July NSD challenge
We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide
Joyful July's No-Spend Days Challenge!
Comments
-
Up to 4 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.
Frugal living in 2025.
Frugal living in 2026.
261 No Spend Days in 2024!
3-month Emergency Fund: £3,500 / £3,500 - DONE!1k Pet Emergency Fund - £1,000 / £1,000 - DONE!
6 month Emergency Fund: £5,768 / £8,000
Nationwide 1 year 6.5% Savings - £1,600 / £2,2001 -
Off to a start =
5 days =
10 days =
15 days =
20 days =
Target reached =
Target beaten =
July targetsAuntieL 4/15beanielou 5/19
Caeraugirl 12cathybird 5/15
Crazycatlady2 4/18Daywon 15Farmers-wife 2GeriatricmumHotDog2020 3/15ilovetea 2/20KajiKita 4/18keggielaconiclaura laulaurenh 2/20leftatthetrafficlights 5/24
LittleMissDetermined 1/15
Makingabobor2 1/15Mrs Cautious 3/26Rupacomp 4/15Saver-upperSecondStar 4/TFshort bird 3/18Tiangfeng2022Worlds Worst Superhero 4/20🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞0 -
Another NSD today!Savings goal by 31/12/24: £22000
Dec 23: £6945.230 -
0
-
Well done beanie, Crazycatlady2, short bird, Worlds Worst Superhero, SecondStar and Rupacomp
0 -
Declaring very early (!😳) 5/24 please 😁'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'
Jan GC: £74.77/£100
DNF: £1471.53/£6700
Garden sections: 0/21
DNF: 3/45
Save 12k in 2026: #37 £1471.53/£6700
'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 -
One today.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
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*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.1 -
NSD #4 today. I’m reluctant to log any more as I love the ice cream icon!Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
April 2026 NSD Challenge 0/15MFW 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/£10001 -
3/15 please @cathybird Thank you.1
-
Rescinded - too tired to set up a new payee yesterday evening!KajiKita said:Not today - will be BACSing the sparky ….
KKSo reclaiming NSD for yesterday (Thursday) but not today as paid sparky, builders merchant account and dentist! 😊
KKAs 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.
Produce tracker: £78 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.1
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 354.3K Banking & Borrowing
- 254.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 455.3K Spending & Discounts
- 247.2K Work, Benefits & Business
- 603.9K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 178.4K Life & Family
- 261.4K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards