NST Super September Scrimping challenge

Sun_Addict

SFD 7/18 I think my record is 8 in a month so should smash it

Exercise 20,845 steps which included 30 minutes in work gym at lunchtime

No heating yet as quite warm in the sun here today

DawnW

Day 14/30
Spendy day today, had my bi-monthly haircut, not sure if that counts as a 'beauty spend', more a matter of being able to see out really, £22 plus a tip :rotfl:
As it was not a goer as a SFD, I spent £2.14 in Iceland and bought a couple of bits in the charity shop, £2.50. All spends recorded. Must update the grocery spends in my signature in a minute.
Managed a couple of miles walking today, as I walked into town for my haircut instead of taking the car.
All food from home
Use ups - dealt with a carrier bag of pears that someone had given OH. Made a pear crumble, stewed some for breakfast fruit and have some in the dehydrator
No heating
No social spending

bizzie

Check in #14/30
Spending today included ingredients ready for the weekend baking and replenishing some basic store cupboard items.
Me time was a cuppa with a neighbour catching up after their holidays.

I also recommend the heated rail option, which I find is good for getting heavy items like denim and towels dry before they start smelling when they're not dried quick enough.

stoplurking

Sorry I missed check in 14/30. Definitely not a SFD, paid £60 for yoga and a £2k deposit on an event. So, not very scrimpy. Met up with good friend and a bit of exercise so that's a win on social/me time front. Lunch to work 10/21. Dinners from stores/freezer. With the weekend coming up if I get 1 SFD I'll be happy.
Hope everyone has a great day.

f0xh0les

Today will not be a NSD as I am paying the scaffolding bunny, :j so have done a food inventory and will menu plan and do a small shop while I am at it.

Not looking forward to the double glazing cheque going out, and my ££ safety net looks more like a hammock.:(

Gratitudes:

It's not raining!!

thriftylass

Hello fellow scrimpers!

f0xh0les there are some hefty bills coming up. But remember it sounds like you have saved the money and it's hard to part with it but it's getting paid without more debt!

Spend day here too. Booked tickets to the enchanted forrest and booked a good deal on a cabin for three nights after it. That's the first Oct holiday week covered. The second DS will go to holiday club.

Will be back later

ChasingSunshine

Morning and happy Friday,

Yesterday ended up being a NSD as was just shattered when came in from work and so didn't bother to hit the supermarket. Today have no choice as to keep using up food have to buy some fresh ingredients to make up the meals.

Good news that a neighbour from home is coming to visit in October. Staying for a week but will entertain herself when I am at work and we can just hang out in the evenings / weekend. Need to look up some cheap / free things to do locally as know she is going on mat leave soon and cash is tight.

Well done on having all the money saved for the windows f0xh0les can imagine it hurts to pay it out but how good not to have to borrow for any of it.

mothernerd

Sorry for missing check in - fell asleep whilst reading the column and when I woke up the battery needed recharging. Made it to mum's and did a small shop for each of us so no SFD. Did a little bit of work on sorting some crafty stuff and made meals for us both, but otherwise very lazy. Oh and booked a 5 day break in Harrogate in December for us both (mum paying). The 'Twixmas' break in LLandudno was fully booked - not sure whether to be sad or relieved, mum has already started issuing edicts about what I should wear (includes sandals 'for the evenings'). She has already said I need to start dieting for DS1's wedding (and cannot wear trainers under my dress - I gave her the look).

More of the same today, small shop (slightly further away than yesterday) for us both then taxi to mum's (will bring my shopping home later). Sun is shining so wondering if I can paint a fence post or two? Mr and Mrs Builder are still frantically busy (and Mrs Builder has sustained a couple of injuries), mum contacted the lad who painted inside the house but he hasn't got back to her so painting the yard and finishing the kitchen has reverted back to me ('we' mum says as in she says what needs doing and I do it - very slowly, in 15 minute chunks).

I am grateful for taxis (really could not even manage the bits I have done without them), for being able to walk about a little bit and for there being lots of benches in the town centre where I can stop for a while. I know I said I wanted to stop the world and get off for a bit, but I wanted to be fit to do some of the backlog of stuff accumulating - rest has done me good but I want to DO.

thriftylass

mothernerd wrote: »

DS1's wedding (and cannot wear trainers under my dress - I gave her the look).

I think you could, maybe not the dirty gardening ones :rotfl:. Most dresses are long enough so no-one would notice. Or you could get dressy flat pumps or sth. A friend of mine got married and she has a bad spine. So as the bride she wore high heels for the ceremony and then slipped into her favourite golden trainers . No-one bat an eyelid as they knew she couldn't wear heels all day.

I turned up to a wedding in high heels but had my trainers in the car. The ground was so uneven that I had to take my heels off and wore my trainers with my 50s pencil dress.

vintagebrighton

Check in 15/30 and have pencilled myself in for a NSD, number 8 of 18

Today is lovely and sunny and finally getting my tax refund money made it even brighter

My daughter send me my money back too as she's now safely in Australia for the next 6-8 months.

So, I still have my £1000 emergency money in premium bonds (you never know, I can daydream about the big one)

I've also opened a separate savings account which I can't take money from for 12 months. Feels like I'm getting somewhere :T

Heating - not yet. I almost cracked yesterday (for the guest you understand) but I've not yet had the heating on in this flat and I couldn't get it to work! Something to sort by October

Shopping can wait till tomorrow - hence the NSD.

Beauty spends - none yet

Exercise - will go for a long walk while the sunshine lasts

Me time - crochet later

mothernerd I also can't wear heels (or most shoes) For those occasions when something less sturdy looking is needed I can highly recommend skechers memory foam ballerina style pumps. No one would guess they wear like trainers

Anyway, have a lovely day scrimpers

VB x