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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,619 Forumite
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    I lost my biggest source of income this week (can’t really call it my job) so have been a bit discombobulated 😕 I’ll be fine and am glad to have trained myself in this NSD malarkey.
    @MrsCautious what @KajiKita said - hope you find a new source of income very soon xx :)
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,619 Forumite
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    edited 18 April 2024 at 2:27PM
    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 7/15   image  image 


    Balancinglife


    beanielou 16/19  image  image  image  image


    blubella 6/12  image  image


    Caeraugirl 8/20  image  image


    cathybird 15/15  image  image  image  image  image 


    Couldsavemore


    Crazycatlady2 13/18  image  image  image


    Doris17 10/18  image  image  image


    Flying By 3/17   image


    FrugalAspirations 10


    GeorgianaCavendish


    Geriatricmum 4/10   image


    Honeysucklelou2 2/10  image 


    HotDog2020 9/14   image  image


    ilovetea 15/20   image  image  image  image


    KajiKita 14/18  image  image  image


    keggie 7/15   image  image


    laura lau 8/18   image  image


    laurenh1 TF  


    leftatthetrafficlights 11/24  image  image  image


    LemonadeBudget 12/10  image  image  image  image  image 


    LittleMissDetermined 12/17  image  image  image


    madlyn 10


    Makingabobor2 7/15   image  image


    Money Choices 5/10   image  image


    Mrs Cautious 12/18   image  image  image


    Nervous1234 7/22   image  image


    Rupacomp 6/15   image  image


    SecondStar 13/20   image  image  image


    short bird 11/18   image  image  image


    Tianfeng2022 4/10  image 


    Worlds Worst Superhero 13/25  image  image  image


    :):) Newcomers welcome! :):)

  • MrsCautious
    MrsCautious Posts: 1,621 Forumite
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    Sorry not an NSD today. I had said it should be x
  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 369 Forumite
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    Another NSD for me 😁
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    June 2025 NSD Challenge 1/18

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
    Current outstanding = £97,725
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £529/£700
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,589 Forumite
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    Wednesday NSD 😊

    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 40 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 29th July
    Produce tracker: £227 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. 
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,200 Forumite
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    Another one today  
    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  £500/£3000
    .
    Fiver Friday '25 #10 £15

    Studies/surveys  July £72.46

    Decluttering items 754

    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


  • HotDog2020
    HotDog2020 Posts: 593 Forumite
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     9/14 NS day for me please, I did buy groceries but this was a budgeted spend.
  • Hi everyone

    I have added 4 NSDs to my target = 5/10 NSDs.
    Theseare 3,14,15 and 16 April.

    Money Choices
    3-6 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/£150.00
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,619 Forumite
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    Well done LittleMissDetermined, beanie, ilovetea, LemonadeBudget, AuntieL, KajiKita, Makingabobor2, HotDog2020 and Money Choices imageimageimage
  • beanielou
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    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Early call for today. 
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