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

fi76

Hi,

I'm new to all this, I try to not spend already but always seems to go wrong, my few bits at supermarket today came to £25, couldn't believe it!!

As I'm a beginner and I shall be realistic and attemp 6 NSD if I'm not too late to join you all.;)

solventsoon

BigMummaF wrote: »

Wot she said^^^:D

QUICK GUIDE FOR NSDING.

1. We don't use the F-word *glances knowingly toward a certain LK (see below)* & it is not a race. There is a number we aim for & that is all it is--celebrate when you get there & just keep trying when you don't.

2. Think long & hard about what YOU want to include or exclude from qualifying spends. It is YOUR Challenge, so if you want to count in the cat's flea powder but leave out the milkman, that's up to you.


3. Anything you think we can help you with, shout out! Most of us returnees have come up against a quandary very similar to whatever you're experiencing & we are more than willing share our solutions.

Think that's it really..keep popping in if you can as some good, imaginative ideas soon gets lost in the general support. Most of all--Enjoy!

:angry Repeat after me Class..We don't do F! We don't do F! We don't do F!
I am so anti that particular sentiment because the very fact you have taken note of days you haven't spent, is an achievement to be acknowledged Many folk say it is the silly £1 here or two quid there that prevents an nsd..just see how many we collectively managed last month alone & then turn that into pound coins. We could have booked Fat Boy Slim to play exclusively for us for all of our Brighton week-end for that :rotfl:

Sorry BigMumma, just wanted to highlight this again in case any of the newbies (and in fact any of us) missed your words of wisdom.

Keiss_21

Page 6 already :eek: Too tired to catch up with all the posts tonight/morning...will do this later in the week..

Spoon, I am going to aim for 18 NSDs this month, and had my first NSD today!:j:j

See you again in the next couple of days....busy at work and home atm...:(

solventsoon

Hi lovely NSD gang :A
Lots of NSDs rolling in on the first day of June - great start everyone - and more newbies joining us as well - welcome to you all:j:j

I still haven’t decided what the pressies are going to be this month so if you’re thinking the front page looks a bit bare, that’s the reason. If anyone has any preferences, please let me know;)

Welcome to:
mz_grim: :wave:hi and welcome to the NSD challenge, good to have someone else from the southern hemisphere on board. Signing you up for 10 now and look forward to lots of updates from you
franby64: :wave:hi and welcome, of course you can join in, the more the merrier! Signing you up for 12 now, come back and visit us regularly, you’ll get lots of support here
jwil: :wave:hi and welcome, of course you can join us, signing you up for 10 now. Look forward to lots of updates from you.
OlipopsMummy: :wave:hi and welcome, you’re already enrolled on the front page but just wanted to welcome you officially to our merry band. You’ve had lots of practice at this already, so you should be fine - good luck and don’t forget to keep updating us, you’ll get plenty of inspiration here as well
Mythi: :wave:hi and welcome, of course you can join us, the more the merrier. Signing you up for 7 now. Look forward to lots of updates - keep posting as you’ll get lots of inspiration and support from everyone.
Really sorry about being made redundant, hoping something good comes along for you
fi76: :wave:hi and welcome, never too late to join in with us - good to have you on board. Signing you up for 6 now and look forward to seeing your progress.
I know exactly what you mean about “a few bits at the supermarket”, that’s why a lot of us do this, to try to get more organised about “little” spends - good luck!

Welcome back to:
anonymoose: :wave:hi and welcome back, signing you up for 12 now, good luck for June
teenyweenyspender: :wave:hi and welcome back, you did well last month with 18, fingers crossed for the 20 this time.
Natty68: :wave:hi and welcome back, signing you up for 17 now, good luck!
jet77: :wave:hi and welcome back, good for you for increasing your target to 20 - you can do it!
And well done for making your 15 last month, I’ve just awarded you your dancing elephant!
kathy40uk: :wave: hi and welcome back, of course you can join in again - you’re very welcome. Signing you up for 15 now. Oh dear to the long shifts, that’s not good, hopefully things will settle down for you a bit during the month
mandy8532: :wave:hi and welcome back, signing you up for 14 now. Like the positive attitude, you’ve got a lot on this month so good luck with it all
slowlyfading: :wave: hi and welcome back, signing you up for 18 again this month - good luck.
mothershipton: :wave: hi and welcome back, signing you up for 4 now - good luck!
I’ve updated your May total as well
niccatw: :wave:hi and well done for being brave and increasing your total, brilliant. Signing you up for 13 now.
toottifrootti: :wave:hi and welcome back, missed you in May. Signing you up for 20 now - sorry you didn’t get one today, fingers crossed for tomorrow
Keiss 21: :wave:hi and welcome back, signing you up for 18 now
I know.. page 6...

