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Marvellous March's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • SecondStar
    SecondStar Posts: 641 Forumite
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    Up to 19 NSDs :)
    ‘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 / £2,400
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,647 Forumite
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    edited 27 March 2024 at 10:35PM
    March

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

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

    March targets

    AuntieL 15/15  image  image  image  image  image


    Balancinglife 11/18  image  image  image


    beanielou 21/19  image  image  image  image  image  image  image


    blubella 7/10  image  image 


    Caeraugirl 15/25  image  image  image  image


    cathybird 20/15  image  image  image  image  image  image  image


    Couldsavemore 11/16  image  image 


    Crazycatlady2 16/18  image  image  image  image


    Flying By 16/14  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    GeorgianaCavendish 3/12   image


    Geriatricmum 16/10  image  image  image  image


    Honeysucklelou2 10 


    HotDog2020 11/14  image  image  image 


    ilovetea 20/20  image  image  image  image  image  image


    KajiKita 19/18  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    keggie 15/18  image  image  image  image


    laura lau 10/16  image  image  image


    leftatthetrafficlights 23/24  image  image  image  image  image


    LittleMissDetermined 17/17  image  image  image  image  image


    madlyn 1/10  image


    Makingabobor2 8/15  image  image 


    Money Choices 8/15  image  image 


    Mrs Cautious 22/15  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Nervous1234 17/23  image  image  image  image 


    Rupacomp 4/10  image 


    SecondStar 19/25  image  image  image  image 


    short bird 19/18  image  image  image  image  image  image


    Thevalueofless 20 


    Worlds Worst Superhero 18/25  image  image  image  image


    :):) Newcomers welcome! :):)

  • Hi all, it’s been a while and fell off the rails a bit but have spent time working out my no spend days today and I’m up to 17 so whilst I won’t hit my target of 23, its still not too bad considering I had a spendy month. Good luck and well done all 😊
    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)


  • Flying_By
    Flying_By Posts: 274 Forumite
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    I'll try for 17 please @cathybird
  • HotDog2020
    HotDog2020 Posts: 593 Forumite
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    Thanks @cathybird today I am proud I was armed with credit card and found the most beautiful lampshade which I need for my bedside table it would have cost £69.99 had I bought it, however I opted to not buy this time round protecting my NS day which I am now up to 11/14 please and for April I would like to try 14 again please. Thanks Cathybird X 
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,661 Forumite
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    NSD today. 

    18 for April please 😊

    KK
    As at 15.07.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
    - OPs to mortgage = £11,816 Interest saved £5,28 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

    Read 40 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 29th July
    Produce tracker: £243 of £300 in 2025

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  • keggie
    keggie Posts: 344 Forumite
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    Number 15/18 for me today. Not going to manage 18 but have had a fairly low spend month.
    GC 2024 £1445.91/£3000
    GC July 24 £0/£250
    #16 XMAS 2024 £300:£366
    Surveys £32.05
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,647 Forumite
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    Thanks @cathybird today I am proud I was armed with credit card and found the most beautiful lampshade which I need for my bedside table it would have cost £69.99 had I bought it, however I opted to not buy this time round protecting my NS day which I am now up to 11/14 please and for April I would like to try 14 again please. Thanks Cathybird X 
    @HotDog2020 that's great to hear, well done xx :) 
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,647 Forumite
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    edited 28 March 2024 at 12:18AM
    image

    Yes there's a shiny new month just round the corner, any thoughts on targets? ... image

    April targets

    AuntieL
    Balancinglife
    beanielou 19
    blubella
    Caeraugirl
    cathybird 15
    Couldsavemore
    Crazycatlady2
    Flying By 17
    GeorgianaCavendish
    Geriatricmum
    Honeysucklelou2
    HotDog2020 14
    ilovetea 20
    KajiKita 18
    keggie
    laura lau
    leftatthetrafficlights 24
    LittleMissDetermined
    madlyn
    Makingabobor2
    Money Choices
    Mrs Cautious
    Nervous1234
    Rupacomp
    SecondStar
    short bird 15
    Thevalueofless
    Worlds Worst Superhero


    :):) Newcomers welcome! :):)

  • ilovetea
    ilovetea Posts: 1,272 Forumite
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    Spend day today as I went to a coffee morning. Spent £1 on our in house lottery and won £20.
    Don't mind loosing a NSD for that. :-).

    cathybird.  Please can you put me down for 20 NSD for April.
    Thank you.

       ilovetea  xx
    Make £2024 in 2024 £1161.08
    Declutter 2024 things in 2024 1522/2024.
    NSD's in August 11/20
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