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Nifty November's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 369 Forumite
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    NSD for me today too 😁
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    June 2025 NSD Challenge 1/18

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
    Current outstanding = £97,725
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £529/£700
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,586 Forumite
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    Think I’m going to be cautious for December and go for 15. 

    KK 
    As at 15.07.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
    - OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

    Read 40 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 29th July
    Produce tracker: £227 of £300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,481 Forumite
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    edited 26 November 2024 at 11:24PM
    Seeing as I seem to be finding it a
    more of a challenge than I thought with all these bits and pieces of spending, I’ll stick with 15 for December again.
    2025 decluttering: 3,550🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅
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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,615 Forumite
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    edited 27 November 2024 at 3:04PM
    November 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 


    November targets


    AuntieL 14/15  image  image  image


    beanielou 25/19  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    BestnamesRgone 19/20  image  image  image  image 


    Caeraugirl 15/20  image  image  image  image 


    cathybird 21/15  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Geriatricmum 1/15  image


    HotDog2020 4/10  image 


    Janeryan 2/5  image 


    KajiKita 17/20  image  image  image  image 


    laura lau 12/18  image  image  image


    laurenh1 17/18   image  image  image  image 


    leftatthetrafficlights 19/24  image  image  image  image


    LittleMissDetermined 14/18  image  image  image


    Makingabobor2 13/15  image  image  image


    Nintud 1/6  image


    QueenJess 12/15  image  image  image


    RisingPhoenix1 15 


    Rupacomp 7/12  image  image


    SecondStar 22/20  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    short bird 15/18   image  image  image  image 


    Shrewbie 15 


    TizerCat 12/16  image  image  image


    winterbear95 5/TF  image  image


    x raphael xx 25 





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  • cathybird
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    edited 27 November 2024 at 3:06PM
    image

    Yes there's a shiny new month just round the corner, any thoughts on targets? ... image

    December targets

    AuntieL 15

    beanielou 19

    BestnamesRgone

    Caeraugirl

    cathybird 15

    Geriatricmum

    HotDog2020 10

    Janeryan

    KajiKita 15

    laura lau

    laurenh

    leftatthetrafficlights

    LittleMissDetermined

    Makingabobor2 15

    Nintud

    QueenJess 15

    RisingPhoenix1

    Rupacomp

    SecondStar

    short bird 18

    TizerCat

    winterbear95

    x raphael xx




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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,615 Forumite
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    November results updated here :):)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,486 Ambassador
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    One today. 
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  • Thanks @cathybird I can't seem to get in the flow, I will go for 10 again but the real aim will be 15. Thank you.
  • Early call for today. Will be spending the day doing spread sheets & finances, so no spending will take place. 

    Target for December will be 15 again
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,744....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 
    18mths ahead of schedule.  Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.

    Challenges

    EF #68  £500/£3000
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    Fiver Friday '25 #10 £15

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    Books read    12
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    My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up


  • SecondStar
    SecondStar Posts: 637 Forumite
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    edited 27 November 2024 at 9:36AM
    Calling a super early day today for 22 NSDs so far :)
    ‘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.

    261 No Spend Days in 2024!

    3-month Emergency Fund: £3,500 / £3,500 - DONE!
    1k Pet Emergency Fund - £1,000 / £1,000 - DONE!

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