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Marvellous March's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,766 Forumite
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    Dizzycap said:
    Good morning NSDers <3
    Today is a Spend Day - Sadly, I've had to undertake an emergency life threatening treatment spend even though I always budget for such emergencies & I will get repaid most of the spend back, a spend is a spend, no matter how small. I will also have the 2nd part of the emergency op spend on Wednesday, so that to will also be a spend day, but I will log that on Wednesday.
    Wishing everyone a Satisfying NSD Saturday <3
    I Hope everything okay Dizzy? I hope you mend soon, wishing you a speedy and successful opXX
  • cuddlymarm
    cuddlymarm Posts: 2,322 Forumite
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    Good morning 
    Another one for me today please.

    Pay off by Xmas 2026 £175/£2324.67
    February NSDs 6/15
    February PADs £55
    February grocery challenge £67.42/£200
  • 🌼 Happy Saturday 🌼

    Another NSD for me today, please, @cathybird
    15/22


    March 26:
    MBNA 6,130 - 0% Feb 28
    HAL 10,125.91 - 0% Jul 27
    BL 320 - Ends Jul 26
    Total: 16,575.91 less 7,000 Marcus savings = 9,575.91
    ⬇️ to pay down by Oct 27

    NSD March 15/22
    Make 2026 in 2026:
    173.01/2,026
    Vinted, YouGov, Bank Int & Fairer Share, Prolific, Quidco, Cheddar & SnapMyEats

    Savings accounts:
    Co-op 273.01/3,000
    Principality 600/1,200
    FD 2,000/2,000
    Santander Saver 400/2,400
    Lloyds 800/4,800
    Cahoot 50/3,000
    Invest 349.93
    🏆 ⬆️ Total: £4,472.94

    Mortgage: £54,048.73
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,766 Forumite
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    Not today I have gone overboard on my online weekly shop which comes today! Actually I am feeling a bit stupid about it!
  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,745 Forumite
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    Declaring another NSD today.
    2026 decluttering: 1,099 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏆⭐️
    2026 use up challenge: 302🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️🏆⭐️
    2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 🏆1,000 👑3,000I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150 🏆300 👑1,000
  • Sending you lots of love @Dizzycap

    20th NSD for me today. No reason to spend x
  • cathybird
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    @Dizzycap sorry to hear about the medical emergency and I hope the op goes well. xxx
  • cathybird
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    edited 22 March 2025 at 10:57PM
    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 12/18  image  image  image 


    BadBookkeeper 14/15  image  image  image 


    beanielou 21/19  image  image  image  image  image  image  image


    Caeraugirl 11/20  image  image  image 


    Cassingtonbear 3/10  image


    cathybird 2/TF  image


    Crazybee787 11/19  image  image  image 


    cuddlymarm 9/15  image  image 


    Dizzycap 20/20  image  image  image  image  image  image 


    Doris17 4/15  image


    ET22 15/20  image  image  image  image


    Honeysucklelou2 2/10  image


    InDebtEnby 8/15  image  image 


    Jay1 2 13/12  image  image  image  image  image


    KajiKita 14/20  image  image  image 


    kleverklogs 5 


    laura lau 9/20  image  image 


    laurenh1 13/18  image  image  image 


    LittleMissDetermined 13/16  image  image  image 


    Louise600 3/10  image 


    Makingabobor2 15 


    Money Choices 4/10  image 


    Moneycraver05 9/10  image  image 


    Optimistic Saver 15/22  image  image  image  image 


    Pinkpieuni 11/10  image  image  image  image  image


    QueenJess 18/15  image  image  image  image  image  image


    Saver-upper 15 


    SecondStar 5/15  image  image 


    short bird 12/18   image  image  image 


    Thriftymissus 20/16   image  image  image  image  image  image  image



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  • CrazyBee787
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    @cathybird I have proposition to ask of you...If I have a stream of no spend days building the max to the end of the month 19, please could you award 1 extra so I have 20...this will help motivate me? Thank youXX
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