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Fabulous February's No-Spend Day Challenge!
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Reporting 2 NSDs
12/18
I won’t meet my target, my own fault as I forgot to take half term into account.Can I be put down for 18 NSDs for March please?1 -
Off to a start =5 days =10 days =15 days =20 days =Target reached =Target beaten =February targetsAuntieL 16/18Balancinglife 12/18beanielou 19/19bloomfelt 13/18blubella 3/12BudgetingBelinda 3/15Caeraugirl 17/20cathybird 18/15Captspar 4/15Couldsavemore 13/15Crazycatlady2 17/18Flying By 12/14GeorgianaCavendish 8/16Geriatricmum 11/10Honeysucklelou2 4/10HotDog2020 8/14ilovetea 20/20JustALass 7/12KajiKita 14/18keggie 15/15laura lau 18/18leftatthetrafficlights 24lianne1984 10LittleMissDetermined 16/15Makingabobor2 10/15Money Choices 6/10Mrs Cautious 18/20MrsSave 5/10Nervous1234 20/20OnlyJealousOfBirds 6/15PurplePhoenix62 10QueenJessRupacomp 11/12Saver-upperSecondStar 23/26short bird 17/18Thevalueofless 7/20Worlds Worst Superhero 16/TF
Newcomers welcome!
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Yes there's a shiny new month just round the corner, any thoughts on targets? ...March targetsAuntieL 15Balancinglife 18
beanielou 19
bloomfelt
blubella
BudgetingBelinda
Caeraugirl
Captspar
cathybird 15
Couldsavemore 16
Crazycatlady2
Flying By 14
GeorgianaCavendish
Geriatricmum 10
Honeysucklelou2 10
HotDog2020 14
ilovetea
JustALass
KajiKita
keggie 18
laura lau 16
leftatthetrafficlights 24
lianne1984
LittleMissDetermined 17
Makingabobor2 15
Money Choices
Mrs Cautious 15
MrsSave
Nervous1234 23
OnlyJealousOfBirds
PurplePhoenix62
QueenJess
Rupacomp
Saver-upper
SecondStar
short bird
Thevalueofless
Worlds Worst SuperheroNewcomers welcome!
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Up to 23 NSDs
I am confident that I’ll meet my goal of 26 for Feb - just spending the next few days at work, so no opportunities!
‘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 - £600 / £2,4002 -
Sorry very late in updating. Today has been a NSD as was Tues 20th, Mon 19th and Mon 5th. Hopefully will make halfway by the end of the month.
Please can I be put down for 10 NSDs in March. I really need to get back into the swing of NSDs.Thank youpaydbx2025 #26 £890/£5000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £138k.
2025 savings challenge £0/£2000 EF £140. Savings 2 £30.00. 171 -
Target reached day 20 of 20 😊 managed not to go mad on chocolate so all paid for by work 😊 good luck everyone almost at the end of February 😉 xAim 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)1 -
I completely lost count this month but absolutely certain that I didn't hit my target! 🤦♀️
Can you put me down for 24 again for March please @cathybird 😁 - I will do better!!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'1 -
Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
June 2025 NSD Challenge 1/18MFW 2025 #45
Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
Current outstanding = £97,725
2024 Overpayment = £675.66
2025 Overpayment = £529/£7001 -
Thank you for running this challenge @cathybird, it's been quite a revelation to me about my spending habits and it's really making me consider my outgoings. I feel I am planning better but could improve. I''ll stick with 14 again for March but like to think I could improve on it! xx1
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NSD 12 of 14 today1
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