NST April 2018: April Fool's Challenge

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  • Debtfreewannabme
    Debtfreewannabme Posts: 116 Forumite
    Indigo warrior I am so sorry to hear this. Hoping you can get the help you need xx

    Pls can I be counted in the challenge xx
    I am now debt free:T - 20/03/18. Whatever your situation - just.keep.going!
    [STRIKE][/STRIKE][STRIKE][/STRIKE]EF £1000/£1000 goal
    [STRIKE][/STRIKE][STRIKE][/STRIKE]CHILDCARE Savings goal £600/£600
    EF 3 month goal £2,000/£3,500
    HOUSE DEPOSIT £0/£20,000
  • Puddleglum
    Puddleglum Posts: 851 Forumite
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    edited 30 March 2018 at 8:48AM
    Can I join in too please. I managed 12 days trying it out in March but that may have been higher as I hadn't spotted the rules about petrol and ys items.

    I've got a lot to be grateful for too.
    "A thousand candles can be lit from a single candle without shortening the life of that candle."

    I still am Puddleglum - phew!
  • CosmicZebra
    CosmicZebra Posts: 30 Forumite
    Please can I join? Thanks
    Savings from frugal & simple living:
    Jan ISA& Save Acc £1600 Mort o/paid £250
    Feb ISA&save acc £1330.89 Mort o/paid£500
    March ISA&save ac£811.35 mort o/paid £250
    :j
  • FrankieM
    FrankieM Posts: 2,454 Forumite
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    Hi

    I've seen this challenge around but I have no idea what everything stands for and how it works...would someone mind explaining it all to me or pointing me in the direction of where it's explained?

    And then, once I know what I'm supposed to be doing, I'm sure I'd like to join :)
  • thriftylass
    thriftylass Posts: 3,981 Forumite
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    edited 30 March 2018 at 3:52PM
    FrankieM wrote: »
    Hi

    I've seen this challenge around but I have no idea what everything stands for and how it works...would someone mind explaining it all to me or pointing me in the direction of where it's explained?

    And then, once I know what I'm supposed to be doing, I'm sure I'd like to join :)


    NSD is a no spend day (no money spend apart form medical expenses or a trolley of exclusively YS items, rent of DD for leech etc)

    SFD is the same - spend free day

    YS are yellow sticker items, reduced item in the supermarkets

    All you're supposed to be doing is follow the rules in post 1, i.e. pay your debts first and live of the rest, budget the rest to live off. Have as many NSDs as possible, which requires forward planning (plan your meals and relevant shopping list, days out, birthday presents that need buying etc and do this spending on as few as possible days.

    Also worth checking out some of the previous threads especially the first few posts.

    Don't worry if you struggle with certain aspects at first, it is a learning curve.
    DEBT 09/23: CC 6347 5120, Other 1763 NSDs 0/20 Planned debt free date: Dec 2024
  • erin_transport
    erin_transport Posts: 964 Forumite
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    Can I join also!!!!
    :-)
    On a mission!

    2018 & 2019 MFW #138

    On babystep2 (#DR)
  • Dorastar
    Dorastar Posts: 2,173 Forumite
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    I also need to join, got to be more focused from now on
    Mortgage £128,626 going down slowly
  • laurenh1
    laurenh1 Posts: 765 Forumite
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    me please xx
  • misstara
    misstara Posts: 3,877 Forumite
    First Anniversary Name Dropper First Post I've been Money Tipped!
    I've numbered everyone up to here :)
    Debt Dec 2022 - £2972.68. Current debt - £0 (100% paid). Flat deposit - £10542.72/£15000 (70.3% saved). Emergency fund - £1402.24/£1500 (93.5% saved).
  • Whatshername
    Whatshername Posts: 112 Forumite
    Hi,

    Would love to join you all. I have budgeted for literally everything this month so really need to stick to it. Hoping that aiming for NSDs will help me to stick to the budgets and my meal plan x
    #030 Sealed Pot 2019 Challenge - Declare 31st Oct
    #064 Pay debts by Xmas 2019 Challenge - £3390/ £3390 :money:
    #015 £2 savers club 2019 - target £200
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