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Awesome August's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,534 Forumite
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    edited 28 August 2023 at 10:40PM
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    Yes there's a shiny new month just round the corner, any thoughts on targets? ... image

    September targets
    AuntieL 12
    beanielou 19 BlackCoffeeNoSugar 15 cathybird 15 Crazycatlady2 18 Ef79 GeorgianaCavendish IndiJonesi jammy dodger KajiKita 15 lianne1984 10 LemonadeBudget LittleMissDetermined Makingabobor2 MrsCautious QueenJess Rupacomp Saver-upper short bird 18 stay at home mum Newcomers welcome :)
  • lianne1984
    lianne1984 Posts: 303 Forumite
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    August has been a hectic month with summer holidays and everything, I fell totally off the NS wagon haha, lets get back on track for September!! See you all over there!!
    February NSDs: 0 / 10
    February PADs:  2 / 29
    February Groceries Challenge: £59 / £250
    February Make £5 a Day: £255 / £145
    Current Debt: £3159  | CC £1490 | N £571 | C £725 | E £373
    Weight Loss Challenge 2024: 0 lbs

  • AuntieL
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    Another one for me today.
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    June 2025 NSD Challenge 1/18

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
    Current outstanding = £97,725
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £529/£700
  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 365 Forumite
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    cathybird said:
    image

    Yes there's a shiny new month just round the corner, any thoughts on targets? ... image

    September targets
    beanielou 19
    BlackCoffeeNoSugar 15
    cathybird 15
    Crazycatlady2 18
    Ef79
    GeorgianaCavendish
    IndiJonesi
    jammy dodger
    KajiKita 15
    lianne1984
    LemonadeBudget
    LittleMissDetermined
    Makingabobor2
    MrsCautious
    QueenJess
    Rupacomp
    Saver-upper
    short bird 18
    stay at home mum
    Newcomers welcome :)

    Hi Cathybird,

    I’m going to aim for 12 in September 😁 Thanks for organising the challenge 
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    June 2025 NSD Challenge 1/18

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
    Current outstanding = £97,725
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £529/£700
  • Rupacomp
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    Another one today! One more to go I think!
    Savings goal by 31/12/24: £22000
    Dec 23: £6945.23
  • cathybird
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    edited 29 August 2023 at 9:49PM
    August

    Off to a start = image
    5 days = image
    10 days = image
    15 days = image
    20 days = image Target reached = image Target beaten = image
    August targets
    AuntieL 14/10 imageimage  image  image  image
    beanielou 21/19 imageimage  image  image  image  image  image BlackCoffeeNoSugar 10/10 imageimage  image  image  cathybird 16/15 imageimage  image  image  image  image Crazycatlady2 19/15 imageimage  image  image  image  image GeorgianaCavendish 19/19 imageimage  image  image  image jammy dodger KajiKita 18/15 imageimage  image  image  image  image LemonadeBudget 13/15 imageimage  image lianne1984 6/10 imageimage LittleMissDetermined 13/14 imageimage  image Makingabobor2 6/15 imageimage  outoftheviciouscircle 1/15 image QueenJess 14/15 imageimage  image Rupacomp 14/15 imageimage  image Saver-upper 5/15 imageimage short bird 19/18 imageimage  image  image  image  image 2sonmum 10 Newcomers welcome :)
  • cathybird
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    lianne1984 said:
    August has been a hectic month with summer holidays and everything, I fell totally off the NS wagon haha, lets get back on track for September!! See you all over there!!
    See you there lianne1984 x :):)
  • cathybird
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    Well done Crazycatlady2, short bird, Makingabobor2, QueenJess, AuntieL and Rupacomp imageimageimage
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