The Awesome August NSD Challenge

slowlyfading

Today is NSD 7 for me

marmiterulesok

Redouble wrote: »

Thank you, think I will stick to my challenge threads from now on. Have reported the post (thanks for the tip!) and will find out how to put on ignore list. xx

That's good!Glad you're going to stay around.

If you go to 'User CP (cotrol panel) at the top of the page (you have to be logged on),then click on 'Settings and Options',scroll down to 'Edit Ignore List' and you can add whoever you want.:)

solventsoon

ifwisheswerehorses... wrote: »

Just a thought, but does me posting the welcome post on each page annoy people......should I stop :think:

Or post it on every other page??

If...x

I quite like seeing Pooh, Tigger and all the rest at the top of every page If, it makes me smile

Redouble wrote: »

Have completely flunked during last months thread so didn't join this one, but want to say, I just asked a question in a different area and people are so rude! Everyone here has been nothing but supportive (and in the few other challenge threads I participate in) yet elsewhere it seems the done thing to be disgracefully rude. I am so upset by this

Hi Redouble :wave:
MSE is a really helpful place in general but some people on other boards aren't quite as supportive as us lovely DFW people (modest as well:D) and can be seen as blunt and/or rude.

The DFW board has a reputation for being supportive and a bit "touchy feely" in some other areas, just remember that if you spend most of your time here then posters in other areas may appear to be a bit less friendly.

Glad you're going to stick with us. Just ignore anyone who is rude and report them if they are really bad. If you respond it seems to give them a bit of a thrill..... some people are very sad and need to get a life IMO.

Take care
spoony xx


PS: Forgot to say, I'll be back later with Monday's and Tuesday's update in a combined version:D See you all later :wave:

butdoineedit?

Awww thanks everyone for being so lovely, you guys really are the best bunch of friends i could have!!

If - the welcome post doesn't annoy me at all & i agree with Spoon that the winnie & pals picture always makes me smile!

Redouble - glad you are sticking around, just to agree with what Spoon said too.

& great news, another one for me, so that's number 8 now please :j:j

bottleofred

Good evening folks,

Haven't been on since Sunday, as work is still busy and was feeling energetic last night, so did a double spin class:eek: (I was sweating like a cheese sandwich on a radiator:o!!).
Declaring NSDs 9 & 10 for yesterday and today please:):):).
BDNI, sorry you didn't get the job and better luck next time.
Rising, I hope you are feeling better soon.
Kerri, I hope you're feeling better after waving your friend back off to Oz. You could consider saving for a trip to go and see her at some point in the future, as if you were at a Blur concert, you must be around my age and that isn't old:)
Redouble, glad you chose to stick around and don't let a minority of idiotic numpties upset you (Rant over:D)
Sending hugs to anyone else who needs them:)

IF

marmiterulesok wrote: »

It doesn't bother me that it's on every page.:)

solventsoon wrote: »

I quite like seeing Pooh, Tigger and all the rest at the top of every page If, it makes me smile

butdoineedit? wrote: »

If - the welcome post doesn't annoy me at all & i agree with Spoon that the winnie & pals picture always makes me smile!

Will keep doing it then, thanks all :beer:

If...x

thriftylass

Really managed number 8 today :j. Had to go to the dentist but found a free parking space in town and I won't be charged till the actual treatment next month. Was really tempted to by cigs today but dropped the wallet off at home first before going to work and the shop is to far from home now.

Tomorrow I'll pay in £10 worth of change I had in the house and cancel my DD for leccy and gas before the switch over. So need my wallet tomorrow but hopefully can keep it shut.

badger_

ifwisheswerehorses... wrote: »

Just a thought, but does me posting the welcome post on each page annoy people......should I stop :think:

Or post it on every other page??

If...x

It doesn't bother me
I managed to get number 6 today :j

IF

badger_ wrote: »

It doesn't bother me

Thank you badger :beer:

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!