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Awesome August's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • Thank you Cathy, for this wonderful thread!
    Please can you put me down for 20 NSD for August

    Hello again, everyone. How's everyone getting on so far?
    Have you been following these threads since January?

    July was a super-spendy month for me. I knew it was going to be, so had saved and budgeted for it all. Even so, I'm looking forward to having a more relaxed August. Not just financially, I want to spend more time enjoying simple, spend-free activities with my family. We've only a short time until our youngest leaves for university, so we want to savour every moment together.

  • Thursday 1st August- NSD. 

    I have a different way of recording my spends, classing things such as basic grocery shopping, hygiene and cleaning materials, repair or replacement of outgrown or unrepairable clothes, household repairs, travel expenses, direct debits for utility bills, savings, taxes, insurances etc as Necessary Spending.

    Friday 2nd August- NSD

    I did a grocery shop, including some supplies from the Eco Refill shop. While in there I got talking to a fellow customer who told me that the freezer shop had huge 2 litre tubs of luxury vegan ice cream for just £2.50. That's about a fifth of the usual price.
    Of course, I HAD to go and buy some. 
    I LOVE ICECREAM!!!
  • ilovetea
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    CATHYBIRD..    I meant 20 NSD not 29     Sorry.
    Make £2024 in 2024 £1161.08
    Declutter 2024 things in 2024 1522/2024.
    NSD's in August 11/20
  • ilovetea
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    Had a spend as had hair washed, cut and blow dried.
    As I had already had a spend day I went and adopted a donkey!
     take care.

       ilovetea  xx

    Make £2024 in 2024 £1161.08
    Declutter 2024 things in 2024 1522/2024.
    NSD's in August 11/20
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    ilovetea said:
    CATHYBIRD..    I meant 20 NSD not 29     Sorry.
    I did wonder!  
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  • ilovetea
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    beanielou said:
    ilovetea said:
    CATHYBIRD..    I meant 20 NSD not 29     Sorry.
    I did wonder!  
    It was a shock to me when I saw it. x

    Make £2024 in 2024 £1161.08
    Declutter 2024 things in 2024 1522/2024.
    NSD's in August 11/20
  • cathybird
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    edited 3 August 2024 at 2:27AM
    beanielou said:
    ilovetea said:
    CATHYBIRD..    I meant 20 NSD not 29     Sorry.
    I did wonder!  
    @ilovetea I wondered too because that's such a high target! I probably should have asked! xx 
  • cathybird
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    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 15

    beanielou 2/19  image 


    Caeraugirl


    cathybird 10


    Crazycatlady2 20


    Daywon

    Doris17 1/12  image 


    Geriatricmum

    HotDog2020 1/15  image 

    ilovetea 1/20   image 

    KajiKita 1/18  image 

    laura lau 2/18   image 

    laurenh 1/18  image 


    leftatthetrafficlights 24

    LittleMissDetermined 2/18   image 


    Makingabobor2 15

    MoneyFreedom24 1/15  image 


    Mrs Cautious

    Rupacomp 1/12  image 


    Saver-upper


    SecondStar 16

    short bird 1/22   image 

    Worlds Worst Superhero 2/20  image 





    🌞 🌞  Everyone welcome to join! 🌞 🌞

  • cathybird
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    August results updated here :):)
  • cathybird
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    Doris17 said:
    Grocery spend day for me today.
    @Doris17 if it's just basic groceries you don't need to include that as a spend (everyone has to eat!) so if that was your only spend for the day I'd count that as an NSD. :)
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