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Dazzling December's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,013 Forumite
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    And Hello! to 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.
  • 18/24 for me today please - I did buy some veg today to see us through for the next week but that's just normal shopping so it's still a NSD 😁 

    I have an outing with dd & my grandbaby tonight but it has all been pre-paid (in April!) so I don't imagine anything will be spent ...
    DNF: £708.92/£1000
    JSF: £708.58/£1000

    Winter season grocery budget: £600.85/£900

    Weight loss challenge 2024: 11/24lbs
    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
    End weight: 8st 13lb

    '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'

  • laurenh1
    laurenh1 Posts: 987 Forumite
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    Another one here please CB :) 
  • Hi @cathybird please could I have 8/10 please, today I have been just staying in. Thank you.
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,570 Forumite
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    NSD here 😊

    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 39 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 27th 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. 
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,609 Forumite
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    edited 20 December 2024 at 4:29PM
    December 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 


    December targets


    AuntieL 15 


    beanielou 16/19  image  image  image  image


    BestnamesRgone 12/15  image  image  image


    Caeraugirl 6/15  image  image


    cathybird 14/15  image  image  image


    Doris17 10/12  image  image  image


    HotDog2020 8/10  image  image


    Janeryan 3/10  image 


    KajiKita 17/15  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    laura lau 7/15  image  image


    laurenh1 12/15  image  image  image 


    leftatthetrafficlights 18/24  image  image  image  image


    lilian1977 6/7  image  image  


    LittleMissDetermined 13/16  image  image  image 


    Makingabobor2 8/15  image  image


    Nintud 2/15  image 


    QueenJess 8/15  image  image 


    Rupacomp  


    SecondStar 11/15  image  image  image


    short bird 12/18   image  image  image





    🌞 🌞  Everyone welcome to join! 🌞 🌞

  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,609 Forumite
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    December results updated here :):)
  • laurenh1
    laurenh1 Posts: 987 Forumite
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    An early call for today please, as I'm staying in all day to do my Christmas clean xx
  • It's a NSD for me today 
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £5678 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3188/£6000 | Travel savings £1924 | Sinking pots £2126
  • Counting today as a NSD, as although I did technically spend, it was 3 small items that I had forgotten to get when I got my grocery shopping, and were needed an budgeted for.  
    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  £450/£3000
    .
    Fiver Friday '25 #10 £15

    Studies/surveys  July £72.46

    Decluttering items 753

    Books read    12
    Jigsaws done  8

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


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