The Lets Make It Awesome April NSD Thread

OutofDebt-NOT-OutofDanger

Hi All,

Haven't posted for a while but counted up the NSDs - total for April is 26 :T(had a couple of small spends over the weekend).

Looking forward to the May challenge

(Sorry, originally posted it on the wrong thread:()

BigMummaF

I'm donating 24--does that help us beat last month? This is getting to be a very high-brow event, especially for us :eek:


Should we be using guilt edged, twirly cut, embossed lettered card to announce our totals from now on, a la Hiya-Simph Bookay!! :rotfl:

HeadAboveWater

BigMummaF wrote: »

Should we be using guilt edged, twirly cut, embossed lettered card to announce our totals from now on, a la Hiya-Simph Bookay!! :rotfl:

Absolutely

The_Dragon

I grabbed another couple taking me to 23 in total!

ModestyB

Jumping in to add 3 more April nsds. That's 19, 20 & 21 for Sun, Mon and Tuesday. I've been going fishing with DH and all that fresh air is wearing me out. :rotfl:

Well done everyone for however many nsds you grabbed. Every one's a winner. :T:T

Hugs to all in need of one.

freebyfifty

Good Morning

You are all officially amazing :A:A:A

There were

57

of us taking part in the April NSD Challenge

and together we collected

643 NSDs

:T:T:T:T:T

freebyfifty

Did we..............or didn't we????????


January - Average NSD - 10.6371
February- Average NSD - 9.17778
March - Average NSD - 11.08065

APRIL - Average NSD - 11.2807


Woop woop, we definitely did. :T:T:T The best month this year so far.

Well done everyone :j:j:j:j

solventsoon

freebyfifty wrote: »

Good Morning

Thank you for the update spoon, you are an :A

Pleasure, freeby, happy to help out. You're an :A for looking after us so well :T:T

freebyfifty wrote: »

The front page is all done, it looks amazing :j:j:j Well done everyone :j:j:j

Indeed, well done to us all :j:T:j:T:j:T:j

freebyfifty wrote: »

I ended up with a total of 23 NSDs for April so I am a happy freeby

Woohooooooo... well done you, that's brilliant :j:j:j:j

solventsoon

freebyfifty wrote: »

Did we..............or didn't we????????


January - Average NSD - 10.6371
February- Average NSD - 9.17778
March - Average NSD - 11.08065

APRIL - Average NSD - 11.2807


Woop woop, we definitely did. :T:T:T The best month this year so far.

Well done everyone :j:j:j:j

Wow... that's impressive.... and what a target to aim for in May!!

IF

May's NSD thread - Click here

Hiya my No Spendy chums :hello:
Could we ask you to highlight your number of NSDs in a colour and in bold so that Freeby, Spoon, Marmite, Cheryl and Sazzie can see them easily when they whizz through the posts - red would be best but they don't really mind as long as they 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 thefirst 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!