The awesomely August NSD challenge

pickleiamin

Gutted, I was determind to have a NSD today, went into Tesco with my voucher and went over by 1p. Oh well

I went in there and got things that will last me though, rather than using value of the voucher to get pop and rubbish. Happy Days, let it continue

solventsoon

Hi everyone:hello:
Well, I spent 1.5 hours last night typing and update, went to load it and no internet:mad::mad::mad:

Luckily I had saved it, so here it is (or part of it as it's a bit long)

Hi lovely NSD gang :A
Apologies again for my absence yesterday, things were much better today so back to normal form again. Mega roundup to get through now though, so probably a bit briefer than usual but (apart from conversations about vet’s bills) will try to whizz through the gossip and hope I don’t miss anything

Welcome to:
come_on_get_happy: :hello: welcome to the NSD thread, well done for your 13 NSDs so far, you should be very pleased with them. Do you want me to add you officially now?
Well done for resisting the urge to fill a shopping trolley - that takes some doing:T
dbushes: :hello: hi and welcome to the NSD thread. Signing you up for 7 now, good luck with getting them. Don’t forget to keep posting, that seems to be the secret and feel free to join in with all the chat on here.
:jWell done for nos 1 and 2, you’re well off the mark now
Update: and well done for no 3, you’re on a roll

Well done to:
:jchris81418: well done for 12, hope the roll continues, but bare cupboards to have a habit of putting paid to there. Keeping my fingers crossed for you
:jwebitha: well done for no 14 - one more to get, that’s great.
Ninja training sounds interesting... as does the bar of dairy milk that ended up in your shopping basket..
Eeeeeekkk to the school uniforms. Hope you have a lovely break in France
:jjintyb: well done for no 9, you should be pleased, you’re doing brilliantly.
Good for you for sticking to your guns over OH’s birthday, you’ll have a lovely day and WELL DONE for saving up the money for your car tax - YAY!!!!
And well done for no 10, double figures now, that’s brilliant. Hope you enjoy your time off, good time to be in Edinburgh, enjoy the exhibitions
Oh dear to the vet bills......
And thanks for the hugs, feeling much better now x
:jSmilerwoman: well done for no 5, that’s great. And well done for your pay rise, fantastic news, not surprised you’re chuffed
:jLooloo: well done for no 8, you’re doing well, hang on in there
Ooh and another one - well done for no 9
And thanks for the hugs ...... missed you all x
:jBigMumma: well done for no 11 and for avoiding online shopping, the scourge of the NSD-ers
:jSurfbabe: well done for no 7 - I love free haircuts
:jcw18: well done for no 10 - double figures is great
And no 11 is even better - you’re doing brilliantly
:jBDINI: well done for no 7, you’re doing brilliantly
Thanks for thinking about me and for the hugs x
Well done for no 8 and for resisting a takeaway - it will be soooo worth it when your new kitchen is installed
:jCatherineMM: well done for no 8 and fingers crossed for lots more over the next few days
And well done for no 9, a clean car and decorating - you’re very busy
:j3Dogs: well done for no 12, you’re doing brilliantly
Sorry about the hall cabinet, it would have been a bargain
And well done for no 13, nearly there now, keep going!
:jDorastar: well done for no 4, halfway there now - lots more potential NSDs, don’t lose hope
:jLfV: well done for no 10, double figures now, yippee. Loving the songs
And well done for no 11, hope DD enjoys her hols and DH copes with the trauma.
Thanks, much better day today
:jpure dead dopey: well done for no 10, double figures for you too, that’s brilliant
And well done for no 11 as well, doing great!
Thanks, feeling much more me today, carp couple of days really x
Sorry you’re having a carpy time at work as well, we miss you x
:jCraigLoans: well done for nos 9 and 10, another one in double figures, brilliant. Carry on being confident, you’ll get there
:jLuckyBiscuit: well done for no 16, target exceeded now, that’s brilliant. Increasing your target now to 19 - good luck with getting the penguin now as well
Oh, what’s wrong with the panda, he’s still somersaulting (not very fast but he is a panda)
:jAngyles: well done for no 8, over halfway now, that’s brilliant
:jkathy40uk: well done for no 9, you’re doing brilliantly. Comfort eating for free is definitely the way to do it.
Thinking about you and sending you big ((((hugs)))) x
:jnzseries1: well done for no 8 - over halfway now, that’s brilliant
:jifwishes: well done for no 11, you’re doing brilliantly. I’m sure you’re not becoming a scrooge at all, just spending a bit more wisely maybe?
:jkatenut: well done for no 9, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going
And thanks, I’m fine, busy at work but OK, thanks for thinking about me xx
Oh no, sorry you had a bad day at work.... enjoy sorting your festival out.
Ukeleles are great - love the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain - they’re brilliant (they do a great version of Silver Machine by Hawkwind and Feels Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana - anything’s possible on a uke)
:jWee_Jo: well done for no 5 (definitely on 5). Sorry you’re still feeling a bit down, hope you’re back to your normal self very soon
:jredcoltraine: well done for getting to no 6, you’re doing brilliantly, don’t be too hard on yourself
:jjwil: well done for no 8 - getting closer now, keep going
:jboultdj: free can of rum and coke did you say? Will have to check that out
Well done for no 11 - 4 more to get now, keep going
:jdmb: well done for no 6, you’re doing well, over halfway now. Keep going
:jBabyJayne: well done for no 5, halfway there now, keep going
:jLa escocesa: well done for no 6, 4 more to get now, keep going
:jcandyapple: well done for no 11, you’re doing great, keep going
:jkatholicos: well done for no 9, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going
:jkerri gt: well done for no 9 - target definitely exceeded now, tropical island coming your way

