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Marvellous March's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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Thriftymissus Posts: 283 Forumite

20 March at 9:44AM

Good morning all, NSD number 18 today.

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CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,113 Forumite

20 March at 9:46AM

Not today, I am buying a new paint brush lateron!

Mission Number One: Get a job!
Mission Number Two: Get a lodger!
Mission Number Three: Clear debt, starting balance: £1997.17, balance now: £1800.00
Mission Number Four: Keep Job!
Once accomplished all four missions come back and start new missions!
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Dizzycap Posts: 1,193 Forumite

20 March at 10:43AM

Good morning all
Declaring a NSD Thursday 19/20 - Nearly there
Wishing eveyone a Terrific NSD Thursday

~ NSD 2025 - NSD September 18/20 (9 x💯)
# Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel - Ongoing - 1 x £25 Voucher Redeemed, 26 FREE Books of RM Stamps & Presentation Packs.
~ Totally FREE Christmas 2025 - 🎁✉️🏷🎀💐🪪🗒🧺
⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:
# No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £824.80 / £2025 (4) 💯💯💯
# No.12 Save £2 a Day 2025 £730/ £730 💯
# No.27 Save 1p A Day 2025 £667.95 / £667.95 💯
# No.19 52 Week Env Challenge £1378 / £1378 💯
# No.34 Save £12k in 2025 £16,543.30 / £12,000 💯 (8) - Continuing (-30p)
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laura_lau Posts: 682 Forumite

20 March at 11:43AM

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 43.5/66
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cathybird Posts: 15,763 Forumite

20 March at 1:04PM edited 21 March at 6:48AM

March 2025 NSD challenge

Off to a start =

5 days =

10 days =

15 days =

20 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

March targets

AuntieL 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 15

Money Choices 4/10

Moneycraver05 9/10

Optimistic Saver 13/22

Pinkpieuni 10/10

QueenJess 16/15

Saver-upper 15

SecondStar 5/15

short bird 12/18

Thriftymissus 18/16

To see the updated results for March on phone or tablet, click here

🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

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QueenJess Posts: 4,588 Forumite

20 March at 5:16PM

Declaring another NSD today.

2025 decluttering: 5,121 🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅🌟🌟
2025 use up challenge: 363🥉🥈🥇💎🏆
Mini freezer challenge -1/-20
Big kitchen declutter challenge 121/150
2025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 500
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BadBookkeeper Posts: 824 Forumite

20 March at 5:35PM

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. Current CC debt £0.00 DFD 31/7/24 🥳. Member #8 of Fiver Friday Challenge £175/£260. PAD member.
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KajiKita Posts: 8,135 Forumite

20 March at 9:13PM

Managed one today 😊

KK

As at 15.09.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £230,969
- OPs to mortgage = £12,270 Interest saved £5,816 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

Read 51 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th September
Produce tracker: £389 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.
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Jay1_2 Posts: 161 Forumite

21 March at 12:38AM

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:

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Dizzycap Posts: 1,193 Forumite

21 March at 2:19AM

@ Jay1_2 - Love the picture
Declaring a very early NSD Friday 20/20 - Fly, fly away & cracked it!
Wishing everyone a Fabulous NSD Friday

~ NSD 2025 - NSD September 18/20 (9 x💯)
# Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel - Ongoing - 1 x £25 Voucher Redeemed, 26 FREE Books of RM Stamps & Presentation Packs.
~ Totally FREE Christmas 2025 - 🎁✉️🏷🎀💐🪪🗒🧺
⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:
# No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £824.80 / £2025 (4) 💯💯💯
# No.12 Save £2 a Day 2025 £730/ £730 💯
# No.27 Save 1p A Day 2025 £667.95 / £667.95 💯
# No.19 52 Week Env Challenge £1378 / £1378 💯
# No.34 Save £12k in 2025 £16,543.30 / £12,000 💯 (8) - Continuing (-30p)
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