Joyous January's No-Spend Days Challenge!

cathybird

Hawley_Gryphon said:

Ok so far this month I've had quite a few days when there's been hardly any spend, but it's not NO spend, so I've not included them. Therefore the only days where there's no spend whatsoever is currently 4.

3rd = NSD
5th = NSD
9th = NSD
11th = NSD

Re the low spend, it's OK under the rules of the challenge to exclude things like fuel, public transport or basic groceries, or any other essential you basically can't do without (within reason), so maybe you could count some of your low-spend days too? Just a thought

cathybird

January

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January targets

AuntieL 9/12     

Balancinglife 9/18     

basketcase 1/12   

Baxtersmum 12

beanielou 12/19       

bloomfelt 10

blubella 12

BudgetingBelinda 9/15     

cathybird 10/15       

Caeraugirl 8/20     

Couldsavemore 8/15     

craftingmad 16

Crazycatlady2 11/20       

Doily94 4/16     

Dorothy707 6/12     

Flying By 6/10   

FrugalMum3 1/26   

GeorgianaCavendish 6/15     

Hawley Gryphon 4/10   

Honeysucklelou2 3/10   

HotDog2020 6/16     

ilovetea 11/20       

KajiKita 8/15     

keggie 9/12     

laura lau 8/16     

leftatthetrafficlights 12/24       

lianne1984 3/10   

LittleMissDetermined 11/22       

Makingabobor2 6/15     

Money Choices 10

MrsCautious 13/20       

outoftheviciouscircle 11/15       

PurplePhoenix62 7/10     

QueenJess

Rupacomp 4/12   

Saver-upper

short bird 9/20     

SpruceDog 12

TheScarletPixie 2/20   

Thevalueofless 7/10     

try harder 20

Newcomers welcome

SecondStar

Hello all! Hadn’t realised there was a thread for NSDs - this is the first time I’m trying it, and I’m marking them on my wall calendar.

It’s a resolution of mine this year to be far more intentional about my spending - less impulsive, taking longer to think if things are a Want or a Need, and then trying to find them for free, secondhand, or on offer. Bluntly put, I can’t afford my previous spending habits, and I want to be building my savings rather than spending them.

So far I’m on 12/14 NSDs for January - on 6th I bought paint stripper and tester pots for £35, and on 13th I bought a linen tablecloth and a necklace for £6. 

keggie

Another NSD for me so 8/12 for January. 

A good start for me and is helping me keep focus when I start scrolling Amazon….

Balancinglife

Not a NSD Thursday 
my son dislocated his finger so we ended up in A&E 
bought snack and paid parking. 

Friday I ordered new shoes for work using money I got for Christmas.
Today is the first NSD in a few days☺️

9/18

cathybird

hi @SecondStar, congrats on 12 NSDs Did you want to join the thread? You'd be welcome to

@Balancinglife, sorry to hear your son dislocated his finger, hope he's OK x

cathybird

Well done MrsCautious, Caeraugirl, Flying By, beanie, short bird, PurplePhoenix62, Hawley Gryphon, Thevalueofless, Crazycatlady2, KajiKita, LittleMissDetermined, AuntieL, leftatthetrafficlights, keggie and Balancinglife

LittleMissDetermined

It's a NSD for me today
LMD x

MrsCautious

Hello all, I am at work today with leftovers for lunch and free doughnuts and a hot drink for all of our team (provided for our wellbeing on the made up 'Blue Monday' ) so that's me sorted for NSD number 13 today. Day off tomorrow so we'll see!

keggie

Today will be another NSD as am off work and have no intention of leaving the house to enter a shop. Busy doing my OU assignment so no time to online spend either - win win.

9/12