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Joyous January's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • It's one for me today please
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
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  • Claiming one early today.
    #21 Save £12k in 2025 £16977.35/£20000

    August NSD Challenge 2/10
  • short_bird
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    Early call for day 17.
    ‘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.
  • Another NSD for Tuesday please and calling another one early for today as not going anywhere or doing any online spending.

    TVOL
    15/10
  • NSD Wednesday please 
  • I am afraid I have spent today on a carpet picnic (nibbles) (phrase - carpet picnic coined from pretty women). Thanks.
  • Am up to 21/24 NSDs.

    The aim is for either 27 or 28 / 31 for January - allowing the potential of 1 more spend day, but actively trying for not (and actively cannot afford!).
    ‘When you only have two pennies left in the world, spend one on bread and the other on flowers. The bread will sustain life, the flowers will give you a reason to live.’

    Frugal living in 2024.
    Frugal living in 2025.

    261 No Spend Days in 2024!

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  • beanielou
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  • cathybird
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    January

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    January targets

    AuntieL 13/12  image  image  image  image  image 

    Balancinglife 13/18  image  image  image 

    basketcase 1/12  image 

    Baxtersmum 12

    beanielou 21/19  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 

    bloomfelt 3/10  image 

    blubella 12

    BudgetingBelinda 12/15  image  image  image 

    cathybird 17/15  image  image  image  image  image  image

    Caeraugirl 15/20  image  image  image  image 

    Couldsavemore 17/15  image  image  image  image  image  image

    craftingmad 16

    Crazycatlady2 17/20  image  image  image  image

    Doily94 4/16  image  image 

    Dorothy707 6/12  image  image 

    Flying By 10/10  image  image  image  image

    FrugalMum3 1/26  image 

    GeorgianaCavendish 13/15  image  image  image 

    Hawley Gryphon 4/10  image 

    Honeysucklelou2 5/10  image  image 

    HotDog2020 10/16  image  image  image 

    ilovetea 20/20  image  image  image  image  image  image 

    KajiKita 15/15  image  image  image  image  image 

    keggie 12/12  image  image  image  image

    laura lau 14/16  image  image  image 

    leftatthetrafficlights 19/24  image  image  image  image

    lianne1984 9/10  image  image 

    LittleMissDetermined 17/22  image  image  image  image

    Makingabobor2 9/15  image  image 

    Money Choices 7/10  image  image 

    MrsCautious 21/20  image  image  image  image  image  image  image

    outoftheviciouscircle 15/15  image  image  image  image  image

    PurplePhoenix62 10/10  image  image  image  image

    QueenJess

    Rupacomp 6/12  image  image 

    Saver-upper

    SecondStar 21/TF image  image  image  image  image 

    short bird 17/20  image  image  image  image

    SpruceDog 12

    TheScarletPixie 2/20  image 

    Thevalueofless 15/10  image  image  image  image  image  image 

    try harder 20

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