Another new day to add to July: The No Spend Day

katholicos

Today was another spend day for me but i got £10 of free cheese and used my £5 Morrisons petrol voucher to pay for a cheap toaster (well i had to put 99p towards it). Hope you are all doing better than me at not spending. What is it about having a spend day that makes it so easy to make the next day a spend day too?

moneypenny2k

butdoineedit? wrote: »

Happy Birthday Nottoobadyet :bdaycake: hope you've had a lovely day & been really spoilt!

Mr & Mrs Skaps, wishing you health & happiness in your married life!!

Fab news Moneypenny about the jeans, well done you!!!

For all the oldies amongst us, i love this poem by Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.


Have to admit to only being in my 30's, but trust me, when i dragged myself out of bed at the crack of dawn, feeling shattered & saw how many grey hairs i had i felt really old!!!! (damn the grey hair gene i inherited from my dad :mad:)

So LSD today on hair dye, am now a vibrant red & feeling soooo much better

One of my faves, always makes me smile, Purple is one of my fave colours but at present I'm wearing fuchsia pink :eek:

TMVen wrote: »

Was not a NSD again!!!!! Had to buy a white Tshirt for work, can't believe my job, i havent even started yet phoned this morning asking if i could start tomorrow, that sounds promising on the overtime front!!!! hopefullly tomorrow|!!

love to all..........................

Fingers crossed for you, hope all goes well

Not an nsd day as expected, though the car repair was only £57 instead of £113 so a good day all in all. Shopping tomorrow but working on Sat and Sunday being nsds

Keiss_21

moneypenny2k wrote: »

If it makes you feel any better Keiss I was 51 last month and my son is coming up towards 32... My 'baby' is 26 and I have 2 grandkids. On the plus side, they've all left home and I can live my life now and I have every intention of growing older disgracefully:cool::cool::cool:

Oh I dream of both my boys leaving home!! I love them dearly, but DH and I would love to just do what WE want, rather than working who is taking who where. DS2 is off to college in September, but staying at home, so another two years to wait to get rid of him. Though he is talking about staying at the same college to do his degree :eek:...he is definitely getting digs then....if we can afford it that is . Mind you, our food bill will drop dramatically when they are both away!!

slowlyfading wrote: »

I'm 23....

Seems there is a batch of you young 'uns about!! Good to see you are involved in getting your finances under control, rather than wait until later on in life (like I did ).

TMVen wrote: »

Was not a NSD again!!!!! Had to buy a white Tshirt for work, can't believe my job, i havent even started yet phoned this morning asking if i could start tomorrow, that sounds promising on the overtime front!!!! hopefullly tomorrow!!
love to all..........................

Good luck for your first day TMVen

Trinny

Evening All

Just declaring NSD 5 only three to go:j

Trin

GeorgieFTB

BigMummaF wrote: »

There you go again *throws arms into air & frowns in an exasperated way* You say summat that is sssssssssssSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOoooooooo not true SIZE=1]imagine yerbutnobut on Little Briatain[/SIZE un then summat reeeeeeellly profound & I dunno wevva to give you a glasgee kiss or a dodgy :grouphug:

I don't think I've ever been called profound... mmm... I think I like it. I might have to try to be profound from now on *OH just fell about laughing when I told him, I flicked my hair and tried to flounce of in a profound way*

It is ssssssoooooo true, you went off with a rolling stone! And I quote ...We were macaroni-ing and polka-spots... see weird!!! I rest my case *probably wouldn't stand up in a court of law **cough**cough**

I came on to update on today, probably one of my highest spend days this month, 150 for a netbook, worth 250 though. I got it at a trade show, well not quite but we'll call it that, for my sister. I am being slightly evil though, I told her she could have it in 6 months for her crimbo pressie or she can have it now once she signs on.

I also bought a raffle ticket and chips. Before lunch I had had an ice cream - free - and sweet popcorn - also free! MMM size 16 may be a pipe dream!

Night all
Gx

3Dogs

Here Kitty Kitty ............ Here Kitty Kitty .............. Here Kitty Kitty

Did you guess?

NSD NUMBER 12 today to make my TARGET - just in time as spend day tomorrow with nails, eyebrows, & hair appointment !!!!! and still need a waist slip and pick up mended bestest earrings (I hope)

Now, where to put that KITTY - I picked up a cheap dog crate the other week - do I put the kitty in there (does not seem a good welcome for the poor thing), the woofers in there, or maybe get in myself and let them fight it out? Decisions Decisions Life is all about decisions :think:

solventsoon

butdoineedit? wrote: »

For all the oldies amongst us, i love this poem by Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.


Have to admit to only being in my 30's, but trust me, when i dragged myself out of bed at the crack of dawn, feeling shattered & saw how many grey hairs i had i felt really old!!!! (damn the grey hair gene i inherited from my dad :mad:)

So LSD today on hair dye, am now a vibrant red & feeling soooo much better

Hi BDINI
Well you are definitely NOT old (being in your 30's) but I shall forgive you that because I love that poem as well. Purple is definitely my favourite colour and I am seriously considering having some purple highlights in my hair as part of the growing old disgracefully bit.

