The Lets Make It Awesome April NSD Thread

Sazzie23

Evening all

Starting with special thanks to Beanie :A– my aid turned upthe next morning, exactly where I had been looking for it …so relieved, andmany thanks for tuning in your chant. Have to confess mine are not NHS version which I couldn’t abide but waslucky enough to inherit a little bit of money some years ago when DF died andbought myself a pair that suit me much better. NHS versions are much improved now but I’m still not sure I could goback that way, which only makes losing them even more DOH and panics me.:eek:



Update to follow shortly, but first

Thursday was not NSD as worked late and succumbed to theinevitable takeaway, including an apple pie for the ex OH, do we have a code for non contributing lodger?:rotfl: Believe me I have to laugh about it, my friends think I'm so insane, I've stopped explaining what is going on, even if I knew:(

Friday, Sat & Sun were all NSD surprisingly as had a fewthings planned which didn’t work out as expected.
Which puts me at NSD 9, 10 & 11/20 – more than half way at halfway :T:T. Could do with being a bit further ahead as next few days unlikely to be NSD, might catch one or two if lucky.

See you again later

cw18

Yesterday (Saturday) was NSD #7
Today (Sunday) was NSD #8

I'm expecting a D/Debit to go out tomorrow (first of this financial year's Council Tax payments), so that'll mean no NSD to report. If it goes I'll probably grab the opportunity to get a couple of bits I'm short on.

Sazzie23

Evening all - bopping away to a Tom Jones documentary tonight :rotfl:


Baileysbabe hope yourchildren are better now, but reaching NSD 11 and 6 in arow smashing both your targets is exhilarating. Freeby will award yourprizes soon. :j:jGood luck for next target :beer:

BT1 thanks for checkingin with sunny 6 & superbNSD 7 :j:j

CharleyB – Have a goodweek, saving on transport and luncheswill help hit that target, but you aremore than halfway, exciting NSD 8 :j

Candlewick, Yesterday was one of those days we all have from time to time,and was it yourbirthday too,? Many happy returns, todayyou were back on track to superb NSD 7:j

CW Council tax season,apparently we can pay in 12 installments, I quite liked 10 for the 2 non-payingmonths. Moving on, a superb 7 for yesterday & excitingNSD 8 today :j:j

DebtBuster Enjoyed family time and now enjoying timely NSD 3 and athird of the way to target :j

DonnaD halfway mark, keep going & you’ll pick upsome more congratulations on Superb NSD 7 :j

Fedup gardening in thesun maybe? Hope the weather kept dry for your tidy – TerrificNSD 12 :j

Freeby a well deservedday off leading to terrific NSD 12 :j

Gettingthere anunexpected NSD is often more satisfying than a planned one – a fine NSD 5:j

HeyJude – fastest days ofthe week, flown by finishing with a fine NSD 5 :j

Kerri, If I use the car for non essential trips I countas spendy, but that’s also to make me walk & cycle for health , but I paymyself a £1 to the fuel fund so itscounted, whereas budgeted fuel purchase doesn’t count, (but that’s for me). Makingthe most of the free things is lovely when the sun is out, a sunshine 6 & a superb NSD 7:j:j

Marmite neatly nabbing NSD number9:j

Matteye welcome back, you can use whatever rules workfor you, the NSD threads are all about making us think where we are spendingwhat we don’t need and/or can’t afford. Well done for nabbing a neat 9 NSD:j

MissE how true, makingour own rules work for us is all part of the challenge, and when we break themwe are only fooling ourselves. Smoothing your way to a terrificNSD 10 :j

Modesty B that sneakyscript may have deprived you in-a-row, but NSD 10 of12 so early in the month is truly terrific:j

Roguelawyer back on thewagon and snatching a sunny NSD 6 puts thatwagon on the right road:j

