The awesomely August NSD challenge

solventsoon

Hi lovely NSD gang
First day of August and we’re already on page 4, I can tell this is going to be a very chatty month - and this is a very long post, so dividing it into three:o

A very warm welcome to all our newbies signing up this month, new people are always welcome to join, we’re a a very friendly, if slightly insane, bunch and a surreal sense of humour definitely helps. We are, however, very serious in our aim to cut down on our spending and are happy to give advice/tips/hints so please ask if you’re not sure about anything. Everyone seems to have more success if they post regularly on here and join in the chat - not sure why, but it seems to work, so please feel free to join in

So welcome to:
sofababe::hello: hi and welcome, you’re being brave going for 31, will give you a special prize if you make that - good luck. Leaving your purse at home definitely works for a lot of us here
BabyJayne::hello: hi and welcome from lurkdom, it’s much better in the light. Signing you up for 10 now - good luck and don’t forget to keep posting
true27: :hello: hi and welcome from lurkdom, glad to have you joining in with the fun. Signing you up for 15 now - good luck and don’t forget to keep posting
MRS A: :hello:hi and welcome, of course you can join in, you’re very welcome. Hoping for no 1 for you today. Good luck with getting as many as possible and don’t forget to keep posting
Wee Pilsbury: :hello: hi and welcome, signing you up for 20 now. Good news re your DFD, hoping this brings it closer for you. Good luck for the month and don’t forget to keep on posting
monstermoo: :hello: hi and welcome, signing you up for 10 now. Fingers crossed for today and don’t forget to keep posting
Bone Idle: :hello: hi and welcome back, good to have you on board again. Signing you up for 8 now - good luck. Sorry you didn’t get no 1 today, but good luck for tomorrow. Don’t forget to keep posting
bomechina: :hello: hi and welcome, signing you up for 8 now. Good luck with saving up your spending money, don’t forget to keep posting
Cheapskate_Mate: :hello: hi and welcome out of lurkdom, signing you up for 18 now. Well done for getting 18 last month and fingers crossed for getting the same this month. Just one tip though, we don’t use the “f” word here, we don’t “fail”, we just “don’t quite get there”
FortunePig: :hello:hi and welcome, signing you up for 10 now - sounds as though you have a busy month ahead. Good luck and don’t forget to keep posting
koolkid: :hello:hi and welcome, signing you up for 15 now - hope the wedding went well? Good luck and don’t forget to keep posting
Rachel021967: :hello:hi and welcome, signing you up for 5 now. Good luck and don’t forget to keep posting

solventsoon

And welcome back to:
:hello:boultdj: signing you up for 15 now, hope interwebby is sorted out
:hello:fedupandskint: signing you up for 14 now, well done for increasing your target - good luck
:hello:verynewmoneysaver: signing you up for 9 now, well done for making your July target, have just awarded you your dancing kitty
:hello:ifwishes: signing you up for 12 now, good to have you back again
:hello:La escocesa: of course you can join in again, this month’s got to be better for you. Signing you up for 10 now, you can do it, good luck!
:hello:niccatw: hi and lovely to have you back again, we’ve missed you. Signing you up for 12 now - well done for being brave! Look forward to seeing you back regularly, we’ve got an outing planned for next weekend, hope you can make it
:hello:Nargle: signing you up for 12 now, good to have you back again. Hope you find the trowel and the foundation, can’t come to a chavbash without being orange
:hello:candyapple: signing you up for 16 now, good to have you back again and well done for increasing your target, you’re being brave. Good luck for no 1 today
:hello:ilovetea: signing you up for 15 now, good to have you back again. Fingers crossed for no 1 today
:hello:honeybun16: signing you up for 18 now, good to have you back again and well done for increasing your target, very brave. Glad you enjoyed the chats, you’re more than welcome to join in anytime
:hello:karenccs67: signing you up for 15 now, good to have you back again. Well done for saving all our spending money for your hols, that’s a real achievement. Good news about MIL, hope she continues to improve
:hello:jintyb: signing you up for 15 now, good to have you back again. You and DH have had a busy day today (as usual), hope pusskins is better today
:hello:Wee_Jo: signing you up for 12 now, good to have you back again and thanks for the hug. Glad you enjoyed the outing yesterday, another one planned for next weekend
:hello:pammyj74: signing you up for 15 now, good to have you back again - good luck.
:hello:Bagpuss741: signing you up for 20 now, well done for making your July target, have awarded you your dancing kitty now and updated the front page.
:hello:rachelmk: signing you up for 10 now. Having no money certainly focuses the mind - good luck, fingers crossed for tomorrow
:hello:Firewalker: signing you up for 10 now - good luck. It may well be difficult while you’re on your hols, but even if you get 1 or 2 there, that’s a bonus and you can try harder for the rest of the month. Well done for having a go though.
:hello:pure dead dopey: signing you up for 15 now, great to have you back - good luck with saving for the new camping days, think you’ve got the bug!
:hello:Hannah_10: signing you up for 8 now - good luck and well done for increasing your target
:hello:JES_F1: hi and welcome back, signing you up for 10 now. Keep posting, we’ll keep you in a positive frame of mind
:hello:LadyfromVenice: signing you up for 15 now - full of admiration for the way you run this challenge, one day maybe I’ll be brave enough to go for every single spend
:hello:determined new ms: signing you up for 10 now - nearly made it last month, fingers crossed for this month. Planning spends is definitely the way to go so you’re making a good start
:hello:newroadahead: signing you up for 10 now - good luck. Sounds as though you’re getting organised on the baking and soup making front
:hello:kathy40uk: signing you up for 17 now - well done for being brave and increasing your target
Fingers crossed for the interview on Friday, hope you manage to get something suitable to wear. I’m still pulling cat hairs out of my clothes and hair today, don’t think I’ve got any extra kitties lurking anywhere though
:hello:dmb: signing you up for 11 now - you can do it. Good luck and keep posting
:hello:cw18: signing you up for 17 now - very organised as usual, you can do it
:hello:Tixy: signing you up for 10 now - you can do it, things can only get better (in the words of that dreadful song)
:hello:BDINI: signing you up for 16 now - last month was hardly a disaster bearing in mind how much you had going on, I think you did really well. Hope your friend is OK?

