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Making mayhem in May with the NSD challenge

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  • Thanks mm7 :money:

    I will have a think today about what I will need to spend this week and put the money aside today :) I should be ok, it's just I have been unexpectedly busy this month....I don't know why I am surprised as I always perk up about this time of year a become way more social until about October time (when I start thinking about :xmastree:!)

    It is possible I can do this...I can still have 1 more spend day......:eek:
    Be the change you want to see in the world - Gandhi
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  • muffin_man_7
    muffin_man_7 Posts: 784 Forumite
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    LittleMissHappy glad to be of help

    before i started using the laptop i thought i couldn't make any more changes to save money but since reading the mse pages i've found lots of ways to tweak the budget i've even managed to loose a few lbs and save a few £'s too
    2nd purse challenge no040£0 Sealed pot challenge ???? £2 trolley find not counting small coins till end year
  • beanielou
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    muffinman~Great news on saving £££'s & loosing lb's :j
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  • fenna
    fenna Posts: 99 Forumite
    just dropping in to claim now 13, wooo only 2 left, not sure when i am going to get them though. hopefully I will do it.
    good luck all
  • Rock_Cakes
    Rock_Cakes Posts: 428 Forumite
    Evening all, just popping in quickly to declare NSD#16 and 8 in a row. This month has been quite good, next month is going to be a bit of a nightmare methinks.

    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:
  • muffin_man_7
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    beanielou wrote: »
    muffinman~Great news on saving £££'s & loosing lb's :j


    Thanks beanielou just wish i could loose more lbs than i spend!
    2nd purse challenge no040£0 Sealed pot challenge ???? £2 trolley find not counting small coins till end year
  • solventsoon
    solventsoon Posts: 17,363 Forumite
    Hi all,
    Can I please join in? There are 9 days left of May including today so I'd like to aim for 7 days please (one day I'm out for a friends birthday and I will need to do some food shopping at some point). Not sure if this is far too big a number for a newbie to manage but I don't get paid until the last day of the month so I NEED these NSDs!
    Thanks!

    :hello:Hi psychopathbabble and welcome to the NSD challenge. Of course you may join in, it's lovely to have you on board:A. No number is too big if you're determined to get there and I'm sure you can do it with all of us lot behind you giving you the odd shove and loads of encouragement:D.

    I'm just about to do the update from yesterday and today so I'll add you to the front page.

    Good luck with getting your 7, go on, you can do it!!!
    :) The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time :)
  • Thanks SolventSoon :) Really need to get my butt into gear so I don't mind if you all tell me off when I don't manage an NSD!!
    Became Mrs Scotland 16.01.16 :heart:Became homeowners 26.02.16 :heart:Baby girl arrived 27.10.16 :heart:Baby boy arrived 16.09.2018
  • solventsoon
    solventsoon Posts: 17,363 Forumite
    Thanks SolventSoon :) Really need to get my butt into gear so I don't mind if you all tell me off when I don't manage an NSD!!

    Hi psychopathbabble
    I've got a brilliant bum kicking smiley that I use from time to time when I think someone needs some particular encouragement:D, and a plate of rather rank kippers which I use in dire emergencies:eek: other than that it's just lots of motivation and support on here. We're quite touchy-feely really (well, some of us are definitely touched, anyway!!:D:D).

    Hope you enjoy the challenge and please call me spoon, everyone else does:D

    spoon x
    :) The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time :)
  • solventsoon
    solventsoon Posts: 17,363 Forumite
    edited 24 May 2011 at 12:43AM
    Hi lovely gang :A
    Well that’s another Monday over and done with. Come to think of it, May is nearly over as well... best get my thinking cap on for the June thread then.:eek:

    A mammoth update of all the NSDs grabbed yesterday and today - and there are lots of them - with some great targets being achieved as well.

    Well done everyone::j :j

    :j:jchris81418 - for no 18, woohoo indeed only one more left to grab now!! And you’ve grabbed it, so target met, yay!!! :j:jthat’s brilliant. Awarding your prize now, hope you like the paintbrush!! I’ll increase your target to 24 as well, good luck with getting there

    :j:jPalema - for no 6, you’re doing great, keep going!

    :j:jBDINI - for no 13, nearly there now!!! Glad you enjoyed the takeaway, I think you deserved that. Good news re the holiday, I’m sure your mum will be fine when she gets there. And I’m the same re cleaning when I go away, I hate coming back to a house that needs cleaning

    :j:jLittleMissHappy - for no 11, you’re doing great, keep going! Oh dear, hope your head improved - but glad you had a good night, almost makes it worthwhile!!
    And still at no 11.. are you sure you’re not out again tonight?
    Yes, you can make your target, come on, not many more to get now!!

    :j:jsuzie wong - for no 8, fingers crossed you grabbed another one yesterday. You can do it, keep going!
    And no 9 as well, you are indeed getting there now and not that slowly either!

    :j:jmarmiterulesok - for no 11, you’re doing brilliantly, only another 5 to get, you can do it!
    And no 12 as well, that’s brilliant.

    :j:jIf - for no 13, you’re doing brilliantly this month, the birthday choccies are obviously keeping you on target!
    And no 14 as well, wow.... I’m impressed!

