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Joyful July's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,051 Forumite
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    Good morning all  <3
    Declaring a NSD 5/20 Sunday  :)
    Wishing everyone a Spectacular NSD Sunday!  <3:D
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  • Doris17
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    Early call from me.

    NSD 5/15.

    "Make Everyday Count"



  • BridgetTheCat
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    Spending for me today. I need a better tyre inflator cos the one I inherited from my dad is too difficult to use.
  • beanielou
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  • short_bird
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    An unexpected day 4.
    ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’ David Lynch.
    "It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.” David Lynch.
  • laurenh1
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    One for today please. Sold a few more bits on vinted and transferred some if it into savings. £95 now for treats for the kids x 
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 847 Forumite
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    I was aiming for one I avoided the garage thinking yes I will get a no spend day under my belt, then I had a message to say a potential lodger was visiting and it appears it is taking a long time to get here he is stuck in traffic from wherever he is coming from, I thought I best buy some tea and coffee and ended up spending £15 eak!
  • Changeyourlife25
    Changeyourlife25 Posts: 32 Forumite
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    NSD for me today please
    3/10 
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  • CrazyBee787
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    It turned out that he didn't want tea/ coffee or biscuits in the end, so I could of had a no spend day. Ohh well. If he decides to lodge with me then it won't matter and if not i'll have provisions for the next person.
  • Jay1_2
    Jay1_2 Posts: 161 Forumite
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    CrazyBee787 said:
    Jay1_2 said:
    CrazyBee787 said:
    Not today, I wanted to try again at making treacle tart so when out for ingredients and bought lunch tooXX
    How are you making treacle tart? My mum used to make them when she had left over pastry - well they were golden syrup tarts really.
    Pastry base, then sprinkle some crushed weetabix or crushed shreaded wheat in it then fill with golden syrup and bake till the pastry is done. My dad really liked them, I thought they were OK - a bit sweet for me even as a child.
    Hi Jay, I am trying to re-create my grans recipe, I have almost got it now, I just need to add more syrup. Recipe includes Golden syrup, Lemon juice, pastry and cornflakes. The first attempt I mistakenly added the flakes to the syrup and lemon mixture and all the cornflakes softened. I now have a crunch because I have poured the syrup over the flakes instead, however now there is not enough syrup. Yes it is sweet but Gran did such a good job of it when I was younger I really enjoyed it and wanted to recreate it - we no longer have the exact recipe sadly. Do you happen to know the quantities? Thanks.
    No sorry, no idea of quantities, just make it look like a giant jam tart.
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