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Fabulous February's No-Spend Day Challenge!

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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 8,146 Forumite
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    None over the weekend - too much happening. 
    One today for Monday 😊

    KK
    As at 15.09.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £230,969
    - OPs to mortgage = £12,270 Interest saved £5,816 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 51 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th September
    Produce tracker: £389 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. 
  • 11th NSD today
    ‘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!

    3-month Emergency Fund: £3,500 / £3,500 - DONE!
    1k Pet Emergency Fund - £1,000 / £1,000 - DONE!

    Nationwide 1 year 6.5% Savings - £800 / £2,200
  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 399 Forumite
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    NSD for me today after a spendy weekend
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    August 2025 NSD Challenge 10/18

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
    Current outstanding = £94,980.28
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £622/£700
  • NSD 4 today! Even got a lift home from work so saved my £2 bus fare. Little wins. 
  • 2 more NSD’s for me..

    Taking me up to 7/15.

    @cathybird… estimate is coming in at 1300. No wonder I can’t get out of deb!!
    # 36 1p challenge 2024 - £536.60

    #13 POYD by Christmas 24  £2875 / 8138
  • Number 8 for me today finally 😂 

    I am now officially working away so if I do have time to grab a sandwich (currently on a late running train and still a change to do) I can use my company credit card so no spending for me 😊 Good luck everyone 👍
    Aim to pay off £13,000 by December 2024
    £1,208.22/£23,059 #26 
    Pay All Your Debt Off By Christmas 2024
    2024 £1 a day savings challenge - £98.43 2024 52 week challenge - £120.37
    22/20 February No Spend Days 20 Target 20/23 March No Spend Days 23 Target 7/22 April No Spend Days 22 Target (excludes direct debits, standing orders, debt and savings payments)


  • ilovetea
    ilovetea Posts: 1,272 Forumite
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    Another NSD for me today.
    11/20 now.   Going out tomorrow so might have a spend on sellotape. So exciting :-) 

      ilovetea. xx
    Make £2024 in 2024 £1161.08
    Declutter 2024 things in 2024 1522/2024.
    NSD's in August 11/20
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,769 Forumite
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    Day 8 today: forgot it is half term so I will be really early to work...
    @short_bird you actually called day 8 yesterday so think you are on 9 today - let me know if I'm wrong though! xx :)
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,769 Forumite
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    February

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

    15 days = image
    20 days = image
    Target reached = image
    Target beaten = image 

    February targets

    AuntieL 8/18 imageimage

    Balancinglife 6/18 imageimage

    beanielou 9/19 imageimage

    bloomfelt 8/18 imageimage

    blubella 3/12 image

    BudgetingBelinda 3/15 image

    cathybird 6/15 imageimage

    Caeraugirl 8/20 imageimage

    Captspar 4/15 image

    Couldsavemore 7/15 imageimage

    Crazycatlady2 9/18 imageimage

    Flying By 4/14 image

    GeorgianaCavendish 7/16 imageimage

    Geriatricmum 4/10 image


    Honeysucklelou2 10

    HotDog2020 2/14 image

    ilovetea 11/20 imageimageimage

    JustALass 7/12 imageimage

    KajiKita 6/18 imageimage

    keggie 7/15 imageimage

    laura lau 6/18 imageimage


    leftatthetrafficlights 24


    lianne1984 10

    LittleMissDetermined 8/15 imageimage

    Makingabobor2 3/15 image


    Money Choices

    Mrs Cautious 6/20 imageimage

    MrsSave 5/10 imageimage

    Nervous1234 8/20 imageimage

    OnlyJealousOfBirds 3/15 image


    PurplePhoenix62 10


    QueenJess

    Rupacomp 5/12 imageimage


    Saver-upper

    SecondStar 11/26 imageimageimage

    short bird 9/18 imageimage

    Thevalueofless 3/20 image

    Worlds Worst Superhero 9/TF imageimage


    :):) Newcomers welcome! :):)

  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,769 Forumite
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    edited 12 February 2024 at 10:51PM
    2 more NSD’s for me..

    Taking me up to 7/15.

    @cathybird… estimate is coming in at 1300. No wonder I can’t get out of deb!!
    @Couldsavemore ouch - sorry to hear it - cars are expensive, there's no two ways around it
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