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Bridge the gap with the February NSD challenge

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  • BigMummaF
    BigMummaF Posts: 4,281 Forumite
    edited 23 February 2011 at 4:44PM
    Awww..I LOVE my little alien! I think I shall call her Ariadne & must remember to tell her to keep away from PDD's lot; my kids have not yet developed their own blood-lines, so I definitely don't fancy the prospect of being surrogate grandma to a bunch of little green things :eek: well..not just yet.

    I had a spendy on Monday &
    got my no15 via a very narrow escape yesterday, when me muvva decided she didn't want to go out after all :j

    I hope you do manage a night out folks but if it is to be around the 1st I'm afraid I shall not make it, but shall raise an imaginary Screwball to your good health x
    Full time Carer for Mum; harassed mother of three;
    loving & loved by two 4-legged babies.

  • Hello everyone! :wave:

    It's great to hear from you BMF! Welcome back! Have you got yourself a new lil portable 'puta, for browsing t'interweb at your mum's? Or are you online back at home?

    Whilst I'm at it - welcome to the thread bexs.ua! RolandChayer-WelcomeSmiley.gif

    Anyhoo - I'm online to report a successful February ... I reached my target yesterday of 19 NSDs! Woo hoo! I've put off this food shop for long enough though, so today is a spendy day, with a couple of non-food related items going into the basket too.

    Spoon - with just under a week to go until the month is out, I'd like to increase my target to 22 NSDs please. Thank you!

    Have a good rest of the day everyone, and good luck with smashing more targets!
    :money: Proud to [STRIKE]be dealing with[/STRIKE] have dealt with my debts! :money:
    DFW Nerd #1256, WSC £?/£? for w/c 03/03/2013, NSD ?/19 for 03/2013, Long Hauler #196

    highest debts: 01/06/2006 £69,023.92 _pale_
    debt free date: 31/12/2012 £0!:D
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,035 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Not a NSD as took a friend who has had a stroke out for lunch.
    Was lovely at a local-ish farm shop.
    Hadent budgeted for this but hey ho life gets in the way sometimes.
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  • SOT2011
    SOT2011 Posts: 301 Forumite
    Hi everyone,

    Well it has all gone a bit pear shaped now, and am not going to be able to hit my target even if I can turn things around for the last few days.

    Think I might still scrape 18 or 19 this month though so is not the end of the world and tons better than the pre-challenge me, but must try harder next month!

    This week I have been foiled by stupid and unnecessary charges, which actually makes it worse really.

    Yesterday I paid the fees on the DVDs we returned to the shop two days late, a bit galling especially since we had rented them for "free" using T**co vouchers. Then today I was just plain inattentive - put my £5 in the car park machine (or so I thought) and got the ticket, put it in the windscreen etc, didn't check the payment or the expiry time (see what I mean about not looking????) and when I got back to the car it turns out I only put £4 in, so my time had well run out and I had a £25 parking fine. When I checked, the other quid was still in my purse so only myself to blame! :mad::mad:

    I suppose I could have waited to pay the fine till a planned spendy day, but just wanted it out of the way & didn't want to forget and have to pay double.
    Debt Free since Nov 11 (ish) (except the £118000 mortgage :o) as at Jan 2013 but still hanging around DFW as I need to Stay On Track.

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  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Target achieved today! First time in a long time I've done this making today NSD 15

    I'll extend to 17 please and today is my 4 NSD in a row too!

    Result :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • Am very pleased to report NSD No 8 & 9 for today and yesterday. :j

    That 11 might be in reach now - thanks guys for your support!
    Not buying unnecessary toiletries 2024 26/53 UU, 25 IN
  • dmb_2
    dmb_2 Posts: 330 Forumite
    3 more NSD to report. (Sat, Sun and Mon) bringing total up to 9:)
    DeeBee
  • Hi!

    A bit of a spend for me today, £2.99 to be precise! Went to the cinema courtesy of my mum :) so only paid a very little amount considering the kids wanted to eat anything and everything in the rip-off cinema :mad:!!

    Rest of the week is likely to be spendy because OH is off work and the step-kids are here, so there will be 8 of us and we are planning to go out and stuff :eek: but i WILL be frugal!

    Goodbye all xx
    Mortgage-free wannabe!
  • fillyfop
    fillyfop Posts: 318 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    NSD #13 for me :)

    Tomorrow is pub quiz night so going to be tough but drinks and a meal before will be courtesy of a mystery shop ... haven't told my friend as I'm hoping she'll then buy me a drink during the quiz so I won't have to pay for anything. Bit cheeky but fingers crossed.
  • Evening all :wave:

    I have managed to reach my target of 15 NSDs!!!!!! Woo hoo and rather spookily like fedupandskint I have also managed 4 in row :j:T:j

    I would like to up my target to 17 NSD. Wondering how many NSDs I can manage in a row. This is addictive . . .

    Have a great evening
    xx
    *Official DFW Nerd #1368 - Proud to be dealing with my debts*
    *Debts at LBM (11 Jan 2011): -£16400.62* Currently: -5948.68 (64% paid )*4 CC and 3 OD*
    Current DFD: [STRIKE]Oct 2012[/STRIKE] May 2012
    :eek:
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