. Very upset by all this, not sure what we're going to do.

I am so sorry to hear this, Nottoobadyet, that's awful and the timing makes it even worse. Will post on your diary, just wanted to say sorry.
hugs
spoon
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3Dogs

Just popping in to delare my NSD number 6 for today (yesterday) (Tuesday) :j

Wednesday & Thursday should be NSD's as well - got several parcels to post, as I did today, but they are eBay items - I do my postage online and this has already been paid for by buyer, so no spend to me. I got some raspberry canes today (hubbie is putting them in tomorrow as a start to our fruit garden) but they did not cost me anything as they came through FreeCycle or Freegle as our's is now called.

:j :j :j :j :j :j

solventsoon

Hi lovely NSD gang :A
Back again now - sorry for absence yesterday and sorry for all the posts:eek: - you lot have been busy again. I promised you a mega-update and here it is :D

Everyone’s doing brilliantly - think we all deserve a big pat on the back and group hug

Welcome back to:
Butti: a belated :wave:hi and welcome back, good to have you on board again. Signing you up for 5 now. :eek:to broadband problems - what a pain!!
And well done for no 1 :j- great start to the month for you!:)

Well done to:
debtbegone: :jwell done for nos 3, 4 and 5 - you’re doing brilliantly now. Hope the evening ebaying went well (when you’ve finished I’ve got a pile of stuff to put on if you’ve got some spare time:rotfl:...)
Well done for avoiding the chocs and fizzy drinks - what a star:T
jintyb: well done for nos 3 and 4:j - you’re definitely getting there now - brilliant!:)
anonymoose: :jwell done for no 5 - you're doing great, keep going!:)
webitha: well done for spending zilch at the bike rally - that’s an achievement - and for no 5:j - you're doing brilliantly!:)
karenccs67: :j well done for no 4 - - you’re doing brilliantly!:)
Wildchild: well done for getting to no 7 :j- you’re doing great now! Hope the food shopping on Monday wasn’t too painful;)
elfen: :jwell done for nos 5 and 6 - you’re doing brilliantly!
BigMumma: well done for no 7 :j- yay!
Your dad’s aunt sounds brilliant - what a character! Sounds as though she lived live to the absolute maximum!:)
curlygirl: :wave: hi - missed you! Sounds as though you’re having mega-busy time at the moment so well done for getting to no 3:j - that’s great!
Update: :jand no 4 is even better - brilliant!! Nothing measly about that at all...
And thanks, I’m feeling much better now
wit40iwtwan: oh no, sorry to hear you’re feeling poorly - summer colds are always the worst - hope you’re on the mend soon.
Well done for 3 NSDs:j - you’re doing great! Hope you manage some more over the next few days:)
boultdj: :jwell done for nos 7 and 8 - you’re doing brilliantly. Keep going!:)
Tixy: yay - well done for that burst of NSDs:j - 5 is brilliant!! You’ll get there now, definitely, we’re only a third of the way through the month
I know what you mean about getting behind on the thread - I’ve got two days to catch up on!
Hope you managed to get home today without being diverted by any of those nasty shops!
Yay - you did, well done for resisting and for getting no 6:j - you’ve really got the hand of this NSD business now!!;)
Surfbabe: you’re doing to have a colony of moths breeding in your purse before much longer!;)
Well done for no 5:j - halfway there now - brilliant!
Nargle: well done for no 5! :j Exactly, halfway there on 10th of the month is brilliant!!
Hope the shopping went OK on Monday ... yep, you’re definitely forgiven for the spend with £15 from TopCashback - well done!;)
katholicos: well done for nos 6 and 7:j - that’s fantastic! Keep going!:)
LadyfromVenice: well done for nos 8 and 9:j - brilliant!
Oh dear to DD being bullied - that’s not nice even if she can physically take care of herself - but she does sound like a very sensible girl, head screwed on the right way definitely - good for you! Glad she didn’t encounter the bully today, hopefully it will all blow over, fingers crossed
Ouch to the injury - sounds painful - and not good timing for your outing tomorrow:eek:
nicca: well done for no 6 :j- you've definitely got the hang of this now!;)
Loving your logic re the sewing classes - and piccies please when you start making things!:D
chris81418: well done for no 7:j - you’re doing brilliantly!:)
Oh dear to having to buy lunch today - that’s a shame!:(
jet77: well done for no 4:j - you’re doing great, keep going! Fingers crossed for today:)
BlimusOreilly: :jwell done for no 4 - you’re doing brilliantly, nearly halfway there already!
Fingers crossed for today as well:)
teenyweenyspender: yay - :jup to 7 now - that’s brilliant - well done! Keeping my fingers crossed for more coming your way:)
honey: :j well done for nos 3 and 4 - you’re doing great now, on a real roll - keep going!:)
karmachilovething: and well done to you for nos 3 and 4:j - you’re doing brilliantly as well - keep going!:)
Natty68: :janother one doing brilliantly - up to no 6 now - fantastic! Keep going!
Hope you enjoyed the sausages (and managed to escape from Asd@ without spending too much!:)
willbedebtfree: well done for no 5:j - you’re doing great, well on the way now.
Hope today’s spends weren’t too painful;)
slowlyfading: oh dear to forgetting your lunch - you’re normally so organised as well:(
But well done for no 7 today:j - as I said - very organised normally - brilliant!:)
saorsie: well done -:j up to no 7 now - that’s fantastic. You’re on a roll now - keep going!:)
pure dead dopey: intrigued by you making doggie treats - what do you make them out of?
(actually, maybe I shouldn’t ask). Hope you managed to get lots of bargains. Please stop talking about snow - it is not going to snow in May - is it?????
Update: I can see it wasn’t wise to ask how to make doggy treats:eek:
And well done for no 6 today :j- that’s brilliant!
If your feet are turning blue with the cold, your poor aliens must be suffering - have you got some electric blankets to keep them warm??:rotfl:
I’m feeling much better today - thank you:)

