Making mayhem in May with the NSD challenge

jintyb

Well, as predicted, not an NSD, but a low spend day.
Just back from the dentist and I'm rather depressed as I have to get four teeth out and that means a denture :eek: My gums have receded so badly from years of dedicated smoking that I am losing my teeth. I packed in smoking 4 years ago, sadly not soon enough to prevent this, so for all of you young 'uns thinking of or trying to give up - think about your gnashers! It's not worth losing 'em, I'm telling you!
The only upside is that all the treatment is going to be covered via dental insurance which I get through work ( £5 per month) so that's a huge relief!
I will wait to get the extractions after me hols - cant stand the thought of going away with a sore mouth!

Rant over - sorry folks:(

Keiss_21

Oh dear to your teeth Jinty ...but at least you are covered!!

I shudder to think what the dentist will want to do in a few months time once my gums have healed after the extraction she did a month ago :eek:. At least she is NHS, so not as bad as private (I hope!).

Don't blame you for waiting until after your holiday though!

suzie_wong

Hi everyone,

Trying to decide on a target for May :cool:
I haven't managed my target of 15 for the past 2 months, so do I stick with 15 and hope I eventually manage it, or lower the target???

Hmmmm......

I think I'll try 14 please

solventsoon

Hi lovely gang :A
Well here we are again with another new month, it’ll be Christmas before we all know it:eek:. Page 4 already and it isn’t even May yet, so I’d better get moving...


A warm welcome to all of our newbies joining up this month - and there are lots of you. It’s great to have you on board, if you’re not sure about anything please ask, we’re very friendly and there’s usually someone around to help. Feel free to join in with the chat and general nonsense on here, we’re fairly tame (well, most of the time). Good luck with your first NSD challenge - keep posting, that’s the secret to success here.

So a big welcome to the challenge to:
Souk08 - of course you may join in, you’re very welcome. Good luck with your target

Competetive - like your attitude, go for it!! Fingers crossed you get there - good luck!

Susi_Wa - all signed up now, welcome. Well done for clearing all those debts, fingers crossed we can help you make some more progress this month - good luck.

Kerry78 - well done for being brave, you can do it. Hope the house renovations go well and good luck with your target

CompBunny - I used to be an almost daily Tatco visitor as well, if I can stop going in there, you can - I have no willpower whatsoever. Good luck and keep posting, that’s the secret to success here. Well done for giving up smoking - there are a couple of others who have done the same, you can encourage each other...

miss_t - hi and welcome, you’re sounding very organised. Hope you’re better now after your injury and good luck with making your target

Madone13 - hi and welcome, you’re right about the enthusiasm here, everyone really does get stuck in. You’ll get loads of support here if you’re struggling so keep posting and good luck!

solventsoon

And welcome back to the “oldies” and regulars signing up today (you’re an oldie and a regular on your second month, we don’t stand on ceremony here, you’re part of the furniture now):

ifwishes - a maypole and us would be a total recipe for disaster!!

muffin man 7 - fingers crossed for May for all of us

AlyBaly - well done for making your target 2 months in a row, that’s brilliant and pleased we’re making a difference for you

jintyb - oooh, jollies, sounds good! Glad you like the prizes and great news about the mobile contract. Like the Martina Cole tip, that’s a good one, but eeek to your teeth!

donna dynamo - same mantra as mine, must save

thrifty fifty - well done for paying the chunk off the credit card and I’m with you on the super-scrimping, a step toooooo far in my book!

cw18 - I’m sure you could do the four-minute mile with all of us behind you. Good luck with the run over the weekend

meersy22 - of course you may join up again, welcome back. Good luck with your 10

shezam - well done for increasing your target quite a bit. I’m sure you can do it, fingers crossed for you

honey - all signed up now. How are things with your S.Dad?

elfen - ahh.. what a lovely welcome, thanks. I’m fine thanks, had a lovely rest courtesy of BDINI, all raring to go again now. Good luck with both your targets

chris81418 - good luck with both your targets

lilmissmup - hi and welcome back, all signed up now. Good luck with getting your target and with clearing the debt - you can do it!

Tixy - come on, you can do it this month, we’re all behind you. Good luck

poorbabe - hi and welcome back, good to have you on board again. Good luck with getting your target

kathy40uk - thanks for the welcome back and good luck with your target. Looking forward to hearing lots of tales about puss this month

fedupandskint - thanks for the welcome back - this thread is a great place to be because of everyone here, that’s what makes it. Good luck with your targets, you can do it!

The Dragon - all signed up now, good luck with both challenges

BigMummaF - sounds as though you may have an expensive month ahead, good luck!

Nargleblast - I like your tactics, definitely sneaky, but effective!
hannah:-) - go on, you can do it, aim high, that’s the secret! Good luck!

twistedhazel - all signed up now, good luck, you can do it!

BDINI - ooh, more jollies, sounds good. I wouldn’t trust Igor with any food combinations though after the carrot burgers today, yuk!!

Palema - fingers crossed for another good month for you, well done for increasing your target

Keiss 21 - thanks for the welcome back, forgetting your purse is definitely the way to go!
Wee Pilsbury - woohoo to your DFD, I don’t think I’ll be that far behind you, fingers crossed. Good luck, you’ve got something to aim for now, you can do it!

Actress - all signed up now, you can do it, may even get an extra one or two this month - good luck!

bellkat - well done for increasing your target, you can do it. Good luck!

bexs.ua - well done for making your April target - brilliant - and good luck with this month. I had the birthday month from hell in April, why do families all have to have their birthdays in one month? Good luck for May

caledonian princess - all signed up now, good luck with getting your target - you can do it!

