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Amazing April's NSD Challenge!

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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,994 Forumite
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    KajiKita said:
    Definitely NOT an NSD here! 
    Been to the garden centre and found a new rosemary plant (the last one got ‘eaten’ by a sage bush! 😳🤷‍♀️😂) and then the plant centre where I treated myself to some replacement salvias (lost every single one to the cold winter this year) and two bags of Sylv@grow (best pest free compost there is I think). 
    @KajiKita if you grow things it's quite hard not to spend money on them :D I long ago concluded that my allotment was more an expensive hobby than a money saver but think the boost in mental health getting out into nature and tending to plants makes it worth it. Salvias are beautiful, sorry to hear the winter got to them, hope the new ones flourish xx
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 8,837 Forumite
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    cathybird said:
    KajiKita said:
    Definitely NOT an NSD here! 
    Been to the garden centre and found a new rosemary plant (the last one got ‘eaten’ by a sage bush! 😳🤷‍♀️😂) and then the plant centre where I treated myself to some replacement salvias (lost every single one to the cold winter this year) and two bags of Sylv@grow (best pest free compost there is I think). 
    @KajiKita if you grow things it's quite hard not to spend money on them :D I long ago concluded that my allotment was more an expensive hobby than a money saver but think the boost in mental health getting out into nature and tending to plants makes it worth it. Salvias are beautiful, sorry to hear the winter got to them, hope the new ones flourish xx
    Thanks Cathy 😊
    It saves me a gym subscription too, with wandering up and down and up and down our sloping garden all day - 12.6K steps both yesterday and today! 😂
    But yes, 100% on the metal health aspects ❤️ I was even glad to start being dive bombed by biting insects again after there has been such a dearth of them this spring so far!

    KK 
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  • Rupacomp
    Rupacomp Posts: 307 Forumite
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    NSD for me yesterday! 
    Savings goal by 31/12/24: £22000
    Dec 23: £6945.23
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,441 Forumite
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    Another NSD for me today. Been to busy gardening to spend money..lol
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,994 Forumite
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    edited 9 April 2023 at 9:34AM
    April

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     April targets
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    Newcomers welcome :)
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,994 Forumite
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    Well done GeorgianaCavendish, beanie, QueenJess, LittleMissDetermined, jammy dodger, Rupacomp and Makingabobor2 imageimageimage
  • Rupacomp
    Rupacomp Posts: 307 Forumite
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    And another NSD today! 
    Savings goal by 31/12/24: £22000
    Dec 23: £6945.23
  • MrsCautious
    MrsCautious Posts: 1,621 Forumite
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    Beautiful sunny day! Two more NSDs for today and yesterday, taking me to 6 so far for April. 
  • Crazycatlady2
    Crazycatlady2 Posts: 1,077 Forumite
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    Not sure when last posted but still NSD sat and sun but did spend Friday 
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