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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,241 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 11 April at 2:09PM
    It's definately a spend day today! :D
    Sainsburys have a 50% off New Zealand Legs of Lamb, Beef, Pork, and Gammon beginning today. No other Supermarket has jumped on the 50% off Mains Discount bandwagon yet, but you'll need a Nectar Card to get the discount ;) Also full details below of dicounted 15p Veggie Bags Days ;) ENJOY!
    Full Details: Major UK supermarkets slash Easter vegetables to just 15p - full list of discounts
    Time to stock up for a full fill up freezer batch cooking meat meal splurge and then save some extra veggies the in the cool shed ;)
    ~ NSD 2025 - NSD October 19/20 (9 x💯)
    # Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel - On Rest - 2 x £25 Vouchers Redeemed, 29 FREE Books of RM Stamps & Presentation Pack.
    ~ Totally FREE Christmas 2025 - 🎁✉️🏷🎀💐🪪🗒🧺
    ⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:
    # No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £1278.68 / £2025  (4) 💯💯💯
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 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 £20,075.12 / £12,000 💯 (8) - Continuing
  • thepurplepixie
    thepurplepixie Posts: 3,703 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Six for yesterday and another one for today, I've been out and won't be out again so confident this is day 7 of 10.  My new technique is I don't take my purse unless I really need to buy something so today I was out for a medical appointment which would normally end with me parking nearby and paying so today I parked further away for free and walked, then I'd almost always have a mooch round the shops and buy something I didn't need.  No purse today so NSD.  I'm sure it will catch me out at some point but useful at the moment.  I'm hoping for another NSD at the weekend before out visitors arrive for a more expensive week next week.
  • thepurplepixie
    thepurplepixie Posts: 3,703 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Oh dear, I counted yesterday twice!  So today is day six out of ten.  I think I'm a bit keen.
  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 419 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    NSD #3 for me today 😁
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    October 2025 NSD Challenge 10/18

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
    Current outstanding = £94,306.78
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £645/£700
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,221 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    7/19 Please @cathybird Thank youXX
    Missions: -

    1) Build up an emergency fund (EF) £2000/£3500 By end of 2025!
    2) Pay off Mortgage Starting £58000 (11/04/2017) - Current balance £46985.67 (21/10/2025) Unknown time frame? Start coming soon. ( another 5 years?)
    3) Improve the number of no spend days.
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 8,433 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    NSD here 😊

    KK
    As at 15.10.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
    - OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 59books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 18th October 
    Produce tracker: £426 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. 
  • BadBookkeeper
    BadBookkeeper Posts: 834 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 500 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Name Dropper
    Still 5/15.  Had to pay for sons cricket membership for the year & bought a round of drinks at the club.  Happy with spend but hoping for an NSD soon. 
    Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033.  Current CC debt £0.00 DFD 31/7/24 🥳. Member #8 of Fiver Friday Challenge £220/£260. PAD member. 
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,841 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 12 April at 4:42PM
    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 3/18  image 

    BadBookkeeper 5/15  image  image 

    beanielou 11/19  image  image  image 

    Caeraugirl 5/20  image  image 

    Cassingtonbear 10 

    cathybird 8/15  image  image 

    Crazybee787 7/19  image  image 

    Crazycatlady2 6/15  image  image 

    cuddlymarm 3/15  image 

    Dizzycap 10/20  image  image  image 

    doingitanyway 1/10  image 

    ET22 6/20  image  image 

    Honeysucklelou2 10 

    InDebtEnby 3/10  image 

    Jay1 2 3/14  image 

    KajiKita 9/20  image  image 

    Kermit10 20 

    laura lau 2/20  image 

    laurenh1 4/18  image 

    LittleMissDetermined 6/15  image  image 

    Louise600 3/10  image 

    Makingabobor2 15 

    Money Choices 3/10  image 

    Optimistic Saver 10/20  image  image  image 

    Pinkpieuni 6/10  image  image 

    QueenJess 9/15  image  image 

    Saver-upper 15 

    SecondStar 1/15  image 

    short bird 7/18   image  image 

    thepurplepixie 6/10   image  image 

    Thriftymissus 7/20   image  image 


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


    🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞
  • Optimistic_Saver
    Optimistic_Saver Posts: 321 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    One today - 10/20
    Thanks so much, @cathybird
    From Jan 25:
    4,419.92-1,957.50
    4,538-3,260
    3,240.18-3,240.18
    BL 1,900-1,120
    Total: 12,182.91-9,577.68
    🏆 ⬇️ by £2,605.23

    NSD July 4/18
    #58 1p: 226.97/667.95 212/365
    #18 52: 1,063.89/1,378 27/52
    #32 Make 2025: 941.31/2,025
    #20 12k: 5,145.85/5,000

    Vin 86.50
    YG YL 100
    Prol SB 311.81
    Bank 364.32
    Quid 100.03
    Ched 49.77
    Snap 20
    Books 4.02

    Monzo 2,232.17
    TSB 700/2,700
    FD 1,100/3,500
    Atom 200
    Prin 600/1,224.74
    Invest 313.68
    🏆 ⬆️ Total: £5,145.85

    Trading: £793.73
    Mortgage: £58,471.88
  • InDebtEnby
    InDebtEnby Posts: 185 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Another one for me today 
    Current No Spend Challenge: 16/13
    2025 No Spend Days: 130/150
    Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
    Current End Date: 08/2030
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