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A fantastic February with the NSD challenge

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  • Broomstick
    Broomstick Posts: 1,648 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Am determined to keep this going, even though we haven't got through January yet.:D

    I'm going to be a bit stricter about my target in February. There are five Wednesdays so 5 shopping days and I'm going to allow five extra days for disasters so please would you put me down for 19 NSDs please.

    I'm going to stick to counting all non-food and food cash spends (I'm planning to continue doing all my shopping in shops once a week and in cash), bank and cashpoint withdrawals, diesel, phone top-up, vegbox order payment, bills that come through the post, and purchases on Amazon (the only online shopping I do). I want to get this really rock solid before I move onto counting SO and DD payments as well.

    Many thanks
    B x
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Aiming for 20 NSD for Feb by strategically using the system for uni days and the odd milk and fruit top up day by placing the money in a purse ready to use when needed and setting my usual strict uni budget of train fare and 2 or 3 cups of tea (80p) reduced down from expensive coffees (£2) and taking absolutely everything else with me including all food, pop and water

    Wish me luck because believe me I need all the luck I can get with how dire the money is at present - I hope this helps. I need a month where I spend only on what I need and nothing else so here I go starting on Wednesday for the next 29 days
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • Thanks for the shiny new thread!!!

    Really pleased with myself in January and I think Feb could be my best month yet, so I'm going to aim for 14 please!
    Santander 0% £1,529.94
    Sainsbury's 0% £4,371.31
    Total 0% £5,901.25
    AIM: Pay off debt & simultaneously save for deposit to buy a house by Oct 2020.
    Mar Challenge: Stay within groceries & eating out budget.
  • Delilahh
    Delilahh Posts: 476 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Tried 10 this month and just about made it, so this time I'm going to see if I can go one better.

    11 NSD's for me, please!
    Sealed Pot Challenge No 306
  • Hi Spoon,

    Thanks for the new thread.
    I am definitly in this month also and I would like my target to be

    15 days
    NSD challenge (Dec 2011) 12/10 :j
    NSD Challenge (Jan 2012) 15/15:beer:
    NSD Challenge Feb 2012 13/15
  • IF
    IF Posts: 34,349 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Thank you Spoony for doing Februarys thread and to BDINI and LMH for your hard work too xxx


    thank-you-0945-purple.gif

    Could you put me down for 15 NSD's thank you :A
    and to If for the fantastic pics - they make me chuckle and brighten the days...

    Awww thank you x :A
    "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride"
  • oldtractor
    oldtractor Posts: 2,262 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    I'll go for 16 nsdin February and 5 in a row please SPOON.
  • 10 NSD's for me please this month. Back on track and motivated again. Good luck guys. L2B.x
    LBM 2008 [STRIKE]£45,091.23[/STRIKE] eek: now £7889:T Debt free date 18/07/2018 :)
  • Hi here comes a newbie!
    As a first go (!) I shall try for 6 nsd's please...let's see
    If I can take one step at a time!
    6 better than 0 I guess?! :)
    2012 - DFW! taking positive steps forward, and it's only [STRIKE]January![/STRIKE] February :T

    Feb nsd: 6/6 :T
    £2 pot challenge: 5/50 :)where are they all?
    VSP member#163 VSP £18.30/wk3
  • My second NSD month so I think I will be a bit more ambitious, but also bearing in mind its a shorter month.

    So aiming for 12 NSD and 3 in a row :cool:

    Good luck everyone and thank you to Spoon and the gang for providing so much support and motivation. Not quite sure why 'Spoon' though. Is there a tale to tell? :o
    PAD-ing Since 7/1/11 2012 - £2329.10 2011 - £4760.88 :money:
    NSD's April 10/10 Mar 11/12 Feb 11/12 Jan 8/8 :D
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