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Marvellous March's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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laurenh1 Posts: 977 Forumite

22 March at 6:10PM

One more today x

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BadBookkeeper Posts: 804 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 £150/£260
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Jay1_2 Posts: 160 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: 7,398 Forumite

22 March at 7:04PM

NSD Saturday here 😊

KK

As at 15.06.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £234,698
- OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

Read 34 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 12th July
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AuntieL Posts: 369 Forumite

22 March at 8:30PM

Another NSD for me today 😁

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
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cathybird Posts: 15,571 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: 1,035 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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⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:
# No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £1234.34 / £2025 (58%) (3) 💯💯+
# No.12 Save £2 a Day 2025 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 £13,429.74 / £12,000 💯 - Continuing
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Dizzycap Posts: 1,035 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!

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~ Totally FREE Christmas 2025 - 🎁✉️🏷🎀💐🪪🗒🧺
⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:
# No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £1234.34 / £2025 (58%) (3) 💯💯+
# No.12 Save £2 a Day 2025 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 £13,429.74 / £12,000 💯 - Continuing
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LittleMissDetermined Posts: 9,581 Forumite

23 March at 8:16AM

It was one yesterday

Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me

2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017

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cuddlymarm Posts: 2,205 Forumite

23 March at 8:44AM

Good morning guys
One today for me please.

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