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Marvellous March's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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Pinkpieuni Posts: 137 Forumite

24 March at 6:54PM

Nsd today.

Challenges
NSD July- 4/10
Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2025 #7 £6,500/£6,500 - All gone, paid off.

52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge #7 £742/£1,378 -(28/52)

The Save £12k in 2025 challenge #4 £12,317/£30,500
2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £10,224/£38,000 (mortgage offset)
Mortgage - Jan 2025 £75,600- current bal £66,136 Target MF (Jun 26) 352 days.
Loan - Jan 2025 £4,095 - Current balance £2,531
"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves"
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cathybird Posts: 15,572 Forumite

24 March at 8:14PM edited 26 March at 3:02PM

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 16/15

beanielou 24/19

Caeraugirl 13/20

Cassingtonbear 3/10

cathybird 2/TF

Crazybee787 13/19

cuddlymarm 11/15

Dizzycap 23/20

Doris17 4/15

ET22 15/20

Honeysucklelou2 2/10

InDebtEnby 9/15

Jay1 2 13/12

KajiKita 17/20

kleverklogs 5

laura lau 10/20

laurenh1 15/18

LittleMissDetermined 14/16

Louise600 3/10

Makingabobor2 15

Money Choices 10/10

Moneycraver05 9/10

Optimistic Saver 17/22

Pinkpieuni 12/10

QueenJess 18/15

Saver-upper 15

SecondStar 13/15

short bird 15/18

Thriftymissus 23/16

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Money_Choices Posts: 264 Forumite

24 March at 8:17PM

Hi
I’ve gained 6 NSDs which means I’ve met my target of 10NSDs
These were 18,19,20,21,22 and 23 March2025.

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
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KajiKita Posts: 7,405 Forumite

24 March at 9:29PM

NSD here today 😊

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 35 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 13th July
Produce tracker: £205 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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Caeraugirl Posts: 584 Forumite

24 March at 9:58PM

Another NSD today

#21 Save £12k in 2025 £10477.35/£20000

June NSD Challenge 0/10
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InDebtEnby Posts: 80 Forumite

25 March at 2:27AM

One for me after a spendy weekend

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Dizzycap Posts: 1,038 Forumite

25 March at 7:42AM edited 25 March at 1:30PM

It's a NSD Tuesday for me 23/20 - Tomorrow will be a spend day.
Wishing everyone a Terrific NSD!
Lunchtime Edit: If anyone has the Lidl App there's a £5 off a £40 shop voucher; vaid for 7 days available along with a few free scratch cards which are giving out goodies - ENJOY! As I will be having a spend day tomorrow, I might take advantage and get stocked up of things on my needed shopping list so I don't have to do much food spending next month

~ NSD 2025 - NSD July 12/20 (6 x💯)
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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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beanielou Posts: 95,309 Ambassador

25 March at 9:19AM

One today.

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Thriftymissus Posts: 258 Forumite

25 March at 3:06PM

Unexpected NSD 23 today, I’ll buy Mother’s Day cards later in the week when I’m also already spending on a meal out 😀

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SecondStar Posts: 632 Forumite

25 March at 3:07PM

Up to 13 NSDs so far

‘When you only have two pennies left in the world, spend one on bread and the other on flowers. The bread will sustain life, the flowers will give you a reason to live.’

Frugal living in 2024.
Frugal living in 2025.

261 No Spend Days in 2024!

3-month Emergency Fund: £3,500 / £3,500 - DONE!
1k Pet Emergency Fund - £1,000 / £1,000 - DONE!

Nationwide 1 year 6.5% Savings - £200 / 2,400
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