Gentle Jump into June? Did we mention NOT spending...(well this is the NSD challenge)

solventsoon

:jWELCOME TO THE JUNE NSD CHALLENGE:j


Wimbledon and strawberries; Ascot and posh hats; Lords and ladies....all signs of June finally settling over Britain. And then rain stops play!

A bit like our NSD Challenge if you think about it. There are so many things we would rather do with our days than have to spend money on things we don’t need, so our happy band have decided to join forces to do battle with the twin evils of Dosh and the retailers who insist on tempting us.We are seriously committed to saving money, but nobody said it can't be done with a smile on your face so we organise riotous nights out and gatecrash any function going - all without leaving the comfort of our own imaginations!


On a slightly more serious note, we are here to help each other avoid spending for the number of days we feel we can manage in order to take back some control over our hard-earned money. What you class as a 'spend' is entirely your choice; some people will try to shop on the days DD/SO etc are paid, whilst others will not include essentials such as rent.
It’s amazing how inventive you get when you’re determined NOT to spend - from weird menu ingredients to surprising DIY solutions-- but you know what? 99% of the time those wacky ideas work.


Have a look at our May thread (link below) to see what a friendly (and slightly insane) bunch we are. New recruits are joining up all the time - everyone is welcome so please don’t be shy, come and join us.

:)Good luck everyone:)



Here are some threads to help keep us on the straight and narrow, if you know of others, please post. Many of the lunch box ideas are aimed toward children but could easily be adapted for adults and would be great for picnics/BBQs as summer is on its way.

March Grocery Challenge, with lots of recipe ideas.
Tinned Food Recipes.
Leftovers? Don’t Throw It..
Exciting Sandwich Fillings on a Budget.
Lunch for Work.
Laptop Lunchbox Ideas.
Packed Lunches.
Cheap Healthy Snacks
Cheap Snack Ideas to Stop Buying Crisps.
Homemade Snack Ideas…contains further links for ideas.
Sprouting Seeds to Eat.
Really Quick & Alternative Snacks.
Easy Homemade Biscuits.
Muesli & Cereal Bar Recipes.
Weetabix Cake.
HM Popcorn.
Smoothie Recipes.
Yoghurt Without a Yoghurt Maker.
Ham Economics.
Low Carb Kids Lunches...contains advice for diabetics.
Kids Lunch Box Ideas.
Back to School Lunches.
Healthy Kids Snacks.
HM Lollies.
Ice Lolly Ideas
Cheap Healthy Playground Snacks.
Homemade Fudge.
OS HM Sweets.
Forgotten Puddings.



Link to last month's challenge is below so any newcomers can see what we get up to:)

solventsoon

As host of this shiny new thread, I'll go first, as usual. A lot of the regulars have joined up already, hoping to welcome lots of newcomers as well this month:)

target met = revised target met = 2nd revised target met =
target exceeded =



3Dogs - 17 17 revised target - 20 20
AllieBallie - 5 5revised target - 8 8 15
amiehall - 25
andrinaperry - 15
anonymoose - 12 10
Ashamed of Bristol - 20 1
Bagpuss741 - 14 2
Baileys Babe - 20
Bigbeff - 15
BigMummaF - 17 17revised target - 21 21 23
boultdj - 16 1618
brummiebabe - 15
budgeting.nurse - 1
butdoineedit? - 14 14 revised target - 16 16
Butti - 5
cannp123165 - 15 8
chris81418 - 19 17
clang_uk - 10 10 revised target - 15 15
clb776 - 5
CraigLoans - 15 10
cw18 - 12 12 revised target - 15 15revised target no 2 - 17 1718
debtbegone - 15 10
dmb - 10 10
Dorastar - 20 15
elfen - 16 16revised target - 18 18
empy - 15 1
fi76 - 6 6
Firewalker - 15 1516
franby64 - 12 12
Geebee - 5 5 revised target - 10 8
gettingthereslowly - 12
Herbaholic - 14 14 revised target - 18 18revised target - 20 20 22
honey - 8 5
Indebtmummy - 10
in spired2 - 18 11
Jess444 - 15 4
jet77 - 20
jintyb - 15 1516
Jo_Rourke - 12 10
jwil - 10 10
kajolac - 10 2
karenccs67 - 15 15
karmachilovething - 11 4
katenut - 15 1516
katholicos - 12 12 17
kathy40uk - 15 15
Kayleighpea - 5 3
Keiss 21 - 18 18
kezlou - 20 20
Krisp - 15 8
La escocesa - 16 13
LadyfromVenice - 20 18
littlekel - 14 10
Mainyasha - 15 15 revised target - 17 17
mamajojo - 13
mandy8532 - 14 1
micron - 20 20 revised target - 24 2425
missylaney - 12 6
moneypenny2k - 12 12
mothershipton - 4 3
Mythi - 7 79
mz_grim - 10 10 revised target - 15 15
Nargleblast - 12 10
Natty68 - 17 1719
newroadahead - 5 5 10
NGlady - 5
niccatw - 13 4
Nottoobadyet - 10 6
OlipopsMummy - 14 7
pammyj74 - 14 4
peskie pixie - 20 20
pipersky - 10 5
positivelypurple - 12 10
prophecy_grrl - 8
pure dead dopey - 15 15revised target - 17 17
Queen.Bess - 12
rachelmk - 10 4
redcoltraine - 20
rentawitch - 8 8 9
SarahNeedle1872 - 20 1
skaps - 18 15
slowlyfading - 18 18 20
solventsoon - 22 22 revised target - 24 24 25
Sunnylooloo - 8 8revised target - 10 1011
Surfbabe - 10 10
teenyweenyspender - 20 20 21
thrifty fifty - 10 7
Tixy - 12 10
TMVen - 15 15revised target - 20 20
toottifrootti - 20
Trinny - 7 6
verynewmoneysaver - 9 5
Xevius - 15 4

butdoineedit?

Gonna challenge myself this month Spoon cos i think sticking at 10 would be a cop out now i know i can do it, so gonna go for 14 please :eek:

debtbegone

I'm in for 15 again

AllieBallie

Hey Spoon, please can I join and start with a 5? (It will look rather pathetic next to everyone else's but I have to start somewhere!)

Ta

karenccs67

Spoon please put me down for 15.

elfen

16 for me please! Gonna try and do as good next month as I did this month!

boultdj

Put me down for 16 please Spoon, Now back to Brighton,to see who I can find.:D

Herbaholic

Put me down for 14 please Spoon, many thanks to your good self for keeping track of all this and keeping us motivated and to everyone else for the enthusiasm and support. I've already clocked up 3 NSD's :j I decided to make do with what was in the fridge and freezer and start the diet tomorrow after we've been shopping. Not that I've been norty have eaten sensibly, just didn't go with the diet list. I figured that I'd menu planned already for this week and it was relatively healthy so may as well stick with that and keep my purse closed. DH is beginning to regret promising me £5 for every NSD I clock up between now and my hols lol! To my reckoning that's 9 in total since I joined in May so he already owes me £45 and I have the NSD bug now so it's gonna cost him a fortune :rotfl:

Good luck everyone and here's to loads of NSD's this month for us all :beer:

Herby x

pure_dead_dopey

Hi Spoon,

Could you add me in for 15 this month,before you drink anymore of Spoonski Vodka ,big birthday bash for DS, so will try really hard, thank you petal

micron_2

Hi Spoon, please put me down for 20 this month. Thank you for your continued support and encouragement.