Part 2 below:D

solventsoon

And hello to:
rachelmk: hope you’re OK after the doctors appointment? Thinking about you
Glad everything seems to be OK - think you deserved a treat after that:A
losingpatience: hope you managed to get through yesterday without spending - I like the sound of your menu, sounds good to me
Oops, sorry about the takeaway and even more sorry about your guinea pig:(, hope she’s OK.
Soma: oh dear to the library fine, what a pain:(
elfen: how much do you charge per hour, my house needs a good blitzing:rotfl:
Wow £2 CDs - hotfooting it to HMV then. Love Gorillaz and Manic Street Preachers but have the CDs already - thanks:T
beanielou: hope the yoga class went well - like the sound of the coffee afterwards
And like the sound of the coffee and scone after the swimming class but think you’re right, there does seem to be a theme there;) ...
Tamrin: oh dear, boosters are expensive:(
As is food shopping - drives me crazy:mad:...
pickleiamin: hi, look forward to seeing you here next month
Well done for your 2 NSDs since Tuesday, that’s great. Hope you enjoy your treat tomorrow - vouchers are definitely the way to go!:T
conf: keep going, you can get there - well done on the weight loss, you’re doing brilliantly:T
I’m OK thanks, just having a busy week, will pop over and say hi tomorrow, hopefully x

Managed no 14 on Wednesday:j, grocery shopping on Thursday, hoping for no 15 on Friday (or today now).

Off to do the usual update now, see you all tomorrow (or today now).

‘night all
spoon
x

PS: I haven't updated the totals on the front page yet, or added the tropical island, will do that later. Just spent an hour on the phone to broadband provider to sort broadband out and waaaaayyyyyyy behind for work stuff.....

Back later
love to all
spoon
x

gettingthereslowly

Yest was NSD 6 so half way there. Need to get my butt in gear to hit my target

kerri_gt

Whooo! A tropical isalnd....I could use some sun, it's grey and raining atm here fingers crossed it will pick up for the car boot on Sunday...

nzseries1

I got one yesterday... so that means I'm up to 9!

Who knows, I might even reach 15 after all.

If I can do today too that will be 3 in a row, which will equal my personal best - I got 3 in a row last year sometime too. But Saturday will definitely be a spend day, so four in a row will be a long way off yet.

May you all have a wonderful weekend with at least one no-spend day - anyone that does will get a sweet from me.

nzseries1

pickleiamin wrote: »

Gutted, I was determind to have a NSD today, went into Tesco with my voucher and went over by 1p. Oh well

Wow, there's sticking to the rules and then there's THAT!
If I'm honest, I probably would have still counted that as an NSD

I wanted to use my vouchers yesterday so that I could buy things and still class it as a no-spend day, but the Tesco I go to won't let you use part of a voucher, you must use all of the voucher. So to use vouchers on a NSD, I have to buy things that total exactly the amount of the voucher, and that's not easy!

Soma

solventsoon wrote: »

Hi kerri,
I had pet insurance and paid the premiums religiously in case of any illnesses. Problem was that he was an elderly chap and the insurance was taken out in the days of limited payouts. By the time he became ill it was too late to change it - he was uninsurable by a new company and the company I was with wouldn't change the policy:mad::mad::mad::mad:. So I had paid out all those years for nothing and still ended up with a massive bill to pay:mad::mad:.

spoon x

oh no thats sounds awful, will keep a lookout for that one when mine get older.

hoping for an NSD today. 11 more chances to get 7 NSDs and the coming weekends are spend days so no spending on any other days!

dbushes

NSD peeps,

Well yesterday and today are out of the window. Lovely dinner with a friend (but did save money on the meal as I had a voucher) and had to buy tea this morning.

No worries I am bring my food shopping forward to tonight so that I don't have to spend anything at the week.

Right off to hit the grindstone (well not literally but you know what I mean).

Here's a little tipple to keep you guys going but remember don't drink and drive.



Bx

LadyfromVenice

nzseries1 wrote: »

May you all have a wonderful weekend with at least one no-spend day - anyone that does will get a sweet from me.

I like you very much...................:T

Quite like the sweet H4ribos, not into sours. Although I would prefer a vanilla fudge..........quite partial to a bit of vanilla fudge

Think I may have to get groceries today as running out of staples (no..........behave........I feed my family proper food as well ) so a spend day, but was planned. Cheque for passports came out today but that was counted on a prevous SD.

Now off to move some money between bank accounts. I have a sometimes helpful, sometimes annoying facility to sweep extra money into a savings account on the 20th of each month. Was OK until I started to get paid on the 19th. Now I never get to see my wages as they get taken out the day after they go in. Luckily I can easily move the money around. Must remember to get the date changed on that.........