Go TEAM GB July NSD Challenge

solventsoon

Redouble wrote: »

I have achieved my target :j:
So thrilled!

Am up to NSD #10

Have to post eBay stuff today, not sure if it'll count as a spend or not... Dilemma!

Woohooo... well done you on reaching your target, that's brilliant!! :j:j:j:j

As others have said, if your buyer is paying postage then you can keep the NSD

marmiterulesok

solventsoon wrote: »

Well done on the multi-quoting.:T You can only multi-quote from 3 posts at a time unless you do two posts and copy and paste one into the other..... Hope that helps

Thanks,that's good to know.The only problem is,I haven't quite worked out how to copy and paste yet.:o

marmiterulesok

solventsoon wrote: »

What’s been going on....hmmmm.... that might take a while. It all started in the Tardis when Hubert made a reappearance, I’ve no idea where he’s been for the past few months but he certainly had some fairly stinky nappies with him........... Does anyone else want to take up the story from there?:D

He had a slap-up meal at Igor's a while back and is stilling recovering.I believe his famous curried sprouts dish was featured.

kerri_gt wrote: »

It's clearly labelled ... with the biohazard label :rotfl::rotfl:

Oh dear,he told it there a mix-up at the printer's...:eek:

IF

Afternoony all :hello:

IF

freebyfifty wrote: »

Hi lovely NSD gang:A
As you can see there is lots of activity on this challenge at the moment and it's difficult sometimes to see how many NSDs you're all declaring on posts.
Could I ask you to highlight your number of NSDs in a colour and in bold so that I can see them easily when I whizz through the posts - red would be best but I don't really mind as long as I can see the numbers easily.

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

marmiterulesok wrote: »

Thanks,that's good to know.The only problem is,I haven't quite worked out how to copy and paste yet.:o

Ahh.. OK, that could be an issue then:D

Some instructions below:

First of all you highlight the text with your mouse - click at the beginning of the text and highlight the word / sentence / paragraph you want to copy.

Then you have two options:

Option 1
While the text is highlighted hold down the right-hand button on your mouse, a menu should pop up - as below.

Click on "copy" with the left-hand button on your mouse - the text is now copied.

To paste, click on the place where you want the text to be copied to. Then click on the right-hand button on your mouse - the above menu should appear again - and click on "paste" with the left-hand button on your mouse.

Option 2
This is to use shortcuts on your keyboard, so would be:

Highlight the text first - as above.

When the text is highlighted press down the control key and C at the same time, this copies the text.

To paste, click on the place where you want the text to be copied to and press down the control key and V at the same time, this pastes the text.

Hope that helps

solventsoon

marmiterulesok wrote: »

He had a slap-up meal at Igor's a while back and is stilling recovering.I believe his famous curried sprouts dish was featured.

Ahh... thanks marmite, I'd forgotten about the sprout curry :eek::eek:

ifwisheswerehorses... wrote: »

Afternoony all :hello:

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that, If, looking at the rain again today:(:rotfl:

Nellie77

Yippee got NSD 2 on Sat, 3 on Sun and 4 today. So im now up to 4 NSD. Its much easier now that OH nephew has gone home, he is no trouble and very good at doing what he is told but, even with 3 large meals can eat up to 4 packs of biscuits a day. But now I'm settled into new house will be prepared with homemade biscuits in case he comes back for another visit before the end of the school hols!

Cant wait till I have internet at home so I can follow thread daily, will keep me inspired and motivated to reach my target. Having £7 to last me till payday on 24th should help me reach my target though. :rotfl:

beanielou

Wont be as bad as you think hopefully freeby.
Which club do you go to then?

Redouble

slowlyfading wrote: »

If they've paid for postage, technically you're not spending..

(and others as can't multi quote,) thank you, I like your thinking