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Marvellous March's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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laurenh1 Posts: 965 Forumite

22 March at 6:10PM

One more today x

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BadBookkeeper Posts: 766 Forumite

22 March at 6:28PM

Spent today! My turn to pay for breakfast out but a nice thing to spend on still 14/15

Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033. Current CC debt £0.00 DFD 31/7/24 🥳. Member #8 of Fiver Friday Challenge £85/£260
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Jay1_2 Posts: 134 Forumite

22 March at 6:41PM

Spent today. I poured myself a bowl of cereal (it felt like elevses but I got up really late so was probably more like afternoon tea) and found I had no milk. So I went to buy some plus bread and biscuits.

Toodle-pip :hello:

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KajiKita Posts: 6,763 Forumite

22 March at 7:04PM

NSD Saturday here 😊

KK

As at 15.04.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £236,911
- OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

Read 19 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 24th April
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AuntieL Posts: 330 Forumite

22 March at 8:30PM

Another NSD for me today 😁

Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳
April 2025 NSD Challenge 1/18

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cathybird Posts: 15,336 Forumite

22 March at 11:00PM edited 23 March at 1:42PM

March 2025 NSD challenge

Off to a start =

5 days =

10 days =

15 days =

20 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

March targets

AuntieL 13/18

BadBookkeeper 14/15

beanielou 21/19

Caeraugirl 11/20

Cassingtonbear 3/10

cathybird 2/TF

Crazybee787 11/19

cuddlymarm 10/15

Dizzycap 21/20

Doris17 4/15

ET22 15/20

Honeysucklelou2 2/10

InDebtEnby 8/15

Jay1 2 13/12

KajiKita 15/20

kleverklogs 5

laura lau 9/20

laurenh1 14/18

LittleMissDetermined 14/16

Louise600 3/10

Makingabobor2 15

Money Choices 4/10

Moneycraver05 9/10

Optimistic Saver 15/22

Pinkpieuni 11/10

QueenJess 18/15

Saver-upper 15

SecondStar 5/15

short bird 12/18

Thriftymissus 20/16

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Dizzycap Posts: 829 Forumite

23 March at 12:00AM

cathybird said:

@Dizzycap sorry to hear about the medical emergency and I hope the op goes well. xxx

Thank you cathybird

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Dizzycap Posts: 829 Forumite

23 March at 7:29AM

Good morning NSDers - Well done veryone for the great NSD efforts as it's not easy but we're smashing each month as it comes along! AWESOME!
Declaring an early NSD 21/20 - Will be resting and looking after babyface
Wishing everyone a Super NSD Sunday! You can do it!

~ NSD 2025 - NSD April 25/20 💰💰💰💰
# No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £310.62 / £2025 (15.32%) (3) 💯💯
# No.27 Save 1p A Day 2025 £324.79 / £667.95 (45%)
# No.12 Save £2 a Day 2025 2025: £618.35 / £730 (82%)
# No.34 Save £12k in 2025 £8423.18 / £12,000 (57.5%)
# No.19 52 Week Env Challenge £1107.73 / £1,378 (75.6%)
~ Reduce Essential HH Expenses 2025: £3560.53 / £3000 Be Savvy, Haggle🤣, & Get What You're Entitled To! 💰💯
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LittleMissDetermined Posts: 9,328 Forumite

23 March at 8:16AM

It was one yesterday

Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
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2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017

Sealed pot 2025 £2725 | EF £1035/£1000 | Sabbatical £2541/£3000 | Travel savings £1900 | Sinking pots £3249

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cuddlymarm Posts: 2,145 Forumite

23 March at 8:44AM

Good morning guys
One today for me please.

April NSD 9/15
April PAD £419
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