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August 2025 NSD Challenge 10/18
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Fabulous February's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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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.4 -
Nsd for me today
Challenges
NSD August- 9/10
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 £65,895 Target MF (Jun 26) 307 days.
Loan - Jan 2025 £4,095 - Current balance £2,054
"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves"
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Reporting 5 more NSDs taking me up to 14 for February 😁MFW 2025 #45
Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
Current outstanding = £97,725
2024 Overpayment = £675.66
2025 Overpayment = £593/£7003 -
NSD Friday here 😊 And exceeded my target 🎊🎉🥳
KKAs at 15.08.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £232,244
- OPs to mortgage = £12,148 Interest saved £5,738 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 46 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 28th August
Produce tracker: £353 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.3 -
Another one for me pleaseAugust No Spend Challenge: 14/13
2025 No Spend Days: 101/100
Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
Current End Date: 08/20303 -
February 2025 NSD challengeOff to a start =
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February targetsAuntieL 14/18
beanielou 22/19
birdsfoottrefoil 8/10
Caeraugirl 15/20
Cassingtonbear 9/10
cathybird 20/15
Clarabelle73 2/15
Crazybee787 15/19
cuddlymarm 16/15
Dizzycap 26/20
Doris17 10/15
emmaj30 8ET22 15/10
GeorgianaCavendish 3/8
Honeysucklelou2 1/10
InDebtEnby 18/15
Jay1 2 12/12
KajiKita 21/20
laura lau 19/18
laurenh1 19/18
LittleMissDetermined 19/16
Louise600 12/10
Makingabobor2 11/15
Money Choices 10/10
Optimistic Saver 21/20
Pauper1 4/20Pinkpieuni 15/10
QueenJess 20/15
Saver-upper 15SecondStar 19/15
short bird 19/18
Thriftymissus 24/22
Tjh1412 15To see the updated results for February on phone or tablet, click here
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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 / £2,4001 -
@SecondStar well done see you on the March thread! 1
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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%.3 -
Well done on keeping to budget @Cassingtonbear, and every NSD is a win! See you on the March thread. 1
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