The “arrgggh it’s nearly Xmas” November NSD challenge

confused76

NSD no7 for me today please.... i hope everyone is having a good weekend x

jintyb

Good morning everyone!

Well I made it no 12 yesterday as I didnt spend another thing apart from my hairdo, for which I'd already put money aside. I'm delighted to report that I am now sporting "champagne" highlights and caramel lowlights so if I'm desparate I can eat myself LOL!
((((Hugs))) to all those with aches, pains and various malais.

Kerri, hope your heating/boiler gets sorted, doesnt sound too healthy. You're right about getting the window cleaner, that's one job Im happy to pay fo,r although I only pay £3.50 a month for six windows and 2 doors. (Compact and bijou house!)
Beanie - I had a lovely night with my OH thanks, very relaxing, hope your back is a little better today.In the end, I didnt buy the Fearne Coton thingy but instead I persuaded my Mum to buy one each for my nieces for their Chrimbo!
Not sure what I'm up to today, no plans really, especially not ones that involve spending!

Have a lovely day everyone:)

mummyroysof3

nsd for me on saturday and hopefully today so should be at 10 then yay

JAMIEDODGER

Number 10 for me yesterday!

slowlyfading

yesterday was number 15

Today is number 16.

donna_dynamo

Early nsd number 12 for me. Got no where to go today the house needs a major decluttering and tidy and the kids need bathing and sorting out. So got my hands full today.

Sunnylooloo

Hey Red haven't seen you around for a bit

Hi everyone else.......... hope you all ok - sounds like a lot of us going through the mil at the moment !

I am still on 12 NSD - will spend today but will get stuff for lunches for work too so will hopefully rack up a few more NDS this week

Happy Sunday all

xxxxxx

BigMummaF

mummyroysof3 wrote: »

....im really impressed though with all these high numbers, how do you do it?

Strange you should say, as I've been musing on this myself. I tend to get a bit when folk first sign up, in case they should think they need to aspire to the same amount of nsds as us who are both old hands at the Challenge & have a totally different lifestyle at home.

The advice I give most is to have a good think about the spends you will or will not include for the purpose of this Challenge. For me, I don't count the bills for power, water, rates etc (oops! showing me age calling them 'rates' ) but do include food. That came about because I was very guilty of popping in for a pint of milk & coming out with three trolleys-full of stuff I'd get 'while I'm here' :doh:All that added up to me spending an absolute fortune on things that I didn't really need until later in the month, or if at all!

I also don't count emergency spends like a prescription for something other than regular meds, dental treatment, parking for hospital appts--that sort of thing--providing I don't spend on anything else that day. I try to get fuel for the car while shopping anyway & put up money for window cleaner & things on a spendy day, so in effect I've 'spent' it before the guy comes for his money. It helps that The Offspring are all grown too so I don't have school trips & stuff to worry about.

To sum up then, Folk should make a decision of what they are hoping to achieve & not pay too much notice of others totals. We all have different ideas on what or is not important for us & our families, so it really doesn't matter if it's 3 or 23 nsds you aim for as long as it means something to you. HTH x

BigMummaF

Thought it might be a good idea to point people towards ideas for next month THIS is a link to the list I made earlier this month..Good Luck!

Our window cleaner has been charging £6 for a couple of years for eight windows but this last time he said it would be going up by a pound. Still relatively good value then by the prices quoted thus far.

I was a bit dubious about posting yesterday but today I can say I've managed another two so my total jumps from 12 to 14

chris81418

mummyroysof3 wrote: »

im really impressed though with all these high numbers, how do you do it?

BigMummaF wrote: »

For me, I don't count the bills for power, water, rates etc (oops! showing me age calling them 'rates' ) but do include food. That came about because I was very guilty of popping in for a pint of milk & coming out with three trolleys-full of stuff I'd get 'while I'm here' :doh:All that added up to me spending an absolute fortune on things that I didn't really need until later in the month, or if at all!

To sum up then, Folk should make a decision of what they are hoping to achieve & not pay too much notice of others totals. We all have different ideas on what or is not important for us & our families, so it really doesn't matter if it's 3 or 23 nsds you aim for as long as it means something to you. HTH x

Hi mummyroysof3 - My rules are almost identical to BigMummaF's, but as she says, do what works best for you - thanks to this thread I now average 1 spend day a week ... previously I was probably averaging 5 or 6!

Anyway, on that note, yesterday was NSD number 18 for me and my 5th NSD in a row at my 3rd attempt!

Have a good weekend everyone!