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Awesome August's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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Day 3 early call: currently deciding which task to tackle first...‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’ David Lynch.
"It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.” David Lynch.2 -
NSD here.
KKAs at 15.01.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £244,153
- OPs to mortgage = £9,694 Interest saved £4,182 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends November 2029
Read 4 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 7th February
Produce tracker: £11 of £300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.1 -
Not one today.
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 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. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.2 -
NSD #2 for me 😁Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳February 2025 NSD Challenge 8/18MFW 2025 #45
Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
Current outstanding = £99,437
2024 Overpayment = £675.66
2025 Overpayment = £202/ £12002 -
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August targetsAuntieL 2/10beanielou 2/19BlackCoffeeNoSugar 2/10
cathybird 3/15
Crazycatlady2 4/15
Dizzy Imp GeorgianaCavendish 2/19
IndiJonesi jammy dodger KajiKita 3/15
lianne1984 LemonadeBudget 3/15
LittleMissDetermined 2/14
Makingabobor2 1/15
MrsCautious outoftheviciouscircle 1/15
QueenJess 15 Rupacomp 2/15
Saver-upper short bird 3/18
2sonmum 10 Newcomers welcome
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This is day 2 today for me. Technically I did spend on bus fares and groceries, but I’m allowing those, and took a lot of satisfaction avoiding frippery spending. Won’t get another one until well into next week 🙈1
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[Deleted User] said:This is day 2 today for me. Technically I did spend on bus fares and groceries, but I’m allowing those, and took a lot of satisfaction avoiding frippery spending. Won’t get another one until well into next week 🙈1
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NSD today!!!Savings goal by 31/12/24: £22000
Dec 23: £6945.232 -
Well done short bird, KajiKita, AuntieL, BlackCoffeeNoSugar and Rupacomp1
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NSD on Friday 😁2
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