Continued on next post ...

solventsoon

Hi again
Didn't want to risk losing the post - so you've got two this time!!:D:D

Well done to:

cw18: lots of bargains on Monday again.:) Did you see on the news that cheese is apparently going to rocket in price due to the wet spring?
Thanks for the link to the spreadsheet, will have a look at that (and probably run away in panic:eek:...)
Update: well done for no 7:j - brilliant! And look at you avoiding the whoopsies as well...
Hope the home made pizza turned out well.
And I’m feeling much better today, thanks:)
Dorastar: well done - :jup to no 5 now, that’s brilliant, especially with all the birthdays and the new baby arriving. Hope little Sophe is well and thriving?
Well I suppose getting DH to do all the shopping is one way of approaching NSDs - if it works for you, that’s fine;)
katenut: well done for no 5:j - you’re doing brilliantly - keep going!
Oh no to bad day at work - that’s awful:( - well done to resisting shopping on the way home, that’s the very time I would go and find something to buy..
You should have asked about how to view avatars, we could have told you. Look forward to seeing your new one:)
Firewalker: well done for no 3 :j- you’re doing brilliantly considering you are being so disciplined. Keep going!:)
pammyj74: :jwell done for no 7 - that’s brilliant. Keeping my fingers crossed that you get lots more and smash that target completely:)..
Moobags: wow - :jno 7 already - you’re doing brilliantly, keep going!
You definitely seem to have found the way that works for you!:)
manic cow: :jwell done for no 3 on Sunday - brilliant, keep going!
Fingers crossed for some more soon for you.
Good for your for returning the top rather than leaving it unworn - that’s great! :T

