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The Lets Make It Awesome April NSD Thread

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  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    NSD 9 for me thank you
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • marmiterulesok
    marmiterulesok Posts: 7,812 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    Oops,another spendy day,but I now have enough of my fave body lotion and face creams (at half price) to last me a few years.:)

    I must really try tomorrow.I can't have 3 spend days in a row!:eek:
  • Candlewick
    Candlewick Posts: 284 Forumite
    Evening all

    I finally caught up on this thread last night :)

    Beanie, thanks for the response to my earlier question :)

    Nargle, hope you had a good birthday :)

    cw18 & freeby, thanks for updating.

    I am declaring NSD 5 today and 3-in-a-row. Hopefully will have another one tomorrow to reach my in-a-row target.

    Have a good night everyone. Had another late one at work so am having an early tonight as need to be in early tomorrow. :mad: Thank goodness it's almost the weekend.

    CW
    NSD Challenge 2015: Jan 20 / 20 (2 x 5 in-a-row) / Feb 5 / 12 (4 in-a-row) :D

    Lesson learnt from 2012: I cannot be trusted to credit card stooze!

    Barclaycard at 2 / 02 / 2015 [STRIKE]£4,600[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£4540[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£4250[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£4000[/STRIKE] £3250 need to pay it off by 08 / 2015 before mortgage completion
  • Evening everyone,

    I managed to grab onto NSD #7 yesterday :j Today wasn't a NSD as I bought a few bits at the shop but at least I have pizza for tea tomorrow so have no excuse to be spending money!

    Good luck everybody, and its so nearly the weekend :D
    No more buying unnecessary toiletries 2018
    35 UU / 13 unnecessary ins
  • Trajal
    Trajal Posts: 550 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    NSD #4 for me today, amazed I made it with a trip to another office included! :)

    Wife got home and wondered where all the food was - she's so used to me eating out during the week while she's away.
    Debt free, moved, got new stuff for the new flat - got everything I wanted and need - now just saving.
  • MissE001
    MissE001 Posts: 797 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    #8 and 5-in-a-row :j :j

    This month is much better than March so far...probably because I haven't had any work travel. Hoping for one more NSD tomorrow (and 6 in a row :eek:) and then spending on Saturday.

    Working away a few days next week - glad I'm more than half-way to my target as I think next week will be tough to grab any :cool:
    SPC Member #112 :A Save £2k in 2014 # 160 :money:
  • charleybear
    charleybear Posts: 739 Forumite
    Had a spend day again
    SavingsRepayment: £0/£359.00
    GeneralSavings: £244.01/£1000+ Dec 15

    SPC#1435 £10.29
    (£0 banked - waiting for nov 29th to start again hehe)
    NOV NSD 9/10

    :rudolf:
  • solventsoon
    solventsoon Posts: 17,363 Forumite
    You'll only get your halo when you get your NSD ;):D

    Can I have my halo then, please, as I've been very good again today:D:D....

    ... and well done you:j:j:j another one nabbed. You're about to be mentioned in despatches (aka the update :D) again :T:T
    :) The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time :)
  • solventsoon
    solventsoon Posts: 17,363 Forumite
    Evening everyone :wave:

    Another update from me.. where are the weeks disappearing to????? :eek:

    Well done to:

    beanie - a fabby NSD no 5 snaffled now:j:j. You’re doing brilliantly as always, keep it going!:T

    Candlewick - woohooo... NSD no 5 snaffled and a brilliant 3 in a row as a bonus.:j:j You’re doing brilliantly and fingers crossed for your in a row target being met tomorrow:T. Hope work starts to slow down a bit before too much longer x:A

    Dragon - woohoo for NSD no 10 and your first target being met:j:j.. stand by to receive your prize from Freeby!! Good luck with your new target of 15, I’m sure you can make it:T

    each peach - running out of money is a sure way of nabbing more NSDs and you’re at a good place already with NSD no 5 under your belt:j:j. Hopefully you can nab lots more now:T

    fedup... - yay.. NSD no 9 added to your ever-increasing stack of NSDs:j:j.. you’re definitely on a roll this month and over halfway now as well:T

    freeby - another NSD nabbed.. blimey are you going for the full house again this month??:rotfl: Anyway into double figures with NSD no 10, woohooooo!!:j :j Hope DDs found some glasses and that, if so, they weren’t toooooo expensive!!;)

    HAW - woohooooo... NSD no 3 safely nabbed now.. see, I told you that you could do it!:j:j
    Well done, I hope you’re feeling very pleased with yourself and of course you can have a drum roll.......:T:T:T:T

    If - love today’s cartoon.. I think pud may have been eating too many cheeseburgers already:rotfl:. You’re on a roll with a fabby NSD no 7 under your belt, keep it going now!:j:j

    jaxsmar - it doesn’t matter whether they’re in a row or not, 5 NSDs:j:j is a great achievement this early in the month, so a huge WELL DONE!!!! :T:T Be proud of them, they’re not easy to come by for any of us this month:o

    Jelly - yay to NSD no 6 being nabbed and a fabby 2 in a row:j:j... it’s a definite start and a pretty good one at that!! Keep it going now:T

    mad_scientist - ooh.. pizza for tea... I love pizza... sorry, getting distracted:o. Woohoo to NSD no 7 being firmly grabbed, that’s brilliant, and it also means you’re nearly halfway. Fingers crossed for no 8 tomorrow

    MissE001 - good news that you’re having a much better month so far and that’s being proved by NSD no 8 being nabbed and a brilliant 5 in a row, yay:j:jFingers crossed for another one tomorrow.. you can do it! :T

    MrsCautious - unexpected NSDs are always the best and you now have a fabby NSD no 7 under your belt:j:j. You’re over halfway now, keep up the momentum now.:T
    Hope you’re feeling better soon, there are some nasty bugs going around at the moment:A

    Nargle - woohoooo to NSD no 3, you’re definitely cooking on gas now, that’s fantastic!:j:j
    Well, you can have the drum roll and the blazing lights, but the can-canning chickens might be a bit difficult as Igor seems to have done something with them all:eek:...... it looks like we may be having “chicken a la Igor” at our next do.... gulp_pale_

    purple.sarah - a fabby NSD no 2 snaffled now, you’re doing brilliantly:j:j, keep it going!:T

    tomandjerry - yay to NSD nos 3 and 4, you’re doing brilliantly so keep it up:j:j. A lot of us have got off to a slower than normal start this month but we’re all picking up speed now so hopefully you’ll be doing the same. Good luck, you can do it:T

    Trajal - well done for avoiding all the spendy temptations today and nabbing NSD no 4, that’s brilliant:j:j. It must have taken some doing! :T Hope you’re not being made to restock the food supplies tomorrow;)

    Hello to:

    charleybear - hopefully now that you’ve realised your card is working OK you can nab some more NSDs.. keeping my fingers crossed for you :A

    ETO - that’s the spirit, think positive. If you haven’t been going mad on non-essentials that’s a definite achievement.:A Fingers crossed for an NSD for you tomorrow. Hope you’re OK, hun, sending you a (((hug)))

    marmite - great bargains are well worth losing an NSD for, so well done you for stocking up on your favourite creams.:T Fingers crossed for another NSD tomorrow:A
    :) The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time :)
  • solventsoon
    solventsoon Posts: 17,363 Forumite
    Sorry.. me again, I keep forgetting to add me to the main list :o

    Anyway I'm back on the NSD wagon today after a bit of a slip yesterday:o:o so it's NSD no 6 for me... finally :j:j


    Friday tomorrow, wooohooooooo!!!!
    :) The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time :)
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