The Solvent September NSD Challenge

Butti

• Put me down for NSD 1 please. May be able to do one tomorrow aswell if the weather is as rubbish as they're predicting.

Ta, B x

Actress

NSD No 1 & 2 today and yesterday yipppeee! :money:

SillyBlondie

NSD no 3 for me please Spoon.

Hope everyone has had a great weekend. :beer:

FrugalLiving_2

Aw i spent 20pence on a cuppa tea at church.. oh well. Tomorrow Ive gotta pay for some stuff so no a NSD tomorrow but there is still time to catch up.
Other then that had a really good weekend, went to the library - free, the museum - free, the playpit - free, and the park - free. We walked to all of these places - free and my OH paid for my Greggs pastie so -free for me.. lol
Overall a good start to the month I think.

solventsoon

QueenB. wrote: »

Can I join in

I May be Debt free but now comes the need to maintain it and with OH and daughters birthday this month, plus all the other summer holiday spends i think this thread will help me stay strong.

Can I just ask, is it NSD in a row or just in general?

If its in general then i think i will go for 10 NSD

I wont count DD and other weekly bills as they are dealt with automatically. But any spend over these will be counted.

Away i go:)

:wave:Hi QueenB.
Yes, of course you can join us, you're very welcome.

The NSDs are general throughout the month but we also have an additional target which some of go for, that's the "in-a-row" number. You don't have to do this, it's an optional extra.

Hope that helps, you're all signed up now for you 10 NSDs and good luck with getting there.

spoon xx

solventsoon

Hi lovely gang:A
Wow... lots of NSDs rolling in today, well done everyone. Hope you've all had a good weekend.


More newbies joining up today so a very warm welcome to you all, 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, if you humour us). Good luck with your first NSD challenge - keep posting, that’s the secret to success here.

:hello:jenjade - signing you up for 16 now. Good luck, you can do it!!
I had the same problem as you before starting this challenge - in the supermarket every day “just for a couple of items”.... Hopefully this challenge will help you break that habit

:hello:savingholmes - signing you up for 10 now. Good luck, you can do it!!
Nice to see you here, hope the challenge helps

:hello:QueenB. - of course you can join in, you’re very welcome. Signing you up for 10 now. Good luck, you can do it!!


And a big welcome back to the regulars joining up again today, it’s good to have your company for another month (sorry I’m being a bit formal with some of you and using your full “name” but it’s easier for BDINI to copy and paste like that):

:wave:Lula-Hula - signing you up for 16 now. Good luck, you can do it!!
It’s never too late to join in here, welcome back

:wave:ms_night_ryder - signing you up for 12 now. Good luck, you can do it!!




Lots of NSDs rolling in today, well done everyone:

:j:j:jjinty - for no 2, great start for you, keep going!
Good work on your spare room - how about having a go at mine now?

:j:j:jboultdj - for no 3, wow, that’s a brilliant start to the month for you, keep going!
Hope today’s spendy day wasn’t too painful

:j:j:jpositivelypurple - for no 2, great start for you, keep going!
I think it’s the motivation thing, if you get off to a good start there’s more of an incentive to keep going...

:j:j:jitsapuzzle - for no 1, and off the starting blocks now, woohoo!! Keep going!!
Good news about the missing money, I’m pleased it turned up

:j:j:jRed - for no 3, wow, that’s a brilliant start to the month for you, keep going!
Hope the day stayed sunny and dry for you

:j:j:jFrodo - for no 1, and off the starting blocks now, woohoo!! Keep going!!

:j:j:jKeiss - for no 3, wow, that’s a brilliant start to the month for you, keep going!

:j:j:jThe Dragon - for no 2, great start for you, keep going!

:j:j:jSpendSpendSpend - for no 3, wow, that’s a brilliant start to the month for you, keep going!
Hope you had a relaxing day x

:j:j:jsparklysaver - for no 2, great start for you, keep going!
Well done for making do with strawberry jam, I’m sure it was lovely in the jammie dodgers

:j:j:jshezam - for no 1, and off the starting blocks now, woohoo!! Keep going!!
Hope the steak pie was good, it sounds yum!!

:j:j:jIgamogam - for no 2, great start for you, keep going!
Hope you enjoyed the swimming today?

:j:j:jEd from beds - for no 1, and off the starting blocks now, woohoo!! Keep going!!

