and LemonadeBudget
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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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hi Doris17 and LemonadeBudget
and welcome back
to our lovely thread! I've added you to the list, best of luck with the challenge!
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Kicking off April with an NSD and also I am on a "book-buying fast" for the whole of the month - books are great but I am a bit over budget for the year so far so going to focus on reading some of the ones I have already bought instead.
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April targetsAuntieL 1/15Balancinglifebeanielou 1/19blubella 12Caeraugirl 1/20cathybird 1/15CouldsavemoreCrazycatlady2 18Doris17 18Flying By 17FrugalAspirations 10GeorgianaCavendishGeriatricmumHoneysucklelou2 10HotDog2020 1/14ilovetea 20KajiKita 18keggie 15laura lauleftatthetrafficlights 1/24LemonadeBudget 1/10LittleMissDetermined 17madlyn 10Makingabobor2 15Money Choices 1/10Mrs Cautious 1/18Nervous1234 22RupacompSecondStar 20short bird 1/15ThevalueoflessWorlds Worst Superhero Newcomers welcome! 0 -
Hi Cathybird
April’s target is 10 NSDs. Today 1 April is 1/10.
Money Choices3-6 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 -
Starting the new month with a NSD 😁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
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Thank you for the link @cathybird. I've so enjoyed being part of this thread, it's really made me think before I spend\order online. I'm back to keeping a written record of outgoings again, I'd let it slip a few months ago but realised discipline is all! 1
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Declaring early as going nowhere and buying nothing - 1/24
Thank you as always for running the thread @cathybird 😁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 -
April already!
Day 1, I'm not going out today: am out of town Thursday and Friday so need to clear the contents of the fridge (preferably by eating it...)‘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.1 -
Thanks for the thread @cathybird -- I'll aim for 10, please.1
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Thanks Cathybird, 1/14 please.1
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