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Joyous January's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,641 Forumite
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    Well done keggie, laura lau, Makingabobor2, Couldsavemore, beanie, HotDog2020, Balancinglife, outoftheviciouscircle and Caeraugirl imageimageimage
  • Completed 3 now - not sure if today will be a spend day or not (dh mentioned needing salad stuff) hopefully he can hold off and I can do the whole week spend free! 😉😁
    DNF: £708.92/£1000
    JSF: £708.58/£1000

    Winter season grocery budget: £600.85/£900

    Weight loss challenge 2024: 11/24lbs
    1st quarter start:9st 13.1lb
    2nd quarter start:9st 9.2 lb
    3rd quarter start: 9st 6.8 lb
    4th quarter start: 9st 10.2 lb
    End weight: 8st 13lb

    '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'

  • keggie
    keggie Posts: 344 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Yesterday was NSD 3 but today will be a shopping day. Making a meal plan and checking cupboards and freezer to keep the spend down.
    Also taking care to use up any left over veg by making soup or adding to curries etc. Still got way too much XMAS cheese left though.
    GC 2024 £1445.91/£3000
    GC July 24 £0/£250
    #16 XMAS 2024 £300:£366
    Surveys £32.05
  • It's one for me today please 
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • Hi CathyBird
    Please can I join with 12 NSDs this Jan.
    Quick question - if you have a joint account, do both you and your partner need to have an NSD for it to count?
  • laura_lau
    laura_lau Posts: 682 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 500 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    early call for NSD today for me!
    Debt free journey started 30/08/2023:

    CC1 - 5,151.92 now 5,335.15
    CC3 - 4,166.15 now 5,345.28
    CC4 - 4,625.87 (balance transfer from CC2) now 5,717.24
    Current outstanding: 16,397.67
    Debt free by Jul 2027.

    Challenges:
    NSD Apr 2025 - 7/20
    NST Apr 2025 - 
    #31 1p savings 2025 £32.40/£667.95
    2025 Fashion on the ration - Coupons remaining 43.5/66
  • MrsCautious
    MrsCautious Posts: 1,621 Forumite
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    Hi, I used to do this and would like to kick off again, thank you @cathybird for running the thread. My target for January is 20 NSDs and I have managed 3 so far. 
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,641 Forumite
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    edited 4 January 2024 at 4:38PM
    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

    AuntieL 2/12 image

    Balancinglife 3/18 image

    basketcase 1/12 image

    Baxtersmum 12

    beanielou 2/19 image

    blubella 12

    BudgetingBelinda 2/15 image

    cathybird 2/15 image

    Caeraugirl 2/20 image

    Couldsavemore 3/15 image

    craftingmad 16

    Crazycatlady2 20

    Doily94 2/16 image

    FrugalMum3 1/26 image

    GeorgianaCavendish 15

    Hawley Gryphon 10

    Honeysucklelou2 1/10 image

    HotDog2020 2/16 image

    ilovetea 2/20 image

    KajiKita 1/15  image

    keggie 3/12 image

    laura lau 4/16 image

    leftatthetrafficlights 3/24 image

    LittleMissDetermined 3/22 image

    Makingabobor2 2/15 image

    Money Choices 10

    MrsCautious 3/20 image

    outoftheviciouscircle 3/15 image

    PurplePhoenix62 1/10 image

    QueenJess

    Rupacomp 12

    Saver-upper

    short bird 1/20 image

    SpruceDog 12

    TheScarletPixie 2/20 image

    Thevalueofless 3/10 image

    try harder 20

    Newcomers welcome :)

  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,641 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    hi SpruceDog and Mrs Cautious, welcome (and welcome back) to our lovely thread :) SpruceDog, as long as you have an NSD, that's what counts. :)
  • Claiming day 3/10 today. Tomorrow shopping day so will meal plan and make up list this evening. Have to say I am sitting here feeling quite chuffed with myself 🙂.

    TVOL
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