The Solvent September NSD Challenge

LittleMissHappy_2

webitha - well done for number 4 & 5 :j:j:j
jintyb - well done for number 6 :j:j:j
iwanttogoonholiday - well done for number 4 :j:j:j
CountingPennies - well done for number 3 :j:j:j
Lily_The_Legend - well done for number 4 :j:j:j
SpendSpendSpend - well done for number 6 :j:j:j
Keiss 21 - well done for number 7 :j:j:j
rainbowneeks - well done for number 5 :j:j:j
pinkfluffybabe - well done for number 4, 5, 6 & 7 :j:j:j
BigMummaF - well done for number 3 :j:j:j
Igamogam - well done for number 6 :j:j:j
toottifrootti - well done for number 8 :j:j:j and 5 in a row :beer:
TwelveStopsThenHome - well done for number 2 :j:j:j
runnerbean17 - well done for number 7 :j:j:j
SillieBlondie - well done for number 8 :j:j:j

Saving the family silver - when BDINI checks in tomorrow she will see your post and add you to the front page Have you got a target to aim for for the rest of the month?

And I can confirm NSD 2 for me

chris81418

Good morning everyone! :wave:

I've been AWOL from the forum for a few days - so I'm just popping my head in to report that I've clocked up 6 NSDs in-a-row, so I've reached my in-a-row target! :j Plus I'm now up to 8 NSDs so far this month! :j

I hope you're all having a good weekend - I've been tempted to make some online purchases, but coming back on here has kept me on the straight and narrow!

Good luck catching more NSDs everyone!

Learning2Budget

NSD 4for me yesterday. Not managed one today, cos popped to shops on way home from work.x

AlyBaly

Totally unheard of me getting a NSD on a Saturday but I did ! Shiows you what you can do when you are determined #4

bottleofred

Good morning folks from a very wet and windy NI:eek:. I don't intend going out today, so am declaring NSD7:beer:.
I hope everyone has a good day and enjoys the rest of the weekend;)

IF

Morning all :hello:





Hi NSD'ers Could I ask you please to highlight your number of NSDs in a colour and in bold so that BDINI can see them easily, thank you :A



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!

solventsoon

ifwisheswerehorses... wrote: »

Morning all :hello:

This is brilliant, If:D

The_Dragon

Was stuck in bed yesterday and not planning on doing/going any where today so claiming another 2 nsds taking me to 7 please!

donna_dynamo

Hello all NSD 2 today. Had to get a pizza from the supermarket yesterday for tea with being away for the week i did not do a meal plan so i am now paying the price. Going to a proper shop tomorrow and OH pays for this so getting my rear in gear and doing a meal plan. DD1 has gone back to school and is being a pain she won't do her homework the teacher has set and we are both at our wits end of what to do with her.

slowlyfading

Friday was number 5 for me please not sure about today yet - will update later!