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The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for August & 2025 :)
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Thank you for posting, marahouti. I joined this thread in 2018 so have been around for the same sort of time as you, although you have articulated far better than I could, just how much of a help and support this thread has proved to be. Also like you, I would now consider myself to be a very moderate / occasional drinker and I’m happy to go long stretches without drinking anything at all. This is all a very long way from where I used to be.Am finishing January on 28/28 thank you cathybird.6
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Jan was very poor 8/15. Feb. target 15Jan. 2025 Final LBM (3-yr plan)
CCs: £44.8k Now: £35.0k
2025 Reduction: £9.8k
AFD July 8/14
#12 £2025 in 2025: £4,504.90 / £2,0256 -
January AFD challenge 20257 days =14 days =21 days =28 days =Target reached =Target beaten =Entire month =January targetsAlt80 4/TFArkers 26/TFbamboo socks 7/30BlueJ94 19/25Brie 8cathybird 31/21clootiedumplin 31/30CuppaTea 2/25Dark Sunday 8/15Dryjan 14/21dustydigger 24Justcrackingonwithit 20/25lantannalilian1977 28/31maggiem 16/10maman 17/10manpants 22/31marahouti 31/25NeverendingDMP 20/21Nextgenn 13/14oceandreamer 22/20outoftheviciouscircle 8/31PriceySOS 25/24redofromstart 23/28RobM99 31/30satchmo1 29/28Season of Mist 28/28Shrewbie 2/20sukeyboo 14/10tiddles 27/25Watty1 1/18WBF 7/14To see the updated results for January on phone or tablet, click here🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞6
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Annual AFD challenge 202550 days =100 days =150 days =200 days =250 days =300 days =Target reached =Target beaten =
2025 targets BlueJ94 19/300Brie 8/110cathybird 31/275CuppaTea 2/TFDark Sunday 8/160Dryjan 14/TFdustydigger 300Justcrackingonwithit 20/TFlilian1977 28/306maggiem 16/200maman 17/TFmarahouti 31/325oceandreamer 22/200outoftheviciouscircle 8/300PriceySOS 25/TFredofromstart 23/300RobM99 31/325Satchmo1 TFsukeyboo 14/TFtiddles 27/257Watty1 1/300WBF 7/168To see the updated results for 2025 on phone or tablet, click here🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞6 -
February AFD challenge 20257 days =14 days =21 days =28 days =Target reached =Target beaten =Entire month =February targetsAlt80 TFArkers TFbamboo socksBlueJ94 25Briecathybird 1/21clootiedumplin 20CuppaTeaDark Sunday 15Dryjan 20dustydiggerJustcrackingonwithit 25lantannalilian1977LittleMissDetermined TFmaggiem 10maman 10manpantsmarahouti 2/25NeverendingDMP 1/21Nextgennoceandreamer 20outoftheviciouscirclePriceySOS 24redofromstart 20RobM99 27satchmo1 1/20Season of Mist 25Shrewbiesukeyboo 10tiddles 24Watty1 18WBF 14To see the updated results for January on phone or tablet, click here🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞7
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I am very motivated by that Peacock!
@maggiem, thank you. It would be very easy to use the situation as an excuse for eating and drinking all of the things but I am bribing myself with £5 per night gardening crediting for every night I don't drink. I generally prefer plants to alcohol but sadly not always.
@marahouti, also thank you. A really helpful post which made me think.My mortgage free diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6498069/whoops-here-comes-the-cheese
GNU Mr Redo5 -
1/20 for me to start off a new monthWhat would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?4
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1/21 for me today.Jan 18 Joint debts 35,213
Mortgage Jan 18- 77224 May 25- just under 65k
June 25 Debts in my name only £5170. DH can't keep track...5 -
20 for February please5
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2/25 today please cathybird. Thank you. X
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