The Autumnal October NSD Challenge

gilly1964

NSD #2 and 2 on the trot :j

The_Dragon

Snaffled #1 today

EverTheOptimist

Evening all

NSD number 1 for me today. :j:j

Nothing at all spent. I don't include DD's as they have to be paid. I take out my weekly spends, petrol money and my weekly grocery money on a Sunday. So i dont have to keep taking money out of the bank as i used to be a bugga for just taking a tenner here and there and just spending.

However i do include any spending from any of these budgets even though it is budgeted.

My NSD's are days with absolutely no physical spends where i hand over card or cash including internet purchases. I am really trying to curb my wasteful spends. But even spending on petrol makes me think about how i drive to best economise.

Sorry for the ramble.

Thanks for organising us all Freeby, and thanks for the updates everyone who is involved. :D

Spending_Vs_Saving

It was hiding in the black berry bush behind the thorns but by george ...i got my

1st NSD this month

Phew no more mop and bat curry just yet !

kerri_gt

citizenkitten wrote: »

anyway how many of you would count buying food on this account as a spend?

I am in two minds about it, want to set myself hard targets but be realistic. as technically not a spend as i have spent the money already, however it is spending money...

I used to count any spend on a debit / credit card or cash - basically anything not a dd. However I adjusted my rules so I don't count petrol or milk (both essentials), these weren't my problem areas for spending anyway. After this month I'm also excluding boot camp payments as I don't count pole (dd)

Well we're off the mark here with NSD #1 :j Feel like I might have a bit more control thos month now the Sada glitch has sadly ended ( ) still it was nice while it lasted.

Hump day tomorrow :j

rising_from_the_ashes

beanielou wrote: »

Your weight loss is impressive Rising :j

Thanks ...... unfortunately, it's going to come to an abrupt stop WARNING - I am going to have a bit of a rant..... none of you need to read & I'll be none the wiser but I will feel better getting it off my chest - IF YOU'RE SQUEEMISH / EATING DON'T READ!

Anyway, as some of you know, I've got Crohn's Disease (don't google if you don't know & are eating!) - generally it's OK but there are certain things that it doesn't like. You get to know what you can / can't eat (and can be different for different people - my DF has it & can eat things that would make me really ill & vise versa!).

Generally, F&V are dodgy - I've been eating loads as need to bulk out meals with free things (esp tomatoes which are lethal for me) and tum's had enough:( Things have been going downhill the past couple of weeks but now :eek:. TBH I thought it would happen before now so am really pleased I've managed to get so much off before it has!

I prob should've stopped a couple of weeks ago but it's kind of like admitting the disease has won - if that makes any sense .

Anyway, will be sticking to it as much as poss - having things like WW sausages (which are absolutely bloomin' lovely btw:D) for dinner but will prob be a few points over each day as I'll be having to fill up on pots & rice more.:( (Fingers crossed I can maintain weight as I do usually have a few points spare each day as get loads for walking Maisie:T)

Hoping things settle quickly & I can start again (carefully!).

Need to be really carefully not to set off a full blown Crohn's flare up or I'll end up back on steroids (which is where most of my excess weight comes from as I put on at least 2 stone every time I'm on them).

OK rant over

rising_from_the_ashes

On the flip side ..... hopefully the grocery bill will return to more normal levels - it's been getting way out of control the past couple of months ..... why is healthy stuff so much more expensive!:mad:

beanielou

Oh rising Im so sorry to read this.
Please take lots of care xxxx

beanielou

& also rising I agree 100% ~ why the bleep is healthy stuff so much more expensive :mad:
The other day in a well known shop there were ten , yes ten, well known cake bars for a quid, at the till :mad:

rising_from_the_ashes

beanielou wrote: »

The other day in a well known shop there were ten , yes ten, well known cake bars for a quid, at the till :mad:

:mad: and yet a packet of carrots or (small one of) babycorn etc is £1+:mad: Grrrrr