The “how many paydays ‘til Xmas” November NSD challenge

solventsoon

Hi lovely gang:A

Wow you’ve all been busy nabbing lots of NSDs over the weekend, there are some impressive numbers on the front page already:T

A big welcome to two more newbies joining us today, 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:Vickyb1903 - it’s definitely not too late to join if you’d like to, just let me know how many NSDs you’d like to aim for, that’s it!

:hello:flying_fresian - welcome to the madhouse, good to have you on board


And a big welcome back to all the regulars, great to have your company again

:wave:pipersky - all signed up for 20 now, welcome back and I think I understood your rules - just! Good luck, you can do it

:wave:suzitiger - all signed up for 10 now, welcome back. Good luck, you can do it!


And hello to:

rising from the ashes - it is indeed a bit on the chilly side, winter is fast arriving.
Hope you managed to move the car today and that the cats were OK with all the fireworks:)

If - love the firework pictures, thank you x:A

mf0u1098 - sounds as though you got some good bargains in your shopping. Hope you enjoyed your walk and meal with your friend:)

lotti379 - oh dear, sorry about the crisps and the rest of the spends. Hope you managed to get some surveys completed

freebyfifty - oh dear, sorry about the Saturday shopping... ciggies though, tut tut

LMH - oh dear, more shopping... what are we going to do with you:rotfl:

ModestyB - hope you’re pleased with your new coat and glad you had a good meal out.:A
I so agree with you re noisy fireworks - they make animals’ lives hell for most of November:mad:

wannabehermit - fingers crossed for today:)


NSDs to follow...

solventsoon

And well done to everyone for nabbing those lovely NSDs

:j:j:jgreenanne - no 3 for you, you’re on a roll!

:j:j:jchris81418 - and no 3 for you, the chocolate mini roll is gaining momentum!
No 4 nabbed also, that’s fantastic!!!

:j:j:jfreebyfifty - no 4 nabbed, that’s fantastic! And yay!! to 4 in a row as well
And no 5 bites the dust as well, woohoo!

:j:j:jBetsie2010 - and no 3 for you as well, you’re doing brilliantly!
Hope the work on the house went OK over the weekend

:j:j:jmarmiterulesok - and no 3 for you as well, that’s brilliant!
Pleased the lemon tart turned out well
No 4 nabbed also, that’s fantastic!

:j:j:jSarahlou51 - you can indeed declare no 4 for Friday, I’ve added it to the front page already. You’re doing great, keep going!
The baking sounds good, yum!

:j:j:jjinty - no 2 in the bag for you... yay!
Well done on the Costco spends, sounds as though you have all the important supplies in now. Good luck with the fleabay stuff

:j:j:jiwanttogoonholiday - off the starting blocks now, woohoo!! Keep going now!
And no 2 in the bag for you as well... yay!

:j:j:jThe Dragon - no 4 nabbed, that’s fantastic! And yay!! to 4 in a row as well
And no 5 safely bagged now, that’s brilliant! And 5 in a row nabbed as well - that’s the first prize this month !!:T:T

:j:j:jemmalet - no 4 nabbed, that’s fantastic! Keep going!

:j:j:jmyteeduck - no 4 nabbed, that’s fantastic! Keep going!
Wow.. amazing price for your cut and colour! Hope you enjoyed your Saturday night out
And no 5 safely bagged now, that’s brilliant! I like your determination!
Well done for clearing two of your cards this month, woohoo!:T:T

:j:j:jzafiro1984 - off the starting blocks now, woohoo!!
Hope the animals were OK on Saturday night - you’ve got quite a menagerie by the looks of it
And no 2 in the bag for you... yay!
My purse does the same unfortunately.... Well done for getting the hens into their houses - that’s quite an achievement

:j:j:jtoots - off the starting blocks now, woohoo!! Keep going, you can do it!

:j:j:jms_night_ryder - no 2 in the bag for you... yay indeed!
Hope the organised Sunday spends went OK and fingers crossed for more NSDs next week

:j:j:jif - no 4 nabbed, that’s fantastic! You must have lots of chocolate supplies in at the moment!

:j:j:jsuzitiger - off the starting blocks now, woohoo!!

:j:j:jQueenB. - hope your firework display went well and that you enjoyed all the treats - it sounds brilliant
And it did, pleased to hear that, no 3 safely nabbed now, that’s brilliant!
And no 4 nabbed as well, woohoo!!

:j:j:jSillyBlondie - nos 2 and 3 nabbed now, you’re on a roll ! Keep going, you can do it!

:j:j:jKeiss - nos 3 and 4 nabbed now, you’re on a roll! Keep going, you can do it!
Hope you enjoyed the sewing workshop, that DH mended the sleigh and that you got the greenhouse sorted out.
Eeek to the op, hope it isn’t something too serious?

:j:j:jRed - no 4 nabbed, that’s fantastic!
Oh dear, sorry about the hangover but hope you enjoyed the meal out

:j:j:jelfen - no 3 for you, you’re on a roll!

:j:j:jfreshair - no 3 for you, you’re on a roll! Fingers definitely crossed for you
Hope your dog was OK after the fireworks finished

:j:j:jbeanie - no 3 for you, you’re on a roll!
Pleased you enjoyed the hen night

:j:j:jButti - no 2 in the bag for you... yay!
Well done for the 2000 words

:j:j:jKnitting Nora - hope you managed to avoid the spends today
And you did - no 2 in the bag for you... yay!

:j:j:jfedupandskint - off the starting blocks now, woohoo!
Fingers crossed for lots more next week

:j:j:jrising from the ashes - no 3 for you, you’re on a roll!

