NST January 2022: Janus

abundant1972

Good Afternoon 🌖

Spend day today - need to do a load of batch cooking again, and decided to buy today as was picking few things up for Mum and Dad, and bought fuel too. The app I mentioned has loads of gourmet vegetarian stuff on at the moment so got veggie mince, burgers and sausages - they will all be for free (after cashback!) which is why my grocery balance is in the negative lol. That lot will do me for 4 or 5 meals! I'm not sure how they make any money from it - unless the big brands just want to encourage shoppers to try their products? Anyway - I'm well chuffed!!! I broke the NST law and went for shop-bought coffee with ex - but have justified that spend under my 'gift fund' (already had £20 allotted) as it was a little treat for us both, and haven't seen him in ages. My visit to Mum was nice in the end and she was on good form, and even got a few giggles. Popped to see Dad after for a quick coffee and back home to relax. 

Today I am grateful for: 
1) The great staff at the home Mum is in and their kindness
2) For my supportive ex and that we can still share a laugh
3) Free food! Clocked up another £15 worth of free stuff today! 

Today = NSD number 15

Night everyone x

DrCarrie

Hi Turtles, 

Very tired today didn't sleep so well. But all good. Went for a walk-in sunshine so now I am going to curl up!

NSD today  

Grateful for 
- Veg box delivery 
- being able to finish work on time (though I may have to work at the weekend)
- Nice meditation with the online Yoga community

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for a certain lovely colleague, for fresh air, for not having to wear a mask in class anymore, for an easy tea, for dc talking about their day.

32b3in2013

Evening

its been a long day today,  I went out for a quick walk at lunchtime, and didn’t take any money., nor my phone for a NSD day.  Back to 10/16+.

I opened a TSB spend and save account today and clocked up £30 cash back,  

well done to everyone for getting into the 20’s of January,  I’m sure that if I can do this in the most miserable months. The rest of the year should be a breeze!!

32b3

f0xh0les

NSD 11, house is a tip, 2 more days of work.

Gratitudes: seeing the lovely moon this morning,

making 100s of people happy,

Otters

Thrifty_Taylor

NSD#11
Happy anniversary @abundant1972

Another day in my bedroom, but tested -ve, so if it's the same tomorrow, I can spend time in the rest of the house, yippee!
Workmen on the road in front of our house, reversed down the drive with 2 trailers on the back & didn't realise that they'd pulled the pallet end of our wheelie bin storage off! Felt quite proud watching hubby stride up the road to tackle them about it! They were very apologetic 
Finished all the hand sewing on the bag for my friend's birthday. Should get the lining sewed in & the handle, by machine at the weekend. Did some more knitting & I've just finished my book, so not a bad day!

Grateful for being -ve, selling another item on eboy, great music on the radio

Calling14

abundant1972 said:

Oooh - I just got an email from MSE:

 

10 bloomin' years on here - I can't believe it. Sending out a huge thank you to Kat (original creator of NST forum) who got me into debt busting originally... Plus to all of you who have been there along the way... in fact some of you were already here when I joined way back when!!! Old timers!!! Definitely one of life's huge perks discovering you all 😘

I just looked can't believe been on here 10 years either. The people here helped me immensely when I wouldn't sleep at night, crying about debt, I could see no way out of it. Pay off your debt by xmas thread, was invaluable as well even though took me a fair few xmas's to get there.  Who would have thought one day I would have money in the bank, but still Kat's ways discourage me from spending.

Yesterday I had a day off and no spending. Ended up tidying up garden, cleaning car, bedrooms and little walk on the pier in the sunshine later. Think my NSD's are still in single figures will count up in a bit.

5 more days left in work. Yeah time to move on face new challenges I reckon.

Grateful for

New hoover making light work of my car yesterday.

Sunshine yesterday nice to be out in the garden, finding bulbs coming up

No kids Saturday both busy with parties

mothernerd

Lots done. Very tired. Have spoken to and asked for help and solace from my ex husband 2 days on the run, so things must be desperate. just sent loads of stuff to the food bank -phoned yesterday and asked the manager if he could collect. I am not rich (just applied for UC) but there have been many times when I have struggled to feed my children (always did -never had to resort to giving them weetabics softened with tap water) and I know I have food. I don't think I need to keep my mother fed any more and the best thing I can do is to make sure that people in need are fed (still have a massive mountain of soup, baked beans and pasta because the food bank does not need more of those items.

Have had breakfast and a drink, must go and do more work - DS2 and his gf are coming to celebrate 'ONLY 2 more years to retirement' (cue Beatles Song). They did an excellent job of tidying my room and on days I've gone back under the covers are written letters to people, I've got stuff all over the bed again (plus putting bags of food on there to sort out the ones food bank could use). Plan the next bit of the campaign.

Grateful for my mum's life and especially being able to spend most of the last 5 with her, yoghurt and toast.

lcc86

Evening turtles,  I didn't post yesterday but I spent on food while I was at my training course. Didn't go crazy, went for a meal deal lol. Also had to spend on fuel as it was a 300 mile round trip.

Today has been a NSD. My oyster card hasn't arrived after 2 weeks so I called up and cancelled it for a refund. Also chased some outstanding ebay orders which haven't arrived. I'm getting other post so not sure what's going on.

End of a good first week at work too so all in all can't complain.

DrCarrie

Hi all.

Had a spend day - went to the fishmonger for Friday evening dinner. Am looking forward to a bath and bed. But will be working this weekend. Definately. 

Grateful for
- a fridge full of veg - had 10 different fruit and veg today. That is exactly how I like it. 
- finishing another report at work
- with the pay rise and a shift to a 0% balance transfer > I am going to start to save, regularly, literally never done that before.