Unfortunately I have the same grey hair gene and, being very dark, they will insist on showing themselves :mad::mad::mad:

Glad you're feeling better now that your grey streaks have been disguised:D:D
xx

solventsoon

Hi lovely NSD gang :A
Lots more NSDs rolling in today and two more targets being smashed - well done everyone:j

Target met today:
Mainyasha: :jyay, well done for getting to 20 NSDs - fantastic achievement. :jThe dancing kitty is now yours, look after her, she’s a bit sensitive and doesn’t like change;). Well done for resisting the cravings and the delicious pie/pastry smells.:T
Increasing your target now to 24, good luck with this, Johnny Depp is waiting;)
3Dogs: :j yay, well done for no 12, just in time for your hols. :jDon’t worry, kitty will be well able to look after herself - she’ll show the dogs who’s boss;). Have a lovely day tomorrow spoiling yourself:T

Well done to:
:jjintyb: well done for no 12, you’re having a brilliant month. Yay to the tenner still being in your purse - I bet it wouldn’t have still been there 6 months ago. Good luck with the grocery shop - I’m with you on the flowers treat, I love flowers too. Hope your Mum and Dad have a lovely anniversary tomorrow - 55 years is amazing. :T And the cardi’s finished - great, can we have a piccie (like to see all the finished works;))
Wow - love the shopping bill, I need some lessons from you guys on whoopsies, I rarely find any bargains:(
:jNottoobadyet: well done for no 8 - only 2 more to get now, brilliant. Hope you had a lovely birthday, and I can just about forgive you for being 23:D, but I do feel old:(
:jshoe_gal_84: well done for no 12, only 3 more to get, keep going. Good luck for today - oh change around, good luck for Friday instead:)
:jJo_Rourke: well done for no 9 - only 2 more to get now, how exciting! Hope the talk went well and lovely hubby cooking dinner for you, sounds yummy
I’ll take your word on the Florentines then and have pinched another couple to keep me going through the day, they are yummy:T
:jBroken hearted: well done for no 6 - I’m assuming you made it. Keep going, only 4 more to get now:)
:jCraigLoans: well done for getting to no 9 and fingers crossed for no 10 today - only 4 more to get after that - brilliant:)
:jelfen: well done for no 12 - you’re doing great, only 3 more to get now:)
:jhoneybun16: well done for getting to no 13 - only 2 more to get now, keep going. I know how you feel about grocery budgets:(:(....
:jLooloo: well done for no 9, first target well and truly smashed now. Keeping my fingers crossed as well for today
Update: and you made it - well done for no 10. Lovely Mr Looloo buying supper
And great news about having money left in your account today - what a result!!:T
:jKeiss 21: well done for no 10, only 2 left now and of course you can revise your target if you want too - after all, Johnny Depp is waiting!!;)
Wow, you have been busy again today, lots of bread and I see you’re making chocolate and beetroot brownies while Dopey’s away - need to keep Hubert well away from them after the episode at Brighton!! :rotfl: Busy day ahead of you by the looks of it, hope you got everything done
:jfedupandskint: well done for no 10 - only 2 more to get now, keep going:)
:jboultdj: well done on no 13 - only 2 more left for you as well:)
:jslowlyfading: glad you liked the pressie. Don’t stress about not meeting your target, you’ve done well most other months and you’ve got a lot going on at the moment and have had a busy month. There’s always August:)
Update: well done for no 12 today - see, I told you that you could do it - you only need another 6 now:T
:jtoottifrootti: well done for no 15 - you’re doing brilliantly, keep going:)
:jFirewalker: well done for no 11 - you’re doing great, only 4 more to get now, that’s brilliant:)
:jkarenccs67: well done for no 9, you’re on a roll now, keep going:)
:jkathy40uk: well done for having a lazy day today, you deserve it. Glad you like the dancing kitty - she is cute, no, not just you about Johnny Depp, a couple of peeps on here are not very keen on him - may need to rethink the prizes for next month. Good news about the lack of spends on rubbish, this challenge really does seem to make you think before spending. Good luck for today
Update: and you made it, well done for no 16:T
:jTrinny: well done for no 5 - yay, over half way now, good luck with the remaining 3:)

And hello to everyone else:
moneypenny2k: brilliant news on the jeans and on the garage - definitely a result there!:T
Love your other forum name - that suits me down to the ground. And I’m all for growing old disgracefully.
rachelmk: 7 weeks holiday sounds like complete bliss to me - I’ve got a huge list of stuff to do if you’d like to volunteer . Hope you managed an NSD today:)
Soma: you’re doing well, no need to worry, only 3 more to get now. Good luck for Friday:)
Nargle: hope today’s mini spend wasn’t too serious and good luck for NSD tomorrow, hope work is OK tonight:)
cw18: more great bargains today (like the sound of the asparagus risotto), like the sound of the lemon and mixed fruit loaf:T
TMVen: good luck with the new job, they definitely sound keen:T
katholicos: wow, £10 of free cheese is definitely worth losing an NSD for:T
GeorgieFTB: definite bargain with the netbook - sounds good!:T

Spendy day here today, but everything in on fell swoop (organised, see) so the next few days should see my total increasing.:)

Off to do the usual update now, see you all tomorrow.

‘night all
spoon
x

Nargleblast

Well it's 1:30 am and I haven't spent anything yet!!!! (Helps when you leave your cash at home and the shops are shut...)

Nargleblast

Good morning. NSD gang! Is Big Mumma still lounging around on that lilo near the hypermarket, ogling all the blokes in their berets with the stripey jumpers and the strings of onions round their necks? Someone please tell her she's giving us Brits a bad name!

(Still haven't spent anything, and it will soon be beddy byes for me.)