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Joyous January's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • Cassingtonbear
    Cassingtonbear Posts: 63 Forumite
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    4/15 for me today. I've had lots of days with very little spending, so I'm quite pleased with that, but I'd like to convert some of those into full zero spend days.
    No.13 in the 2025 saving money challenge. Target £36,000.

    Monthly grocery budget challenge: £720

    NSD challenge: target 10 a month

    Fat loss quarterly challenge: 21%body fat to 17%. 
  • Thriftymissus
    Thriftymissus Posts: 275 Forumite
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    I’m potentially on day 17 today but am having a bit of a wobble. I’ll see how the day goes.
  • laurenh1
    laurenh1 Posts: 989 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    another one today please. I have left overs for dinner, and I am not planning on going anywhere. I have found this super helpful this month. January feels like the longest month ever, pay day in one week- hurrah!! x
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,506 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    One today. 
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  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,201 Forumite
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    Another one today. 9/15 now
    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

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  • Doris17
    Doris17 Posts: 921 Forumite
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    One for me today please 15/15.

    "Make Everyday Count"



  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,625 Forumite
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    edited 21 January at 11:45PM
    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 17/20  image  image  image  image

    bamboo socks 2/10  image

    beanielou 21/19  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 

    BestnamesRgone 15 

    bloomfelt 8/10  image  image

    Bluefeathers32 10 

    Caeraugirl 14/20  image  image  image

    Cassingtonbear 4/15  image 

    cathybird 14/15  image  image  image

    Combenew 10 

    craftingmad 2/16  image

    Crazybee787 16/19  image  image  image  image

    cuddlymarm 14/15  image  image  image

    Diane1276 10 

    Dizzycap 19/27  image  image  image  image

    Doris17 15/15  image  image  image  image  image 

    felicityBD15 2/10  image

    Flick85 3/10  image

    Frugalontoast 8/15  image  image

    Honeysucklelou2 4/10  image

    Jay1 2 10/10  image  image  image  image

    KajiKita 17/20  image  image  image  image 

    Lanky larry 9/20  image  image 

    laura lau 11/18  image  image  image

    laurenh1 18/20  image  image  image  image

    lilian1977 5/20   image  image

    LittleMissDetermined 9/16  image  image

    Louise600 6/10  image  image

    Makingabobor2 9/15  image  image

    Money Choices 6/10  image  image

    Nexgenn 6/10  image  image

    Nintud 2/8  image

    QueenJess 13/15  image  image  image

    Optimistic Saver 13/20  image  image  image

    Pauper1 12/20  image  image  image

    peacocking 14/25  image  image  image

    Rupacomp  

    Sausageroll14 5/20  image  image

    Saver-upper 12/15  image  image  image

    SecondStar 10/15  image  image  image

    SerenitySeven 10 

    short bird 13/18   image  image  image

    Thriftymissus 17/22   image  image  image  image

    Tjh1412 14/15  image  image  image

    try harder 15 

    tryingmybesthonest 22 


    To see the updated results for January on phone or tablet, click here :)


    🌞 🌞  Everyone welcome to join! 🌞 🌞

  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,484 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Declaring a NSD at last (been a few days!). Too many birthdays in Jan and Feb.
    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
    cathybird Posts: 15,625 Forumite
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    Not one for me, I have been booking a trip away, think I've got most of it organised now. :)
  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,015 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Tuesday is day 13.
    ‘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.
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