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Joyous January's NSD Challenge!

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  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,361 Forumite
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    My first NSD of the month.  :)
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,084....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024!      18mths ahead of schedule.  Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.

    Challenges

    EF #68  £750/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys  October £36.23

    Decluttering items 1358/    2025
    Books read    19
    Jigsaws done  11

    My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up


  • CMD79
    CMD79 Posts: 751 Forumite
    500 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper
    Happy new year all! I can’t remember if I told you, but I’m going for 16 please for January!

    First one in the bag for today  o:)

    Thanks @cathybird for hosting us again!  <3
    November 2023

    I'm always in it, it's only the depth that varies....

    Current debt: £10,806.75
    Debt free date April 2025 (though expecting this to come forward)


  • MummyRivett
    MummyRivett Posts: 424 Ambassador
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    Does anyone use the Debt Free charts?They are currently free to download until the end of the month.  There are savings ones too.  Great for NSDs

    https://debtfreecharts.com/
    • MSE Forum Achievements:
    • Debt-free & Proud - December 2014
    • Fully Funded 12 Month Emergency Fund - December 2020
    • Current Challenges: No Spend Challenge 2023
    • January NSD: 16/25
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,846 Forumite
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    January

    Off to a start = image

    5 days = image

    10 days = image

    15 days = image

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

    January targets
    Adeley 1/25 image
    AnotherNewDay beanielou 1/15 image bekah89 1/15 image cathybird 1/15 image cherry 22 10 CMD79 1/16 image Crazycatlady2 1/20 image Diane1276 10 funfairprincess 10 GeorgianaCavendish 1/17 image HappyFriday05 1/8 image herebeme 1/15 image jammy dodger 18 KajiKita 1/15 image Lanky larry 1/20 image leftatthetrafficlights 1/15 image lindsaygalaxy 1/15 image LittleMissDetermined 1/10 image LLM2018 1/20 image Makingabobor2 1/15 image MrsCautious 15 MummyRivett 1/25 image newroadahead 10 outoftheviciouscircle 1/15 image QueenJess 1/20 image Rupacomp 15 short bird 1/18 image try harder 21
    Newcomers welcome :)
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,846 Forumite
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    Happy birthday Lanky larry, hope you've had a fabulous day! image
  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 9,887 Forumite
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    Lanky_larry said:
    No spends today! It’s my birthday so I usually treat myself to something online, but I have all I need and more so avoided searching up things I saw on TikTok 😄
    Happy birthday!!! I hope you enjoyed your day :)

    MummyRivett said:
    Does anyone use the Debt Free charts?They are currently free to download until the end of the month.  There are savings ones too.  Great for NSDs

    https://debtfreecharts.com/
    I do! I love colouring them in and they help with motivation for clearing my debt x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £7390 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3677/£6000 | Travel savings £1832 | Sinking pots £3107
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,846 Forumite
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    Lanky_larry said:
    Thank you! Just a relaxed one as this round of DHs chemo doesn’t end until Tuesday so we’re going out for a meal next weekend instead 🥰
    Oh gosh yes, hope the treatment goes well & it solves what it needs to solve xx and that you have a lovely dinner out next weekend :)
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,846 Forumite
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    Well done KajiKita, LittleMissDetermined, bekah89, HappyFriday05, LLM2018, Crazycatlady2, herebeme, QueenJess, Adeley, leftatthetrafficlights, short_bird, GeorgianaCavendish, outoftheviciouscircle, MummyRivett, beanie, lindsaygalaxy, Makingabobor2, CMD79 and Lanky larry imageimageimage
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