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Splendid September's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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short_bird Posts: 3,815 Forumite

3 September at 2:54PM edited 3 September at 2:54PM

3 for 3 so far...

Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas.
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Doris17 Posts: 753 Forumite

3 September at 3:15PM

NSD for me 2/12.

"Make Everyday Count"

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cathybird Posts: 14,439 Forumite

3 September at 3:21PM edited 4 September at 5:48PM

September NSD challenge

Off to a start =

5 days =

10 days =

15 days =

20 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

September targets

AppleADay2024

AuntieL 1/15

beanielou 4/19

Caeraugirl 1/15

cathybird 3/15

Crazycatlady2

Doris17 2/12

Geriatricmum 1/10

Honeysucklelou2 1/10

HotDog2020 15

ilovetea

KajiKita 3/20

laura lau 15

laurenh 1/18

leftatthetrafficlights 24

LittleMissDetermined 1/8

Makingabobor2 1/15

MoneyFreedom24

Mrs Cautious

Prodigal50 15

Rupacomp 15

Saver-upper

SecondStar 2/TF

short bird 3/18

Worlds Worst Superhero 20

🌞 🌞 Everyone welcome to join! 🌞 🌞

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HotDog2020 Posts: 1,151 Forumite

3 September at 6:40PM

Thanks @cathybird, I have been enjoying my first few days of new job and although they have been spendy today and yesterday, I am getting a plan in place for the next few months and I have also spent £3.40 on Tens of pounds worth of stuff I can't say what but it is one of the perks of the job! and very handy reducing grocery shop. Yay!

October's Missions:-

Mission 1 - NS days aim 10/31 actual 5/31 Current Month October.

Mission 2 - Get a new job (Full time) ASAP

Mission 3 - Keep the lodger - so far so good.

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KajiKita Posts: 5,001 Forumite

3 September at 7:28PM

NSD Tuesday here 😊

KK

As at 16.09.24:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £26,656 end date brought closer by 2 months
- OPs to mortgage = £7,173, Interest saved £2,658 to date
- LTV 51% @ccord, 51% Yopa
Fixed rate 2.17% ends October 2024

Read 31 books of target 52 in 2024 (as @ 8th October)
Produce tracker: £173 of £300

Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your reality.
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laura_lau Posts: 516 Forumite

3 September at 8:15PM

I’m still at 0!!! Hopefully tomorrow will be my first! Im
not even on holiday yet 😳

My debt free journey starts on 30/08/2023:

CC1 - 5,151.92 now 5,121.07
CC2 - 4,625.87 now 0 (balance transfer to CC4)
CC3 - 4,166.15 now 4,509.38
CC4 - 0 now 4,406.07 (balance transfer from CC2)
Current outstanding: 14,036.32
Debt free by Jan 2027.

October 2024 NSD Challenge - 9/18
NST September 2024 - Health (exercising and new low sugar diet), Wealth (only planned expenses), Life well lived (declutter, find joy & mindfulness while travelling)
#21 1p savings challenge 2024 £382.94/£671.61
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cathybird Posts: 14,439 Forumite

3 September at 9:26PM

September results updated here

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Honeysucklelou2 Posts: 4,709 Forumite

4 September at 12:35AM

Hi Cathybird,
Sorry been missing in here as life has been so busy. I need to track NSDs this month and going forwards. Please could you put me down for 10 NSDs this month. Today has been number 1!

paydbx2024 #2 £2395/£5000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £142k.
2024 savings challenge £5/£2000 EF £140. Savings 2 £30.00. Weekly savings envelope #17
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leftatthetrafficlights Posts: 1,821 Forumite

4 September at 7:36AM

I'm back from my digital detox!

Can you put me down for 24 in September please @cathybird? 😁

DNF: £626.33/£1000
JSF: £626.29/£1000

Weight loss challenge 2024: 3/24lbs
1st quarter start:9st 13.1lb
2nd quarter start:9st 9.2 lb
3rd quarter start: 9st 6.8 lb
4th quarter start: 9st 10.2 lb

'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'

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beanielou Posts: 92,554 Ambassador

4 September at 10:37AM

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