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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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cathybird Posts: 15,607 Forumite

10 April 2024 at 10:43PM edited 11 April 2024 at 2:32PM

April

Off to a start =
5 days =
10 days =

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

April targets

AuntieL 3/15

Balancinglife

beanielou 10/19

blubella 5/12

Caeraugirl 5/20

cathybird 8/15

Couldsavemore

Crazycatlady2 10/18

Doris17 6/18

Flying By 3/17

FrugalAspirations 10

GeorgianaCavendish

Geriatricmum

Honeysucklelou2 2/10

HotDog2020 6/14

ilovetea 9/20

KajiKita 8/18

keggie 5/15

laura lau 5/18

leftatthetrafficlights 10/24

LemonadeBudget 6/10

LittleMissDetermined 8/17

madlyn 10

Makingabobor2 3/15

Money Choices 1/10

Mrs Cautious 9/18

Nervous1234 7/22

Rupacomp 5/15

SecondStar 10/20

short bird 8/15

Tianfeng2022 2/10

Worlds Worst Superhero 8/25

Newcomers welcome!

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cathybird Posts: 15,607 Forumite

10 April 2024 at 11:03PM

Well done LittleMissDetermined, Crazycatlady2, laura lau, Tianfeng2022, MrsCautious, Doris17, short bird, Rupacomp, KajiKita, ilovetea and keggie

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leftatthetrafficlights Posts: 2,056 Forumite

11 April 2024 at 2:10AM

Declaring very early - 10/24 today 😁

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'

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beanielou Posts: 95,468 Ambassador

11 April 2024 at 6:47AM

One today.

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HotDog2020 Posts: 593 Forumite

11 April 2024 at 8:15AM

Thanks for the comments about the lampshade. 😁❤️😍

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LittleMissDetermined Posts: 9,607 Forumite

11 April 2024 at 8:42AM

It's a quiet week for me so another one today please!
LMD x

Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me

2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017

Sealed pot 2025 £5678 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3188/£6000 | Travel savings £1924 | Sinking pots £2126

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laura_lau Posts: 682 Forumite

11 April 2024 at 10:47AM

another NSD today! I'm catching up!

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
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Crazycatlady2 Posts: 1,073 Forumite

11 April 2024 at 11:33AM

Can add Wednesday please and hopefully Thursday 😊

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SecondStar Posts: 637 Forumite

11 April 2024 at 12:26PM

Calling an early one today for 10 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 - £400 / £2,400
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Tianfeng2022 Posts: 34 Forumite

11 April 2024 at 1:04PM
No spending in the morning, will keep it until I'm back home.
2025 Goals:Challenging :
NatWest cc by 10/2024: £3,800/£3,800
HSBC cc by 07/2025: £2,003.84/£3,626.80

Virgin cc by 09/25: /£2,000
Private loan by 02/2026: /£5,000
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