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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,583 Forumite
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    hi FrugalAspirations image and welcome image to our lovely thread! I've added you to the list, best of luck with the challenge! image
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,454 Forumite
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    NSD here 😊

    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 35 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 13th July
    Produce tracker: £205 of £300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • SecondStar
    SecondStar Posts: 633 Forumite
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    1 for today. My target is 20 NSDs for April :)
    ‘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
  • keggie
    keggie Posts: 344 Forumite
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    NSDay as we are eating leftovers and trying not to spend before we go away.
    1/15
    GC 2024 £1445.91/£3000
    GC July 24 £0/£250
    #16 XMAS 2024 £300:£366
    Surveys £32.05
  • ilovetea
    ilovetea Posts: 1,272 Forumite
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    Thanks  Cathybird for starting the thread again.
    Happy new month  everybody.
    NSD today as I don't need anything and its too wet to go out.
    1/20.

      ilovetea  xx
    Make £2024 in 2024 £1161.08
    Declutter 2024 things in 2024 1522/2024.
    NSD's in August 11/20
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,180 Forumite
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    1st one for me today. Hope to do better this month
    Good luck to everybody  
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,744....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 
    18mths ahead of schedule.  Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.

    Challenges

    EF #68  £410/£3000
    .
    Fiver Friday '25 #10 £15

    Studies/surveys  July £58.64

    Decluttering items 729

    Books read    12
    Jigsaws done  8

    My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up


  • blubella
    blubella Posts: 581 Forumite
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    Cleaning my 1st NSD for April, another 12 hour shift and well prepped for all meals. Will need to buy fuel tomorrow though 


    #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


    Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration & inspiration ~ Evan Esar
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,583 Forumite
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    blubella said:
    Cleaning my 1st NSD for April, another 12 hour shift and well prepped for all meals. Will need to buy fuel tomorrow though 


    @blubella you don't have to count fuel unless you want to! Fuel, public transport and basic groceries can all be excluded. :)
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,583 Forumite
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    April

    Off to a start = image
    5 days = image
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    April targets

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    beanielou 1/19  image


    blubella 1/12  image


    Caeraugirl 1/20  image


    cathybird 1/15  image


    Couldsavemore


    Crazycatlady2 18


    Doris17 18


    Flying By 17


    FrugalAspirations 10


    GeorgianaCavendish


    Geriatricmum


    Honeysucklelou2 10


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    ilovetea 1/20   image


    KajiKita 1/18  image


    keggie 1/15   image


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    leftatthetrafficlights 1/24  image


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    LittleMissDetermined 17


    madlyn 10


    Makingabobor2 1/15   image


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    Mrs Cautious 1/18   image


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