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Making mayhem in May with the NSD challenge

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  • thrifty_fifty
    thrifty_fifty Posts: 1,298 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Morning!!

    This month I'm going to have to be super thrifty. Paid a huge chunk off the CC (£702.08),which with all the other budgeted stuff, leaves me with £47 for the month for personal spending, Eeek!! Have done plenty of batch cooking and the freezer is brimming, although the gravy for the chicken pie turned out to be more like soup (oops).

    I have decided that however thrifty I want to be, I don't think I can go to some of the extremes of the superscrimpers, including last nights edition-wearing boys undies because they are cheaper than ladies (never going to happen), and cutting tops out of pillow cases, I just don't have the sewing skills to do them justice.

    So after all my ramblings, I'm going to raise the stakes this month with 15 NSDs.

    Bring on the May mayhem and madness. Wahoo!!


    M&S £2878.22/ Natwest £3526/ Loan £405/ [STRIKE]Sofa £0[/STRIKE]/ [STRIKE]Ring £0[/STRIKE]/
    Savings £12.04
    NSD 3/10 :cool:
    Total £6915.88







  • cw18
    cw18 Posts: 8,630 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 28 April 2011 at 7:51AM
    And some interesting dates:
    1 May - May Day (and an excuse to dance around a maypole causing mayhem:D)
    'tis also my Mum's birthday - but I'll be off taking part in/supporting the most local Ch@llenge66 run (depending on how my legs are after running in it the previous day!)
    6 May - Roger Bannister ran a mile in less than four minutes (this one’s for Cheryl)
    I'm certainly not up to that standard (yet!! but never say never - perhaps I may try it one day :rotfl:)




    And I'm in with my normal target of 12 NSDs please Spoon :)
    Cheryl
  • meersy22
    meersy22 Posts: 386 Forumite
    Hi, Can I join up this month please :D

    I'm going to start with 10 NSD and see how I get on.

    Thanks
    :jDEBT FREE 27 July 2011:j
    Challenge - Sealed pot #19 - £16; Debts - Credit card - £978.36

    Savings - CU- £808; Xmas - £210, ISA - £160; Holiday fund 2012) - £xx; Car - £50; General:£50 Total- £1278
  • shezam
    shezam Posts: 565 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Morning all,

    Another month :) Payday today so my bank balance is looking healthy but it won't come 2nd when all my standing orders have been processed!!

    Can you put me down for 10 NSD's this month please? quite a jump from last month but fingers crossed I can do it.

    X
  • Souk08
    Souk08 Posts: 3,240 Forumite
    Hi, can I please join this month too and go for 10 NSD's. Thrifty I saw that too and was :eek: but each to their own and all that :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    'The road to a friends house is never long'
  • honey
    honey Posts: 703 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hello :wave:

    Thank you for the lovely May thread spoon, could you put me down for 10 please.

    honey x
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    spooooony! Welcome back my lovely, hope you're feeling better now :D

    Can you put me down for 14 NSDS and 4 in a row please?
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • chris81418
    chris81418 Posts: 910 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Hello everyone! :wave:

    Thank you for the new thread Spoon! :T

    I'd like to pledge my usual lucky 19 NSDs for May and my regular 6 NSDs in-a-row in the Hall of Frame please. Thanks again Spoon!

    See you all at the wedding tomorrow! th_smiley_wedding.gif
    :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
  • jintyb
    jintyb Posts: 1,758 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Just popped in to say - loving the prizes Spoon - GENIUS!!

    Also, managed to negotiate a good deal for my new mobile phone contract without having to change providers, plus I got my dongle contract via Quidc0, so £80 cashback for that! The cost of my new package inc the dongle and an upgraded phone is just slightly cheaper than my previous one, so Im rather happy.;) Looking forward to my new "toys" arriving soon!
    It's a be-yoo-tiful day here so I'm going to relax!

    Have a good 'un!


    you will always be rich enough to be generous.
  • Hi everyone:D

    This is my first NSD challenge and I would like to go for 10 please! I hope it is doable, as May is my Birthday month, so will have to go for drinks with everyone:eek:

    Lets go for it:j:j
    Interest Free student overdraft balance = -£1,100
    On the pay day it is +£39, by the time I get paid again the balance is in minus 1000 (vicious circle)Flexible ISA = £2151:)
    Goal: to clear off my free (for now) overdraft and have £2,600 in my ISA by mid September 2011.
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