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Joyous January's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • Another for me :) 9/25
    About 35k March 24

    <then many hours working, little sleep, much grumbling>

    Now:

    £13577 Jan 25
    £9500 Dec 25
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,524 Forumite
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    edited 11 January 2025 at 4:32PM
    January 2025 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 


    January targets


    AuntieL 9/15  image  image


    bamboo socks 2/10  image


    beanielou 11/19  image  image  image


    BestnamesRgone 15 


    bloomfelt 5/10  image  image


    Bluefeathers32 10 


    Caeraugirl 8/20  image  image


    Cassingtonbear 1/15  image 


    cathybird 7/15  image  image


    Combenew 10 


    craftingmad 2/16  image


    Crazybee787 10/19  image  image  image


    cuddlymarm 7/15  image  image


    Diane1276 10 


    Dizzycap 10/27  image  image  image


    Doris17 11/15  image  image  image


    felicityBD15 2/10  image


    Flick85 3/10  image


    Frugalontoast 15 


    Honeysucklelou2 1/10  image


    Jay1 2 5/10  image  image


    KajiKita 8/20  image  image


    Lanky larry 2/20  image


    laura lau 5/18  image  image


    laurenh1 9/20  image  image


    lilian1977 5/20   image  image


    LittleMissDetermined 5/16  image  image


    Louise600 3/10  image


    Makingabobor2 6/15  image  image


    Money Choices 2/10  image


    Nexgenn 4/10  image


    Nintud 2/8  image


    QueenJess 8/15  image  image


    Optimistic Saver 7/20  image  image


    Pauper1 6/20  image  image


    peacocking 9/25  image  image


    Rupacomp  


    Sausageroll14 5/20  image  image


    Saver-upper 7/12  image  image


    SecondStar 15 


    SerenitySeven 10 


    short bird 7/18   image  image


    Thriftymissus 9/22   image  image


    Tjh1412 7/15  image  image


    try harder 15 


    tryingmybesthonest 22 



    To see the updated results for January, click here :)


    🌞 🌞  Everyone welcome to join! 🌞 🌞

  • cuddlymarm
    cuddlymarm Posts: 2,322 Forumite
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    Another one for me please making it 7/15

    Pay off by Xmas 2026 £175/£2324.67
    February NSDs 6/15
    February PADs £55
    February grocery challenge £67.42/£200
  • Nexgenn
    Nexgenn Posts: 20 Forumite
    10 Posts
    4/10 NSD for yesterday, looking hopeful for another today, too, considering I have this awful flu! 
  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,774 Forumite
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    edited 11 January 2025 at 12:32PM
    Declaring a late NSD for yesterday. I am not counting replacing a used up glue stick and a pack of paper for the kids to draw on as I am considering them as usual consumables.

    Not one today as I bought a birthday cake topper for DS’s birthday. Saves me actually learning how to decorate cakes properly 😆 Won’t be one tomorrow either as we are treating ourselves to a roast lunch at the pub. The only sensible course of action when it’s this cold 🥶 
    2026 decluttering: 1,120 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏆⭐️
    2026 use up challenge: 317🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️🏆⭐️
    2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 🏆1,000 👑3,000I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150 🏆300 👑1,000
  • Doris17
    Doris17 Posts: 1,050 Forumite
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    Did a grocery shop this morning using a gift card we had for Christmas, so as I spent no money I am calling that a NSD. 11/15

    "My Life Is About The Journey Not The Destination"



  • beanielou
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    One today. 
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  • AuntieL said:
    Not one for me today. I booked theatre tickets for November to take my Mum to see The Sound of Music 😁 
    @AuntieL

    I was looking for theatre tickets yesterday to take my mum to see The Souhd of Music! I didn’t find any so went for Mary Poppins in August instead (so no NSD for me either…but something tells me I could have tried harder to find Sound of Music!)
  • Spent money on theatre tickets as a birthday present for my mum yesterday. 

    Definitely an NSD today but I could embarrassingly lose heavily at Scrabble 🤦🏻‍♀️

    so that’s 9 so far. 
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,803 Forumite
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    Hi @cathybird Please can I have 10/19, although I have spent it is all within budget. Thanks.
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