Marching on in March - The NSD Challenge

boultdj

And yesterday made #15

jintyb

Nargleblast wrote: »

Hello everyone, been on a run of nights recently but now back in the land of the living.


NSD-wise it is now 9 for the Nargle!

Yes, we are due for one of our infamous nights out - how about we get a team up quickly to run the London Marathon in all our usual crazy disguises? Maybe come dressed as your user name? (haven't a clue what a Nargle looks like but am open to suggestions....)
I see Spoon dressed as a giant spoon, BigMumma in a pinny with curlers and a rolling pin, suziewong in full cheongsam with knitting needles in her hair carrying a big chopper knife thing, muffinman as the Pilsbury doughboy.....etc etc. Who's up for the crazy NSD marathon and what costume will you be wearing? Igor of course is already up for the catering side of things, but if Hubert joins in he will either need a mammoth-size Pampers or someone will have to run behind him carrying a shovel and spade....(sigh) I always get the good jobs here....

Ok - I cant come as a Jinty, but I WILL wear my mini-kilt, see you Jimmy hat and full Scottish regalia. Is that OK? :rotfl::rotfl:

Cheryl - good to see you back! We've missed your goings on!

jintyb

Good morning all,

Made it # 14 yesterday, so 1TG to target, which I intend to get today!
Spent a good few hours in the garden yesterday. OH and I did a lot of clearing and cutting back, and I still feel we've only made a small dent in it! Even after the winter we've had, there are about a trillion weeds popping their cheeky heads up!:(
Anyhoo, it's looking a lot better than it did!

Back to work today, so I'm off to make up my lunch and get organised. Laters.........

Have a lovely day everyone:)

Trinny

Hi BDINI

Declaring 2 more NSD's - one for yesterday and one mega early for today - must get to target this month!

Thanks

Trin

bexs.ua

I'm here to declare absulutely NO more NSD's to my total and I am truly ashamed that I have not met my 1st target :o:o

I am trying for one today, but very doubtful! Thursday was looking good until I secumbed to a Body Shop offer via email, Friday we went for an unscheduled meal at the carvery (cheap but still a spend!! I'm not trying to make excuses - promise!) Saturday went to the market to buy some tools (£20 cheaper than the orange DIY store so at least I saved money ) and yesterday had a top up shop in the c00p with lots of bogofs and whoopsies and a massive £3.20 at the carboot!

SO to summerise...... I will definately NOT make my target this month, but I am up for trying again in April :j:j:j:j surely things can only improve????

Well done to all those who have made their targets and even exceeded them! I will join you one day (month!!)

IF

Morning all :hello:




Bumping for any Newbies joining us xx

butdoineedit? wrote: »

Hi lovely NSD gang:A
As you can see there is lots of activity on this challenge at the moment and it's difficult sometimes to see how many NSDs you're all declaring on posts.
Could I ask you to highlight your number of NSDs in a colour and in bold so that I can see them easily when I whizz through the posts - red would be best but I don't really mind as long as I can see the numbers easily.

Some helpful suggestions and ideas to follow below from our sponsor and godmother, BigMummaF :A

NO SPEND CHALLENGE.

1. Have a good, long think about what YOU want to include in your Spend & Excluded categories.
Some of us count everything from Direct Debits & school expenses, while others do not include things like essential Bills or emergency medical costs. If you plan what is or is not a Spend for you now, it will help you decide on a realistic Target.
2. It is NOT a race!
We all have very different demands on our time & bank balance, so please do not think you have to buy everything on 1st January & make it last till 31st December! A few of us have been following this Challenge for a long...long...LONG time so have developed plans & ploys to help us along the way
3. Most important of all, WE..DO..NOT..FAIL!
Sometimes we can't quite reach our Target, but that is fine Everyone knows how Life will try to trip us up, & that is when you will find us here to help you back on to your feet.

OK, an idea of how some of us do things.
1. What you will or will not include as a 'Spend'.
Some people are doing other Challenges too, & don't include the money spent on those for this one.
Some will try to shop for other bits on the days their direct debits etc go out of their bank accounts; they're the real hard core of the bunch & have been l-o-n-g time Nsders so don't panic
Some won't count those annoying last minute demands from school & collections as you can't plan for them in advance, likewise emergency prescriptions or visits to the vet
Personally speaking & providing I don't buy anything else, I don't count parking for hospital appointments.(..but then I usually do my shopping because I'm already out :whistle:)
General thoughts on €bay sales is the buyer has paid P&P so no cost to you
2. It takes Time to reach mega-numbers!
The First suggestion is the first, because a bit of planning will work wonders on your road to your Target. Have a look at Solvent's (aka Spoon:rotfl:) first posts each month for a hefty list of other Threads that may be of help. For example, there's a few giving ideas for packed lunches so you can avoid standing in the queue at the bakers for 45mins of your lunch hour! A good incentive to tweak your healthy eating & the pounds you save will show in your bank balance AND your waistline
It helps to have various 'money pots' for the different costs that happen like Scouts, dinner money, yoga, window cleaner etc etc. The idea is you "spend" all that money in one hit by..:think:..let's say **putting the week's bus fares into the pretty coffee jar, Jo's tumble tots SIZE=2]Weds mornings[/SIZE in the cracked teapot & Ben's £1 coin for the gym locker SIZE=2]Friday lunch[/SIZE in the pocket of the changing bag, on Tuesdays every week when you've got some change from doing the food shop, so an already spendy day. At least four 'spending days' condensed into one (**mine's jam jars for windows, milkman & a bit towards the bills!)
3. Any day the money stays in your pocket is a bonus!
If you look at it as a day you beat the system, you can't help but :j so don't fret it--ENJOY! If nothing else in here, we do manage find something to make us smile

We have virtual outings to wonderful places that never cost us a bean :rotfl:New York, Edinburgh & Brighton have been a couple & Spoon usually pilots the Tardis but you can use your own transport; my personal favourite has been a sit-on lawn mower borrowed from the cricket club The only thing to be aware of is Hubert the donkey who is partial to anything remotely edible but is not yet house-trained

And Remember;
there are no silly questions, so don't be afraid to ask us anything!

The_Dragon

Well an inadvertent NSD yesterday (in bed all day with pain) so I hit my 2nd target of 15! :eek::eek::eek:

ElmerFudd

Yesterday makes 13 NSD's this month!!! Maybe I can make it to Thursday without spending anything. Wish me luck!!!

DansMum_2

Hello :wave:

Had another NSD for Sunday so upping to 12 already spent £16.81 filling up me boike and £8.86 on fresh fruit and veg ...... DansDad got the milk I needed yesterday so fingers crossed that the next 3 days will just about make the target or near as dammit!!

LittleMissHappy_2

Sunday was an NSD and today will be as well.....I know I can't make my target, but I can still try to make it look respectable! Actually, Friday was one too!

Which makes 15 for me so far x

ETA - I just realised that in my last post I said I wasn't going to count for the rest of the month...........:o Obviously I changed my mind