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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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Dizzycap Posts: 1,051 Forumite

13 April at 11:05PM

Declaring a very early NSD 13/20 Monday - Definately not spending today
Wishing everyone a Mamouth NSD Monday

~ NSD 2025 - NSD July 17/20 (6 x💯)
# Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel - Ongoing
~ 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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QueenJess Posts: 4,464 Forumite

14 April at 7:53AM

Declaring a NSD today.

2025 decluttering: 3,235🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅
2025 use up challenge: 271🥉🥈🥇💎🏆
Mini kitchen challenge 44/50
Big kitchen declutter challenge 66/150
2025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎100 🏆250
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BadBookkeeper Posts: 804 Forumite

14 April at 7:56AM

Yesterday was not an NSD as had to pay in advance for activity booked for the weekend.

I’m declaring early for today so 7/15.

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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beanielou Posts: 95,364 Ambassador

14 April at 8:04AM

One today.

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Optimistic_Saver Posts: 321 Forumite

14 April at 8:25AM

Today will be a NSD, here - so 12/20
Thank you, @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: 5,146.79/5,000

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 314.62
🏆 ⬆️ Total: £5,146.79

Trading: £175.64
Mortgage: £58,471.88
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Thriftymissus Posts: 265 Forumite

14 April at 8:44AM

NSD number 9 for me today. Thank you @cathybird

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short_bird Posts: 4,007 Forumite

14 April at 12:23PM

Early call for day 9.

‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’ David Lynch.
"It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.” David Lynch.
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laura_lau Posts: 682 Forumite

14 April at 12:47PM

updating form last week: one day for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each, plus one day for today = adding a total of 4!

Debt free journey started 30/08/2023:

CC1 - 5,151.92 now 5,335.15
CC3 - 4,166.15 now 5,345.28
CC4 - 4,625.87 (balance transfer from CC2) now 5,717.24
Current outstanding: 16,397.67
Debt free by Jul 2027.

Challenges:
NSD Apr 2025 - 7/20
NST Apr 2025 -
#31 1p savings 2025 £32.40/£667.95
2025 Fashion on the ration - Coupons remaining 43.5/66
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thepurplepixie Posts: 3,703 Forumite

14 April at 5:12PM

I need a referees decision. NSD today except parking at the hospital £1.40. Am I cheating if I want to count it as day 8?

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Pinkpieuni Posts: 139 Forumite

14 April at 5:16PM

Nsd today.

Challenges
NSD July- 8/10
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) 351 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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