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The Marvellous March NSD challenge!!

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  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,807 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    Yesterday and today are NSD's, so that's #6 and #7
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • Eeeek I've not updated this thread! Going to report in (I've still been counting) and catch up on the last week

    NSD 8 today :)

    Kate x
    LBM 17th Oct13 - SC DMP - DFD 10th Feb 2018
    paid pre-DMP £6146 :D paid with DMP £2275 :D F&F's £700 (£450 discount) £1,000 (£1,498.22 discount) £ 700 (489.62 discount) :D Total £9725

    Current debt to repay £3,503.13 taking one day at a time
  • IrishRose12
    IrishRose12 Posts: 1,794 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Haven't been on here since last week :eek but I'm still counting my NSD's
    Up to NSD #6 now. March is a busy month for me :(
    Pay all debt off by Christmas 2025 £815.45/£3,000£1 a day challenge 2025 - £180/£730 Declutter a bag a week in 2025 11/52Lose 25lb - 10/25lbs Read 1 book per week - 5/52Pay off credit card debt 18%/100%
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Yesterday was NSD 9 :)
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • Knit_Witch
    Knit_Witch Posts: 4,436 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    and yes! another 3 grabbed in the NSD trap - taking me to 11 please folks :D
    Must use my stash up!
  • marmiterulesok
    marmiterulesok Posts: 7,812 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    #11 today.This month is going well!
  • kerri_gt
    kerri_gt Posts: 11,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    Well not having time to have a lunch break is working wonders this month,nsd #8 in the bag. And bandage off tomorrow too,fingers crossed for me...no pun intended :p
    Feb 2015 NSD Challenge 8/12
    JAN NSD 11/16


  • cw18
    cw18 Posts: 8,630 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I last reported in on Tuesday with NSD #8

    Had palpitations on Wednesday when the window cleaner came around to clean them - but I know I paid for several visits in January and he's not been back for paying this week, so I must have covered at least this one if not (possibly I think) the next one as well. So with no other outgoings either that gave me NSD #9

    Thursday was DS1's 25th birthday (which means he's now on my car insurance :eek:), but I'd remembered to get the last of what I needed on Monday so I made it to NSD #10

    And today was spent with OH (very unexpectedly and I'm not sure what I did to deserve it!), so enough distractions to remove any spendy temptations when DS1 took my car out for the first time. So I'm now at NSD #11 and 4 in a row for the third time this year (and the best I've managed to date).

    I need fresh veg tomorrow, and possibly milk for DS1. But that's allowed without losing an NSD (to minimise waste), so fingers crossed I don't get distracted by anything else.....


    DS2 has been in touch this week asking me to pick up easter eggs for my GDs from him, as he doesn't fancy posting 4 eggs from Bristol area to Blackpool area (and I have to go over their way within the next 2 weeks to drop off Mother's Day bits, birthday bits for GD2 and the eggs I've got them from me). He'll then refund me via internet banking, so even if I see some on a good offer on an otherwise NSD I shall feel free to pick them up and not count them as it's not my money I'm spending :)
    Cheryl
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Declaring NSD for today.

    NSD 15
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • cw18
    cw18 Posts: 8,630 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Went to A1di and spent £5.72 on salad and veg, but as those are allowed purchases I can declare today as NSD #12, and 5 in a row for the third time this year (actually the second time this month!)
    Cheryl
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