Jolly June's NSD Challenge!

miss_t_2

Hi!

Can I go for 10 NSD's again and 3 in a Row please. I know I doubled that last month, but I think small targets work best for me! Am on half term this week so hopefully the fact that I need to write reports and plan for next term will keep me out of the shops. Saying that spendy day for me today due to DD's coming out!

Thanks!

IF

Evening all :hello:

SF, got my 1st NSD [STRIKE]in the bag [/STRIKE] [STRIKE]in the can[/STRIKE] on the front page :dance: thank you :A

slowlyfading wrote: »

Please can you to highlight your number of NSDs in a colour and in bold and preferrably LARGE so that I can see them easily when I whizz through the posts - any colour will do, though I am personally partial to PURPLE

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!

Nargleblast

Well, spent a bit on posting letters and a 20p copy of the I newspaper for DS, so a mini-spendette day for me. Have a few hopes for tomorrow though!
Well done all those who made today their first NSD!

Susi_Wa

Hi!

Another month, another target!

I'd like to aim for 8 NSDs in June.

Going to be difficult with DD starting a new school that requires bus fares and lunch money but determined to get there.

Not a good start to the month though, dentist today cost us nearly £80, eek!

debnmatilda

Hi im new to this forum and loving the ideas so far.
I have joined the £10.00 a day and would love to join you too as this is another I could save a lot of money with I dont spend a lot but those regular trips to the corner shop when I really dont need to could save me a lot lol ..

I going for 8 NSD in June please I do like someone else theory of 2 a week so would like to try that please. I will be honest. Im not including essential bills but anything that I dont need.

Im going to leave the trying for days in a row until next week if thats ok please.

marmiterulesok

kerri_gt wrote: »

Oh, does anyone know if you can freeze tinned sweetcorn once opened? I opened some to use in a sarnie for lunch today but have a lot left and OH doesn't like it (since its a veg) - I always find it a struggle to use the rest up without turning into the Jolly Green Giant (well the Mr A Smart Price version of :rotfl:) and wondered if I could just freeze what's left?

I think that you can freeze them!At least I don't see why not...

bottleofred

A spend day for me today due the dreaded 1st of the month direct debits!!

kerri_gt

marmiterulesok wrote: »

I think that you can freeze them!At least I don't see why not...

Thanks - I popped the question on the Leftovers thread and seems it will be ok - apparently not quite so crisp but as I usually use mine in pasta etc anyway that won't matter. Just wanted to get the benefit of some advise (which I love this forum for )

AlyBaly

Spend day for me too, grrr this is going to be harder being off work but I CAN do this !

Decluttering

Not a NSD today for me, I ate my lunch before lunchtime and had to buy more *blush*.