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Fabulous February's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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Up to 5 NSDs for Feb‘When you only have two pennies left in the world, spend one on bread and the other on flowers. The bread will sustain life, the flowers will give you a reason to live.’Frugal living in 2024.
Frugal living in 2025.
261 No Spend Days in 2024!
3-month Emergency Fund: £3,500 / £3,500 - DONE!1k Pet Emergency Fund - £1,000 / £1,000 - DONE!
Nationwide 1 year 6.5% Savings - £600 / £2,4002 -
cathybird said:Happy birthday @QueenJess @Louise600 and @Thriftymissus, hope you all three have a fabulous birthday weekend#21 Save £12k in 2025 £16977.35/£20000
August NSD Challenge 12/104 -
cathybird said:Happy birthday @QueenJess @Louise600 and @Thriftymissus, hope you all three have a fabulous birthday weekendCar loan £8105.35 57/60 payments left of £141.80 per month
Loan £6687.23 55/58 payments left of £165 per month
Nationwide £1183 (0% interest until 02/2026)
Total debt £15975.483 -
Thriftymissus said:@Louise600 @QueenJess that’s 3 of us with birthdays ❤️🎉 hope you have a wonderful weekend. 💐Car loan £8105.35 57/60 payments left of £141.80 per month
Loan £6687.23 55/58 payments left of £165 per month
Nationwide £1183 (0% interest until 02/2026)
Total debt £15975.483 -
Caeraugirl said:cathybird said:Happy birthday @QueenJess @Louise600 and @Thriftymissus, hope you all three have a fabulous birthday weekendCar loan £8105.35 57/60 payments left of £141.80 per month
Loan £6687.23 55/58 payments left of £165 per month
Nationwide £1183 (0% interest until 02/2026)
Total debt £15975.483 -
Thank you @cathybird, I’ve broken my run of NSDs, buying cinema tickets (only £7.50 each though in a beautiful little theatre ❤️)2
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Another NSD for me today. Still my birthday weekend and being treated. Away in a hotel in Saltburn at the moment 🥰 Thank you for the birthday wishes. It’s not my birthday until Monday 🥳Car loan £8105.35 57/60 payments left of £141.80 per month
Loan £6687.23 55/58 payments left of £165 per month
Nationwide £1183 (0% interest until 02/2026)
Total debt £15975.482 -
On the 7th I bought theatre tickets... for December (it's Count Arthur Strong doing A Christmas Carol).
And today I'm spending (not even frugally) on groceries. 🥴
Will try to be good tomorrow.2 -
Reporting 2 NSDs for Thursday and Friday. Not one today though - garden centre visit which is always a spend day!Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
August 2025 NSD Challenge 10/18MFW 2025 #45
Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
Current outstanding = £97,725
2024 Overpayment = £675.66
2025 Overpayment = £593/£7002 -
February 2025 NSD challengeOff to a start =5 days =10 days =15 days =20 days =Target reached =Target beaten =February targetsAuntieL 3/18beanielou 6/19birdsfoottrefoil 1/10Caeraugirl 2/20Cassingtonbear 4/10cathybird 5/15Clarabelle73 2/15Crazybee787 5/19cuddlymarm 4/15Dizzycap 7/20Doris17 5/15emmaj30 8GeorgianaCavendish 3/8Honeysucklelou2 1/10InDebtEnby 3/10Jay1 2 4/12KajiKita 7/20laura lau 5/18laurenh1 4/18LittleMissDetermined 4/16Louise600 5/10Makingabobor2 3/15Money Choices 10Optimistic Saver 4/20Pauper1 4/20Pinkpieuni 6/10QueenJess 6/15Saver-upper 15SecondStar 5/15short bird 4/18Thriftymissus 7/22Tjh1412 15To see the updated results for January on phone or tablet, click here🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞1
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