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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,400 Ambassador
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    One today. 
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  • blubella
    blubella Posts: 581 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Claiming 1 for today, off to work shortly 5/12
    #4 DFBXMAS24 - £2,322.85/£5,000
    NSD Challenge - Jan 15/12, Feb 3/12, Mar 10/10 Apr 10/12, May 5/12.
    SPC #44


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  • laura_lau
    laura_lau Posts: 682 Forumite
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    one NSD today!
    Debt free journey started 30/08/2023:

    CC1 - 5,151.92 now 5,335.15
    CC3 - 4,166.15 now 5,345.28
    CC4 - 4,625.87 (balance transfer from CC2) now 5,717.24
    Current outstanding: 16,397.67
    Debt free by Jul 2027.

    Challenges:
    NSD Apr 2025 - 7/20
    NST Apr 2025 - 
    #31 1p savings 2025 £32.40/£667.95
    2025 Fashion on the ration - Coupons remaining 43.5/66
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,594 Forumite
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    edited 8 April 2024 at 9:15PM
    April

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

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

    April targets

    AuntieL 3/15   image

    Balancinglife

    beanielou 8/19  image  image

    blubella 5/12  image  image

    Caeraugirl 5/20  image  image

    cathybird 6/15  image  image

    Couldsavemore

    Crazycatlady2 5/18  image  image

    Doris17 4/18  image

    Flying By 3/17   image

    FrugalAspirations 10

    GeorgianaCavendish

    Geriatricmum

    Honeysucklelou2 2/10  image 

    HotDog2020 6/14   image  image

    ilovetea 6/20   image  image

    KajiKita 6/18  image  image

    keggie 3/15   image

    laura lau 3/18   image

    leftatthetrafficlights 7/24  image  image

    LemonadeBudget 1/10  image

    LittleMissDetermined 5/17  image  image

    madlyn 10

    Makingabobor2 3/15   image

    Money Choices 1/10   image

    Mrs Cautious 7/18   image  image

    Nervous1234 7/22   image  image

    Rupacomp 3/15   image

    SecondStar 7/20   image  image

    short bird 6/15   image  image

    Tianfeng2022 10

    Worlds Worst Superhero 7/25  image  image

    :):) Newcomers welcome! :):)

  • leftatthetrafficlights
    leftatthetrafficlights Posts: 2,056 Forumite
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    7/24 for me today please 😁 
    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'

  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,010 Forumite
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    Yep, this is going to be day 6.
    ‘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.
  • HotDog2020
    HotDog2020 Posts: 593 Forumite
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    Cancelled just spent money on junk food, I am ravenous after dinner, it is because I am generally eating less.
  • Worlds_Worst_Superhero
    Worlds_Worst_Superhero Posts: 161 Forumite
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    Hello again, everyone!
    I'm now back home after a trip away, visiting my daughter.
    The last time we got together was over Christmas, so it was so good to see her again ❤️
    She and her boyfriend have moved into their own place. After living in shared houses for years, it's so refreshing for them to have their own space.
    For starters, there is more room for visitors. No more pricey hotels or dodgy Airbnbs! 😀
    Also means she/ they are able to enjoy free access to the kitchen, dining table and living spaces, so we are able to enjoy time together at home rather than feel obliged to go out for meals, films and entertainment.

    Enjoyed loads of delicious home cooked meals (they are both chefs and foodies) and played some rather complicated but hilarious board games. 

    I did spend money:

    Train tickets (used a Ticket Splitting app and Railcards and saved about 70% on the usual price). I count this as an essential Travel Expense.

    A big £50 online Sainsbury's shop- I would have done this anyway if I'd been at home, so I count this as Essential Food Shop.

    There was one "Non Essential" (?)  purchase: a rather lovely raincoat. I packed my long winter coat, but it proved to be massively impractical with the unpredictable weather. One minute it was pouring with rain and the coat is not that waterproof, then next it was warm and sunny so I was having to carry it about.
    I found the raincoat in a charity shop for £6.99. It was originally from a major outdoor store, and packs up into it's own pocket to fit in my handbag.
    I suppose I could count it as a charity donation, or an essential spend as I did not have a decent, practical waterproof coat......

    Please can you put me down for 25 No Spend Days for April.
    It's Monday 8th today, so if my maths are correct I've had 7 NSD so far.
    I don't know if I'll manage it, but I'm determined! I need to save some serious money and stop buying cr*p that clutters up my home.


  • Caeraugirl
    Caeraugirl Posts: 586 Forumite
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    Another for me today.
    #21 Save £12k in 2025 £12577.35/£20000

    July NSD Challenge 0/10
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,504 Forumite
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    Definitely NOT today - collected and paid off my ‘new to me’ car (old car had longstanding, undiagnosable electronic fault and was getting scary to use). 

    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 = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

    Read 36 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 19th July
    Produce tracker: £223 of £300 in 2025

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