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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • Optimistic_Saver
    Optimistic_Saver Posts: 386 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Another one today, please - 16/20
    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: £54,048.73
  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,915 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Declaring a NSD today.
    2026 decluttering: 4,470 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏆⭐️👑⭐️🏅⭐️
    2026 use up challenge: 633🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️🏆⭐️ 🏅👑 ⭐️
    2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 🏆1,000 👑3,000I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150 🏆300 👑500

  • Crazycatlady2
    Crazycatlady2 Posts: 1,083 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    NSD Sunday and Monday please x
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    1,000 Posts First Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    18/19 Please @cathybird Thank youXX
  • BadBookkeeper
    BadBookkeeper Posts: 850 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 500 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Name Dropper
    Still 10/15, took ds to arcades made £10 last by playing pool & air hockey! Went to Maccas for lunch & both had the fiver meal so not too expensive for a good afternoons entertainment. 
    Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033.  DFD 31/7/24 🥳. 

    Round 2 - 8/12/25 £3,660 
  • Pinkpieuni
    Pinkpieuni Posts: 269 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    Nsd today.

    Challenges

    NSD - July - xx/10

    1. 2026 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £27,100/£27,100, target met June 2026, mortgage balance - £0.  mortgage @ Jan 2025 - £75,600

    2. 2026 Mortgage Free Wannabe #47 , buy to let deposit xx/20k

    3. Loan  - Jan 2026 £1,029.22 - bal £0- fully paid 

    4.52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge #2  £689/£1,378 -( 26/52)

    5. EF - £1,742

  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,778 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 23 April 2025 at 9:54PM
    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 = image


    April targets


    AuntieL 4/18  image 

    BadBookkeeper 10/15  image  image  image 

    beanielou 21/19  image  image  image  image  image  image 

    Caeraugirl 7/20  image  image 

    cathybird 17/15  image  image  image  image  image  image

    Crazybee787 18/19  image  image  image  image 

    Crazycatlady2 14/15  image  image  image 

    cuddlymarm 7/15  image  image 

    Dizzycap 21/20  image  image  image  image  image  image  image

    doingitanyway 1/10  image 

    ET22 6/20  image  image 

    Honeysucklelou2 10 

    InDebtEnby 8/10  image  image 

    Jay1 2 9/14  image  image 

    KajiKita 16/20  image  image  image  image 

    laura lau 6/20  image  image 

    laurenh1 8/18  image  image 

    LittleMissDetermined 10/15  image  image  image 

    Louise600 3/10  image 

    Makingabobor2 15 

    Money Choices 7/10  image  image 

    Optimistic Saver 16/20  image  image  image  image 

    Pinkpieuni 12/10  image  image  image  image  image

    QueenJess 14/15  image  image  image 

    Saver-upper 15 

    SecondStar 9/15  image 

    short bird 14/18   image  image  image 

    thepurplepixie 9/10   image  image 

    Thriftymissus 17/20   image  image  image  image 


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


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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,439 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Fifth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    Not today - lunch with a friend 🤷‍♀️😊

    KK
    As at 16.07.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £213,042
    - OPs to mortgage = £19,809 Estd. interest saved = £10,180 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 51 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 20th July. 
    Produce tracker: £180 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. 
  • InDebtEnby
    InDebtEnby Posts: 348 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    Number 8 today 
    Current No Spend Challenge: 9/13
    2025 No Spend Days: 89/150
    Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
    Current End Date: 01/2030
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 2,065 Ambassador
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    Evening all <3
    Declaring a very early 21/20 NSD Wednesday and a FULL emoji house :D
    Wishing everyone a Wonderful NSD Wednesday <3  
    --**MONEYFACTS**-- FULL List of Money Comparison Products + News / Guides--
       Personal MSE 2026 Money Saving Challenges:
    ~ NSD 2026 Challenge May 12/20 (6)
    # Regular Savers 2026- New 9/12 - Total: 31 (6)
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2026 £364.98 / £730 (6)
    # No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £355.02 / £667.95 (6)
    # No.4 Save £12k in 2026 - £8492.37 / £12,000 (6)
    # £10-a-Day Challenge 2026 - £710.56 / £1825 (6)
    # No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 (22/10) 426 / £400 (6)
    # No.27 - Top Up EP 2 £1255 / £2880 (6).
    # Make £2026 in 2026 - Completed
    Motto: 'SAVE before you spend on Non-essentials' 
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