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August -The NSD Challenge

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  • bauctu wrote: »
    There's five days left of August yet? :confused:

    Managed another NSD, doing this has made me take my dinner to work everyday which I think this month so far as saved me £80! :eek: There's a delcious sandwich/lunch shop right next to where I work but it's £4/£5 a day. I can't belive how much money i used to spend there. :o

    My month runs 29th to 28th each month as thats when I'm paid:D
    HWGA xx
    lost 3stin 4mnths GC nov£90/£51.65 July£100/£97.67 Aug£90/£18.59
    LBM Nov05 Loan £4910.65 Paid April07 sealed pot challenge#256
    Nov06 CC £2,590.56 Paid aug07 + Savings07/08 Night Owl 22#
    Mortgage £87,000/£84,000/ £82,261.00/£81,785.30 £80,268/£75402.00/£71229.15 DFW NERD 987 Long Haul member 125 debt free 24th aug 07
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,034 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I've just had my 6th NSD..... don't think I will reach my target 8.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £172.5K Equity 36.11%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.6K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.4/£127.5K target 24.6% 1/9/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 53.3K or 41.8%)
    4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise)
    (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • webitha
    webitha Posts: 4,799 Forumite
    ah well, it will be a mega spend day for me today,
    got to buy DS school pant and DS/DD1 school shoes and pumps coz they go on tues :j:j:j:j:j
    and DD2 needs new trainers
    If we can put a man on the moon...how come we cant put them all there?

  • nickynoo08
    nickynoo08 Posts: 1,860 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    YAY i've managed 14NSD so far this month and theres still 5 days left inc today so i reckon i'll manage 17NDS for the month. Have all ready started planning my spendings for next month so hopefully with all of my prior planning i should be able to have 20NDS next month. Heres hoping anyway.
    £387.39/£196.46
    Pay my debt by End of Feb 2022
    49.28% paid!

    £199.55/£500 savings by End of April 2022
    39.91% saved!

    Make £2022 in 2022 - £20
  • darthpaul
    darthpaul Posts: 115 Forumite
    Managed 3 NSD last week so up to 6 now :D but my car is needing some major work so thats £400 more debt :(
    Official DFW Nerd Club - Member no. 1021 - Proud to be dealing with my debts.
  • YE HA ..............
    Another NSD for me today:T :T
    Save 1500 - (Monzo Card Pot by Dec 2021) 1020/1500 
    12 NSD MAY 3/12
    Lose 21lb by July .......................4 /21LB 
  • Purpleroses
    Purpleroses Posts: 4,125 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    had my 10th nsd today.
  • Bone_Idle
    Bone_Idle Posts: 248 Forumite
    Yay, managed NSD no. 8 today! Really had to push myself to avoid going to the shops today - I got as far as leaving the office, but made myself turn right instead of left towards the shops, and went for a walk instead!

    It's Cheshire Cat time now as that's 8 out of 8 for me this month :D
    Mortgage-Free Wannabe!
    Mortgage at start (August 2009): £87,000
    Current Mortgage: £85259
    Mortgage-Free date: August 2034 :o
  • debtbegone
    debtbegone Posts: 1,007 Forumite
    Not a penny left my pocket today :D

    Rather pleased with myself as posted business parcels and was in town, desperately wanted a bottle of fizzy juice but resisted, woop!
    The debtWILLbegone - taking it 1% at a time
    Grand Total Owed:
    [STRIKE]£11,000[/STRIKE]£9962 Kicking the evil HBOS card's butt: [STRIKE]£4920[/STRIKE]£4495
    1% (£50) at a time member #121 - 11/100





  • Another one for me today - that's 3 in a row!
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