March
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Marvellous March's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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Not one for me today. Might even venture to overpriced coffee shop and get two stamps towards a freebie.2
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Declaring early - 17 today'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'
Jan GC: £74.77/£100
DNF: £1471.53/£6700
Garden sections: 0/21
DNF: 3/45
Save 12k in 2026: #37 £1471.53/£6700
'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 -
Not one for me today, I purchased trousers, I thought it would be good to have some more trousers as I am constantly washing, it would be nice to have a breather!3
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Day 14 today.‘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.2 -
Hi
I’m a bit late butwould like to set my target to 15 NSDs this month.
I’ve achieved 8 NSDs so far = 8/15 NSDs. These were 1,2,3,4,5,12,14, and 17 March.
MoneyChoices3-6 months Emergency Fund challenge No 81 £700/£2,400. NSD challenge 25 Jan 9/10 NSDs, Feb 10/10 NSDs, March 10/10 NSDs, April 9/10 NSDs, May 0/0 NSDs, June 5/12 NSDS.
Grocery Challenge 25 Jan £20/50, Feb £60/£100, March £229.48/£300, April £173.81/£120, May £0/£0, June £88.24/£150.001 -
Big spend day as more stuff needed for kitchen project 😊 think I got it all now though1
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Not one for me today, had a nice lunch out with friends.
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Off to a start =
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March targetsAuntieL 11/15
Balancinglife 11/18
beanielou 15/19
blubella 4/10
Caeraugirl 12/25
cathybird 14/15
Couldsavemore 3/16
Crazycatlady2 11/18
Flying By 12/14
GeorgianaCavendish 3/12Geriatricmum 11/10
Honeysucklelou2 10HotDog2020 8/14
ilovetea 13/20
KajiKita 14/18
keggie 10/18
laura lau 8/16
leftatthetrafficlights 17/24
LittleMissDetermined 13/17
madlyn 1/10Makingabobor2 8/15
Money Choices 8/15
Mrs Cautious 16/15
Nervous1234 3/23Rupacomp 3/10
SecondStar 14/25
short bird 14/18
Thevalueofless 20Worlds Worst Superhero 14/25
Newcomers welcome! 0 -
Another one today, up to 8 nowMaking 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 £1570/£3000
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Studies/surveys April.....£54.22
Decluttering items 1402/2025. 193/2026
Books read 23 in 2025. 2026- 10 (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-up1 -
Another NSD for me todayDebt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
April 2026 NSD Challenge 0/15MFW 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/£10001
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