July NSD challenge
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Joyful July's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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7 NSDs so far‘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 - £1,000 / £2,2001 -
NSD Monday here 😊
KKAs at 15.10.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 59books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 18th October
Produce tracker: £426 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.1 -
Monday 8th July today and I've managed 7 NSDs so far.
It would have been 8 but we went out for a picnic lunch down by the river and on the way back noticed that the little ice-cream shop was advertising that they had a range of vegan ice creams and lollies.
I like to support small independent businesses, especially when they make the decision to stock vegan products.
Treated myself to a vegan Magnum, one of the new chocolate, cookie crisp and raspberry ones.
Totally unnecessary but gosh, it was divine!2 -
Worlds_Worst_Superhero said:Monday 8th July today and I've managed 7 NSDs so far.
It would have been 8 but we went out for a picnic lunch down by the river and on the way back noticed that the little ice-cream shop was advertising that they had a range of vegan ice creams and lollies.
I like to support small independent businesses, especially when they make the decision to stock vegan products.
Treated myself to a vegan Magnum, one of the new chocolate, cookie crisp and raspberry ones.
Totally unnecessary but gosh, it was divine!
3 more NSD to add. Sat. Sun and Mon.
Sa I went to a craft de-stash. Shared a friends table. Didn't buy anything.
Sun did a car boot sale Sold lots of bits before the rain started. Didn't buy anything.
Mon another NSD. Didn't do much. Recovering from yesterday!
Take care every one
ilovetea xxMake £2024 in 2024 £1161.08
Declutter 2024 things in 2024 1522/2024.
NSD's in August 11/202 -
Not a no spend Monday - chocolate dash!2
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Well done Makingabobor2, SecondStar, LittleMissDetermined, beanie, short bird, leftatthetrafficlights, KajiKita, Worlds Worst Superhero and ilovetea1
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9/24 today please'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'
Weight loss challenge 2024:
Start weight: 9st 13.1lb
End weight: 8st 13lb
Weight loss challenge 2025:
Start weight: 8st 6lbs
End weight:
JSF: £0/£2000
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