Lula-Hula - welcome back, great to see you again, it’s been a while. Good luck with your target - although you seem to have been doing pretty well without us. Hope you’re enjoying being debt-free?

determined new ms - minimalism is great if you can master it - I can’t unfortunately. Good luck with that and your target - you can do it!

rising from the ashes - thanks for the welcome back and well done for increasing your target - you can do it! Good news on the OD!

mandz1 - welcome back, good to have you on board again. Loads more birthdays in May, it does make things difficult but planning ahead really does help. Good luck with your target and with giving up smoking - you can do it!

ebsaver - all signed up now, you can do it, you were so close in April.

complimentschemistry - fingers crossed this is the month you hit your target - go on, you can do it!

Rachel021967 - all signed up now. Welcome back and good luck!

cloudcuckooland - like the attitude, keep plugging away and you’ll get there. Good luck with getting your target this month

suzie wong - nothing to be embarrassed about, 14 is a respectable target and you’ve had a lot on your plate over the past few months. Good luck for this month.

Front page updated with all the targets so far, good luck everyone!

spoon xx

fenna

well I loved last month so much that i thought i would join you all again for another month. This thread flys so fast, page 4 and May hasn't even started yet. Glad to see all the familiar faces again and we all did so well last month (considering the circumstances, kids holidays, bank holidays) May is going to be a doddle I'm sure. I think I am going to stick to my 15 though this month. 15 NSD for me please.

Good luck all

Nichelette

Hi all, Can I join in please?

I'm trying to get rid of my CC debt as the 0% ends on the 22nd . It's my birthday on the 7th (OH is lovely and says he will pay for dinner/drinks), my best friend is the day after, and another close friend is on the 22nd.

To make it even worse I have this week off work (Good - I save £20 getting to work, Bad - last time I had a week off I spent loads), so I really need to keep an eye on my spending.

Can I aim for 15 please?

jnaden

Hiya!

I very nearly reach my target in April, so for May I am setting the same target of 7 NSD. I think it may be easier this month with not so many bank holidays but I do have a few birthdays.

Well it is now nearly 4 months to my wedding......dust of those hats ladies.....! Jo :A

kerri_gt

thrifty_fifty wrote: »

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).

Well done on the cc payment - that's certainly a whopper!

Competetive wrote: »

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

Welcome to the thread Competetive and all the newbies joining this month

jintyb wrote: »

Well, as predicted, not an NSD, but a low spend day.
Just back from the dentist and I'm rather depressed as I have to get four teeth out and that means a denture :eek: My gums have receded so badly from years of dedicated smoking that I am losing my teeth. I packed in smoking 4 years ago, sadly not soon enough to prevent this, so for all of you young 'uns thinking of or trying to give up - think about your gnashers! It's not worth losing 'em, I'm telling you!
The only upside is that all the treatment is going to be covered via dental insurance which I get through work ( £5 per month) so that's a huge relief!
I will wait to get the extractions after me hols - cant stand the thought of going away with a sore mouth!

Rant over - sorry folks:(

Oh Jints, that sucks (whopps...sorry...no pun intended there ) Am I alone in not thinking about what smoking does to your teeth and gums when considering the health risks? (not that I am a smoker anyway) Good news that it will be covered through work though x

Welcome back Spoony - thanks for getting May up and running. And many thanks to BDINI and your band of helpers for stepping into Spoony's shoes for the past few months - you've all done a fabuliscious job :T:T

Now, I'm not sure what to do for May, I am away on holiday for some of it so I'm not sure what to do;

• sit out this month?
• set a target but exclude the time I'm on holiday - but that would make my target look artificially low this month?
• set a target and not count any spends on holiday as we're taking x amount of € and that will be it but them am I cheating as that's bascially 5-7 NSD in the bag already?

Oh what to do?

On the upside....Episode 2 of Doctor Who tonight....ohhh I can't wait :j:j

jintyb

kerri_gt wrote: »

Oh Jints, that sucks (whopps...sorry...no pun intended there ) Am I alone in not thinking about what smoking does to your teeth and gums when considering the health risks? (not that I am a smoker anyway) Good news that it will be covered through work though x

Heh, heh! No, you're not alone in not thinking about what smoking does to your teeth - or more acurately, your gums. The thought never crossed my mind as I puffed away merrily for over 30 years - nor did any dentist EVER mention it until now, and it's too late baby!:o

Welcome back Spoony - thanks for getting May up and running. And many thanks to BDINI and your band of helpers for stepping into Spoony's shoes for the past few months - you've all done a fabuliscious job :T:T

WOT SHE SAID!:T


Now, I'm not sure what to do for May, I am away on holiday for some of it so I'm not sure what to do;

• sit out this month?
• set a target but exclude the time I'm on holiday - but that would make my target look artificially low this month?
• set a target and not count any spends on holiday as we're taking x amount of € and that will be it but them am I cheating as that's bascially 5-7 NSD in the bag already?

Oh what to do?
I'm on hols too this month, so I adjusted my target accordingly. I dont plan to try for NSD's while I'm away as that would just be too hard/depressing. Anyhoo, I've got the spending money saved so I wont be dipping into my normal funds, if that makes sense?
You'll be missed if you're not around!:)

On the upside....Episode 2 of Doctor Who tonight....ohhh I can't wait :j:j

Hope you enjoy it!