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Dazzling December's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • Last one for December 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
  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,014 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Sunday was day 19.
    ‘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.
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,613 Forumite
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    edited 31 December 2024 at 4:52PM
    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 24/19  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    BestnamesRgone 15/15  image  image  image  image  image 


    Caeraugirl 12/15  image  image  image


    cathybird 24/15  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Doris17 10/12  image  image  image


    HotDog2020 14/10  image  image  image  image  image 


    Janeryan 3/10  image 


    KajiKita 23/15  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    laura lau 15/15  image  image  image  image  image 


    laurenh1 17/15  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    leftatthetrafficlights 29/24  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    lilian1977 8/7  image  image   image  image 


    LittleMissDetermined 21/16  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Makingabobor2 16/15  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Nintud 2/15  image 


    QueenJess 15/15  image  image  image  image  image 


    Rupacomp  


    SecondStar 21/15  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    short bird 20/18   image  image  image  image  image  image  image 





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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,613 Forumite
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    December results updated here :):)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,486 Ambassador
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    Not one today. 
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  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,014 Forumite
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    Today was day 20 - didn't go out, didn't buy anything online!
    ‘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.
  • I lost count for December as it suddenly turned a crazy month. I believe I will have reached my target as I haven't spent anything for the past week. Definitely joining for January! Wishing you all a Happy New Year!
    Debt free journey started 30/08/2023:

    CC1 - 5,151.92 now 5,335.15
    CC3 - 4,166.15 now 5,345.28
    CC4 - 4,625.87 (balance transfer from CC2) now 5,717.24
    Current outstanding: 16,397.67
    Debt free by Jul 2027.

    Challenges:
    NSD Apr 2025 - 7/20
    NST Apr 2025 - 
    #31 1p savings 2025 £32.40/£667.95
    2025 Fashion on the ration - Coupons remaining 43.5/66
  • Spend day yesterday - I got a few more Pyrex boxes for food storage and our first bags of seed potatoes to chit! 🙌 

    However, today will be an NSD so I'm finishing December on 29/31. 

    Thank you for the thread this year @cathybird and good luck to everyone for 2025!! 🎉
    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'

  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,481 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Declaring a NSD for today, so made my target by the skin of my teeth this month!
    2025 decluttering: 3,550🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅
    2025 use up challenge: 309🥉🥈🥇💎🏆
    Big kitchen declutter challenge 92/150
    2025 decluttering goals Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 500
  • cathybird
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    @leftatthetrafficlights bye for now and best wishes for 2025. We'll miss you! xx See you in 2026 :):)
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