Go TEAM GB July NSD Challenge

Pips_Mum

Well done Freeby! :T How on earth have you managed that many!

badger_

Good morning

Can you put me down for number 12 today please. I was hoping to get more but I'm just pleased I reached my target now!! :rotfl:

Well done Freeby

IF

August's NSD Thread - Click here

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!

IF

Morning all :hello:

Declaring early my 17th NSD and claim my prize freeby :dance: :dance:

solventsoon

Morning lovely people :wave:

I'm doing Monday's and Tuesday's updates this week you lucky lot

I'll be doing Monday's a bit later today and will do Tuesday's this evening, just wanted to let you all know as I didn't want you thinking your prizes had been forgotten.

See you all later

bottleofred

Good morning folks:),

As I've had the joy of direct debits today, it's definitely not going to be an NSD! I'm happy enough though and have managed to get some bargains through the month:D.
Kerri, I'm glad someone mentioned getting ready for xmas, as I've already bought my xmas wine and candle pressies and fully intend going on a full blown assault of the xmas list before going on holiday in September:D. I don't like trying to push my way through people in order to get to things in the shops and that's why I try to get my shopping done early;).
I hope everyone is well and has a good day:)

beanielou

Thank you Solvent.

Pips_Mum

Afternoon All!

Well I hoped to get a final NSD today but our Surestart centre had a photographer in so we all had our pictures taken and they were lovely, they only charged £5 a photo which is great considering when we went to a photo place when Pip was small it cost us £110 for abut 8 photos :eek:

Means we have some nice photos of us as a family of 3 before we become 4!

Well done to everyone with fabulous NSD totals for the month :T

Delilahh

Another catch up needed me thinks!

Had 9 NSD's

19th
24th, 25th & 26th
28th & 29th

Makes it 15/15 NSD's

Done it - yay! And if today goes according to plan then it will be 16, but I'll report in tomorrow with that.

Fae

I've managed to get NSD 21 today :j

Fae