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Shiny New Year, Shiny New Start. The January NSD Challenge

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  • armchairexpert
    armchairexpert Posts: 822 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 500 Posts
    100 of us! Goodness.

    Spend day over here, but I was oh so virtuous with my spends! Trip to donate some unwanted books to charity, trip to the library and then a trip to buy a few cheap vegetables and some freezer storage containers so I could spend the evening batch cooking. Now have 5 x bolognaises, 5 x dhals, 4 x pea and ham soups and a huuuuuuuggggeeee vat of tomato sauce in the freezer. Now I'm off to polish my MSE halo. Hope you're all having a lovely day.
    MFW diary here. 1 Feb 2017 $229,371 - MFD Feb 2043 :eek: aiming for May 2028
    14 August 2017 - Refinanced: $220,000
    January 2019 $211,580 Current MFD 31 June 2036
  • kittiej
    kittiej Posts: 2,564 Forumite
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    Woo-hoo fabulous :T

    Goodness armchair, you've been a busy person today :A
    very well done!

    Loads of peeps on board , excellent!

    Can I declare a NSD no2 please? I had toyed with the idea of going to Poundworld but decided not to in the end as I never spend just one pound :)

    Good work ev1.
    Karma - the consequences of ones acts."It's OK to falter otherwise how will you know what success feels like?"1 debt v 100 days £2000
  • Buffythedebtslayer
    Buffythedebtslayer Posts: 18,934 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Morning with 3 mins to go!

    declaring 1 NSD for yesterday

    today I shopped - well at one in the morning! and am going out to to dinner tonight, although I feel rotten at the moment.


    yawns. may go lay down

    thanks for updating Fbf

    xxx
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • pmartin86
    pmartin86 Posts: 776 Forumite
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    *sneaks in the back door*

    Is it too late for me to join please? I'm new to the NSD idea so I think I'll aim for what seems to be easily acheivable with some thought (In my head at least!) target of 10 please.

    Paul
  • Buffythedebtslayer
    Buffythedebtslayer Posts: 18,934 Forumite
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    armchairexpert wrote: »
    100 of us! Goodness.

    Spend day over here, but I was oh so virtuous with my spends! Trip to donate some unwanted books to charity, trip to the library and then a trip to buy a few cheap vegetables and some freezer storage containers so I could spend the evening batch cooking. Now have 5 x bolognaises, 5 x dhals, 4 x pea and ham soups and a huuuuuuuggggeeee vat of tomato sauce in the freezer. Now I'm off to polish my MSE halo. Hope you're all having a lovely day.

    Blimey - you did that all already?

    or was that last night?
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • MummyRivett
    MummyRivett Posts: 424 Ambassador
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    edited 2 January 2013 at 2:27PM
    Hello all and happy new year. We are back from In-laws and I didn't spend anything except for a newspaper and one extra present at£2.99 so I actuall made my target in December. We had no internet so no way of letting you all know.

    Could I be put down for 20 days No Spend again please and I didnt spend on 1 st jan so I am up1 NSD already!
    • MSE Forum Achievements:
    • Debt-free & Proud - December 2014
    • Fully Funded 12 Month Emergency Fund - December 2020
    • Current Challenges: No Spend Challenge 2023
    • January NSD: 16/25
  • freebyfifty
    freebyfifty Posts: 3,189 Forumite
    kittiej wrote: »
    Goodness armchair, you've been a busy person today :A
    very well done!

    .
    Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »
    Blimey - you did that all already?

    or was that last night?


    I think (although I could be wrong) that armchair lives in the land of Oz??? Lucky blighter :)
    Free by Fifty
    Debt of the Moment -
    August NSD Challenge 14/15
  • armchairexpert
    armchairexpert Posts: 822 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 500 Posts
    Buffy, I'm in Australia, it's 10pm over here. I should probably put it in my signature.
    MFW diary here. 1 Feb 2017 $229,371 - MFD Feb 2043 :eek: aiming for May 2028
    14 August 2017 - Refinanced: $220,000
    January 2019 $211,580 Current MFD 31 June 2036
  • FallenArcher
    FallenArcher Posts: 169 Forumite
    Hiya, I'm determined to actually achieve my target this month!!! I have missed out slightly over November and December but this month will be the one for me :)

    My target is 10 NSDs, and I can already declare one!
    Total money owed: [STRIKE]31/07/11- £17,877[/STRIKE], LBM - 14/10/12 :j, 01/06/13 - £0 DEBT FREE!!!! :beer:
    New challenge- save an extra £5000 from non-salary -£1600 (32%)
  • Helsbels8080
    Helsbels8080 Posts: 30 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Happy New Year to all

    I am very happy to announce my first NSD yesterday - please note me as 1 NSD

    As it is my first time trying this challenge I am still considering what a NSD means to me. I am going to have a go this month at including all my Direct Debit payments as "spend days" so unfortunately today will not be an NSD. I have taken advantage of this though by doing my grocery shopping, filling up my car and giving the kids their pocket money ......... let's see what tomorrow brings :)
    Sealed Pot Challenge 6 - Member 1938
    NSD Jan 16/16: Feb 3/15
    GC Jan £400/£400.14: Feb 0/£400
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