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Dazzling December's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • Declaring early - 3/24
    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'

  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 3,999 Forumite
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    cathybird said:
    Not today, it was "buy secret Santa from small business day"  :D
    @short_bird aw, that sounds like quite a nice thing to do! xx
    Works for me and hopefully for the recipient...

    Early call for day 2.
    ‘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.
  • beanielou
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  • laurenh1
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    @short_bird that is a really lovely thing to do, what a good idea! 

    NSD number 3 for me please :) 
  • Not one for me as I couldn’t help but make a donation to a local animal rescue centre who have a “double donations week” starting today 🐶🐱
  • cathybird
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    edited 3 December 2024 at 4:43PM
    @BestnamesRgone that's a really kind thing to do too xx :) Charity donations have come up as a topic for discussion on this thread before and the thought was that if it was the only spend all day it need not count, so you could still declare an NSD if you like?
  • cathybird
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    edited 3 December 2024 at 11:07PM
    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 3/19  image


    BestnamesRgone 3/15  image


    Caeraugirl 15 


    cathybird 2/15  image


    Doris17 2/12  image


    Geriatricmum  


    HotDog2020 3/10  image


    Janeryan  


    KajiKita 1/15  image


    laura lau 15 


    laurenh1 3/15  image


    leftatthetrafficlights 3/24  image


    LittleMissDetermined  


    Makingabobor2 1/15  image


    Nintud 15 


    QueenJess 1/15  image


    RisingPhoenix1  


    Rupacomp  


    SecondStar 15 


    short bird 2/18   image


    TizerCat  


    winterbear95 5/TF 


    x raphael xx  





    🌞 🌞  Everyone welcome to join! 🌞 🌞

  • cathybird
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    December results updated here :):)
  • Oh thank you cathybird! I missed the topic re charity donations, it will be my only spend today as off to do an extra evening shift at work soon (overtime!) Day 3 for me then ❤️ x
  • HotDog2020
    HotDog2020 Posts: 593 Forumite
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    edited 3 December 2024 at 6:12PM
    I think it is late enough in the day to claim day 3 please....I am on a roll...I haven't been this good for some time! thanks @cathybird
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