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  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,650 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Declaring a NSD from Friday. Not one yesterday as I treated myself to a new indoor plant pot to pot up some baby aloe vera that appeared from a free plant I rescued from buy Nothing. Won’t be one today either as we are off to a local Xmas carnival and are treating ourselves to a (cheap) lunch out.
    2025 decluttering: 5,658 🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅🌟🌟
    2025 use up challenge: 540🥉🥈🥇💎🏆 👑
    Big kitchen declutter challenge 146/150
    2025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 500
  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 10,133 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    It's one for me today please
    LMD 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 #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£6000
  • cuddlymarm
    cuddlymarm Posts: 2,258 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Two please, yesterday and today. Thursday and Friday were quite spendy as I booked a holiday and did some Xmas shopping. Also sent money for a birthday present.
    I don’t plan on going far today as we are full of cold so just aim to do a few jobs and then snuggle up in front of the tv.
    Keep well and warm guys

    Pay off by Xmas 2026 £70/£2324.67
    January NSDs 0/15
    January PADs
  • Doris17
    Doris17 Posts: 971 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    NSD for me today. 11/15

    "My Life Is About The Journey Not The Destination"



  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 97,530 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    One today. 
    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 forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    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.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Day 16 today :) 
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,504 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    Adding another one, up to 10 now
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £27,644....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024!      18mths ahead of schedule.  

    Challenges

    EF #68  £1000/£3000
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    Studies/surveys  December £86.68

    Decluttering items 1402/    2025
    Books read    23
    Jigsaws done  20

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


  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 460 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    NSD for me today. 
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    December 2025 NSD Challenge 1/15

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £150,894 (23years 0months)
    Current outstanding = £93,038.66 (10years 5months)
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £710/£700
    2026 Overpayment = /£1000
  • Crazycatlady2
    Crazycatlady2 Posts: 1,077 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    NSD sat and sun please 😀
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,077 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Wow, lots of targets reached and beaten today! :smiley:
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