:j:j:jsf - for no 2, great start for you, keep going!

:j:j:jelfen - for no 3, wow, that’s a brilliant start to the month for you, keep going!

:j:j:jdebbiedeejay - for no 2, great start for you, keep going!
Wow... that’s a dilemma re the vouchers, but well done for winning them!

:j:j:jIf - for no 3, wow, that’s a brilliant start to the month for you, keep going!
I see you’ve been keeping off the chocolate then

:j:j:jsavingholmes - for no 1, and off the starting blocks now, woohoo!! Keep going!!

:j:j:jms_night_ryder - for no 1, and off the starting blocks now, woohoo!! Keep going!!

:j:j:jwebitha - for no 2, great start for you, keep going!
Sorry you’re not feeling brilliant, hope you feel better soon

:j:j:jbeanielou - for no 2, great start for you, keep going!

:j:j:jNargle - for no 1, and off the starting blocks now, woohoo!! Keep going!!

:j:j:jLily_The_Legend - for no 1, and off the starting blocks now, woohoo!! Keep going!!
Hope your first day back at work isn’t too bad

:j:j:jBMF - for no 2, great start for you, keep going!
Pleased you had a good day out, it sounds good

:j:j:jModestyB - for no 4, that’s fantastic, you’re doing brilliantly. Keep going!!

:j:j:jButti - for no 1, and off the starting blocks now, woohoo!! Keep going!!
Actress - for no 2, great start for you, keep going!

:j:j:jSillyBlondie - for no 3, wow, that’s a brilliant start to the month for you, keep going!


Hello to:

Lewby - hope your spends weren’t too serious today and fingers crossed for 4 NSDs this week. You’re so right there... most of the time we don’t need half of the stuff we buy!

iwanttogoonholiday - fingers crossed for you tomorrow, you can do it!

FrugalLiving - that sounds like a very MSE weekend, well done!!


And no 4 in the bag for me today, I love a great start to the month.

BDINI’s back tomorrow so you won’t have to put up with my ramblings any longer..

‘night everyone

spoon xx

muffins22

Can I join in? I can't seem to leave the house without spending money on rubbish, so I'd love to have a go at this. I don't think I'll count essential bills but I'll count everything else. I haven't spent anything since Friday so I guess I've got 2 NSDs under my belt already I'll aim for 15.

jintyb

Good morning chums!

Well as predicted, no NSD yesterday, but I kept my spends to under a tenner and that included a card and wrap for OH birthday on Thurs.
Really worried about OH as I think with his birthday coming up he's really feeling the loss of his Mum. Her birthday was also in September so he's finding it hard. That, together with the fact he's knackered from work and got some kind cold virus does not a happy boy make. He broke down a bit on Saturday and admitted that he's struggling a bit but, typical male, he's bottling it all up. I feel really helpless! Sorry to offload all that! I'm hoping that our upcoming holiday will help hi, to unwind.

We got stuck into the garden yesterday so that should be the final tidy up for the autumn coming in.

Spoon, I'd gladly declutter your spare room, I love doing that! I could easlily do it for a living - life laundry and all that!

Beanie - your soup sounds fab, I really love cauli soup. Is it a Scottish Slimmers recipe?

Anyhoo, off to chuck myself in the shower!

Have a lovely day all and thanks for listening to the rant!:)

Learning2Budget

Aiming for a nsd day today, cos i shamefully haven't acheived any yet *blushes*. Need to get my head in gear again, i seem to have lost the plot slightly! Eeek.x

robedha_2

Well, Saturday didn't go well as far as NSDs go. Got a phone call in the morning inviting me to a party that night. I ended up spending £20 in my lunch hour on new shoes (I had none to go with the dress I wanted to wear) and some jewellery. I also had to buy a birthday card. Probably spent about £12 on drinks at the party too.

Sunday was a bit better. NSD #1 in the bag. The car boot sale wasn't a roaring success but I came home with slightly more money and slightly less junk than I went with. I had to share the proceeds with my brother so I earned £16.35. Didn't even look around when I was there so I couldn't be tempted to spend anything.

Don't think I'm going to have another NSD for a few days, got cinema and swimming today, fat club tomorrow (think I've put back on the 2lbs I lost last week), and might be going to cinema again on Wednesday.