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The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for October & 2025 :)

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  • sukeyboo
    sukeyboo Posts: 2,350 Forumite
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    Declaring early for today on 1/10 please cathybird 
  • satchmo1
    satchmo1 Posts: 3,287 Forumite
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    Getting October off to a flying start with 1/25 for me today please.... plus it bumps my annual total up to the next emoji with 250/TF
    What would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?
  • Jellybaby
    Jellybaby Posts: 1,373 Forumite
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    Sorry for the late update - 20/28 for September please. 

    I’d like to go TF for October @cathybird I seemed to do better with this than setting a specific number. Thank you 😀
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,306 Forumite
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    1/25 and we are off...
    thanks @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 3501000
    Buffer fund 0/100
    Debt Free (again) 25/072025
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,820 Forumite
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    edited 2 October at 9:17PM
    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 25 


    cathybird 1/21 


    Dark Sunday 14 


    doingitanyway 1/25 


    Dryjan 18 


    dustydigger 24 


    Jellybaby TF 


    leftatthetrafficlights 1/30  


    maggiem 10  


    maman 10 


    oceandreamer 1/24 


    PriceySOS 23 


    redofromstart 20 


    RobM99 30  


    satchmo1 1/25  


    Season of Mist 27  


    sukeyboo 1/10  


    tiddles 1/10  


    Watty1 20  


    Wishus 20  


    WBF 1/14  



    To see October's results on phone or tablet, click here. See 2025 results here :)


    🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,820 Forumite
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    September results updated here and annual results updated here :):)
  • oceandreamer
    oceandreamer Posts: 589 Forumite
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    Happy October everyone. 1/24 today please Cathybird.
  • tiddles
    tiddles Posts: 460 Forumite
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    22/20 for September please, Cathybird - sorry I’m late with this update.

    And 1/10 for today, 1st October.

    It’s great to read everyone’s updates!
  • Wanna_Bee_Free
    Wanna_Bee_Free Posts: 2,420 Forumite
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    1/14 please Cathybird. Great September totals everyone and congratulations on your peacock Satchmo!
  • 1/30 for yesterday 😁
    'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'

    Weight loss challenge 2024:
    Start weight: 9st 13.1lb
    End weight: 8st 13lb

    Weight loss challenge 2025: 
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    End weight: 

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