Slowlyfading Sounds like you are having a difficult timecatching those NSD, its usually a symptom things are going well or badly, hopeyou can get tie some more, but fabulous NSD 4 isnot to be sniffed at :j

Tom&Jerry, Its not an easy journey, and yourslooks quite uphill still, but you are going the right way & a fine NSD 5 isstashed securely for your counter. :j



p.s. Sazzie NSD 11:D





Ever the Optimist – Debt Free– fantastic, immense respect – please stay around to keep us encouraged, andmaybe a few NSD will help add to savings to keep the nasty debt away for ever,get onto that roll of honour asap:beer:

Fed up, 18 months willfly by and you’re right it’s the journey on the right road that counts:):)

Nargle – thanks for thathelpful post for ETO, role of honour is a brill idea:T:T

OutofDebt Think checkingup on DF might be officially classed as emergency, glad he’s OK though, & mmmmeaty supplies to keep you going, it’ll help to clock up some NSD for next week:T

Have a good week
Saz

cw18

Turned midnight, so checked my bill payment bank account.

D/Debit for CT has indeed gone (we can only pay one annual payment or 10 D/Debits - I'd prefer 12 as I forget we have the 2 'free' months, and it would make it easier for me to move the correct amount into my D/Debit account each month), so I've purchased a Group0n deal I'd spotted on Saturday that's only available until the end of today (Monday) before I forget later in the day.....

It's an on-line language course to try and kick-start my Spanish ready for walking the Camino de Santiago next year (planning to set out early Sept 2014, and take 7-8 weeks to complete it, including the extension to Finisterre and Muxia plus a few detours en-route to Santiago). The one I've signed up for is a 4 level course I can access for 12 months, and cost £19 instead of the normal £94.99. I'm hoping it'll get me started before I enrol at a local-ish Spanish Academy, when it'll cost me around £150 a level, and to get what I need (to cope with food intolerances) I'm looking at a minimum of 4 levels!! Doing the on-line course (it's a Le@rn Direct one) may even mean I can skip the first level at the Academy

solventsoon

freebyfifty wrote: »

Spoony – Well, after the appalling start (your words, not mine) :rotfl: you are doing brilliantly with another 2 bagged and NSDs #7 & 8 declared. :T What a brilliant catch up.:T

Thanks Freeby..... and it was an appalling start, I was ashamed to show my face here at one point!!:o

freebyfifty wrote: »

I managed NSD #12 yesterday. That was ablout the only thing I managed though Had a very lazy Saturday with my feet up on the couch with my kindle. Well, everyone needs a proper day off now and again

Will be spending today though

Have a great Sunday

Well done you for having a day off on Saturday, very well-deserved:j:j

ModestyB - how much was that prescription??????:eek::eek:

OodNood -glad your dad is OK

Sazzie - glad you found your hearing aid and thanks for the fabby update:T

Well I've been polishing my halo again:D and have been a very good Spoony today which has earned me NSD no 9 :j:j

Well done to everyone else for all the NSDs nabbed this weekend.... I think we may well be on target for meeting Freeby's challenge this month:)


ETA: Well done Cheryl for the fabby bargain on the Spanish course :T:T

solventsoon

Happy Birthday to Candlewick for today (Monday). Hope you have a lovely day:)

BritAbroad

Haven't been around much the last few days, but I've still managed to acquire 5 NSDs since I last posted. So now I'm up to 12 NSDs for April so far.

freebyfifty

Good Morning

Thank you for the update sazzie :A

I knew yesterday was going to be a spend day but the good news is that I didn't spend nearly as much as I thought I was going to :j The rest of the week WILL be spend free I am a determined freeby.

Well done to everyone, there are some fantastic numbers on that front page now :T:T

Have a great Monday

freebyfifty

There are

57

of us taking part in the April NSD Challenge

and so far we have collected

327 NSDs

:T:T:T:T:T

The_Dragon

Well #12 was well and truly nabbed yesterday - so getting there slow but sure!