:jWell done to all the following for their first NSDs of the month::j
boultdj::j oops, think we forgot to go and rescue you from that lovely policeman, hope someone freed you finally.. ahh, you got away with a caution then, hmmmmmm
pure dead dopey: :j certainly a record for you anyway, well done for the early declaration. Glad you and Hubert got home OK, was worried about him after he ate the last of the cow!
elfen::j glad you got back OK, hope you didn’t wound too many people on the way back - you did enough damage on Brighton beach!!
Oooh another knitter, you can give jintyb some advice
LadyfromVenice::j great start there! Hmmm fleas, think I might have brought some back as well
SarahNeedle1872::j great start to the month!
karenccs67::j and for you also - well done!
micron::j and another one with a great start!
debtbegone::j well done for ignoring the Lucozade!
BDINI::j brilliant, good resisting going on today - well done!
Think it’s probably the after effects of Brighton, hope you feel better tomorrow
Krisp::j and good resisting going on with you also - well done.
Hope you managed to get off the train finally
cw18::j great start for you - well done for resisting the whoopsies today
moneypenny2k::j what a brilliant idea for a birthday celebration, love it.. Good for you!
You’ll be fine with the NSDs - they become addictive after a while and you’ll get plenty of support from all of us, don’t worry!
See, I told you - well done! And no, not sad at all - human nature I think - well done for resisting
Jo_Rourke::j great start for you too - and love the making money bit (it all helps!). Glad you had a good day, fingers crossed for tomorrow as well
niccatw::j great start for you too - fingers crossed you can make it this month
And yes, you missed a riot on Brighton beach (literally).... definitely worth coming along to the next one!
Firewalker::j great start for you as well - brilliant!
Dorastar::j and for you as well - keep going! You probably chose 20 because you wanted a challenge - do you want to reduce it a bit?
AllieBallie::j great start for you - well done for resisting the cake sale
katholicos::j great start for you and a birthday as well - brilliant day!
Tixy::j and a great start for you also - well done!
Keiss 21::j and a great start for you as well - see you later in the week - don’t work too hard!

And hello to everyone else:
littlekel: liking the positive attitude - well done. :T You’ve already been signed up, just waiting for the NSDs to roll in now!
Oops, just spotted the “f” word..... hoping BigMumma doesn’t spot it!:p
rachelmk: lots of bargains there again today, I see - well done, fingers crossed for one tomorrow;)
pammyj74: oh dear to a spend day,:( but you’ve got lots more chances during the month, early days yet
Geebee: love the declaring at 6.26am, that’s positive for you! Oh dear:(:(.... possibly start leaving your purse at home - works for a lot of people here
TMVen: hi, sorry about no NSD today,:( keeping my fingers crossed for you for the next couple of days - good luck! Hope DD had a good day though?;)
jess444: sorry no NSD for you today:(, but a free greenhouse sounds brilliant, any spends on that would be an investment, I think. Fingers crossed for you tomorrow;)

Oh and I got my first one today as well:j

Phew, exhausted after that mammoth post...off to do the update and additions now, so see you all tomorrow

'night everyone
spoon
x

positivelypurple

Morning all! Had lost you but here I am at last.

How was Brighton? I missed my flight so had to hang about in the 96% humidity in the Middle East.

I was a few days short of my target last month and June is such a busy month. There's something going on just about every day. The summer holidays will be a welcome break. Anyway, I think I'll go for 12 NSDs in June.

Haven't had chance to read the thread but want to know who did what with whom on the night out...

kalojac

Morning,

I'd really like to join please, I have been on a NSD challenge before but not in 2010.:o

Can you please put me down for 10 NSDs, although I'd like possible 12 or 13, but will aim low since this is my first month on the challenge.

Thank you very much for the thread, its very inspiring.

Geebee

Good morning!..

Well done to everyone who had a successful NSD yesterday.
I am gonna aim for today (again) and hopefully will manage it this time!. We'll see i guess.

Good luck to everyone else for their days today!.

GB

skaps

NSD for me yesterday, went to two friends houses for lunch and dinner. One was bring a pot and the other was bring wine. Luckily I had some at home so i didnt have to spend anything.

boultdj

It's a spend day for me.

jintyb

Good morning all!
Blimey - page 6 already - must be good forNSD'S if we're all on here posting instead of spending!

Big welcome to all the newbies - good idea to start low and see how you go. That's what I did, 5 was my first target. Remember, it's your challenge, we're not here to judge you just to help if we can!:T

Spoon - thanks a lot for getting the June thread up and running - much appreciated!:A

Didnt post yesterday as I was feeling a bit poorly, and no, it wasnt the candy floss daquiris in Brighton - maybe the chocolate brownies - thought they tasted a bit odd. Nargleblast - hope Hubert has recovered from his shenanigans with the ponies - hope you wont be getting any visits from the PSA( pony support agency) in the next few months.:rotfl:

Anyhoo - I got my first NSD for June yesterday, and Im going for another today. Will confirm tomorrow. Got my cardigan finished so I've just to sew it up. Will do that today so no plans to go out.

Have a great day all!:)