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Jubilant June's NSD Challenge!

This challenge is about setting yourself a weekly/monthly target of how many No Spend Days you would like to achieve during June. To join, just post your personal target and you are on your way!

Tips for the challenge:
1. Decide on a clear goal weekly or monthly of how many No Spend days you'd like to try and achieve. If you've never done the challenge before, it's really probably better to start with a goal of 10 or (at most) 15.
2. It is fine to exclude necessary expenses eg petrol, groceries, pet food, etc, when it comes to deciding what is and isn't an NSD. It is also completely fine to exclude automated or recurring payments such as bills, mortgage or direct debits.
3. It does help to post every time you notch up an NSD, or at least every two or three days ... it's easy to lose track! If you want to keep track of your NSDs in your MSE signature, that can be really motivating too image
4. It also helps to bookmark the thread, it's much easier to find image
5. NSDs are trickier than they seem and easily derailed. It makes the challenge much easier if you notch up as many as you can in the first half of the month.

June

Off to a start = image
5 days = image

10 days = image

15 days = image

20 days = image
Target reached = image
Target beaten = image


2021 D: 93 2020 D: 96 2022 D: 15
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  • cathybirdcathybird Forumite
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    June targets
    beanielou 15
    cathybird 15
    darannah
    delta13
    doingitanyway 15
    elvis69
    Honeysucklelou2
    jammy dodger 20
    Money Choices 20
    MrsBrownBear
    QueenJess 15
    Sallyp2 18
    short bird 17
    squanderscouse 15
    WinterWarrior 15

    Newcomers welcome :)


    2021 D: 93 2020 D: 96 2022 D: 15
  • Sallyp2Sallyp2 Forumite
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    Loving the ice-cream award lol
    • 21 things, 21 times in 2021
    • Saving for Christmas 2021 £1 a day challenge = £274 / £365
    • £2 Savers Club for 2021 = £144/£144 🎖🥉🥈🥇 new target £264/£288
    • 365 Day 1p Challenge 2021 = £389.69
    • NSD: May 16/16 : June 13/18 : July 13/16 
    • Grocery Challenge: May £524.83/£320 = +£204.83 : June £581.67 / £350 = +£231.67 : July £141.40 / £350
  • Honeysucklelou2Honeysucklelou2 Forumite
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    Hi Cathybird, can I go for 12 again please. Hopefully this month I will get there!
    paydbx2023 #36 £1415/£4300 . 2023 savings challenge £5/£2000 EF £60. Savings 2 £10.00
  • edited 1 June 2021 at 8:43PM
    cathybirdcathybird Forumite
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    edited 1 June 2021 at 8:43PM
    June

    Off to a start = image
    5 days = image

    10 days = image

    15 days = image

    20 days = image
    Target reached = image
    Target beaten = image

    June targets
    beanielou 1/15 image
    cathybird 1/15 image
    darannah
    delta13
    doingitanyway 15
    elvis69
    Honeysucklelou2 12
    jammy dodger 20
    Money Choices 20
    MrsBrownBear
    QueenJess 15
    Sallyp2 1/18 image
    short bird 1/17 image
    squanderscouse 15
    WinterWarrior 15

    Newcomers welcome :)


    2021 D: 93 2020 D: 96 2022 D: 15
  • cathybirdcathybird Forumite
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    Morning all, welcome to June, what a beautiful day it is out there, where I am at leastimage Early call but kicking off with an NSD today image

    2021 D: 93 2020 D: 96 2022 D: 15
  • edited 1 June 2021 at 11:08AM
    Sallyp2Sallyp2 Forumite
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    edited 1 June 2021 at 11:08AM
    cathybird said:
    Morning all, welcome to June, what a beautiful day it is out there, where I am at least Early call but kicking off with an NSD today
    Morning straight back at ya
    Its a glorious 1st June, officially the start of summer. Will be a NSD for me today, not leaving the house
    Duvet is downgraded from 9 to 4.5 tog, have chilli and tomato plants to pot on and have a loaf in the bread maker. No need to spend £££
    • 21 things, 21 times in 2021
    • Saving for Christmas 2021 £1 a day challenge = £274 / £365
    • £2 Savers Club for 2021 = £144/£144 🎖🥉🥈🥇 new target £264/£288
    • 365 Day 1p Challenge 2021 = £389.69
    • NSD: May 16/16 : June 13/18 : July 13/16 
    • Grocery Challenge: May £524.83/£320 = +£204.83 : June £581.67 / £350 = +£231.67 : July £141.40 / £350
  • short_birdshort_bird Forumite
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    Early call for day 1: sunshine here and I think there's a few folks out of town as the kids are quiet...
    Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas.
  • beanieloubeanielou Forumite, Ambassador
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    Kicking off with no 1  :smile:
    Thanks as always cathybird for the thread :)
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing [email protected] All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free February 2021**** "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.It starts with you, it starts from now. *** It is ok to be me.*** ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***Weight loss. ** 2 stone 2 lbs.
  • QueenJessQueenJess Forumite
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    Not one for me today.  All this hot weather reminded me that babies and heat don't mix, so I ordered another fan for the house.  Also ordered myself a stick on height chart so I can start documenting the children's height on the wall (thought it would be a nice thing to do with them).  Back on the straight and narrow tomorrow!
    June 2023
    NSD 1/15
    2023 decluttering 15,140🏅💐⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🏅🏅🏅🥉🥈🥇🏅🏅
    2023 decluttering goals: 🥉3,000 🥈4,000 🥇5,000 💎12,000 🏆 20,000
  • cathybirdcathybird Forumite
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    Well done Sallyp2, short bird and beanie! imageimageimage QueenJess, good idea to get the fans organised before the heat really kicks in image

    2021 D: 93 2020 D: 96 2022 D: 15
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