solventsoon

And well done for NSD no 1 to:
:jelfen: great start to the month - keep it up
:jNargle: great start to the month as well for you - keep going
:jFirewalker: great start to the month, that’s the way to get going
:jboultdj: great start to the month - keep going
:jpure dead dopey: and for you as well, great start, keep going
:jfedupandskint: and a great start for you as well, keep it up
:jBroken hearted: and a great start for you as well, keep it up
:jkarenccs67: great start to the month - keep it up
:jSurfbabe: great start to the month - keep it up, like the positive attitude, you can do it
:jJES_F1: great start for you too, keep going
:jMainyasha: great start for you too, keep going
:jdmb: great start for you too, keep going, yay indeed
:jcw18: : great start to the month - keep it up


And hello to:
Broken hearted: oh dear, were you feeling a bit lonely this morning - sorry!
Trinny: hi there, no probs, will increase your target to 11 - well done for being brave
Wee_Jo: glad you had a good day, even if it was a spendy one



Oh and I managed no 1 today as well, so off the mark:j

Phew... think I need a lie down after that lot:D:D

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

‘night all
spoon
x

3Dogs

solventsoon wrote: »

Yay ... of course we can join you Jo..... never been in a hot air balloon before, that sounds great!

Anyone else game for some hot air ballooning?:D:D:D

Oh yes Spoon, that sounds good - remember Brighton? I'm an experienced ballooner now - as long as there are no towers or tall buildings to get hooked up on



Can you put me down for 15 NSD's for August please Mistress Spoon? Off now to update my July NSD's as we had 2 while on holiday

solventsoon

3Dogs wrote: »

Oh yes Spoon, that sounds good - remember Brighton? I'm an experienced ballooner now - as long as there are no towers or tall buildings to get hooked up on



Can you put me down for 15 NSD's for August please Mistress Spoon? Off now to update my July NSD's as we had 2 while on holiday

Remember it well, 3Dogs, there you were just like the Nimble girl:D

All signed up now, didn't miss you out today - good luck:):):)

solventsoon

Hi everyone

One of our new recruits has a birthday tomorrow (or today, actually:o).

Happy Birthday Cheapskate_Mate, hope you have a lovely day

jintyb

Good Morning all!
Declaring #1 NSD for yesterday - off and running!

Pusskins seems a lot better, yesterday I put him back on his old Whiskas - no new food at all, no sickness this morning, so I will def have a word with vet today...........because I'll have to go with the dog.............think he's got kennel cough/ chest infection.:eek:
He's started coughing/retching last night and is really lethargic so I'll be taking him today depending when I can get an appointment. What the "bleep bleep" is going on with my animals? I've not been near the vet for years, other than routine visits, now I'm going almost daily!
Thanks Spoon for your advice re puss, I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know your experiences:A

I'm off to get ready, Im going to get my groceries early so I can be here to phone the vet at 9. I dont want to leave the dog too long on his own. Worried sick!:(

Have a lovely day everyone:)

WelshWoofer

Morning all!
Sympathy to jintyb - I have a dog too and every little thing that happens to him gives me a heart attack! I'm sure he'll be fine - they're tough old things. Hugs all the same though.......

I'm determined that today will be a NSD - I don't need anything and have no plans to go anywhere other than dog walking so my purse will stay firmly at home.

I'll pop in later to let you know how I got on.

d3mon4ngel

Hi all!

Just posted my July update on the old thread, and now dropped in on this one.

Please can you put me down for 10 again this month, however I will be making it easier for myself and not counting budgetted spends. Only going to count the additional spends that I really shouldn't be making.

Both me and OH have our birthdays this month, so not sure that those days will be NSD

Wee_Jo

Quick question, everyone....I am thinking this month of spearating my grocery money out from my spending money - is this cheating?