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Awesome August's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • It's one for me today please :)
    Happy Friday everyone! 
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  • beanielou
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    Welcome back @cathybird

    One today. 
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  • short_bird
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    declaring day 12.
    ‘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.
  • HotDog2020
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    Not today or tomorrow, I fear today could have been one, I snacked again...I wasn't looking forward to dinner...serves me right. Tomorrow I am buying a lamp for the spare room.
  • cathybird
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    Not to worry you have an excellent reason, and the whole point in all this is that you can afford to travel right?
    KajiKita said:
    Hot Dog is right and you still have half the month to go ... :smile:
    @HotDog2020 and @KajiKita thank you :) yes there is half the month xx
  • cathybird
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    beanielou said:
    Welcome back @cathybird
    @beanielou thank you xx :)
  • cathybird
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    edited 17 August 2024 at 7:26AM
    August 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


    August targets


    AppleADay2024 10

    AuntieL 5/15  image  image  

    beanielou 15/19  image  image   image  image

    Caeraugirl 4/10  image 

    cathybird 1/10  image

    Crazycatlady2 8/20  image  image 

    Doris17 6/12  image  image 

    Geriatricmum 4/10  image 

    HotDog2020 7/15  image  image 

    ilovetea 12/20   image  image   image 

    KajiKita 13/18  image  image   image 

    laura lau 11/18   image  image   image 

    laurenh 2/18  image 


    leftatthetrafficlights 24

    LittleMissDetermined 11/18   image  image   image 

    Makingabobor2 7/15  image  image 

    MoneyFreedom24 5/15  image  image 


    Mrs Cautious

    Rupacomp 7/12  image  image 


    Saver-upper

    SecondStar 7/16  image  image 

    short bird 12/22   image  image   image 

    Worlds Worst Superhero 10/20  image  image   image 





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  • ilovetea
    ilovetea Posts: 1,272 Forumite
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    Not a NSD yesterday as went to see daughters new house. Not on a bus route so had to take a taxi. Took her an orchid as she  she has always wanted one.
    Today was a NSD pottered around .

    up to 12 NSD now.

       ilovetea  xx


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  • KajiKita
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    Not yesterday - treated myself to a new knitting project (this time for me 😊).
    Not today - just had to order a new mattress topper. 

    KK
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  • HotDog2020
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    KajiKita said:
    Not yesterday - treated myself to a new knitting project (this time for me 😊).
    Not today - just had to order a new mattress topper. 

    KK
    The best type of knitting project...Enjoy.
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