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Joyful July's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • beanielou
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  • Makingabobor2
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    Another one for yesterday
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,084....its going down

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  • Crazycatlady2
    Crazycatlady2 Posts: 1,077 Forumite
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    Ok so Monday is a NSD but as predicted Fri sat sun were not 🤣. Only food spend this week but that will be alot as filling new fridge freezer and a rare stock up at Aldi as hubby off work tomorrow 
  • cathybird
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    edited 15 July 2024 at 11:43PM
    July 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


    July targets


    AuntieL 7/15   image  image

    beanielou 14/19  image  image  image

    Caeraugirl 4/12  image 

    cathybird 12/15  image  image  image

    Crazycatlady2 8/18  image  image


    Daywon 15

    HotDog2020 8/15  image  image

    ilovetea 6/20   image  image

    KajiKita 11/18  image  image  image

    laurenh 4/20  image

    leftatthetrafficlights 12/24  image  image  image

    LittleMissDetermined 8/15   image  image

    Makingabobor2 5/15  image  image

    Mrs Cautious 9/26   image  image

    Rupacomp 9/15  image  image


    Saver-upper

    SecondStar 10/19  image  image  image

    short bird 12/18   image  image  image

    Worlds Worst Superhero 11/20  image  image  image





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  • cathybird
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    July results updated here :):)
  • SecondStar
    SecondStar Posts: 660 Forumite
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    Up to 10 NSDs :)
    ‘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.
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    1k Pet Emergency Fund - £1,000 / £1,000 - DONE!

    Nationwide 1 year 6.5% Savings - £1,000 / £2,200
  • KajiKita
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    NSD Monday here 😊

    KK
    As 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

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    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • HotDog2020
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    I bought snacks so not a NS day for me I am afraid, and I wish I hadn't bought them I feel rubbish much like what I bought and ate 😒😒😒
  • Rupacomp
    Rupacomp Posts: 307 Forumite
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    Another NSD for me today x
    Savings goal by 31/12/24: £22000
    Dec 23: £6945.23
  • cathybird
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    Well done short bird, LittleMissDetermined, beanie, Makingabobor2, Crazycatlady2, SecondStar, KajiKita and Rupacomp imageimageimage
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