The Solvent September NSD Challenge

pinkfluffybabe

NSD No18 today :j

beanielou

Today was no 15

slowlyfading

Happy birthday Spoon :j :j :j

Number 13 for me today

kerri_gt

Nargleblast wrote: »

So, which bright spark mentioned about Igor doing the catering for Bdini's court appearance? As I speak he is frantically chasing a large white goose around the dungeons of Chateau Nargle.....(why goose, Igor? Oh, because it's Michaelmas, and goose is traditional. So, let me get this straight......you are doing stuffed Michaelmas goose sandwiches? Very nice I am sure but for one thing ....you have to kill the bl**dy thing first, you fool! No wonder the poor thing's eyes are watering....)

Whoops sorry...think I might have mentioned something about a group outing to the court too

butdoineedit? wrote: »

Sorry Nargle, that would have been me, not sure what i was thinking!!
Maybe if you send him to help Hubert carry Kerri's bags it will distract him from the goose?
Mind you, not quite sure whether Kerri's shopping will be edible when they finally get it home!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Well no NSD for me yesterday but that was planned, got a couple of bits in Mr S at lunchtime (incl a can of the imfamous free soup), and they had the moisturiser I use on a 1/2 price promo, even cheaper than in S*vers so I picked up two as it was daft not to.

Then I stopped at Mr M (only day I go past) and had picked up some blackberries, rice, pasta sauce and a jar of curry sauce - total 80p after vouchers (think the girl actually scanned one too many coupons, I did try to tell her I might had handed one too many coupons over but she didn't listen to me ) would have been a fab haul had Igor not started arguing with Hubert about who was going to carry the bags and I ended up with a broken mush of blackberries with pasta and curry sauce :eek:

No NSD for me today either, had planned one but one of the health food shops in town was shutting today and I popped in, got some high fibre museli for £1.80 odd (normally £5) - don't let Hubert get to it :eek: and some spicy nuts for OH (again don't let Hubert get to those!)

Tomorrow is hair cut day but Sunday is looking good for me getting back on the wagon.

Happy Birthday Spoony - hope you've enjoyed the cakes :D:D xx

bottleofred

Good evening folks and Birthday greetings and salutations go to Solvent:T. I hope everyone is well on the Autumn equinox. Declaring NSD17 today please:beer:

solventsoon

Hello again lovely gang :A

More birthday wishes and cakes, thank you, you are all lovely and I really appreciate it xx

Well I had intended to catch up with you all and update my total tonight but at the moment I have no idea how many NSDs I'm up to and my mental faculties seem to be somewhat impaired at the moment (nothing whatsoever to do with the quantity of wine I've consumed this evening, of course:o).

I shall be back tomorrow to catch up with everyone and work out my total.

'night everyone and thank you again

spoon xxx

iwanttogoonholiday

hoping for an nsd today or at least 2mor....still got quite a few to meet my target....it will be hard going if i make it!

Lily_The_Legend

NSD no 10 yesterday and hoping for no 11 today!

IF

Hellooooooooooooo :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: »

Hellooooooooooooo :hello:

That is sooooo how I feel this morning, If :D