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Dazzling December's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • beanielou
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  • changingmyways23
    changingmyways23 Posts: 45 Forumite
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    Unfortunately, I've spent on both day 1 and 2 (socialising yesterday + hair cut today)... Hoping for a NSD tomorrow.
    Paying down my debt
    Aug '24: Debt-free!
    Jul '24: £772.75
    Jun '24: £1441.03
    Apr '24: £2,313.27
    Mar '24: £3,132.45 
    Feb '24: £3,632.45
    Jan '24: £4,082.45
    Dec '23: £4447.55

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  • Crazycatlady2
    Crazycatlady2 Posts: 1,077 Forumite
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    Thanks Cathy bird for the threads

    I disappeared for a bit at the end of November but I bear my target yay

    For December I'll go for 15 please 

    Hope everyone has a great month 
  • Crazycatlady2
    Crazycatlady2 Posts: 1,077 Forumite
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    Spent yesterday and today so not a good start 😭
  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,617 Forumite
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    Declaring another NSD for today.
    2025 decluttering: 5,256 🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅🌟🌟
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  • cathybird
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    edited 2 December 2023 at 11:49PM

    December

    Off to a start = image
    5 days = image
    10 days = image

    15 days = image
    20 days = image

    Target reached = image
    Target beaten = image 

    December targets

    AuntieL 1/12 image

    beanielou 1/19 image


    cathybird 1/15 image


    changingmyways23 10


    Crazycatlady2 15


    Cuddlymarm 1/15 image


    Doris17


    ErinBB 10


    GeorgianaCavendish 1/18 image


    KajiKita 1/15 image


    LadyWithAPlan 13


    laura lau 15


    leftatthetrafficlights 2/15 image


    LittleMissDetermined 1/15 image


    Makingabobor2 15


    QueenJess 2/15 image


    Rupacomp 10


    Saver-upper 15


    short bird 1/18 image


    Newcomers welcome :)
  • cathybird
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    changingmyways23 said:
    Unfortunately, I've spent on both day 1 and 2 (socialising yesterday + hair cut today)... Hoping for a NSD tomorrow.
    Crazycatlady2 said:
    Spent yesterday and today so not a good start 😭
    @changingmyways23 and @Crazycatlady2, I don't personally ever feel that having a spendy day per se is a bad thing, we've all got to spend money sometimes! It's all good, plenty of month left xx :)
  • leftatthetrafficlights
    leftatthetrafficlights Posts: 2,112 Forumite
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    Day 2 today 😁
    'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'

    Weight loss challenge 2024:
    Start weight: 9st 13.1lb
    End weight: 8st 13lb

    Weight loss challenge 2025: 
    Start weight: 8st 6lbs
    End weight: 

    JSF: £0/£2000

    'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'

  • cuddlymarm
    cuddlymarm Posts: 2,250 Forumite
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    One for today please 


    Sept Turtle 12/16 NSDs 
    Sept PADs £635
  • KajiKita
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    First one today. Had a haircut but that was budgeted / saved for and we bought a Christmas tree but we split that cost and it came out of my pocket money. 😊

    KK 
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    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
    - OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 59books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 18th October 
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