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NST June 2019 - Ninja powers
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apple_muncher
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Just Unleash Ninja Energy
June is about a laser focus.
With superpowers.
And an eye mask so that no-one recognises you in the street.
And a cape.
And a wand if you want one.
Minimise vs maximise.
Choose your focus and be relentless in pursuing it.
-bills (change provider, reduce your usage)
-car usage (can you walk/bike the journey instead?)
-clutter (Marie Kondo isn’t popular for no reason)
-plastic (‘nuff said)
-screen time (you’ll sleep better, get more done, be more sociable…)
-spending (why else are we here?)
-toxic situations and people (set yourself free from their entangling tentacles)
-unloved items (someone else can love them instead)
-unnecessary spends (well, we’re on a money saving site, aren’t we?)
-wants ( at heart, we are simple folk who don’t need much)
-waste – food and other (don’t throw your hard-earned money down the drain. Or in to the bin)
Maximise:
-dreams (dream big)
-education: learn to do something new (from plumbing to breakdancing)
-fruit and veg intake (we know the health benefits)
-fun + laughter (so important!)
-generosity (donate, give, help others)
-getting niggly jobs done (then they can stop bugging you)
-health (don’t pay for health issues later in life – be healthy now!)
-inner ninja superpowers (we all have them. Dust down the cape)
-meal planning (less waste, less shopping, less stress, less temptation to nip to the shops)
-moving more (goes with health. Get shifting that booty)
-pennies (they are powerful. Treasure them)
-time with those you love (you can’t do this once they’re gone. Make the most of them now)
- The challenge runs for all of June from the first to the last.
- You will have 15 NSDs.
- You will pay to your debts/savings first and live off the rest.
- You will budget to the last penny.
- You will choose your personal focuses (foci?) and let us know how you are getting on. We love daily posts, if you can.
Who is with me?
NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
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3 thriftylass
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9 greent
10 shabbychic12
11 Deni debt-free dreamer
12 sashanut
13 mothernerd - July ninja
14 Fmess
15 XSpender
16 crazy_cat_lady
17 dolly84
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19 chocolatelover93
20 lindez
21 Dottydaisy
22 bizzie
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25 cuddlymarmNST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!0 -
Count me in. Thanks apple muncher for the challenge.LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/220
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Can I join again please. Yes, yet again. But I ain't giving up on these challenges yet. I'm in a better place mentally and hope to crack it this month. Thanks Apple Muncher
O definitely have multiple foci
Minimise:
-bills (just double checked)
-car usage (once DD starts school will cycle more)
-clutter (no buying new clothes for till debt is paid off/xmas....)
-plastic (making a conscious effort like no more sandwich bags but reusable Tupperware, no more clingfilm but silicon lids, no more little yogurt pots but big ones and take some in a reusable jar to work etc etc)
-screen time (meditate before sleep or read)
-waste – food and other (better meal planning etc)
Maximise:
-dreams (wrote them down in my gratitude journal and read them every day)
-education: learn to do something new (once my morning routine is more settled will freshen up my Russian (only language where I wouldn't have to start from scratch, but for some reason quite fancy Norwegian too) or start a book keeping course)
-getting niggly jobs done (one every week on the to do list)
-health (training for races again and enjoying it, side effect, finally cutting down on drinking etc. more)
-time with those you love (and time for yourself, critical for me)DEBT 02/25: total £6100 Debt free date 12/250 -
Can I please join for June? Thanks.Frugal Living Challenge 2025 Mortgage free as of 1st August 20130
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I love it, apple thank you. Especially the learning something new, valuing the people you love, oh and avoiding toxic situations!! Very good nuggets of truth there. I'm in xStudent loan £5655
House deposit €32,667K/€40k0 -
Me please lovely xx0
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Brilliant challenge, Apple. I'm away for the first three weeks in June so I'll cheer from the sidelines. I still can't post on my IPad but I'll catch up when I get back.Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.0
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Please count me in apple, disappeared in May but hope June will be betterMortgage 26.4.25 - £108,500 1.7.25 - £106,653.66
Mortgage overpayment savings - £33.53/£50
Mortgage overpayments so far - £612.990 -
Oooh - I'd love to be a June Ninja, please, apple!!I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £200
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Please count me in x. l cannot believe we are half way through the year, where has the time gone? xxCount down to retirement 20230
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