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Joyful July's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • beanielou
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    Kicking off with no 1. 
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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 9,914 Forumite
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    It’s going to be a challenging month to keep my spends down due to a small holiday and home improvements, but starting with Day 1 today 😊

    KK
    As at 17.03.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £219,071
    - OPs to mortgage = £17,793 Estd. interest saved = £9,021 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 26 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 12th April. 
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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,486 Forumite
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    edited 2 July 2024 at 10:09PM
    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 1/15   image

    beanielou 1/19  image


    Caeraugirl 12

    cathybird 1/15  image

    Crazycatlady2 2/18  image


    Daywon 15


    Farmers-wife 2


    Geriatricmum

    HotDog2020 1/15  image

    ilovetea 1/20   image

    KajiKita 1/18  image


    keggie


    laconic


    laura lau


    laurenh 20

    leftatthetrafficlights 1/24  image


    LittleMissDetermined 15


    Makingabobor2 15


    Mrs Cautious 26

    Rupacomp 1/15  image


    Saver-upper


    SecondStar

    short bird 1/18   image


    Tiangfeng2022


    Worlds Worst Superhero 20





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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,486 Forumite
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    July results updated here :):)
  • Thanks @cathybird for everything you do...please could I start the month day one no spend 1/15. Thank you🤩❤️🤩
  • ilovetea
    ilovetea Posts: 1,330 Forumite
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    Happy July everyone.  
     First NSD today.

      ilovetea  xx
    Make £2026 in 2026 £212-64
    Declutter 160 items in 2026
    NSD's in Jan. 24/20. Feb 18/20
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,486 Forumite
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    edited 1 July 2024 at 11:27PM
    Well done short bird, leftatthetrafficlights, beanielou, KajiKita, HotDog2020 and ilovetea
  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 502 Forumite
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    NSD #1 yesterday 😁 Happy to start the month on a NSD
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    April 2026 NSD Challenge 0/15

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £150,894 (23years 0months)
    Current outstanding = £90,256.60 (10years 1month)
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £710/£700
    2026 Overpayment = £357.72/£1000
  • Rupacomp
    Rupacomp Posts: 328 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hi - I totally lost track in June! So starting afresh in July - can I go for a target of 15 , and can already report one NSD for yesterday! 
    Savings goal by 31/12/24: £22000
    Dec 23: £6945.23
  • Crazycatlady2
    Crazycatlady2 Posts: 1,083 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    NSD Monday and hopefully Tuesday too 😀
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