And hello to everyone else:
thrifty fifty: fingers crossed you managed to avoid buying any chocolate on Monday and managed no 6. I’m the same when feeling down or very tired - chocolate is the only thing that will do.;)
Update: FAIL .... oooh you are going to be in so much trouble when BigMumma sees that word!!! You haven’t failed at anything - you’ve got 5 NSDs and are halfway to your target on the 10th May - that’s brilliant!!! (ahh, I see BigMumma spotted the word then....)
Oh dear..... cheesy poofs and granola - sounds like an irresistible combination - how could you not buy them;)...
Mega well done for resisting the shoes though - that would have been one heck of a bargain:T
BDINI: like the sound of the huge box of washing powder - brilliant - and you got some bargains at the same time, so not too bad really. (:eek:to removing a fish head though..)
Love the sound of your blog to your best friend, what a lovely way to keep thinking about her.:T
Well done on being organised for birthday collections - that’s the way to go.:)
Ahh... thanks for your concern, that’s lovely... I’m fine now, back and thriving again - was kn*****ed yesterday, but all good again today (as you’ll probably realise when you read this!!):)
positivelypurple: keeping my fingers crossed you’ve managed no 2 - sending you lots of positive thoughts!!:)
Nottoobadyet: welcome back from your weekend away, glad you had a great time - it sounds brilliant. Yes, they do have sun in Wales - usually one weekend a year and seems like you found the weekend
(Apolgies to anyone Welsh and/or living in Wales, I’m joking, honestly...)
rachelmk: LSDs are OK, much better than mega-spend days, honestly.. Fingers crossed for you for tomorrow:)

Phew, that'll teach me to turn my back on you lovely people for a day:rotfl::rotfl:

Seriously, well done to everyone, you're all doing brilliantly!

No NSD for me on Monday - had to get some liquid gold:eek: but managed one today. Car had MOT today and lovely OH paid for it:A so I'm up to no 9 now:j:j:j

Off to update front page now before I lose this post - see you all tomorrow

'night
spoon
x

cw18

solventsoon wrote: »

cw18: lots of bargains on Monday again.:) Did you see on the news that cheese is apparently going to rocket in price due to the wet spring?

Not seen anything on the news..... nor anything else on the TV. Other than C5 for 35 mins or so before school (and only twice a week as I only take GDs twice) I've not had my TV turned on in over 3 weeks now !!!

Thanks for the link to the spreadsheet, will have a look at that (and probably run away in panic:eek:...)

No need to panic over it. There's a Q&A thread (also linked to in that post) where I can help people out, and also happy to do so via email. I've had a couple of people manage to make mistakes in it, but they just email it back to me so I can fix and return it

Hope the home made pizza turned out well.

Wasn't bad thanks, though I have a feeling I probably put too much tomato puree on it for DS's taste. Got the mix of cheese right though - used a couple of small mozarella balls and about an equal qty of mature cheddar, and it was tasty

And I’m feeling much better today, thanks:)

glad to hear it

jintyb

Hi everyone - made it to no 5 yesterday, that's three in a row!:j Plus I changed out pet insurance via Quidco and earned £50 cashback and reduced the monthly premiums by £10 a month. Well chuffed!:)
As I saId, today will be a spender as having lunch with my pal from work and its my turn to pay. That'll be it as far as NSDs go till after my hols as I dont plan to restrict myself while Im away! LOL!:rotfl:

Glad you're feeling better Spoon - you're missed you know! Great result re MOT!

Have a lovely day all!:A

missylaney

Hello there, I'm up to 3 NDS's now - last one was Sunday sorry forgot to put it on here. Should be another one today, and maybe even tomorrow too, need to atone for yesterday as I blew the grocery budget

katenut

Nice to see you back on form Spoon!! Was odd without you....

Going away to a meeting with my boss tonight, not sure if it'll be a NSD or not - he normally pays for everything so hopefully it will be! I'll be back 2moro night to report, happy non-spending everyone xx

Nottoobadyet

solventsoon wrote: »

I am so sorry to hear this, Nottoobadyet, that's awful and the timing makes it even worse. Will post on your diary, just wanted to say sorry.
hugs
spoon
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Thanks for the hugs, spoon. We're looking into options today - if only the timing wasnt so bad!!!

Glad you're feeling better