    :j:jKeiss - for no 14, nearly there now. Good news that DS1 is more or less OK apart from his teeth, hope he manages to find a local dentist. His GF sounds lovely and seems as though she’s doing a great job of looking after him.
    Sounds as though you had a lovely relaxing day today, just what you needed methinks

    :j:jfedupandskint - I like the thinking, 15 is a good number to aim for and quite an achievement to get there. Some months this challenge is more difficult that others, it could be the number of commitments or just state of mind and sometimes life just gets in the way. Keep going, we’re behind you all the way!
    And no 10 for you now, yay to double figures, you can make 15 now, good luck!
    And no 11 as well, yay!! Leaving your money at home is definitely a good way to grab an NSD or two

    :j:jThe Dragon - for no 10 and your target smashed, yay!!! that’s brilliant!!:j:j I shall award your prize now, hope you like red paint!
    Increasing your target to 13, good luck with getting there.
    Sorry you’re in pain again, hope it eases soon and hope your hand is OK.
    And no 11 as well now, that’s brilliant.

    :j:jRed - for no 9, you’re doing great, keep going! You can do it, we’re all behind you!! It’s been blowing a gale here all day today as well, where’s the summer gone?

    :j:jCatherineMM - for no 9, you’re doing great, keep going! And....... we do not fail on this challenge, that word is not allowed here
    And no 10 as well, yay to double figures!!

    :j:jelfen - for no 13, one more to get now, you can do it!

    :j:jpinkfluffybabe - for no 15, only 5 more to get now, keep going, you can do it!
    And no 16 as well, that’s great!

    :j:jbellkat - for no 9, nearly there now, you can do it. Keep going! Hope the eb@y listing is going well

    :j:jMadone13 - for no 5, you’re doing brilliantly at your first attempt, keep going! Pleased you think the challenge is helping you, I’m sure you’ll get lots more NSDs next month

    :j:jbeanie - for no 19 and target no 2 tumbles, that’s brilliant!!! :j:j Prize no 2 coming your way now.
    Would you like to try for another target now?

    :j:jActress - for no 2, you’re on a roll now, keep going, you can do it!

    :j:jTrinny - for no 10 and into double figures, that’s brilliant!! Only 7 more to get, you can do it, keep going!

    :j:jPiggyBankShaker - for no 20 and your target smashed, that’s brilliant!! :j:j I’m awarding your prize now, hope you like red paint! Increasing your target to 25, good luck with making that one as well, you can do it!

    :j:jRachel021967 - for no 5, you’re doing great, keep going!

    :j:jdonna dynamo - for no 15 and your target smashed, that’s brilliant!!:j:j I’m awarding your prize now, hope you like red paint! Would you like to try for another target now?
    Hope DD2 is feeling better

    :j:jBlimusOreilly - for no 7, nearly there now, keep going!

    :j:jshezam - for nos 3 and 4, nearly halfway now, come on, you can do it!

    :j:jPaP - for no 16, only 2 more to get now, you can do it! Hope the spends today weren’t too serious

    :j:jRock_Cakes - for no 15 and your target smashed, that’s brilliant!! :j:j Your prize is heading your way now, hope you like red paint. And well done for 7 in a row, that’s fantastic! Increasing your target now to 18, good luck with getting there
    And no 16 today and 8 in a row - that is brilliant!!

    :j:jYorkielass - for no 11, that’s brilliant! Only 3 more to get now, you can do it!

    :j:jjaffacakegal - for no 10, yay to double figures, that’s brilliant! Only 4 more left now, you can do it!

    :j:jButti - for no 5, only 3 more left to get now, you can do it! Hope the assignment is going OK?

    :j:jWee Pilsbury - for no 7, nearly halfway now, keep going!

    :j:jsf - for no 14, nearly there now, you can do it!

    :j:jlotti379 - for no 3, nearly halfway now, that’s brilliant! Keep going, you can do it!

    :j:jpsychopathbabble - for no 1, your first NSD, yay!!!! Hope you feel better soon x

    :j:jhannah:-) - for no 10 and your target smashed, that’s brilliant!! :j:j Your prize is heading your way now, hope you like red paint.
    Hope you have a lovely holiday, see you when you get back

    :j:jDiana Prince - for no 4, that’s brilliant, one more to get now!!!

    :j:jmuffin man 7 - for no 19, that’s brilliant, one more to get now!! Sorry you’ve been feeling a bit down, hope you feel a bit better soon (((((hugs))))) x

    :j:jkerri - glad Puss turned up safe and sound... oh dear, have you been naughty again.. hmm.. I think you might have been. You got some bargains though by the looks of it.
    And you also grabbed no 7, progress indeed, and only 1 more left to grab now, that’s brilliant!

    :j:jfenna - for no 13, that’s brilliant. 2 more to get now, come on, you can do it!

    Hello to:

    jinty - hope you enjoyed the strawberry tarts, strawberries contain a lot of vitamin C so the tarts were no doubt very good for you! Hope the birthday planning went brilliantly as well!
    That was a good spend on the tombola, good cause and a nice prize as well!:T

    katholicos - fingers crossed for tomorrow for you, you can do it!:T

    Another 2 NSDs Saturday and Sunday for me, taking me up to no 19, yippeee. :j

    Off to update the front page now, so see you all tomorrow.

    ‘night everyone
    spoon xx

    :) The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time :)
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