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Marvellous March's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • It's one for me today
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £5678 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3188/£6000 | Travel savings £1924 | Sinking pots £2126
  • Pinkpieuni
    Pinkpieuni Posts: 148 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 14 March at 11:09AM
    Nsd for me today  ie 7/10. many thanks @cathybird

    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"

  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,519 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    One today. 
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • Thriftymissus
    Thriftymissus Posts: 275 Forumite
    100 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Another NSD for me today, so am up to 13
    My total is 16 so nearly there. Not planning on spending anytime soon after stocking up yesterday. Mainly on snacks 🤣
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,631 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 14 March at 10:51PM
    March 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


    March targets


    AuntieL 9/18  image  image 


    BadBookkeeper 9/15  image  image 


    beanielou 14/19  image  image  image 


    birdsfoottrefoil 10 


    BuzzyBees101 15 


    Caeraugirl 7/20  image  image 


    Cassingtonbear 3/10  image


    cathybird 2/TF  image


    Clarabelle73 15 


    Crazybee787 9/19  image  image 


    cuddlymarm 6/15  image  image 


    Dizzycap 13/20  image  image  image 


    Doris17 4/15  image


    emmaj30 8 


    ET22 5/20  image  image 


    GeorgianaCavendish 8  


    Honeysucklelou2 2/10  image


    InDebtEnby 4/15  image


    Jay1 2 6/12  image  image 


    KajiKita 8/20  image  image 


    laura lau 5/20  image  image 


    laurenh1 9/18  image  image 


    LittleMissDetermined 9/16  image  image 


    Louise600 3/10  image 


    Makingabobor2 15 


    Money Choices 4/10  image 


    Moneycraver05 5/10  image  image 


    Optimistic Saver 8/22  image  image 


    Pauper1 20 


    Pinkpieuni 7/10  image  image 


    QueenJess 11/15  image  image  image 


    Saver-upper 15 


    SecondStar 5/15  image  image 


    short bird 9/18   image  image 


    Thriftymissus 13/16   image  image  image 


    Tjh1412 15 



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  • Money_Choices
    Money_Choices Posts: 264 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Photogenic
    Hi Cathybird
     I would like to set my NSDs target to 10 days. I’ve already gained 4/10.
    These were 1,2,9 and 11 March.

    Money Choices
    3-6 months Emergency Fund challenge No 81 £700/£2,400. NSD challenge 25 Jan 9/10 NSDs, Feb 10/10 NSDs, March 10/10 NSDs, April 9/10 NSDs, May 0/0 NSDs, June 5/12 NSDS.
    Grocery Challenge 25 Jan £20/50, Feb £60/£100, March £229.48/£300, April £173.81/£120, May £0/£0, June £88.24/£150.00
  • laura_lau
    laura_lau Posts: 682 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 500 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    New NSD for me 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 43.5/66
  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 370 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    NSD Friday 😁
    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
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 895 Forumite
    500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Not today, perk me up snacks needed, although after I wish I hadn't!
  • Louise600
    Louise600 Posts: 54 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I lost track a bit but I think I’ve don’t 3 NSDs so far please. 
    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 £15975.48
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