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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • BadBookkeeper
    BadBookkeeper Posts: 849 Forumite
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    4/15 for me.  I’ve just finished reading ultra processed people which was an eye opener on the rubbish we’ve been eating far too often.  Sad to say to eat better involves spending more from our grocery pot so hoping by doing this challenge, i’ll stop flittering and make it a bit easier to add more to the grocery pot and be able to spend more for better food for our family. 
    Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033.  DFD 31/7/24 🥳. 

    Round 2 - 8/12/25 £3,660 
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,760 Forumite
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    5/19 Please @cathybird thank youXX
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,482 Forumite
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    edited 7 April 2025 at 4:07PM
    April 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 =


    April targets


    AuntieL 1/18  image 

    BadBookkeeper 4/15  image 

    beanielou 7/19  image  image 

    Caeraugirl 3/20  image 

    Cassingtonbear 10 

    cathybird 3/15  image 

    Crazybee787 5/19  image  image 

    Crazycatlady2 3/15  image 

    cuddlymarm 1/15  image 

    Dizzycap 7/20  image  image 

    doingitanyway 10 

    ET22 3/20  image 

    Honeysucklelou2 10 

    InDebtEnby 1/10  image 

    Jay1 2 1/14  image 

    KajiKita 5/20  image  image 

    Kermit10 20 

    laura lau 2/20  image 

    laurenh1 2/18  image 

    LittleMissDetermined 6/15  image  image 

    Louise600 3/10  image 

    Makingabobor2 15 

    Money Choices 10 

    Optimistic Saver 5/20  image  image 

    Pinkpieuni 4/10  image 

    QueenJess 4/15  image 

    Saver-upper 15 

    SecondStar 1/15  image 

    short bird 4/18   image 

    thepurplepixie 3/10   image 

    Thriftymissus 5/20   image  image 


    To see the updated results for April on phone or tablet, click here :)


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  • cathybird
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    hi @thepurplepixie image and welcome image to our lovely thread! I've added you to the list, best of luck with the challenge! image
  • Pinkpieuni
    Pinkpieuni Posts: 246 Forumite
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    Nsd today 

    Challenges

    NSD - April - 8/10

    1. 2026 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £13,437.76/£29,000, MF target May 2026, current mortgage balance - £15,177

    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 - £900

  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 9,910 Forumite
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    NSD Sunday here 😊

    KK
    As at 17.03.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £219,071
    - OPs to mortgage = £17,793 Estd. interest saved = £9,021 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 25 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 5th April. 
    Produce tracker: £73 of £400 in 2026

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,747 Forumite
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    Great going with all the NSD's folks! <3
    @thepurplepixie - Welcome aboard! I'm sure you'll fit right in <3
    Declaring a NSD 7/20 Monday - hospital appointments galore this week and when I can spend, I need to rest :/ So that's blasted any spending out of the water for this week. I will need to do a freezer semi-stock up on daily essentials at some point this month, but it's not urgent, at the moment! ;):D
    ~ NSD 2026 Challenge April 9/10 (4)
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2026 £243.32 / £730 (4)
    # No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £236.68 / £667.95 (4)
    # No.19 52 Week Env Challenge 2026 £520 / £1378 (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)
    # Make £2026 in 2026 £1834.93 / £2026 (4)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,171 Ambassador
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    One today. 
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    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
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  • Thriftymissus
    Thriftymissus Posts: 363 Forumite
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    Number 5 for me today. Thank you @cathybird
  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 10,548 Forumite
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    3 more for me please, including today. 
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
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