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Fabulous February's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,017 Forumite
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     day 19 as taking part in the economic boycott: only permitted spends are from small businesses and paying them in cash if they take it...
    ‘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.
  • Pinkpieuni
    Pinkpieuni Posts: 148 Forumite
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    Nsd for me today

    Challenges

    NSD July- 15/10

    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2025 #7 £6,500/£6,500 - All gone, paid off.

    52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge #7  £848/£1,378 -(32/52)

    The Save £12k in 2025 challenge #4 £12,317/£30,500

    2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £13,852/£38,000 (mortgage offset)

    Mortgage -  Jan 2025 £75,600- current bal £66,136 Target  MF (Jun 26) 338 days.

    Loan  - Jan 2025 £4,095 - Current balance £2,309

    "Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves"

  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 370 Forumite
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    Reporting 5 more NSDs taking me up to 14 for February 😁
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    June 2025 NSD Challenge 1/18

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
    Current outstanding = £97,725
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £529/£700
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,649 Forumite
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    NSD Friday here 😊 And exceeded my target 🎊🎉🥳

    KK
    As at 15.07.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
    - OPs to mortgage = £11,816 Interest saved £5,28 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

    Read 40 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 29th July
    Produce tracker: £243 of £300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • InDebtEnby
    InDebtEnby Posts: 102 Forumite
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    Another one for me please 
    August No Spend Challenge: 2/12
    2025 No Spend Days: 89/100
    Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
    Current End Date: 08/2030
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,642 Forumite
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    edited 1 March at 3:47PM
    February 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 


    February targets


    AuntieL 14/18  image  image  image 


    beanielou 22/19  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    birdsfoottrefoil 8/10  image  image 


    Caeraugirl 15/20  image  image  image  image 


    Cassingtonbear 9/10  image  image 


    cathybird 20/15  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Clarabelle73 2/15  image 


    Crazybee787 15/19  image  image  image  image 


    cuddlymarm 16/15  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Dizzycap 26/20  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Doris17 10/15  image  image  image 


    emmaj30 8 


    ET22 15/10  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    GeorgianaCavendish 3/8   image 


    Honeysucklelou2 1/10  image 


    InDebtEnby 18/15  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Jay1 2 12/12  image  image  image  image 


    KajiKita 21/20  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    laura lau 19/18  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    laurenh1 19/18  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    LittleMissDetermined 19/16  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Louise600 12/10  image  image  image  image  image 


    Makingabobor2 11/15  image  image  image 


    Money Choices 10/10  image  image  image  image 


    Optimistic Saver 21/20  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Pauper1 4/20 


    Pinkpieuni 15/10  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    QueenJess 20/15  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Saver-upper 15 


    SecondStar 19/15  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    short bird 19/18   image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Thriftymissus 24/22   image  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Tjh1412 15 



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  • SecondStar
    SecondStar Posts: 641 Forumite
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    Closing out Feb on 19 NSDs! See you in the March thread! :)
    ‘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 / £2,400
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,642 Forumite
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    @SecondStar well done :) see you on the March thread!
  • Cassingtonbear
    Cassingtonbear Posts: 63 Forumite
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    Finished with 9/10. Got complacent towards the end of the month as I started well. Still ended below my grocery budget, so happy still.
    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%. 
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,642 Forumite
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    Well done on keeping to budget @Cassingtonbear, and every NSD is a win! See you on the March thread. :):)
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