The awesomely August NSD challenge

3Dogs

NSD NUMBER 19 for me Mistress Spoon as only went to slimming class (prepaid fees) and straight home afterwards

Should be NSD tomorrow too - helping Mr 3Dogs with his car boot and taking friend to her hospital appointment but do not need to buy anything

Well done Spoon on your NSD's his month - 22? Fantastic

solventsoon

Hi lovely NSD gang :A
One more day to go... where is this year disappearing to?:eek: Loads more targets falling today and lots more NSDs rolling in, keep going, one more day left now:j:j...

Hope everyone had a good bank holiday weekend and managed to get some sunshine:D

Targets met:
elfen: :j target no 2 smashed, 18 NSDs under your belt and you now have a little penguin to add to your collection - well done.:j
Hope your journey went OK:)
Trinny: :jtarget no 2 smashed, 13 NSDs under your belt and you now have a little penguin to add to your collection - well done. :j
Hope you had a good bank holiday weekend:)
BigMumma: :jyay, target no 2 smashed, 20 NSDs under your belt and the little penguin is now yours - that’s brilliant:j
And well done for no 21, both targets smashed now, so you’re on the tropical island basking in the sunshine with a cocktail in one hand - doesn’t that sound good :j
Those reports of an old biddy on a lawnmower can’t possibly have anything to do with you, you’re on the tropical island, aren’t you?:rotfl:
cw18: :jtarget no 2 smashed, 19 NSDs under your belt and you now have a little penguin to add to your collection, yay... well done:j
Fingers crossed for another one tomorrow if the DDs work out OK:)
Soma: :jwell done, 15 NSDs done and dusted and your target met, that’s brilliant. :j Panda is ambling his way over to you now (he’s a bit tired with all this somersaulting and tumbling but he should be with you by tomorrow morning).;)
beanielou: :j target no 2 smashed, 13 NSDs under your belt and you now have a little penguin to add to your collection - well done. :j
Hope you had a good bank holiday weekend and enjoyed your birthday:)
katenut: :jwell done, 15 NSDs done and dusted and your target met, that’s brilliant. :j Panda is on the way, but he needs some tlc (and bamboo shoots) now before he can manage another somersault.;)
Glad you had a good weekend, sounds brilliant. :T
The outing to jinty’s shed was eventful (as usual):rotfl:
AllieBallie: :jwell done, 12 NSDs done and dusted and your target met, that’s brilliant. :j Panda is ambling his way over to you now (he’s a bit tired with all this somersaulting and tumbling but he should be with you by tomorrow morning).;)
Keeping my fingers crossed for no 13 tomorrow:)
Hannah_10: :jwell done for no 7.. nearly there now, come on, you can do it!
And you did it, well done, 8 NSDs done and dusted and your target met, that’s brilliant. :j
Panda is on the way, but he needs some tlc (and bamboo shoots) now before he can manage another somersault.;)

Well done to:
:jjintyb: well done for no 14, one more to get now, nearly there
Happy shopping today, hope it isn’t too serious a spendy day
Ahh... thanks, I never thought I could get over 20 when I first started out on this
Oooh, liking the rubber lamb, but what are stovies (sorry for my ignorance).
Great idea for a bread crock, the herbs will do well in that
:jslowlyfading: well done for no 16, great that you could get so close to your target bearing in mind all the expenses you’ve had this month, that’s brilliant
:jboultdj: well done for no 17, you’re well and truly installed on the tropical island now, hope you’re enjoying the cocktails
:jkarenccs67: well done for getting to no 17, the tropical island is now yours, enjoy basking in the sunshine.
Hope the shopping tomorrow isn’t too serious
:jsofababe: well done for getting to no 10, you’ve done brilliantly. Will award you a prize even though you didn’t set an original target as you’ve made double figures
:jcandyapple: well done for no 19, both targets exceeded now, so you are on the tropical island enjoying the sunshine. Will try not to have anything winged as the prizes for next month - sorry - hope you enjoy looking after the panda and penguin
:jskaps: well done for getting to no 9, you’ve done brilliantly this month
:jAngyles: well done for no 14, one more, keep going
:jFirewalker: well done for no 3, much, much better than nothing, you should be proud of the 3 days in August where none of those nasty retailers has had any of your hard-earned money
:jkatholicos: well done for no 15, target exceeded now, so you’re on the tropical island as well now. Enjoy the sunshine
:jSurfbabe: well done for no 12, hope you’re enjoying life on the tropical island
:jwebitha: well done for no 19 and great news that you’re feeling much better
Fingers crossed for no 20 tomorrow, go on... you can do it
:jLuckyBiscuit: well done for no 23, that’s brilliant. Hope you’re enjoying life on the tropical island
:jCatherineMM: well done for no 15, target well and truly exceeded now, you’re on the tropical island as well - hope you have a wonderful time
Glad you had a good day today. Hope you do sign up for September, this definitely does become addictive
:jmonstermoo: well done for getting to no 9, one more to get now. Keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow
:j3Dogs: well done for no 19, one more to get now for target no 3, come on, you can do it, keeping my fingers crossed
Ahh.. thanks, I’m pleased with my target this month as wel

