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The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for December & 2025 :)

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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,685 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Declaring early 21/25 please @cathybird
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

    Emergency fund 350/1000
    Buffer fund 100/100
    Debt Free (again) 25/07/2025
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,702 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Will finish month on 22/20 as I am declaring until Friday which is last day.  I know it seems odd declaring for the end so early but sent blood tests over for a private review and the action plan was to cut out sugar and that it seems means cutting out alcohol so I'm going to give this a two week trial and then assess.  So Monday was first day - and - clicking over to Friday will mean 22/20

    Sticking with 20 for November as I'm aware that this might be a struggle as have been using alcohol to dampen down feelings of fatigue, stress and overwhelm under the guise of a nice evening chilling out.  I need to be honest and admit it is not really that (probably twice a month it has been that, when I've deliberately taken a drink outside with my partner and enjoyed an evening).
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • leftatthetrafficlights
    leftatthetrafficlights Posts: 2,336 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 29 October 2025 at 8:48AM
    29 for today please 😁
    'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'

    Jan GC: £74.77/£100
    DNF: £510/£6700
    Garden sections: 0/21

    DNF: 3/45

    Save 12k in 2026: #37 £510/£6700

    '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'

  • Another one declaring early for 8/14 please Cathybird. 
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6621582/ynab-robber-needs-help-to-execute-the-plan/p1
    January NSD challenge 10/10
    January AFD challenge 2/14
    2026 Art pass savings £29.50
    2026 Railcard savings £0
  • sukeyboo
    sukeyboo Posts: 2,400 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Another early declaration for me too as I am determined to get my cat on the moon emoji this month 😀 - 13/10 please cathybird
  • Sukeyboo very sadly I won't be able to get that one this month - it's still my fave after all this time!!
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6621582/ynab-robber-needs-help-to-execute-the-plan/p1
    January NSD challenge 10/10
    January AFD challenge 2/14
    2026 Art pass savings £29.50
    2026 Railcard savings £0
  • maman
    maman Posts: 30,236 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    16/10 AFDs please @cathybird
  • Vanlady
    Vanlady Posts: 223 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 29 October 2025 at 1:45PM
    Another one here declaring early....I'm determined to reach my goal. 
    So 4/6 AFD days please cathybird. 

    Also, I've just done a pilates class and now I feel a bit queasy.
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,163 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    October AFD challenge 2025

    7 days = image 

    14 days = image  

    21 days = image 

    28 days = image 

    Target reached = image 

    Target beaten = image 

    Entire month = image 



    October targets


    BlueJ94 10/25  image 


    cathybird 26/21  image  image   image  image  image 


    Dark Sunday 9/14  image 


    doingitanyway 21/25  image  image   image 


    Dryjan 18 


    dustydigger 24 


    Jellybaby 23/TF  image  image   image 


    leftatthetrafficlights 29/30   image  image   image  image 


    maggiem 10/10   image  image 


    maman 16/10  image  image   image  image 


    oceandreamer 24/24  image  image   image  image 


    PriceySOS 23/23  image  image   image  image 


    redofromstart 26/20  image  image   image  image  image 


    RobM99 28/30   image  image   image  image 


    satchmo1 21/25   image  image   image 


    Season of Mist 25/27   image  image   image 


    sukeyboo 13/10   image  image  image 


    tiddles 1/10  


    Vanlady 4/6  


    Watty1 22/20   image  image   image  image 


    Wishus 4/20  


    WBF 8/14   image 



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