March 2025 NSD challenge
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Marvellous March's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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Well done everyone on the NSDs - We're thrashing Marvellous March with more to come!
LOL@ Jay1_2 " Bloomin Museum visitors, what do they want to buy coffee and cake for? Just put the money in the donation box and go home! 😜" I was one of those blooming visitors queuing for making several mugs of coffee at home yesterday Declaring a NSD Saturday 27/20 - Roll on April# No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £236.68 / £667.95 (4)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £6,234.25 / £12,000 (4)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - (25/12 - 24/10) £100 / £200 (4)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £60+ / £400 (4)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge 2026 £85/£230 (4)# Make £2026 in 2026 £1934.27 / £2026 (4)1 -
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.1 -
Another NSD for me today, please - just one more to go tomorrow. 21/22
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: £54,048.731 -
Good morning
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/£2002 -
Early call for today - not going to make my target but am closer than I was last month lol.#15 Save £12k in 2026 £6000/£120002
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Nsd today.
Challenges
NSD - April - 12/10
1. 2026 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £14,031.82/£29,000, MF target May 2026, current mortgage balance - £14,582.78
mortgage @ Jan 2025 - £75,600
2. Loan - Jan 2026 £1,029.22 - bal £0- fully paid
3.52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge #2 £106/£1,378 -( 1/52)
4. EF - £842
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One for yesterday please CB and one for today x x2
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March targetsAuntieL 15/18
BadBookkeeper 19/15
beanielou 28/19
Caeraugirl 15/20
Cassingtonbear 3/10cathybird 4/TFCrazybee787 16/19
cuddlymarm 13/15
Dizzycap 27/20
Doris17 4/15ET22 17/20
Honeysucklelou2 2/10InDebtEnby 13/15
Jay1 2 18/12
KajiKita 21/20
kleverklogs 5laura lau 14/20
laurenh1 19/18
LittleMissDetermined 19/16
Louise600 3/10
Makingabobor2 15Money Choices 10/10
Moneycraver05 9/10
Optimistic Saver 21/22
Pinkpieuni 15/10
QueenJess 22/15
Saver-upper 15SecondStar 13/15
short bird 19/18
Thriftymissus 25/16
To see the updated results for March on phone or tablet, click here
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16/19 Please @cathybird Thank youXX2
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Another for me 19/15 😎Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033. DFD 31/7/24 🥳.Round 2 - 8/12/25 £3,6603
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