And hello to:
BDINI: hope the papering went well and you enjoyed your well-deserved drinks:)
And thanks... I’m really pleased with my NSDs this month
pure dead dopey: glad you’re pleased with your panda, hope he carries on playing nicely with Hubert - might need to watch Hubert though if panda starts somersaulting again, could do some damage if he lands on Hubert:rotfl:
Fingers crossed for today
ifwishes: ahh.. thanks:A
kerri gt: thanks for the cookbook suggestion, that will come in handy for my nieces and nephew
Good luck with the washing and ironing today
Like the sound of the glasses you got today, and well done for resisting everything else:T
Fingers crossed for tomorrow
honey: oh nooo, sorry you just missed your NSD today:(, but glad the car boot went well.
Really great news about your step-dad, pleased he’s doing so much better:T
Tamrin: well you’ve made your target even if you don’t get any more NSDs, so well done for that:T
Mainyasha: fingers crossed for tomorrow:)

Another busy day today chez spoon, haven’t been out of the house so the result is....... 23 lovely NSDs and my penguin - yay... I’m a very happy spoon now:j:j

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

‘night everyone
spoon
x

solventsoon

Hi lovely NSD-ers

I've had a sudden spurt of energy and posted the September thread.

Anyone who has already posted their targets for September, I'll add you tomorrow.

Look forward to seeing everyone else over there soon:D:D

spoon x


https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2695155

teenyweenyspender

Well, im declaring NSD 13/15 for August. Bit disappointed as my spending just seems to have gone astray this month.

Anyway, fresh month tomorrow and fresh start.
See you all in Sept thread.

jintyb

kerri_gt wrote: »

Evening folks, just popping on to say hello before I begin cooking a beef casserole for dinner - bit of a lazy version as I've bought a bag of those casserole veg for £1 which isn't very MSE ... I will chose, peel and do my own veg next time....

Jinty - if I didn't live virtually at the other end of the island (can't say country as I know how sensitive the Scotland/England thing is ...OH from glasgow ) I would be very tempted to come and stay with you for the next few days...your planned meals sound delish! I'll swing by next time we're 'up the road' to visit the in-laws (or is that out-laws? :rotfl::rotfl:)

So glad you guys found that book link useful, and I can't beleive how popular that book is, but I love it - for one thing, the store cupboard listings are usaally what 'us normal' folk have in our cupboard...sorry Jamie but I just don't tend to have a stockpile of ground truffles or pink sea salt for my everyday cooking! :rotfl::rotfl:

Been a bit naughty spend wise today - firstly I popped back to Mr TK to get those boots in a 4 and decide what ones I am going to keep, then I did resist the towels...but only because the one bath towel they had left had a big laddery pull in it I did get 4 lovely glasses though, tumbler style for £1.99 each made of recycled glass, they're really unusual and I love them. They had tons of nice home stuff in store again.... so 4 glasses wasn't too bad given what I could have happily purchased :o

NSD planned for tomorrow as I stopped at Mr A on the way home and did a BIG shop, so me, OH and kitty all taken care of for the forseeable future.

Hey Kerri,

You're welcome to stay anytime - plenty of room in the sheds - remember I fitted all you lot in over the weekend LOL! ;)Thanks for the compliment re meals - I am tempted to buy that cookery book for myself! I agree, I also get fed up with TV chefs that include "odd" ingredients in recipes. I like watching them though! Dont feel guilty about the casserole veg - I use frozen casserole veg for soups as I find its just as cheap plus there is less waste as there is just the two of us. PS , my OH also from Glasgow!

jintyb

Morning all!

Hi Spoon, here's a link re stovies - its just a way of using up leftover meat. You can also use sausages or corned beef.Its one of those things that everyone has a different way of doing it. Dont be put off by the picture, they taste better than they look! I dont use dripping tho, just a wee bit of lard will do.
www.scotlands-enchanting-kingdom.com/how-to-make-stovies.

Back to work today, so I'll be getting my final NSD and reaching target today by the skin of my teeth!;)

Have a lovely day everyone!:)

ilovetea

sneaks in after going AWOL.

Lost count,big time.Think I might have hit target,but to be honest,haven't got a clue:o.
I WILL do better next month (honest miss)

ilovetea

shoe_gal_84

I hit 9 NSDs up to today. Today won't be one as it's OH's birthday tomorrow so I have to buy cake etc!

honey

Ok, I'm declaring at 6/10 for August as I'm going to get the childrens trainers today so it will be a spend day.

I WILL make my target next month!

determined_new_ms

this has got to be an exercise in self flagination (is that how u spell it???) for me! Yet again I do not meet my target, what am I doing wrong?? 9/10 and have plans today (so need petrol) & this evening (will buy 1 drink). I feel like I barely spend any money but this is clearly not the case....