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Magnificent May's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 9,211 Forumite
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    NSD Sunday here 😊

    KK
    As at 15.12.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £227,385
    - OPs to mortgage = £12,881 Estd. interest saved = £6,203 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 5 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 13th January 
    Produce tracker: £18 of £400 in 2026

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,153 Forumite
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    edited 6 May 2024 at 12:00PM
    May NSD challenge


    Off to a start = image

    5 days = image

    10 days = image

    15 days = image

    20 days = image

    Target reached = image

    Target beaten = image 

    May targets


    AuntieL 3/15   image

    bamboo socks 1/20   image

    beanielou 4/19  image

    blubella 1/12  image

    Caeraugirl 2/20   image

    cathybird 4/15  image

    Crazycatlady2 3/18  image

    Daywon 3/TF   image

    Doris17 2/15   image

    Flying By 5/14   image  image 

    FrugalAspirations  

    Geriatricmum 1/15  image

    Honeysucklelou2  

    HotDog2020 2/15   image

    ilovetea 3/20   image

    KajiKita 4/18  image 

    keggie 1/20  image

    laura lau 1/17  image

    laurenh 4/20  image

    leftatthetrafficlights 1/24   image

    Lemonade Budget  

    LittleMissDetermined 4/18   image

    madlyn 12  

    Makingabobor2 2/15  image

    Money Choices  

    Mrs Cautious 5/23   image  image 

    Nervous1234  

    Rupacomp 4/15  image 

    Saver-upper 2/15 image 

    SecondStar 18

    short bird 3/16  image 

    Tiangfeng2022 10  

    Worlds Worst Superhero 5/25   image  image



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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,153 Forumite
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    May results updated here :):)
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Forumite
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    Hi, I would like 2/15 please- I have only spent prolific funds today on necessary items, so I don't count that as a spend! Thanks @cathybird.
  • Worlds_Worst_Superhero
    Worlds_Worst_Superhero Posts: 163 Forumite
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    No Spend Day #5 today.

    Wanted to head off today to see a May Day parade, only to find the bus we usually get is not running this Sunday- and there's no way I'm paying over £50 on taxis (that's even if we can get one willing to drive into the middle of nowhere!)

    Feeling a bit deflated today, I was quite looking forward to it 😟

    I'm going to plan something nice for tomorrow instead.
  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 472 Forumite
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    NSD Sunday for me too 😁
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    January 2026 NSD Challenge 5/15

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £150,894 (23years 0months)
    Current outstanding = £92,396.89 (10years 4months)
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £710/£700
    2026 Overpayment = £44.43/ £1000
  • laura_lau
    laura_lau Posts: 682 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 500 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    First NSD for May yesterday for me! I’m away until the 12th so I will not be able to update every day, but hopefully I’ll keep track! 
    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
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,550 Forumite
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    2nd one of the month today
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £27,644....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024!      18mths ahead of schedule.  

    Challenges

    EF  £1150/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys January £14.84

    Decluttering items 1402/    2025.  48/2026
    Books read    23 in 2025.  2026- 2 (target is 52)  
    Jigsaws done  20 in 2025.  2026  

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


  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,153 Forumite
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    Well done Flying By, Makingabobor2, Saver-upper, MrsCautious, Caeraugirl, beanie, laurenh1, KajiKita, HotDog2020, Worlds Worst Superhero, AuntieL, laura lau and Makingabobor2 imageimageimage
  • Crazycatlady2
    Crazycatlady2 Posts: 1,083 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Spent Friday and Saturday 

    NSD Sunday 😀
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