:j:j:jpipersky - no 3 for you, you’re on a roll!

:j:jDecluttering - off the starting blocks now, woohoo!

:j:j:jLMH - no 2 in the bag for you... yay!

:j:j:jBDINI - no 4 nabbed, that’s fantastic!
Really pleased the Minister’s visit went well, I’m sure you did more than something right, you were probably brilliant!
Hope you’re not getting another cold, take care x

:j:j:jL2B - no 3 for you, you’re on a roll!

:j:j:jlotti379 - no 2 in the bag for you... yay!


I’ve been such a good Spoony over the weekend, up to no 4 now, woohoo!!!:j

Front page all updated now so I’ll see you all tomorrow. LittleMissH is doing tomorrow’s updated but I’ll be around to say hello and hopefully declare no 5

‘night everyone
spoon xx

solventsoon

positivelypurple wrote: »

Hi gang,

I've been AWOL for a while now, life has steam-rollered right over me. But I'm back on track now.

Can you put me down for 10 NSDs this month please. I've already had NSD1, 2 & 3. So on track for this target :j

Hi pp and welcome back, we've missed you.

I'll add you to the front page tomorrow and well done for nos 1, 2, and 3, woohoo!!:j:j:j

Good luck with reaching your target x

zafiro1984

Hi Solventsoon:-
good to know someone else is burning the midnight oil. I'm doing some admin, the sort the government make you do but don't pay you to do it. It's called VAT returns.

chris81418

Good morning everyone! :wave:

Popping to report that I managed to catch NSD number 5 yesterday! :j

Unfortunately, today will probably be a spendy day, but I'm hoping to avoid the shops for the rest of the week.

(((hugs))) to all those pets out there!

Have a good week everyone!

jintyb

Morning all!

Popping in to say that yesterday was not a NSD as I had some grocery shops to buy.
On the plus side - my fleabay stuff is going well up to £15 and my listing doesnt end till Friday! I decided to spend anything I make, so I have successfully bid on a per una wool skirt, a per una silk mix blouse, a brand new m&$ bra, a gorgeous handbag ( fior€lli) and a pair of jersey trousers all for a not-too-shabby total of £30. My sales will offset that nicely! I am trying to replace stuff in my wardrobe as things are starting to get too big, but I cant afford a new wardrobe!

Will be aiming for a few NSD's to make up for that! To think not so long ago I used to spend ( on cc) about 4 times that every Saturday shopping without batting an eyelid! I am more thrilled with my €bay bargains than any of that stuff!;)

Have a lovely day everyone!

ebayqueen_2

Good morning Spoon :hello:

I sneak back in ashamed of how bad I did last month:whistle:

Could you please put me down for 10 NSDs this month.

I already have bagged 2 and it could have been 3 but yesteday took youngest 6 ft baby to mcdonalds:rotfl:

Hope all well with you Spoon. Hi to everyone:)

mooomin

I'm aiming for my first NSD today, but of course the idea of not spending is making me want to spend money :rotfl::rotfl:

I know that the first day I have to spend money will be Wednesday when I am going to Fat Club and will be buying biscuits from there, so I'm aiming to get a NSD today and tomorrow. We'll see how that goes!

rising_from_the_ashes

LittleMissHappy wrote: »

Thanks everyone I don't want to keep saying he hasn't been found yet as it's a bit depressing for everyone.....I am not really holding out much hope now all I can do is hope he was found by somebody and they are taking care of him....I know sometimes the microchips get 'lost' and he doesn't wear a collar as they always disappear after a couple of days of wearing!

Please don't give up .... one of my pal's cats went missing and they searched everywhere for her for a few weeks and then gave up all hope (she was an older cat and they feared the worst).

Anyway, my pal walked in from work one afternoon, went through to her bedroom and there was the cat curled up on my pal's bed. Everyone was delighted (naturally) and the cat was a bit bemused why everyone was making such a fuss - it was over 5 months later!:)

flying_fresian wrote: »

My two cats have cost me £700 in the last month.....

Ohhhhh myyyyy ..... hope they're both recovered. I honestly think it's one of the reasons there's unfortunately so many pets in rescues now as inexperienced people think a pet would be nice and think a bag of food here & there, litter etc but have no idea of the real costs involved.

Mine cost a fortune - to me they are worth every penny as I'd be lost (and very lonely) without them - and I'm happy to make the sacrifies to be able to afford them but I realise that not everyone's able to do this unfortunately.

wannabehermit wrote: »

Just spoke to DH, vet thinks he's either had a stroke or a heart attack. Stroke unlikely because of his age, bloody fireworks have probably given the poor thing a heart attack. I've decided I don't like having pets.

Oh Wannabe, that's awful - I hate fireworks, they cause so many problems. There was loads going off again last night. Hope the wee one pulls through.

mooomin

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Ohhhhh myyyyy ..... hope they're both recovered. I honestly think it's one of the reasons there's unfortunately so many pets in rescues now as inexperienced people think a pet would be nice and think a bag of food here & there, litter etc but have no idea of the real costs involved.

They're fine now, thanks for asking They both needed dental work doing (one of the poor loves needed three teeth out )

We're paying for it with savings and hoping that a PPI claim we have put in gets approved, although we have 12 weeks to wait for a decision. I have a slush fund of savings that's to pay off my car loan early, but if anything else happens to the cats I wouldn't hesitate to spend it all. We're going to be their forever home - their last owners gave them up when they were 8 and we've had them for four years now - so I know that there will be more expense to come