March 2025 NSD challenge
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Marvellous March's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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Well done everyone on the NSDs - We're thrashing Marvellous March with more to come!
LOL@ Jay1_2 " Bloomin Museum visitors, what do they want to buy coffee and cake for? Just put the money in the donation box and go home! 😜" I was one of those blooming visitors queuing for making several mugs of coffee at home yesterday Declaring a NSD Saturday 27/20 - Roll on April# 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)1 -
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"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.1 -
Another NSD for me today, please - just one more to go tomorrow. 21/22
From Jan 25:
4,419.92-1,957.50
4,538-3,260
3,240.18-3,240.18
BL 1,900-1,120
Total: 12,182.91-9,577.68
🏆 ⬇️ by £2,605.23
NSD July 4/18
#58 1p: 226.97/667.95 212/365
#18 52: 1,063.89/1,378 27/52
#32 Make 2025: 941.31/2,025
#20 12k: 5,145.85/5,000
Vin 86.50
YG YL 100
Prol SB 311.81
Bank 364.32
Quid 100.03
Ched 49.77
Snap 20
Books 4.02
Monzo 2,232.17
TSB 700/2,700
FD 1,100/3,500
Atom 200
Prin 600/1,224.74
Invest 313.68
🏆 ⬆️ Total: £5,145.85
Trading: £793.73
Mortgage: £58,471.881 -
Good morning
One for me today please
Pay off by Xmas 2026 £175/£2324.67
January NSDs 11/15
January PADs £545
January grocery challenge £94.86/£1502 -
Early call for today - not going to make my target but am closer than I was last month lol.#21 Save £12k in 2025 £25577.35/£200002
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Nsd today.
Challenges
NSD - January - 8/10
1. 2026 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £1,269 /£29,000, MF target May 2026, current mortgage balance - £28,616.15
mortgage @ Jan 2025 - £75,600
2. Loan - Jan 2026 £1,029.22 - bal £0- fully paid
3.52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge #2 £/£1,378 -( /52)
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One for yesterday please CB and one for today x x2
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March targetsAuntieL 15/18
BadBookkeeper 19/15
beanielou 28/19
Caeraugirl 15/20
Cassingtonbear 3/10cathybird 4/TFCrazybee787 16/19
cuddlymarm 13/15
Dizzycap 27/20
Doris17 4/15ET22 17/20
Honeysucklelou2 2/10InDebtEnby 13/15
Jay1 2 18/12
KajiKita 21/20
kleverklogs 5laura lau 14/20
laurenh1 19/18
LittleMissDetermined 19/16
Louise600 3/10
Makingabobor2 15Money Choices 10/10
Moneycraver05 9/10
Optimistic Saver 21/22
Pinkpieuni 15/10
QueenJess 22/15
Saver-upper 15SecondStar 13/15
short bird 19/18
Thriftymissus 25/16
To see the updated results for March on phone or tablet, click here
🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞1 -
16/19 Please @cathybird Thank youXXGoal 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 -
Another for me 19/15 😎Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033. DFD 31/7/24 🥳.Round 2 - 8/12/25 £3,6603
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