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Fabulous February's No-Spend Day Challenge!

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  • MrsCautious
    MrsCautious Posts: 1,621 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I'm on day number 15 today and very happy with that, my target is 20 and still hope to get there. 
  • Nervous1234
    Nervous1234 Posts: 77 Forumite
    Third Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    No spend day number 17 👏👏👏 Will be a spend day tomorrow as it’s date night and my turn to pay.  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)


  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,061 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Fifth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    Another one today, for Thursday 😊

    KK
    As at 17.04.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
    - OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 30 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 4th May. 
    Produce tracker: £93 of £400 in 2026

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • keggie
    keggie Posts: 344 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    counting today as a NSD even though I had a haircut - that is a budgeted spend every 5 weeks.

    15/15
    GC 2024 £1445.91/£3000
    GC July 24 £0/£250
    #16 XMAS 2024 £300:£366
    Surveys £32.05
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,570 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 22 February 2024 at 10:42PM
    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 14/18   image  image  image 
    Balancinglife 10/18   image  image  image
    beanielou 16/19   image  image  image  image
    bloomfelt 13/18   image  image  image 
    blubella 3/12   image 
    BudgetingBelinda 3/15   image 
    Caeraugirl 16/20   image  image  image  image
    cathybird 15/15   image  image  image  image  image 
    Captspar 4/15   image 
    Couldsavemore 12/15   image  image  image 
    Crazycatlady2 17/18   image  image  image  image
    Flying By 10/14   image  image  image 
    GeorgianaCavendish 8/16   image  image 
    Geriatricmum 8/10   image  image 

    Honeysucklelou2 10
    HotDog2020 7/14  image  image 
    ilovetea 18/20  image  image  image  image
    JustALass 7/12  image  image 
    KajiKita 14/18  image  image  image 
    keggie 15/15  image  image  image  image  image 
    laura lau 15/18  image  image  image  image

    leftatthetrafficlights 24

    lianne1984 10
    LittleMissDetermined 13/15  image  image  image 
    Makingabobor2 9/15  image  image 
    Money Choices 6/10  image  image 
    Mrs Cautious 15/20   image  image  image  image
    MrsSave 5/10   image  image 
    Nervous1234 17/20  image  image  image  image
    OnlyJealousOfBirds 6/15  image  image 

    PurplePhoenix62 10

    QueenJess
    Rupacomp 11/12  image  image  image

    Saver-upper
    SecondStar 17/26  image  image  image  image
    short bird 15/18  image  image  image  image
    Thevalueofless 7/20  image  image 
    Worlds Worst Superhero 16/TF  image  image  image  image

    :):) Newcomers welcome! :):)

  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 502 Forumite
    500 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    Another NSD for me today. 
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    April 2026 NSD Challenge 0/15

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £150,894 (23years 0months)
    Current outstanding = £90,256.60 (10years 1month)
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £710/£700
    2026 Overpayment = £357.72/£1000
  • Caeraugirl
    Caeraugirl Posts: 607 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    As predicted, a spendy day for me, and another tomorrow but still hope to make my 20.
    #15 Save £12k in 2026 £6000/£12000


  • ilovetea
    ilovetea Posts: 1,330 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Another 1 for me.
    18 NSD now.

    ilovetea  xx
    Make £2026 in 2026 £212-64
    Declutter 160 items in 2026
    NSD's in Jan. 24/20. Feb 18/20
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,725 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    Another one today. 
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £26,764....its going down

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

    Challenges

    EF  £660/3000
    .

    Studies/surveys May...£47.73

    Decluttering items 1400/    2025.  206/2026
    Books read    23 in 2025.  2026- 12  (target is 52)  
    Jigsaws done  20 in 2025.  3 this year. 

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


  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,570 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Well done LittleMissDetermined, laura lau, short bird, Crazycatlady2, Flying By, MrsCautious, Nervous1234, KajiKita, keggie, AuntieL, ilovetea and Makingabobor2 imageimageimage
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