July NSD challenge
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Joyful July's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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NSD Sunday here 😊
KKAs at 15.08.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £232,244
- OPs to mortgage = £12,148 Interest saved £5,738 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 46 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 28th August
Produce tracker: £353 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.0 -
Off to a start =
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July targetsAuntieL 5/15
beanielou 8/19
Caeraugirl 12cathybird 7/15
Crazycatlady2 4/18Daywon 15HotDog2020 5/15
ilovetea 3/20KajiKita 5/18
keggielaurenh 4/20leftatthetrafficlights 8/24
LittleMissDetermined 3/15
Makingabobor2 3/15Mrs Cautious 3/26Rupacomp 5/15
Saver-upperSecondStar 6/19short bird 7/18
Tiangfeng2022Worlds Worst Superhero 4/20🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞1 -
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Well done laurenh1, beanie, LittleMissDetermined, HotDog2020 and KajiKita
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2 more to add from weekend. Was too busy looking after grandchildren to spend money....lol
That puts me on 3/15 nowMaking the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,524....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule. Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.Challenges
EF #68 £590/£3000
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Studies/surveys August £32.11
Decluttering items 936
Books read 16
Jigsaws done 10
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up1 -
Up to 6 NSDs so far
Think my July target will be 19, please! ‘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 - £600 / £2,4001 -
One for me today please
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £25711 -
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.1 -
Must have forgotten to press the "post" button last night: 1 NSD Sunday and 1 today.‘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 -
8/24 for me please 😁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
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