March 2025 NSD challenge
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Marvellous March's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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Good morning all, NSD number 18 today.2
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Not today, I am buying a new paint brush lateron!Goal 1: Get a permenant job that sticks.
Goal 2: Aim 15 No spend days in January or above actual so far - 6/15
Goal 3: Get a lodger
Goal 4: Once goal 1 & 3 complete add 2.3K to the EF
Goal 5: Once goal 4 complete save for my own car as I do need one? Do I?2 -
Good morning all
Declaring a NSD Thursday 19/20 - Nearly there
Wishing eveyone a Terrific NSD Thursday# No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £59.17 / £667.95 (1)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £2454.88 / £12,000 (1)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12 - 24/10 £30 / £200 (1)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge 2026 £25/£230 (1)# Make £2026 in 2026 £834.42 / £2026 (1)2 -
new NSD today!Debt free journey started 30/08/2023:
CC1 - 5,151.92 now 5,335.15
CC3 - 4,166.15 now 5,345.28
CC4 - 4,625.87 (balance transfer from CC2) now 5,717.24
Current outstanding: 16,397.67
Debt free by Jul 2027.
Challenges:
NSD Apr 2025 - 7/20
NST Apr 2025 -
#31 1p savings 2025 £32.40/£667.95
2025 Fashion on the ration - Coupons remaining 43.5/661 -
Off to a start =
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March targetsAuntieL 12/18
BadBookkeeper 13/15
beanielou 20/19
Caeraugirl 11/20
Cassingtonbear 3/10
cathybird 2/TF
Crazybee787 11/19
cuddlymarm 7/15
Dizzycap 20/20
Doris17 4/15
ET22 15/20
Honeysucklelou2 2/10
InDebtEnby 8/15
Jay1 2 12/12
KajiKita 13/20
laura lau 8/20
laurenh1 13/18
LittleMissDetermined 12/16
Louise600 3/10
Makingabobor2 15Money Choices 4/10
Moneycraver05 9/10
Optimistic Saver 13/22
Pinkpieuni 10/10
QueenJess 16/15
Saver-upper 15SecondStar 5/15
short bird 12/18
Thriftymissus 18/16
To see the updated results for March on phone or tablet, click here
🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞1 -
Declaring another NSD today.2026 decluttering: 319 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇
2026 use up challenge: 109🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇
2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 🏆1,000 I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150 🏆3001 -
Not one today, had to withdraw cash for a birthday card, buy a small gift and 2 creme eggs! 🙄 (they were on the counter what else could I do??!!)Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033. DFD 31/7/24 🥳.Round 2 - 8/12/25 £3,6603
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Managed one today 😊
KKAs at 15.01.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £222,084
- OPs to mortgage = £12,881 Estd. interest saved = £6,203 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 8 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 24th January
Produce tracker: £36 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.2 -
Another NSD day today. And just because I felt like adding a picture, here's some art by Alison Lambert on display at Derby Museum.
Toodle-pip :hello:4 -
Declaring a very early NSD Friday 20/20
- Fly, fly away & cracked it! 
Wishing everyone a Fabulous NSD Friday# No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £59.17 / £667.95 (1)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £2454.88 / £12,000 (1)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12 - 24/10 £30 / £200 (1)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge 2026 £25/£230 (1)# Make £2026 in 2026 £834.42 / £2026 (1)2
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